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Finance
CA ON00279 HF01-S004-01 · Subseries · 1967-2004
Part of Guatemala Annals series

This sub-series comprises details concerning expenses and financial initiatives during and after the Guatemala mission. There are expense reports detailing building and transportation expenditures. There is a list of donations sent to Guatemala complete with donor information. Guatemalan children were sponsored through a beca student sponsorship program that helped cover educational costs. Information about donations and aid recipients in this program is provided. There is also correspondence discussing the Sisters’ accounts. The Sisters’ continued financial support after they left the mission is recorded in monthly statements and correspondence.

Legal
CA ON00279 HF01-S004-02 · Subseries · 1963-1980
Part of Guatemala Annals series

This sub-series is comprised of records related to the legal transactions of the Sisters during their time in Guatemala. This includes correspondence with the Sisters’ lawyer regarding the deed of land used for their convent and school as well as the deed of land; a description of the buildings; and vehicle information. There is also a 1979 statement of intent which outlines the wishes of the Sisters for the school to remain named the Colegio San José and for it to be kept as a place of formal education. There is an official transfer of ownership agreement, whereby the Sisters relinquished control of the school to the Capuchin Sisters. There is also a 1980 power of attorney granted to Father James Beaudry, which gave him signing power in order to assist with the agreement made between the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Capuchin Sisters. A file of Sisters’ travel documents also comprises this series. These documents include various customs papers.

Correspondence
CA ON00279 HF01-S004-03 · Subseries · 1963-2005
Part of Guatemala Annals series

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.