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Sister Winifred Dusek, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-DUSEWINE

Scope and Contents

Includes only a personal data sheet and brief biography.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is unrestricted and open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Winifred Dusek, OSB was born Marie Dusek in Milevsko, Bohemia, on April 2nd, 1870. She joined the community with her older sister (Sister Martha Dusek), making her perpetual vows in 1894. She taught at St. John Nepomucene School, Chicago, St. Mary School, Pueblo, and Mother of God School, Waukegan. She had a gift for teaching penmanship. She died on December 16th, 1923 at the age of 53 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

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.
Title
A Guide to Sister Winifred Dusek, OSB papers
Author
Clara Finkelstein
Date
2025-09-24
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
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Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
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