Patricia A. Crowley, OSB papers

Biographical note

Patricia A. Crowley was born on May 13, 1939 in Chicago, the oldest daughter of Patrick and Patricia C. Crowley, founders of the Christian Family Movement. She became a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in 1958, and went on to receive her B.A in 1965 from Mundelein College at Loyola University and in 1970 her M.A. in Catechetical Theology from Manhattan College. She taught at St. Scholastica Academy until 1979 when she began her social service work in community and homelessness initiative at Howard Area Community Center where she was the Executive Director for ten years. The majority of materials in this collection pertain to Patricia A. Crowley’s career and social involvement with homelessness in Chicago. The collection also includes notes and work on speeches she presented for these causes. The family and personal papers included in the collection pertain to her mother and father, Pat and Patty C. Crowley. There is also an AV series which include photographs from her family and professional life, scraps books, and a CD. The collection has been divided into four series and is arranged alphabetically through the series.