Sister Celine Beck, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes biographical information and personal papers. Biographical information includes a personal data sheet, ministry lists, photographs, funeral and jubilee materials, next of kin information, a Saint Scholastica diploma, and more basic personal information.
Personal papers include academic transcripts, employment contract offer letters for the role of Archivist at Saint Scholastica Academy in Canon City, Colorado, and other documents related to her role as archivist there. Also included is select correspondence, several letters of which are to and from Sister Eleanor Hillenbrand, OSB.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-2007
- Modified: 2025-01-13
- Modified: 2025-12-16
Creator
- Beck, Celine, 1924-2007 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Sister's papers are restricted for 50 years after her death. Photographs, previouly published and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Celine Beck, OSB was born in Canon City, Colorado in 1924. She attended St. Scholastica Academy as a boarding student. After graduation she worked in the business world for two years and then entered the Benedictine Sisters in September, 1945. She was finally professed in July, 1950. She celebrated her golden jubilee in July, 2007. Sister Celine served as a primary school teacher for over 20 years within the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Pueblo. She retired from teaching in 1968. Even though she retired from the classroom, she served in various support staff positions and as archivist at the Academy in Canon City. Sister finally retired in January 2004 and returned to live at the Monastery in Chicago. She died peacefully on October 27, 2007. She is buried in Canon City, Colorado.
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 Celine Beck, OSB papers
- Author
- Mickey Smith; Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2024-12-02
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025-01-13: Adding a Related Materials Note
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