Box 1

A notebook that contains: (1) “the division of time and its parts,” “proportions in navigation,” “projections of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, equator, and horizon,” “pneumatical principles,” and “directions for painting a chart.” The inside cover notes “1815,” but it is more likely that the contents were written in the 1820s.

A notebook that contains fifty mathematical exercises and their solutions.

A notebook with entries on calendars and astronomy.

A journal covering Georgetown physics, chemistry, and natural philosophy classes with some day-to-day course entries; laboratory procedures, expenses, and “wants”; and summaries of lectures by other instructors.

A journal of the Georgetown greenhouse and garden; contains some sketches and illustrations of various flora.

Biographical notes written by Curley and perhaps others: on fellow students of Georgetown, 1827-1835 (1875), on Washington Seminary, 1826-1827; on Curley’s life 1817-1849; and on his illnesses, 1845-1886. Also includes materials related to birthday celebrations (1871-1889) and the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination (1883); his naturalization (1832); and his 1796 baptism (1832).

Letters predominantly from others, such as Frs. Thomas M. Jenkins, Angelo M. Paresce, Felix Ciampi, James Major, Joseph O’Callaghan, and Angelo Secchi as well as Yale chemist Benjamin Silliman, Jr. Topics include travels of the Jesuits, physics, chemistry, horticulture, and the clock tower at St. Aloysius Church. Arranged chronologically.

Photographs of a Georgetown alumni family: five children of John T. Doyle (1819-1906, C’1838)--Francis “Fanny” M. (1864-1907), John J. (1865-1936), Marie A. (1867-1927), Emily (1868-1900), and Robert Emmett (1870-1910).

Assorted notes and documents: remedies for various illnesses; recipes for artificial seawater and whitewash (1860); a brief history of printing; heights of buildings on campus (1872) and elsewhere; a series of riddles called “the Bishop of Oxford’s puzzle”; and an invitation to the Georgetown centennial (1889). Also contains paperwork from the Archdiocese of Baltimore allowing Curley to continue with his ecclesiastical duties (1865, 1874).