GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 4: Outside United States
Italy: IT-11

Ursulines. Generalate
Orsoline Unione Romana
Via Nomentana 236
00162 Roma, Italia

 

History: The Ursulines were founded in Italy, 1535, and self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “O.S.U.” They made their first foundation in the present-day United States in New Orleans, 1727. The Ursulines of the Roman Union, which were established 1900, and have administered the following provinces and Motherhouses, through which they have staffed schools and parishes serving Native Americans in the present-day United States. For more information, see the guide entries on the province and motherhouse archives.

1727-1761	Ursulines of New Orleans (Archives: New Orleans, Louisiana): Louisiana
1853-1972	Central Province (Archives: Crystal City, Missouri): Michigan
1884-present	Western Province (Archives: Santa Rosa, California): Alaska, Montana, South Dakota
1893-1890s	Québec Motherhouse (Archives: Quebec City, Quebec): Montana
1893-1890s	Trois-Rivières Motherhouse (Archives: Trois-Rivieres, Quebec): Montana

Independent Ursuline houses not affiliated with the Roman Union have administered the following Motherhouses, through which they have staffed schools and parishes serving Native Americans in the present-day United States. For more information, see the guide entries on the province and motherhouse archives.

1884-present	Ursulines of Toledo (Archives: Toledo, Ohio): Alaska, Montana, Ohio
1919-1990s	Ursulines Congregation of Paris, Mount St. Joseph Province (Archives: Maple Mount, Kentucky): New Mexico

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans in the United States: 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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