Raven student newspapers
Scope and Contents
The earliest copy of Raven in the archives is from 1931. It appears that the students did not publish a volume 6 of the newspaper.
A variety of people kindly donated copies of the Raven to the archives over the years, including Sisters, alumnae, and faculty moderators. The archives welcomes further donations of missing newspapers.
The date stamped on the cover of some bound Ravens does not correspond exactly to the contents. Contents lists are provided for each bound set of the newspaper.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-2012.
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.
The materials in this series are unrestricted. They are open for research.
Biographical / Historical
According to a calendar of the year's highlights, the 1929 Scholastican yearbook documents: January 11 First edition of the S.S.A. monthly, The Raven, a huge success. The students of Saint Scholastica High School (aka Saint Scholastica Academy) continued to publish the paper until the school closed in 2012.
Extent
8.125 Linear Feet
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 Raven student newspaper collection
- Author
- Virginia Jung, Lorrie Wiltgen
- Date
- 2025-10-07
- 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