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St. Scholastica High School (Chicago, Ill.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1907 - 2013

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Annual Mid-year School Guide, Chicago Tribune, Section 5A, 1970-01-04

 Item — Box OSBCHI-P-2, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

The article Their Freedom Brings Greater Responibility: St. Scholastica Pupils Educate Themselves for the Future by Ruth Moss appears on pages 2-5.

Dates: 1970-01-04

Chicago New World, Vol. 108, No. 21, 2000-05-28 - 2000-06-10

 Item — Box OSBCHI-P-2, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

On page 22, there is information on the St. Scholastica High School valedictorian, Helen McCallister, the daughter of Oblate Richard McCallister. On page 25, there is and advertisement for St. Scholastica High School.

Dates: 2000-05-28 - 2000-06-10

Collection of Benedictine post cards

 Collection — Box OSBCHI-F-2
Identifier: OSBCHI-F-200
Scope and Contents The postcards represent Benedictine places that Sisters visited on pilgrimage, study trips, or meetings. They also represent places the Sisters lived and worked. There is a set of postcards from our daughterhouse, St. Mary Monastery, when it was located in Nauvoo, Illinois. The majority show exteriors and interiors of buildings or works of art. The series also includes prayer cards and bookmarks representing Benedictine ideas that were distributed in the community at different poionts,...
Dates: undated

General Community Histories collection, 1965-

 Series
Identifier: OSBCHI-A-901
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The bulk of this collection from the Archives department consistes of Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB correspondence and summaries or timelines of community history. There are also Sister Vivian Ivantic OSB notes on the early days of community, catalogs of the collections, seals, and the works of other researchers on the history of the community. The Archives Newslette is the largest series.

Dates: 1965-

Highlights of Significant Happenings 1986-1991, 1986-1991

 Item — Box OSBCHI-A-900.1: Series OSBCHI-A-901, Folder: 12
Identifier: OSBCHI-A-901.1.12
Scope and Contents

This documents relates to the first five years of Sister Mary Benet McKinney, OSB's term as prioress. It focuses on financial and development events, community life and governance changes, and brief reports about St. Scholastica Academy in Cañon City, Colorado and St. Scholastica High School in Chicago, Illinois.

Dates: Event: 1986-1991

RE: When did Saint Scholastica Academy Become St. Scholastica High School?, 1928-1988, 1990-08-07

 Item — Box OSBCHI-A-900.1: Series OSBCHI-A-901, Folder: 19
Identifier: OSBCHI-A-901.1.19
Scope and Contents

This document uses various resources to trace the change in the name of the school for girls in Chicago, Illinois. It cites the alumnae newsletter, yearbooks, brochures, and letterhead stationery to answer the question posed in the title.

Dates: Event: 1928-1988; 1990-08-07

Sister Arnoldine Schwarz, OSB education, 1936-1939

 Series — Box OSBCHI-D-SCHWARNO-1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers of Sister Arnoldine Schwarz, OSB consist of personal data, academic records, personal correspondence, needlework samples and patterns. There are samplers of a type of lacemaking called tatting and of Swedish embroidery on cotton huck towels.

Dates: 1936-1939

Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-MCCABARB
Scope and Contents

Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

Dates: 1932-2022

Sister Benita Coffey, OSB spiritual direction and retreats, 1966-2013

 Series — Box OSBCHI-D-COFFBENI-1, Folder: 3-17
Scope and Contents

This series contains schedules, programs, and planning materials regarding spiritual programming by Sister Benita Coffey, OSB. She worked with adults and students at the middle school through university levels.

Dates: 1966-2013

Sister Benita Coffey, OSB written papers, 1960-1996

 Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-D-COFFBENI-2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents As a student and as a teacher, Sister Benita Coffey, OSB wrote academic papers consisting of the following topics: Saint Benedict's devotion to Christ, a study on the book of Psalms, the assembly's participation in the liturgy, school activities, and student responsibilty. Sister Benita Coffey, OSB along with Sister Suzanne Zuercher, OSB wrote a play based on "Cats" the musical, starring the Sisters as the characters in the play. Also included is a topic on the impact of the 3rd World...
Dates: 1960-1996