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Selected bibliography and links to resources on Daughters of Charity and Sisters of Charity history, with an emphasis on sources available online.

Directories of archives and special collections departments

• Special Collections and Social Media
• Repositories of Primary Sources

Online Repositories

• FAMVIN is an online encyclopedia of all things Vincentian, and an ongoing newsletter of events and celebrations within the Vincentian Family.
• Photographicus Baltimorensis – Blog focusing on Maryland photographers of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• Via Sapientiae, from DePaul University, contains a wealth of full-text searchable information on all aspects of Daughter of Charity and Vincentian History. All the titles below are available through Via Sapientiae. All of them are also available in hard copy in the Provincial Archives.
• Vincent dePaul Image Archive. Maintained by Fr. John Rybolt, of DePaul University. Includes images of Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, early Daughters of Charity, and Vincentian places.
• Vincentian Heritage is a scholarly journal produced by DePaul University. All the articles from the journal, 1981 to the present, are available on Via Sapientiae. As of 2013, the journal is published entirely in electronic form and can be accessed through Via Sapientiae. The Provincial Archives has a set of the hard copies, from 1981-2012.

Online discussion forums

• Vincentian History Research Network
  “The Vincentian History Research Network (VHRN) is a dynamic online forum designed for researchers and scholars on Vincentian topics broadly considered. This is a place to learn about Vincentian resources, share current research projects, ask questions about possible archival and bibliographic resources, announce publications or participation in conferences, and seek grant funding. Members of the VHRN can share in other ways that will support a community of “Vincentian” scholars.” Anyone can view the postings, but registration is required to post comments.

Select Bibliography
Daughters of Charity and Sisters of Charity History – General

• Bechtle, Regina S.C. (1999) “The 1846 Separation of the New York Sisters: Conflict over Mission or Clash of Wills?,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 3.
• Charpy, Elisabeth D.C. (2010) “A Challenge to Napoleon: The Defiance of the Daughters of Charity,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 30: Iss. 2, Article 3.
• Hannefin, Daniel D.C., “Daughters of the Church: A Popular History of the Daughters of Charity in the United States 1809-1987” (1989). Vincentian eBooks. Book 17.
• Kelly, Ellin (1993) “The Vincentian Mission from Paris to the Mississippi: The American Sisters of Charity,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 11.
• Kelly, Ellin M. Ph.D. (2007) “The Sisters of Charity in Vincennes, Indiana,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 27: Iss. 1, Article 6.
• McNeil, Betty Ann D.C., “The Vincentian Family Tree: A Genealogical Study” (1996). Vincentian eBooks. Book 6.
• McNeil, Betty Ann D.C. (2012) “Demographics of Entrants: Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s, 1809-1849 And Daughters of Charity, Province of the United States, 1850-1909,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 31: Iss. 1, Article 4.
• McNeil, Betty A. D.C. (1997) “The Journal of Mother Rose White: The Earliest History of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s, Emittsburg, Maryland,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 18: Iss. 1, Article 2.
• McNeil, Betty A. D.C. (2009) “Memoir of Sister Cecilia O’Conway: Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 29: Iss. 2, Article 2.
• Metz, Judith S.C. (1999) “By What Authority? The Founding of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 4.
• Metz, Judith S.C. (1996) “The Sisters of Charity in Cincinnati: 1829-1852,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 17: Iss. 3, Article 4.
• Rybolt, C.M., John, “The American Vincentians: A Popular History of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States 1815-1987” (1988). Vincentian eBooks. Book 18.
• Sullivan, Louise D.C. (1993) “The Hands of Providence: Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, and Feminine Charitable Activity in France, 1617-1660,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 4.
• Udovic, Edward R. C.M. (2012) “Jean-Baptiste Étienne, C.M. and the Restoration of the Daughters of Charity,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 31: Iss. 2, Article 5.

Vincent de Paul

• Checklist of books on Vincent de Paul available in the Provincial Archives
• Correspondence, Conferences, and Documents, ed. Marie Poole, DC and others
• Maloney, Robert P. C.M., “He Hears the Cry of the Poor: On the Spirituality of Vincent de Paul” (1995). Vincentian eBooks. Book 2.
• Maloney,, Robert P. C.M., “The Way of Vincent de Paul: a Contemporary Spirituality in the Service of the Poor” (1992). Vincentian eBooks. Book 1.
• Melito,, Jack C.M., “Saint Vincent de Paul: Windows on His Vision” (1999). Vincentian eBooks. Book 8.
• Poole, Marie D.C. (1999) “Vincent In Translation,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 20: Iss. 2, Article 1.
• St. Vincent’s Reading List – Recurring blog series from DePaul University, exploring texts known to have been read and recommended by Saint Vincent de Paul, those which can be presumed to have been read by him, and works published during his lifetime (1581-1660) illustrating his world. All materials discussed are held by DePaul University’s Richardson Library.

Louise de Marillac

• Spiritual Writings of Louise de Marillac, ed. Louise Sullivan, DC
• McNeil, Betty A. D.C. (2000) “Flames of Love – Louise de Marillac and Elizabeth Ann Seton,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 3.
• McNeil, Betty A. D.C. (1999) “The Sulpicians and the Sisters of Charity: Concentric Circles of Mission,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 2.
• McNeil, Betty A. D.C. (1999) “Understanding Hearts – Elizabeth Seton and Louise de Marillac,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 20: Iss. 2, Article 5.
• Sullivan, Louise D.C. (1993) “The Hands of Providence: Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac,
  and Feminine Charitable Activity in France, 1617-1660,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 4.
• Sullivan, Louise D.C. (1991) “The Spirituality of Louise de Marillac: Formed by the Spirit for Charity,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 12: Iss. 2, Article 4.
• Sullivan, Louise D.C. (1991) “The Spirituality of Louise de Marillac: Moved by the Spirit to Charity,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 12: Iss. 2, Article 5.

Elizabeth Ann Seton

• Collected Writings, ed. Regina Bechtle, SC and Judith Metz, SC
  Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3a, Volume 3b
• Kelly, Ellin (1993) “Elizabeth Seton: Key Relationships in Her Life, 1774-1809,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 6.
• Kelly, Ellin M. Ph.D. (2009) “Elizabeth Bayley Seton’s Commonplace Book of Poetry Archives, St. Joseph Provincial House, Rare Book 31,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 29: Iss. 1, Article 4.
• McNeil, Betty A. D.C. (1996) “Elizabeth Seton – Mission of Education: Faith and Willingness to Risk,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 17: Iss. 3, Article 3.
• 1869: The Cornell University Press Podcast, episode 53.  Interview with Catherine O’Donnell, author of Elizabeth Seton:  American Saint and Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C.  September 13, 2018

Daughters of Charity in the Civil War

• Betty Ann McNeil, DC, “The Daughters of Charity as Civil War Nurses, Caring without Boundaries,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 27: Iss. 1, (2007).

Rosalie Rendu

• Sullivan, Louise D.C., “Sister Rosalie Rendu: A Daughter of Charity On Fire with Love for the Poor” (2006). Vincentian eBooks. Book 5.

Frederic Ozanam

• Sickinger, Raymond L. Ph.D. (2010) “Faith, Charity, Justice, and Civic Learning: The Lessons and Legacy of Frédéric Ozanam,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 30: Iss. 1, Article 5.

Online Resources from the Vatican – All of these are available in Latin (still the official language of the Catholic Church), in English, and a variety of other languages.

• The Bible
• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
• Code of Canon Law
• Documents of the Second Vatican Council

Resources from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

• New American Bible
• Reading of the Day
• List of Approved Translations of the Bible

Catholic Church in America

• American Catholic History Classroom – Collection of educational resources from Catholic University of America

Civil War – Resources from the Library of Congress American Memory Project

• Band music from the Civil War
• Civil War in America – Online companion to a physical exhibit.
• Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
• Civil War Maps
• Selected Civil War Photographs

Civil War Resources from the Cornell University Making of America Project

• Official records of the army and navy, for both the Union and Confederacy.

PBS – Ken Burns’ The Civil War
PBS has an excellent companion website for the Ken Burns documentary, with bibliography and additional links for the study of the Civil War.

See also: our blog post on Satterlee Military Hospital resources in the DC collections, at the National Archives, and at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia.