O'Ryan, Mary Ann Jeanne, 1942-2020

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This brief community history focuses on the Sisters' dedication to education throughout their history and the development of alternative ministries like social service, social justice, pastoral care, and spiritual direction.

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This series contains letters to and from Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, during her time as prioress. Much of the correspondence is between Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, and religious leaders and organizations in the Chicago area, although there are some letters from outside the state regarding the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago.

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This series contains communications between Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, and the sisters of her community during her time as prioress.

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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.

Scope and Contents This sub-series contains condensed histories and timelines of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. Some were prepared by the archivist, Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB as research aids or at the request of community and school leadership. Others were prepared for Monastic Visitation packages or by the Development Office of the two sponsored high schools. The earliest chronology comes from the end material of the book-length community history, Where There Was Need,...

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There are 5 copies of this history. An note at the end regarding authorship reads: Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB (beginning to 1979) revised and updated by Sister Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB (1979-1985)

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This history is a continuation of earlier histories of the same name. It was prepared in December 1991 for the Monastic Visitation of 1992. It includes a calendar of events for the celebration of 125 years in Chicago and 100 years in Colorado.

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This sub-series is comprised of several maps highlighting the location of Montrose, Colorado, along with a pamphlet from St. Mary Church's 75th anniversary celebration and a 1968 Dateline Colorado story about vacation schools in the state.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Olathe, Colorado, and an image of a Sister standing alongside eight pupils. The back of the print lists the year as 1944, although there is no evidence the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago were present in the town until two decades later. There is a good chance this photograph was taken later than listed or was captured in a separate town.

Scope and Contents This sub-series starts with a paper listing Sisters who taught vacation schools in Ouray, Colorado, from 1957 to 1979. Several postcards from the town are included, along with a portrait of Sr. Elizabeth Kohl, OSB, and Sr. Georgine Hodnik, OSB, outside St. Daniel the Prophet Church, presumably taken in 1961 or 1962. An image of Sr. Kathleen McNamara, OSB, and Sr. Mildred Scheetz, OSB, alongside their pupils and the parish's preist, likely taked in 1959, is also included. Two booklets...