Album 8: St. Mary's Parish: Church and School, Benedict Park, St. Mary's Education Center, June 24th to June 27th, 1989
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
Archivist Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB, Photographer Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB, and driver Sister Jeanne Hegarty, OSB stayed several days in Pueblo at St. Mary Help of Christians Parish, a long time home and mission for the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. This parish was also a source of many vocations to the community. At the time of their visit, St. Benedict Park, a garden spot with commemorative bricks had begun to be built and the grammar school had been converted to a center for religious education for all ages.
As in many of the albums, there is additional material related to the history of the area that was gathered before and after the Sisters' research trip.
Extent
53 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 came from or served at St. Mary's Parish in Pueblo. They may have metadata written on the back.
Subject
- St. Mary Help of Christians Church (Pueblo, Colo.) (Organization)
- St. Mary Help of Christians School (Pueblo, Colo.) (Organization)
Geographic
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