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Herbert Kraft manuscript and book leaves

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0029
Abstract

Herbert Clemens Kraft (1927–2000) was a Professor Emeritus of anthropology at Seton Hall University, director of the Museum of Archeology at Seton Hall and the world's foremost expert on the Lenape Indians. The Herbert Kraft manuscripts consist primarily of pages from various books and manuscripts dating from 793 AD to the early twentieth century.

Dates: 750-1950

Office of the President & Chancellor: Joseph Synott records

 Collection
Identifier: SHU-0003-006
Abstract

Joseph Synott was the sixth president of Seton Hall College, from 1897-1899. The collection includes working papers and a book, "Hermeneurica Biblica."

Dates: 1883-1899

Pope Paul V Papal Bull, 17th century

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0115
Scope and Contents This Papal Bull is a decree from Pope Paul V dating from the early 17th century. Pope Paul V was Pope from 1605 until his death in 1621. He is best known for persecuting Galileo for his defense of the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. He also canonized St. Charles Boromeo, Frances of Rome and Albert de Louvain and beatified Ignatius Loyola, Philip Neri, Teresa of Avila and Francis Xavier. This Papal Bull is written in an ornate script that is difficult to translate, so we do not yet have...
Dates: 17th century