Pin, Insignia / Membership
Unknown Maker (created by)
circa 1955 (Date manufactured/created)
metal, plastic
pin, insignia / membership
1/2 in. H
X
3/8 in. W
X
1/8 in. D
Vertical rectangular body of dark blue / black color with insignia of golden metallic color frotn center depicting sheild with letters "WCH" and oil / genie lamp above. Rear stem(s) closure missing. Pin belonged to donor's mother, Clotilda Del Gobbo (maiden: Fiorucci). -- Waterbury Catholic High School was a Catholic secondary school founded in 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut by the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The CND infused the school with their strong interest in education, particularly as a vehicle to empower women. The school brought traditional college preparatory courses together with a strong curriculum of social justice, in the tradition of peace and justice studies. The study of Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hanh and other visionaries threaded through the curriculum. The brothers Daniel and Philip Berrigan, James Carroll, Doctor Spock and César Chávez all visited the school in the 1970s. The school graduated about 120 young women per year. Kathleen P. Deignan taught there as a young nun, using her music to teach and animate students. It closed in 1975 when it merged with the Holy Cross High School, an all-boys school. Sacred Heart High School bought the building. Location: 142 South Elm Street, Waterbury.
gift of MarkS Del Gobbo, 2019; honor/memory of Richard and Clotilda Del Gobbo
2019.23.14