October 8, 2012: ABC finding aid research, citations and blog post. Preliminary research Baba Padmanji collection 7 1/2 hours
It is interesting to note in light of the conversation I overheard last week. Brigette was unexpectedly detained over the weekend and so didn’t make it back in time, but she had given me so much work to do that I certainly didn’t lack for want of projects.
I worked on creating the finding aid for the ABC through more research. I created the citations for the books I used for writing the abstract and the history, after I finished those sections of the finding aid. Even using Zotera for my citations it still takes a bit of time to format them correctly in the finding aid and make sure all the information that is needed is there. I also worked on my blog post regarding the collection, which takes a bit from what I wrote in my journal here.
I looked at my next collection which is a handwritten copy of an autobiography of a Hindu man and tried to find some sources to use for the research portion of this one.
These are my sources that I looked at for the ABC collection:
- Kinnamon, Michael & Brian E. Cope. Editors. The Ecumenical Movement: An Anthology of Key Texts and Voices. Geneva : Grand Rapids, Mich: WCC Publications ; W.B. Eerdmans Pub, 1997. (This was an excellent book, I used his forward quite a bit. It is available from the Burke)
- Mirus, Jeffrey. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council: A Summary and Guide. Trinity Communications, 2011. (I used this to clarify a quote from Radano about the Second Vatican Council in my history section of the finding aid.)
- Radano, John A. Editor. Celebrating a Century of Ecumenism: Exploring the Achievements of International Dialogue: In Commemoration of the Centenary of the 1910 Edinburgh World Missionary Conference. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co, 2012. (This is an excellent book, recently written on the ecumenical movement. It focuses on the international movement so some of the dates seem to be off. For instance I found records for bilateral conversations with certain parties much earlier in this little collection than what is mentioned in the book. It was an enjoyable read and I learned a lot about the organization and what they are trying to accomplish. It is available at the Burke)
- Slack, Kenneth. The Ecumenical Movement. London: Edinburgh House Press, 1960. (A little book that helped me with writing my history. It is available at the Burke.)
- Todd, John M. Catholicism and the Ecumenical Movement. London: Longmans, Green, 1956. (This book helped me understand the huge role that the Roman Catholic Church has played in ecumenical conversation. It is a great book with loads of information. It is available at the Burke.)
Therese are further sources that I thought might be useful for researchers, I didn’t actually check them out from the library but after reading the abstracts I thought they might be helpful:
- Norgren, William A. Faith and Order in the U.S.A.: a Brief History of Studies and Relationships. Grand Rapids, Mich: William B. Eerdmans Pub, 2011. Print.
- Council on Christian Unity. Further bilateral conversations between Catholics and Disciples : October 16-17, 1968, April 25-26, 1969, November 3-5, 1970, June 8-10, 1971, March 8-10, 1972, June 26-28, 1972. Indianapolis, Ind, 1973. Print.
- Kasper, Walter. Harvesting the Fruits: Basic Aspects of Christian Faith in Ecumenical Dialogue. London ; New York: Continuum, 2009. Print. (I’d like to find this book, It really looked interesting.)
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. The National Council of Churches : what it is, what it does. New York, N.Y.: The Council, 1960. Print.
- O’Malley, John W. “Vatican II Opened the Church to the World.” The New York Times 10 Oct. 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. (This I did read since it was in the NYT at the same time I was writing this article. The link is in the blog post I wrote about the collection.)
- Obach, Robert E. “Some recent Protestant points of view (1956-1966) concerning the goal of the Roman Catholic Church’s participation in the modern ecumenical movement.” 1968, unpaged. Dissertation.
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Accessed 10/2012. Webpage. http://old.usccb.org/seia/index.shtml
October 9, 2012: ABC finding aid abstract, history and blog post; further Baba research 5 1/2 hours
Finished refining the abstract and history (I was so nervous with this one since it was my first collection that I spent a lot of time trying to make sure it was perfect.) I included the list of separated items and submitted it for review. Brigette took a good look at it and came and sat with me while we went over changes. Many of the changes were technical in nature, some of the formatting needed to be corrected, but they were things that weren’t covered in the guide. Like clicking the paragraph button to make sure all the colors of the text were black and not the left over red from the template. There were some changes to made in the abstract (I was too wordy and some of the info could be placed in the scope and contents notes) and the history (again too wordy and there was information that was more opinion than fact.) She also had me move some things around in the scope and contents notes. I corrected the changes made by Brigette. I need to add an additional paragraph stating what is happening in modern times, but I left the book at home that has modern information so I will need to do it next week.
I finished the blog post using a journal entry from my practicum for most of it, transferred pictures to the post using an email I sent myself from home for the Burke Archives blog titled “Unity in the Midst of Diversity”
I researched the new archival collection and I didn’t find much (I later realized that it was because I was using the official version of his name with the accents and tildes instead of just typing in Baba Padmanji. I also took some pictures of the book and worked on the work plan.
Cover of The Autobiography of Baba Padmanji (1944 handwritten translation from Marathi to English)
This was the basic info that Brigette sent me in an email earlier in the week (you can see the official version of his name that I was using to search:
2. Padamanjí, Bãbã, 1831 – 1906
Contents from Inventory info: Convert from Hinduism, Bombay, India.
Arunodaya, the autobiography of Bãbã Padmanjí [1888], translated by D.D. Chandekar, 1944, ms, 381p. English
1 box, 0.25 linear ft.
http://clio.cul.columbia.edu:7018/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=4492547 (this now has a link to my finding aid in it that of course wasn’t originally there.)
Total hours: 13
Running Total: 62
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