Series 7: Articles on Russian Orthodox nuns
Scope and Contents
The records in this file contains articles from periodicals, dictionaries, encyclopedia, newspapers and chapters of books. In a couple of cases whole books have been photocopied. These documents focus on the Russian Orthodox Nuns imprisoned under communism. They come from a variety of disciplines: History, Religion, Sociology, etc. Some of the articles are strictly from a political or secular perspective and are not favorable toward monasticism. The documents are in several languages: English, French, German, Russian, etc. It is difficulty to establish a time frame for these documents. However, the bulk of these documents deal with the period between 1949 – 1989. There are some first hand testimonials but not many. Some of the files are arranged under the name of a monastery, e.g. Lessna, Puikhitsa, Optima, etc.
Dates
- 1940 - 2009
Creator
- Swift, Grace, OSU, Sr. (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 10.52 Linear Feet (22 containers)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Czech
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Hungarian
From the Collection: Lithuanian
From the Collection: Polish
From the Collection: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Slovak
From the Collection: Ukrainian
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These documents were received from Sr. Grace Swift, O.S.U., 901 E. Miami Street, Paola, KS 66071. Sr. Grace is an acquaintance of Srs. Margaret Nacke and Mary Savoie.
Creator
- Swift, Grace, OSU, Sr. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Catholic Theological Union Repository