Maryland Province Archives - News

New MPA Finding Aid Complete

The new finding aid to the Maryland Province Archives is now available. This new finding aid represents a complete reorganization of the Maryland Province Archives that began in October 2019, as well as the addition of 90 boxes of Addenda materials and the integration of a previously separate collection (the Maryland Province Collection). 

The finding aid reflects a new series arrangement, new scope and content notes, updated folder descriptions, and cross-references to both the previous finding aid and the Georgetown Slavery Archive. The new finding aid also clearly labels all folders that contain materials pertaining to Jesuit slaveholding and the 1838 sale. 

This finding aid replaces the former finding aid (GTM119). If you need assistance locating materials using older citations, please contact staff at the Booth Family Center for Special Collections.

Publications, Presentations, and Media Coverage

Slavery's Archive: Confronting Jesuit Slaveholding at Georgetown UniversityPerspectives on History, American Historical Association

Accessibility and the Archives of Slavery: Reprocessing and Digitizing the Maryland Province Archives at Georgetown University, Universities Studying Slavery Conference, University of Virginia

Key Materials Related to Jesuit Slaveholding and the 1838 Sale Now Available in DigitalGeorgetown, Georgetown Library News

Digitizing the Maryland Province Archives: Confronting Jesuit Slaveholding and Providing Access for Diverse CommunitiesDigital Library Federation Online Forum

First Subseries of Maryland Province Archives Available in DigitalGeorgetown, Georgetown Library News

Celebrating Juneteenth with the Library's Special Collections, Booth Family Center for Special Collections Blog

Hail Columbia: Contesting Slavery in the Maryland Province Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections Blog

Women on the Margins in the Maryland Province Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections Blog

Collection Highlight: Maryland Province Archives, Blog of the Women’s Collections Section of the Society of American Archivists

Maryland Province and Georgetown Enhance Access to Archives with New Archivist, Georgetown University News