Archives gallery

This section provides access to all electronic archive documents which make up the virtual exhibit. With the help of search filters and criteria, browse among a variety of documents preserved by Archives Services, such as manuscripts, photographs, school text books, films, architectural drawings and much more. The large amounts of documents reflect the fascinating history of the   Congrégation de Notre-Dame’s work in education in a multitude of locations and throughout centuries.

Catherine Crolo and the Filles du Roy (King'’s Ward) at the farm

Catherine Crolo and the Filles du Roy (King'’s Ward) at the farm

Pointe Saint-Charles (Montreal), New France (Quebec), [between1668 and 1673].
Catherine Crolo, the farmhands and little girls at the farm

Catherine Crolo, the farmhands and little girls at the farm

Pointe Saint-Charles (Montreal), New France (Quebec), [ca. 1675].
Catherine Crolo, the hired hands and the young girls at the farm house (detail)

Catherine Crolo, the hired hands and the young girls at the farm house (detail)

Pointe Saint-Charles (Montreal), New France (Quebec), [ca. 1675].
First page of Letters patent

First page of Letters patent

Dunkerque, Haut-de-France, France, 20 June 1671.
Notarized copy of the contract of purchase for a plot of land on the Saint-Gabriel prairie signed on August 25, 1662 by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Marguerite Bourgeoys

Notarized copy of the contract of purchase for a plot of land on the Saint-Gabriel prairie signed on August 25, 1662 by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Marguerite Bourgeoys

Pointe Saint-Charles (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 22 October 1671.
Second Mother House

Second Mother House

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1673.
Construction of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Construction of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1675.
Copy of the deliberation for the building of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Copy of the deliberation for the building of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), [after 1675].
Clearing of a concession

Clearing of a concession

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), June 1685.
Marie-Thérèse Gannensagouas and a teaching companion at the mountain mission

Marie-Thérèse Gannensagouas and a teaching companion at the mountain mission

Île de Montreal, New France (Quebec), [ca. 1690].
Native encampment

Native encampment

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), June 1685.
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste de La Croix De Chevrières de Saint-Vallier

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste de La Croix De Chevrières de Saint-Vallier

Quebec, New France (Quebec), 1685.
Authorization for a one thousand pound gratuity for the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame for the education of young Amerindian girls

Authorization for a one thousand pound gratuity for the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame for the education of young Amerindian girls

Quebec, New France (Quebec), 28 July1688.
Deposition of Sister Catherine Sommillard (de la Purification) and of Sister Marie-Anne Guyon du Buisson (de la Passion) following the Lachine Massacre

Deposition of Sister Catherine Sommillard (de la Purification) and of Sister Marie-Anne Guyon du Buisson (de la Passion) following the Lachine Massacre

Lachine (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1689.
Copy of the regulation on modesty in the schools for young girls in Ville-Marie issued by Bishop Jean-Baptiste de Lacroix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier

Copy of the regulation on modesty in the schools for young girls in Ville-Marie issued by Bishop Jean-Baptiste de Lacroix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1692.
Agreement between Jeanne Le Ber and the Sisters of the Congrégation to build a chapel with an apartment where she could live her life as a recluse

Agreement between Jeanne Le Ber and the Sisters of the Congrégation to build a chapel with an apartment where she could live her life as a recluse

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 4 August 1695.
Pages taken from "Exercices journaliers, pour les principales actions de la journée, de la vie & de la mort religieuse à l'usage des religieuses de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame"

Pages taken from "Exercices journaliers, pour les principales actions de la journée, de la vie & de la mort religieuse à l'usage des religieuses de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame"

Troyes, Grand Est, France, 1697.
Act of profession of vows by the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame residing at the missions in Quebec, Île Saint-Laurent and Côte de Beaupré

Act of profession of vows by the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame residing at the missions in Quebec, Île Saint-Laurent and Côte de Beaupré

Quebec, Quebec, 5 August 1698.
Profession of vows by the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

Profession of vows by the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 25 June 1698.
Old copy of the manuscript written in 1701 by Charles de Glandelet entitled "Le Vray Esprit de Marguerite Bourgeoys et de l’Institut des Sœurs Séculières de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame établi à Ville-Marie en l’Isle de Montréal en Canada"

Old copy of a manuscript by Charles de Glandelet

Montreal, New France (Quebec), [17-?].
Pages taken from a manuscript collection of hymns and noted motets

Pages taken from a manuscript collection of hymns and noted motets

Montreal, Province of Quebec (Quebec), [17-].
Plan of the lot of the Sisters of the Congregation

Plan of the lot of the Sisters of the Congregation

La-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine (La Prairie), New France (Quebec), [17-?].
Portrait of Étienne Montgolfier

Portrait of Étienne Montgolfier

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1700.
Portrait of General James Murray

Portrait of General James Murray

Quebec, Province of Quebec (Quebec), 1700.
Portrait of Henri-Marie du Breil de Pontbriand

Portrait of Henri-Marie du Breil de Pontbriand

Quebec, New France (Quebec), 1700.
Portrait of Jeffrey Amherst

Portrait of Jeffrey Amherst

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1700.
Portrait of Mgr. Jean-Olivier Briand

Portrait of Mgr. Jean-Olivier Briand

Quebec, Province of Quebec (Quebec), 1700.
Portrait of Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix

Portrait of Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix

Quebec, New France (Quebec), 1700.
Portraits of Marguerite Bourgeoys

Portraits of Marguerite Bourgeoys

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), 1700.
Third Mother House

Third Mother House

Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec), [17-].