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Sub-series consist of newspaper clippings about the school, and photographs of daily activities and of the building.

Sous-fonds consists of textual records, three albums and loose photographs depicting various events of Sister Eveline's life. The photographs are of her 50th Jubilee celebration at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in London, Ontario. There are also photographs and postcards from her personal and family life in Ontario, her time at Lumen Vitae, Belgium, and her time in the Exodus program, in Dittmar, Missouri. The sous-fonds also includes handwritten correspondence, certificates, and newspaper clippings and obituaries. The majority of materials are in English, with some correspondence and the Lumen Vitae booklets written in French.

This series contains lecture notes for second-year microbiology classes delivered by Dr. H.W. Hill in 1917. The lectures are on the topic of parasitology, and the series contains an information table of principle insect-borne diseases. The lectures are annotated in ink by Dr. Luney, and there is a page of handwritten notes on the lecture topics.

Series consists of a photograph album that documents the personal life and family history of Sister Eveline. Events and locations depicted include Sister Eveline as a child, her family, class photos as a teacher, retirement parties, birthday celebrations, and a Great Lakes Cruise vacation, in 1936, as well as newspaper clippings. The majority of photographs are captioned with handwritten labels. The series also contains photographs of Monsignor J. Z. Noël from Windsor who provided spiritual advice and consolation to Sister Eveline, as well as a handwritten note card written in French from Monsignor Noël.

Series consists of notes and reports on influenza and cerebro-spinal meningitis. Records include: case studies of patients, epidemic profiles, treatment evaluations, reports, and lists of patients admitted with influenza-like symptoms.

This sub-series consists of various records dealing with the annual Orphans’ Festival. This festival began in 1853 in the Mechanics’ Hall. In later years, it moved into the Grand Opera building. The festival continued for 103 years, finishing in 1956. The orphaned and fostered children performed theatrical and musical numbers for the Hamilton community in order to help raise funds. The yearly festivals were successful, bringing in considerable amounts of money. There are two souvenir booklets from 1919 and 1920 which provide a detailed history of St. Mary’s Orphanage, as well as a list of festival sponsors. Articles about the Orphans’ Festival appear in the 1925 and 1926 issues of Catholic Magazine. These articles detail the importance of the festival. In the January 1926 issue, author F.E. Regan urged community members to attend and support the efforts of the Sisters. Addresses given at the festival also comprise this sub-series. These speeches show the spirit of the festivals and how popular and important they were both to the Sisters and to the Hamilton community. Ledgers of ticket sales provide a list of attendees, as well as how much they contributed to the event. Itinerary and sponsor information appears in the programmes. Receipts and invoices further show participating individuals and businesses, as well as their donations. Several festival advertisements and tickets also make up this sub-series. Newspaper clippings, photographs, and programmes are present in a large scrapbook.

Sub-series consists of Bach sheet music owned by Cesar Borre who was the consultant who supervised the building of the organ in 1930. He taught organ to Sisters Electa and Callistus and trained the Sisters in Gregorian chant, according to a note on the cover of the sheet music booklet.

This subseries contains research materials and chronicles about the history of the Sisters of St. Joseph created and compiled by Sisters, priests, and Bishop R. H. Dignan.

The material includes correspondence about their research, timelines, notes, and news clippings, as well as manuscripts and final versions of papers, essays, and articles chronicling the history of the Sisters. There are photocopies of correspondence from the late 1800s concerning the establishment of the London congregation, Priest John F. Coffey’s 1885 The City and Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada: An Historical Sketch, and an excerpt from Father John Anthony Kevin Farrell’s unpublished thesis “Roman Catholic Church in London 1826-1931.” Major topics include the founding of the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph, the order’s history in Canada, the founding of the London congregation, the General Superiors of the London community. Some material also covers the healthcare institutions founded by the London Sisters, education in the diocese of London, and the Peruvian missions.

In addition to their own historical research and writings, some of these individuals were also involved in larger historic projects. Sister Fiorino Pasquale was involved with a diocesan history project, and correspondence about this project and lists of photographs used are in her file.

This series illuminates two important orphanage-related activities performed by the Sisters: collecting funds from surrounding rural communities and the annual Orphans’ Festival. These fundraising events were important as it was expensive to house and feed the orphaned and fostered children. Thus, the Sisters asked the community for support. The series contains news clippings, programs, photographs, ledgers and record books.

This subseries contains Dr. Luney’s notes from his residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Notes cover both theoretical subjects (i.e. psychology, physics, hygiene, sociology, geology) and practical observations (i.e. patient records, conferral with other doctors, lists of hospital supplies). The subseries consists of 17 files, arranged in approximate chronological order.