Maryknoll History

A Treasure Especially Our Own

Maryknoll Mission Archives centralizes, collects, organizes, preserves, protects, and makes available for research the legacy of Maryknoll’s participation in the worldwide mission of the Church.

Due to COVID-19, the Maryknoll Mission Archives is closed to on-site researchers until further notice. However, staff will continue to respond to phone and email research requests. Please see our Researcher Information page for more information about how we can assist you with your research.

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Stories by Maryknoll Mission Archives Staff 

The First Christmas

The First Christmas

Christmas is once again upon us.  As we wind down 2021, this post hopes to send you way back to 1912 and the first Christmas celebrated by the Teresians at Maryknoll – those intrepid women who left home to help the new Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (and...

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The Ballad of Bill and Skeezix

The Ballad of Bill and Skeezix

Here in the Archives, sometimes we find stories that are too sweet not to share. The records in Archives show how much the Maryknoll Sisters love their pets, and the ballad of Bill and Skeezix proves the rule. We're introduced to these two cats in the Monrovia convent...

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Moments of Reflection

Moments of Reflection

How have we already made it to the month of December? In the blink of an eye it seems another year has sprinted past us. It is that time of year when we try to stop and take moments to reflect. What has happened this year? Where are we now? What have we experienced?...

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The Maryknoll Mission Archives is the official repository for all corporate records and manuscripts produced by the three expressions of Maryknoll: the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

Here you will find detailed descriptions (or “finding aids”) of primary sources documenting the lives, mission work, culture, and history of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

We hope to make your experience as efficient and pleasant as possible. Please see our Researcher Information page for more information about how we can assist you with your research during COVID-19.

Maryknoll Through History

Explore our timeline of major events in the life of Maryknoll

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