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Hair flower arrangement presented by Mrs. Jane P. Spalding Blincoe, 1918. It also includes the names of the Loretto Convent, Marion County, KY, May 1868 and the names of the pupils of the Academy (handwritten on paper attached to the back; printed on…

Mercury barometer, used at Loretto Academy at Loretto, KY, c. 1890. Made by Fieyler Electric Co., Boston, MA. No mercury in the glass tube.

Corroded brass bell supported by an iron loop. This bell is from Cedar Grove, Louisville, St. Benedict’s Academy. It was brought from Europe by Father Nerinckx.

Glass bell, clear handle and bottom edge, ruby- or cranberry-colored body, metal clapper. "Sister Zephyrine, 1913" etched in the glass. From Mount St. Benedict’s Academy, Cedar Grove, KY. Sr. Zephyrine Curry, SL (1854-1938), served in Kentucky,…

Brass Mass bell, made in Belgium, from Loretto High School in Louisville, KY (1925-1975). Names in Latin of the four evangelists (Matheus, Marcus, Lucas, Johannes) engraved around the top, as well as figures of their symbols: a man, a dog, a lion,…

Kneeling bench, poplar wood with square pegs, painted brown. Used by Sisters at Calvary, Holy Mary's on Rolling Fork, KY, c. 1818. Presented to the Archives by Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton of Lebanon, KY, who had it in their home after removing it…

“Lessons in Flower and Fruit Modeling in Wax," 4th edition. This book was used at Loretto Academy, KY, in the 1850s [sic] when making wax flowers was one of the academy arts. The book has a brown cover, trimmed in gold, with a picture of flowers in…

"Golden Book of the Confraternities" book; missing title page. Board cover covered with green fabric with image of the cross. First page stamped "Rev. A. Degauquier," with "Bethlehem" penciled beneath it.

"Devotions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus arranged for each day of the month of June," Cunningham's improved edition, book printed by Peter F. Cunningham, Catholic Bookseller, in Philadelphia, 1859. Board cover with gold "PC" insignia on front. Marked…

"A Plain and Concise Method of Learning the Gregorian Note" book by Rev. P. Hoey, PP, printed by P. Wogan, Dublin, 1800. Plain brown paper cover, a later replacement. The cover and the front page are marked for Bethania (Fairfield, KY).