Skip to main content Skip to search results
Please contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for assistance with accessing these materials.

Showing Collections: 141 - 160 of 1110

Buckey Business Ledgers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-0070
Scope and Contents

Two account ledgers (organized by the name of the account holder); one dated 1831-1837, from a leather merchant (labeled "Buckey and Burkhart"); the other, dated 1850-1852, from a general merchandizing store (labeled "Barnard and Buckey"). In the 1853 Washington and Georgetown City Directory, Barnard and Buckey are listed as auctioneers based in Georgetown on Bridge Street, between High and Congress Streets (present day M Street, between Wisconsin Avenue and 31st Streets, N.W.)

Dates: 1831 - 1852

John C. Bucknill papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-761214
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing photographs, correspondence, and drawings compiled by Sir John C. Bucknill (1817-1897), distinguished English physician who was most noted for his work with the insane. The scrapbook contains photographs of Thomas Carlyle, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Thomas Huxley, Alfred Tennyson, and William Makepeace Thackery, among others. Correspondence includes letters from John Bright, J. A. Clarke, Sir John Duke Coleridge, and Edward A. Seymour.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1857-1877

Grace Bumbry collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-10
Dates: 1976

Edward B. Bunn, SJ Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-200201
Scope and Contents

The Edward B. Bunn, SJ Papers contain materials that are unrelated to or predate his administrative positions at Georgetown University, including personal correspondence, genealogical notes, and speeches made while president of Loyola College and regional director of colleges and universities for the Jesuits' Maryland Province. Of note is a letter regarding his appointment as president of Loyola College in 1938 (folder 2).

Dates: 1909 - 1967

John F. Burgess Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS407
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The John F. Burgess Papers document the career of John F. Burgess, an advisor to President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. The collection includes a small amount of correspondence to Burgess by individuals, including President Reagan. In addition, the Burgess Papers contain printed materials concerning the funeral of President Gerald R. Ford, documents regarding the Old Executive Office Building, and items deriving from the Presidential plane "Air Force One." Certificates awarded to Burgess...
Dates: 1973 - 2007

Sophy Burnham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS129
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the papers of author Sophy Burnham, including manuscripts of her written works, correspondence related to her works (particuarly her books and articles on angels), her diaries, files related to publishing, and audiovisual and digital media.

Dates: 1906 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2016

Tom Burns Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-110610
Scope and Contents Note The Tom Burns Papers document the life and career of British Catholic author and long-time editor of "The Tablet" Tom Burns (1906-1995).The Tom Burns Papers contain correspondence with a number of individuals, including a small amount of correspondence with notables, such as Tom Dilworth, Eric Gill, Rev. Robert A. Graham, S.J., Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, Basil Hume, and Michael Richey. Also included are documents about David Jones and Michael Richey. A run of a fascinating...
Dates: 1882 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1995

Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-000021
Scope and Contents

Collection concerning the literary career of Vincent Godfrey Burns, author, lecturer and poet. Included are manuscripts (including a play titled "World on Fire"), published poetry, programs and handbills, correspondence from Burns to various public officials, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1926 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

B. W. Butler Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-180519
Scope and Contents The B.W. Butler Papers, in the University Archives prior to 1970, consist of a single item, the autobiography of George Bent, born in 1843 to a Cheyenne mother, Owl Woman, and a St. Louis fur-trader William Bent. While an account of Bent's remarkable life was eventually produced by one of the editors of this work, it remained unpublished for nearly 50 years (Life of George Bent: Written from his Letters. George E. Hyde, editor. University of Oklahoma Press, 1968) while this manuscript was...
Dates: 1905 - 1925

Robert N. Butler Papers on the 1968 Democratic National Convention

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-851031
Scope and Contents

Letters, articles, typescripts, political pamphlets collected by Butler duing tenure as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Summer and Fall 1968.

Click on External Documents below to view the collection's initial finding aid.

Dates: 1968 - 1969

Richard P. Butrick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-011011
Scope and Contents Correspondence, manuscripts of photographs primarily relating to posting as U.S. Foreign Service officer in China during the Sino-Japanese War. (1937-1945). Files arranged as follows in Box 1 --1. TLS 12/2/1948 from Harry S. Truman ' 2. Correspondence 1933-19943. Awards and certificates4. Typescript reminiscences of China and Japan by Butrick 1927, undated5. Photographs (printed copies with captions in Japanese) re air/sea Sino-Japanese...
Dates: 1924-1994; Majority of material found within 1934-1948

Dorothy Dow Butturff papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-860602
Scope and Contents The Dorothy Dow Butturff papers comprise 2 boxes of her correspondence used in McClure's book, as well as other letters and related manuscript material. Box 1 consists of correspondence from such White House worthies as Mrs. Roosevelt; James Roosevelt; Malvina Thompson; Edith Helm; and George T. Bye, Mrs. Roosevelt's literary agent. The major portion of the correpsondence deals with a book Mrs. Butturff has proposed to publish. Box 2 contains manuscript copes of Mrs. Butturff's letters as a...
Dates: 1933-1985

Byington Family Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS209
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The collection consists of material relating to at least four generations of the Byington family, and includes correspondence, property deeds, biographical information and newspaper clippings organized into the following series:Series 1. Aaron Homer Byington (1826-1910): Correspondence Series 2. Aaron Homer Byington: Manuscripts Series 3. Aaron Homer Byington: Related Material Series 4. Homer Morrison Byington I (1879-1966): Correspondence Series 5. Homer Morrison Byington I, II...
Dates: 1835 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1960

Byington Family Papers 2

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS298
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Byington Family Papers: Part 2 contain postcards, letters, and printed material documenting the life and times of A. Homer Byington and other members of the Byington family. Of interest are postcards to and from A. Homer Byington from Naples, where he served as U.S. consul at the turn of the twentieth century. The postcards describe life in Naples, volcanic activity there, and even an occasion when the King off Italy took of his hat out of respect for an American flag flying over...
Dates: 1822 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1910

Byington family papers 3

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS408
Collection-level Scope and Content Note This collection includes 8 letters to and from Aaron Homer Byington from 1844 to 1899. The majority of these are typed letters signed by John Addison Porter to Byington. The letters cover a broad range of topics including Washington Cabinet appointments, Connecticut Senatorial races, consular salaries, significant newspapers, the Republican Party, the Spanish-American War, and Byington's son, George. Also included in the collection is an autograph signed letter from Aaron Homer Byington to...
Dates: 1844-1899

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS97
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Sir Hall Caine Papers primarily consist of correspondence to Sir Hall Caine, comprising .5 linear feet of material arranged in 31 folders in 1 box. A majority of the correspondence in the collection involves Sir Hall's business affairs, including sales, advertisements and film and stage productions. There is a letter from Herbert Brenon regarding the filming of The Woman Thou Gavest Me in 1918 and a letter from Virginia Brooks, an actress in the stage production of the same work. Several...
Dates: 1895-1925

Letterio Calapai Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230818
Scope and Contents

Papers of the artist Letterio "Leo" Calapai, including exhibition catalogs, clippings, personal items, notes, and materials related to designing his prints (primarily color samples, printing instructions, and some sketches).

Dates: 1939 - 2004

Clinch Calkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-000622
Scope and Contents

Click on External Documents below to link to collection finding aid.

Dates: 1912 - 1989

Esther Neira de Calvo Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-071217
Scope and Contents Note The Esther Neira de Calvo Papers thoroughly document the life and career of Esther Neira de Calvo, a prominent Panamanian educator, politician, diplomat, and women's rights advocate. The extensive collection includes correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, speeches, and awards, and it provides a fascinating perspective on 20th century Panama and Inter-American cooperation. There is material from Carrie Chapman Catt, Maria Ossa de Amador Guerrero, Matilde Obarrio de Mallet, Gabriela...
Dates: 1890 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1978

Colin Campbell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS225
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Colin Campbell Collection contains the transcripts and audio cassette tapes for the interviews conducted by Colin Campbell, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University, regarding his research on the implementation of cabinet government in the Carter and Reagan administrations and the interaction of central agencies in the nations of the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada. The Colin Campbell Collection consists of 6 series, as described below: Series 1: Carter...
Dates: 1976 - 1981

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
British literature 67
Diplomacy 58
World War, 1939-1945 49
American Literature 39
Women's and Gender Studies 35
Authors 33
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
Jesuits 25
United States -- Politics and government 25
Art 24
Journalism 22
Catholic Church 21
Cold War 20
Music (physical format/genre) 20
Panama Canal (Panama) 20
Poetry 20
American history 19
Correspondence 18
Literature 18
Saudi Arabia 18
Middle East 17
Petroleum industry and trade -- Saudi Arabia 17
African American composers 15
African American musicians 15
British History -- 19th century 15
Intelligence -- United States 15
Political Science 15
World War, 1914-1918 15
Catholic authors 14
Catholic literature 14
Slavery 14
Catholic History 13
Catholicism 13
Jesuits -- Education 12
Music by African American composers 12
Panama 12
Diplomacy -- 20th century 11
Music 11
Economics 10
Education 10
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 10
International Relations -- United States 10
Jesuits -- Spiritual life 10
Petroleum industry and trade -- Arab countries 10
Photographs 10
Washington (D.C.) 10
American history and government 9
Composers -- 20th century 9
Film 9
Antisemitism 8
Diaries 8
Germany 8
International relations 8
Israel 8
Maryland -- History 8
Church music 7
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination 7
Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949 7
Theosophy 7
Victorian life 7
African American singers 6
Catholics -- Religious identity 6
Genealogy & local history 6
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) 6
Iran 6
Latin America 6
Performing Arts 6
Russia 6
Scrapbooks 6
Turkey 6
Women artists 6
African American women composers 5
Arab-Israeli conflict 5
Assassination -- Investigation 5
British History 5
Catholic women 5
Commonplace books 5
Composers 5
History 5
Jazz 5
Jesuits -- History 5
Jesuits -- Missions -- Philippines 5
Jews 5
Linguistics 5
Manuscripts (document genre) 5
Music by African American women composers 5
Organists 5
Palestine 5
Protest movements 5
Travel 5
Vietnam 5
Afghanistan 4
Arms control -- United States 4
China 4
English Literature 4
Foreign service--United States 4
France 4
India 4
Irish Literature 4
Jesuits -- Theology 4
Names
Jesuits. Maryland Province 90
Arabian American Oil Company 20
Georgetown University 18
Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre 13
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 7
Helms, Richard 6
McKenna, Horace Bernard, 1899-1982 5
Walsh, Edmund A. (Edmund Aloysius), 1885-1956 5
Committee to Investigate Assassinations (U.S.) 4
Kilmer, Joyce, 1886-1918 4
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 4
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei 4
United States. Army 4
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 3
Jesuits 3
Kilmer, Aline, 1888-1941 3
Kilmer, Kenton, 1909-1995 3
O'Gorman, Ned, 1929-2014 3
United States. Central Intelligence Agency 3
United States. Navy 3
White, Antonia, 1899-1980 3
Bacon, Robert Low, 1884-1938 2
Bacon, Virginia Murray, 1890-1980 2
Barbor, Dave 2
Blaney, John W. 2
Blatty, William Peter 2
Booker Prize Foundation 2
Center for Applied Linguistics 2
Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984 2
Claire, William F. 2
Clinton, Hillary Rodham 2
Crane, Richard Teller, II, 1882-1938 2
Duran, Leopoldo 2
Engert, Cornelius Van Hemert, 1887-1985 2
Georgetown University -- History 2
Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service 2
Herz, Martin F. (Martin Florian), 1917-1983 2
Hirsh, John C. 2
Horton, George, 1859-1942 2
Iturbide, Agustín de, 1783-1824 2
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
Kilmer, Michael, Sister, 1914-1999 2
Lax, Robert 2
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983 2
Mercier, Louis J. A. (Louis Joseph Alexandre), 1880- 2
Monagan, John S. 2
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890 2
Parsons, Wilfrid, 1887-1958 2
Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 2
Quigley, Martin Joseph, 1890-1964 2
Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 2
Shoemaker family 2
Shoemaker, Albert E. 2
Shuy, Roger W. 2
St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.) 2
Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909 2
Terry, Mickey Thomas 2
United States Information Agency 2
Warnke, Paul C. (Paul Culliton), 1920-2001 2
Welch, Edward H., 1822-1904 2
Abshire, David M. 1
Alessandri, Jorge, 1896-1986 1
Alma Regina, Sister, 1871-1918 1
American Conference on Religious Movements 1
American Teilhard de Chardin Association 1
Amrine, Michael, 1919?-1974 1
Appleby, John T. (John Tate), 1907-1974 1
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 1
Ashcanase, Abe S., 1919-2013 1
Atchity, Kenneth John 1
Ateneo de Zamboanga 1
Atkinson, Walter Sydney, 1891-1978 1
Attwood, Peter, 1682-1734 1
Ayscough, John, 1858-1928 1
Bader, Franz, 1903-1994 1
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 1
Bakman, Patrick 1
Baldwin, Joseph Clark, 1897-1957 1
Bancroft, Elizabeth 1
Barber, Virgil, 1782-1847 1
Barger, Thomas C. 1
Barlow, Ernesta Drinker Bullitt, 1892-1981 1
Barnard and Buckey 1
Barnum, Francis, 1849-1921 1
Barry, Philip, 1896-1949 1
Bartlett, Charles, 1921-2017 1
Barton, Wilfred M. (Wilfred Mason), 1871-1930 1
Basset, Gene, 1927- 1
Bauer, Mark H., 1912-1986 1
Baydalakoff, Victor M., 1900-1967 1
Beadnall, James 1718-1772 1
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 1
Beckwith, Albert A., 1909-1983 1
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 1
Bellwoar, Vincent I., 1906-1990 1
Benavente, Andrés 1
Bensky, Roger-Daniel 1
Bent, George, 1843-1918 1
Bergen, Peter, 1962- 1
Bergonzi, Bernard 1