Overview of the Collection
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Preferred citation
Processing Information
Related Material
Index Terms
Overview of the Collection
Title:
Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego records
Date (inclusive): 1912-1999
Collection number: USDSC_2008_002
Creator: Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego
Extent:
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
Repository:
University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections
Copley Library
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Abstract:
These records document the actions of the Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego. Included are conference planning materials,
membership information, event fliers, newsletters, and records documenting the relationship between the Religious of the Sacred
Heart and the University of San Diego. In addition to records specific to the San Diego chapter, are records of the Associated
Alumnae/i of the Sacred Heart, the World Association of the Sacred Heart Alumnae (AMASC), and various regional chapters.
Languages:
English
Historical Note
The Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego is the San Diego chapter of the Associated Alumnae/i of the Sacred Heart (AASH).
The AASH is an organization comprised of all alumni of schools conducted by the Religious of the Sacred Heart. The AASH aim
is to “foster a spirit of unity and ongoing communication among alumnae/i.” The National chapter of the AASH was organized
in 1930 by Sarah Chambers Polk, and alumna of Maryville College. The inaugural meeting was held in Saint Louis in 1933. As
of 2016, the AASH is comprised of more than 40,000 women and men educated in Sacred Heart Schools. The San Diego chapter began
as a way to connect alumni of the San Diego College for Women. It later expanded to include all alumni of Religious of the
Sacred Heart schools living in San Diego.
The Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) are members of the Society of the Sacred Heart, an international congregation of
Catholic women. Their mission centers on service and education, and thus they support Sacred Heart Schools throughout the
world. The RSCJ first arrived on the west coast with a chapter in San Francisco. Among its prominent members was Mother Rosalie
Clifton Hill, RSCJ who helped found the San Diego College for Women as one of the Sacred Heart schools.
Scope and Content Note
These records document the actions of the Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego and the Associated Alumnae of the Sacred
Heart. Included are planning materials and announcements for the AASH biennial conference held throughout the United States;
administrative records for the San Diego chapter including constitution and by-law revisions, budget materials, membership
data, and board meeting information; event planning materials; newspaper clippings largely covering events held at the San
Diego College for Women; and newsletter publications related to the AASH. Among these materials are records documenting the
close relationship between the University of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart including the society's advisory
involvement in the 1974 capital campaign for USD and documents about Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill, RSCJ. Also included are
records of various AMASC (World Association of the Sacred Heart Alumnae) International Council Meetings. These meetings were
held around the world including in Costa Rica, Japan and Italy. Records indicate that Sacred Heart Alumnae and University
of San Diego staff members Virginia McMonagle and Sara Finn attended one or more of these meetings.
Arrangement
Access Information
This collection is open for research.
Preferred citation
[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego records, Copley Library, University of San Diego,
Archives and Special Collections.
Processing Information
Initial processing of this collection was conducted by Tessie Camina in 2008. Additional records (Series VI and one publication)
were found and added to the collection in 2017.
Related Material
Related material can be found at the Society of the Sacred Heart Archives.
Index Terms
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hill, Rosalie Clifton, Mother, 1878-1964
Polk, Sarah Chambers
Curran, Dolores L.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Connolly, Maureen, 1934-1969
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Alumnae of the Sacred Heart of San Diego
Associated Alumnae of the Sacred Heart
Society of the Sacred Heart
University of San Diego
San Diego College for Women
World Sacre Coeur Alumnae Association
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Diego (Calif.)
Littleton (Colo.)
El Cajon (Calif.)