Abstract The Dominican Nun Congregation Records document Dominican contemplative women's monasteries associated with the Province of St. Albert the Great and Dominican monasteries elsewhere in the United States, as well as proposed foundations involving Dominican nuns. The records span 1871–2019 and include materials relating to the administration, religious life, membership, publications, and activities of individual monasteries and their members. The collection includes correspondence, histories,...

Abstract The Dominican Sister Congregation Records document Dominican congregations of apostolic women religious in the United States, particularly congregations located within the territory of the Province of St. Albert the Great, as well as congregations elsewhere in the United States and abroad. The collection includes congregational histories, correspondence, photographs, vocation literature, commemorative materials, newsletters, membership records, customaries and directories, publications,...

Scope and Contents The Provincial Archive Records collection contains information relating to the Provincial Archives, archivist communication, and associated committees. The collection includes corresopndence and office records of archivists, most notably Bernard Walker, Timothy Sparks, and David Wright. Records also include material of the Library Committee, which was formed to review the collections and transfers of the libraries at the former priories of St. Thomas Aquinas in River Forest and St. Rose of...

Scope and Contents The Provincial Newsletter Collection documents internal communication within the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great from 1961 to 1999. Issued regularly for members of the Province, the newsletter served as a vehicle for sharing provincial news, community updates, administrative notices, obituaries, ministry reports, and reflections on religious life. It was intended for internal circulation and reflects the evolving priorities, concerns, and self-understanding of the Province over...