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Hamilton King Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-730905
Scope and Contents
The Hamilton King papers comprise the personal papers of Hamilton King, the U.S. minister resident and consul general (1898-1903) and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary (1903-1912) to Thailand (then Siam). The collection includes much correspondence relating to diplomatic matters. An important supplement is the lengthy series of diaries kept by King's wife from 1898 to 1915, which provide a detailed view of diplomatic life in Siam at the time.The Hamilton King...
Dates:
1883 - 1931
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Thomas M. King, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130716
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and source materials relating to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
Dates:
1981 - 2002
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
William M. King, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS193
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The William M. King, SJ, Papers are a collection of notes taken by Rev. King while he was a seminarian. The papers are divided into two series. The first series is comprised of the notes taken by Rev. King while he was a student at Woodstock Theological College. The notes are from a theology course taught by John Courtney Murray, SJ, in the fall of 1959 on the trinity. This was the first course taught by Rev. Murray since he was silenced by his Jesuit superiors in Rome for his controversial...
Dates:
1948 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861002
Scope and Contents
Box 1 Correspondence: Public (Fan) Mail from time as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. 1981-1982Box 2 Public (Fan) mail received (alphabetical) 1981-1983Box 3 Public (Fan) mail received (alphabetical) 1982-1983Box 4 Audio cassette tapes: interviews of and talks by Kirkpatrick 1981-1984Box 5 Public (Fan) mail received 1984-1985Box 6 Audio cassette tapes: interview of and talks by Kirkpatrick 1983-1984Box 7 Subject Files (mostly...
Dates:
1976 - 1986
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John Knox Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS342
Scope and Contents
The John Knox Papers represent the personal papers of John Knox, who served as law clerk and private secretary for Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds during the October 1936 term. Most notably, the collection includes portions of Knox's typed memoir detailing his experiences during the 1936 Supreme Court term, along with letters, documents, and photographs of Supreme Court justices during the 1930s. Moreover, as Knox was an avid collector, his papers contain an extensive set of...
Dates:
1826 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
George M. Kober Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS75
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The George M. Kober Papers consist of correspondence sent and received by. Kober dating primarily from 1897 through 1900. Correspondents include several of the presidents of Georgetown University, such as David H. Buel,S.J.; Charles W. Lyons, S.J.; W . Coleman Nevils, S.J.; and J. Havens Richards, S.J. Others include various city (D.C.) and federal government officials, as well as notable names in the medical, public health, and science fields - David Du Bose Gaillard, George M. Sternberg,...
Dates:
1892 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1897 - 1900
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Peter Krogh Television Program Files
Collection
Identifier: GTM-091101
Scope and Contents
This collection contains background/research material in the form of copies of news articles, papers and reports for the topics of two PBS television series on U.S. foreign affairs, moderated from 1980 to 2005 by Peter Krogh, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. The series were: "American Interests," and "Great Decisions" (also known as "World Beat: Great Decisions in Foreign Policy"). The latter was a collaboration of the Foreign Policy...
Dates:
1981 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1981-1991
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Heinrich Kronstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-790507
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of foreign trade law expert Heinrich Kronstein, including his teaching career at Georgetown University and as a counsellor to officials in post-World War II Germany. The bulk of the collection is in German, particuarly the correspondence.
Please note that this finding aid only lists the contents of boxes 28-30. Please see the External Documents section below to view an inventory for the remainder of the collection (boxes 1-27).
Dates:
1936 - 1972
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Marguerite Kumm Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20090101
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials from artist Marguerite Kumm (1902-1992), including correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, diaries, and photographs.Series 1 covers Kumm's family history and early childhood, and includes diaries, photographs, and correspondence from Kumm's immediate family.Series 2 covers Kumm's professional career and includes correspondence with museums and galleries, publications that featured Kumm's work, and materials relating...
Dates:
1882 - 1992
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Charles Lacey Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS242
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Charles Lacey Papers consist of seven letters dated between 1809 and 1814 received by Charles Lacey, an American naval officer during the War of 1812. Lacey's cash book dating to 1809-1810, which he used as a midshipman on board the U.S.S. "John Adams," is also preserved in this collection. Although they comprise but eight folders, the Charles Lacey Papers document some interesting incidents during the War of 1812, especially its naval aspects. The correspondence in the Lacey Papers...
Dates:
1809 - 1814
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John LaFarge, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS69
Scope and Contents
The John LaFarge, SJ Papers contain correspondence, typescripts, manuscripts, clippings, and other items covering the entire range of his life and activities.
Dates:
1844 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1963
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Rosette C. Lamont Postcards
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 15
Identifier: GTM-0076
Scope and Contents
A collection of five postcards and one letter sent to Rosette Lamont between 1987 and 1996.
Dates:
1987 - 1996
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert J. Lamphere Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS264
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
Comprised mostly of research files generated for his book "The FBI-KGB War," the Robert J. Lamphere Papers document the research activities of Robert J. Lamphere, who was an FBI special agent from 1941 to 1955. Correspondence in this collection includes a large number of letters from Gary Kern, Sam Papich, and Fred Wrixon and a small number of letters from J. Edgar Hoover, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and Edward Teller. Drafts of Lamphere's "The FBI-KGB War" are retained, together with the...
Dates:
1937 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2002
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Daniel S. Lamson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS109
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Colonel Daniel S. Lamson Papers comprise .25 linear feet of correspondence, clippings and other materials of Colonel Daniel S. Lamson. They are arranged in 21 folders in one box.
Dates:
1855 - 1904
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Lancicius collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS32
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The collection contains three early nineteenth-century MS English translations by Novice M. Magan of Lancicius' (1574-1652) Latin treatise 'On the Duties of Lay Brothers.' One was from Georgetown, 1808, another(incomplete) belonged to William F. Felix, 1836, while the third, undated,belonged to the Brothers at Georgetown.
Dates:
1808-1834
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
David Landers Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS457
Scope and Contents
The David Landers Collection contains manuscript fragments from antiquity. Several of the manuscripts are from Egypt, including a Demotic business document on papyrus circa 600 BCE, a linen fragment from about 800 BCE, and a coffin fragment circa 1959 BCE - 1918 BCE. Other documents are Greek, including uncial fragments on papyrus from about the 4th Century. The collection is arranged into 7 folders.
Dates:
1959 BCE to 700 CE
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
David Landers Peruvian Manuscripts Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS458
Scope and Contents
The David Landers Peruvian Collection contains fifteen autographed legal documents, dated 1566 to 1626, in addition to a listing of hospital patients from 1776 and an Incan khipu. The documents are linked at times by a common witness, or notary public, along with other signatures from those involved in the particular exchange. The Peruvian documents demonstrate the importance placed by the Spaniards in maintaining a written record for a wide variety of transactions during the colonial era....
Dates:
1566-1776; Majority of material found within 1566-1626
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Guy Seely Langstroth Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-170310
Scope and Content note
The Guy Seely Langstroth Collection consists of a photograph album and an autobiographical manuscript journal of a noted American engineer and aviator who worked in Central America in the 1920s. The extensive photograph album covers Langstroth's time in Honduras in 1924 and preserves images of life and culture in that nation during that era. The photographs include scenes of people, places, equipment, and engineering sites. The thorough journal describes Langstroth's experiences in Honduras...
Dates:
Creation: 1924 - 1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
James Laver Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-811223
Scope and Contents
Personal papers of James Laver (1899-1975), author and Keeper of Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England. Correspondence to Laver and wife, actress Veronica Turleigh (1903-1971), provide a valuable source on English and Irish literary circles. Writers include Enid, Bagnold, John Betjeman, Violet Clifton, Martin d'Arcy, Graham Greene, Kate O'Brien, Iris Origo, Ronald Knox, Desmond MacCarthy, Rose...
Dates:
1918 - 1977
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Richard C. Law, SJ Papers
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 45, Folder: 20
Identifier: GTM-0086
Scope and Contents
Beginning no later than his tertianship, Fr. Richard C. Law regularly performed in barbershop quartets and choirs at various campus and Jesuit community events, including minstrel shows, golden jubilees, and final vow celebrations. This collection contains sheet music and lyrics used for such performances, many of which were personalized for individual Jesuits, as well as one poem from before he joined the Society of Jesus.
Dates:
1924; 1938 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts