130 linear feet.
30 linear feet of photographs.
66 linear feet of printed material.
Inventory.
Restricted by contract.
Religious order of women founded in Dernbach, Germany by Blessed Mother Mary Katherine Kasper on 15 August 1851. The Poor Handmaids devote themselves to the care of the sick and orphaned and to the education of children. They have provinces in Germany, Holland, India, England, and the United States, and have extended their ministry into Bolivia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Vietnam, and Kenya. The American Poor Handmaids operate many hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, and schools in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Generalate records consist of correspondence of the foundress, Mother Mary Katherine Kasper, and articles about her and her beatification; correspondence of the Mother General; general correspondence from Germany; General Chapter working papers; and Constitutions of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. American Province records contain files of the Ancilla Domini Sisters, Inc., PHJC Council, and the Provincial Council; provincialate correspondence, the Provincial Directory, Provincial Chapter working papers, commission and study group records, provincial circular letters, financial records, and records of individual members. Community Life Records consist of Ancilla Domini Chronicles, liturgical celebrations and vocational material, Motherhouse activities and newsletters, and writings of PHJC Sisters. Mission Records cover health care; regional ministries, including schools, hospitals, and nursing facilities; and foreign ministries. International records include files from provinces outside America; the history of the Poor Handmaids; For Our Sisters Yearbook; Schematismus International Directory; newsletters from Dernbach; memorial cards; prayerbooks, holy cards, wood blocks, and postcards; and miscellaneous material collected by PHJC.
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