The Sisters of Service Fonds
In 2024, the John M. Kelly Library at the University of St. Michael’s College became the permanent home of the records of the Sisters of Service with the arrival of approximately 100 linear meters of archival material. These records document the work done by the Institute since its founding in 1922 and includes materials on Canadian immigration, education, healthcare, and social services.
The donation of Sisters of Service and Scarboro Foreign Mission Society archives to St. Michael’s College formed the foundation for the creation of the Canadian Religious Collections Archive (CRCA). The CRCA will become the permanent home and steward of the records of multiple religious communities in the coming years.
About the Collection
The Sisters of Service fonds consists of the governance, administrative, and personnel records for the community of the Sisters of Service. This includes reports, financial records, meeting minutes, policies, General Chapter records, correspondence, publications by and about the SOS, photographs, audiovisual materials, personal records of Sisters, and a collection of artifacts and memorabilia related to the SOS.
In addition to records of the SOS members and foundress, Sister Catherine Donnelly, the fond also contains records of its priestly co-founders, Archbishop Neil McNeil, Rev. Arthur Coughlan, CSsR, and Rev. George Daly, CSsR.
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