Mt. Angel Abbey A Centennial History of the Benedictine Community And Its Library, 1882-1982

McCrank started to catalog the rare books and manuscripts of Mt. Angel Abbey (MAA) in Oregon. He became fascinated with the continuing monastic tradition of lib. develop. in W. Civil. and its role in contemporary monasticism and spirituality. He realized that the cat. would be enhanced by a pub. history of the MAA community and lib. This history discusses: (I) MAA: Lineage; Antecedents and Precedents, 1865-80; Foundation, 1880-82; Priory, 1882-1904; MAA, 1904-21; Transition, 1920-34; Modern Community, 1934-82; and Today, 1982; (II) Library: Monastic Lib. Tradition; Early Develop., 1882-1926; Restoration of the Lib., 1926-53; Toward a New Lib., 1953-70; Modern Lib., 1970-82; and Dedication Address: A Benedictine Lib. in a Disordered World. Biblio. Illus.McCrank, Lawrence J. is the author of 'Mt. Angel Abbey A Centennial History of the Benedictine Community And Its Library, 1882-1982', published 1983 under ISBN 9780756787547 and ISBN 0756787548.