Sister Mildred Scheetz, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a hanging file of biographical information and personal data and 1 box of personal papers.
Correspondence is related to letters with family, community, and ministry, including two pieces of V-mail from her brother Frank. The biographies were prepared for varying purposes and based on interviews with Sister Mildred Scheetz. One is a homily given in 1986 by her former student, a deacon at Saint Joseph Parish in Killeen, Texas- Reverend Mr. E. Robert Cantwell, Jr. The newspaper articles appeared in the local press in Colorado and in community publications highlighting Sister's work and life milestones. The diploma is for her B.S. in Elementary Education.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-2009
Creator
- Scheetz, Mildred Virginia, 1918-2009 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death, until October 14th, 2059. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Sr. Mildred Scheetz, OSB was a native of Delta, Colorado where her large and close-knit family was active in Saint Michael's Parish where she later served as principal. She entered the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago at age 15 and worked teaching in grammar schools in Chicago as well as in the summer religion programs in Colorado parishes. In 2002, she was honored by the Pueblo Diocese for her work in school and parish life. Despite crippling arthritis, Sr. Mildred practiced and taught children many crafts such as knitting, woodcarving, painting, etching, and more. She died in Saint Joseph Court Infirmary at Saint Scholastica Monastery in Chicago.
Extent
.26 Linear Feet (1 hanging file and 1 box)
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. Mildred Scheetz, OSB papers
- Author
- Virginia Jung; Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2025-09-10
- 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