Album 3: Leadville, Salida, Aspen
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
Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB, Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB and Sister Jeanne Hegarty, OSB visited Leadville, Aspen, and Salida, crossing Independence Pass on the way. They stayed overnight in Salida at the convent of St. Joseph Parish, home to many Sisters of our community over the years. Their work on St. Joseph's continues in Album 4.
Extent
47 Sheets
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Other Finding Aids
The inside cover label mentions photographs of Aspen in the Priory Archives Aspen materials but, to date, we have not found these prints.
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.
Additional photographs were donated by Sisters who had visited or served in these towns. They may have metadata written on the back.
Subject
- St. Mary Catholic Church (Aspen, Colorado) (Organization)
- St. Joseph Church (Salida, Colo.) (Organization)
- St. Joseph Church (Leadville, Colo.) (Organization)
- Annunciation Church (Leadville, 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