A Nomad In The Roman Archives: Writing from the Margins Free
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Published:September 2024
The introduction tells the story of the author's first visit to the Vatican Museums and encounter with some of the Indigenous cultural belongings from Turtle Island, taken from communities and then displayed at the 1925 Vatican Missionary Exposition. The author describes visiting Vatican City and the archives therein, and some of her conversations with curators and conservationists about the current state of Indigenous artwork, gatekeeping, and the colonial suppression of documents at the Vatican. The chapter outlines some of the scholarship in Indigenous studies and archival studies that has inspired the research project to reconsider historical collections and re-story the record. Being mindful of the historical significance of the 1925 exposition, which featured Indigenous artworks and sacred belongings from across the globe, the study hopes to raise awareness of the thousands of cultural belongings that are held by the Vatican today.
Bibliography: Archives, Collections, and Libraries
Alaskan Jesuit Archives, University Archives and Special Collections, Foley Center Library, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA.
Archivum Generale O.M.I. Romae (Oblates), Rome.
Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu (Jesuits), Rome.
Cardinal Mezzofanti Archives, Archiginnasio, Bologna, Italy.
Damiaanmuseum, Tremelo, Belgium.
Edward E. Ayer Special Collections, Newberry Library, Chicago.
Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives, Dublin.
Mill Hill Missionaries Archive, Liverpool, UK.
Palazzola Library and Collections, Rocca di Papa, Italy.
Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.
Propaganda Fide Library and Archive Collections, Pontificio Collegio Urbano “De Propaganda Fide,” Rome.
Societas Verbi Divini (Verbites of the Divine Word Missionaries) Archive, Rome.
Vatican Apostolic Library, Vatican City.
Vatican Fototeca Archive, Vatican City.
Vatican Secret Archive, Vatican City.
Yale Divinity Library, New Haven, CT.