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Sister Bernadette Buschman, OSB papers

 Collection — Folder: OSBCHI-D-BUSCBERN-0
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-BUSCBERN

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a personal data sheet, a next of kin form, a ministry list, several obituaries, jubilee prayer cards and photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sister's papers are unrestricted and available for review since her death occurred over 50 years ago.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Bernadette Buschman, OSB was born in Maryland on June 17, 1885. Her parents were from Germany. She entered the Benedictine Community in August, 1901. She professed final vows in 1907, celebrated her silver jubilee in 1932, and her golden jubilee on July 11, 1953. She entered the Benedictine Sisters at the age of 16 from Holy Martyrs Parish in Baltimore, Maryland. Sister Bernadette taught children in the primary grades both in Illinois and Colorado. She was ill for several years before she died on March 29, 1963 at the age of 77. She is buried in All Saints Cemetery.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Title
A Guide to Sister Bernadette Buschman, OSB papers
Author
Mickey Smith
Date
2025-03-17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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