Sister Dorothy Van Alstyne, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 1 hanging file of biographical information and personal data and 1 box of personal papers. The box contains Sr. Dorothy Van Alstyne's diplomas, educational certificates, and awards. There is information about her family roots in Canajoharie, New York, a letter to Sr. Dorothy from her father which includes a poem he wrote for her mother on their 34th wedding anniversary. There are samples of her writing from her novitiate year, a manual of accounting practices for St. Scholastica Academy in Canon City, Colorado, and a personal reflection from a community meeting.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-2012
Creator
- Van Alstyne, Dorothy, 1924-2012 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death, until October 11th, 1962. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Dorothy Van Alstyne, OSB was born and grew up in Canon City, Colorado where she attended St. Michael School and St. Scholastica Academy. She entered the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in September 1941. She was an educator and a bookkeeper, assisting in the Business and Development Offices at both high schools in Colorado and Chicago. Sr. Dorothy also served as Office Manager for the Howard Area Community Center 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. Dorothy Van Alstyne, 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