Descendants of Jesuit Slaveholding oral history collection
Scope and Contents
The Descendants of Jesuit Slaveholding oral history collection, 2023, contains oral histories recorded by students in the Loyola University Maryland course "Oral History and Philanthropy," taught by Doehler Chair in History Dr. David Carey, Jr. Students interviewed individuals who are descended from ancestors enslaved by Jesuits and forced to work on properties in Maryland and Washington, DC. Some ancestors were also sold by the Jesuits to plantation owners in Louisiana, tearing families apart and uprooting them from their homes. In the oral history interviews, descendants discuss their personal and family histories and their thoughts on work being done at Jesuit institutions to understand this history and build connections with the descendant community.
Dates
- Creation: 2023
Creator
- Short-Colomb, Mélisande (Person)
- Nehemiah, Lynn (Person)
- Porter, Timothy (Person)
- Buchanan, Vernon (Person)
- Newsome, Barbara (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Descendants of Jesuit Slaveholding oral history collection is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
Biographical / Historical
This is an artificially assembled collection, so no biographical or historical note is required.
Full Extent
3 Gigabytes (estimate, update once processed)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Descendants of Jesuit Slaveholding oral history collection, 2023, contains oral histories recorded by students in the Loyola University Maryland course "Oral History and Philanthropy," taught by Doehler Chair in History Dr. David Carey, Jr. Students interviewed individuals who are descended from ancestors enslaved by Jesuits and forced to work on properties in Maryland and Washington, DC. Descendants discuss their personal and family histories and their thoughts on work being done at Jesuit institutions to understand this history and build connections with the descendant community.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Oral histories in this collection were recorded and transferred to the archives in 2023.
Subject
- Jesuits (Organization)
- Loyola University Maryland (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- Guide to the Descendants of Jesuit Slaveholding oral history collection
- Author
- Jenny Kinniff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Loyola Notre Dame Library Archives and Special Collections Repository