Co-Workers of Mother Teresa of America Records

Inspired by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, the American Co-Workers were inaugurated in New York City in 1971 as an affiliate to the Missionaries. Membership was ecumenical and efforts focused on administering to the poor in areas where the Missionaries of Charity were not present. Pra...

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Format: Archival Material
Language:English, German, French, and Spanish
Created: The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives 1954-2000
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Summary:Inspired by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, the American Co-Workers were inaugurated in New York City in 1971 as an affiliate to the Missionaries. Membership was ecumenical and efforts focused on administering to the poor in areas where the Missionaries of Charity were not present. Prayer, visitation, and a helpful hand were the emphasis and a series of regional and national links were established and maintained with other contemplative orders. The American Co-Workers records at CUA are those of Vi Collins while serving as Regional Link, a National Link, and International Speaker/Councillor of the Co-Workers to the Missionaries of Charity. Later additions to the collection include materials donated by Victoria Schmidt and Diane Hattery, fellow Co-Workers. The collection consists of correspondence, financial ledgers, meetings materials, the Co-Worker Newsletter, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audio tapes and film reels accumulated during their forty year association with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity.
Physical Description:27 linear feet; 41 boxes