Correspondence on varied matters can be found in this series. A May 9, 1939 letter from Mother Marguerite to Hamilton Mayor William Morrison discusses the one year “experiment” where the Sisters placed children in outside foster homes. There are also letters which discuss financial activities. An August 6, 1940 letter from the Hamilton Community Fund to Mother Marguerite states that $5,000 was bequeathed from the estate of the Honourable George Lynch-Staunton to be used to help fund the cost of the laundry. There is also correspondence between the orphanage and the Catholic Welfare Bureau regarding an increase in grant money for institutions caring for children. A 1959 letter written by the Mount St. Joseph Educational Committee discusses the higher education opportunities made available to orphaned children. A 1987 letter from Sullivan, Festeryga, Lawlor & Arrell discusses the Sisters setting up an informal voluntary disclosure registry.
This series primarily contains correspondence of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario from 1976 to 2001 during their western mission in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta related to collaborating with social service agencies. There are news clippings, pamphlets, letters, emails, notes, and lists regarding the Sisters’ engagement with primarily three social service agencies, the Boyle-McCauley Health Centre, Crossroads House Too, and the Kirwin-Lucier House. The Boyle-McCauley Health Centre was a women’s health clinic. The Crossroads House Too, opened in December 1994 by Sister Catherine (Kitty) Stafford, was a residence that provided shelter for former female sex workers over the age of 18 some of whom were pregnant or a single mother and were making the transition into mainstream life. Crossroads House Too was overseen by Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation, a partnership of all the inner-city churches which ran various residences for inner city people. The Kirwin-Lucier House was a project by the Edmonton People In Need Shelter Society, an organization referred to as P.I.N.S. It consisted of 15 residences for adults in need of mental health care and guidance, and it was opened on October 5, 1993. There are also issues of Edmonton Newsletters, a newsletter providing personal updates on the activities of the Edmonton Sisters written by Sister Mary Leo Kirwin from 1983 to 1989. Topics include celebrations, retreats, her travels to visiting other western missions in Alberta, renovations at the Sylvan Lake house cottage near Red Deer, Alberta, Christmas preparations, and making food hampers for impoverished families. There is also a 2001 Government of Canada official letter in recognition and appreciation of volunteer work by the Sisters from the Honourable A. Anne McLellan, Member of Parliament. In addition, there are two photographs, one is of a wall plaque hung inside the Kirwin-Lucier House, and the other is of the front of the house.
This sub-series contains records related to the oral history project conducted by the Federation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Canada. It contains correspondence between Sister Mary Zimmer, the archivist at the time, and various people connected to the project. One e-mail concerns the creation and transfer of the transcripts of the oral history interviews conducted as part of the Federation Collaborative History Project.
This subseries contains correspondence regarding the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario's activities in Yellowknife, particularly related to Catholic education. There are also historical summaries, a brochure for Seamus Henry for Separate School District 2, certificates from Raymond the Raven, news clippings, and a news bulletin.
This file contains correspondence about potentially keeping the community house at 49 Charlton Ave. E. open, about material being archival, and well wishes for the new year.
This file contains correspondence between Reverend James Ford and Bishop Joseph Francis Ryan of Hamilton about blessing the Sisters' chapel and convent in Hespeler and a Your Year with Mary by St. Meinrad's Abbey.
This sub-series consists of correspondence between Sister Marina Flaherty of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton and Father Jungbluth and Bishop O’Grady in Chetwynd, British Columbia, as well as between the Sisters sent from Hamilton to Chetwynd and Sister Marina Flaherty, General Superior. This correspondence recounts the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Hamilton to Chetwynd, British Columbia from its beginnings in 1976 when Father Jungbluth and Bishop O’Grady requested two Sisters come to Chetwynd, to the departure of the Sisters from Chetwynd in 1983. Details are given of the building of a house for the Sisters, the missionary, educational, and pastoral work they engaged in, and the reasons for their initial engagement and their eventual departure.
Series contains correspondence predominantly from Mother Julia Moore’s tenure as General Superior. Major topics include: changes to the constitution; schools and education, including teaching Sisters, panel discussions, an address by Dr. Maurie Hillson to the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, and the Constitution of the Association of Catholic High School Boards of Ontario; St. Joseph’s Hospital and School of Nursing; the philosophy of healthcare; missions to Peru; Catholic charities; retreats and meetings with other congregations; biographical information; the television show Front Page Challenge; the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London centennial television special “A Century of Dedication”; the radio show The FM Program: Insight; the first Diocesan Liturgical Convention; and provision of financial support to fraternite Sacerdotal. Correspondents of note include Bishops of London, John C. Cody and Gerald Emmett Carter; Rev. Bernard Ransing of Rome; Bishop Eugene Larocque; Rev. F. J. Laverty, Chancellor; Rev. A. Jordan, Archbishop of Edmonton; Mother Mary Lenore of Kingston; Revs. John J. McIver and Francis Diemart of the Latin American Institute; Rev. John Uylen, Monsignor; Rev. W. S. Morrison, Monsignor of St. Thomas; Rev. Patrick Peyton; Rev. A. J. Durand and Miss Evelyn M. Teasdale, Audience Mail Supervisor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Monsignor J. H. O’Neil; Monsignor J. A. Feeney; Pastor A. F. Loebach; Fr. John G. Mooney; Ontario Separate Schools Trustees Association; Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association; Academic Achievement Committee of London Catholic Schools; and Windsor separate schools. There is also material concerning the Lyon heritage display in 2005 in which Mother Julia Moore was featured.