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This sub-series is comprised of promotional materials. There are several pamphlets including ones for Colegio San José, the Children of Guatemala Education Bursary, and Spanish language learning programs. There is also an “Operation Guatemala” booklet outlining how the Hamilton Diocese responded to the 1976 earthquake. The sub-series also contains an annual student newspaper called the Student Echo. This paper provides general updates and information about the school and student body for the years 1995 and 2005.

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.

This sub-series consists of records related to several Guatemalan events both during and after the Sisters’ time there. Some of these materials are related to the Colegio San José, including an honour of merit award for the school’s 20th anniversary, a 25th anniversary address, and a recognition of devotion award given to the Sisters on school’s 40th anniversary. There are also materials related to the Silver Jubilee of the Diocese of Zacapa, including a pamphlet and program of events. There are also pamphlets of ceremonies where Sisters in Hamilton bade farewell to those leaving for Guatemala.

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.