Sister Joan Gannon, OSB papers

This collection contains biographical and personal data. Biographical information includes ministry lists, jubilee and funeral materials, photographs, a personal data sheet, photocopied birth certificates, teaching certifications, diplomas, and more. Personal papers contains materials that reflect Sister's ministry, education, and life in community. Sister's ministry is represented in news clippings and articles, community notes, Saint Jerome Parish materials, and teaching contracts. A sub-series containing her resumes and notes on the process of seeking employment as a pastoral associate gives insight into how women religious in the community sought work once jobs were no longer assigned by the prioress.

Sister's education is reflected in various continuing education certificates, academic transcripts, commencement programs, and several graduate papers. Her Mundelein College masters' thesis, "Parish Ministry in the Black Community," (1981) presents a plan Sister put into practice once she was at work in Chicago parishes, including Our Lady of Lourdes on South Keeler. Sister Joan's life, role, and relationships within community are highlighted in a sample of her obediences, community notes, and correspondence, including letters she sent to the community from Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada where she studied pastoral ministry.