GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-8
Benedictine Sisters. St. Scholastica鈥檚 Monastery
216 West Highland Drive
Boerne, TX 78006
Phone: 830-816-8504 or 830-249-2645
Email: See website
Hours: By appointment only
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
History: Founded in Cuba, 1911, the Boerne Benedictine Sisters of Pontifical Jurisdiction self-identify with the post-nominal initials of 鈥淥.S.B.鈥� They relocated to South Texas, 1918, and to Boerne, 1962, where they established St. Scholastica鈥檚 Monastery. One of their sisters administered the Eastern Navajo Landowners鈥� Rights Project (Navajo), Crownpoint, New Mexico, 1994-1995.
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1993-1995
Volume: 1 loose-leaf album
Description: Budget, correspondence, clippings, grant application, notes, and a newsletter (The Aisling, 1993-1995, 5 issues) from the Eastern Navajo Landowners鈥� Rights Project to defend the rights and implement sustainable land-use strategies among Navajo Indian landowners near Crownpoint, New Mexico; notable correspondents include the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters, Agoura Hills, California.
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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