Dominican Sisters of Fall River personal papers

Record Group

Identifier: 02-F0003

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the membership records and personal papers of each Dominican Sister of Fall River who was deceased when the congregation voluntarily dissolved in July 1995.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found in 1891-1995
Other: Date acquired: 05/31/2017

Creator

Dominican Sisters of Fall River (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the personal records and papers of each sister, except for selected materials that are open for research, is restricted until 60 years after her death. Some records and papers of individual sisters may be permanently restricted.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River was founded in 1891 and voluntarily dissolved in 1995. That year, the Fall River sisters joined with the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, New York and the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor, Ossining, NY, to form the new Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Ossining, NY, on July 22, 1995.

Note written by Mary Anne Lenk, Archivist

Extent

1.00 collection

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged in numbered series which are in alphabetical order by the last name of each sister.

Source of Acquisition

In archives

Accruals and Additions

No future accruals are expected.

Other Descriptive Information

The Fall River archive was officially closed when the congregation dissolved in 1995. Beginning on 2017 November 28, the archives staff, per instructions from the Leadership Council, disconintued entering records and papers of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River into the Archon online content management system. The Council instructed the archives staff that the hard copy finding aids prepared by the previous Fall River archivist(s), until the congregation's dissolution, would continue to serve as the means of discovery for the contents of the archive.

Processing Information

Records and papers of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River were found in filing cabinets in archives. It was not apparent whether they previously had been processed as part of a particular collection in the Fall River archive. Archives staff processed the collection in 2017 according to the method herein and entered it into the Archon online collection management system.