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Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Rehabilitation

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Saint Scholastica Academy Cañon City, Colorado, 1886-1960

 Item — Box OSBCHI-A-900.1: Series OSBCHI-A-901, Folder: 21
Identifier: OSBCHI-A-901.1.21
Scope and Contents

This brief history of St. Scholastica Academy in Cañon City, Colorado begins with the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago going to Breckenridge, Colorado to serve as teachers and nurses in a silver mining camp. It includes discussion of the move to Cañon City, persecution by white supremicists, and Colorado as a recovery site for Sisters affected by tuburculosis.

Dates: Event: 1886-1960