Box OSBCHI-C-100-1

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This series contains two sheets of paper pertaining to a vacation school in Elkhead, Colorado. All seven students were siblings who were taught in their family's home by Sisters during the summer of 1942 and 1943.

Scope and Contents This sub-series contains a document listing the Sisters who taught vacation schools in Erie, Colorado, along with which years they were present in the town. Unlike the lists in many other sub-series, this paper is a description of Sisters' living quarters during the summer of 1943 and 1944. Also included is an image of Sr. Vivian Ivantic, OSB; Sr. Jeanne Hegarty, OSB; and Marion Greely, St. Scholastica Church's caretaker, outside the parish during a 1989 archives trip to Colorado. A framed...

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Despite the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's 40-year presence in Florence, Colorado, this sub-series is relatively slim. Beyond a two-page list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in the town, the only other material included are two images of a statue of St. Benedict taken outside St. Benedict Church during a 1991 archive trip to Colorado.

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This sub-series is comprised of a single slip of paper listing 1938 as the only year the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago taught a vacation school in Fowler, Colorado. It is unknown which Sister or Sisters were stationed in the town.

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This sub-series lists Sr. Pancratia Yede, OSB, as the only Sister to teach a vacation school in Gilman, Colorado, although what year she was stationed there is unknown. Two images of the town are also included: the first is a squarte-format color print taken in 1982, and the second is a black-and-white image that appears older.

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This sub-series lists several missions of St. Stephen Church in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Sr. Mary Cornella, OSB, taught a vacation school in the town one summer, but the year is unknown. Also inclued is a portrait of a dozen pupils standing outside the parish alongside the priest.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who ran vacation schools in Gunnison, Colorado, for over 20 years. Also inlcuded is a picture of one group of pupils, although the year is unknown, and a map highlighting the town's location.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who taught in Holly, Colorado, during three summers in the 1930s. Several missions of St. Frances of Rome Church are also listed.

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This sub-series contains very little information about the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's time in Koen, Colorado. A vacation school was taught during the summer of 1936, but which Sister or Sisters were stationed there is unknown.

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This sub-series contains a slip of paper listing several Sisters who taught vacation schools in Lafayette, Colorado, during the 1940s and 1950s. Also included are a couple photographs from that period and a couple more from a 1989 archives trip to Colorado.