"Wizard Clip.", 1922 - 1934.

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carbery Family Collection constitutes an extensive collection of materials about a number of related families which were prominent in the history of the state of Maryland. The following families are represented: Boyle, Brown, Carbery, Key, McSherry, Scott, Shriver, and Taney, among others. Many types of documents are preserved, including correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and genealogical charts. The documents derive mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Carbery Family Collection complements other collections about Maryland history found in the Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections.

Dates

Creation: 1922 - 1934.

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

News clippings on Wizard's Clip (1922-1934); photographs of "Priest Field" taken by Clothilde Smithson with corresponding letters (1927); and a typed manuscript "Story told by Mrs. McSherry to her children at Retirement Farm, Jefferson County, Va" giving an account of the Wizard Clip (undated).

A note on the typescript, from M. Madeline Shriver, indicates that "the Mrs. McSherry spoken of was Mrs. Richard McSherry, who before her marriage was Anastasia Lilly. The writer of the story was Anna McSherry, who married Mr. Edward Nicholson; she was the third daughter of my great-grandather, Richard McSherry." A separate note from J. Carbery Boyle says that "Mrs. McSherry" was his great-grandmother.