Sister Catherine Lynch, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection conatins 1 hanging file of personal data and biographical information, and 1 box of personal papers. The box of personal papers begins with materials from St. Scholastica High School Sodality and CISCORA in 1935 and goes through letters as late as 1997. It includes correspondence, awards, and reflections. The family material is related to her brother, Brother J. Philip Lynch, FSC (1915-1975). Sr. Catherine's work at the Archdiocese of Chicago School Study Commission in the 1970s is documented along with copies of two publications, Directions for the Future for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago (1971), and School Policies and Administrative Guidelines for Elementary Schools (1979). Oblate Kathy Leuschner Riordan and her husband Bill were good friends of Sr. Catherine and they have contributed correspondence, undated study notes on the Rule of St. Benedict, and Sr. Catherine's personally annotated copy of Self Renewal (1963) by James W. Gardner.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-2005
Creator
- Lynch, Catherine, 1917-2005 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death, until November 24th, 2055. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Sr. Catherine Lynch, OSB (1917-2005) was born in Mazomanie, Wisconsin. Her name growing up was Veronica. She attended St. Margaret Mary School and St. Scholastica High School in Chicago. Before entering the community, she worked at the telephone company and at St. Scholastica Academy in Canon City, Colorado. Her work as a Benedictine Sister was in education as a teacher, administrator, and in development, particularly raising funds to build St. Joseph Court, the infirmary of St. Scholastica Monastery. She was also a consultant to the Archdiocese of Chicago on Catholic schools and Director of Oblates for the monastery. Sr. Catherine injured her leg in a fall and her rehabilitation was complicated and difficult, hampering her movement in the last years of her life. She died peacefully in St. Joseph Court on November 24, 2005.
Extent
.26 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 hanging file)
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 Sr. Catherine Lynch, OSB papers
- Author
- Virginia Jung; Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2025-09-09
- 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
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
archives@osbchicago.org