Guide to the Sister Eugena Poulin Papers, ca. 1991-2008

(bulk 1998-2008)

Salve Regina University Archives
McKillop Library
100 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI, 02840
401-341-2276
archives@salve.edu

Published in 2017

Collection Overview

Title:	Guide to the Sister Eugena Poulin Papers
Date range:	ca. 1991-2008, n.d., Bulk, 1998-2008
Creator:	Poulin, Eugena, Sister, R.S.M.
Extent:	0.25 Linear feet 1 document box
Abstract:	This collection contains drafts of several writing publications written by Sister Eugena Poulin on her family history and the history of women in New France, as well as collected biographical information, materials from attended events, and press.
Physical location:	Row 5, Unit 7, Shelf 1
Repository:	Salve Regina University Archives
Collection number:	RG.21.3

Scope & content

This collection includes biographical information about and writings by Sister Eugena Poulin. The biographical information includes collected articles as well as memorial information and a program from a French wine seminar held at Salve Regina University. Included with the writings are copies of three articles written by Sister Poulin as well as two drafts of her family history.

Access Points

Subject Names

• Poulin, Eugena, Sister, R.S.M.

Subject Topics

• French language
• Genealogy
• New France
• Sisters of Mercy
• Wine and wine making--France

Subject Topics

• Race, Ethnicity and Gender

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series:

I. Biographical

II. Writings

Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically.

Biographical Note

Sister Eugena Poulin, RSM (1932-2008) was a professor of French at Salve Regina University. Born Simone Theresa Poulin in Central Falls, Rhode Island, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1951 and professed her vows in 1954. She earned her Bachelor's degree from the former Catholic Teahcers College, her Master's degree from Assumption College, and her Ph. D. from the University of Florida. After teaching in the elementary schools in the Diocese of Providence, she was assigned to Salve Regina College in 1981 and taught there until 2007. Her research interests included her family's genealogy, the lives of women in seventeenth-century New France, and Newport's French newspaper during the colonial period, "La Gazette Francoise." Her awards included Rhode Island's Franco-American of the Year and the American French Geneaological Society's Franco-American Hall of Fame.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	This collection is not restricted.
Use of the materials:	Various copying restriction apply, according to the Archives' use policy. Guidelines are available from the Salve Regina University Archives. Salve Regina University owns the copyright to material produced by employees and trustees of the University and work for hire. Requests for permission to publish material from the University Archives should be directed to the Archivist. See also the Archives' copyright and publication statement.
Preferred citation:	[Identification of item], in RG 21.3 Sister Eugena Poulin Papers, Box 1, Folder [#], Salve Regina University Archives, McKillop Library, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Contact information:	Salve Regina University Archives McKillop Library 100 Ochre Point Ave. Newport, RI, 02840 401-341-2276 archives@salve.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	The collection was transferred to the University Archives in August 2008.
Accruals:	Additional accruals are not expected in the future.
Processing information:	The collection was processed by Genna Duplisea, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, in 2017.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Genna Duplisea, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit and encoded by Genna Duplisea 2017 April 3
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Related material:

Hanging in the Archives is the Palmes Académiques posthumously awarded to Sister Poulin by the Republic of France in 2008.

Separated material:

The following materials were separated from the manuscript collection and cataloged in Special Collections: Poulin, Eugena. The Paths of Mercy on Aquidneck Island. 1979. (2 copies) Poulin, Eugena. La Presse, an annotated index of articles on literature, art, and music (1836-1841). Dissertation, University of Florida, 1986. Poulin, Eugena, and Claire Quintal. The French Experience: Classroom Activities. Worcester, MA: French Institute, Assumption College), 1989. (2 copies) Poulin, Eugena, and Claire Quintal. The French Experience in North America: An Activities Packet. Rhode Island?: Rochambeau Education Committee, 1981. (3 copies)

Inventory

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