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This series documents the Community Days. The series contains material covering ten different years. The Community Days were not held every year, but Assembly meetings were held every two years, and Chapter meetings were held every four years. The series contains various materials related to these meetings. Some of the most interesting materials include, for example, a Windsor workshop that taught Sisters to experience negotiation, meditation, and to practice active listening communication; the celebration of the 125th Anniversary (1993); a workshop on managing differences and conflict situations (2002); and other workshops and conferences.

The series contains schedules of congregational days, leadership style notes, spiritual exercises, prayers, workshop notes, “coming soon” reminders and “welcome” sheets, musical sheets for prayers and songs, short writings about the congregational history, correspondence related to the Community gatherings, reviews of new publications, ceremonies and celebrations, talks, corporate stances, photocopies of articles or short book chapters. It also contains printed brochures with prayers, theological reflections, other kinds of spiritual reflections, and conference materials.

This series contains newsletters pertaining to the congregation. The early newsletters were generally written by the General Superior and addressed to the Sisters of the congregation. Some later newsletters pertained to the amalgamation of four congregations to become The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada in 2012.

This series contains chronicles documenting the history of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario from 1853 to 1979. The records are chronological accounts of daily life and major events at specific locations. Most include an index or chapter list. Several of the chronicles have photographs, correspondence, event programs, and news clippings pasted or tucked within. One chronicle, “Sacred Heart Convent Motherhouse 1950-1952 X9”, is made up almost entirely of news clippings. Some also have transcriptions of relevant correspondence included, such as letters about the founding of the Sisters of St. Joseph in North America. The chronicles are a mix of primary recollections and secondary summaries of history.

Several of the chronicles were compiled, written, and collected by Sister Genvieve Hennessey. Variations of these chronicles are included, some of which are annotated, and there are inconsistencies between the versions. Sister Genevieve’s the “Chronicles of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London,” recounts the Sisters’ history from 1868 to 1928, the “Diamond Jubilee Books,” recount the Sisters’ history from 1868 to 1928 and 1933, and there is an addendum added to some versions of each volume which provide accounts up to 1954. Among these histories, there are also accounts by Mother Margaret Coughlin, Sister Placidia Walsh, and Sister Callistus Arnsby which detail local activities and pilgrimages to Rome and France.

The chronicles frequently note religious events and internal activities of the community such as receptions and professions, jubilees, election of congregational leaders, ordinations, changes to habits, and visits of prominent religious figures. Other topics concern the Sisters’ missions and ministries, such as travel arrangements, properties, events for the orphans, and the Sisters’ involvement in healthcare and education. Deaths of Sisters, clergy, and prominent figures, such as King George VI are also frequently mentioned, sometimes with the obituaries included. Local disasters and events are also frequent topics, such as the 1881 Victoria Steamboat Disaster, the 1925 fire at Mount St. Joseph, the 1929 fire at the Ingersoll convent, the 1935 earthquake, the 1937 flood of the Thames River, the first provincial election at which the Sisters voted in 1937, and the smog from the 1950 Alberta wildfires. There are also mentions of global events, particularly those that impacted the Sisters’ and their missions.

This series contains the correspondence, programs from the award ceremonies, photographs and certificates reflecting the various awards presented to the Congregation.

This series documents the Assembly meetings and contains registration forms, related correspondence, prayers, leadership team reports, reflections on the assembly days, excerpts of publications, questionnaires, brochures about celebrations, lists of groups and participants, schedules, and brochures containing reports on the topics discussed.

This series contains the records of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's ministry in Zurich, Ontario. In 1963 the Sisters of St. Joseph of London came to Zurich, Ontario and resided at Sacred Heart Convent, named so as to avoid confusion with the nearby St. Joseph’s Village. While there, the Sister taught at St. Boniface School and did parish ministry, including visiting homes of the ill and elderly and assisting with youth programs at St. Boniface Church. The Sisters left Zurich in 1990, though one Sister continued to teach for an additional year at St. Boniface School. The records present include histories, pamphlets, programmes, souvenir booklets, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook related to the Sisters' ministry in Zurich. Zurich is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki and Mississauga and it part of Treaty 29, 1827.

This series contains the records of Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The traditional name for Yellowknife is Sǫ̀mbak’è and it is located the Chief Drygeese Territory as well as Treaty 8 Territory. It is the traditional land of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. The Sisters of St. Joseph first came to the Northwest Territories in August of 1953 to teach at the Catholic schools in Yellowknife. When the first Sisters arrived, the convent was not yet ready, and so they slept in a “tar-paper shack” across from St. Patrick’s Elementary School. While the Sisters moved into their convent in New Town in the fall, the building was not completed until March 13, 1954. St. Patrick’s High School opened in 1961, and the Sisters taught there as well. It was destroyed by a fire in April of 1964, and the students were temporarily taught at Akaicho Hall and St. Patrick’s Elementary. The replacement school opened the following November. In 1978 St. Joseph’s Elementary School opened, named in honour of the Sisters of St. Joseph’s service. In 1987 the Sisters moved to a new convent on School Draw. The Sisters were also involved in parish ministry, assisted with transportation, taught music, lead Scouts troops, and sat on various committees. As of 2025, individual Sisters continued to live and minister in and around Yellowknife. Records present include chronicles, historical summaries, publications, maps, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, fabric crests, copies of and original art prints, and a scrapbook. Throughout this series, offensive historical terminology for Indigenous Peoples are used.

This series contains the records created and accumulated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of London During their time in Woodstock, Ontario. In 1913 Reverend Mother Celestine McCarthy was asked to send Sisters to staff the Separate Schools in Woodstock, Ontario. The Sisters resided at St. Joseph’s Convent on Delatre Street and opened St. Joseph’s Academy of Music. In 1940, the Sisters also operated Vacation School. The Sisters in Woodstock taught at St. Mary’s School and St. Rita’s School, as well as St. Francis School, Princeton. In 1956, the Sisters moved to 210 Vansittart Street. In 1975 the Sisters withdrew from their convent in Woodstock, though they continued to commute in to teach from Tillsonburg. In 1987, the Sisters rented a townhouse on Blandford Street in Woodstock for Sisters to conduct their ministry until 1990. There are annals, correspondence, news clippings, historical summaries, lists of Sisters in Woodstock, inventories of the Sisters' possessions, and photographs. Woodstock is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabek, Attiwonderonk, and Mississauga.

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario first came to Sandwich (which would become Windsor, Ontario) in 1884 and, as of 2025, continue to live and minister in the city. Windsor is located on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which is an alliance between the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. This series contains annals, photographs, a map, pamphlets, correspondence, news clippings, funeral and memorial cards, and petitions related to the Sisters ministry in London. These annals primarily focus on various small residences which the Sisters lived in while they did ministry in health care, education, and pastoral services. These residences also served as foster homes for disabled children, a retreat centre, a group home for women who had experienced long-term psychiatric illness, and the Adult Spirituality Centre. There is also material related to a Qigong program offered through the Sandwich Community Health Centre. Many of the records within this group focus on individual Sisters ministries.

In 1929, the Sisters arrived from London to serve as educators and administrators in the Archdiocese of Edmonton at the Sacred Heart School in Wetaskiwin until 1942. This series is a historical summary of the events and activities at the Sacred Heart Parish in Wetaskiwin, Alberta by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There are handwritten drafts and a final typed copy of the history of the Sisters residence, St. Joseph’s Convent, in the Sacred Heart Parish of Wetaskiwin from 1929 to 1942. The topics include hosting visitors, cultural traditions, retreats, celebrations, church renovations, acquisition of new statues for the chapel, porch construction for the rectory, plumbing repairs, floor waxing, polishing and shining, school musical recitals, purchase of a radio-phonograph for Music and Social Studies classes, and trips north to Edmonton including attending a Teachers Convention. In addition, there is a brochure on the official opening of St. Joseph School (formerly Sacred Heart School) on April 27, 1981. The brochure contains a short history of the school from 1901 to 1978, a program of events including liturgies, hymns, opening and closing greetings, speeches, and presentations. It also contains a list of Trustees, School Staff, Central Office Staff, and a diagram of an aerial layout of the school.