Loyola University Chicago

University Archives & Special Collections

Special Collections

This collection of digital exhibits provides researchers with a sample of the collections available at the Loyola Archives & Special Collections.

It's Hell But Here We Are Again

The political cartoons of Art Young are highlighted in this digital exhibit which complements the exhibit that was on display in the Donovan Reading Room from August 2016 through March 2017.

Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

This exhibit highlights the work and travels of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., as seen through Raymond V. Schoder, S.J.'s lectures on Hopkins. Schoder was a faculty member in Loyola's Classical Studies department. His lecture notes and selected slides from the Schoder Slide Collection are used to illustrate both Hopkins' poetry and travels.

Edifying and Curious Letters: Jesuit Accounts of the Americas, 1565-1896

This digital exhibit interrprets the catalog that accompanied the Edifying and Curious Letters exhibit in Cudahy Library. The writings of Jesuit explorers, missionaries, educators, and historians whose accounts informed Europeans about the lands and peoples of the New World are highlighted. 

Jesuits & the Sciences: 1540-1999

This digital exhibit was created in the 1990s by staff of Loyola's Science Library. It highlights the contributions of the Society of Jesus to the Sciences and features images from Loyola's Rare Book Collection.

G is for Gorey - C is for Chicago: The Collection of Thomas Michalak

An online version of the exhibit which ran at the Loyola Univesrity Museum of Art from February through June 2014. This exhibit features the Edward Gorey collection of Thomas Michalak, which was a companion exhibit to the traveling Edward Gorey exhibit exhibited at the same time. The Michalak Edward Gorey collection is now part of the Loyola Special Collections.