This collection contains the papers and artifacts of Dr. Anne M. Butler. Materials contain research, correspondence, publications, lectures, awards, audiovisual material, and other materials related to her work.
Creator: Butler, Anne
Title: Anne M. Butler Collection on Catholic Sisters in the American West
Dates: 1860-2014 (Bulk, 2010-2014)
Quantity: 24.0 boxes
Language: English
Repository: Archives and Special Collections, St. Catherine University Library
Preferred Citation: Anne Butler Collection of Catholic Sisters in the American West. St. Catherine University Archives and Special Collections, St. Paul, MN 55105.
About Anne Butler
Anne M. Butler was editor of the Western Historical Quarterly. She was also a Distinguished Trustee Professor Emerita of Utah State University.
Butler was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on December 4, 1938. As an infant she was placed in the foster care of Delbert and Charlotte Theall for fourteen years. In the 1950s she moved to Baltimore and graduated from Notre Dame of Maryland Preparatory School. She then graduated from Maryland's Towson State University and went on to receive her doctorate in American history from the University of Maryland College Park in 1979.
She taught history at a number of universities including: Gallaudet University for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., University of Maryland, Towson State University, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and Loyola College of Maryland. Butler moved to Utah in 1989 and was an associate editor at Utah State University. She became the first woman senior editor of the Western Historical Quarterly.
Dr. Butler was known for her scholarship concerning the history of the American West, specifically criminal women, cultural issues, and Roman Catholic nuns. She was the author of various articles and book, including, Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the American West, Gendered Justice in the American West: Women Prisoners in Men's Penitnentiaries, and the multi-prize winning Across God's Frontiers: Catholic Sisters in the American West, 1850-1920.
Butler died on November 10, 2014.
Contents
This collection contains research, correspondence, publications, lectures, awards, audiovisual materials, and other materials related to the work of Dr. Anne M. Butler.
The bulk of this collection is research notes on monasteries across the United States that pertain to her writings (mostly for her book Across God's Frontiers: Catholic Sisters in the American West, 1850-1920). The collection also includes fifteen dolls dressed in traditional nun habits.
Organization
This collection is arranged in 5 series, some with subseries. Folders in each series are predominantly arranged alphabetically.
Series 1: Writing Projects
Series 2: Research Materials
Series 3: Professional Activities
Series 4: Audiovisual
Series 5: Artifacts
Administration
Publication Information
Archives and Special Collections
2004 Randolph Ave
St. Paul, MN, 55105
651.690.6553
archives@stkate.edu
Access
The collection is open for use.
Acquisition
Anne Butler donated her collection of personal and business correspondence, manuscripts, papers, photographs, slides, DVDs, dolls, and books to St. Catherine University in 2015.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Stephanie Ronning & Joseph Larsen, February 2016 - April 2016.
Detailed Description
Series 1: Writing Projects
6.5 boxes
Arrangement note
This series consists of two groups; Across God's Frontiers and Other Projects.
1.1 - Across God's Frontiers
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Bibliographic information, : 1996 |
1 | |
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Drafts, : 2011 : 10 folders |
1 | |
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Manuscripts, : 2011 : 4 bundles |
2, 3, 4, 5 | |
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Outline, : 2010 |
6 | |
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Permissions, : 2011-2012 : 2 folders |
6 | |
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Research Information,: 3 folders |
6 | |
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Reviews, : 2012-2014 |
6 | |
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UNC Press, : 2012 : 2 folders |
6 | |
1.2 - Other Projects
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Catholic Identity Series, : 2000 |
6 | |
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Invisible Flock: Catholocism and the American West |
7 | |
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Mother Amadeus Dunne, : 2004 |
7 | |
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New York Times Essay, : 2012 : 2 folders |
7 | |
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Reviews of Other Writers, : 2012-2014 |
7 | |
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Sowing Seeds of Justice: Catholic Nuns Race and Texas, : 1996 |
7 | |
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There Are Exceptions to Every Rule: Adjusting the Boundaries-Catholic Sisters and the American West, : 2005 |
7 | |
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Western History Association Oral History Project, : 2013 |
7 | |
Series 2: Research Materials
7.25 boxes
Arrangement note
This series consists of six groups; Assorted Material, Pamphlets, Photographs & Photocopies, Printouts, Research Notes, and Assorted Resources.
2.1 - Assorted Material
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Archive Information |
7 | |
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The Bridge by Charlotte Atkins, : 2008 |
7 | |
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Calendars, : 1984-2005 |
7 | |
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Correspondence, : 1987-2011 |
7 | |
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Guide to Catholic Indian Mission and School Records in Midwest Repositories, : 1984 |
7 | |
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Journal of the American Catholic Historical Society, : 2013 |
7 | |
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Katherine Drexel Information, : 1988-2000 |
8 | |
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Mother Seton's Sisters of Charity, : 1984 |
8 | |
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Western History Association Oral History Project Interview, : 2013 |
8 | |
2.2 - Pamphlets
| Box | ||
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1964-2010 |
8 | |
2.3 - Photographs and Photocopies
| Box | ||
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1912-2010 |
8, 9 | |
2.4 - Printouts
| Box | ||
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1998 |
9 | |
Research Notes
| Box | ||
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Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Wichita, Kansas |
9 | |
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Benedictines, Boerne, Texas |
9 | |
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Bishop Gilmorer Letters |
9 | |
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Franciscan Sisters of Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania,: 2 folders |
9 | |
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Daughters of Charity, VA City, Nevada,: 2 folders |
9 | |
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Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wicsonsin,: 2 folders |
9, 10 | |
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Fransiscans of Mary, St. Louis, MO |
10 | |
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Intermountain Catholic |
10 | |
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Iowa State Archives, Des Moines, Iowa (Prisons) |
10 | |
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Miles City Letters,: 2 folders |
10 | |
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Notre Dame, Sound Bend, Indiana, : 1995 : 2 folders |
10 | |
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Oregon Chronicles,: 2 folders |
10 | |
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S.B.S. Drexel,: 2 folders |
11 | |
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School Sisters of Notre Dame, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
11 | |
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School Sisters of St. Francis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,: 2 folders |
11 | |
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Seattle, Portland, Edmonds, San Francisco,: 2 folders |
11 | |
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Servants of Mary, Ohama, Nebraska,: 2 folders |
11 | |
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Sinsinawa Dominicans, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin,: 2 folders |
11 | |
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Sisters of the Blessed Sacrement, Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania |
12 | |
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Sisters of Charity of BVM, Dubuque, Iowa |
12 | |
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Sisters of Charity of Divine Providence, Seattle, Washington |
12 | |
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Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas,: 2 folders |
12 | |
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Sisters of the Good Shepard, St. Paul, Minnesota,: 2 folders |
12 | |
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Sisters of the Holy Cross, South Bend, Indiana |
12 | |
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Sisters of the Holy Spirit, San Antonio, Texas |
12 | |
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Sisters of Mary of the Presentation |
12 | |
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Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, Valley City, North Dakota |
12 | |
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Sisters of Mercy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,: 2 folders |
12 | |
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Sisters of Mercy, Famington, Michigan, |
13 | |
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Sisters of Mercy, St. Louis, Missouri |
12 | |
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Sisters of the Presentation, Fargo, North Dakota |
12 | |
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Sisters of St. Francis, Rochester, Minnesota,: 2 folders |
12 | |
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Sisters of St. Joseph Carondolet, Arizona, |
13 | |
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Sisters of St. Joseph Carondolet, St. Louis, Missouri |
13 | |
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Sisters of St. Joseph Carondolet, St. Paul, Minnesota,: 2 folders |
13 | |
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Southern Messenger |
13 | |
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S.S.N.D., St. Louis, Missouri |
13 | |
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St. Labre's Original Letters,: 2 folders |
13 | |
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St. Paul's Mission, Montana |
13 | |
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St. Peter's Mission Letters |
13 | |
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Ursulines of Toledo, Ohio,: 2 folders |
13 | |
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Ursulines, Paola, Kansas,: 2 folders |
13 | |
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Various Government Reports |
14 | |
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Writings of Suellen Hoy, : 1995-2002 |
14 | |
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Miscellaneous,: 2 folders |
14 | |
2.6 - Resources, Assorted
| Box | ||
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1998-2003 |
14 | |
Series 3: Professional Activities
0.75 box
Arrangement note
This series consists of two groups; Lectures and Awards.
3.1 - Lectures
| Box | ||
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Placing Nuns Inside the Women's West |
14 | |
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How Wide is the Field of Labor: Catholic Sisters, Work, and the Journey to the American West |
14 | |
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Conference on the History of Women Religious, : 2012-2013 |
14 | |
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By Carriage or Canoe: Western Travel and Pioneer Nuns, : 2003 |
14 | |
3.2 - Awards
| Box | ||
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Armitage-Jameson Book Prize, : 2013 |
14 | |
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Distinguished Book Award, : 2013 |
14 | |
Series 4: Audiovisual
5 boxes
Arrangement note
This series consists of four groups based on format; DVDs, Microfilm, Slides, and Photographs.
4.1 - DVDs
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Follow the Star: School Sisters of Notre Dame, : 2009 |
15 | |
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Sturdy Roots, : 2005 |
15 | |
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Sturdy Roots II, : 2008 |
15 | |
4.2 - Microfilm
| Box | ||
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Assorted, : 1860-1880 |
16 | |
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Assorted, : 1977-1978 : 27 rolls |
16, 17 | |
4.3 - Slides
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2 boxes |
18, 19 | |
4.4 - Photographs
| Box | ||
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3 boxes |
20, 21, 22 | |
Series 5: Artifacts
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2 boxes |
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5.1 - Dolls
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2 boxes |
23, 24 |
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