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Archives
Presentation
Archives house, collect, preserve, and make available the historical
records
of the first foundation of the Sisters of the Presentation in the United
States. The collection dates from 1854 when five sisters arrived in San
Francisco from Ireland. Although most of the records of the Sisters of
the Presentation in San Francisco, for the period from 1854 to 1906,
were
destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, there are some historical
materials and photographs, as well as secondary sources, which record
those early years. Historical materials are available for the years following
1906
to the present.
Presentation
Archives
2340 Turk Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94118-4340
Tel: 415-751-0406
Fax: 415-751-1932
Open: Monday - Friday, Appt. Required
Archives Staff
Archivist
Chris Doan, cdoan@pbvmsf.org
Holdings
Materials
housed in Presentation Archives relate to the life and ministry of the
sisters from 1854 to the present. The major record holdings include
the following:
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Foundation
and early history
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Government
and administration of the congregation
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Minutes of General Councils, Chapters, and various committees
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Records dealing with spirituality and formation
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Manuscripts
and personal papers of sisters
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Correspondence,
annals, reports
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Reports
of convents and schools
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Reports
of sponsored ministries
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Records
of sisters' ministries in education, pastoral work, social work, and
foreign missions
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Photographs spanning the 1890s to the present
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Other
visual resources include artifacts, film, video tapes, and slides
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Oral
histories, books, and ephemera
Restriction
Some
materials are confidential and access is restricted.
Research
Requests
If
you are conducting research and need assistance from the Sisters of the
Presentation Archives, please submit an e-mail to Chris
Doan at cdoan@pbvmsf.org with
the subject line "Research Request." Please be very specific
with your request and provide as much information as possible about your
research. Research will be provided according to available records and
in as timely a manner as possible.
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