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creed
Framed Loretto Student’s Creed from the Loretto Education Department c. 1940.
slate
Slate board, framed with wood, used at Loretto schools. Such boards were used at this time instead of paper for students to write and figure numbers.
medal - award
Gold and silver medals were awarded at the exhibitions (programs that included musical and literary performances and displays of artwork) which closed the school year in the last part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. These medals are from…
lace
Lace pieces in box, samples made by Sisters and students.
book
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…
painting
Painting of floral design on wood panel, black background, gold frame. Similar to a pair that was at the Columbian Exposition which was held in Chicago, IL, in 1893 (pictured in Exhibition book in Loretto's Alcove 64). This event celebrated the 400th…
painting
Painting of floral design on wood panel, black background, gold frame. Similar to a pair that was at the Columbian Exposition in 1893 to celebrate the Anniversary of the Discovery of America (pictured in Exhibition book, Loretto's Alcove 64). Similar…
ticket - fair
Two entrance tickets to the Columbian Exposition, which celebrated the 400th anniversary of the European "discovery" of America. The World’s Columbian Exhibition was held in Chicago, IL, from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The second Lay Congress of…
book
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…
photograph
Photograph of Alcove #63, one of two alcoves at the Columbia Exposition where Loretto schools had displays of normal work, literary, scientific, and art work. Such exhibits allowed the general public to see what Catholic schools were like in an era…