Author: Mary Aurelia McArdlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Superiors, Religious
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
California's Pioneer Sister of Mercy
Author: Mary Aurelia McArdlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Superiors, Religious
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Life of Mother Mary Baptist Russell, Sister of Mercy
Author: Matthew RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuns
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Biography of Katherine Russell born 18 Apr 1829 in Newry, County Down, Ireland the daughter of Arthur Russell (1785-1844) and Margaret Mullen. Katherine entered a convent in Kinsale, Ireland on 24 Nov. 1848 and on 2 Aug 1851 she became Sister Mary Baptist Russell. On the 8 Sep 1854 she left Kinsale, Ireland to go to the San Francisco, California Sisters of Mercy mission. At this time she was chosen to be the Reverend Mother of the group. They arrived in San Francisco on the 8 Dec 1854. She died on 6 Aug 1898 in San Francisco.
Sisters
Author: John J. FialkaPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312325967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
"Nuns became the nation's first cadre of independent, professional women. Some nursed, some taught, and many created and managed new charitable organizations, including large hospitals and colleges ... [This book] reveals the spiritual wealth that these women invested in America"--Back cover.
Sacramento and the Catholic Church
Author: Steven AvellaPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874177669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
This work examines the interplay between the city of Sacramento and the Catholic Church since the 1850s. Avella uses Sacramento as a case study of the role of religious denominations in the development of the American West. In Sacramento, as in other western urban areas, churches brought civility and various cultural amenities, and they helped to create an atmosphere of stability so important to creating a viable urban community. At the same time, churches often had to shape themselves to the secularizing tendencies of western cities while trying to remain faithful to their core values and practices. Besides the numerous institutions that the Church sponsored, it brought together a wide spectrum of the city’s diverse ethnic populations and offered them several routes to assimilation. Catholic Sacramentans have always played an active role in government and in the city’s economy, and Catholic institutions provided a matrix for the creation of new communities as the city spread into neighboring suburbs. At the same time, the Church was forced to adapt itself to the needs and demands of its various ethnic constituents, particularly the flood of Spanish-speaking newcomers in the late twentieth century.
A Guide to the History of California
Author: Doyce NunisPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This book opens the world of published and archival materials about California to those who wish to investigate and research the rich history of this state. Each of the essays elaborates specific periods, topics, or holdings and has been authored by an expert in the respective field or institution. Part I is both a chronological and topical approach to the essential elements that have shaped California's history. Attention is given to its varied ethnic groups and how the state developed. Part II contains essays on the archival and manuscript holdings of the major research centers in the state. Also included are the included are the holdings of smaller historical societies and libraries. Wherever possible, essays contain references to documentary sources, including photographs, as well as printed sources. Archival materials have been preserved from the state's earliest days and most of these are located within the state. An introduction by the editors is followed by the historical and topical articles in Part I. From Spanish to Mexican rule, to becoming a U.S. territory, through statehood and beyond, the history of California is covered in depth. There are also essays on California Chicanos, blacks, Asians, and women, along with a study of urban areas. Part II contains information on such national archives as federal records centers, the California State Library, and the Huntington Library. A directory of oral history is presented. The appendices follow with a chronology of California history and lists of organizations interested in the state's history. A Guide to the History of California is an indispensable book for those with a special interest in the state and students enrolled in courses on the history of California.
After the Doors Were Locked
Author: Daniel E. MacallairPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442246723
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The California youth corrections system is undergoing the most sweeping transformation in its 154-year history. The extraordinary nature of this change is revealed by the striking decline in the state’s youth incarceration rate. In 1996, with 10,000 youth confined in 11 state-run correctional facilities, California boasted the nation’s third highest youth incarceration rate. Now, with only 800 youth remaining in a system comprised of just three institutions, California has one of the nation’s lowest youth incarceration rate. How did such unprecedented changes occur and what were the crucial conditions that produced them? Daniel E. Macallair answers these questions through an examination of the California youth corrections system’s origins and evolution, and the patterns and practices that ultimately led to its demise. Beginning in the 19th century, California followed national juvenile justice trends by consigning abused, neglected, and delinquent youth to congregate care institutions known as reform schools. These institutions were characterized by their emphasis on regimentation, rigid structure, and harsh discipline. Behind the walls of these institutions, children and youth, who ranged in age from eight to 21, were subjected to unspeakable cruelties. Despite frequent public outcry, life in California reform schools changed little from the opening of the San Francisco Industrial School in 1859 to the dissolution of the California Youth Authority (CYA) in 2005. By embracing popular national trends at various times, California encapsulates much of the history of youth corrections in the United States. The California story is exceptional since the state often assumed a leadership role in adopting innovative policies intended to improve institutional treatment. The California juvenile justice system stands at the threshold of a new era as it transitions from a 19th century state-centered institutional model to a decentralized structure built around localized services delivered at the county level. After the Doors Were Locked is the first to chronicle the unique history of youth corrections and institutional care in California and analyze the origins of today’s reform efforts. This book offers valuable information and guidance to current and future generations of policy makers, administrators, judges, advocates, students and scholars.
Rooted in Barbarous Soil
Author: Kevin StarrPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520224965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The third in a four-volume series commemorating California's sesquicentennial, this volume brings together the best of the new scholarship on the social and cultural history of the Gold Rush, written in an accessible style and generously illustrated with with black and white and color photographs.
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