Sister Benita Cunningham, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a personal data sheet, ministry schedules, annotated prayer cards, obituaries, personal correspondence, a journal (1928-1930), and personal souvenirs.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920-1948
Creator
- Cunnigham, Benita, 1905-1948 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unrestricted. All material is available for research.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Benita Cunningham, OSB was born Cecilia Ethel in Patton, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1905. She entered the Benedictine Sisters in June, 1928. She professed temporary vows in August of 1930, and final vows in August of 1933.
Sister served as a teacher at the elementary and secondary levels. At Saint Scholastica HIgh School Chicago, she taught biology and mathematics. Sister Benita was highly respected and much loved by her students. She was also in charge of the Aspirants from 1937-1942.
Sister Benita died at the age of 43 on May 26, 1948, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery. A younger sister, Grace (Sister Joanna) followed her to the Benedictine community.
Extent
.26 Linear Feet
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 Benita Cunningham, OSB papers
- Author
- Mickey Smith
- Date
- 2024-12-08
- 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