Lynch, Catherine, 1917-2005

Scope and Contents This sub-series contains a sheet of oral history stories from the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's time in Crested Butte, Colorado. Originally St. Patrick Church, Sisters would later run vacation schools out of Queen of All Saints. The latter's architecture was beautiful enough to warrent a story in the Southern Colorado Register, which is also included. A photograph of two Sisters, a priest, and several children are believed to be from Crested Butte's 1937 session. Some undated, square...

Scope and Contents From the Class: This class contains periodicals with content from across all areas of the archives. We store them together due to their similar material, size, and fragility. The content is related to individual Benedictine Sisters, schools staffed by Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, and to the Catholic culture of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Pueblo. The archives considers the context of the articles and/or the carrier of the content to be of intrinsic value so the entire page or newspaper...

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Despite the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's 40-year presence in Florence, Colorado, this sub-series is relatively slim. Beyond a two-page list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in the town, the only other material included are two images of a statue of St. Benedict taken outside St. Benedict Church during a 1991 archive trip to Colorado.

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This sub-series contains many photos and several news clippings relating to vacation schools the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago taught in Minturn, Colorado, from the late 1930s to late 1970s. Most material was produced during the 1950s.

Scope and Contents Oblates are attached to a particular monastery. They may live near the monastery or at a distance; they may be in regular contact with the Sisters and other Oblates or they may have little contact. The Oblate Directos used the Newsletter as one way to connect with all of the Oblates. These Newsletters are one resource that shows the evolution of the Oblate Program over time. This collection has 40 years of Oblate Newsletters that the Directors wrote to the Oblates. They communicate news from...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Oblates are attached to a particular monastery. They may live near the monastery or at a distance; they may be in regular contact with the Sisters and other Oblates or they may have little contact. The Oblate Directos used the Newsletter as one way to connect with all of the Oblates. These Newsletters are one resource that shows the evolution of the Oblate Program over time. This collection has 40 years of Oblate Newsletters that the Directors wrote to the Oblates. They communicate news from...

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This series is mostly comprised of photographs of Red Cliff, Colorado, and the vacation schools Sisters taught there. Also included are some images from a 1989 archives trip to Colorado and a list of Sisters who worked in the town from 1952 to 1977.

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These reflections were written and given by Sister Benita Coffey, OSB for various liturgical seasons. There are reflections for the funeral liturgies of Oblate Judi O' Sheil Stone and Sister Catherine Lynch, OSB.

Scope and Contents This sub-series starts with a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Westcliffe, Colorado, nearly every year from 1930 to 1965. Several news clippings relating to Our Lady of the Assumption appear next, including a 1945 story from The Southern Colorado Register about the summer school of religion. Some other documents revolve around the parish's establishment and how the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago became involved. Westcliffe is where the community taught its first vacation school...

Scope and Contents From the Class: This class contains periodicals with content from across all areas of the archives. We store them together due to their similar material, size, and fragility. The content is related to individual Benedictine Sisters, schools staffed by Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, and to the Catholic culture of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Pueblo. The archives considers the context of the articles and/or the carrier of the content to be of intrinsic value so the entire page or newspaper...