Sister Genevieve Harrison, OSB papers

Sister Genevieve Harrison, OSB was born Eloise on October 18th, in Cave Springs, Georgia to a Protestant family. Following the death of her mother, Sister's father put Eloise and her siblings into the care of a friend living in Canon City, Colorado. Her father died shortly after this, and the friend became the children's guardian. Eloise was sent to school at St. Scholastica Academy in Canon City, and was baptised Catholic her junior year in 1914. Sister entered the community on September 1st, 1917, causing her guardian to cut off all contact between them. She made her perpetual vows in 1922.

Sister Genevieve earned a Bachelor's of Education from DePaul University in 1926 and an MA in 1929. She also attended and earned certificates from Loyola University, the Lewis Institute of Chicago, St. Joseph's College in Collegeville, Indiana, Mt. St. Scholastica College in Canon City, Loretta Heights in Denver, and the University of Colorado. Sister served for most of her life as a teacher of theology, literature, history, and home economics at Saint Scholastica High School Chicago and St. Scholastica Academy. She also researched and wrote a history of the community from 1861-1965 entitled, "Where There Was Need."

Sister died of Parkinson's disease at the age of 83 on March 25th, 1980. She is buried in the All Saints Cemetery.