Xavier University Shrines, Statues and Monuments Collection
Scope and Content
This is a small collection of information on certain art works, shrines, etc. found on the campus of Xavier University.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-2014
Creator
- Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) (Organization)
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence, documentation, brochures, descriptions, photos, diagrams and other materials concerning the shrines, statues, monuments, fountains and permanent plaques on the Xavier University campus. It is not complete.
Statement of Arrangement
Arrangement of information is done by folder alphabetically according to the name of the piece described.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are expected.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed into its current arrangement and description as part of a major University Archives reprocessing project that began in 2012-2013. This reprocessing project was largely an effort to disband a record group system, developed in the late 1970s, used to arrange university records. The record group scheme had been established by the first University Archivist, Lee Bennish, SJ, and chiefly organized materials by originating office and organizational structure. After Bennish’s tenure, oversight of the archives changed several times and resulted in a lack of adherence to the record group scheme for new acquisitions. The 2012-2013 processing project also sought to incorporate records for which little acquisition or contextual information existed. The project staff primarily reorganized records into subject-based collections. Occasionally subjects coincided with offices of origin (e.g. Subject, Presidents; Office, Office of the President; Collection, Xavier University President’s Office). This subject-based arrangement makes it difficult to identify or describe the collections by office of origin but administrative project records do indicate transfers and connections between original record groups and 2012-2013 collections. During the project, records were rehoused in archival folders and boxes, and new finding aids were created using the OhioLINK Finding Aid Creation Tool.
As of 2017, University Archives no longer employs the 2012-2013 system of arranging collections by subject.
Subject
- Title
- Xavier University Shrines, Statues and Monuments collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Thomas P. Kennealy, S.J.
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library Repository