The Leonard J. Eslick Collection contains the research and academic materials of an influential Professor who taught at Saint Louis University for 37 years and contributed to the development of the Department of Philosophy. The Leonard and Elizabeth Eslick Chair Endowment was created in honor of Eslick and his wife. The papers, commentary, and teaching notes in the collection center around Eslick’s research interests in metaphysics, Thomism, Aristotle, and Plato. Notable are the papers written in advocacy of theoretical and philosophical inquiry as cornerstone aspects of the liberal arts, such as “Contemplation in the American University.”