Home Mission Sisters of America Records
Fonds
Identifier: ZEF
Scope and Content
Correspondence, mailings, reports, registers, and by-laws relating to the general history and activities of the Glenmary Sisters and the 1967 development in which many of the members of the order were given dispensation to form a lay organization.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1967.
Creator
- Home Mission Sisters of America (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Contractual restrictions may apply.
Background
Religious order of women established in 1941 to serve in rural communities particularly in Appalachia. Popularly called the Glenmary Sisters, they continue to serve in Kentucky, Georgia, and Missouri as the Home Mission Sisters of America, Inc., with headquarters in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Extent
1 linear inch.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Catherine Rumschlag
Subject
- Catholic Church -- Missions (Organization)
- Title
- Home Mission Sisters of America Records
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository