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Box 1

 Container

Contains 5 Results:

Biographical Material, 1936-2011

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note

Folder contains one memorial prayer card listing Sister Mary of the Compassion's dates of birth, baptism, profession and death; and photocopies of three newspaper articles and one print-out from a blog regarding her artwork.

Dates: 1936-2011

Greeting Cards [3 folders], circa 1960s-1970s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2-4
Scope and Content Note

Folders contain cards designed and made by Sister Mary of the Compassion, including nine Christmas cards, one birthday card, one get well card, one sympathy card, two miscellaneous cards, and six illustrated cards containing no greetings. Cards depict images of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, and the nativity, and often contain quotations from the Bible. Includes six duplicates.

Dates: circa 1960s-1970s

Holy Cards [3 folders], circa 1960s-1970s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5-7
Scope and Contents note

Folder contains 32 different holy cards designed and made by Sister Mary of the Compassion, primarily depicting saints. Other images include Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, the ark, and a rosette. Most of the cards have artwork on the front and are blank on the reverse. Some include quotations, and several list "Blue Chapel, Union City, N.J." at the bottom of the card. Includes 21 duplicates.

Dates: circa 1960s-1970s

Photographs, 1959 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents note

Folder contains five photographs of paintings by Sister Mary of the Compassion (one color, four black and white); the paintings are not identified. Includes four duplicates.

Dates: 1959 and undated

Postcards, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content Note

Folder contains two black and white postcards from the Blue Chapel, Union City, N.J., showing works of Sister Mary of the Compassion, including St. Martin de Porres, and The Sacred Heart.

Dates: undated