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Bland, Karen, 1936-

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1967-

Parallel Names

  • Bland, Karen Alice, 1936-1955
  • Bland, Mary Stephen, 1955-1967

Occupations

  • Benedictine nuns -- Date: 1955-
    • Note: Entered Novitiate: 1955-04-23, First Vows: 1956-04-28, Perpetual Vows: 1959-04-28
  • Prioresses -- Date: 1995 - 1999

Places

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Gunnison, Colo.

 Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1929-2007

Las Animas, Colo., 1937 - 1967

 Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1937 - 1967

Montrose, Colo., 1968 - 1990

 Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 46
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1968 - 1990

Salida, Colo., 1937

 Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-C-100-2, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

This sub-series is relatively slim considering the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago spent over half the 20th century teaching vacation schools in Salida, Colorado. Beyond a list of Sisters who ran the town's summer schools of religion, the only material included is a page from "Our Community" that briefly mentions Salida and a map highlighting the town's location.

Dates: 1937

Sister Edna Cooper, OSB obituaries

 Series — Folder OSBCHI-D-COOPEDNA-0, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

This series contains obituaries of Sister Edna Cooper. It also has prayers, reflections and intercessions from her wake, funeral, and memorial Mass.

Dates: 1927-1990

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