Thanks for the note I'm in the process of searching the Papal archives for documents from the Age of Sail. We're hoping to find evidence of Papal influence on the rights of the participants, both European and indigenous, during this era. Is anyone familiar with these archives? * * * * * J B K * * * * * San Francisco On Jun 30, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Russell D James wrote: I thought this might be of interest to anyone curious about the workings and happenings at the Vatican Secret Archives: http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=69020 Russell D. James, M.A. MLIS student Louisiana State University [log in to unmask] A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http:// www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>