Name/Title
Manuscripts of Jesuit Missions ...--1949 unpublished editionEntry/Object ID
1985.002.0271Scope and Content
1 box ; 10 1/4" x 10 1/2" x 5"
The book is typewritten on 8 1/2" x 11" paper with pale gray-green unmarked cardboard covers, much sullied by dirt and time. Each chapter is marked by a yellow separating sheet and a numbered tab.
Title: The Jesuit Missions of St. Mary's County Maryland by Edwin Warfield Beitzell (A History of the Roman Catholic Church) 1949
There are 2 sets of Table of Contents pages. This shows 7 chapters and 2 appendices and the leaves of each chapter begin with leaf 1, so any citation must show the chapter and the leaf number to be credible
Dedication is made to members of the Society of Jesus and all other religious who served St. Mary's County citizens over the centuries
A very faint carbon copy of the document signed by Mr. Beitzell's giving the Society of Jesus the book and any royalties it might accrue
2 leaf Foreword dated January 1, 1949. There are handwritten corrections and an inserted leaf with more corrections. There is no way to tell when all these corrections were made.
Yellow dividing sheet without tab followed by a map showing the southern Maryland region and St. Mary's County with the Roman Catholic churches in the county identified with the holy cross symbol and an inserted note saying Father Ryan has a copy of the original map? book? A second copy of the map has "Revised" scrawled on it in pencil
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 1: Early Years of the Province 1634-1660 The Settlement. This chapter has 51 typewritten leaves of text with many hand-written corrections, plus 2 leaves of chapter notes with a handwritten leaf of additional notes inserted after leaf 2
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 2: The Peaceful Years 1660-1688 Growth of the Mission. This chapter has 22 typewritten leaves of text with many handwritten corrections.
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 3: The Protestant Rebellion and its Consequences 1689-1760 Ingratitude, Injustice and Intolerance. This chapter has 38 typewritten leaves of text, plus 1 leaf of chapter notes. After leaves 8, 12, 17, 18, 22, and 33 is a typewritten correction sheet, after leaf 24 are several typewritten sheets and after leaf 25 there is a handwritten sheet labeled "32" with a description of the manor house at St. Inigoes. There are numerous handwritten corrections throughout the chapter.
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 4: The Revolutionary War Period 1760-1805 The Suppression and Restoration. This chapter has 37 typewritten leaves of text with one leaf of chapter notes. After leaf 9 is a 6 leaf typewritten insertion, after leaf 17 is a 3 leaf typewritten insertion, after leaf 18 is a 7 leaf typewritten insertion, after leaf 23 is a 6 leaf typewritten insertion, after leaf 28 is a single typewritten insertion, after leaf 31 is a 2 leaf typewritten insertion, and after leaf 36 is a 3 leaf typewritten insertion. In addition, there are many small corrections on leaves.
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 5: A New Era 1805-1850 The Novitiate. This chapter has 49 typewritten leaves of text and 1 leaf of chapter notes. Besides the usual corrections on pages, after leaf 29 is a sheet of typewritten corrections, the only such sheet in the chapter.
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 6: Another half-century 1850-1900 The Jesuit Negroes. This chapter has 72 typewritten leaves of text and 3 leaves of chapter notes. After leaves 12, 28, 38, 52, 55, 63 there is a single typewritten sheet of corrections and after leaves 58 and 68 are 2 such leaves. There are many hand corrections on individual leaves.
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Chapter 7: Our Times 1900-1950.This chapter is the longest with 111 typewritten leaves of text, 6 typewritten leaves of epilogue, and 3 leaves of notes. It describes the recent history of individual churches in the county. Typewritten correction leaves are entered after leaf 1, 4, 39, 43, 53, 56, 62, 69, 95, 97, 98, and 99.
Yellow dividing sheet with tab for Appendix A: Revolutionary War records with a leaf of notes and Appendix B: The Archdiocese of Baltimore.Collection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionLocation
Container
Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 12Shelf
Rack 09, Shelf 5Rack
Rack 09Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)Person or Organization
McSorley, Richard T.Person or Organization
Morgan, John A.Person or Organization
Ryan, E. A.