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Sacred Heart School collection

 Collection — Box: OSBCHI-B-13
Identifier: OSBCHI-B-SHS

Scope and Contents

This collection pertains to Sacred Heart School and Church in Tucson, Arizona. It includes Sacred Heart Church memorial books and data pertaining to the staff of Sacred Heart School. The contents consist of: a Sacred Heart Silver Jubilee book from 1967; a Golden Jubilee book from 1992; a dedication book for the new church from 1955; an invitation sent to Sister Viola Trenhaile for Sacred Heart's 50th anniversary; a schedule of events for the 50th anniversary; messages from the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago for the 50th anniversary; a photo of Father Bernard Healy, a letter he wrote as a child provided by his mother, and documents related to his death and funeral; data about which Sisters taught at the school and when, as well as a handwritten document from Sister Viola Trenhaile detailing the construction of the new church.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919-1992

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The material in this collection is unrestricted. It is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

Sacred Heart Parish began in 1939 as a mission church in Tucson, Arizona. In 1944, Rev. Arthur Kerr established a school for the parish and requested the help of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. From 1944-1959, the Sisters taught at Sacred Heart School until they coud no longer provide the necessary staffing and returned to Chicago. In response to the growing community, a second church was completed in 1955, and the parish celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1992.

Extent

.25 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.

Related Materials

Archives Newsletter, Vol. 9, 1987, No. 5 and 6, May and June

Title
A Guide to Sacred Heart School collection
Author
Amara Schauer
Date
2025-05-16
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