Cornella, Mary, 1910-2010

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This sub-series is primarily comprised of lists of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Alamosa, Colorado. The Benedictine Sisters of Chicago had a large presence in the town, especially earlier in the 20th century. A pamphlet about the history of the Sacred Heart Church, a copy of some pages from "Our Community," and an Archives Newsletter are also included.

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This thin sub-series contains an archive note describing which Sisters taught vacation schools in Alta Vista, Colorado, from 1940 to an unknown point in the 1950s. A passage from "Our Community" is included as a supplement beneath the section for 1942. It explains where Sr. Walburg Mater, OSB, and Sr. Gabrielle Pierik, OSB, taught in the town.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Avondale, Colorado, in 1942, 1945, and 1946. A picture of the class of 1945 stand outside the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with the parish's pastor, along with a news story examining the history of the church are also included.

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Little is known about the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's time in Cortez, Colorado. Sr. Mary Cornella taught out of St. Margaret Mary Church for one summer in the 19th century, although it is unknown when, where, or how many pupils she had. The sub-series contains a fragment of an article from The Southern Colorado Register regarding a mission in Towaoc, Coloado, primarily for use by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

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...

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This slim sub-series contains nothing more than a sheet of paper listing Sisters who taught at vacation schools in Delta, Colorado, where the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago were stationed from 1950 until 1974. In addition to summer schools of religion, some Sisters also worked at St. Michael School.

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This series contains a couple photographs of Sr. Constance Matern, OSB, and Sr. Anthony Hrusovsky, OSB, a priest, and their vacation school group outside St. Mary Church in Eagle, Colorado. Also included are some pictures taken during a 1989 archive trip Sr. Vivian Ivantic, OSB, and Sr. Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB, took to Colorado. The list of Sisters who taught at the summer schools of religion in Eagle may be incomplete, as the second page of the list is missing.

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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 lists several missions of St. Stephen Church in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Sr. Mary Cornella, OSB, taught a vacation school in the town one summer, but the year is unknown. Also inclued is a portrait of a dozen pupils standing outside the parish alongside the priest.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who ran vacation schools in Gunnison, Colorado, for over 20 years. Also inlcuded is a picture of one group of pupils, although the year is unknown, and a map highlighting the town's location.