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Meet Dr. Jennifer Carnell
“During my first semester in graduate school at the University of Minnesota...”
- Dr. Jennifer Carnell
Meet Dr. Jeremy R. Brown
“It is an honor to be a part of the legacy of cataloging these manuscripts and to follow in the footprints of some of best catalogers of Ethiopian manuscripts...”
- Dr. Jeremy R. Brown
Meet Dr. Paul Naylor
“My PhD involved a close reading and analysis of dozens of texts authored by West African idealogues of the 19th century, most of them accessible only in manuscript form...”
- Dr. Paul Naylor
Meet Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
“My path to HMML took place over more than 20 years. It started with my decision to major in German language and literature...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
Meet Mariam Magdy-Clark
“I’ve always been drawn to the stories behind art and artifacts, which led me to study...”
- Mariam Magdy-Clark
The Empress and the Church Library: Manuscript Donations by Empress Zawditu
“Church libraries in Ethiopia have often depended upon wealthy and powerful patrons...”
- Dr. Jeremy R. Brown
The J.F. Hinnebusch Collection and the Writings of Jacques de Vitry
“John Frederick Hinnebusch, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1923, was the youngest...”
- Dr. Jan Vandeburie
Instructions for Burial: The Last Will and Testament of Ephrem the Syrian
“Ephrem is perhaps the most widely known of all Syriac authors...”
- Dr. James Walters
Build a Church, Build a Library
“If you want to establish a new church, you’re likely going to need some books...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
Tracing Scribal Genealogies in Syriac Manuscripts: The Naṣro Family
“The act of hand-copying a manuscript requires specialized skills that...”
- Dr. James Walters
Jacques Hnizdovsky in Minnesota
“Jacques Hnizdovsky had arrived in the city the year before as a...”
- Katherine Goertz
A Tribute to Getatchew Haile (1931–2021)
“In Wayne Gretzky’s final NHL game in Minnesota, he added four assists to the...”
- Ted Erho
Migration, Digitization, and Preservation - A Case Study of a Somali Manuscript
“On the eve of the Somali Civil War, tensions ran high in my ancestral home of Galdogob as...”
- Mohamud Awil Mohamed
Prof. Getatchew Haile — A Giant in His Field and in the Hearts of All Who Knew Him
“Much has been said about the scholarly achievements of Prof. Getatchew Haile...”
- Joe Rogers
Yeɗi Sanba Ɓooyi, a Fulani Scholar and Poet
“Yeɗi Sanba Ɓooyi was a scholar who belonged to the Fulani, a traditionally nomadic people who...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
Getatchew Haile, Ethiopic scholar
“The work of Dr. Getatchew Haile, long-time curator of the HMML Ethiopia Study Center...”
- Ted Erho
The Gift of Knowing One Another
“The three couples have been friends for more than 35 years. They have traveled together and...”
- Joe Rogers
New Faces at HMML
“HMML welcomes Dr. Heinin Ali Diakite, Dr. Catherine Walsh, and Katrina Schlude...”
Updates From the World of Metadata
“Metadata is data about data…and in HMML’s case, includes information about a...”
- Dr. Melissa Moreton
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Cultural Heritage Present and Future — A Benedictine Monk’s Long View
Watch Father Columba's NEH 2019 Jefferson Lecture.
- Dr. Columba Stewart
Festschrift for Getatchew Haile
“In recognition of the career and work of Dr. Getatchew Haile, FBA, a festschrift was...”
Artistic Director and Scribe of The Saint John's Bible Receives Apostolic Knighthood
“Donald Jackson received one of the highest honors bestowed upon laypeople by the Vatican.”
New Curator Hired for HMML's Malta Study Center
“Dr. Daniel Gullo has been named the Joseph S. Micallef Curator of the Malta Study Center.”
Council of the British Academy Bestows Edward Ullendorff Medal Upon Getatchew Haile
“The Council of the British Academy has bestowed the Edward Ullendorff Medal upon Dr. Getatchew Haile.”