by Joan Sweeney | Oct 1, 2019 | Archives News
October 2019 is Archives Month in Illinois and the focus is on health and wellness. Through the years a number of Viatorians were hospital chaplains who ministered to the sick and dying. Check back later this month to see who they are!
by Joan Sweeney | Jul 20, 2018 | Archives News
Archon Day – June 29, 2018 Held at Denison University in Granville, OH, the Archon Users Collaborative met to discuss the future of using Archon, an open-source archival content management system developed at the University of IL. The Viatorian Community...
by Joan Sweeney | Jul 19, 2018 | Archives News
The Viatorian Community Archives recently received a copy of Steven M. Avella’s new book The Church in Southwest Iowa: A History of the Diocese of Des Moines from the Most Reverend Richard E. Pates, Bishop of Des Moines. Author Fr. Steven Avella is a professor...
by Joan Sweeney | May 3, 2018 | Archives News
The following images were scanned from glass plate negatives that were found in Burke Administration Building on the campus of Olivet University in Bourbonnais, the former St. Viator College. They were passed on to the Viatorian Community Archives earlier this year....
by Joan Sweeney | Jan 2, 2018 | Archives News
We are now in the season of the Epiphany. The card that was donated was blown up to poster size and is now on display in the Province Center, as it shows the Wise Men following the star to Bethlehem. It won’t be up for long as a new digital display will be...