Contribuições da biblioteca da Faculdade Católica de Filosofia de Sergipe para a constituição do ensino superior sergipano

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the contributions of the library of the Catholic Faculty of Philosophy of Sergipe (FCFSE) to the constitution of higher education in Sergipe in the period from 1951 to 1968, which corresponds respectively to the creation of the institution and its incorporation into the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS). To achieve this objective, we used interviews with five graduates of the Geography and History course at FCFSE, as well as with two retired UFS librarians who worked in the aforementioned information unit of the aforementioned college. Gradually, the FCFSE library became a relevant space, with the possibility not only of consulting and borrowing its books, but also of study. The testimonies listed here demonstrate this gradual constitution that included purchases, donations and even acquisitions of books by professors inside and outside Brazil. These are works that contributed to teacher training and passed from generation to generation in the consolidation of higher education in Sergipe, from FCFSE to UFS.