GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-66

Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
480 South Batavia Street
Orange, California 92868

Phone: 714-633-8121

 

History: Established 1912, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange self-identify with the post-nominal initials, 鈥淐.S.J.,鈥 and staffed the following Native American schools in Arizona:

1931-1936 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. John the Baptist School (e.g. Apache, Pima, Tohono O鈥檕dham), Laveen, Gila River Reservation

1930-1932 (closed)

Sacate Catholic Day School (Pima), Sacate

1930-1932 (closed)

Santa Cruz Catholic Day School (Pima), Santa Cruz

1930-1932 (closed)

Sacaton Flats Catholic Day School (Pima), Sacaton Flats, Gila River Reservation

1932-1936 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. Francis Catholic Day School (Maricopa), Ak-chin, Ak-chin Reservation

1932-1936 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. Peter Catholic Day School (Pima), Casa Blanca

1938-1940 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

San Xavier del Bac School (Pima, Tohono O鈥檕dham), Tucson, San Xavier Reservation

1938-1940 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

San Jose Village Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), San Jose Village, Gila River Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. Anthony Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Topawa, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. Aloysius Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Big Fields, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. Paschal Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Vamuri, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

Cold Fields Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Cold Fields, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

Tecolote Valley Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Tecolote Valley, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Cowlic, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity)

St. Joseph Mission School (Tohono O鈥檕dham), San Miguel, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 蜜桃影像 Archives.

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