Jesuits -- Maryland Province -- Provincials
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
1. Records of the Provincial, 1805-1981
Series
Scope and Contents
Series 1, the Records of the Provincial, documents the formation of missions, Houses of Jesuit formation, colleges, and houses for the entire Maryland Province under its various iterations. The Provincial derives his authority from the Superior General In Rome and ensures that members and individual communities comply with the rules of the Society of Jesus and the directives of diocesan leaders. During its existence between 1805 and 2020, the Province included the mid-Atlantic states of...
Dates:
1805-1981
1.1 Correspondence, Chronological, 1805-1883
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Subseries 1.1 is comprised of correspondence of the Superiors of the Mission of the American Federation (1805-1833) and Provincials of the Province of Maryland (1833-1877). Most letters in the subseries are addressed to the Provincials themselves, but the subseries also contains letters received by their advisees, including the Socius, Consultors, Procurators, and Board Members of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen. Written primarily by members of the Society of Jesus, this...
Dates:
1805-1883
1.2 Correspondence, Superior General, 1759-1935
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of letters sent by the Jesuit Superior General in Rome to the Maryland Province, and spans the years 1759 to 1935. The Superior General, the leader of the Society of Jesus elected by its General Congregation, wrote regularly to the Maryland Province to clarify the rules and regulations of the Society, interpret Papal decrees, authorize the establishment of new missions, mediate relations among Provinces, and announce the appointments of Rectors, Superiors, and...
Dates:
1759-1935
1.3 Correspondence, Circular Letters, 1759-1942
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of circular letters sent by the Provincial to the members of the Maryland Province, and spans the years 1759 to 1942. From 1759 through 1884, the circular letters are bound in three copy books; loose printed letters span the years 1881 through 1942. These letters, which were intended for wide distribution among members, variously convey directives from the Superior General, the Pope, and Archdiocesan leadership; clarify the rules of the Society related to Jesuit...
Dates:
1759-1942
1.4 Correspondence, Subject, 1813-1988
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of the correspondence subject files of the Provincial of the Maryland Province. As with other records of the Provincial, these materials address aspects of Jesuit formation, community rules, the direction of its educational institutions, the pastoral activities of the houses, relations with Archdiocesan authorities, and the financial affairs of the Province. Materials related to the Jesuit Houses of Southern Maryland document the segregation and subsequent...
Dates:
1813-1988
1.5 Correspondence, Correspondent, 1898 - 1971
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of letters received by the Maryland Provincial, primarily written by members of the Province. The responses of the Provincial or his designee are filed with these letters. The subjects concern the advancement of members, assignments of those working in other Provinces, appeals for donations for missions within and outside the Province, and conflicts between members within their communities. The letters are filed in alphabetical order by name of the...
Dates:
1898 - 1971
1.6 Membership, Vows, 1806 - 1982
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of the documents signed by each member of the Maryland Province upon taking his final vows and becoming a member of the Society of Jesus. There also is a list of the members included in this subseries (compiled September 20, 1951) and fragments of a bound volume that recorded the vows taken by members of the New York Mission within the Canadian Province from January 1, 1861 through January 7, 1887. The subseries further includes candidate renunciations of...
Dates:
1806 - 1982
1.7 Membership, Vital Records, 1755 - 1869
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists mostly of vital records of members of the Province that provide useful biographical information on members, including documents certifying membership in the Society of Jesus and ordinations to the priesthood, passports and naturalization papers, travel passes, and legal documents.**Please note: the finding aid contains Scope and Contents notes for each folder. This folder-level description has been imported from an older finding aid. Researchers may...
Dates:
1755 - 1869
1.8 Special Visitor Peter Kenney, S.J., 1819 - 1900
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes documentation of Peter Kenney, S.J.’s time serving as Special Visitor to the Jesuit Missions of the United States on behalf of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus in Rome. A prominent Irish Jesuit, Kenney visited the United States from 1819 to 1820, and again from 1830 to 1833. During his visits, he was asked to address questions regarding the organization of provinces, economic viability, and the application of the rules of the Society to local...
Dates:
1819 - 1900
1.9 Missouri Mission, 1823 - 1859
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of the records of the Missouri Mission, from its establishment within the Maryland Province in 1823 until Missouri was designated a Vice-Province in 1840. Materials consist of letters addressing the transfer of Houses, churches, and schools by the diocese of New Orleans to the Society, as well as administrative documentation and financial reports. Slavery is discussed throughout the letters, as the Missouri Mission derived income from plantations near Florissant,...
Dates:
1823 - 1859