GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-116

Sisters of the Society devoted to the Sacred Heart
Santa Inés Mission
1760 Mission Drive
P.O. Box 408
Solvang, California 93464

Phone 805-688-4815
Email: office@missionsantaines.org

 

History: The Sisters of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart were founded in Hungary, 1940, and self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “S.D.S.H.” They made their first U.S. foundation, California, 1956.

1988-2000	Sister Lucia Tu, S.D.S.H., directed the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Ethnic Ministries, which included ministry to Native Americans in the Archdiocese with involvement in the Tekakwitha Conference
2000s-present	Sisters of the Society devoted to the Sacred Heart have served Santa Inés Mission (Chumush), Solvang, with religious education

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1990s-ongoing

Volume: At least .1 cubic foot

Description: Urban Native American Catholics: City of Angels Kateri Circle by Sister Lucia Tu, S.D.S.H., 1998 and a photo album of related activities, ca. 1990s. Subsequent holdings are 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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