Sister Karen Bland, OSB prioress' papers, 1995-1999
Scope and Contents
Sister Karen Bland served one term as prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, in between serving as Dean at Wheeling University and as executive director of Grand Valley Catholic Outreach. The material in this collection is related to that term in community leadership. She arranged and submitted most of this material to the archives herself. The collection's major series are correspondence, the internal newsletter, Monastic Musings, homilies, and a scrapbook of a meeting of Benedictine women in Rome and her additional travels.
Dates
- Event: 1995-1999
Creator
- Bland, Karen, 1936- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
A Prioress' papers are restricted for 50 years after the end of her term. They are not open to researchers, with the exception of photographs, published, and widely distributed materials.
Extent
From the Record Group: TBD Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Source
- St. Scholastica Monastery (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Subject
- Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives Repository
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
archives@osbchicago.org