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Sister Maura Daubach, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-DAUBMAUR

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 1 hanging file of paper documents. It includes a personal data sheet, a brief biography, a note on her burial location, and a note on the location of her photograph.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1993

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unrestricted. Material is open to research.

Biographical / Historical

Sister M. Maura Daubach, OSB was born Eleonora Daubach in Gerolstein, Trier on September 17th, 1893 to Bavarian parents, Nicholas and Jacobine Schuller Daubach. She joined the Benedictines on May 29th, 1883, before making her perpetual profession on July 27th, 1888. Sister Maura was one of the original Sisters missioned to Canon City, Colorado to found the Academy of St. Scholastica. She served as novice mistress, choir nun, and following the blessing of the new West building in 1900, the head of laundry. She died on June 23rd, 1920, at the age of 66 and is buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Canon City, Colorado.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (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.

Related Materials

A photograph of her with the early Canon City group can be found in BW Album #1, Canon City 1890-1891, photo #180.

Title
A Guide to Sister Maura Daubach, OSB papers
Author
Clara Finkelstein
Date
2025-09-22
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

Contact:
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203