St, Joseph Academy and Junior College, and motherhouse of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary, in the 1920s. The CHM Sisters arrived in Ottumwa in the 1870s with a mission to educate the city's youth. In 1907 they purchased 125 acres north of the city and they laid the cornerstone for this building in 1911. In 1925, St. Joseph's Junior College was established at the site; it was renamed Ottumwa Heights College in 1930. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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St, Joseph Academy and Junior College, and motherhouse of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary, in the 1920s. The CHM Sisters arrived in Ottumwa in the 1870s with a mission to educate the city's youth. In 1907 they purchased 125 acres north of the city and they laid the cornerstone for this building in 1911. In 1925, St. Joseph's Junior College was established at the site; it was renamed Ottumwa Heights College in 1930. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157