Room 304

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of VHS recordings of gatherings of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary, Newburgh, NY for the following purposes: General Chapters; Assemblies; speaker talks; special days and events; Joint Assemblies and Joint General Chapters with the Congregations of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River, MA and the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor (Ossining,  NY);  Council Connectors; Transition of Leadership; Board of Directors meetings; Bishop Daily's anointing of the...

Scope and Contents The painting is a full length portrait of Mother Augustine Neuhierl, the foundress of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary, Newburgh, NY.  She is seated in an ornate, wooden-backed chair.  Behind her is a wall on which there is a painting of a lake and  sky in the background with evegreen trees in the foreground.  To the figure's left is a red velvet, floor to ceiling drapery with gold fringe on the bottom.  The drapery is pulled back by gold tassels.