Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick to Sister Virgina Quinn and Sister Mary Pat Hastings discussing the details and possibilities for changing the venue of their next meeting. Includes handwritten addendum at the bottom of the page.
Correspondence between Sister Leonie Shanley, Sister Mary Goretti and Sister Norma Schilick discussing budgetary limitations for 1979 and how they can be managed.
Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick to Sister Mary Pat Hastings discussing the finalization of the Core Constitution for printing, post-Federation meeting.
Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick to Sister Virginia Quinn and Sister Mary Pat Hastings reviewing the current state of the drafts, their plans for presenting later that year, as well as discussing the 1978-1979 budget issues. Includes handwritten notations down the right-hand side of the page.
Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick, Sister Mary Pat Hastings, and Sister Virginia Quinn to Sister Patricia Byrne and Sister Marie Anne Mayeski detailing the Core Constitution Team's plan for finalizing work on the document, as well as plans for presenting.
Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick to Core Constitution Team Members discussing an enclosed document, the work they can feasibly accomplish during the Summer Institute, and the time-frame for a replacement chairperson.
Correspondence from Sister Dorothy Lynch to Sister Norma Schlick discussing the next steps needed for the Core Constitution itself, as well as the need for the Core Constitution Team membership.
Correspondence from Core Constitution Team to Congregational Representatives giving a brief overview of the results and the responses gathered from the Congregation with regards to the first draft of the Core Constitution. Additionally, this letter relates the work they are hoping to undertake over the summer in order to complete the project.
Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick to Sister Patricia Byrne addressing the current state of the Core Constitution project and timeline for the summer. She also notifies Sister Patricia that she will be leaving the team at the end of July.
Correspondence from Sister Norma Schlick to Core Constitution Team members inquiring about their well-being, as well as noting that there was an enclosed communication from Sister Ann Weller.
Correspondence from Sister Patricia Byrne to Sister Norma Schilick answering questions about the process the Major Superior had decided on for how the final crafting of the Core Constitution should be implemented, as well as the approved budget.
Correspondence between members of the Core Constitution Team and the Federation Executive Committee regarding the progress made on the first draft of the Core Constitution, as well as next steps to be taken.
Correspondence from Sister Dorothy Lynch to Sister Norma Schlick thanking her for presenting the Core Constitution's report and relaying the Federation's Executive Officers desire for the progress and continuation of the project.
Photograph of the Core Constitution Team of the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Taken at the 1997 Summer institute after the completion of the first draft.
Core Constitution Team committee report to the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph discussing the team's meetings thus far, the Summer Institute of 1977, projections for the team for the remainder of 1977-1978, present and future finances, as well as recommendations. Includes handwritten notations.
First draft copy of the Core Constitutions commissioned by the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Includes many handwritten notes and corrections throughout.
Correspondence from the Core Constitution Team to the wider congregation of the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph notifying them of the release of a first draft of the Core Constitution (that they have been working on for the past two years) and soliciting comments and corrections to the text of this first draft.
Detailed agenda for the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 1977 Summer Institute, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Handwritten notation in upper, right corner.
Correspondence from Sister Patricia Byrne to an unnamed Sister, detailing a second large working set of papers the Core Constitution Team has produced, as well as another upcoming meeting of the Team with Father Nepper and the Congregational Representatives that Sister Patrica is urging this Sister to attend.
Correspondence from the Core Constitution Team to the Congregational Representatives of the U.S.Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, thanking them for their support of the project thus far and asking for input on the current document so that they may continue to move forward.
Correspondence from Sister Patricia Byrne to Sister Norma summarizing her perception of recent communications, as well as Sister Patricia's opinion on the next steps to take for the Core Constitution Team, based on recent feedback. Many additional handwritten notations throughout.
