Hilger, M. Inez (Mary Inez), 1891-1977
Variant namesMarie Inez Hilger was born in Roscoe, Minnesota on October 16, 1891. In 1914, she joined the order of the Sisters of St. Benedict. Enrolling in September 1924, Sister M. Inez, O.S.B., then a teacher at St. Benedict's College, St. Joseph, Minnesota, was the first woman to be officially admitted as a student to regular classes at The Catholic University of America (CUA) and received an anthropology Ph. D. there in 1939. In 1955, she became a research associate of the Bureau of American Ethnology. She is noted for her work with various American Indian tribes, most notably, the Chippewa and the Arapaho. She died in St. Joseph, Minnesota, on May 18, 1977.
From the description of The Sister M. Inez Hilger collection. 1924-1972. (Catholic University of America). WorldCat record id: 166344492
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| referencedIn | Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving), 1892-1974. Papers, 1892-1981. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Hilger, M. Inez (Mary Inez), 1891-. Prayer book : Del uso de Sor Inés de los cinco Se~nores Garcia religiosa ... [1835?] | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Alfred Irving Hallowell Papers, 1892-1981 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Byrne, Robert, 1886-1968. Papers, 1916-1965. | State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Hilger, M. Inez (Mary Inez), 1891-1977. The Sister M. Inez Hilger collection. | Catholic University of America | |
| referencedIn | Rhoda Bubendey Métraux Papers, 1905-1980, (bulk 1948-1970) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | Byrne, Robert, 1886-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Catholic University of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving), 1892-1974. | person |
| correspondedWith | Métraux, Rhoda Bubendey, 1914- | person |
| associatedWith | Ryan, John A. (John Augustine), 1869-1945. | person |
| associatedWith | William J. (William Joseph), 1870-1936. | person |
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| Chippewa Tribe |
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| Arapaho Indians |
| Indians of North America |
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Birth 1891-10-16
Death 1977-05
Americans
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