GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Kentucky: KY-6

Sisters of Loretto. Loretto Heritage Center
515 Nerinx Road
Nerinx, KY 40049

Phone: 270-865-5811, Extension 3151
Email: See website

 

Hours: See website

Access: Some restrictions may apply

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: The Sisters of Loretto were founded in the United States, 1812, and self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “S.L.” They staffed the following schools serving Native American students.

1847-1870 (closed)	Osage Manual Labor School for Indian Boys and Girls (Osage), Osage Mission, Kansas; in part, Mother Bridge Hayden (1814-1890), S.L., and the Sisters of Loretto (Nerinx, Kentucky) staffed the school
1887-1936 (closed)	Sisters of Loretto School (San Felipe, Tiwa), Bernalillo, New Mexico
1915-1942	St. Louis Girls Boarding School (Osage), Pawhuska, Osage Reservation, Oklahoma
1922-1942	Immaculate Conception Day School (Osage), Pawhuska, Osage Reservation, Oklahoma

 

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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