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Sister Marguerite Halverson, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-HALVMARG

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs of her children, a letter, and a personal data sheet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975-1993

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Marguerite Halverson, OSB was born Laverne (La Verne), on October 28th, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. She entered the community on September 23rd, 1947, making her first temporary profession on June 26th, 1949.

Sister left the community on June 26th, 1952, before reentering on August 29th, 1953. She left the community again on December 17th, 1953. Her married name is Mrs. Carl Damlos (Laverne Damlos). She died in April of 2015.

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 Marguerite Halverson, OSB papers
Author
Clara Finkelstein
Date
2025/10/20
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