Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise Archives

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Archivist

Scott Keefer

(301)-447-6067 archives@doc.org

 

The Archives of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise Archives contain sources that might be useful to researchers pursuing themes, including but not limited to the following:

• Art
• Black history
• Canonization/saints
• Children
• Education
• Family
• Health care/hospitals/asylums
• Images
• Material culture (artifacts)
• Migration
• Orphans
• Print culture
• Refugees
• Relics
• Ritual
• Segregation
• Sickness and healing
• Social justice/activism
• Social welfare
• War

To browse online exhibits, finding aids, and researcher information, click here.

Location

341 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Policies

The physical archival exhibits on our campus in Emmitsburg, MD are open Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM.

The reading room is open to researchers by appointment. 

The best way to begin your research is by visiting the online catalog and contact form. 

Hours: Monday through Friday from 8AM-4PM, but closed during the noon hour for lunch.

Collections

Introduction to the Collections

The Daughters of Charity arrived in St. Louis in 1828 at the invitation of Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M. in order to found a hospital in what was then the West. The Daughters quickly became deeply active and embedded in the Catholic and Civil community of the St. Louis area for the next 200 years, either owning or operating a number of schools, hospitals, social centers, primary/secondary schools, and one university. In 1910, the Daughters divided into two provinces, with their provincial house in Normandy, Missouri, just outside city limits. This continued to function as the seat of the province until 1969, when additional provincial realignment created the West Central Province. In 2011, four provinces re-merged. While St. Louis became the seat of the new Province of St. Louise, the Archives were consolidated in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Thus, the Archives of the province contain a number of collections related to the St. Louis and Metro East areas.

For a detailed guide to researching the history of the St. Louis area, including:

  • City of St. Louis
  • Alton, IL
  • East St. Louis, IL
  • Perryville, MO
  • Pine Lawn, MO
  • Sappington, MO
St. Louis Area Research Guide

Collections List for the City of St. Louis:

  • Bishop Healy School Collection
  • Cardinal Ritter College Prep Collection
  • Caritas Center / Ladies of Charity Service Center Collection
  • Catholic Charities Collection
  • Cemeteries and Necrology Collection
  • Central Catholic Community School Collection
  • Civil War Collection (also called Military Service – Civil War)
  • Corpus Christi School Collection
  • DePaul Hospital Collection (Formerly called St. Louis Hospital and Malachy Hospital)
  • Family Care Health Center Collection
  • Fathers Support Center / Strengthening Families Collection
  • Guardian Angel Settlement Home Collection
  • Inter-Community Housing Association / Pillar Place Collection
  • Kenrick Seminary
  • Kinloch Community Health Center Collection
  • Labouré High School Collection (Formerly North Side Catholic High School)
  • LIFE (Learning Individual and Family Encouragement) Collection
  • Lillian Elizabeth Courtney Health Center Collection
  • Marian Hall Agencies
  • Marillac College Collection
  • Marygrove Collection (Formerly House of the Good Shepherd)
  • North Area Youth Program Collection
  • Our Lady of Grace Child Center Collection
  • Our Lady of the Holy Cross Parish Collection
  • Our Little Haven Collection
  • Providence Junior High / High School & Project Door Collection
  • Rosati Stabilization Center Collection
  • Shelter the Children Collection
  • St. Louise de Marillac School Collection
  • St. Malachy School Collection
  • St. Mary’s Orphanage Collection
  • St. Matthias the Apostle School and Parish Collection
  • St. Patrick’s School and Day Nursery Collection
  • St. Peter and Paul Parish / Community of Restoration Collection
  • St. Philomena’s Technical School Collection
  • St. Vincent’s Free School Collection
  • St. Vincent’s Hospital
  • Statistics and Info on Sisters
  • University Forest Public School Collection
  • Ursuline Academy Collection
  • Vietnamese Refugee Collection (also called Special Services – Refugees Collection)