Carmelitana Collection at Whitefriars Hall
Order of Carmelites of the Ancient Observance (O.Carm.)

Address: Whitefriars Hall, 1600 Webster Street, N.E., Washington D.C, 20017

Telephone numbers:
202 526-1221, ext. 204
202-892-4077 (direct)

Contact information: [email protected]

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Hours of service: Monday - Friday, by appointment.

Open to the public: Yes, by appointment.

Interlibrary loan: Yes, through OCLC. The collection's symbol is CZW.

Reference policy: Reference requests are accepted by telephone, email, and in-person by appointment.

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Books and monographs
The collection holds 14,500 titles with publications dating from 1502 to the present. The emphasis of the collection is Catholic literature dealing with the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance (O.Carm.) and the Order of the Discalced Carmelites (O.C.D); Carmelites and Catholic spirituality and mysticism. Important figures and writers represented in these works include Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Edith Stein.

Periodicals and newspapers
90 periodicals and journals. Inclusive dates, 1876 to date. The emphasis of the collection is Catholic, exclusively Carmelite.

Microforms
120 microfilms dealing with the Catholic Church and the Carmelite Order.

Videos and sound recordings
DVDs, CDs videotapes, sound recordings with an emphasis on Catholicism and the Carmelite Orders.

Digital collections
Includes rare books, lectures and sound recordings.

Carmelites; Catholic Church; John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591; Mysticism; Spanish Renaissance literature; Spirituality--Catholic Church; Stein, Edith, 1891-1942; Teresa, of Avila, 1515-1582; Thérèse, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873-1897.