Quebec to protect Sulpician archive
Quebec’s culture minister only learned about the Sulpicians sacking their archivists from reading Le Devoir, and she tweeted a response that she would use her ministerial powers to preserve the materials, although the question whether the whole collection will be nationalized is still open. Quebec’s also got dozens of smaller religious orders with their own archives that need to be stashed somewhere.
Uatu 13:44 on 2020-08-20 Permalink
I read this quickly and imagined the sulpicians being sacked medieval castle style
Michael Black 14:31 on 2020-08-20 Permalink
Well those historians like to sack history. I discovered another article about my family that was published last fall, and when I wrote the Manitoba Historical Society, they didn’t take the hint and send me a copy, just offered to send an issue of the magazine fir $20, or I couid join the Society for fifty dollars and get access.
Chris 18:07 on 2020-08-20 Permalink
A quick search of the Manitoba Historical Society suggests they probably have close to zero money, so…
Kate 19:26 on 2020-08-20 Permalink
Michael Black, could you request a loan of the item through the library system?
…Actually, I could get it for you, it’s only $12. But I don’t know where to send it.