GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Wisconsin: WI-30
Mount Mary University. School Sisters of Notre Dame. North American Province. Archives
Bergstrom Hall, Rm. 86
2900 North Menominee River Parkway
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Phone: 414-930-3437
Email: mmu-archives@mtmary.edu
History: School Sisters of Notre Dame. North American Province Archives, founded 2017, comprises the archival holdings of eight former province archives, two of which contain records pertaining to Native Americans -- the Dallas Province and the Milwaukee Province.
Founded in Bavaria, 1833, the School Sisters of Notre Dame have self-identified with the post-nominal initials, S.S.N.D.鈥� They established their Milwaukee Province, 1850, their Dallas Province, 1961, and staffed and/or administered the following missions, parishes, and schools among Native Americans.
Milwaukee Province:
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1886-1986 |
Holy Childhood of Jesus School (Ottawa), Harbor Springs, Michigan |
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1891-1995 |
Our Lady of the Sioux Church (Lakota), Oglala, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota |
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Ca. 1980-unknown |
Hope Rural School (Maya), Indiantown, Florida |
Dallas Province:
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1972-1979 |
Sacred Heart Church (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Covered Wells, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation, Arizona |
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1976-1980 |
San Jose Mission (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Pisinemo, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation, Arizona |
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1979-1986 |
St. Lucy Mission (Pima), Gila Bend, Arizona |
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1980-1984 |
Santa Rosa Mission (Tohono O鈥檕dham), Santa Rosa, Tohono O鈥檕dham Reservation, Arizona |
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1981-present |
St. Francis Mission (Tohono O鈥檕dham, Pima), Ak-chin, Ak-chin Reservation, Arizona |
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1974-1974 |
Public Health Service Indian Hospital, Fort Defiance, Navajo Reservation, Arizona |
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1974-1976 |
Navajo Community College, Tsaile, Navajo Reservation, Arizona |
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1990-1992 |
Chinle, Chinle High School, Navajo Reservation, Arizona |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1886-ongoing
Volume: Several folders
Description:
/1 Milwaukee Province
Inclusive dates: 1886-ongoing
Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot
Description:
A. Convent chronicle, 1886-1996, possibly 2 folders, German with English translations, 1886-ca. 1918; English only thereafter
B. Holy Childhood Church, 150th Anniversary History, 1979?, 1 manuscript
C. 鈥淢ichigan Indian Ceremonial,鈥� 1951, 1 folder presumed
D. Clippings, dates unknown, volume unknown
E. Personnel files, dates unknown, volume unknown, includes Sister Onesma Josiah (Ottawa, unknown-1987)
/2 Dallas Province
Inclusive dates: 1972-ongoing
Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot
Description: Chronicles and clippings, re: pastoral ministry among the Pima and Tohono O鈥檕dham Indians, Arizona, 1972-present, and nursing education among Navajo Indian students, Chinle High School, Chinle, Arizona, 1990-1992.
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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