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St. Louis Catholic Archives Collective Presents:

Sisters as City Builders Archiving Global Histories in Local Perspectives

May 10, 2025 Père Marquette Gallery @ Saint Louis University

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Exhibit Launch

Join us for a lively FREE event geared towards a public audience. The lineup includes a presentation on conducting research in our local archives, a tour of the SCAC exhibits, a hands-on archives research lab for your own projects, and a scholar meet-and-greet reception. Sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council (funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities) and the Center for Research on Global Catholicism at Saint Louis University.

Event Schedule

10:00-10:30am

Introductions & Exhibit Tour

10:30-11:00am

Presentation by Dr. Élodie Giraudier

11:15-12:00pm

Research Lab

12:00-1:00pm

Scholar meet-and-greet Reception

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Research Lab Resources

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Consolidated Archives

Research Track:

- - St. Louis History
    - Download: State of Missouri memorial requesting land grant for deaf asylum (1839)
  - Catholic History
    - Download: Excerpts from “The Church at Work: A Pictorial review of the Growth and Development of one phase of Catholic Action in and around St. Louis”
  - Family History
    - Download: St. Joseph’s Chatter (school paper) 1950
  - Hidden History
    - Download: Modified habit surveys and scrapbook pages (1966)

St. Louis Visitation Archives

Research Track:

- - St. Louis History
    - Download:
  - Catholic History
    - Download:
  - Family History
    - Download:
  - Hidden History
    - Download:

Society of the Sacred Heart Archives

Research Track:

- - St. Louis History
    - Download:
      - Item #1: City House House Journal (1861)
      - Item #2: Transcription of City House journal (1861) – RSCJ in St. Louis During Civil War
  - Catholic History
    - Download:
  - Family History
    - Download:
      - Item #1: Historical context – Mullanphy Orphanage
      - Item #2: Mullanphy Orphan Asylum Permits
  - Hidden History
    - Download:
      - Item #1: Transcription of Letter of Liza Nebbitt “A Colored Child of the Sacred Heart”
      - Item #2: House Journal (1889) – January and June (French)
      - Item #3: Liza Nebbitt Photo

Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives

Research Track:

- - St. Louis History
    - Download: Daughters of Charity
  - Catholic History
    - Download: Missionaries of Charity
      - Item #1: Letter from Mother Teresa to Cardinal Carberry (1977)
      - Item #2: Missionaries of Charity_St. Louis Review article (2007)
      - Item #3: Transcription Mother Teresa Letter (1977)
  - Family History
    - Download: Maryknoll Sisters
      - Item #1: Barbara Mersinger Baptism_St Francis de Sales (1914)
      - Item #2: Sr Rose Victor (Barbara) Mersinger_St. Louis Review news clippings
  - Hidden History
    - Download: Discalced Carmelites
      - Item #1: Discalced Carmelites Open House_St. Louis Review article (1990)
      - Item #2: Discalced Carmelites Open House_photo (1990)

Saint Louis University Archives

Research Track:

- - St. Louis History
    - Download:
  - Catholic History
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  - Family History
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  - Hidden History
    - Download:

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