Academic transcripts, 1955-1975

This collection consists of basic biographical information and personal papers. Biographical information includes obituaries and prayer cards, photographs of Sister and her ministries, ministry lists, a personal data sheet, a professional resume, nearest of kin contact details and more personal information.

Personal papers include academic transcripts, educator papers such as teaching evaluations from Saint Scholastica High School Chicago, personal and professional correspondence, and a series containing materials related to her ordination as a Roman Catholic Woman Priest in 2011.

Sister Judith was involved in several different social justice organizations and was a dedicated activist. Her papers include materials from two of her most prominent ministries: protesting against the building of nuclear weapons and aiding unhoused women and children in Connecticut. The Trident Nein series contains news articles and other published materials pertaining to the nuclear disarmament protests she was involved with and ultimately arrested and incarcerated for between 1981 and 1988. The My Sister's Place series includes materials related to the transitional shelter for women and children that she founded and directed from 1982 to the 1990s. Evidence of her involvment in other social justice causes can be found in her biograpahical information, as well as in references throughout the collection.