Box Hull 18

Scope and Contents The file consists of 1. Brief typewritten annals of all the branch houses of the Sisters of Mercy within the Middlesbrough Diocese from 1856 to 1977; 2. One card listing all sixteen houses, the dates of opening and, where appropriate, the dates of closing; 3. Two typed copies of the annals of the Sisters of Mercy in Middlesbrough; and typed annals for January 1957 to May 1958; 4. Booklet 'the sisters of Mercy Diocese of Middlesbrough 1857 -2007' produced for 150 years of Mercy in the...

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The file consists of a short typescript history of Whitby Convent acquired from M. Madeline Guy RSM, and a letter from her to Marion McCarthy RSM. Also a newspaper article concerning Beech House.

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The file consists of one handwritten volume which begins on 26 August 1883, with a number of loose pages in the back; Some rough notes for the annals which are on the back of a letter from a butter salesman dated 1890, and a song 'I love you little Angel'; a type written copy of the early annals with handwritten annotations on loose pages, one paragraph covers the years 1939 up to 1958 when the convent closed; a drawing of Beverley market; and two photographs of the garden and chapel.

Scope and Contents The file consists of 1. Four copies of the "Story of Hull Convents and Schools 1857 to 1957"; 2. Two typescripts and one handwritten, which detail the story of Endsleigh College, St Mary's secondary school for girls, and Anlaby Road Convent and school; 3. One exercise book telling the story of Hull Convent, Anlaby Road and then Endsleigh Convent from 1855 to 1956, it is marked 'Early Years'; 4. One folder marked 'About Endsleigh' and stamped 'Archives Northern Province', it was produced...

Scope and Contents The file consists of a handwritten history of the land on which St Mary's convent Southcoates Lane was built, it is handwritten onto the reverse sides of a Guildhall Meeting book, it was written in 1931 by Joseph H. Hirst; six sheets giving a typescript history of Wilton Street and Southcoates Lane convents. The red ink notations are from an account by Joseph H. Hirst in the 1932 College magazine, the notes in blue ink were probably by a Hull Sister of Mercy. In a separate accession...

Scope and Contents The file consists of photocopy of a twenty five sheet handwritten history by Reverend W.H Lewthwaite, of Clifford Convent and tells of the history of installing a community of ladies in a 'hostel' to run a school, and later Sisters of Mercy from Baggot Street, who a little later went to Hull; a history in the form of nine questions and answers from Sister Josephine RSM of St Xavier's, Providence, USA to Reverend Mother in Hull regarding the foundation of Clifford and Hull convents, and the...

Scope and Contents The file consists of a list of Mother Superiors of Hull from 1857 to 1977 with photographs stuck onto thin card; two clips from newspapers on the death of M. Magdalene Kennedy RSM in 1894, plus two copies of the same. An eight page article on the history of the houses and schools in Hull. Photocopies of handwritten documents with some words or sentences missing because of the photocopying. A photocopy of a booklet concerning the history of the houses in the diocese of Middlesbrough....

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The file consists of a 'History of the Habit' as worn by Sisters of Mercy Hull, using photographs mounted on card and labelled; and an article by a Hull Sister of Mercy using materials gathered for an exhibition in 1993, the article describes the contribution of the Sisters of Mercy to the Middlesbrough diocese.