Browse Items (1138 total)

DemToJoeFeb291904.pdf
In this letter Mother Demetrias reports to Mother Joseph about the Mission Helpers' activities in Atlantic City. On page 3 of the letter she mentions that 1000 Italians live in the city, while on page 8 she notes that "The poverty amongst theā€¦

MHSH046B.jpg
Girls in the Ironing Room of St. Peter Claver's Industrial School and Home connected with the Mission Helpers' Laundry.

MHSH048A.jpg
Mission Helpers, Dormitory of St. Peter Claver's Industrial School and Home, c. 1900

MHSH023A.jpg
Mother Demetrias Cunningham of The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart with students in Baltimore, MD, c. 1910

MHSH044A.jpg
Commemorative Card of Mother Demetrias (d. April 9, 1940)

MHSH024A.jpg
Sister M. Gertrude, O.P.; formerly Fanny Curry, a pupil of the Mission Helpers' St. Peter Claver's Industrial School and Home

MHSH001A.jpg
The vow Sister Demetrias (born Mary Cunningham, eventually Mother Demetrias) took on October 2, 1892.

MHSH036A.jpg
Two sisters with girls on the day of their First Communion in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photo taken in 1909.

MHSH007A.jpg
Three sisters and their deaf students on McCulloch St., adjacent to Biddle St. in Baltimore, MD.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2