A&SC Women Religious Archives Winter Exhibit This winter, we are featuring an exhibit drawn from our new Women Religious Archives on the uniforms of various Catholic women religious orders, referred to as their habits. Curated by archivist Bess Pittman, the exhibit highlights materials in SCU Archives & Special Collections from the Holy Union Sisters, the […]
Have you ever spent time in the Mission Church and wondered about the origin of some of the religious art and decorations in there? One particular object has inspired many a prayer and a bit of curiosity: the Christ Crucified statue. Also known as the Catalá Crucifix, this statue came to Santa Clara from Mexico […]
When working at Archives & Special Collections, it’s hard to finish a shift without learning something new. Since I’ve started working here, the nature of my job has taught me so much about our university’s history. Where else could I learn about the activist origins of the Multicultural Center or about the time that students […]
Those who have ever lived at Santa Clara cannot deny that life for them has been rendered more pleasant and attractive by these glorious manifestations of Nature’s blossomings, surrounding them on every side.” (The Annals of Santa Clara: College and University 1851-1951, p. 830) The Mission Gardens Freshly cut grass, a plethora of colorful flowers, […]
At the end of the year, Santa Clara University sends off its graduates with one last bittersweet farewell at commencement. The ceremony allows students and faculty to reminisce about their time at SCU and feel proud of their accomplishments leading to the conferring of degrees. For the few students who went above and beyond, SCU […]
Student activism in the Bay Area has consistently been on the national stage. From the Third World strikes at San Francisco State University to the Anti-War protests at San Jose State University, this area has had a rich history of civic engagement. Although Santa Clara University is a smaller school, past and present students and […]
This month the SCU Alumni Association is celebrating a milestone anniversary and Archives & Special Collections is getting in on the fun by offering a little quiz to test your knowledge. Use the images from the first ledger of the Alumni Association held in the SCU Archives to answer these fun questions. It’s almost as […]
This past quarter, I worked with Professor Aoki’s ARTS 74 students on their digital imaging projects by using historic photos from the SCU Digital Collections. Students could either pick a black and white photo to colorize (with extra points if they had done research to back up their color selections), or recreate an historic photo […]
I remember my orientation at Santa Clara University like it was yesterday. As soon as my family and I stepped on campus, someone clad in a bright red polo shirt waved to us in the distance. We looked around, assuming that this person was waving to someone else, but it was clear that their gesture […]
“Once more, some studs with their tuxes, others with borrowed dinner jackets, will wend their way to the scene of the S.C. Junior Prom. Without doubt, it is the dance of the winter months. It has to be, as there is no other. Wall flowers and smoothies, some with blind dates, others with O.A.O (one […]
