GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-8

Benedictine Sisters. St. Scholastica’s Monastery
216 West Highland Drive
Boerne, TX  78006

Phone: 830-816-8504 or 830-249-2645
Email: See website

 

Hours: By appointment only

Access: No restrictions 

Copying facilities: Yes  

 

History: Founded in Cuba, 1911, the Boerne Benedictine Sisters of Pontifical Jurisdiction self-identify with the post-nominal initials of “O.S.B.” They relocated to South Texas, 1918, and to Boerne, 1962, where they established St. Scholastica’s Monastery. One of their sisters administered the Eastern Navajo Landowners’ Rights Project (Navajo), Crownpoint, New Mexico, 1994-1995.  

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1993-1995  

Volume: 1 loose-leaf album

Description: Budget, correspondence, clippings, grant application, notes, and a newsletter (The Aisling, 1993-1995, 5 issues) from the Eastern Navajo Landowners’ Rights Project to defend the rights and implement sustainable land-use strategies among Navajo Indian landowners near Crownpoint, New Mexico; notable correspondents include the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters, Agoura Hills, California. 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.

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