Preservation of Catholic Materials
Introductory Archives Workshop for Religious Communities, June 14-19, 2009, Malvern, PA Now At Capacity
The third Introductory Archives Workshop for Religious Communities sponsored by the Catholic Library Association and the Center for the Study of Religious Life has reached capacity. To be placed on the waitlist, send the completed downloadable registration form below, but no deposit by email, fax or mail.
The workshop is directed toward men and women who are entering the archival field or wish to update their knowledge of archival theory and practice. The workshop is open to Catholic religious or those individuals who care for these unique records.
Unlike other introductory workshops, this program addresses issues focusing on a specific archives that has a common body of records. These materials reflect the life and work of religious communities who are committed to living a religious ideal that is expressed in their community-sponsored apostolates or individual ministries. These community records not only reveal a common understanding of mission but also an individual’s commitment to further one’s charism to the larger community. Consequently seen from this perspective, constitutions, directories, chronicles, written or printed matter, visual and audio materials and the lives of the individual religious relate to this central focus.
Malachy R. McCarthy, Province Archivist, Claretian Missionaries USA of Chicago and Ellen Pierce, Director of Maryknoll Archives, Maryknoll, NY have worked in religious archives for many years and can share their experience with participants. By focusing on this unique archival repository, it is hoped that an informal network of religious archivists can be initiated where problems and information are shared.
Along with lectures, participants will receive Greg Hunter’s Developing and Maintaining Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual, 2nd ed. (2003) as a textbook and will tour the archives of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Bensalem, PA and the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Immaculata, PA.
The Catholic Library Association has made this program affordable and the cost of the workshop includes, room and board, classes, textbook and the tour. The workshop is limited to 35 participants.
To obtain further information, download the PDF file below which provides the schedule, registration information and form. Since the workshop is now at capacity, deposits are no longer being accepted. To be placed on the waitlist dowload the registration form below and send in the completed form by email, fax or mail.
2009 Archives Workshop Schedule and Registration Form
Faculty
Malachy R. McCarthy, PhD, MLS, Province Archivist, Claretian Missionary USA Archives in Chicago has been working in the field since 1977. He has served as the Archivist for St Anselm Abbey and College and taught an introduction to archives course at the college. He currently serves as a Member of the National Executive Board of CLA and is a member of a wide variety of archival organizations.
Ellen Pierce, MLS, CA is the Director of Maryknoll Mission Archives since 1996. She serves on the boards of the SAA’s Archives of Religious Collections Section and Archives of Religious Institutions of NY and has presented papers to a variety of archival organizations.
Past Introductory Archives Workshops for Religious Communities
The Catholic Library Association successfully completed two Introductory Archives Workshop for Religious Communities at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Snows in Belleville, IL from July 15-20 and the Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, PA from October 7-12. The workshops introduced novice archivists to archival theory and practice as well as updating seasoned archivists to changes in the field. The seventy participants came from 64 religious communities. The workshop is one phase of the Catholic Library Association’s commitment to foster the preservation and protection of United States Catholic materials. By educating archivists of religious communities, individuals will be trained to save and make accessible materials reflecting the religious charism and work of their communities for future generations.
Malachy R. McCarthy, Province Archivist of the Claretian Missionaries Archives in Chicago and Ellen Pierce, Director of the Maryknoll Mission Archives in New York directed the workshop. At the closing session at Belleville, IL, Jennifer Younger, Director of the Notre Dame Libraries outlined the progress of the CRRA – Catholic Research Resources Alliance – a collaborative effort by United States Catholic Colleges and Universities to provide direct access to Catholic research materials via the web site www.catholicresearch.net. Visits to St Louis’ Midwest Jesuit Archives, Society of the Sacred Heart, and Ursuline Central Province Archives and Greater Philadelphia’s American Province Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus in Rosemont, PA and the Archives of Old St Joseph Church in Philadelphia provided tours and gave participants the opportunity to view well-established archival programs. The American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia graciously offered their row house in the city’s historic district for an evening dinner after an October afternoon of touring.
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