https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/105772 2026-06-04T00:42:09Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/144748 Title: Kollezzjoni M.E.M. (Muviment għall-Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara) Abstract: A list of documents from the archive of the women's rights group "Muviment għall-Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara" active in Malta during the 1970's. Documents include minutes of meetings, correspondence, conference proceedings, interview transcripts, press releases, letters to the editor, journal articles, and newspaper cuttings together with a number of drawings and 4 photographs. This collection was donated to the University by Prof. Michael Briguglio, son of M.E.M. founder Marie Lucia Briguglio, at the launch of the Women's Archive initiative in March 2025. The collection is available for consultation at the Archives and Rare Books department of the UM Library. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139089 Title: The Frans Mallia collection Abstract: A collection of books and papers belonging to Frans Mallia (1921-1988), former curator of the National Museum of Archaeology. The collection is of both administrative and academic interest and consists of a wide range of documents and photographic material pertaining to the running of the museum, together with Mr Mallia's scholarly contributions to the field of archaeology including copious hand-written notes, conference proceedings and scholarly publications. The collection is available for consultation at the Archives and Rare Books department. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138947 Title: George Said-Zammit Ordnance Maps collection Abstract: A collection of Ordnance maps of the Maltese Islands dating back to the late 1960's and early 70's. The collection is of particular value as many of the maps have been annotated by the donor who was involved in a project in which further details concerning sites of special archaeological interest were added to the maps. The collection is available for consultation at the Archives and Rare Books department. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127890 Title: The Prof. Mario Buhagiar bequest : rare monographs, pamphlets, documents, and manuscripts related to Maltese culture, including history of the early Church, art, architecture, language, literature and folklore Abstract: This growing collection covers a wide range of subject areas such as Early Christian art, architecture and archaeology, local ecclesiastical history (with a special emphasis on St Paul), Maltese language, literature and folklore. Some of the rare items in the collection include issues of the early 19th century popular series Mogħdija taż-Żmien, Bellanti's 1913 publication Malta Kadima, J. Catania's Sulle orme di San Paolo a Malta, and a collection of 19th and early 20th century pamphlets concerning the Language Question. Prof. Buhagiar has also donated his collection of reports "Protective Inventory of the Maltese Cultural Heritage", which were the outcome of a project that he coordinated between 1990 and 1992, concerned with the detailed indexing of buildings in towns and villages considered worthy of protection. The collection also includes Prof Buhagiar's unpublished studies of the Maltese windmill, made up of manuscript notes, photographs, drawings and miscellaneous material. A number of 20th century classics of Maltese literature including works by Dun Karm, Gużè Galea, Gużè Bonnici and Gużè Ellul Mercer, together with landmark publications on folklore and local traditions by Gużè Cassar Pullicino and seven excavation reports by Umberto M. Fasola with a signed dedication to Prof. Buhagiar, round out the collection making it a truly comprehensive one in the wide field of Maltese culture. Latest additions to the collection include books, pamphlets and documents on 20th century Maltese politics and politicians, and WW2 and its impact on Malta. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z