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John C. Hirsh Collection of Manuscripts and Letters

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-130529

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Scope and Contents

Various 19th century British letters, scrapbooks and photograph albums, collected by Prof. John Hirsh.

Dates

  • Creation: 1816-1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

2.3 Cubic Feet (7 boxes and 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gifts of John C. Hirsh: 2005; December 2010; September 2011.

Related Materials

See also the John C. Hirsh Papers (GTM-20260423) and the John C. Hirsh-Japanese Scholars Collection (GTM-20250108).

Processing Information

One manuscript by Arthur Symons was added to this collection in 2025. The letter had previously been described as part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection 6 (GTM-110701).

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Status
Completed
Author
Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2025-05: Arthur Symons letter added to the collection by John Zarrillo.
  • 2026-04: Collection title changed from "John C. Hirsh Collection" to "John C. Hirsh Collection of Manuscripts and Letters" by John Zarrillo.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

https://www.library.georgetown.edu/special-collections/manuscripts
Contact:
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057