GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 4: Outside United States
Quebec: QC-9
Soeurs grises de Montréal. Generalate
Soeur grises of Montreal. Generalate
Maison de Mère d’Youville
138 rue Sainte Pierre
Montréal, QC H2Y 2L7 Canada
Phone: 514-842-9411
Email: asscong@sgn.ca
History: St. Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais founded the Soeurs grises in Montreal, 1737, which self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “S.G.M.” They administered and taught at the following Catholic schools for Native Americans in the United States.
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1874 |
Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel and School (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), St. Michael, Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota |
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1886-1926 |
Government Indian School (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort Totten, Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota |
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1929-1971 |
Little Flower School, St. Michael (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans in the United States:
Inclusive dates: 1874-1960
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: 2 series with records.
/1 Chronicles
Inclusive dates: 1874-1960
Volume: At least 1 volume
Description: Fort Totten Reservation schools and the Soeurs grises.
/2 Correspondence
Inclusive dates: 1870s-unknown
Volume: At least 1 folder
Description: Correspondence in French and English to/ from Sister Clapin, S.G.N. [Soeurs grises of Montreal], regarding the Fort Totten schools and the Soeurs grises.
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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