Guide to the Nydea Matteri Personal Papers SC.096
Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Saint Patrick Seminary
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
aasf@sfarch.org
Contributing Institution:
Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Title: Nydea Matteri Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC.096
Physical Description:
1.9 Cubic Feet
1 records center box; 1 flat box (24.75 x 3 x 20.75)
Date (inclusive): 1929-2002
Language of Material:
English
, Portuguese
.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Biographical / Historical
Nydea Gloria (Azevedo) Matteri (b. 1915 d. 2006), was born in Madera, California, the daughter of parents who emigrated from
Saint Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal in 1911. Materri's family attended Saint Joachim Catholic Church in Newman, California,
one of several churches in the San Joaquin Valley that historically served a predominately Portuguese Catholic population.
These parishes observed Azorean Catholic traditions including the Holy Ghost Festa (Holy Ghost Festival) in which Materri
was crowned its Queen in 1929. As a longtime parishioner, Materri worked and volunteered at Saint Joachim Church and it was
during that time she began documenting and preserving its history.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Matteri Parish History Files, Box number,
Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco (AASF).
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials reflective of Portuguese cultural and Catholic traditions like the Sociedad da Irmandade
do Divino Espírito Santo (I.D.E.S.) (Society of the Divine Holy Spirit), and the Festas do Espírito Santo (Festivals of the
Holy Spirit). Included in the collection are Matteri's historical research notes; copies of local newspaper articles from
The Westside published in Newman, California; and original photographs. The collection also includes Matteri's personal worship
items from when she was a child; and textile garments made by Matteri's mother, including the cape she wore as the Queen of
the Holy Ghost Festival (c. 1920s) and her First Holy Communion outfit.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Portuguese--California
Catholic Church--California--Stanislaus County--History
box 1
Photograph: Nydea Azevedo as Queen of the Portuguese festival, 1929
box 1, folder 1
Badges: Recordacao da festa de Saint Antonio; chapters Santa Clara and Gustine, California, 1920s?
box 1, folder 2
Mass celebration: The Paschal Meal, no date
box 1, folder 3
Lighting of the Festival of Lights (1940s?)
box 1, folder 4
Saint Joachim Church parish directory, 2002
box 1, folder 5
Festas of the Divine Holy Spirit, published by Society of the Divine Holy Spirit Supreme Council, Hayward, Ca. 1994
box 1, folder 6
Clippings, research (folder 1 of 2)
box 1, folder 7
Clippings, research (folder 2 of 2)
box 1, folder 8
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 1 of 7)
box 1, folder 9
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 2 of 7)
box 1, folder 10
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 3 of 7)
box 1, folder 11
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 4 of 7)
box 1, folder 12
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 5 of 7)
box 1, folder 13
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 6 of 7)
box 1, folder 14
Historical research scrapbook 1903-1999 (folder 7 of 7)
box 1, folder 15
Research notes from the West Side Index and Monitor newspapers, 1924-1987 (folder 1 of 2)
box 1, folder 16
Research notes from the West Side Index and Monitor newspapers, 1924-1987 (folder 2 of 2)
box 1, box 1
Personal objects
Abstract: Rosaries given to Nydea by nuns who taught her catechism in 1924 and 1927; First Communion book and Rosary, 1924; prayer book,
1925; and religious worship objects, no date
box 2
Textiles: Materri's garments
Abstract: Cape and gown worn by Nydea as Queen of the Holy Ghost Festa, 1929; and Holy First Communion top (no date)
