Coffey, Benita, 1931-

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This sub-series is comprised of a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Belleplaine, Colorado, along with a news clipping about St. Anne Church, and several photographs of the parish over the years, including one of Sr. Mary Bede Beck, OSB, standing outside the church with her pupils.

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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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This sub-series contains a long list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Las Animas, Colorado, for over 30 years. Several documents relate to St. Mary Church, including a postcard of the exterior, a print of the interior, a pamphlet about the history of the parish, and a news article from the Southern Colorado Register that mentions the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. A postcard from Leadville, Colorado, is also included, but the reason is unclear.

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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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These oral histories were conducted by students in the Doing Local and Community History course. They were featured in the posters at the Testimonial Dinner of June 2017. This set includes Sr. Benita Coffey, OSB; Sr. Joan Hentges, OSB; Carol and Paul Brimstin; Michael Garcia, OP; Dorothy Andries; Currency (Penny) Kerndt; Emily Hartman; Patty Ballard.

Scope and Contents Includes the first formal request for oblate investiture from Mary Ann Vitale on October 25, 1977. There is also confirmation that Dorothy Delacoma Andries was invested as an oblate when she was a student at Saint Scholastica Academy in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1953. Before women's monasteries could receive oblates, some students became oblates of St. Benedict Abbey in Atchison, Kansas. There is an undated message from Mary Marren to the Sisters outlining her experiences at St....

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This collection contains promotional material and guidelines for Benedictine oblate programs, the membership lists and directories of St. Scholastica Monastery oblates, as well as some correspondence of oblate directors, and liturgical worship aids. One worship aid is related to efforts to canonize Benedictine oblate Dorothy Day. This collection will continue to grow as new content is created and donated.

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This sub-series contains a short list of Sisters who taught summer schools of religion in Rye, Colorado, throughout the 1980s. Newletters from St. Aloysius Church containing calendars and community from this time are included alongside a history of the parish from a 2006 article published in The Chronicle of Catholic Life.