John C. Hirsh Papers

Collection

Identifier: GTM-20260423

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Scope and Contents

Papers related to John C. Hirsh's community work promoting literacy tutoring services to children in Washington DC and England. These programs were associated with Georgetown University and Wadham College, Oxford. The collection includes diaries and correspondence, primarily dating from 2000 to 2012. It also includes a small selection of program reports, event programs, and photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1960s-2014
Creation: Majority of material found within 2000 - 2012

Creator

Hirsh, John C. (Person)

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.

Biographical Note

John C. Hirsh (1942–2024) was a longtime English Department faculty member at Georgetown University specializing in medieval English literature and 19th and early 20th century American literature. He also was also devoted to community service, leading mentoring and youth literacy programs in Washington DC and the United Kingdown.

Extent

1.25 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

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

The collection consists of items that remained in John C. Hirsh's Georgetown University faculty office after his passing. They were selected by English Department staff and transferred to Special Collections in fall 2025.

Related Materials

See also the John C. Hirsh Collection of Manuscripts and Letters (GTM-130529) and the John C. Hirsh-Japanese Scholars Collection (GTM-20250108).

Processing Information

The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders. Letters found folded up in journals were removed, unfolded, and foldered with their corresponding journals.