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Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-MCCABARB

Scope and Contents

Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-2022

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after their death. Photographs and previously published materials are unrestricted.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Barbara McCarry (1939-2022) was the daughter of Irish immigrants who raised her and her brother and sisters in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, a center of local politics. As a Benedictine Sister, she taught elementary school, high school social studies, and theology. She became an administrator in both Catholic and public schools in Chicago, specializing in curriculum development. She also taught at National Louis University. Prior to renewal, her religious name was Sister Mary Justin, OSB and she continued to celebrate her name day on the Feast of Saint Justin even after resuming the use of her baptismal name.

Extent

1.25 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.

Related Materials

OSBCHI-F-5 Kennedys. This material was collected and preserved by Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB. It includes a letter she wrote to the Sisters, as a college student in 1960, encouraging them to vote for John F. Kennedy.

Title
A Guide to Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB papers
Author
Virginia Jung, OSB
Date
2023-11-17
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