The Society of St. Margaret in the United States is a women’s religious order that includes related but independent chapters in the Anglican Communion. The historical records of the Society cover the period 1855–2010. They are strongest in representing activities in several areas: the mother house in Boston, governance and daily work routines, the work of St. Monica’s Home (including annual reports and other records), the Haiti mission and St. Vincent’s school in the post-WWII years, the Duxbury convent and summer camp, and several of the order’s houses and missions in other cities. Files on individual Sisters may contain letters and papers relating to their work with children, the elderly in health care, and the building of community life. The photograph collection is large and varied, reaching back to St. Margaret’s Infirmary and the Children’s Hospital, both in Boston, and including many photos of the sisters both in portraiture and activities.
