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This file contains a timeline of events at St. Joseph's Convent, West Lorne from 1965 to 1971.

This subseries contains minutes from the Corporation Health Services Committee and the Healthcare Administrative Committee-Healthcare Institutions and Homes for the Aged. These two committees contained representatives from the various healthcare facilities operated by the Congregation and met at St. Joseph’s Convent. The minutes concern the administration of and collaboration between the healthcare facilities.

This file contains chronicles of the activities of the Sisters living at St. Joseph's Convent, Yellowknife and a postcard with an image of the city.

This subseries contains the chronicles of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their mission at St. Michael’s Parish in Leamington, Ontario from 1932 to 1987. There are short histories, summaries, and drafts that record the activities of the Sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent in Leamington, and there are lists of Sisters who were stationed at the convent and who served in the Leamington Mission. Sister Maureen Meloche wrote a portion of the chronicles from 1983 to 1987. Topics that have been recorded include the arrival of the first group of teaching Sisters, teaching elementary and junior high-school students at St. Michael’s School, the formation of social support groups for parishioners in need (Separated Divorce Catholic Group, Bereaved Parents Group, and Widows and Widowers Group), fundraising for St. Michael’s Church to help impoverished people locally and internationally (Haiti, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia), sponsoring and settling refugee families from countries overseas (Cambodia, Iraq, and Myanmar) in Leamington, and assisting with the Catholic Women’s League’s monthly potluck suppers, annual white elephant auction, and Christmas banquet. Other activities the Sisters participated in or discussed include attending various retreats, workshops, and meetings; going to religious conventions; the teachers’ strike of Essex County from March 16 to April 6, 1981; starting and running a poultry business; and the closing and transformation of St. Joseph’s Convent.

There are newsclippings related to the events of St. Michael’s Church such as the history of St. Michael’s Parish, St. Michael’s School golden anniversary, obituary of Sister Mary Rose, the celebration of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London Centennial Year, pastoral appointments, and the annual Christmas bazaar and banquet of the Catholic Women’s League. There are brochures and pamphlets on Catechetical Workshops in November 1967 and a Liturgical Convention in October 1970. There is an invitation to the blessing of St. Joseph’s Church in St. Michael’s Parish in May 1970. There is correspondence from Sister Elaine Cole to Sister Mary Zimmer relating to the altar repository and credence table; and from Sister Mary Denis to Mother Mary Brendan related to the history of the Leamington Mission in the preparation of a report for the General Chapter. In addition, there are also printed pictures and photographs of Sisters, priests, and the interior and exterior of St. Joseph’s Convent of Leamington.

This subseries contains histories of St. Joseph’s Convent in St. Thomas of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, covering the history from 1879 to the 1980s There is a notebook outlining the history from 1928 to 1934 which includes news clippings a about funeral announcements, St. Joseph’s High School Commencement, Reverend William H. McNabb’s departure to China, and the resignation of Monsignor Thomas West as parish priest of Holy Angels’ Church. Also pasted inside the notebook is correspondence from the Roman Catholic Separate School Board regarding teacher transfers and assignments. There are other short stories in this subseries on the Separate Schools in Elgin County. This subseries also contains a brochure for the fiftieth anniversary of the Ordination of the Right Reverend Thomas West in1926, and the opening of the Holy Angels’ Catholic Separate School in 1925. In addition, there is a 1959 photograph of Sisters in St. Thomas. There is also a photograph album with invitations and photographs of St., Joseph’s Convent’s centennial and the staff of St. Joseph’s High School.