To preserve the history of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, St. Francis Province as reflected in the textual records, the photographic records and artifacts collected from the administration offices, the residential convents, the traditional and nontraditional ministries and the individual sisters from 1900 to the present. As part of the St. Francis Province of this Franciscan order, the archivist is to maintain the records of the past and ongoing activities of this province, the sisters and of the Provincial office, and assist with needs for historical information.