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In the Collection: Zapotec catechism

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In the Collection

Among Special Collections’ latest acquisitions is a second edition of a Zapotec catechism and several other religious texts published in Mexico in 1766. These bilingual works were purchased in consultation with Assistant Professor of Linguistics Brook Lillehaugen, whose research focuses on Zapotec, an endangered language family indigenous to southern Mexico.

"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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Strange Truth Film Series

The John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities seeks to enhance the intellectual and cultural life at Haverford by fostering challenging exchange among faculty, students, and diverse communities of writers, artists, performers, thinkers, activists, and innovators.

Production still from Park Chan-kyong's Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits. Watch the film and meet the filmmaker on Wednesday, April 6. Learn more about this event and the Hurford Center's Strange Truth film series.

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Lives That Speak: Amita Tomkoria '06

“A lot of my success as a financier has been in my ability to partner across the organization and build relationships…. I attribute that to Haverford and the academic experience I had there.” –Amita Tomkoria '06, CFO, Software & Services, GE

Ben Hickernell ’00 takes us further into the lives of Haverfordians profiled in the documentary “Lives That Speak.”

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