Collection: Sister Mary Benet McKinney Papers

Scope and Content

Correspondence, clippings, and publications of Sister Mary Benet McKinney, including The New Sister (1969); correspondence, reports, minutes, and clippings from the School Study Commission, 1970-1971; minutes, correspondence, reports, and office files from the Urban Apostolate of the Sisters, 1963-1976; and subject files representing the activities and interests of Sister Mary Benet McKinney, OSB; also related photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1963-1978.

Creator

McKinney, Mary Benet (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Contractual restrictions may apply.

Background

Sister Mary Benet McKinney (baptismal name Patricia McKinney) was a Benedictine nun, educator, civil rights activist, founder of the Chicago Urban Apostolate of the Sisters, and chair of the Personnel Task Force of the Archdiocese of Chicago School Study Commission.