https://scsharchives.com/files/original/346727e64b02d1cc5569ae12b38d80f1.pdf bad7a9d68267c124479ff29ba396c9fe PDF Text Text \� IJ � " . i � � � ' . J '' ' � ; i4 � � � \� � � � :�) \\ � .J � �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mother Aloysia Lowe Papers Subject The topic of the resource Mother Aloysia Lowe Description An account of the resource Personal papers of Mother Aloysia Lowe, the founder and first Major Superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in Pennsylvania in 1870. Sister Aloysia Lowe, born Maria Lowe in 1836, was among the first women to enter the newly autonomous Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1852. In 1870, Sister Aloysia was missioned to establish a new foundation of Sisters of Charity in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. She would serve as Mother Superior from 1870 until 1889. During her tenure, the Sisters of Charity in Pennsylvania expanded from Altoona, Pennsylvania to include missions in Pittsburgh. In 1882, Mother Aloysia purchased the Jennings Farm in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to build a new motherhouse and academy for girls. St. Joseph Motherhouse and Academy was completed in 1889. Mother Aloysia Lowe succumbed to pneumonia on December 25, 1889. Included in her papers are letters to and from Mother Aloysia regarding early missions of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, the wellbeing of the Sisters of Charity, and the building of St. Joseph Motherhouse and Academy. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1872-1923 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Casey Bowser Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal papers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-404.001.MAL Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Altoona, Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pennsylvania Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document My dear Mother Regina Will you kindly allow the Sisters (those who are willing to do so) to sell one or more tickets on gold watch for me? I am, as you know, anxious to raise money for a special purpose, and find no other way of doing so at present. I would like to have the money soon as possible. The watch to be raffled New Years day. I hope the Sisters will do what they can for me. I shall be disappointed if I do not get at least one dollar from each. May God bless you all and make us true S. of Charity, faithful daughters of St. Vincent. With love to you and each dear Sister at Seton Hill. As ever Yours Affectionately Sister Mary Aloysia St. John's Convent Altoona Pa. Nov 19th /89. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter, Sister Aloysia Lowe to Mother Ann Regina Ennis, 1889 Description An account of the resource A letter from Sister Aloysia Lowe to Mother Ann Regina Ennis asking permission for the sisters to sell raffle tickets on a watch. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mother Aloysia Lowe Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19/11/1889 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Business correspondence Mother Aloysia Lowe Mother Ann Regina Ennis