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THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER OF THE CALIFORNIA MISSION STUDIES ASSOCIATION
ITEMS:
UPCOMING CMSA CONFERENCE
CMSA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
NEW CURATOR AT MISSION DOLORES
UPCOMING EXHIBIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
TWO UPCOMING EXHIBITS AT THE CASA DE LA GUERRA IN SANTA BARBARA
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE NEW MISSION THEATER IN NORTHRIDGE
CONFERENCE ON SPAIN'S LEGACY IN THE PACIFIC
NEW EDITION OF BILINDEX
NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
DEATH OF FR. CHARLES POLZER, S.J.
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UPCOMING CMSA CONFERENCE
The 2004 CMSA conference will be held at Mission San Luis Obispo on
February 13-15, 2004. The planning committee, headed by Bill Fairbanks
of Cuesta College, is putting together what promises to be one of the
best conferences yet. The registration form is available at
http://www.ca-missions.org/confreg.html
The conference web site (http://www.ca-missions.org/conf.html has
hotel information as well. Please register and make your lodging
arrangements early!
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CMSA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Members should have received information about their membership renewal
in the mail by now. If you have not received your information, please
let the editor know: rsenkewicz@scu.edu . REMEMBER: Conference
registration is separate from membership dues. CMSA membership runs for
the calendar year. RENEWALS ARE DUE IN JANUARY! When you do receive
your membership renewal form, please take a second to renew your
membership promptly. Thanks very much!
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NEW CURATOR AT MISSION DOLORES
Brother Guire Cleary, S.S.F., writes
I have the pleasure to announce that Mr. Andy Galvan has been hired as
my replacement as curator of Mission Dolores. His ministry will
begin on February 1, 2004. I expect to leave for my transfer to
New Zealand in the third week of February. Given the historic
nature of Andy's position, i.e., the first California Mission Indian
descendant to takeover management of a California Mission, there will
be a big celebration on January 24, 2004. Details will be
announced soon.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: As many of you know, Andy is a CMSA member and a past
president of our organization. Congratulations, Andy!)
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EXHIBIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Mission Dolores and the University of San Francisco announce a
specialevent and exhibit. "Materials of Faith: The Vanishing Art
of Liturgical Textiles."
This exhibit, curated by Shannon Halverson of the University of San
Francisco, will feature important liturgical textiles from the
collection of Mission Dolores. Highlighted will be textiles which are
no longer utilized due to changing liturgical practices and
tastes. This special exhibit features articles from three
centuries and will include both extraordinary examples of silk weaving
and lace making and also items of aesthetic lapses of taste.
The exhibit opened with a reception. Br. Guire Cleary, SSF,
curator of Mission Dolores, gave a talk on "Dignity and Grandeur:
Liturgical Textiles." Part of this talk focused on liturgical
textiles as women's outsider art.
The exhibit is at the Rare Book Room of USF Gleeson Library and
it will be on display until January 30, 2004.
Mission Dolores wishes to thank the California Missions Foundation
whose
generous grant made possible the conservation of these historic
textiles by the De Young Museum Conservation Laboratory.
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TWO UPCOMING EXHIBITS AT THE CASA DE LA GUERRA IN SANTA BARBARA
"Images of Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island and Nuestra
Señora del Refugio: Commemorating Early Land Grants on
Both Sides of the Channel"
Thursday January 29, 2003 - Sunday June 20, 2003
Opening Reception:
5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2003
Casa de la Guerra Courtyard
Free, Public Welcome
Exhibit sponsored by the Henry W. Bull Foundation
"Exploring Colonial New Mexico: Line Drawings by Richard D. Perry"
Thursday February 26, 2003 - Sunday April 25, 2003
Opening Reception:
5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Wednesday February 25, 2003
Casa de la Guerra Courtyard
Free, Public Welcome
Exhibit sponsored by the Montecito Bank and Trust
Exhibits will be held
at:
Casa de la
Guerra
15 East de la Guerra Street
Santa Barbara,
California
Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 4:00
p.m.
Exhibits hosted by:
The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
123 East Canon Perdido Street
Santa Barbara, Ca 93102
(805) 965-0093.
Admission for the exhibits is $3
For more information please contact the Santa Barbara Trust for
Historic Preservation.
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EVENTS AT THE NEW MISSION THEATER IN NORTHRIDGE
The MultiCultural Music and Art Foundation of Northridge, whose
creative director is long time CMSA member Elisabeth Waldo, is
housed at the New Mission Theater at historic Rancho Cordillera del
Norte, 9015 Wilbur Ave., Northridge, CA 91324. The Foundation sponsors
a series of musical and cultural events. Information concerning
upcoming programs may be obtained at the Foundation's web site,
http://www.mcmafn.org
In addition, more information about Elisabeth and her important
educational and musical offerings can be found at her own site,
http://www.elisabethwaldomusic.com
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CONFERENCE ON SPAIN'S LEGACY IN THE PACIFIC
A conference on the above topic will be held on 24-26 September, 2004,
at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Proposals are invited
relating to Spanish maritime exploration, colonization, and its
aftermath, including military, commercial, fishing, scientific,
recreational and other developments in Latin America and Pacific
history. Papers are welcome on such topics as ports,
shipbuilding, navigational aids, everyday life, and the interactions of
cultures and nations precipitated by Spain's maritime endeavors.
Mail proposals individual papers or 90-minute sessions before 15
January, 2004, to <editor@sdmaritime.org>. Provide title, brief
abstract, and vita. More information on the conference can be
found under "Discover" on the museum's website, www.sdmaritime.org
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NEW EDITION OF BILINDEX
Bilindex, a list of Spanish Subject Heading equivalents to Library of
Congress Subject Heading List (LCSHL) makes provisions, particularly
within its syndetic apparatus and children's headings, to equate to the
basic practicality of the Sears List and the comprehensiveness of
LCSHL. Both Bilindexes are available now from Floricanto Press
(http://www.floricantopress.com)
BILINDEX 2003-GENERAL: A List of Spanish-English Bilingual
Subject Heading Equivalents to Library of Congress Subject Heading
List. ISBN: 0-915745-50-x
This newest edition of BILINDEX-General 2003 is arranged in
one-single-alphabet, A through Z. It supersedes all Supplements I-VII
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NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Information from CMSA member Steve Silliman:
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, formally announces the
expansion of its pre-existing M.A. Program in Historical Archaeology.
Originally founded in 1981, the Historical Archaeology M.A. program has
recently undergone extensive revision and reorientation to capitalize
on the presence of five historical archaeologists in the Department of
Anthropology and its associated research centers, increased faculty
strength in ethnohistory, the opening and successful operation of the
Fiske Center for Archaeological Research and the Center for Cultural
and Environmental History in the last five years, active field and
research projects in the Northeast and elsewhere, close ties to the
Department of History at U Mass Boston, and a renewed commitment to
comprehensive training of students for future, competitive Ph.D. work
or for M.A.-level jobs in consulting, agency, museum, interpretive, or
other work. The primary emphases of the M.A. program are New
World colonization and its impact on indigenous peoples and the
subsequent development of colonial and post-colonial societies,
including the processes of urbanization and industrialization.
Students can also receive specialized training in environmental
archaeology. Areal concentrations are North America,
Meso-america, and Andean South America with specialization in the
Northeastern U.S., California, American Southwest, Chesapeake, highland
Mexico and Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Fall 2003 marked the first cohort of graduate students to matriculate
in the expanded program, and this announcement serves to notify that we
will soon seek applicants to begin in Fall 2004. The program's
deadline for priority consideration of admission and limited financial
aid is March 1, 2004. For information or to download a graduate
student handbook with details about faculty, courses, curricular
structure, degree requirements, and resources, please visit
http://admincomp.anthro.umb.edu/home/maprogram.htm. Feel free to
contact Stephen Mrozowski, Graduate Program Director, or any other
participating M.A. program member listed below, should you have
questions or seek to discuss your interests.
Death of Fr. Charles Polzer, S.J.
Longtime CMSA member Fr. Charles Polzer, S.J. died on November 4. The
following obituary was written by Fr. John Martin, S.J.,
Superior of the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos:
Fr. Polzer was born in San Diego where he attended St. Augustine High
School. Upon graduation from Santa Clara University in 1952 he entered
the Jesuit novitiate at Los Gatos, CA. His normal course of studies in
the Jesuits brought him to St. Louis University, MO, and Alma College
in Los Gatos. He was ordained to the priesthood in Los Angeles in
1964. He then did a period of post-ordination studies in Cordoba,
Spain. During his studies for the priesthood Fr. Polzer taught
for three years at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix. It was
during his time at Brophy that he developed the keen interest in
Southwest American History that would shape his life's work.
This interest brought him to the University of Arizona where, in 1972,
he received a doctorate in History and Anthropology. He joined
the faculty at the University and served as an ethnohistorian and a
curator at the Arizona State Museum. His area of scholarly
interest, research and writing was the 17th-18th century Jesuit
missions of Sonora, Baja California and Arizona. He had a special
interest in the life of Padre Eusebio Kino, S.J. the founder of the
Jesuit missions in the Northwestern area of "New Spain," and he became
instrumental in promoting the cause for sainthood in the Catholic
Church for Fr. Kino. He wrote or edited twelve books and numerous
articles on these Jesuit missions. He was also a member of the
American Division of the Jesuit Historical Institute and he helped
gather and manage an extensive library of historical documents relating
to the history of the Jesuits in the Americas. In 1985 he was
appointed to the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission
created by the U.S. Congress. In 1987 he received, from King Juan
Carlos of Spain, the Order of Isabela La Catolica for distinguished
work in the history of the Americas.
Charlie's professional competence was augmented with a strong, up-beat
personality. To engage him in conversation was to get an
enthusiastic update on his latest project. A special treat,
experienced by many of his professional colleagues and friends, was to
accompany Charlie on one of his many four-wheeler expeditions into his
beloved deserts and mountains of Sonora. He could bring those dry
environs alive with historical details. In the early 1970's
Charlie founded Kino House, a Jesuit residence in Tucson. There,
with his trusted dachshund, "Underdog", he offered gracious
Southwestern hospitality to many of his Jesuit brothers and to visitors
from all points of the globe. He maintained a voluminous
correspondence with colleagues around the world.
Charlie had come to Los Gatos to prepare for some planned surgery, but
died peacefully in his sleep, apparently from heart failure, the day
before his scheduled operation. He is survived by his cousins
Michael Loughran of Redwood City, CA and William Mitchell of Belmont,
CA.