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Mercy Archives Finding Aids

These documents provide a basic description and arrangement of the archival material in our repository.

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Albany Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Albany, NY; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Beirut, Lebanon, and Alaska areas. Dates: 1863-2006.


Albany Regional Community Collection

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Auburn Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Auburn, CA; Sacramento, CA; and Ireland areas. Dates: 1857-2012.


Auburn Regional Community Collection

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Baltimore Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Maryland; Florida; Alabama; Mississippi; Washington, DC; Guyana; Belize; El Salvador; Peru; Trinidad; and Honduras areas. Dates: 1855-2008.


Baltimore Regional Community Collection

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Brooklyn Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Brooklyn, NYC, NY and Panama areas. Dates: 1846-2008.


Brooklyn Regional Community Collection

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Buffalo Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the areas of the Philippines; Buffalo, NY; Batavia, NY; and other parts of south western New York. Dates: 1858-2009.


Buffalo Regional Community Collection

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Burlingame Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the San Francisco, CA; Rio Vista, CA; Los Angles, CA; San Diego, CA; Arizona; New Mexico; and Peru areas. Dates: 1854-2013.


Burlingame Regional Community Collection

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Cedar Rapids Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Minnesota; Montana; Arizona; and Cedar Rapids, IA areas. Dates: 1875-2010.


Cedar Rapids Regional Community Collection

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Chicago Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Chicago, IL; Ottawa, IL; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Iowa City, IA; Janesville, WI; Milwaukee, WI; and Peru areas. Dates: 1846-2011.


Chicago Regional Community Collection

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Cincinnati Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Cincinnati, OH area. Dates: 1858-2008.


Cincinnati Community Collection

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Cincinnati Regional Community Collection

Includes the administrative and ministerial activities of the entire Regional Community of Cincinnati, established as the Cincinnati Province in 1929. Areas include: Ohio; Kentucky; Tennessee; Michigan; and Jamaica. Dates: 1932-2008.


Cincinnati Regional Community Collection

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Connecticut Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Connecticut; Kentucky; Orland, ME; Owego, NY; Pocahontas, VA; Africa; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Belize; Peru; Honduras; Haiti; and Puerto Rico areas. Dates: 1863-2006.


Connecticut Regional Community Collection

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Dallas Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Dallas, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Hazleton, PA; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Towanda, PA; Cresson, PA; Scranton, PA; Long Island, NYC, NY; and Guyana areas. Dates: 1848-2012.


Dallas Regional Community Collection

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Detroit Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Iowa; north eastern Indiana; Michigan; New Mexico; Tennessee; and Argentina areas. Dates: 1873-2011.


Detroit Regional Community Collection

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Erie Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Erie, PA; Ethiopia; Tanzania; and Mexico areas. Dates: 1887-2012.


Erie Regional Community Collection

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Fremont Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the north and northwest areas of Ohio. Dates: 1912-2011.


Fremont Community Collection

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Institute Collection



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Jamaica Community Collection



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Louisville Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Kentucky and Columbus, OH areas. Dates: 1869-2008.


Louisville Community Collection

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Mercy Federation Collection

Documents the Federation of the Sisters of Mercy, a governance structure for the leadership of Sister of Mercy congregations in the Americas to involve their communities in shared programs, initiatives, gatherings, and other activities. Dates: 1965-1991.


Mercy Federation Collection

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Mercy Hospital Portland Maine Collection

Includes the historic records of Mercy Hospital in Portland, ME, along with that of it’s School of Nursing. Dates: 1918-2019.


Mercy Hospital Portland Maine Collection

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Mercy Oral History Program Collection



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Mercy Union Collection

Documents the Sisters of Mercy of the Union, a governance structure for nine unified provinces (Omaha, Providence, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Scranton/Dallas, New York, Baltimore, and Detroit), made up of over 60 formerly independent motherhouses. Headquartered in Washington, DC. Dates: 1929-1991. 


Mercy Union Collection

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Merion Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in areas of eastern Pennsylvania; Virginia; Arizona; Louisiana; North Carolina; New Jersey; Peru; and India. Dates: 1861-2009.


Merion Regional Community Collection

Mid-Atlantic Community Collection

Includes the records of the Sisters of Mercy from the Mid-Atlantic Community, formed in 2007 and comprised of the former regional communities of Merion, Dallas, Brooklyn, New York, and New Jersey. Dates: 2007-2021


Mid-Atlantic Community Collection

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Nashville and Knoxville Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in Tennessee. Dates: 1866-2011.


Nashville and Knoxville Community Collection

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New Hampshire Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the New Hampshire; Massachusetts; South Carolina; California; Colombia; Tanzania; and Central America areas. Dates: 1858-2006.


New Hampshire Regional Community Collection

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New Jersey Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in areas of New Jersey; Washington, DC; Florida; Maryland; North Carolina; and Costa Rica. Dates: 1911-2008.


New Jersey Regional Community Collection

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New York Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the New York City, NY; Worcester, MA; and upstate and central New York areas. Dates: 1845-2011.


New York Regional Community Collection

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North Carolina Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the North Carolina and Guam areas. Dates: 1872-2008.


North Carolina Regional Community Collection

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NyPPaW Community Collection



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Omaha Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the areas of California; Nebraska; Colorado; Oregon; Missouri; Iowa; North Dakota; Idaho; New Mexico; and Mexico. Dates: 1864-2008.


Omaha Regional Community Collection

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Pittsburgh Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the western Pennsylvania; Virginia; Florida; Puerto Rico; and Peru areas. Dates: 1843-2009.


Pittsburgh Regional Community Collection

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Portland Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in areas of Maine and Bahamas. Dates: 1873-2006.


Portland Regional Community Collection

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Providence Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Rhode Island; Massachusetts; New York; Honduras; and Belize areas. Dates: 1868-2006.


Providence Regional Community Collection

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Rochester Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in areas of Rochester, NY and Chile. Dates: 1857-2011.



Rochester Regional Community Collection

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Sister Christine Schenk CSJ Research Collection

Includes interviews of Sister Theresa Kane, RSM and her family, friends and colleagues for the book To Speak the Truth in Love: A Biography of Theresa Kane, RSM by: Sister Christine Schenk, CSJ.


Sister Christine Schenk CSJ Research Collection

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South Central Community Collection

Includes the records of the Sisters of Mercy from the South Central Community, formed in 2008 and comprised of the former regional communities of St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and North Carolina. Dates: 2008-2021


South Central Community Collection

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St. Louis Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the Kansas; Missouri; Arkansas; Mississippi; Oklahoma; Texas; and Louisiana areas. Dates: 1851-2008.


St. Louis Regional Community Collection

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Vermont Regional Community Collection

Includes Sister of Mercy activities in the areas of Vermont, Saipan, Taiwan, and Peru. Dates: 1874-2007.


Vermont Regional Community Collection

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West Midwest Community Collection



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