GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Michigan: MI-1
Adrian Dominican Sisters. Archives
1257 East Siena Heights Drive
Adrian, MI 49221
Phone: 517-266-3400
Email: archives@adriandominicans.org
Hours: See website
Access: Some restrictions apply
Copying Facilities: Yes
History: Founded, 1892, the Adrian Dominican Sisters, the Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary, merged with the Edmonds Congregation of the Holy Cross, Edmonds, Washington, 2003. The Adrian and Edmonds Dominican Sisters self-identified with the post-nominal initials, O.P.” and have ministered to Native Americans at the following missions and parishes in Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, and South Carolina.
Adrian Dominican Sisters:
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1939-present |
St. Joseph Church (Navajo), Winslow, Arizona |
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1944-present |
St. Mary Church (Hualapai), Kingman, Arizona |
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1966-present |
Nativity Church (Navajo), Flagstaff, Arizona |
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1979-1982 |
St. Kateri Mission (Potawatomi), Harris, Michigan |
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1979-present |
Immaculate Conception Church (Ojibwa), Watersmeet, Michigan |
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1970s-present |
St. Cyprian Church (Cataba, Editso, Natchez), Georgetown, South Carolina |
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1970s-present |
St. John the Beloved Church (Editso, Kusso, Natchez), Sommerville, South Carolina |
Edmonds Dominican Sisters:
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1989-1991 |
St. Theresa Church (Dena’ina), Nenana, Alaska |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1937-ongoing
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: 2 series with records:
/1 “Annals and Correspondence”
Inclusive dates: 1937-present
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: Arranged alphabetically by state and there under by location of parish or convent:
A. Alaska, Nenana, St. Theresa Church, 1989-1991, unknown
B. Arizona, Flagstaff, Nativity Convent, 1965-ongoing, 2 folders:
1. Annals, 1966-present, 1 folder
2. Correspondence, 1965-present, 1 folder
C. Arizona, Kingman, St. Mary Church, 1940-onoing, 2 folders:
1. Annals, 1944-present, 1 folder
2. Correspondence, 1940-1970, 1 folder
D. Arizona, Winslow, St. Joseph Church, 1937-ongoing, 2 folders:
1. Annals, 1939-present, 1 folder
2. Correspondence, 1937-1979, 1 folder
E. Michigan, Harris, St. Kateri Mission, unknown
F. Michigan, Watersmeet, Immaculate Conception Church, unknown
G. South Carolina, Georgetown, St. Cyprian Church, 1970s-ongoing, unknown
H. South Carolina, Sommerville, St. John the Beloved Church, 1970s-ongoing, unknown
/2 “Sisters’ Files”
Inclusive dates: 1937-ongoing
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: Correspondence between the mother superior of the Motherhouse and the sisters serving as superiors at the missions; files are divided into living and deceased sisters and arranged alphabetically by surname there under. Files of Edmonds Dominican Sisters 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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