"Diversi Conspectus" (Different View)
Scope and Contents
This collection includes research notes written in Slovenian or Latin, handwritten and typescript drafts of articles or papers composed by Turk, newspaper clippings from California papers concerning Tito and the governmental upheaval in Yugoslavia, personal documents and correspondence, canceled postage stamps from Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany dated between the 1940s and early 1950s. The research papers and notes are primarily concerned with the Cisterican Statuta and important figures in Cistercian history, such as Bernard of Clairvaux, William of St. Thierry and Stephen Harding.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1977
- Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1940-1950
Creator
- From the Collection: Turk, Joseph, 1895-1951 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in French, German, Latin, Slovenian, English, and Ancient Greek (to 1453).
Extent
From the Collection: 8 boxes (approximately 3 linear feet)
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu