
Using the Collection

The archives function as a repository for material relevant to the Sisters of
Bon Secours in the United States, dating from 1881 to the present. The
collection contains materials on the founding, history mission, and growth of
the Congregation in the USA. Materials in our collection include:
-
A Century of Caring
1881 - 1981
-
History of the
Congregation of Bon Secours of Paris
- founding documents
- provincial administrative records and documents
- vow registers
- constitutions, prayer manuals
- published & unpublished histories
- provincial and general assemblies
- programs, publications
- records of provincial houses and convents
- formation, vocation
- Associates
- jubilees and anniversaries (sisters, provincial, and Generalate)
- records of the missions and apostolates throughout the United States and
Ecuador
- clipping files
- audio cassettes, slides, videos, photographs
- artifacts (habits, memorabilia, awards, etc.)
Some material has also been collected about Bon Secours convents in other
countries (France, Ireland, Great Britain, and Peru.)
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