Box 10
Contains 14 Results:
From Miss Anna Smith, 1881-1893
Letters from Anna Smith, a Georgetown benefactor, who was the daughter of Admiral Joseph Smith, USN and the sister of Captain Joseph Smith, USN.
From Fr. General and/or the Curia in Rome, 1888-1902
Some of the correspondence is in Latin. Several letters reference a collection of Pontifical medals and four portraits of Cardinals being sent to Georgetown. A letter of July 21, 1896 discusses the new Georgetown University Hospital and suggests that ownership of the grounds/buildings should vest with the Medical Faculty, not the College or an Order of nursing Sisters "in view of unpleasant complications which may arise later on."
Correspondence to Richards, 1896
Includes letters from Office of the Surveyor of Customs, Port of Atlanta, GA referencing the shipping back of items in “the exhibit in the gallery of the Liberal Arts Building.”
Correspondence to Richards, 1897-1898
Includes letters from friends and family members, financial benefactors of the University, parents of students and potential students, fellow Jesuits including Patrick F. Healy, businessmen who have dealings with Georgetown University, and administrators at other educational institutions.
Undated Correspondence, Correspondence fragments (1888-1895), and Telegrams (1888-1892) , undated
Includes letters from friends and family members, financial benefactors of the University, parents of students and potential students, fellow Jesuits including Patrick F. Healy, businessmen who have dealings with Georgetown University, and administrators at other educational institutions.
From John Gilmary Shea , 1889-1891
Much concerns the writing and publication of his centennial history of Georgetown College.
Correspondence to Richards from the Provincial of the Maryland Province, 1888-1889
Includes letter appointing Fr. Richards as Rector of Georgetown College, August 11, 1888. Among topics referenced: debts of the College and, planning for centennial celebrations.
Correspondence to Richards from the Provincial of the Maryland Province, 1890
Among topics referenced: "digging out the Yard" [the Quadrangle] in letter of July 22, 1890 and "Ethics of the Law School" in letter of August 5, 1890.
Correspondence to Richards from the Provincial of the Maryland Province, 1891-1893
Includes references to issues relating to managing Georgetown College personnel, buildings and grounds.
Correspondence to Richards from the Provincial of the Maryland Province, 1894-1895
Includes references to issues relating to managing Georgetown College personnel, buildings and grounds.
Correspondence to Richards from the Provincial of the Maryland Province, 1896-1897
Includes references to issues relating to managing Georgetown College personnel, buildings and grounds.
Notes About Donors, Undated
Contains notes about major donors and donations to Georgetown College during the period of Father Richards' presidency.
Unfinished Business, 1897 and Undated
According to a note in the hand of University Archivist William Repetti, S.J., "these notes were writen by Father Richards as a memo on unfinished business." Topics covered include: scholarship for a baseball pitcher; Glee Club concert; and the need for a day watchman.
On Recent Advances in the Study of Law, Undated
Contains handwritten notes made by Father Richards, some apparently intended to orient his successor to outstanding issues at the College.