Sister Francis Marie Harwas, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
Includes basic biographical data and personal papers. Biographical information includes a personal data sheet, ministry lists, nearest of kin, photographs, a prayer card from a family funeral, and teacher certificates. In limited personal papers are news articles, a letter, and educational transcripts.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1986
Creator
- Harwas, Francis Marie, 1934- (Person)
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 Francis Marie Harwas, OSB was born Mary Josephine (Mary Jo) on October 31st, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. She entered the community on August 31st, 1952, making her final profession on August 16th, 1957.
Sister graduated from St. Scholastica High School Chicago in 1952, before attending St. Procopius and Mundelein Colleges. She earned a Master's of Education in 1971 from Loyola University whilst serving as a teacher. Sister taught in various schools across Chicago, including St. Josephs, Queen of All Saints, St. Hilary's, and St. Symphorosa. She also taught at St. Mary's in Pueblo, Colorado, and served as principal at Sacred Heart High School, St. Joseph's, and St. Raymond's.
Sister was a member of the Executive Board of the Archdiocesan Principals' Association, as well as the School Study Commission for "Directions for the Future: The Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago." She was also active in the parish, serving in the Adult Catechumate, the Parish Council, Home Liturgies, and the Inter-Parish Commission.
Sister left the community on January 4th, 1975.
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 Francis Marie Harwas, OSB papers
- Author
- Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2025-10-21
- 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
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