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This sub-series consists of one letter and a watercolour painting from James Ravenscroft. The watercolour painting is Jesus with Sweetgrass and depicts Jesus with sweetgrass, a feather, a pipe, and a drum beside a tree with the sun in the background and reflected in the water. The painting was a study by James Ravenscroft and was gifted to Sister Margaret Ferris. James Ravenscroft’s letter to Sister Margaret details the symbolism of the painting and gives personal updates on how he is doing in the “North.”

This file contains correspondence regarding Sisters' salaries and taxes, Sisters ministry in Paris, and researching the records of the Brant County Roman Catholic Separate School Board.

This file contains copies of the Sisters agreement with Chief Desmoulin and council, an in-kind application to the Catholic Healing and Reconciliation Evaluation Committee by the Missionary Oblate Sisters for this ministry, and correspondence about the application.

This file contains correspondence between the Sisters on mission in Red Lake, the motherhouse in Hamilton, and the Diocese of Thunder Bay. Topics include the Sisters social activities, ministries in Red Lake and Pikangikum First Nation, and an anniversary celebration. There is also a summary of the role of the parish administrator and printed photographs of Sisters at Christmas and the Sisters with miners.

This subseries contains correspondences by Sisters of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario regarding their mission in northern Perú. Topics include, but are not limited to first communion preparations, catechetical programs, celebrations, walking-reflection retreat days, departures in London before traveling to live and work in Perú, feast days and parties in the village, observations after natural catastrophes, conversations with Canadian priests, cooking, sewing, and craft groups, and the daily routine at the medical clinic. Of special note is a letter for the request of volunteers to Perú, written by Reverend Mother Julia Moore after her first visit to Perú to investigate future missions. In addition, there are correspondences written to the Diocese of London providing information on the various aspects on the Sisters’ mission efforts in the Zaña Valley, and to various people in Perú, such as the Archbishop Romolo Carboni in Lima; Gustavo Aspillaga, the Director General of Aspillaga Anderson Hermanos S. A.; and Reverend Gerard Dionne, the Secretary General of the Latin American Office in Ottawa, Ontario. Of special interest is a document regarding responses to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, dated May 22, 1997, titled “Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for America – Missionary Links between the Church in Canada and Latin America.” There is also a letter in the Spanish language thanking the Sisters for Comedor Aviacion, a children’s food program in the district of Aviación, Calyalti.

This sub-series is comprised of letters related to the Guatemala mission sent to and from the Sisters of St. Joseph during and after their time there. There are letters discussing applications for visas, passports and Guatemala Tourist Cards. There are also several letters of reference for passport applications. Other travel correspondence concerns flight and vaccination information. There is also correspondence between the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Capuchin Sisters of the Third Order. These letters detail how the Sisters’ post-1979 financial support was used. Updates are provided about the Nutritional Centre and Colegio San José, including the number of students enrolled at the school, courses offered, and the number of children and families being served by the Nutritional Centre. There is a 1996 letter from the Nutritional Centre, where photographs of children being cared for were provided. The sub-series also contains correspondence between the General Superior, Sister Marina Flaherty, and Sister Esperanza who worked with the Sisters at the Colegio San José. There are also letters between Sister Marina and the Sisters in Guatemala, in which details about the Guatemala mission and the Hamilton community are exchanged, providing glimpses of the Sisters’ projects and daily lives. Correspondence detailing the 1976 earthquake and the damage it caused to Teculután also form this sub-series. One letter written on February 25th, 1976 by Sisters Aloysia Fischer, Mary O’Sullivan, Madeleine Graf, and Anastasia Ward to Sister Marina Flaherty provides a personal account of the earthquake. Other letters discuss post-earthquake restoration projects and the money which was raised for aid.

Series consists of annals of the hospital called chronicles; a house history consisting of an essay on the sisters; community history, newspaper clippings, correspondence, an invitation, flyers, and a press release; a memoire of a patient; and an essay on significant events at the hospital.