Manuscripts Collection
The Guild of Catholic Women was organized by women in St. Luke's Parish, Saint Paul, in December 1906 and was incorporated in 1912. The Guild's objective was to organize city-wide Catholic women for philanthropic and social activities. The Guild opened the Catholic Guild Hall in 1912 as a home for young Catholic working women, that later became a home for the handicapped. The Guild also began the Mexican Mission on St. Paul's West Side in 1930, which was later known as the Mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the Antone Hospital Guild in 1941, which provided financial support for Our Lady of Good Counsel Home, a free hospital for the care of those suffering from cancer.
Files include minutes, annual reports, financial records, correspondence, photographs, clippings, newsletters and publications, photograph albums, scrapbooks, and other material documenting the activities of the Guild of Catholic Women. Of particular interest is an extensive set of minute books (1909-2007), a set of history files, and a link to a video presentation about the history of the Guild and its work. Guild files also include material relating to a conference on mental illness, and a file of correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the Mission House of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The collection also includes material relating to the Catholic Guild Hall, much of which focuses on its annual charity ball, as well as some financial information (1960s-1970s) and other papers relating to the Antone Hospital Guild, which was administered by the Guild of Catholic Women for the sole benefit of Our Lady of Good Counsel Home.
These documents are organized into the following sections:
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Accession number: 13,953; 16,694
Catalog ID number: 6391037
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Similar to the annual/biennial reports.
Incomplete.
Incomplete.
Video presentation about the history and activities of the Guild as told by people involved with it.
Includes articles of incorporation and bylaws.
List of donors of over $1000.00 per year.
Incomplete.
Includes annual meetings, and monthly meetings of the membership.
Missing 1962-1964, 1969-1971, 2002.
The Education committee worked on the Puzzle of Mental Illness conferences and other aspects of publicity.
Papers kept by Mary A. Bishop.
Includes correspondence and meeting information.
Arranged chronologically. Includes photographs of Guild Hall (215 Marshall and 286 Marshall), charity balls, and other guild events.
Includes portraits compiled for the 75th anniversary of the Guild.
Includes photographs and clippings of Guild events, activities, and interests.
Mostly about charity balls. Includes loose newspapers.
Also includes some 1956 clippings.
Photographs and accompanying documentation compiled for the 100th Anniversary exhibit. Photographs pre-date 2006 and may be duplicated elsewhere in the collection.
Includes a brief narrative description of the facility and the Guild Hall's programs, a narrative description of the Guild's administrative structure, a staff guide, a resident manual, and position descriptions.
Includes invitations, flyers, and lists of grand march participants. Incomplete.
Includes clippings, newsletters, flyers, and photographs from a display at the ball.
Includes newspaper clippings and some financial records.
Missing 1966, 1968.