Richards Family, 1724 - 1884
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of Janet Richards’ notes for articles and lectures on various topics, as well as for interviews with Nicholas Horthy and Benito Mussolini. Letters are from notables such as Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, William E. Borah, Pascual Cervera, Salmon P. Chase, Ernest Dimnet, Theodore Dreiser, Joseph Grew, Charles Evans Hughes, Cordell Hull, Jean Jules Jusserand, Frank B. Kellogg, Elihu Root, Evelyn McLean, Henry Stimson, and Helen Taft.
Abundant photographs are included of actors and scenes of the Oberammergau Passion Play attended by Richards from 1890 to 1910. Other photographs are of Janet Richards, Benes, Cervera, Mussolini, and women’s suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Anna Shaw.
Family accounts, school exercises, and miscellaneous notebooks (dated 1869-1898) belonging to Richards, her sister Mary Ann and father William are also extant.
Dates
- 1724 - 1884
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.
Extent
From the Collection: 6.17 Linear Feet (12 Hollinger boxes (10 Document Cases, 2 Record Storage Cartons))
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
Journals, accounts and note books.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu