College of Sister Formation Records 1957-1969 1957-1967

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College of Sister Formation Records 1957-1969 1957-1967

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The records of the College of Sister Formation document a baccalaureate degree program (1957-1967) offered at Seattle University to four Catholic religious orders of women.

2 linear feet; 2 boxes

eng,

Special Collections, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons

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SNAC Resource ID: 6368904

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Sisters of Providence (Seattle, Wash.)

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Sisters of Charity of Providence

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Congregation of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (Newark, N.J.)

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Seattle University. College of Sister Formation.

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From 1957 through 1967 Seattle University offered academic preparation to four religious orders of women in Washington and British Columbia: the Sisters of Providence (FCSP), the Sisters of St. Joseph of Newark (CSJ ), and the Dominican Sisters (OP) of Edmonds and Tacoma. The Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Religious at the Vatican termed Seattle University's contribution to the Sister Formation movement in the United States "a notable pioneer effort." Women were taught by faculty on the...