CARMEL, BALTIMORE, HISTORY

Scope and Contents

Article: 186 years of Carmelite history: Sisters organizing books, artifacts from The Catholic Review, 10/22/1976, on the rare books and archives of the Baltimore Carmel.

Scope and Contents

Article in the July 11, 1947 Catholic Review entitled: Carmelite Nuns Fly by Plane to California telling of the journey of Sister Aloysius Smith and Sister John Wise to the Philippines to become members of the community in the diocese of Jaro. There is a second article announcing the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Scope and Contents

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.

Scope and Contents

A copy of an article in United States Catholic Historical Magazine, May, Vol 3, Page 65, entitled "History of the Establishment of the Carmelites in Maryland", sent by Bishop Corrigan. The copy includes a note from Bishop Fenwick regarding the article.

Scope and Contents

Article: Gift to Cardinal Valid? Amicable suit begun to construe Miss Martin's will, Left $145.126 to religion, The executors have $67,385 in hand and are unable to determine the legal questions involved. The article lists the bequests whose total exceeds the value of the estate. Among the beneficiaries are Cardinal Gibbons and the Carmelites.

Scope and Contents

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Scope and Contents

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).

Scope and Contents

Two articles from The Catholic Review, 04/18/1958, entitled: Carmelites Buy Dulaney Estate and History of the Maryland Carmelites.

Scope and Contents

Biographies of Elizabeth Carbery: The Story of Elizabeth Our Country's First Nun by Rose L. Martin published by Twin Circle Publishing Company, 1968, and brief biography by Father Tracy, S.J. in the Woodstock Letters, 1884.

Scope and Contents

Biography: Newspaper articles and obituaries at the time of Bishop Charles Warren Currier's death, Sept 23, 1918.

Scope and Contents Guilday, from Catholic University, has 4 questions; S.Seraphim answers: 1. Bp Carroll states that a young exiled nun wished to associate herself with the nuns and keep up her work of teaching, and mentions that he has gotten permission of Rome to let Carmelites teach; 2 the nuns "did not avail themselves... There was no need for negotiations were even then going on to introduce active Orders....; 3.not until 1832 (sic) that the nuns were forced by the direst poverty. You are not a stranger...

Scope and Contents

Laurence Kelly Research: An autographed booklet entitled: A Carmelite Shrine in Maryland, written by Laurence J. Kelly, SJ, in 1950; subtitled: The Carmelites Come To America.

Scope and Contents

Laurence Kelly Research: A Carmelite Shrine in America by Rev. Laurence J. Kelly, SJ, published in 1957. This booklet includes a history of the restoration and dedication of the monastery buildings at Port Tobacco. An insert, Mount Carmel In America, Thirtieth Year of Restoration, is included which notes Laurence Kelly's death on Oct 15, 1955.

Scope and Contents

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: Newspaper article entitled "Convent Becomes Historic Shrine" telling of the process of restoration of the monastery in Port Tobacco.

Scope and Contents

Laurence Kelly Research: A list of "Carmelites Who Lived at Port Tobacco" which also notes who died there, written in the hand of Rev. Laurence Kelly.

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...

Scope and Contents

Laurence Kelly Research: Correspondence from Mother Seraphim to Rev. Kelly dated April 15, 1935 and May 10,1935, and including an extract from a letter to Emily E. Weems from the Baltimore Carmel, May 15,1935. The correspondence comments on the restoration efforts, mentions "The Pious Guide" which Mother Clare Joseph compiled, and states, "there is not the slightest intention of our Community returning to Port Tobacco.... It is for pious seculars."

Scope and Contents

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...

Scope and Contents

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

Scope and Contents

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: Photographs of Mount Carmel, Maryland, and those who attended the First Mass at the Restoration, 7/16/1936.

Scope and Contents

Laurence Kelly Research: Mother Seraphim's notes on "The Foundress of Carmel in America," including chronologies for Mother Clare Joseph and Mother Mary Margaret Brent. This manuscript gives three reasons why "Mother Clare Joseph is considered the principle Foundress of the Carmelite Nuns in the United States."

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...

Scope and Contents

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

Scope and Contents

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.

Scope and Contents

Notes by Laurence Kelly, SJ, entitles Carmel in the Old Testament and Foundress and Companions.

Scope and Contents

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.