Newtown Manor Archives--Correspondence

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Newtown Manor Archives--Correspondence

Entry/Object ID

2016.002.0095

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 14 3/4" x 9 1/2" Scott Lawrence did archaeological projects at the cemetery of Saint Francis Xavier Church in the 2014 time frame, so he went back to older correspondence about earlier attempts to do archaeology in the area. No date Aerial photo of the road by St. Francis Xavier, with the wishes of the congregation drawn on the image No date Aerial photos of Newtown Neck with overlays about environmental situations No date Two page article on the history of Newtown Neck and the church No date Two copies of the Manor House restoration brochure After 1968 A photo and description of the old church altar October 15, 1971 Letter from Father Henle to Cardinal O'Boyle agreeing to make the Newtown archives material available for copying October 19, 1971 Letter from Cardinal O'Boyle to Father Henle thanking him for his cooperation October 28, 1971 Letter from Father Vieth to George Aud passing along the above letters December 6, 1971 Letter from Ed Beitzell to J. S. Guy updating him on research work on Newtown December 7, 1971 Follow-up letter with a little more information December 10, 1971 Letter from Mrs. Jacobsen, an archivist at the Maryland Hall of Records saying the department had nearly come to an agreement to film the Woodstock Archives when the lead priest was transferred and the agreement languished. The department would do the filming if Beitzell could get permission. December 16, 1971 Beitzell acknowledged the above letter January 21, 1972 Letter from the Maryland Historical society asking if the county funded the county Historical Society at all January 22, 1972 Letter from Edwin Beitzell to Mr. Guy talking about the assessed value of Newtown February 14, 1972 Letter from Morris Radoff to Father Reinert asking for duplicate copies of the Woodstock microfilm held at Saint Louis University February 17, 1972 Letter from the Maryland Civil Defense folks saying they did not have any aerial photos of Newtown, but the Naval Air Reserve unit might do the survey for the cost of the film February 25, 1972 Letter from J.S. Guy to the Naval Reserve Unit asking if the filming suggestion would work February 28, 1972 Letter from Father Daly to Morris Radoff refusing to duplicate the Woodstock material March 3, 1972 J. S. Guy's letter of above sent to a different person March 3, 1972 Letter from Mrs. Jacobsen to Mr. Guy suggesting it would be best for him to ask Woodstock for permission to film March 30, 1972 The Naval Air Reserve agreed to film the Newtown area October 20, 1972 Letter accompanying several reels of microfilm of the Woodstock material January 1983 Robert Pogue's Chronicles article about archaeology at the church November 20, 2006 Letter from Helen Hewitt to Scott Lawrence enclosing a copy of the Beacon for April 21, 1944 about the fire at Sacred Heart Church December 20, 2011 Hunting map of Newtowne Neck State Park Sometime in 2012 Timeline for the Neck and the church and the Manor House June 20, 2013 Photocopy of an article in County Times about artifacts found in the excavation at the cemetery July 3, 2013 Southern Maryland News.com article about the excavation May 3, 2014 Letter from J.S. Guy to Scott Lawrence about the Woodstock records

Collection

Scott Lawrence Papers

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1971 - 2014

Location

Container

Scott Lawrence Papers, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 13, Shelf 3-Back

Rack

Rack 13

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Scott Lawrence Papers, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 13, Shelf 3-Back

Rack

Rack 13

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

Person or Organization

Guy, John E.

Person or Organization

Guy, Joseph Stanton2

Person or Organization

Henle, R. J.

Person or Organization

Hewitt, Helen

Person or Organization

Jacobsen, Phebe R.

Person or Organization

Lawrence, Scott

Person or Organization

O'Boyle, Patrick

Person or Organization

Pogue, Dennis J.

Person or Organization

Radoff, Morris