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Donations Made to
the Library
Many books and objects have been donated to Villanova’s library over the
years. Some have become part of the Special Collections while others remain
important parts of the circulating collection. These few examples represent just
a small fraction of the gifts with which our generous benefactors have kindly
entrusted us. Our gratitude extends to all of them.
 Cuneiform Tablet
c. 2000 B.C. Sumeria. Clay
Donor unknown.
(Special Collections, Falvey Memorial Library)
Joseph P. McGarrity, 1874-1940
Portrait donated by Mrs. Mary McGarrity-Shore
(Special Collections, Falvey Memorial Library)
The single largest donation to Special Collections to date has been the Joseph
McGarrity Collection. This collection consists of around 3,000 monographs
focusing on Irish history, literature, folklore, description and travel, music,
and Irish - American history. Among the many pamphlets in the collection are
historical ones relating to the Eighteenth Century, particular to the 1798
Rebellion and the Act of Union. The collection also contains runs of Irish and
Irish - American journals such as Hibernian Magazine, Walker's Hibernian
Magazine, Dublin University Magazine, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy and
many others. Among the newspapers is a complete run of The Irish Press
(Philadelphia: 1918-1922), which for some time was owned and edited by Joseph
McGarrity. (For more information please see:
http://library.villanova.edu/services/depts/speccoll/irishessay.htm)
Typographical Printing Plate for the History of the Catholic Church in the
United States
New York: D. H. McBride & Co., 1886. Metal
Donated by Joseph McVey (07/29/1955)
(Special Collections, Falvey Memorial Library)
  Portrait Printing Plate for the History of the Catholic Church in the United
States
c. 1880s. Samuel Hollyer, Etcher. New York. Metal etched plates
Donated by Joseph McVey (07/29/1955)
(Special Collections, Falvey Memorial Library)
 Shea, John. History of the Catholic Church in the United States 4 v.
New York: D. H. McBride & Co., 1886
v. 3
Donated by Joseph McVey (07/29/1955)
(Special Collections, Falvey Memorial Library)
collections:
Augustiniana |
European imprints to 1800 |
hubbard collection |
incunabula
limited editions |
Mcgarrity collection |
manuscripts
mendel collection |
North american imprints to 1864 |
villanovana
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