Album 2: Louisville, Erie, Lafayette, South Boulder, Boulder, Denver, Redcliff, Minturn, Eagle
Scope and Contents
The nine scrapbook albums in this series document the archival research trip of June 12th - July 3rd that Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB made to Colorado, mainly in search of material related to the Summer Schools of Religion that Sisters held in small and larger towns in Colorado. The scrapbooks also hold material related to parishes where the Sisters lived and worked year round.
Types of materials in scrapbooks
From the Series:- guide to the entire series
- sets of photographic prints and descriptive metadata by Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB
- itinerary of the trip
- photocopies of maps with highlighted routes and towns
- issues of Archives Newsletter dedicated to that leg of the trip
- postcards of flora and fauna
- postcards of scenic views and significant buildings including churches
- historic photographs acquired on the trip
- historic photographs taken from elsewhere in the archives, i.e. 1961 Centennial exhibit or dismantled albums
- photocopies of newsclippings
- pages or entire publications devoted to local history
- travel notes
- the occasional piece of material culture that fits in a plastic sleeve
- parish bulletins
Dates
- Creation: circa 1890-1991
Creator
- From the Series: Ivantic, Vivian, 1913-2023 (Person)
- From the Series: Hillenbrand, Eleanore, 1924-2019 (Person)
- From the Series: Hegarty, Jeanne, 1926-2009 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This series is unrestricted. The materials are open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Over two days, Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB and Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB, driven by Sister Jeanne Hegarty, OSB explored Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Boulder,Eagle, Minturn, and Red Cliff where they researched the Sisters' life and work in these towns.
They also visited the Benedictine Sisters at St. Walburg Monastery, who had established a community in the Boulder area in 1935. In 1997, the St. Walburg community would move to Virginia Dale, Colorado and in 1989 receive the status of Abbey. Like the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, their community of origin is Abtei St. Walburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria.
In addition to her findings about our Sisters' presence in these towns, Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB solicited donations from Sisters and acquired material to provide context about the current status and the history of the places.
Extent
29 Sheets
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Other Finding Aids
For photographs taken on this trip, numbering on the back pertains to the SET #s established by Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB in her indices to prints, negatives, and albums. These indices often contain captions for the images.
Photographs with a numbered label or a number written in ink on the front pertain to the 1961 centennial exhibit created by Sister Ignatia O'Connor, OSB. The catalog of that exhibit oftne provides a caption for the image.
Additional photographs were donated by Sisters who had visited or served in these towns. They may have metadata written on the back.
Subject
- St. Louis Church (Louisville, Colo.) (Organization)
- Immaculate Conception Church (Lafayette, Colo.) (Organization)
- St. Scholastica Church (Erie, Colo.) (Organization)
- Sacred Heart of Mary Church (Boulder, Colo.) (Organization)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Red Cliff, Colo.) (Organization)
- St. Patrick Church (Minturn, Colo.) (Organization)
- St. Mary Church (Eagle, Colo.) (Organization)
- Abbey of St. Walburga (Virginia Dale, Colo.) (Organization)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (Boulder, Colo.) (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