Sister Noreen Ferrari, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This hanging file includes biographical information such as a personal data sheet, a teaching certificate application, a resume, and nearest of kin information. Also included are various photographs and negatives of her, news articles, jubilee materials and worship aids, and documents pertaining to her teaching work at St. Scholastica in Chicago. Finally, this collection also contains limited community and professional correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-1990
Creator
- Ferrari, Noreen, 1950-? (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Monastery records are restricted for 50 years after creation. Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Noreen Ferrari, OSB was born Noreen Ann Ferrari on June 29th, 1950 in Durango, Colorado. Before joining the community on August 19th, 1982, she taught physical education and gained experience as a sports coach in several Colorado schools and camps, such as Centauri Junior High, Fort Lewis College, Camp San Benito in Canon City, and Sacred Heart Elementary School. During her postulancy, she taught at St. Joseph's school in Chicago, the original motherhouse of the Chicago Benedictines. At St. Scholastica High School in Chicago, she taught physical education, coached the varsity basketball team, and was campus minister. In 1989, Sister Ferrari was selected as the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class AA "Coach of the Year." She left the community on March 3rd, 1990.
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 Noreen Ferrari, 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
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
archives@osbchicago.org