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1913 Dayton Flood

This collection of photographs, postcards, a student-run magazine, original footage and an oral history highlights events during and after the 1913 Dayton Flood and St. Mary’s significant role in providing relief.

Holy Cards

Materials in this collection were typically used by Catholics in private devotion, purchased as souvenirs from Marian shrines or during pilgrimage to Catholic holy sites, or distributed to commemorate a Catholic sacrament or occasion.

Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress

This faculty-selected exhibit features rare and near-priceless first editions, manuscripts, galley proofs, papyri and illustrations spanning the scholarly spectrum from philosophy to physics. The items in this exhibit archive are part of the collection of Stuart Rose, a Dayton-area businessman who has assembled one of the most accomplished collections of its kind in private hands.

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

These broadsides, produced between the 1890s and 1910s in Mexico, are a valuable insight into the cultural, political, social, and religious lives of people in and around Mexico City.

Medieval Manuscripts

A collection of medieval manuscripts from the Marian Library and University Archives. The collection features full codices and individual leaves.

Orpheus: UD's Literary and Artistic Magazine

Orpheus is the University of Dayton's literary and artistic magazine, published twice a year entirely by students.

Remembering Girls' Town of America, Cincinnati, Ohio

For almost a century (1912-2001), a church with a distinctive green dome could be seen high on a hill overlooking Cincinnati’s Mill Creek Valley. This distinctive edifice was part of a complex originally known as Our Lady of the Woods, later Convent of the Good Shepherd, and then Girls’ Town of America, that also included school buildings, industrial training facilities, and housing for nuns and resident girls.

University of Dayton Photographs

The University photographs depict the lives and activities of the students, staff, and alumni of the University of Dayton and illustrate the functions of the University, including classroom instruction and laboratory research.