GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Kentucky: KY-5
Ursulines. Congregation of Paris. Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse
8001 Cummings Road
Maple Mount, KY 42356
Phone: 270-229-4103
Email: info.msj@maplemount.org
History: The Ursuline Sisters, Congregation of Paris, were founded in Italy, 1535, made their first U.S. foundation in New Orleans, 1727, and self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “O.S.U.” The motherhouse of Mount St. Joseph administered the following schools in New Mexico, which served some Native American (Navajo) students:
1919-1990s |
Sacred Heart School (Navajo, in part), Farmington |
1919-1950s |
Waterflow School and Academy (Navajo, in part), Waterflow |
1919-1960 (closed) |
St. Rose School (Navajo, in part), Blanco |
1960-1994 |
St. Joseph Mission School (Acoma, Laguna, Keresan, Navajo, Mestizos), San Fidel |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown.
Unless noted otherwise, the repository named above holds (or held) the records described and not the Marquette University Archives. However, Marquette’s holdings, e.g. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, include related records about these Native and Catholic groups and places.
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