GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Oregon: OR-13
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. United States-Ontario Province
P.O. Box 398
Marylhurst, OR 97036
Phone 503-675-7100
Email: info@snjmuson.org
The Holy Name Heritage Center of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. United States-Ontario Province, closed following the closure of Marylhurst University, 2018.
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “S.N.J.M.” They made their first U.S. foundation and established its Oregon Province, 1859, which merged with its United States-Ontario Province, 2006. Oregon Province sisters had staffed the following Native American missions and schools in Oregon and Washington.
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1864-1870s (no longer Native) |
St. Peter Church (Washo), The Dalles, Oregon |
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1874-1880 |
St. Michael the Archangel Mission and School (Grand Ronde), Grand Ronde, Grand Ronde Reservation, Oregon |
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1914-ca. 1920 |
Our Lady of Lourdes School (Spokan), Spokane Reservation, Washington |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1874-1880, undated
Volume: 2 volumes
Description: Records possible in at least 2 series.
/1 Chronicles
Inclusive dates: 1874-1880, undated
Volume: 2 volumes
Description: Grand Ronde House, which served St. Michael the Archangel Mission and School, Grand Ronde, Oregon
/2 Sisters’ files
Inclusive dates: Unknown (1870s?-1880s?)
Volume: Unknown
Description: Personal files of religious sisters who served at missions and schools serving Native Americans; include correspondence, photographs, publications, and ephemera pertaining to their personal and professional lives.
/3 Unprocessed and unidentified records
Inclusive dates: Unknown
Volume Unknown
Description: Unprocessed and unidentified records in 2006, which may pertain to Grand Ronde and/or other missions and schools serving Native Americans.
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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