Academic Notes, 01/01/1832-12/31/1845

File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Identifier: 19220

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The John Early, S.J. Papers include correspondence to and from Fr. Early, a diary of events at Georgetown College from 1870 to 1872, academic and theological notes and notebooks, and printed material. In addition to material relating to Georgetown College, materials relating to Loyola College in Baltimore are present. A great deal of the information in the Georgetown University Archives relating to the impact of the Civil War on Georgetown College is to be found in the correspondence folders within the papers.

Dates

01/01/1832-12/31/1845

Collection-level Access Restrictions

All published documents housed in the University Archives are open for use. Unpublished documents are governed by the following use restrictions: unpublished material dating from 1971 and later may only be consulted with the permission of the office which created it; unpublished material dating from 1970 or before may be used with the permission of the Archivist or the creating office, unless otherwise restricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Includes leather-bound notebook belonging to Fr. Early with hand copied excerpts from or notes about histories or speeches: including James Prior's Life of Edmund Burke; Antione De Solis' Life of Cortes; history of the discovery of America by Henri Ternaux-Compans; history of Santa Cruz by Gandara; history of American by Hans Staden; Oliver Goldsmith's Life of Thomas Parnell; Burke's speeches; Phllip's speeches; and Curran's speeches. These may, at least in part, pre-date Fr. Early's arrival in the U.S. - see note at the top of a page about a quarter of the way through which reads "John Early, Maguire's Bridge, Fermanagh Ireland." Also present unbound notes on topics such as "Prejudices of Early Education", geology,and "On the Metrical Art."