Box 3

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A autograph book presented to Fr. Devitt on the occasion of his finals vows with poems and notes from fellow Jesuits (8-15-1880).

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A reprint of Fr. Devitt's article entitled "Propaganda Documents: Appointment of the First Bishop of Baltimore" from the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia vol. 21 as well as correspondence from readers on the piece.

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Text of a lecture entitled "The Planting of the Faith in America" given by Fr. Devitt under the auspices of the American Catholic Historical Society in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3-20-1895). It was printed in the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia vol. 6.

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Text of a paper entitled "A Dark Chapter in the Catholic History of Maryland" presented by Fr. Devitt at Loyola College, Baltimore (2-14-1887). It was printed in the United States Catholic Historical Magazine vol. 1.

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Text of a discourse given by Fr. Devitt for the centennial celebration of St. Ignatius' Church, St. Thomas' Manor, Charles County, Maryland (8-15-1898). Also includes correspondence on the piece.

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Clipping of an article entitled "The Import of the Late Encyclical" by Fr. Devitt published in The Independent (New York City, 10-23-1879) as well as a response and correspondence.

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Material related to Fr. Devitt's journey to Rome for the 1902 Procurators Congregation as a representative of the Maryland-New York Province, including ship manifests, permissions, and an extensive diary covering 21 August to 2 October. Also contains two letters from fellow traveler Fr. Michael P. Dowling.

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Certificates and authorizations pertaining to Fr. Devitt's Jesuit life and formation as well as his membership in various historical associations.

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Notebook containing records of Fr. Devitt's former students (1863-1887), number of confessions heard (1876-1883), and other various lists of Jesuits.

Scope and Contents Notes on provincial and house histories by Fr. Devitt, with an index added at a later date. His notes reference the 1838 sale of more than 300 enslaved persons from Jesuit plantations (p. 200) and also lists enslaved persons held by Jesuit estates according to the 1790 census (p. 191). Further, he discusses how after John Ashton's death in 1815, Wilfrid Manning and George Jenkins were called upon by Rev. Notley Young to "fix a price" on eleven enslaved people owned by Ashton. Their estimate...

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Correspondence with Fr. Devitt predominantly consisting of reference questions posed to him while stationed at Georgetown and working in the archives.

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Notes and a draft for Fr. Devitt's article entitled "The Clergy List of 1819" (for the Diocese of Baltimore) published in the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia vol. 22. Also includes a letter from Joseph A. ("J. A.") Frederick on the piece.

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A reprint of Fr. Devitt's article entitled "Bohemia: Mission of St. Francis Xavier, Cecil County, Maryland" from the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia vol. 23 as well as a typescript draft of the piece. This piece was later published posthumously in the Woodstock Letters vol. 63 (1934).

Scope and Contents A record of Fr. Devitt's expenses predominantly incurred while custodian of the archives of the history of Maryland (also known as the Maryland Colonial Library) at Georgetown College, including the purchase of books, subscriptions, memberships, travel, and postage. A previous archivist noted on the front cover of the account book that the purchases could be related to the Morgan Collection--items bought using the Morgan Maryland Colonial History Endowment, also known as the James Ethelbert...

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A draft of a text on the history of St. Thomas Manor that was an expansion of a discourse given by Fr. Devitt for the centennial celebration in 1898. This piece was later published posthumously in the Woodstock Letters vol. 60 (1931).