Sister Providencia Tolan Papers 1888-1978 1953-1978

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Sister Providencia Tolan Papers 1888-1978 1953-1978

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Sister Providencia Tolan was born in 1904. After joining the Sisters of Charity of Providence in 1928, she taught school in Seattle, WA and Des Plaines, IL before coming to the College of Great Falls awhere she taught Sociology. While working in Great Falls, she became concerned with the plight of the American Indian tribes in Montana. The collection covers a wide variety of materials relating to her work with American Indian populations.

11 linear ft.; 11 boxes

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Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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