Box OSBCHI-C-100-1
Container
Contains 54 Results:
Rush to Colorado poem, 1959
Item — Box: OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 2c
Scope and Contents
This anonymous, handwritten poem was found with the Summer Vacation Schools materials. It extoles the beuaty and excitement of Colorado and encourages people to come experience it for themselves. It was written in 1959, the centennial of Colorado statehood. Many Sisters enjoyed traveling to Colorado by train and in the days before vacations, going out to teach summer school gave Sisters a change of scene and the chance to beautiful experience new places with welcoming families. Often the...
Dates:
1959
Alamosa, Colo., 1937 - 1991
Sub-Series — Box: OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
This sub-series is primarily comprised of lists of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Alamosa, Colorado. The Benedictine Sisters of Chicago had a large presence in the town, especially earlier in the 20th century. A pamphlet about the history of the Sacred Heart Church, a copy of some pages from "Our Community," and an Archives Newsletter are also included.
Dates:
1937 - 1991
Crested Butte, Colo., 1937 - 1992
Sub-Series — Box: OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains a sheet of oral history stories from the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's time in Crested Butte, Colorado. Originally St. Patrick Church, Sisters would later run vacation schools out of Queen of All Saints. The latter's architecture was beautiful enough to warrent a story in the Southern Colorado Register, which is also included. A photograph of two Sisters, a priest, and several children are believed to be from Crested Butte's 1937 session. Some undated, square...
Dates:
1937 - 1992
Minturn, Colo., 1952 - 2007
Sub-Series — Box: OSBCHI-C-100-1, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains many photos and several news clippings relating to vacation schools the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago taught in Minturn, Colorado, from the late 1930s to late 1970s. Most material was produced during the 1950s.
Dates:
1952 - 2007