Religious sisters of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family (S.S.F.)* of New Orleans at St. Martin’s Church, St. Martinville, Louisiana: Henriette Delille, a free woman of African descent, founded the Sisters of the Holy Family in New Orleans in 1842 to serve the poor, primarily by educating youth and caring for the …
BVMs* in skyscraper elevator bay. *BVM = Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Art class outdoors at Marymount College: In 1923, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary first established an all-girls school in Los Angeles. Marymount School moved to a new campus on Sunset Boulevard in Westwood and opened a two-year junior college in 1933. In 1948 the school became Marymount College of Los Angeles and …
Sisters at Loyola Summer School: Loyola University of Los Angeles.
College Centennial Exhibit of Ursuline Artists.
BVM* and two students: BVM and two students outside Skyscraper. *BVM = Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sister Mary Lola (?) Welcomes Delegates: Sister Mary meets with delegates. Placards read “Chicago adopts a new law: equal rights guaranteed to all in hospitals.”
Nun with cross profession holy card: A small gelatin silver print of a habited nun kneeling before the cross. The cross is surrounded by clouds and light, and is adorned with a reed branch, a crown of thorns, a spear, and an eucharistic chalice. An angel is placing a crown of stars on the nun’s …
San Francisco College for Women (Lone Mountain): Aerial View: This postcard presents an aerial view of the San Francisco College for Women (also known as Lone Mountain College) probably taken soon after its completion in the mid-1930s. Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill RSCJ played a prominent role in the founding of the college and was closely …
San Francisco College for Women (Lone Mountain): Rare Book Room: This postcard pictures an interior view of the College library’s rare book room. Excerpt from the message: “This gives a good idea of the cases Reverend Mother designed and had made for housing our rare manuscripts. We have six of them. The carved wood doors …