Box 1

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French certificate that confirms Dr. Joseph Turk's status as a refugee, falling under the mandate of the Preparatory Committee of the International Organization for Refugees.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

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Small slip of paper with notes in pencil. Listed in Roman Numeral format, from 1 to 19. Text is in Latin. Notes list citations regarding Christian ethical doctrine.

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Folded cover leaf containing 2 leaves of notes, paginated 1-4. Cover slip appears to read "Quaena et vers libertas...libertas moraliter bona. Libertas est excellentia naturae et rationalis". Header on first page of notes reads "Sanctis lepis moralis"

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Slip of paper with notes in pencil. Text is in Latin. Incipit reads "Quid est Deus? Notis obris. Est nomen Domini, qui fecit caelam et terram."

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Slip of paper with notes in pencil. Text is in Latin. Outline format, with Theses, problems and objections listed for each issue. Incipit: "An ex intra(?) Dei cognomi potest(?)"

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Newspaper clipping focusing on the article "Il Santo Padre alla Gioventu studiosa di Roma"

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Cover page of German "Christian Culture" newspaper, featuring the article "Zu Ricciottis 'Leben Jesu'".

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Letter is written by Msgr. Turk to his niece Anne (although the name Casey is also listed, then crossed out), exchanging pleasantries and sending best wishes to the rest of the family.

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Short letter addressed to "Father Uncle Joseph", written on stationery with an insect decal.