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Sister Sheila Healy, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-HEALSHEI

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of biographical information. It includes transcripts, a personality test, ministry lists, nearest of kin, photographs, and a personal data sheet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1955-1968

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 Sheila Healy, OSB was born Loretta Frances on August 6th, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. She entered the community on August 31st, 1952, making her final profession on August 16th, 1957.

Sister graduated from Saint Scholastica High School Chicago in 1951, before attending Mundelein College, Loyola and DePaul Universities, and St. Procopius College. She served as a teacher, primarily in Illinois, at Queen of All Saints, St. Hilary, St. George, St. Lamberts, and St. Symphorosa. Sister also taught at St. Michael in Canon City, Colorado.

Sister Sheila left the community on June 7th, 1968.

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 Sheila Healy, OSB papers
Author
Clara Finkelstein
Date
2025/10/22
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