Washingtoniana Pamphlets Collection
Scope and Contents
Published ephemera relating to the historical develpment of Washington, DC in the 20th century. Primarily comprised of plans, maps, directories, reports, and studies of various agencies, commissions, task forces, associations, and interest groups engaged in the urban planning of the capital area, as well as miscellaneous ephemera consisting of event-related ephemera (invitations, brochures, menus, tickets, etc.), park and monument brochures, gallery show catalogs, playbills, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1924 - 1974
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
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
8 Cubic Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown, but possibly from Eric Menke who served on various planning commissions in the DC area as an urban planner and landscape architect.
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2025-01
- 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
