This series consists of records collected about Mother Mechtilde McCarthy and created by her. The material consists of chronologies; a Form of the Act signed at reception and a Form of the Act signed at final vows dated 1878; a detailed report of a canonical visit by the Bishop of London, Michael Frances Fallon in 1917; correspondence with Bishop Michael Frances Fallon, Dr. Bruce Smith, Mother M. Clare, and George M. Reid; copies of correspondence with Archbishop J. H. MacDonald concerning the governance and separation of the Edmonton community from its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London; and a history of the Edmonton community from 1922 to 1953 entitled “Our Western Saga”. The canonical status, governance, and fiscal responsibility of the Edmonton community had been an ongoing issue since its establishment in 1922.
Sin títuloThis subseries consists of biographical information on Mother Ignatia Campbell. The biographical material consists of photocopies of the original Act of Reception and Act of Profession. There are materials related to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography (University of Toronto Press) entry, and correspondence between Dr. Elizabeth Smyth and Sister Pauline Leblanc regarding the editing process of the revised entry. The City of London also included Mother Ignatia Campbell in the monument for downtown London created by artists Stuart Reid and Doreen Balabanoff that was unveiled on August 5th, 1991. The sculpture is located on Wellington Street near Queens Avenue, and there are newsclippings, photographs, and correspondence about this. There is information related to the “Mother Ignite Campbell Bursary for Women” that was implemented at Regis College in 2005 in honour of Mother Ignatia as well as other newspaper clippings. There is also the research notes and correspondence of Sister Esther Bardawill, who was conducting genealogical research on Mother Ignatia Campbell. The subseries comprises biographical transcripts, brochures, chronicles, correspondence and facsimile, information sheets, newspaper clippings, obituary information, photocopies of books and original records, photographs, and a sermon transcript.