Directory of Catholic Archives & Collections of Western Pennsylvania
Originally prepared by the Western Pennsylvania Catholic Archives Consortium (WPCAC) in 2024.
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About the Directory
This is the Directory of Catholic Archives & Collections of Western Pennsylvania. WPCAC goal is to provide a comprehensive directory of historical collections, papers, artifacts, and oral histories that deal with the history of the Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania. WPCAC seeks to provide researchers the location of these archives, including those that have left the region (e.g., the Sisters of Mercy archives). The initial survey for the directory focused on archives of dioceses, women religious congregations, men religious congregations, universities (no limited to Catholic), and historical societies.
The Directory of Catholic Archives & Collections of Western Pennsylvania is arranged alphabetically.
Benedictine Sisters of Erie
6101 East Lake Road
Erie, PA 16511
Contact:
Sister Theresa Zoky, OSB, Archivist
814-454-4846
tzoky@eriebenedictines.org
Holdings:
The archives contains records of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie. Other holdings are the records of the merger of Holy Family Priory, Benet Lake, Wisconsin.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Clarion County, Erie County, Mercer County, Venango County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: German
Published histories:
Morkin, Sister Mary Louis and Sister Mary Theophane Seigel. Wind in the Wheat: A Century of Prayer and Work in Erie, the Sisters of Saint Benedict, 1856-1956. Erie: McCarty Print Company, 1956.
Campbell, Stephanie. Vision of Change, Voices of Challenge: The History of Renewal in the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, 1958-1990. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corp, 2001.
Chittister, Sister Joan Chittister. The Way We Were: A Story of Conversion and Renewal. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2005.
Digital Resources:
Joan Chittister Archives: https://eriebenedictines.org/good-work/joan-chittister-archives.html
Updated April 24, 2024
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
3526 Bakerstown Road
Bakerstown, PA 15007
Contact:
Sister Judith Ann Criner, OSB, Archivist
724-766-2169
jcrinerosb@gmail.com
Holdings: The archives contains records of the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh. Included parish booklets, magazines, and jubilee books.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Cambria County, Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: German
Published histories:
Tamburri, Elizabeth E. The Daughters of Adelgunda: The Lives and Times of the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2023.
Digital Resources:
“The Archives,” Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwVA-lPacwM
Updated April 24, 2024
Capuchin Province of St. Augustine
220 37th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15210
Contact:
Father John Petrikovic, OFM Cap., Archivist
412-682-6011, ext. 129
jp@capuchin.com
Holdings: The archives includes chronicles from 1873, publications of the province, personal records of professed friars, and memorabilia.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Cambria County, Lawrence County, Somerset County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: German
Published histories:
Capuchins Province of Saint Augustine. The Early Years of the Province (1873-1907). Pittsburgh: Province of St. Augustine, 1973.
Updated April 29, 2024
Carlow University
3333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact:
Alyson Koenig, Archivist
412-578-6142
ankoenig@carlow.edu
Holdings:
The Carlow University Archives are comprised of materials related to the history of Carlow University, from its roots as Our Lady of Mercy Academy through the founding of Mount Mercy College in 1929 to its existence today as Carlow University.
The Carlow University Archives were held in storage from 2014 to 2021. Library staff are working to restore the archives to their full potential, starting with unboxing and arranging the contents of the collection and creating a high-level inventory. The archives are currently inaccessible until further notice.
Collections pertaining to the Sisters of Mercy are retained by the congregation and housed in Belmont, North Carolina. See: https://sistersofmercy.org/about-us/mercy-archives/
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: Irish
Published histories:
Busin, Nicola C. “Carlow College 1929-1990: Tradition and Change at a Catholic Women’s College.” PhD diss., University of Pittsburgh, 1996.
Busin, Nicola C. “Carlow University, 1929-2020: Mother House and Academy: A Continuing Mission and Curriculum.” Unpublished manuscript, 2020.
Rizzi, Michael T. “Carlow University’s Catholic, Mercy Mission and Identity: Faculty, Staff, and Student Perceptions.” PhD diss., University of Pittsburgh, 2017.
Digital Resources:
“Archives and Special Collections,” Grace Library/Carlow University. https://ctrl.carlow.edu/archives/collections
Updated April 24, 2024
Sisters of Divine Providence, Marie de la Roche Province
9000 Babcock Blvd.
Allison Park, PA 15101
Contact:
Sister Mary Jane Beatty, Archivist
412-445-5464
archives@cdpsisters.org
Holdings:
The archives holds materials for the Marie de la Province as well as the two former provinces of Kingston, MA and St. Louis, MO.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: German
Digital Resources:
The collection is being actively digitized with goals to make these records available publicly.
Updated April 24, 2024
Diocese of Erie
429 East Grandview Blvd.
Erie, PA 16514
Contact:
Father Justin P. Pino
814-824-1138
jppino@eriercd.org
Holdings:
The archive first was first begun in the 1920s by the then-chancellor of the diocese. The collections have grown in the past century and were relocated from the episcopal residence to Gannon University and finally to the Diocesan Administration complex in the early 1990s.
The Diocesan Archives is responsible for preserving the historical patrimony of the diocese. The Archives preserves diocesan (but not parish) records. Among the duties of the archivist is the proper care of liturgical items, such as chalices, ciboria, etc., which are no longer in use.
The Diocese also holds some records of parishes and schools within the Diocese of Erie.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Cameron County, Clarion County, Clearfield County, Crawford County, Elk County, Erie County, Forest County, Jefferson County, McKean County, Mercer County, Potter County, Venango County, Warren County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Published histories:
Barcio, Robert G. A Cathedral in the Wilderness. Erie: Diocese of Erie, 1991.
Barcio, Robert G. “That You Love One Another:” The Life and Times of Archbishop John Mark Gannon. Erie: Diocese of Erie, 1996.
Barcio, Robert G. Shepherds and Sheep: A History of the Diocese of Erie. Erie: Meridian Creative Group, 2002.
Barcio, Robert G. and James Kelvington. Pictorial History of the Diocese of Erie, 1853-2003. Strasbourg: Editions du Signe, 2003.
Digital Resources:
https://www.eriercd.org/bishop/chanceryarchives.html
Diocesan Newspapers Lake Shore Visitor fully digitized on newspapers.com: https://www.newspapers.com/paper/lake-shorevisitor/34020/
Updated April 24, 2024
Diocese of Greensburg
723 E. Pittsburgh Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
Contact:
Monsignor James Gaston, Archivist
724-552-2505
archives@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Holdings:
The Diocese of Greensburg Archives collects and preserves the historic and executive records and artifacts of the four-county diocese which was established in 1951. The collections of the archives include the personal and public papers of the previous diocesan bishops, parish histories, historical photographs, records of diocesan offices, and a variety of historic media on various multimedia formats.
The overall mission and purpose of the Archives is to collect, preserve, and make available those historic documents and artifacts that compose the historic Catholic patrimony. It’s the determination of the archives staff to fuel the future endeavors of the diocese with the record of its past achievements and undertakings.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Armstrong County, Fayette County, Indiana County, Westmoreland County
Digital Resources:
“Diocesan Archives,” Diocese of Greensburg, https://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/who-we-are/diocesan-archives/
Updated April 24, 2024
Diocese of Greensburg, Diocesan Heritage Center
2900 Seminary Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Contact:
Jerry Bertig, Director
724-837-0901, ext. 2021
jbertig@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Holdings:
The Diocesan Heritage Center, blessed May 13, 2014, by Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt, the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, is a public location that houses artifacts, pictures, and documents from the history of the diocese and all of its parishes.
Its mission is “to collect, preserve, and assemble the cultural and archival patrimony of the Diocese.”
The heritage center holds religious and liturgical items beyond the scope of the diocese, including objects from Pope St. John Paul II.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Armstrong County, Fayette County, Indiana County, Westmoreland County
Digital Resources:
https://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/heritage-center/
Updated April 24, 2024
Diocese of Pittsburgh
1050 Logue Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Contact:
Dennis P. Wodzinski
412-456-3158
dwodzinski@diopitt.org
Holdings:
The purpose of the Archives and Records Center is to establish an archival and records management program for central diocesan administration, parishes, schools and all other diocesan-related institutions and organizations. We collect, maintain and preserve the records of organizations and institutions engaged in the work of the Catholic Church in the six Southwestern Pennsylvania counties (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, Washington) included in the diocese. We make this information available to diocesan officials, the Catholic community, historians and other researchers.
The Archives and Records Center also assists parishes, schools and diocesan offices in managing their records. We prepare records retention schedules and offer advice as to how offices can better control and manage their records.
We operate an outreach program to make the larger community of Southwestern Pennsylvania aware of the rich historical heritage of the Church of Pittsburgh. This is done through presentations to groups, exhibits and other programs.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh also holds records produced by lay Catholic organizations, in addition to parish, school, and administrative collections.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Greene County, Indiana County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Published histories:
Glenn, Francis A. Shepherds of the Faith 1843–1993: A Brief History of the Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1993.
Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Catholic Pittsburgh’s One Hundred Years. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1943.
Digital Resources:
https://diopitt.org/archives
Updated April 24, 2024
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Contact:
Thomas White
412-396-4870
whitet@duq.edu
Holdings:
The Duquesne University Archive holds the records of the University and affiliate programs, plus special collections. Special collections include the Musmanno Collection, the Clarke Collection, the Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Records, along with the papers of Cardinal John Wright, Rabbi Herman Hailperin, Cyril Wecht, among others.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Published histories:
Clees, William J. “Duquesne University: Its Years of Struggle, Sacrifice, and Service.” PhD diss., 1970.
Danner, F.A. Side-Lights on the Early History of Duquesne University. Publisher not identified, 1933-1936.
Rishel, Joseph F. and Paul Demillo. The Spirit That Gives Life: The History of Duquesne University, 1878-1996. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1997.
Snyder, James L. Duquesne University, 1878-1953. Publisher not identified, 1953.
White, Thomas, and David W. Pentico. A Higher Perspective: 100 Years of Business Education at Duquesne University. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, 2013.
Woodside, Robert V. One Hundred Years of Excellence, 1911-2011: The Centennial History of Duquesne University School of Law. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University, 2011.
Digital Resources:
“Duquesne University Archives and Special Collections.” https://guides.library.duq.edu/archives
“The Historical Duquesne Duke Collection.” https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/duke
Updated April 24, 2024
Felician Sisters of North America
36700 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150
Contact:
Sister Grace Marie Del Priore
olharchives@feliciansisters.org
Holdings:
The Felician Sisters’ archive in Livonia, Michigan, holds records related to the sisters’ provinces in Coraopolis and Beaver Falls, as well as ministries such as McGuire Memorial Home, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, and others.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Beaver County
Time periods represented in collection: 1900s to present
Published histories:
Felician Sisters. Magnificat: A Centennial Record of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Felix (the Felician Sisters) 1855. November 1955.
Kadyszewski, Sister Mary Jane, CSSF. One of the Family: History of the Felician Sisters, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Province, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 1920-1977. Pittsburgh: Wolfson Publishing Co., Inc, 1982.
Zakrzewski, Sister Mary Theophane, CSSF. “An Historical Study of the Congregation of the Felician Sisters in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. MA thesis, Duquesne University, 1954.
Digital Resources:
“Heritage Center and Archives.” https://www.feliciansistersna.org/about/heritage-center-archives/
Updated April 29, 2024
Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular, Province of the Most Sacred Heart
Loretto, PA 15940
Contact:
Zach Doll
814-243-4584
zdoll@franciscanstor.org
Holdings:
Information pertaining to the Third Order Regular and the institutions in which the Order has been involved including Saint Francis University and the town of Loretto, PA. Further, we have materials related to Prince Gallitzin and the Diocese of Altoona- Johnstown.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Blair County, Cambria County
Digital Resources:
Doll, Zach. “The Father Bonaventure T. Kiley, T.O.R. Archives for the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular Province of the Most Sacred Heart.” Gathered Fragments 32 (2022). https://dsc.duq.edu/gf/vol32/iss1/41/
“Preserving the Franciscan Tradition: The Third Order Regular Archives in Loretto, PA.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjAerZ4zs1A
Updated April 24, 2024
Gannon University
Nash Library & Student Learning Commons
109 University Square
Pittsburgh, PA 16541
Contact:
Lori A. Grossholz
814-871-7555
Grossholz001@gannon.edu
Holdings:
The University Archives strives to preserve materials that document the University’s history and development and the activities and achievements of its administrators, staff, faculty, students, alumni, and benefactors.
Gannon University also holds yearbooks from some area schools and publications in the Diocese of Erie.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Erie County
Time periods represented in collection: 1900s to present
Published histories:
Barcio, Robert. The Story of Gannon University: Education on the Square. Erie: Gannon University, 1985.
Barcio, Robert G. “That You Love One Another:” The Life and Times of Archbishop John Mark Gannon. Erie: Diocese of Erie, 1996.
Czarnecki, Greg. Gannon University: The Campus History Series. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2019.
Digital Resources:
“Gannon University Archives.” https://library.gannon.edu/archives
“Gannon University Newspapers.” https://gannon.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15946coll1
Updated April 24, 2024
Heinz History Center, Detre Library & Archives
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Contact:
Matthew Strauss
412-454-6364
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
Holdings:
The History Center’s Detre Library & Archives preserves a multitude of records pertaning Catholicism in Western Pennsylvania. These primarily consist of collections deriving from Catholic clergy, families, educators, organizations, fraternal organizations, as well as women religious. The Detre Library & Archives also preserves a small array of collections related to Catholic parishes.
A strength of the collection are oral history interviews recorded with Catholic Italian Americans, from clergy to laypeople. Also of note are the Astorino Records on the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, which document the work of Louis D. Astorino, the first American architect to design a building in the Vatican. Prominent priests such as Father Thomas F. Coakley and Father James Cox are also represented in the History Center’s collection. The Detre Library & Archives also has significant holdings documenting Catholic families from a variety of ethnic groups, including Irish, Czechoslovak, Polish, Italian, Slovak,
Lithuanian, Slovenian, Greek, Ukrainian, and Croatian.
The organization’s holdings also include records pertaining to the work of religious orders such as the Passionists, the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, and the Sisters of St. Francis. Also included are collections pertaining to other Catholic entities such as the Catholic Daughters of America, St. Joseph’s Military Academy, Vincentian Academy, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, and St. Francis School of Nursing..
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Cambria County, Erie County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Digital Resources:
Click here to see a full list of the Heinz History Center’s Catholic-related library holdings and digitized content.
Updated April 24, 2024
Ladies of Bethany
Contact:
Kathleen Washy, Archivist
724-869-6523
kwashy@stjoseph-baden.org
Holdings:
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Archives holds 1.25 linear feet of records from the Ladies of Bethany. Some of the records are in Dutch. Also included in the collection are photographs. There are also archival records at the Ladies of Bethany in the Netherlands.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Butler County
Time periods represented in collection: 1900s to 2000s
Ethnic origins: Dutch
See also: Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden
Published histories:
Washy, Kathleen M. “The Lady, The Vineyard, The Heights,” Allegheny City Society Reporter Dispatch 77 (Spring 2019). https://alleghenycity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Reporter_77.pdf
Updated April 24, 2024
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
101 Community College Way
Johnstown, PA 15904
Contact:
Barbara Zaborowski
814-262-6425
bzabor@pennhighlands.edu
Holdings:
The Cambria City Churches collection of the Cambria Memory Project, hosted by Penn Highlands Community College, has a digitized collection of materials dedicated to five former churches in Cambria City. Physical holdings are also held by the college.
Churches include: St. Columba (Irish), St. Rochus (Croation), St. Stephen (Slovak), Immaculate Conception (German), and Ss. Casimir and Emerich (Polish & Hungarian).
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Cambria County
Time periods represented in collection: 1900-1999
Ethnic origins: Irish, German, Croatian, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian
Published histories:
Zaborowski, Barbara. Last Rites: Preserving the History of the Catholic Churches in Cambria City. (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 2010)
Digital Resources:
“Cambria City Churches.” https://cambriamemory.org/cambria-city-churches/
Updated April 24, 2024
Seton Hill University
1 Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Contact:
Casey Bowser
724-830-1155
cbowser@setonhill.edu
Holdings:
The Mission of the Seton Hill University Archives is to collect, preserve, and make available institutional records of enduring value. The Archives serves as the institutional repository of Seton Hill University.
The University also holds records related to St. Joseph Academy, St. Mary’s School for Boys, the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, the National Education Center for Women in Business, etc.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: Irish & German
See also: Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Digital Resources:
“Seton Hill University Archives.” https://sites.google.com/setonhill.edu/archives/home
Malley, Bridget. “The Archives of Seton Hill University.” Gathered Fragments 28 (2018). https://dsc.duq.edu/gf/vol28/iss1/14/
Updated April 24, 2024
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
129 DePaul Center Road
Greensburg, PA 15601
Contact:
Casey Bowser
724-853-7948
cbowser@scsh.org
Holdings:
The Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill has as its mission the documentation of the history and charism of the congregation in relation to: Founders and Patrons, Membership, Community Life,
Governance/Administration, Temporalities, and Apostolic Ministries.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County, Bedford County, Butler County, Cambria County, Erie County, Fayette County, Indiana County, Somerset County, Washington County, Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1700s to present
Ethnic origins: Irish & German
See also: Seton Hill University
Published histories:
Augustine, Joan and Mary Electa Boyle. The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Volume 2, 1945-2002. Greensburg: Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, 2005.
Bowser, Casey and Louise Grundish. Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2019.
Boyle, Mary Electa. Mother Seton’s Sisters of Charity in Western Pennsylvania. Greensburg: Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, 1946.
Digital Resources:
“Collections of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Archives.” https://www.scsharchives.com/
“Sisters of Charity Federation Digital Archives.” https://scfederationarchives.org/
Grundish, Louise. “Spotlight on Archives: The Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.” Gathered Fragments 23 (2013). https://dsc.duq.edu/gf/vol23/iss1/10/
Updated April 24, 2024
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
310 N. River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Contact:
Sister Rebecca Sullivan
rsullivan@nazarethcsfn.org
412-818-0239
Holdings:
The archives of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth contain the documents related to the history from the time of our arrival in the Pittsburgh region in 1895 to the present day. Besides the history we have information about the governance and personal records of our sisters who served in this area, with a small collection of artifacts and numerous photographs of events, (most are not identified). We have a very limited amount of information on the parish we served at.
The collection is currently housed in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Blair County, Erie County, Washington County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: Polish
Updated April 24, 2024
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden
1020 W. State Street
Baden, PA 15005
Contact:
Kathleen Washy, Archivist
724-869-6523
kwashy@stjoseph-baden.org
Holdings:
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Archives contains material on the sisters’ teaching, healthcare, social service, foreign mission, and justice ministries from their founding in 1869 to the present. Records of
sponsored ministries include Mount Gallitzin Academy (1869-2009). Records of missionary experiences include in China (1926‐1948), Brazil (1967‐1994), Liberia (1979-1986), and Jamaica (1993-2002). Archival
holdings consist of records, audio‐visual material, and artifacts. Approximately 400 linear feet.
The congregation also holds some records of the Ladies of Bethany and Villa St. Joseph.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County, Bedford County, Butler County, Cambria County, Erie County, Fayette County, Indiana County, Lawrence County, Somerset County, Washington County, Westmoreland County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: Irish
Published histories:
Washy, Kathleen. “A Nineteenth-Century Boy Goes to School: Willie Schmidt, the Sisters of St. Joseph, and Mt. Gallitzin,” Gathered Fragments 19 (2019). https://dsc.duq.edu/gf/vol29/iss1/8/
Whaley, Sister M. Adele, S.S.J. Salute to the Pioneers: Pages in the Early History of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, Pennsylvania. Baden: Sisters of St. Joseph, 1952.
Inclusion in:
Dolan, Jay P, R. Scott Appleby, Patricia Byrne, Debra Campbell. Transforming Parish Ministry: The Changing Roles of Catholic Clergy, Laity, and Women Religious. New York: Crossroad, 1989.
McGlone, Mary M. Anything of Which a Woman Is Capable: A History of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States Volume 1/ Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 2017.
McGlone, Mary M. Called Forth by the Dear Neighbor: A History of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States Volume 2. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 2021.
Digital Resources:
“Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection, 1979-1983, 1990.” https://historicpittsburgh.org/collection/csjbaden-oral-historycollection
Washy, Kathleen M. “Archives of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden.” Gathered Fragments 12 (2012). https://dsc.duq.edu/gf/vol22/iss1/9/
Updated April 24, 2024
Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania
5031 West Ridge Road
Erie, PA 16506
Contact:
Sister Marie Timmons
814-836-4211
s.mtimmons@ssjerie.org
Holdings:
The archives contains the records of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Western Pennsylvania localities represented in collection: Clarion County, Clearfield County, Crawford County, Elk County, Erie County, Jefferson County, McKean County, Mercer County, Potter County, Warren County
Time periods represented in collection: 1800s to present
Ethnic origins: French
Published histories:
Shankey, Leonie, SSJ and Mary Francis Becker, SSJ. Come to the Waters: 50 Years of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Erie, Pennsylvania. Dispatch Printing, 2010.
Updated April 24, 2024