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Loughborough Family Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS274
Scope and Contents
The Loughborough Family Papers 2 document the history of the Loughboroughs, a prominent nineteenth century family with connections to the neighborhood of Georgetown and Georgetown University. Of note are documents by and about early U.S. Comptroller of the Treasury Nathan Loughborough, U.S. Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke, Hamilton Loughborough, Confederate officer James Henry Loughborough, artist Margaret M. Loughborough, and others.
Dates:
1796 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1800 - 1880
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Loughborough Family Papers 3
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS296
Scope and Contents
The Loughborough Family Papers 3 contain materials related to the Loughborough family, which was prominent in the neighborhood of Georgetown in the 1800s and into the 1900s. Included are letters from William Cabell Bruce to his cousin Margaret C. Loughborough regarding family and other matters. Also, poetry and writings of Caroline Loughborough are preserved in the collection. Similarly, correspondence and manuscripts by Margaret C. Loughborough are retained. Documents to and from other...
Dates:
1800 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1939
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Lower Mesopotamia map by the Survey of India
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 7 (Oversized), Folder: 5
Identifier: GTM-20230717
Scope and Contents
One map titled "Lower Mesopotamia" printed in Dehradun, India, by the Survey of India in 1914. One of 500 printed copies that were issued to British staff officers on the eve of the Mesopotamian Campaign and the invasion of Ottoman Iraq. It depicts central and southern Iraq, Kuwait, southwestern Persia, and the head of the Arabian Gulf.
See the External Documents section below for a more detailed description of the map provided by the dealer.
Dates:
1914
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Clare Boothe Luce Photographic Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS265
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
A testament to the eventful and extraordinary life of one of the most accomplished career women of the 20th century, the Clare Boothe Luce Photographic Collection is comprised of personal and professional photographs taken throughout the life of Clare Boothe Luce. Always in the public eye and internationally known, Luce was constantly photographed and featured in magazines, especially those of her husband, Henry Robinson Luce, co-founder of Time Inc. Quite aware of her own good looks, Luce...
Dates:
1805 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Francis E. Lucey, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-780701
Scope and Contents
Class notes and other materials relating to Francis E. Lucey, S.J.'s career as a professor in, and Regent of, the Georgetown University Law School from 1928 to 1961. Includes personal correspondence from 1929 to 1969 and other documents, including photographs. Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the inventory for the collection.
Dates:
1910 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Arnold Lunn Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS143
Scope and Contents
The Arnold Lunn Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks and related printed ephemera regarding the life and works of Sir Arnold Lunn (1888 - 1974). The papers, dating from 1896 to 1978, comprise 21 linear feet of material, arranged in fourteen boxes, consisting of five hundred and thirty-two folders.The papers are arranged in series according to subjects. There are five correspondence series, namely World War I Correspondence, Ski...
Dates:
1896 - 1978
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Lynde Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-220829
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and documents concerning the family of Captain and Mrs. Frederick Marcey Lynde. The papers primarily concern Captain Lynde's petition for longevity pay after his discharge from the army in June 1862, as well as the Sasser family's claims to compensation for damages sustained to their farm during the Civil War.
Dates:
1862 - 1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Valerie Lynn Playbill Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-161026
Content Description
Playbills and performing arts programs collected by Valerie and Kenneth S. Lynn. Primarily from New York and Washington, D.C., especially Kennedy Center.
Dates:
1950 - 2009
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Cecil B. Lyon Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS147
Scope and Contents note
The Cecil B. Lyon Papers comprise a rich life-time's record of a career in the American Foreign Service. Moreover, the collection is replete with letters by and about almost everyone in the field; a list of the colleagues and acquaintances of Ambassador Lyon would read like a "Who's Who" of the Foreign Service.The material has been organized into 13 series, the first five of which consist of correspondence (alphabetical; carbons; commercial; invitations; and individuals). These...
Dates:
1930-1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Gideon A. Lyon Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-0097
Scope and Contents
Numerous clippings and manuscripts of articles and addresses written by Gideon A. Lyon during his career in journalism. Includes writings related to U.S. political parties, journalism, and current events in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Travel writings pertain to the following areas: Hawaii (1938-1941), Puerto Rico (1925), Mexico (1938), Egypt (1931), Western Europe (1911, 1914), and the Far East (Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and China; 1929).
Dates:
1887 - 1941
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Seumas MacManus Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130118
Scope and Contents Note
The Seumas MacManus Family Collection contains letters and manuscripts by and about Seumas MacManus (1869-1960), a prominent Irish author of folktales who lectured extensively throughout the United States and published widely. These materials document fascinating aspects of MacManus' writing career, and they provide primary source materials about his family.The collection includes a small number of letters from notables to Seumas MacManus, including Theodore Dreiser, Maud Gonne,...
Dates:
1855 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Neil MacNeil Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-790807
Scope and Contents
The Neil MacNeil Collection contains materials from the U.S. Congress in the late-nineteenth century to the twentieth century collected by Neil MacNeil, a journalist and authority on the history of Congress. Included are bound, handwritten "Records" of various sessions of Congress; minutes of the Committee on Military Affairs for several years; printed press credential cards and visitors' passes for Congress; and transcripts from "Time Magazine" symposia in which MacNeil was a panelist in...
Dates:
1833 - 1978
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Joseph A. Mahon ARAMCO History Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS185
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 47 folders of material, primarily reports and typed commentaries/reviews authored or collected by ARAMCO executive Joseph A. Mahon, concerning ARAMCO administration and management, employee recruitment and training, community development, as well as oil production and the waterfront development of Ras Tanura. This collection, and particularly the interview transcript with Mr. Mahon (Folder 47), is part of the ARAMCO History Project, with Paul J. Nance as...
Dates:
1957 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1977
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John Main Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-090115
Scope and Contents Note
The John Main papers consist of the personal papers of John Main, O.S.B. (1926-1982), a Benedictine monk who was a world-wide proponent of Christian meditation. His collection includes correspondence, subject files, printed materials, a few audio cassettes, photographs, meditation newsletters, and books by and about Fr. Main. A large portion of the material dates from his time at the Benedictine Priory of Montreal from 1977 to 1982 though there are some documents deriving from his service...
Dates:
1887 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2009
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Valentine H. Mairis Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS107
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Valentine Hale Mairis Papers primarily consist of correspondence to Mairis with some ledgers, documents and genealogical materials. The Papers comprise .5 linear feet and are arranged in 62 folders in 1 box. There are many letters from the early nineteenth-century discussing military life, negotiations for the purchase of his commission into the Dragoons and unrest in Ireland. Most of the correspondence and other materials from this period concern Mairis' family, including Mairis'...
Dates:
1813 - 1863
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Gerard Mannion Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20220623
Scope and Contents
The collections contains the papers of Catholic scholar Gerard Mannion (1970-2019), who served as a professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University from 2004 until his death in 2019. The collection includes materials from his studies at Oxford and Cambridge, as well as his teaching materials from Georgetown University, the University of Tubingen, Liverpool Hope University, the University of Leeds, and San Diego University. Many of Mannion's research...
Dates:
1987 - 2019
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Manuscript of Aluigi Cossio’s The Canzoniere of Dante, a Contribution to its Critical Edition
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-0033
Scope and Contents
Autograph manuscript of Aluigi Cossio’s The Canzoniere of Dante, a Contribution to its Critical Edition.
Dates:
1918
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Manuscript on Catholic Doctrine and Practice
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: GTM-20120119
Scope and Contents
A small but substantial bound manuscript on paper compiled by an anonymous recusant, likely English. The contents are an apparently unique collection of various texts on Catholic doctrine, often paired with typical objections raised by Protestant writers. In this way the volume reads as a kind of practical guide or model for English recusancy, covering topics that run the gamut of Catholic belief and practice from "Prayers to Saints" (p. 99) to "The Pope's Supremacy" (p. 173) and "Praying to...
Dates:
circa 1758
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Manuscript Society Archives
Collection
Identifier: GTM-191101
Scope and Contents
The Manuscript Society Archives document the history of the Manuscript Society, a major professional organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, and use of autographs and manuscripts. The Archives contain information about the work of the society over the years. The materials include presidents' files, executive directors' files, secretary's files, board of directors' meetings, financial files, annual meeting files, subject files, and replevin files. This extensive collection...
Dates:
1926 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Manuscripts from Books collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000001
Dates:
1832-2010; Majority of material found within 1975-1997
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts