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Recognized
as the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of printed materials
on Mary, the Marian Library aims to further study
and research and to promote well-founded devotion to Mary. The library comprises
a Marian collection -- theological treatises, books on shrines, sermon collections,
anthologies of Marian poetry and other works -- and a complementary reference
collection in scripture, patristics, systematic and spiritual theology, history,
religious art and general bibliography.
Established in 1943 by the Marianists at the University
of Dayton, the Marian Library
now holds:
- over 100,000 books and pamphlets in some
50 languages, ranging from the invention of printing in the 15th century to
the present
- more than 63,000 clippings from newspapers and
magazines
- nearly 100,000 cards depicting Mary in the art
of all ages and numerous Marian shrines. (i.e., if we count the
postcards, Christmas cards, holy cards, and prints of various sizes).
The Marian Library's collection of non-print media
includes:
- attractive collections of statues from around
the world, Marian postage stamps, recordings of Marian music, Marian medals,
and Rosaries.
- more than 10,000 slides on Marian art, especially
from the 20th century, and numerous video and audio cassettes (available for
loan) on Marian themes and related topics.
The Marian Library is:
- a clearinghouse for information on Marian devotion
- a resource for theological research and support
of graduate programs in theology
- accessible online for most resources
- the headquarters of the Mariological Society
of America.
- the site of an art gallery devoted to
contemporary religious art, especially Marian art, and a museum focused on
the display of Nativity scenes from the Cr
èches Collection of the Marian
Library (numbering over 900 crèches).
To search online for Marian Library resources, click
on the Roesch Library
of the University of Dayton.
Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:30 or by appointment
(937-229-4214).
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