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The collection includes a filmed teleconference, recorded narrations concerning San Francisco and California history, and several photographs of the Presentation Convent and School, including several taken after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
These images serve as a record of the life and activities of the Sisters of the Presentation , a religious order of Roman Catholic sisters founded in Ireland in 1776, and established their first American foundation in San Francisco in 1854.
The Sisters of the Presentation's archival collections reflect the institutional history of the Sisters of Presentation and their various individual ministries since the time of their foundation in San Francisco, California in 1854 up to the present day.
The stories of our Sisters are told throughout this website. Please visit and enjoy the Ministry and Legacy sections, in particular. You can learn more about the individual Sisters by reading Presentation Women: A Legacy of Vision, Faith, and Service .
Sisters of the Presentation, San Francisco are a community of Catholic women religious committed to living and transmitting the message of Jesus Christ through prayer and service in the tradition of our foundress, Nano Nagle.
We, Sisters of the Presentation, San Francisco are a community of Catholic women religious committed to living and transmitting the message of Jesus Christ through prayer and service in the tradition of our foundress, Nano Nagle.
Owning Institution: Sisters of the Presentation, San Francisco About this Collection California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual ...
