Bridget Retzloff is assistant professor and coordinator of art collections and exhibits at the University of Dayton. Retzloff manages the Marian Library's art collection, including over 13,000 artworks in many different mediums. She curates exhibits, acquires new pieces, provides reference support for researchers, teaches classes that integrate collection materials, and shares about the collection through outreach.
Librarians at the University of Dayton created a digital exhibit with objects pointing to the history of devotion to Mary as the Immaculate Conception in the United States.
In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
