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CA ON00279 F01-S123 · Series · 1912-2008

The series contains correspondence, newsletters, photographs, scrapbooks, postcards, diagrams, clippings, bulletins, brochures, programs, song sheets, posters, publications, dramatic scripts, and reports. This material is related to the history of the third Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph in London, which was called Mount St. Joseph. There is information about the construction of the building and detailed information about its special features and decoration, including the Immaculate Conception Chapel, and its grounds, particularly the Grotto. The records also relate to planning the construction of, and move to, the Sisters’ residence in 2007, and the sale of the Mount St. Joseph building and property. There are records which reflect communal life in the convent, including the various organized groups, events, and dramatic and musical entertainment, and menus, meal planning, and recipes. The series contains records related to men religious who served at the Mother House, and other Diocesan correspondence. Information about both Fatima Hall and Ignatia Hall can be found, including the various uses of space in these buildings.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
Performance
CA ON00279 F01-S123-11 · Subseries · 1912-1993
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains Professed Sisters’ Chorus lyrics about the move to the Motherhouse in 1953, scripts for plays performed by the Sisters influenced by existing works, scripts for plays detailing the history of the Sisters’ community, a Christmas pageant, published religious plays (1912-1954), and a 125th anniversary production playbill. There is also a scrapbook for “Our Little Design,” a tribute to St. Joseph and all the General Superiors from 1868-1986. This scrapbook includes programs for the play, colour photographs of the performance, photographic negatives, thank you cards and the play script.

Photographs
CA ON00279 F01-S123-07 · Subseries · 1950-2005
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains correspondence and photographs depicting events, facilities, and people, including the construction of the Mount. St. Joseph Motherhouse and the move to it from Sacred Heart Convent. The subseries also includes Mount St. Joseph Academy class photographs, postcards, and negatives showing the Sisters, priests, staff, and students. There is also a drawing to scale depicting the Motherhouse and Academy buildings.

Motherhouse Move
CA ON00279 F01-S123-15 · Subseries · 1950, 2005-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains documents, photographs, and newsclippings about the construction and move to the new Sisters’ Residence from the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse. There are programs, song sheets, and correspondence about the turning of the sod at the new building on June 20, 2005. The subseries contains newsclippings and construction pamphlets pertaining to the new Sisters’ Residence, mainly on the environmentally friendly building design which won the Sisters of St. Joseph the Urban League’s Green Brick Award.

Chapel
CA ON00279 F01-S123-03 · Subseries · 1951-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

The subseries consists of correspondence, photographs, negatives, and hand drawn diagrams related to the building of the chapel and the manufacture of the stained-glass windows. The subseries also contains descriptions of symbolism used in the chapel, as well as scripts, notes, and audio cassettes for tours of the chapel.

Guest Books
CA ON00279 F01-S123-05 · Subseries · 1953 - 1969
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

This subseries contains guest books with entries of names, dates, and addresses of visitors to the convent.

Fatima Hall
CA ON00279 F01-S123-13 · Subseries · 1954-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Fatima Hall was established in 1957 in a section of the original Mount St. Joseph building (former Hellmuth College) for a project called the Aspirancy (1957-1967). The Aspirancy provided girls who were inclined to religious life an opportunity to study their vocation and complete their high school before entering as postulants. This subseries contains pamphlets for the Fatima Hall Aspirancy or Junior Seminary, programs for plays put on by the Aspirancy students such as Halo Round Star which were a series of performances organized in honour of Mother Margaret Coughlin, the General Superior, (includes photographs and a tribute), and a local history of the former Mount St. Joseph and Fatima Hall. There are also aspirant student lists, newspaper clippings related to Fatima Hall, and a scrapbook dedicated to the demolition of Fatima Hall in 1976. The original Mount St. Joseph building housed a Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten which ran from 1954 to 1975 in the basement of the chapel for children aged four to six years who lived outside London. This subseries contains a Kindergarten ledger for 1961-1975.

History
CA ON00279 F01-S123-02 · Subseries · 1954-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

This subseries consists of newspaper clippings about the opening of the new motherhouse in 1954, a four-volume history of the Mount St. Joseph property, a history of the Sisters in London, and newsletters to the Sisters from Sr. Mary Agnes, with monthly updates about events.

Building
CA ON00279 F01-S123-01 · Subseries · 1954-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries consists of records pertaining to the construction of the Motherhouse building. These include a mimeographed sketch of the building, and lists of architects, contractors, and building materials used in construction. The subseries also includes invoices for building materials and statues, insurance appraisals, lists of benefactors and gifts provided, correspondence from architects and builders, and thank-you notes from guest wing visitors. Newspaper clippings with stories about the building and photographs of the murals are also included. A CD-ROM contains 6 digital images of the murals.

Newsclippings
CA ON00279 F01-S123-06 · Subseries · 1954-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains news clippings, magazines, and copies of published articles concerning the Sisters of St. Joseph. The content covers events, activities, and historical milestones of the Congregation from 1954 to 2007 from the London Free Press, Globe and Mail, London Magazine, and Scene Magazine. This includes articles about the sale of the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse, a 5-year-old boy injured in a sledding incident on the slopes of Mount St. Joseph and the 100th anniversary of the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1968.

Grotto
CA ON00279 F01-S123-04 · Subseries · 1955-2005
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

The subseries consists of material relating to the history of the Grotto, located on the Mount St. Joseph property, and pilgrimages to the Grotto, including an excerpt from the Chronicles about the opening of the Grotto. There are newspaper clippings and photographs, and an obituary of Henri Van Vynckt, the Grotto designer.

Events
CA ON00279 F01-S123-08 · Subseries · 1956-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains information and photographs about the Christmas, Halloween, Pentecost, 350th Celebration, Commissioning Service, All Saint’s Night, Easter, and other Motherhouse special events. Also included is correspondence between the administration and the Sisters concerning the events. There are also event clippings, bulletins and programs, song sheets, photographs, and posters. The subseries also has a photo album depicting the All Saint’s Night celebration at Mount St. Joseph.

Ignatia Hall
CA ON00279 F01-S123-14 · Subseries · 1968-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Ignatia Hall was the infirmary wing of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse built as a Centennial Project in 1968; it housed Senior Sisters as well as members of the Generalate and the Novice classrooms. Subseries contains a local history of Ignatia Hall, reports and personnel information, correspondence regarding plans for Ignatia Hall. There are also furniture receipts, furniture donation logs and step-by-step instructions for the blessing of the new altar for Ignatia Hall. Additionally, there is a diary containing “Ignatia History” written by Sr. Marguerite Sullivan, and a residence list of Sisters who were residents of Ignatia Hall (1982-1987), and a Pre-Chapter update 1975-1991 which discusses notable occurrences at Ignatia Hall. Furthermore, there are Ignatia Hall history Chronicles for 1975-1983 and 1996-1999, Ignatia Community Histories 2000-2001, “Ignatia Notes” newsletters 1997-1998, and Operational Reviews from 2000-2004 which are reports and presentations that deal with the history, values and goals of the Sisters in Ignatia Hall.

Diocese of London
CA ON00279 F01-S123-10 · Subseries · 1971-2006
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains information on the Mount St. Joseph and Ignatia Hall chaplains and priests in residence, Diocesan and Eucharist correspondence and University Parish Chapel liturgies for services at Mount St. Joseph chapel. There are bulletins, programs, news clippings, and song sheets related to religious ceremonies and events.

Groups
CA ON00279 F01-S123-12 · Subseries · 1973-2000
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains information on the Sisters’ Groups at Mt. St. Joseph including group member lists and histories highlighting important Sisters and events, correspondence on topics such as the 1977 renovation plans and a timeline history of the local house from 1959 onwards. There are also memos related to Sisters’ appointments, living arrangements and concerning the establishment of group living at the Mount. Also found are health unit policies, and two meditation booklets for the Feast of St. Joseph and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Furthermore, there is a scrapbook for Mt. St. Joseph Group 7, 1998-2000 [?]. This scrapbook includes a members’ list, a eulogy for Sr. Mary Phyllis, and photographs from various events including Mother St. John Fontbonne’s Feast Day, Christmas celebrations, All Soul’s Day and Sr. Chrysostom Murphy’s Feast Day, as well as photographs in remembrance of Sr. Theresa Marie Caillouette’s era as the General Superior.

Human Resources
CA ON00279 F01-S123-09 · Subseries · 1993-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

Subseries contains information about staff, staff activities and events, staff training, and correspondence. There are bulletins, song sheets, audio discs, and photographs related to special events including St. Joseph’s Day and Staff Service Awards. There are also printouts of slides for Mount St. Joseph driver training. The subseries also contains a collection of staff newsletters from 200 to 2006.

Communications
CA ON00279 F01-S123-16 · Subseries · 2000-2008
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

This series contains the newsletters "Crossing Over" and "Crossing Into Our Future," which cover the activities of the Strategic Planning Committee Phases III to VI as they guided the process of moving to the new Sisters’ residence on Windermere Road. Also included are community updates, statements of values, programs for information sessions and community events, schedules of meetings, names of committee members, feedback and survey forms, correspondence, a copy of an article by the London Free Press, information on the progress of the development, descriptions of the building characteristics, prayer cards, a song sheet, guides to discussion and teaching materials.

Strategic Planning
CA ON00279 F01-S123-17 · Subseries · 2001-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

The subseries consists of records pertaining to the strategic planning of the new Sisters’ residence. These include Volume 1 of the Final Report- Motherhouse Strategic Planning Committee from September 2001, a photograph of the proposed Sisters of St. Joseph Residence, and newspaper clippings about the purchase and renovation of the residence. A timeline for strategic planning for February 2005 to January 2007, a Mount St Joseph asset optimization study, along with Crossing Into Our Future and Crossing Over newsletters from the Motherhouse Strategic Planning Committee are included. Intersessional Group reports and agendas from the Discernment Group Weekend Session held in November 2003 are included in the series. An Ecology Committee Report, Site Evaluations, and an Ecological Inventory Interim Report contain information specific to the new building site property.

Property Sale
CA ON00279 F01-S123-18 · Subseries · 2005-2007
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

The subseries consists of correspondence, photographs, promotional material, and historical notes connected to the sale of the Mount St. Joseph property to REIT and London Property Corp in 2005, and the construction of the new Sisters of Joseph residence building at Windermere Road. This includes accounts of the Mount St. Joseph property from the Chronicles of the sisters of St Joseph of London, a detailed list of flora found on the old Mount property, and information about Immaculate Conception Chapel, including photographs. There are also remarks to the sisters and staff from the General Superior on the progress of the construction of the new residence, and information about the severance, rezoning and environmental issues related to the old Mount property. A list of suggestions for naming the dining room and suites of the new residence building located on Windermere Road is included. There is a notice of a public sale of antiques and collectibles from the Mount property. After the sale, the Mount St. Joseph building was renovated for a new seniors’ residence, and advertisements for this facility, named Windermere on the Mount, are included.

Food Services
CA ON00279 F01-S123-19 · Subseries · 2006
Part of Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse series

The subseries contains detailed daily menus, a collection of Mount St. Joseph recipes, meal rotation charts an alphabetical recipe index, a master recipe file, and a collection of recipes belonging to Sister Josepha Zimmer.