GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Pennsylvania: PA-1
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Our Lady of Angels Convent
609 South Convent Road
Aston, PA 19014
Phone: 610-459-4125
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: Founded in Philadelphia, 1855, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “O.S.F.” and staffed the following Native American schools:
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1887-1949 |
St. Louis Girls Boarding School (Osage), Pawhuska, Oklahoma; destroyed by fire, 1889, and reopened the same year |
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1888-1970s (transferred to community corporation) |
St. Ann School (Umatilla), Umatilla Reservation, Pendleton, Oregon |
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1888-1948 |
St. Elizabeth Boarding School (Chickasaw, Choctaw), Purcell, Oklahoma |
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1888-1907 |
St. John School (Osage), Gray Horse, Osage Reservation, Oklahoma |
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1892-1964 (closed) |
St. Patrick Mission School (Kiowa, Comanche, Caddo, Apache), Anadarko, Oklahoma |
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1892-1975 (transferred to St. Stephens Indian Education Association) |
St. Stephen’s Mission School (Arapaho, Shoshoni), St. Stephens, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming |
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1899-ca. 1940 (no longer Native) |
St. Joseph School (Chickasaw), Chickasha, Oklahoma |
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1901-1948 |
St. Elizabeth Day School (Chickasaw, Choctaw), Purcell, Oklahoma |
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1901-1913 |
St. Louis Day School (Osage), Pawhuska, Osage Reservation, Oklahoma |
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1989-present |
St. Stephen’s Mission (Arapaho, Shoshoni), St. Stephens, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown.
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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