Sister Joanna Trapp, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 1 hanging file of biographical information and personal data and 1 box of personal papers. The box contains three folders with Sr. Joanna's high school and university diplomas, samples of her artwork done to enhance community life, as well as documents and correspondence related to community life. There is also a set of spiritual bouquet cards for the prioress Mother Adelaide Rabida (1898-1989) given by Sisters when they were stationed at St. Lambert Parish in Skokie, IL. Another highlight is Sr. Joanna's log of the the Saint Scholastica Academy Chicago student trip she led to London and Paris in April 1984.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-2017
Creator
- Trapp, Joanna, 1927-2017 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death, until March 3rd, 2067. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Joanna Trapp, OSB (1927-2017) was baptised Jean Ann Trapp when she was born in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in Saint Ignatius Parish in Chicago, Illinois where she also attended Saint Scholastica Academy Chicago. She entered the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in 1946 and taught children and young women in both Illinois and Colorado for about 20 years. In 1965, Sr. Joanna began what would be a 42-year career as a social studies teacher on the faculty of Saint Scholastica Academy 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 Sister Joanna Trapp, 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