Name/Title
Conrad, Agnes: Photos as Nun, 1910-1962Entry/Object ID
P2015.22.30Description
Conrad, Agnes: Photos as Nun, 1910-1962. Snapshots and formal portrait of Agnes Conrad, daughter of Thomas & Mary Ivory, after she entered the Religious Society of Sacred Heart. By 1962 she was Mother Conrad, located at Menlo Park, California.
A&B = Snapshot of two nuns wearing habits in office setting. The older nun is Mother Agnes Conrad; the younger nun is her niece, Genevieve Clarke, daughter of Agnes's sister, Martha. b/w. 5" x &7". Handwritten on back: "Mother Agnes Conrad (on right) Sr. Genevieve Clarke (on left) at Convent in Menlo Park, CA, 1962. Religious Order of Sacred Heart." 2 copies.
C = Snapshot of nun in habit sitting on park bench in garden. b/w 3¼" x 5". Handwritten on back: "Agnes at Menlo. Mother Agnes Clarke (sic), R.S.C.J."*
*Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus-- in French.
D&E = Studio portrait of Agnes Conrad, upon entry into religious order. Bust view. She is wearing a black hat, a dark coat with large up-turned collar, and dark dress, undated, but could be c. 1910. Uhlman Photographer. Sepia, 3¼" x 5". 2 copies. Handwritten on back: "Agnes Conrad" and Label: "Agnes Conrad, now Madame Conrad, Menlo Park, Calif."
F = Snapshot of Mother Agnes Conrad in habit, posing against trunk of fallen tree. b/w. 3½" x 5". Handwritten on back: "Agnes" and Mother Agnes Clarke (sic, should be Conrad). R.S. C. J.Collection
Conrad-PhilipsMade/Created
Studio
Rudolph Uhlman Photography Studio, St. Joseph, MissouriDate made
1910 - 1962Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriNotes
Date: 1962Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
NunsSearch Terms
Genealogy, Conrad Family, St. Joseph Merchants, Clarke, Conrad, & Curtin, Catholic, Religious Society of the Sacred HeartDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 3¼" x 5"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Thomas ConradPerson or Organization
Agnes Eugenia ConradPerson or Organization
Mother Agnes ConradProvenance
Notes
Photos in family of Thomas Conrad until exhibited at San Diego Women's College where granddaughter, (Mother) Genevieve Clarke, a religious was librarian. Returned to family after College's closing. Donated by g-granddaughter of Thomas Conrad.
