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SISTER MARIE THERESE ARCHAMBAULT, O.S.F., PAPERS 1937-2008, n.d.

Facsimile papers and a sound recording of a Sister of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity. Gift of Marie Therese Archambault and the Sacred Heart Province, Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Denver, Colorado, 2008. Processed by Mark G. Thiel, C.A.., 2008.

Biographical Note

Sister Marie Therese Archambault (1939-2007), O.S.F., lived her life as teacher, scholar, spiritual director, writer, and a Franciscan formation minister, all of which flowed from her family roots and Hunkpapa Lakota culture and her profound Christian faith and Franciscan call. At times she experienced intense inter-cultural and religious conflict and depression from the intolerance of some Church leaders towards Native American culture and beliefs. Nonetheless, the thrust of her ministry was to incorporate indigenous religious heritage and traditions into the Church's life and to help Native Americans integrate their Native and Catholic identities and spirituality. Born in 1939, she was named "Ida" and became the eldest of four children from a rural North Dakota family. She first earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree from Regis University in Denver, and then four Masters of the Arts degrees and a Licentiate from various institutions of higher education in Rome and around the world. Marie Therese died in 2007.

Scope and Content

Marie Therese Archambault, O.S.F., Papers Series 1, Auto/biographical Papers: The papers include several documents about her educational activities, a sound disc with an audio autobiography titled, Personal Story -- Sister Marie Therese Archambault, O.S.F., 1993, and a photograph dated ca. 1963. The sound recording is part of the "World Wisdom Series" of the Sisters and Associates of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Sacred Heart Province. Other Marquette collections include additional photographs of Marie Therese Archambault. 

Marie Therese Archambault, O.S.F., Papers Series 2, Correspondence: Primarily letters to/from Marie Therese and sisters of Sacred Heart Province, friends, and relatives. Besides Marie Therese, notable correspondents include Mary Carroll, O.S.F., Bishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (then Bishop of Rapid City, now Archbishop of Denver), and Sister Cecilia Linenbrink, O.S.F.

Marie Therese Archambault, O.S.F., Papers Series 3, Publication: A Literary Collection of the Sisters and Associates of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Sacred Heart Province, 2008, edited by Marie Therese with Antonia Anthony. Other Marquette collections include other publications by Marie Therese Archambault.