Sam and Gloria Girardi collection of travel brochures
Content Description
Printed ephemera, including brochures, maps, and promotional publications relating to travel, primarily in Western Europe and the United States, by World War II veteran Sam H. Girardi and his wife Gloria during the 1950s through early 1970s. Destinations coincided with his assignments as an officer of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Dates
- Creation: 1950s-1970s
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.
Biographical Note
Sam and Gloria Girardi were the parents of novelist Robert Giardi, whose papers are also preserved in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. Sam was from New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He attended George Washington Uniersity in Washington, D.C. Sam served as an intelligance officer at the Central Intelignace Agecny (CIA) for 25 years. His postings inlcuced Austria, West Germany, Athens (1965-1969), and Paris (1970-1973). Sam worked his last four years at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virgnia. He retired from the CIA in 1977.
Sam Girardi died in 1992 at the age of 74.
[Source: "Sam H. Girardi: CIA Officer," "Washington Post" obituary, 12/2/1992].
Extent
2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Robert Girardi, 2006.
- Title
- Sam and Gloria Girardi collection of travel brochures
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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