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This sub-series includes correspondence, invitations, documents relating to postulant requirements and lists of Novice Mistresses.

This sub-series contains notes and scholarship about tertianship. Included is the publication To Nuns on the Imitation of Christ, a Sponsa Christi pamphlet, notes written by Sister Mary Angela [Flaherty?] for the 1966 tertianship event, and a list of sisters who attended the 1963 tertianship event. There are also photographs of tertianship classes and a crucifix inscribed on the back with “Tertianship ’58. Pray for JWE CSB,” a reference to Basilian priest James William (Jim) Embser (1905-1984). Father Embser obtained both his B.A. (1928) and M.A. (1942) at the University of Western Ontario. He was ordained in 1931, and taught Latin for 52 years at many different schools in Detroit, Houston, and Rochester. He also served as principal at several schools, and councilor for his community. His final position was at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, where he gave retreats to Sisters and lay groups, and served on the local council for his community for ten years.

This file contains the annals for St. Joseph's Manor, 253 Belleview Avenue, and 7770 St. Rose Avenue. There is also a funeral card for Alvin Edward Chevalier (1920-2013).

This file contains financial records related to the insurance of the convent, lists of Sisters in Brantford and their ministries (some written on the back of advertisements for school sound systems), notes related to Sisters' involvement in education, a list of rules for teachers in New York in 1872, itemized lists of expenses, notes on religious life, a detailed description of the linen to be used for cornets and bands in the Sisters' Habits, a service guide from Mother M. Alacoque's funeral, an obituary for Rev. Hugh J. Hayes, and a copy of "The Sacred Congregation on the Discipline of the Sacraments An Exclusive Instruction" from the Chancery Office of the Diocese of Hamilton. There are invitations, a news clipping, a list of gifts, a list of invited guests, and a list of Sister attendees for the Centennial Jubilee in 1959. There is also correspondence related to looking for Brantford annals, the early years of the convent, the loaning of the Canadian Register, renovations, and the Sisters' involvement in education.