Mission statement of the Archives of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary

To “identify, collect, protect, preserve and make available the records of enduring value of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary”.

Description of the collection

The Archive of the Loreto South Asia Province serves as the repository for India, Bangladesh and Nepal, and reflects the work of the Loreto sisters in South Asia since the time of their first arrival in 1841. The collection comprises Province Council papers, community annals, correspondence related to the schools, newsletters, and some private papers of the sisters.

Location

Loreto House, 7 Middleton Row, Kolkata 700017

Archivist

Dr. Nilina Deb Lal

Email:loretosa.archive@gmail.com

Referring to our collection

Please use our Enquiry Form if you wish to submit a query pertaining to our collection.

An online catalogue is currently under preparation. The link will be provided on this page when it is complete.

We welcome visitors to our archive, by prior appointment only. All access is at the discretion of the Province Leader and the Archivist. For further information please view our Access, Research and Publication Policy.

Loreto House, Calcutta, the first home of the Loreto sisters in India.

Photograph taken from the magazine “Palm Leaves”, 1904.