Sister Harlindis Hermann, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of biographical information. It includes a personal data sheet, community obituaries, a prayer card from her funeral, photographs, an "In Memoriam" written by Mother Imelda Fischer, and a photocopied record of baptism in German from St. Joseph's Church Chicago.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1929
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unrestricted. It is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Harlindis Hermann, OSB was born Margaret on April 9th, 1880 in Chicago, Illinois to German parents. She entered the commmunity on May 24th, 1906, making her final profession on January 6th, 1911.
Sister taught at St. Mary's School in Pueblo, and for more than 19 years at St. Joseph School in Chicago. Often her classes were attended by more than 100 students. In community, she was known as "one who was distinguished for her many acts of charity."
Sister died on March 31st, 1929 aged 49 at Murphy Memorial Hospital, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery. Her funeral was noted by the community at the time for being exceptionally well-attended.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 hanging file)
Language of Materials
English
German
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Subject
- Hermann, Harlindis, 1880-1929 (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to Sister Harlindis Hermann, OSB papers
- Author
- Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2025-11-03
- 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
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
archives@osbchicago.org