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Snapshot Album III, circa 1910-1983

 Collection — Box: OSBCHI-Ph.4, Folder: 1
Identifier: OSBCHI-Ph-4-1

Scope and Contents

A note included with the album states: The snapshots on the next three pages were taken at SS. Benedict and Scholastica on Orleans Street. A careful scrutiny of the pictures will show the entire yard or "garden enclose" as well as the tracks of the elevated train. There are photographs of community life, visits, work, and events like graduations and jubilees in Illinois and Colorado.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1910-1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Monastery records are restricted for 50 years after creation. Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.

This collection is open to researchers.

Extent

129 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection was created by removing photographs from sticky plastic sleeves and placing them with their captions in new archival plastic sleeves, preserving the orginal order. The collection includes an index by names.

In this collection, the initial black-and-white photographs, were arranged by Sister Genevieve Harrison, OSB, and later color and black-and-white photographs were added by Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB.

Repository Details

Part of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives Repository

Contact:
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203