 Online Exhibits
To increase awareness of and stimulate interest in its holdings, the
Department of Special Collections and University Archives offers the following online
exhibits. Some of the exhibits are meant to browsed, others support more in-depth
research. None of the collections represented by these exhibits have been fully
digitized, and users are encouraged to consult the department's physical holdings.
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Johnston
Hall: 100 Years in the Making
Developed by an archives intern to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Robert A. Johnston's
generous gift to Marquette University. The online exhibit provides an overview of
Johnston Hall, the oldest building on the Marquette campus. Images are from the University
Archives and from the personal collection of Robert S. Johnston. |
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Marquette
University Players, 1951-1965
Under the directorship of Rev. John J. Walsh, S.J., the Marquette University Players
were transformed from a extracurricular student activity into a major, professional program that
gained national and international recognition. This exhibit celebrates Walsh's accomplishment and
features dramatic images by Milwaukee photographer and Players' documentarist Walter S. Sheffer. |
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The Papers of John and Priscilla Holloway
The papers of John and Priscilla Holloway form one of the largest collections of World
War II-era correspondence by Wisconsin residents. John and Priscilla, both former Marquette
University students, exchanged more than 1,300 letters from 1942-1946. John's letters document his
service in the South Pacific and Priscilla's document the Milwaukee homefront. |
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St. Katharine Drexel
St. Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) is the second American-born Catholic declared a
saint (October 2, 2000). As shown here, her generosity touched the lives of thousands of
African Americans and American Indians through numerous Catholic institutions across the United
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Kateri, Our Sister
Christianity among the Indians of the Americas is exemplified in the religious lifestyle
of Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), a Mohawk Indian woman now regarded as a saint by her
followers. Photographs and quotations illustrate her importance to Native Catholics, past and present. |
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Dorothy Day: The Staten Island Years
Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, is captured in candid
photographs and letters from the 1920s. |

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