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- 1922-2013 (Creation)
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3m of textual records
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Archival history
The early records were held in the Motherhouse, where the publications were written and transferred to the congregational archives in 1989.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The series consists of material published by the Sisters of Service and published about the community from its foundation in 1922. This includes histories of the SOS missions, oral histories and talks delivered by Sisters, pamphlets by Fr. George Daly, the SOS magazine 'The Field at Home', internal and external newsletters, and several formally published books about Sr. Catherine Donnelly.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
- Histories, talks, news clippings, writings
- Appeal letter, pamphlets
- The Field at Home
- Graduate Theses
- Here and There
- Newsletter
- To Do and To Endure
- Gather up the Fragments
- The Courage to Dare
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Accruals
No future accruals expected.
System of arrangement
Series arrangement maintained as received during transfer to USMC. Series is arranged chronologically.
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Access is open.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created by F Rousselle, 4 November 2024.
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Archival History by MC Havey, congregational archivist, and inherited upon USMC transfer.