All the photographs in this subseries represent Mother Ignatia Campbell at different ages, but the dates of each photo are not provided. One photograph was printed at Jas. Egan’s photographic gallery in London, Ontario, and another by Frank Cooper, also of London, Ontario. One of the photos has the label: “Mother Ignatia Campbell, 1840-1929, First Superior General of The Sisters of St. Joseph of London Diocese”; and on the photocopy taken from the same photo a note is added: “who accompanied Sister Rose Bondy and Sister Ambrosia Durkin to Windsor when they began teaching at Notre Dame School in Windsor,” and another version “when they began teaching at Our Lady of the Rosary Church.”
This subseries primarily contains colour photographs on the closing of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario’s St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House in Edmonton, Alberta. There are photographs of people who were present during the closing ceremonies from June 29 to July 2, 2001, such as the Sisters, Archbishop, Fathers, and Priests. There are photographs of the interior and exterior of the Regional House and chapel. There are also photographs of the transfer of ownership of the Regional House on October 2, 2000, and the ribbon cutting ceremony in which the keys and blueprint of the building were handed over to John and Ausma Birzgalis, the new property owners. The subseries also contains photographs of two pilgrimages to cemeteries to visit the tombstones of deceased Sisters on June 30 and July 7, 2001. The Birzgalis’ turned the house into the Venta Manor Nursing Home and there are photographs form August 2004 showing the renovations of the former library becoming a dining area, a new lounge section, former dining room becoming a kitchen, former kitchen and dumb waiter, new entrance of nursing home, the second-floor chapel, ground floor hallway, first floor parlour, and enclosed courtyard. In addition to the photographs, there are several printed news clippings. The clippings from 1922 to 1934 are on the religious reception ceremonies of the Sisters at the Sacred Heart Convent in Edmonton, Alberta. The newspaper articles from 1960 to 2003, cover the achievements of Sisters Mary Lourdes, Catherine Cunningham, Clare Lawrence, Rose Leahy, and Joan Kirk; Sisters’ Jubilees; the opening of the new Motherhouse; the Edmonton’s Folk Music Festival; and the Klondike Festival. In addition, there is a map of Alberta indicating the hospital and health care foundations in Stettler, Galahad, Killam, and Rimbey established by the Sisters from 1926 to 1990. There is one photo album and two scrapbooks that contain photographs of the interior, exterior, construction, and surrounding landscape of various buildings such as the Joseph’s Convent (Regional House), Sacred Heart Convent, St. Bernard’s School, Venta Nursing Home, and Sylvan Lakehouse cottage in Alberta. There are photographs of Sisters, Fathers, and Bishops participating in social, cultural, and spiritual events including celebrations, Jubilees, seasonal holidays, and religious retreats. There are also documents inside the scrapbooks, for instance letters, greeting cards, pamphlets, prayer book, hymns, short histories, lists of Sisters, and printed memories and farewell speeches related to the 75th Anniversary of the Sisters of St. Joseph service in health care and education, and the closing of their mission in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
This subseries consists of photographs of the summer vacation house St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake in Kingsville, Ontario. There are panoramas of Sisters seated in the chapel and in the dining hall at St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake, as well as panoramas of the lake house cottage and the surrounding landscape. There is an album of photographs compiled by Sister Claire Marie Pageau from the closing celebration of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake. The event took place at St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake from October 17 to 18, 1998. In addition, there is a photographic collage of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake comprised of photos taken by Sister Simone Batte. There are also two photograph albums that document the various events the Sisters participated in at the Kingsville summer vacation house. One album provides a visual record of their holidays, workshops, retreats, and celebrations, and the other album is related to the farewell dinner and entertainment for the closing event at the Kingsville cottage.
Subseries contains correspondence and photographs depicting events, facilities, and people, including the construction of the Mount. St. Joseph Motherhouse and the move to it from Sacred Heart Convent. The subseries also includes Mount St. Joseph Academy class photographs, postcards, and negatives showing the Sisters, priests, staff, and students. There is also a drawing to scale depicting the Motherhouse and Academy buildings.
This sub-series consists of a series of photographs taken of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton’s involvement in missions in British Columbia, especially in Chetwynd, between early visits in the 1940s and the establishment of the mission in Chetwynd in the late 1970s. This sub-series also contains a poem recounting Sister Stephanie Vincec’s visit to British Columbia, including stops in Vancouver, Quesnel, Dawson, Fort. St. John, and Chetwynd.
This series contains photographs, in colour and black and white, depicting scenes of St. Joseph's Hospital, London, including staff and board members, patients, Sisters, staff's family members, events, medical equipment, exhibits, buildings, openings, fund raising efforts, nurses, surgeries, patient care, volunteers, auxiliary, construction, the blood bank, the chapel, workers, and holiday celebrations. Also included are photographs from affiliated institutions such as the Family Medical Centre, St. Mary's Hospital, Marian Villa, Lawson Research Institute, the House of Providence, Mount Hope Orphanage, the School of Nursing, and Monsignor Roney Ambulatory Care Centre.
Series contains a scrapbook with photographs of the Pope and Papal mass, postcards, and a French pamphlet called “Les Martyrs de Lyon”.
This series contains photographs of nursing students, graduates, the nursing residence, banquets, and a nursing fashion show. The series additionally contains two larger photographs of graduating classes, both of which are matted.
The series consists of photographs that were originally in a photograph album of Alberta hospitals.
This sub-series consists of photographs of Guatemala during and after the Sisters’ mission there. There are photographs showing the construction of Colegio San José, the dental clinic, and homes after the 1976 earthquake. There are many photographs depicting the Sisters working in the school, local clinics and Nutritional Centre. Several photographs show the opening of the new chapel on December 12, 1964. There are photographs showing Guatemalan children dressed up for Communion. The sub-series also contains photographs of the 25th anniversary of the Colegio San José depicting school children parading through the streets in celebration. There are also numerous photographs showing the damage caused by the earthquake, as well as reconstruction efforts. Operation Guatemala, a program initiated by the Sisters in Hamilton, is depicted in several photographs. In these images Sisters are filling large drums with supplies to send to Guatemala. Photographs of school children who were sponsored through the beca education program also make up part of this collection. There are also photographs of the Nutritional Centre and Colegio San José sent by the Capuchin Sisters after they were given control of these institutions in 1979. A photograph of the 1985 tribute ceremony plaque awarded to the Sisters of St. Joseph also comprises this sub-series.