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Sister Mary Madeleva Papers

An inventory of her papers at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 16 Oct 2009



Biographical History

Sister M. Madeleva (1887-1964), CSC, born Mary Evaline Wolff, was an American poet and nun.

In 1905 she joined the Sisters of the Holy Cross. She received her bachelor's degree from St. Mary's College in 1909, a master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1918, and a doctorate from the University of Southern California in 1925, as well as receiving numerous other honorary degrees from universities around the country. She eventually became president of Saint Mary's College (1934-1961) and authored 70 books in her lifetime. At St. Mary's she established the Graduate School of Sacred Theology in 1944, the first of its kind for women.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Sister Mary Madeleva Papers consists of printed material and writings.

Printed material contains material both by and about Sister Madeleva.

Writings contains manuscripts by Sister Madeleva.


Arrangement of the Collection

Printed material is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end. Writings are arranged chronologically with undated material at the end.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

Six books of poetry by Sister Madeleva, and five books of essays and memoirs by Sister Madeleva have been sent to cataloging. Please check the Classic Catalog for these items.


Subject Headings

Persons

M. Madeleva (Mary Madeleva), Sister, 1887-1964.

Subjects

College presidents.
Nuns as authors.
Women poets -- United States.

Genres and Forms

Booklets.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Manuscripts for publication.

Occupations

Nuns.
Poets.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Sister Mary Madeleva Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sister Mary Madaleva, 1964.


Table of Contents

Printed material

Writings


Inventory