Our Lady of the Valley Memorial Scrapbook
Dublin Core
Title
Our Lady of the Valley Memorial Scrapbook
Subject
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Rhode Island--Cumberland (Town)
Cistercian Monasteries
Trappists
Cistercians
Description
Scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and letters memorializing those who have died at Our Lady of the Valley Monastery from 1900 to 1950.
Creator
Fr. Joseph Conaghan, O.C.S.O
Fr. Michael Holland, O.C.S.O
Source
Cumberland Public Library Special Collections
Publisher
Cumberland Public Library
Date
1898-1943
Contributor
Fr. John Mary Murphy, O.C.S.O
Fr. John O'Connor, O.C.S.O
Rights
Donated by Karen Bouressa Chasse, 2024
Format
Scrapbook
Language
eng
fr
lat
Type
Still Image
Text
Coverage
Cumberland, Rhode Island
Collection Items
Brother Anthony Chisholm
Brother Anthony (Ronald) Chisholm (1873-1943) shoeing a horse at the Monastery of Petit Clairvaux in Tracadie, Nova Scotia.
The Community of Our Lady of the Valley July 9th 1931
A group photograph of the community of Our Lady of the Valley, taken on the steps leading to the main entrance of the chapel.
In Memory of Rev. Fr. Bernard, O.C.S.O
A memorial card of Rev. Fr. Bernard, O.C.S.O, who died on June 5, 1930 at the age of 46.
The Old Cemetery
A photograph of the original cemetery at Our Lady of the Valley, which was moved on May 23, 1930 to make way for the construction of the Chapter Wing in 1931.
Letter to Kate G. Shannon
Letter sent by Fr. John Mary Murphy on August 19, 1898 from Tracadie, Nova Scotia to Kate G. Shannon.
In Memory of Dom Jean-Baptiste Ollitrault de Keryvallan
A memorial card for Dom Jean-Baptiste Ollitrault de Keryvallan, the abbot of the Abbey of Cîteaux and Abbot General of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance. (1862-1929)
The Community of Our Lady of the Valley November 1928
A group photograph of the monks of Our Lady of the Valley, taken in November of 1928. The names of the monks depicted are written at the bottom of the photograph.
Memorial Scrapbook Page 1
Pasted materials that have to do with death and mourning, including an article: "How a Trappist Dies" (1888).
Memorial Scrapbook Page 2
Portrait of Fr. Vincent de Paul Merle (1768-1853), founder of the Monastery of Petit Clairvaux in Tracadie, Nova Scotia, and a translator's note for the translated edition of Fr. Vincent's Memoir (1886).