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.
Today is the day. It has officially been 100 years since the first sending ceremony for the Sisters departing for China took place! With that in mind, this post is going up at exactly 4:00pm on September 12th, where we continue the Sisters diary entry from that day a...
This September we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Maryknoll Sisters’ first overseas mission departure to China. Though the Sisters began mission work on the west coast of the United States in 1920, this departure marked the beginning of the Sisters’ long...
First stop – language school! Nearly every Maryknoll Society member begins his foreign mission career learning the language of his new home. Over the years, Maryknoll established language schools in most of its mission locations. Once there, students spent around six...
Here you will find our catalog containing detailed descriptions (AKA finding aids) of our archives collections. These collections hold primary sources documenting the lives, mission work, culture, and history of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
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