GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Colorado: CO-12
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity. Sacred Heart Province. Archives
2851 West Fifty-Second Avenue
Denver, CO 80221
Phone: 303-458-6270
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: Founded in the Netherlands, 1855, the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “O.S.F.” They made their first North American foundation by 1886, organized as their North American Province, 1928, and subdivided into three North American provinces, 1939, with Holy Name (Stella Niagara, New York) for the eastern United States, Sacred Heart (Denver, Colorado) for the Midwest United States, and St. Francis (Redwood City, California) for the western United States. Since 1939, the sisters of the Sacred Heart Province staffed or assisted in the following missions, schools, and ministries among Native Americans in South Dakota.
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1939-1972 |
Red Cloud/ Holy Rosary School (Oglala), Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation |
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1939-1972 |
St. Francis Mission (Brulé), St. Francis, Rosebud Reservation |
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1972-2006 |
Red Cloud/ Holy Rosary Mission School (Oglala), Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; pastoral ministry |
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1972-2006 |
St. Francis Mission (Brulé), St. Francis, Rosebud Reservation; pastoral ministry |
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1995-1997 |
Our Lady of the Sioux Church (Oglala), Oglala, Pine Ridge Reservation; pastoral ministry |
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1981-2010s (closed) |
St. Francis Home, Manderson, Pine Ridge Reservation; administered by Sister Geraldine Clifford (Oglala), O.S.F. [Sister of St. Francis] |
Holdings of Catholic-related records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1888-1976 (Chronicles only)
Volume: .2 cubic foot (Chronicles only)
Description: These records were unprocessed when reviewed by a Marquette University archivist and no description was available. However, Marquette had previously microfilmed the house chronicles of the communities at Red Cloud Indian School/ Holy Rosary Mission and St. Francis Mission. These records are described as follows:
/1 House Chronicle/ Kronic, Holy Rosary Mission
Inclusive dates: 1888-1969
lume: 3 volumes and 1 reel of microfilm
Description: Life and activities of the sisters among the Oglala Indians at Holy Rosary Missions and the Pine Ridge Reservation; in German to 1930 with English translations.
/2 House Chronicle/ Kronic, St. Francis Mission
Inclusive dates: 1886-1976
Volume: 9 volumes and 1 reel of microfilm
Description: Life and activities of the sisters among the Brulé Indians at St. Francis Mission and the Rosebud Reservation; in German to 1930 with English translations.
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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