PORT TOBACCO

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American Catholic Bicentennial Calendar, 1076, Liberty and Justice for All published by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee for the Bicentennial feacturing Mt. Carmel, Port Tobacco and American Catholicism: a time for reflection by John Tracy Ellis.

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Article from the Catholic Review, 09/08/1961, entitled: First Monastery in U.S. Was Founded in 1790 by the Carmelites. Part of article from page 1 is missing.

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Article: The Bishop's Invitation by Barbara McBriarty about the founding of Carmel in America. The article is in The Banner, Vol. 21, No. 7, dated March, 1954, published by the Congregation of the Resurrection, Chicago, IL.

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An article from the United States Catholic Magazine entitled "The Carmelites in America", published in Vol. 8, No. 2, and in Vol.8, No. 3.

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Article in The Catholic Review, dated Sept 8, 1961, entitled The Carmelites: Port Tobacco to Dulaney Valley. Includes pictures of the old monastery (Port Tobacco) and the new monastery (Dulaney Valley).

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Concerning death of member, their contract with Port Tobacco; a fragment, in hand of M. Errington.

Scope and Contents Tells of "ruinous situation of our dear convent" in Hoogstraet; they could not recover what they left there and can not return; that Low Countries are under French domination; that if they returned they could not wear the habits, observe their holy rule, or repurchase convent. Reports that Austin nuns regret having returned, and that their superior, Mrs. More, is very ill. Bonaparte is resolved, she reports, to conquer England; England is in return preparing her defense, gives details. She...

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Laurence Kelly Research: A Southern Maryland Shrine, a booklet published in 1940, the year the Carmelite Nuns celebrated "the sesquicentennial of the introduction of their Order into this country."

Scope and Contents Laurence Kelly Research: Correpondence of Rev. Laurence Kelly to Mother Seraphim, dated 10/1935-7/1941. This correspondence mentions adoption of constitution, finances, the cooperation of the Archbishop, a lecture of Msgr. Guilday on the beginnings of religious orders for women in the U.S., Fr. La Farge's meeting with Mother Beatrix in Rochester where he questioned the preference of Mother Clare Joseph over Mother Bernardina as foundress, joint concert by Brother Oswald and a Cellist...

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Laurence Kelly Research: Descripton of the First Monastery of Carmel at Port Tobacco, 2 copies.

Scope and Contents Laurence Kelly Research: Historical sketch, "Early Attempts by Religious Women from Europe to make Foundations in America," substantiating the Carmelite claim to be the first foundation in the United States, detailing the significance of Charles Neale's guidance and protection, including a letter from Robert Molyneux, SJ, re: the loss of Charles Neale to the Jesuit Order, and a letter from John Carroll re: the Jesuit Superior General's authority to reassign Charles Neale and Carroll's own...

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Laurence Kelly Research: an except from the Woodstock Letters, Vol. 60, 1931, p. 355, on The History of Mount Carmel, Port Tobacco.

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Laurence Kelly Research: Pamphlet entitled, "Mount Carmel in Maryland" by The Restorers of Mount Carmel in Maryland including: The Carmelite Nuns come to America, The Ancient Monastery Restored, A Pilgrim's Chapel, and the Officers for 1956-1958.

Scope and Contents Laurence Kelly Research including: Facts Regarding Burial Place of Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Baltimore, Maryland- As Submitted by Sister of That Community in 1952, Reagarding the transfer of the bodies of the nuns who had died at the Port Tobacco Carmel to Baltimore by Rev. Laurence Kelly to H.J. Kirk, Deceased Members of the Baltimore Careml: 1790-1952 A.D., A letter dated April 10, 1951, to Mother Celine from Harry J. Kirk re: "the location of the sisters graves, and of the old building...

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Community news: death of memmbers; answers to questions posed; information on American foundation copied, concerning Mr. De Villegas d'Estainbourg amd foundation, on prioresses; repeats that records of CJ's lost; reports that devotion to "Our Lady's Bondage" has "so entirely died out" and this may be so because it was not approved by church; Reverend Mother's operation, use of chloroform; cause of her illness, poisoning through repairing.

Scope and Contents Written to Mothers Delphina and Angela, these letters report jubilee of prioress, death notices, regrets about Americans having to teach school because some might "prefer it to retreat and prayer". Tells of conversions in England and other consequences of improved religious climate: religious women are acknowledged by law; there are some regularly enclosed monasteries. Expresses disappointment over the sale of Port Tobacco farm and names a sister of Dublin Carmel (Mary Teresa Kelly) who has...

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Death notice: Mo Mary of the Angels and notes from two members. Speaks of move from Port Tobacco; hopes school will not be too great a hindrance; cholera is in area.

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Notes: Brief Account of Carmel in America, extracts from Carmel in America by C. W. Currier compiled by Mother Seraphim.

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Brief Notes about Mount Carmel in Maryland by Mother Seraphim which includes: Dates from Carmel in America by Charles Warren Currier, Discalced Carmelite Nuns in the United States (list of the foundations), Answers to questions concerning the first Carmel in Maryland, a letter to Father Kelly from Mother Seraphim, a Memorandum on Charles Neale, the convent on Aisquith St., and the Carmels in England.

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Notes on the history of Carmel written by Sister Mary Joseph Daly including: notes on the foundresses, development of Carmel in America, Carmel in England, death notices from England and America, information on The Pious Guide, and extracts from correspondence. Handwritten manuscript on scrap papers.

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Notes: The Foundation of the Baltimore Carmel, typescript, ca 1935, containing mention of The Pious Guide, Bishop Gross' sermon in 1874, statistics on U. S. foundations, religious and secular names of the four foundresses and those who entered Carmel at Port Tobacco, Discalced Carmelite Nuns in the United States (lists the foundations), and a necrology 1904-1927. No author, but authorized by Mother Seraphim.

Scope and Contents A paper written by Robin Stratton in 1989 entitled, "The Carmelite Nuns of Baltimore and the Education of Young Ladies--1831-1851" researching the history of the Carmelite Academy, and an article in "The CarmelLight" entitled, "From Carmel to Each of Us: A Moment in Carmelite History," Feb, 1989, also written by Robin Stratton giving a brief history of the school and requesting information on students who attended the school, (the article includes a list of students known to have attended...

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Serial Story About The Carmelite Order: Its Beginnings. The Holy Land, Europe and Maryland in four installments and concerning raising funds for the new Carmel. Typescript, 15 pages.

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From letter written by Mo Bernardina to her confessor at Hoogstraet, kept at Lanherne (see Collection II, Lanherne notebook). Concerns journey to America, arrival at New York and Norfolk; Boby Brent's landing, her nephew's assistance; their move to "PortoBacco"; date they put on their habits and resumed regular religious life; new home, generosity of Baker Brooke; when Plunkett left party, etc.

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History Outline of Carmel, Baltimore, Maryland, 1790-1950. Typescript, 2 pages.