our legacy

Contact the Provincial Archives



The Daughters of Charity Archives makes its collections available to researchers.

Please contact us
Daughters of Charity
Provincial Archives
333 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
archives@doc.org.

Images, top, entrance to the Provincial Archives, Emmitsburg, Maryland; lower, American Rule of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s based on the French rule of the Daughters of Charity.

Daughters of Charity Archives

Preserving our heritage

Our Mission
The Daughter of Charity Constitutions and Statutes states: “The Archives establish a link with the past and contribute to maintaining the continuity of the spirit of the Company. Their preservation is to be assured at all levels: local, Provincial, and General.” The Archives of the Province of St. Louise contributes to this mission by preserving records of enduring value, promoting the lives and work of the founders—St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton—and promoting the Community’s works, past and present .

About Us
The Provincial Archives combines the collections of four former U.S. Daughters of Charity Provinces: Albany, New York; Emmitsburg, Maryland; Evansville, Indiana; and St. Louis, Missouri. In January 2013, the Provincial Archives opened to the public in a new facility located at historic St. Joseph House in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The facility includes a state-of-the art repository to house the collections, two exhibit galleries which host an ongoing exhibits program, and a reading room for researchers.

We invite you to visit our social media sites and learn more about the Archives’ collections, services, and public programs.

Image above, Satterlee Military Hospital, Philadelphia, Civil War era.

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