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Gold-colored pitted school bell with black wooden handle, used to call children in from recess. Given by Sr. Eileen Kersgieter, SL.

School bell, wood handle, silver cup, screw for ringer, metal ring at top. Hand bells were used to signal class times.

Book used in schools, “Ladies Handbook of Fancy and Ornamental Work" by Miss Florence Hartley (J.W. Bradley, Publisher, Philadelphia, 1861). This copy was presented to the Heritage Center by Sr. Emmanuel Tonne (1918-1980) through Sr. Frances Jane…

Catalogue of the Catholic Educational Exhibit of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition. Eighteen Loretto Academies and six parish schools staffed by Loretto were represented. Exhibits consisted of students' work in art, sewing, literature, music, and…

"Diploma of Honor" award certificate for the Sisters of Loretto from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exhibition), recognizing the "Literary, Scientific, and Art Work, Plain and Fancy Needle Work from Thirty Institutions" that the Sisters…

Watch chain made of braided hair, with handwritten pattern and instructions for braiding hair into watch chains. Late-nineteenth-century women found many ways to incorporate human hair into fancywork. On the back of the instructions are a variety of…

(a) Brass chalice, four Art Deco/Nouveau robed figures on stem holding each an image of an eagle, a lion, a unicorn, and a winged person. The base is decorated with three flowers and a cross, all containing gemstones. The underside is engraved: "To…

Point lace collar, made by Mattie Rives (Reeves), a Loretto pupil. On September 8, 1888, she entered Loretto and became a Novice, taking the name of Sister M. Clair. Sister died as a Novice making vows upon her deathbed and is buried at the Loretto…

Framed Loretto Student’s Creed from the Loretto Education Department c. 1940.

School desk, wood light and dark stained, rod iron, stationary type with seat that folds c. 1890. This type of desk, attached to wooden planks, was used until the 1950s. Maker's name on the metal supports for the desktop: School Furniture Co.…