Diaries, 1907-11-16 - 1909-10-22

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Diary kept by Fr. Devitt while at Georgetown College. He discusses his teaching, his travels and that of his fellow Jesuits, and his ministerial duties as well as campus events. In this diary he writes about his new position as custodian of the archives of the history of Maryland (also known as the Maryland Colonial Library), which he entered when a new archival space was completed in the basement of Healy Hall in 1908. While the principal archivist Fr. Francis Barnum was away from Georgetown (1901-1908), Fr. Devitt was in charge of all collections there.

He receives a key to the archives and, after examining the space with Fr. Henry Shandelle, found “the cases for books too narrow” and in need of repair by Br. Virgil Golden (5-11-1908). Fr. Devitt frequently mentions making use of the Morgan Maryland Colonial History Endowment, also known as the James Ethelbert Morgan Memorial Book Fund, to add to the library’s holdings.

Dates

1907-11-16 - 1909-10-22

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