Monthly Archives: December 2016

Sketches of an Artist, J. Franklin Waldo

Posted on December 28, 2016 by

John Franklin Waldo was born in 1835 in Vermont.  Early in his life he worked as a carriage and sign painter and then, in 1871, studied at the Chicago Academy of Design.  While largely supporting himself as a fresco painter, … Continue reading →

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Digital Incunabula or, Br. Jeff loves Alliteration

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

By Br. Jeff Durham, OFM Many of the patrons at the Santa Barbara Mission-Archive Library assume that all of the things we do involve old documents, manuscripts and photos. However, there is a slow trickle of items which I refer … Continue reading →

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Q and A with Br. Jeff

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

  Br. Jeff hard at work on the finding guide for the Oblasser Collection. Br. Jeff comes to the Archive-Library each week day morning, comedic coffee cup in hand, to continue his work with the Oblasser Collection. What follows is part of … Continue reading →

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