The independent series include materials collected by the Province related to the order's foundress, Mother Mary Katherine Kasper; the Chronicles of the Motherhouse and outlying convents; periodic reports from the Motherhouse / Ministry Center administrator, Catherine Kasper Home and Lindenwood Conference and Retreat Center; periodic financial, personnel and statistical reports sent to the Motherhouse by convents and individual sisters; and financial statements and auditors' reports for the Province, the Catherine Kasper Home, the hospitals, and the sponsored ministries, including the central health care corporations, Catherine Kasper Center and Ancilla College.