Media, 1989-1994
Scope and Contents
Bolivia Missions Collection documents the missionary, administrative, educational, and pastoral activities of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great in Bolivia from 1956 to 2025, with the bulk of the records dating from the establishment of the Bolivian Vicariate in 1962 through its elevation to an independent Vice-Province in 2013. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, reports, publications, photographs, slides, audiovisual materials, and personal papers relating to the governance and ministry of the Dominican mission in Bolivia.
The records document the development of the Dominican presence in Bolivia, including the establishment of the Vicariate, the creation of the independent Vice-Province, relationships with other Dominican jurisdictions, and the administration of missionary personnel and institutions. Significant documentation includes Vicariate chapter proceedings, provincial and council records, visitation reports, financial administration records, formation programs and educational materials, and records of Dominican apostolates throughout Bolivia
The collection is arrainged into 10 series. The first series covers foundational material, subseries for pre-vicaraite, establishment of Vicariate and Vice-Province, and German vicariate materials. The second series contains Vicariate Chapters from 1969 - 2011. The third series is the Vicariate Provincial Records and contains correspondence and other materials of the Vicariate Provincials from 1962 to 2013. The fourth series is the Vicariate Council Records and contains Vicariate Council Minutes, Assemblies, and Vicariate Visitations from the Prior Provincial and various curia officials, including the Master of the Order. The dates range in this series from 1964 to 2012. The Fifth series is the Vicariate Officials Records which contains subseries for Syndic, Formation, and Affiliate positions performed by friars. These include financial records and correspondence for the Vicariate from the office of the syndic, formation records and Ratios for the vocation promoter pre-novice, novice, and student masters and Director of Education position. The affiliated materials is limited to CIDAL (Conferencia Interprovincial de los Dominicos de América Latina) conventions and assemblies and the IV Dominican Colloquiom of 1993. Following this is Vicariate House Records series. Within this series, each city with a foundation is treated as a subseries (i.e. Cochabamba and Santa Cruz) with the foundations separated numerically. These records include canonical and ministerial foundations, ministry and house correspondece, commemorative booklets, and other materials. The Apostolate Records series contians materials related to vicariate apostolates that were not limited to a single house. They include "Misiones Aviones" that were missionary actions in the Campos around the Andes and Peace and Justice Commission records. The largest subseries is the IBEAS records. The Instituto Boliviano de Estudios y Acción Social (IBEAS) records including administrative files, reports, publications, photographs, promotional materials, and a substantial run of IBEAS journals. The collection also documents missionary outreach programs, social justice initiatives, and pastoral ministriesof the Dominicans across South America. The largest series in the Missionary Records. These contain files and correspondence relating to missionary friars, Bolivian members of the Order, and affiliated Dominicans across thethe mission's development. These exist in addition to the Personal File Records.
There are two additional series for the photos and slides, and AV material, respectively.
The collection comprises 16 linear feet, including 25 legal and letter document boxes, 24" of hanging file folders, 3 photo boxes, 3 slide carrousels, and one oversized flat box.
Dates
- Creation: 1989-1994
Extent
From the Collection: 16 Linear Feet (16 Letter Document, 8 legal document, 3 slide storage boxes, 30" of vertical hanging folders, and 3 slide carousel boxes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
3122430011
archivist@opcentral.org
