Identity area
Reference code
7.42
Title
"Dat Panis," Untitled Mass, "Queen of Heaven," "Mass in Honor of St. Julia," and Other Original Compositions
Date(s)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Original compositions, handwritten, Ferdinand
Context area
Name of creator
(1939 March 6-1968 August 4)
Biographical history
Date of Birth: 1939 March 6
Place of Birth: Vincennes, Indiana
Father: Besselman, Cornelius O, Vincennes, Indiana
Mother: Blair, Nellie Mae, Fritchton, Indiana
Baptized: Saint John the Baptist, Vincennes, Indiana
Entered from: Holy Name, Beech Grove, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1956 September 10
Date of Reception: 1957 May 31
Temporary Vows: 1958 June 13
Perpetual Vows: 1961 August 10
Silver Jubilee:
Golden Jubilee:
Date of Death: 1968 August 4
Cause of Death: Multiple Sclerosis
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section F Row 2 Plot 10
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sister Mary Siena Besselman died at the age of 29 from multiple sclerosis.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
This notebook contains original music composed by Sister Mary Siena Besse