The second issue of Art in the Archives, an occasional newsletter about GTU's special collections, is now available online.
Jibreel Delgada Trabal, GTU PhD student, unravels the influence of Sufism in America through Murshid Samuel L. Lewis in “Eat, Dance, and Pray with People: Peace Plans, Pilgrimages and Poster Art in the GTU’s Sufism Collection.” Jibreel draws from two New Religious movement collections and includes objects from the Sacred World Art Collection.
Within the archives are materials about Sufism in 20th century America, especially the activities of the American Mystic...