Eleanor Cropley Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to the Cropley and Libbey families of Georgetown in Washington D.C. It includes photographs (family portraits, street scenes in Georgetown, and other images), genealogical notes on the Cropley and Libbey families, correspondence, and other materials (an advertisement for George Pimper Cigars, 3245 M ST. NW and a program for the reinternment of John Howard Payne at Oak Hill Cemetery).
Dates
- Creation: 1880s-1981
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1910
Creator
- Cropley, Eleanor (Person)
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.
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
0.2 Cubic Feet (9 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eleanor Cropley, 1992.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in an acid-free box and folders.
Geographic
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2024-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
