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SC/01. Cistercian and Monastic Studies Collections

 Record Group Term
Identifier: SC/01

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cistercian Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 01-exws_cistercian
Abstract

Printed pamphlets, articles, brochures, post cards and a few videos relating to Cistercian history and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Most of the materials are related to the history or observances of specific monasteries and convents and figures important in Cistercian or Roman Catholic history, in general.

Dates: 1828-2008; Other: Majority of material found within 1880-1990; Other: Date acquired: 1972

M. Basil Pennington OCSO Archive

 Collection
Identifier: 01-exws_mbpennington
Abstract

Papers of Father M. Basil Pennington, OCSO, TrappistĀ  monk who wrote extensively on Catholic contemplative practices and was associated with the Centering Prayer movement at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts. Drafts and typescripts of articles and books, serials and periodicals containing articles by or about Pennington, notes, correspondence, multi-media, also includes genealogical research concerning the Pennington family.

Dates: 1951-2003; Majority of material found within 1964-2000; Other: Date acquired: 12/07/1995