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Sister Martina Bisson, OSB papers

 Collection — Folder: OSBCHI-D-BISSMART-0
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-BISSMART

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a personal data sheet, various listings of ministry assigments, a death notice from 1989, and one photograph.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1934

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sister's papers are unrestricted. Sister's papers are only restricted for 50 years after her death.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Martina Bisson, OSB was born in 1891 in New Jersey. She entered the Benedictine Sisters in February 1910 and was finally professed in 1914. For approximately 23 years, Sister Martina taught primarily first and second grade students. She taught elementary school at St. Michael's in Delta, Colorado, St. Joseph's in Salida, Colorado, and St. Symphorosa's in Chicago. She was declared a "master teacher" by many because she was able to teach both reading and writing to any student no matter what challenges they possessed. In April, 1934 she requested a dispensation from her vows which was granted in August, 1934.

Extent

.1 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 Martina Bisson, OSB papers
Author
Mickey Smith
Date
2024-12-16
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