St. Benedict College sponsored a Civil Rights Day on February 29, 1964.

The Monastery Immaculate Conception is located in Ferdinand. The history of the two is closely related. This file contains news clippings relating to the town of Ferdinand.

Newspaper clippings, presentation arrangements, testimonials, photographs

Dr. Henry G. Backer served the sisters as community physician for more than 35 years.

Mother Clarissa Riehl, O.S.B., was a member of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana.

Archduke Markus Habsburg, great, great, grand nephew of Emperor Ferdinand I for whom Father Joseph Kundek named the town of Ferdinand, visited Ferdinand and the monastery on June 21, 2003.

Eberhard Reichmann, Austrian-Born scholar, spent many years in German-American studies in Indiana. Eberhard translated, with his wife Ruth, the monastery's old German documents.

News releases, photographs, script, schedule, Ferdinand, Other Places, 2001, 2002

Albert A. Krampe, son of Bernard Krampe, was the monastery's Properties Superintendent, beginning in 1925. Marie Krampe Daunhauer, Albert's daughter,
helped copy the logs, property of the family, for the monastery archives in 2007.

Florence Henderson came to Ferdinand to make the "Miracles Do Happen" film photographed and directed by Dan Brumett.

Photographs, memorials, newspaper articles, brochures

Photographs, memorials, newspaper articles, brochures

News story, ALUMNAE NEWS, Easter, 1946

Article and newsletters

Newspaper clippings, other data, 1998

articles, correspondences, photo, biographical information

Laminated Timeline with photographs, 1890's-1990's

Eugene Tempel graduated from St. Ferdinand High School, was dean of VUJC, and served on the Marian Heights Academy Board.

"Florence and Her Friends" was arranged by and for the sisters of Convent Immaculate Conception and the monks of St. Meinrad Archabbey.

Handwritten letter, original, German, typed English translation

Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B., prioress, federation president, and renowned speaker, visited Ferdinand several times.

Sister Jane Frances Brockman, O.S.B., was a member of St. Scholastica Monastery, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Sister Julia Hunhoff, O.S.B., is a member of Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, South Dakota.

Mother Jerome Schmitt, O.S.B., was a member of Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, South Dakota.

Mother Augustine Uhlenkott, O.S.B., was a member of Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho.

Sister Rosa Maria Rodriguez from Mexico spent six weeks at the monastery in Ferdinand during June and July, 2003, to learn to speak English.

The Mechtilde of Hackeborn Sacred Music Series Endowment was established by the Verkamp family in honor of Sister Mary Aquin and Sister Mary Ann Verkamp in 2010. Programs, flyers, musician descriptions, music translations, Ferdinand 2011 to present, Monastery Immaculate Conception Church, Ferdinand, Indiana, 2011.

St. Irmingard was a Benedictine abbess at Chiemsee in the ninth century. She appears in a window in the church of the Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana.

newspaper articles, pastoral letter (typed)

Photographs, newspaper articles, brochures

Photographs, memorials, newspaper articles, brochures

2 copies, soft cover bound book

Programs, photographs, flyers, newspaper clippings, October 22, 1967

Materials relating to event, Ferdinand, 1999 to present

Poem; poetry booklets (1944, 1959), other poems and information

Magazine, bulletin articles, 1979, 1980

Background information, Ferdinand

Correspondences, other data pertaining to Abbot Primate Wolf, O.S.B.

newspaper clippings, planning group materials, album, brochures, photographs, disc, videotape, Ferdinand, Austria, Chicago, 2003

Signed letters from 7 United States Senators, 1984

Two audiocassettes, transcription, correspondence, discs, Ferdinand, August 29,1995

Sister Mary Philip Berger contributed these "Stille Nacht" items to the Archives in December, 1997.

Joan Ohanneson's lecture was the second of a two-part series, "Journeying with Hildegard," celebrating the 900th anniversary of her birth.

original posters, Vatican book, ordination class picture

Mother Monica Forkey, O.S.B., was a member of Mount St. Benedict Monastery, Crookston, Minnesota.

Sister Ruth Fox, O.S.B., is a member of Sacred Heart Monastery, Richardton, North Dakota.

Sister Kathryn Huber, O.S.B., is a member of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana.

The "Florence and Her Friends" show was presented at Roberts Stadium in Evansville.

Also on this tape is the Florence Henderson reception which was held at the monastery during summer 2001.

Noffsinger & Deig, Attorneys-at-Law, were the lawyers who handled the Florian B. Debes' Estate. The Convent of the Immaculate Conception was one of five beneficiaries of the estate of Mr. Debes.

Letter, August 24, 1976; Plains, Georgia, 1976

Photographs, memorials, newspaper articles, brochures, handwritten will (authentic)

newspaper articles

Photographs, memorials, newspaper articles, brochures

Photographs, memorials, newspaper/magazine articles, brochures

Photographs, memorials, newspaper articles, brochures

holy cards (original, photo copies)

brochures, program, typed pages, contract, photos

Copies of photographs, Ferdinand, 1938

Photograph, brochures, articles, St. Meinrad

Book, softcover

Press release, letter from president of Federation of St. Gertrude, letter from president of Federation of St. Scholastica to CICLSAL, flyers advertising talks by Sister Joan Chittister

The St. Hildegard Society is a recognition society for men and women who help co-create the future of the Sisters of St. Benedict by including the sisters in their estate planning.

General information, memorial card

Sister Anselm (Mary Rose) Hammerling, O.S.B., is a member of St. Benedict's Monastery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

handwritten pages in German, typed pages in English

See "Finding Aids" for alphabetic listing. For historical purposes, the files of a number of persons have been placed in different sections of the archives.

Monastery Immaculate Conception has two original paintings of Johann Schmitt's in its art collection. Some years ago (date unrecorded) the painting "The Visitation" was donated to the Mother of God Parish, Covington, Kentucky. A letter dated August 10, 2020 details a check issued by the Sisters of Saint Benedict, Ferdinand Indiana for repairs of the Johann Schmitt painting. The amount was $2,451.00.

Paul Hagan writes original compositions in memory of sisters who die, sisters celebrating speical events, and monastery special events.

Master of cemermonies at the event was Mike Blake, Evansville television announcer. Also speaking for Catholic schools are Florence Henderson, Bob Griese, football star and Don Mattingly, baseball star.

William A. Mulkey, originally from Poseyville, IN, contributed his $40,487.96 stamp collection to the monastery in memory of Sister Mary Gervase Gaesser (Sister Mary Dolores Gaesser), who taught in Poseyville, IN. The monastery coin collection was sold to Harry Tileston from Louisville for $10,564.85. Mr. Tileston's coin appraisals and bids are included in this file.

memorials, newspaper articles, Last will

bound book in German, typed translation (2 copies)

Letters, notes, cards; originals; Eichstatt; Ferdinand, 2000-present

liturgy program, photocopies of photos, typed page in German, with typed translation in English, photocopy of biographical information in German and in English, typed copy of obituary, typed page describing rare book (1647) of prayers and blessings, typed copies (translation) of vow formulas, colored photocopy of photo of grave marker, copy of email, postcard, typed copy of history

Copied pages from handwritten DOVE, March, 1935; newspaper clipping,1998

Photographs, correspondences

correspondence, government documents, newspaper articles

Correspondences, newspaper clippings, photographs, Ferdinand, 2005 to present

Paper, 21 pages