Sara Benedicta O'Neill (1869-1954) papers, 1908-2021
Scope and Contents
This series contains 3 photo postcards that Sara Benedicta O'Neill sent to acquaintances in Chicago and Europe in 1908 and 1910 and cards from her memorial service in 1954. It also includes a New World article on Catholic libraries which references the St. Benet Library. Collected by Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB, the provenance of these items is unknown.
Contextual material added by the Archives
- Sister Mary Maud Foote, OSB, Impact of Saint Benedict on the Heritage of Libraries, American Benedictine Academy, August 12, 1980
- Marge Frisbee, An Alley in Chicago, Kansas City, MO: Sheed & Ward, 1991
- Joel Rippinger, OSB, A Source of Vigor in the Spiritual Ecosystem: Benedictine Presence in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, The American Benedictien Review, volume 68, number 2, June 2017
- OSBCHI Notes on Sara Benedicta O'Neill, November 11, 2021
- O'Neill, Sara Benedicta, encyclopedia.com, retrieved November 12, 2021
- Blommerschot, Wikipedia, retrieved November 19, 2021
- Sister Patricia Crowley, OSB email to Sister Virginia Jung, OSB, November 19, 2021
Dates
- Creation: 1908-2021
Creator
- O'Neill, Sara Benedicta, 1869-1954 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Sara Benedicta O'Neill (1869-1954) was the owner of St. Benet's Library and Book Shop in the Loop. Several Sisters have told of visiting her bookstore when they were teens in Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), as students at nearby DePaul University, or accompanying their parents to the shop as children. An oblate of Monte Cassino Abbey in Italy, she was a Catholic scholar whose book shop was a hub of Catholic intellectual life in Chicago in the mid 20th century during the years of the liturgical movement.
Extent
From the Collection: .25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- St. Benet's Book Shop (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives Repository
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
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Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
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