Records of Habitat for Humanity Projects
Contents
The date range for these materials is spring/ summer of 2001, then Fall 2004 through Fall 2005. Materials in both series of Women Build and the Centennial House are records of external and internal publicity, volunteer information, and meeting minutes. The Centennial House series also contains photographs and audio-visual materials. Other notable materials of the house include mini construction progress reports; building calendars; records of donations; and materials from the groundbreaking. There is also a peace pipe that was used at the groundbreaking ceremony. A majority of the Centennial House materials were created for tracking and publicizing the progress of the house. Most materials in this collection pertain to the “before” construction of the house; the series does not have information or photos on the finished house.
Dates
- 2001 - 2005
Background
In 2001 The College of St. Catherine participated in two small building projects as a part of Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build project. Students, Faculty/Staff, and Alums helped construct wall frames for two Habitat houses being built in St. Paul. Later, in conjunction with the college's centennial, St. Catherine again partnered with Habitat For Humanity to build an entire house as one of the biggest projects for the centennial celebration. St. Catherine chose this project because it continued a tradition of service to the community. Headed by Project co-chairs Patty Walway (Hanson), Assistant Director of the O’Neil Center, and Teresa Sterns (class of 1981), planning for the construction of the house began in 2004. The actual construction of the house occurred over the 2005 summer, starting in mid-May, in which many students, alumnae, faculty/staff and friends of the college volunteered their time in constructing the home. Completion of the project was finalized in September 2005.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 1 half-box)
Language of Materials
English
Organization
The collection is arranged in 2 series. Series 1: Women Build Series 2: Centennial House 2.1: General Information 2.2 Project Workbook 2.3 A-V Materials
Acquisition
The materials in this collection were given to the University Archives in June 2015 by Patty Walway (Hanson), campus co-chair for the Habitat for Humanity projects.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Lauren Crepeau, November 2015-December 2015.
- Title
- Guide to Records of Habitat For Humanity Projects Women Build & Centennial House
- Author
- Lauren Crepeau, Bachelor of Arts Undergraduate
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the St. Catherine University Archives Repository
St. Catherine University
Archives and Special Collections
2004 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul MN 55105 U.S.A.
651-690-6553
archives@stkate.edu