Box OSBCHI-D-MCCABARB-1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

Scope and Contents Catechism of Chrisitian Docterine for First Communicants, 1932 Diploma from St. Anthony of Padua School in Chicago, Illinois, 1953 Diploma from Maria High School in Chicago, Illinois, 1957 Program, photograph, invitation from Maria High School graduation Diploma from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, 1961 Invitation, honors convocation program, commencement program, newsclipping from Mount St. Scholastica College graduation diploma from Northwestern University in Evanston,...

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Sister Barbara McCarry contributed these transcripts of her academic work at Mount St. Scholastica College and at the College of St. Benedict-St. John's University.

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This small collection includes correspondence by, to, and about Sister Barbara McCarry when she was principal at Queen of All Saints Basilica School.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

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This sub-series contains 2 programs. St. Richard's Episcopal Church, Good Friday service 1982 at which Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB gave the sermon. The Chicago Center for Peace Studies, Celebrate Peace concert and awards in which Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB is acknowledged.

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The bulk of this sub-series, created by Sister Barbara mcCarry, OSB is letters and cards of thanks and congratulations that she received when she retired as principal of Queen of All Saints Basilica School. She had taught at the school 1965-1967, 1977-1978, and led as principal for sixteen years, 1977-1993. It also includes her letter of resignation, and several items like invitations, newsclippings, city counsel resolution.

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This series contains materials from Sister Barbara McCarry's work as an administrator at the Chicago Public Schools, expecially welcoming teachers from Japan and two multicultural calendars she helped create for 1989-1999 and 1999-2000. There is also contains publications describing Renaissance 2010, a program to enhance charter schools.