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Autograph manuscript draft(s) of Dr. Wilfred M. Barton's The Road to Washington (1919), including photographs by the author used as illustrations in the book.

The story describes Washington D.C. landmarks and provides facts concerning the British invasion and capture of the city in 1814.

Scope and Contents 1840 Bill of Sale of an enslaved man named Joseph Egiton. Egiton was sold from George W. Lowe (of South Carolina) to Hanson Dines (of Washington, DC) for $150. The transaction was witnessed by Thomas and Edward Mattingly, District of Columbia, Washington County. Materials on Slavery Please note: Our objective is to make collection material related to slavery and enslaved people as accessible as possible to researchers. Researchers may,...

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The collection contains correspondence, photographs, architectural drawings, ephemera, books, and other material related to the Brady-Howle family of Washington, D.C., with ties to Georgetown University and the family home, Valley View, 1860s-1970s.

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Correspondence, photographs, ledgers, genealogy, and other material (1850s-1910s) related to the family of Daniel Boone Clarke, a Washington, D.C. physician and graduate of Georgetown University.

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The James T. Clements' Sons Funeral Home Records consist of ledgers documenting the costs for funeral expenses and certificates of death for individuals whose families used the company's services. The funeral expenses were maintained in ledgers while the death certificates are in partly printed formant. The funeral home was located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The records date from 1875 to 1945.

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The collection consists of materials related to the Cropley and Libbey families of Georgetown in Washington D.C. It includes photographs (family portraits, street scenes in Georgetown, and other images), genealogical notes on the Cropley and Libbey families, correspondence, and other materials (an advertisement for George Pimper Cigars, 3245 M ST. NW and a program for the reinternment of John Howard Payne at Oak Hill Cemetery).

Scope and Contents The papers of R. Emmett Curran, a longtime history professor at Georgetown University, consist of historical research material concerning two major topics: the history of Georgetown University and the history of the Catholic Church in America. The Georgetown University portion of the collection includes typed biographical files documenting faculty who taught at the college from 1789 to 1920 and students who attended the college from 1789 to 1955. The Georgetown University-related material...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of the correspondence of William Oswald Dundas. It includes outgoing letters addressed chiefly to Edward I. Devitt, SJ. (1841-1920), archivist and professor of history at Georgetown College and Henry J. Shandelle, S.J. (1848-1925), librarian and professor of English and philosophy; extensive recollections of student life at Georgetown 1856-58 and of life in Washington DC during the 1850s. Incoming correspondence includes letters from James Edward Calhoun (1796-1889)...

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Correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings by and about the Smith, Mills, and Dimitry families. The bulk of the collection consists of correspodence.

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Book: History of Holy Trinity Parish, Washington, D.C., 1795-1945 by Rev. Laurence J. Kelly, S.J., on the Occasion of the Sesquicentennial Celebration, November 4 to 11, 1945. John D. Lucas Printing Company, Baltimore, Md. With inscription: "Presented to the Archives by Rev. Laurence J. Kelly, S.J.

Video tape [VHS]: Holy Trinity Catholic Church: A Visual History. TRT: 48:38. Copyright 1999 Frank Productions, Inc.

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The Huck family papers consist of business correspondence and related items between Laurie M. Huck and his sister-in-law, Anna Clarke Rogers, and her husband, James Webb Rogers, II. Laurie M. Huck was married to Cornelia Clarke Rogers, the sister of Anna Clarke Rogers and Mae Harris Clarke, both of whose papers can be found in the Rogers family papers.

Scope and Contents The Maurice Jackson Papers consist of research files and printed materials produced and collected by Georgetown University history professor Maurice Jackson. A series of subject files maintained by Dr. Jackson include materials concerning the history of Washington, D.C., civil rights, and the Washington, D.C. race massacres of 1919 and 1968. Printed materials included in this collection pertain to African American history, communism, socialism, Marxism, Jewish affairs, the Soviet Union, and...

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Contains publications, clippings and correspondence re Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland history. Much relates to buildings or places and to Jesuit or Catholic history. Material about Maryland's celebration of its Tercentenary in 1934 is found in the Maryland section.

Scope and Contents The Tonita Ridgway Martin Papers comprise the personal papers of longtime Georgetown resident Tonita Ridgway Martin along with some of her relatives' materials. Of note are a few documents relating to the life of New York Catholic Dominick Lynch I, whose will is included, and more documents relating to U.S. naval officer Dominick Lynch III, whose two brief but fascinating journals regarding Ecuador and Hawaii are retained. Also preserved is Tonita Ridgway Martin's personal collection of...

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This collection is of interest to local family and Catholic historians, including research into devout Catholic women.

Contains estate file, including will and probate court documents, relating to Mary M. Mattingly. Also: baptismal record (photocopy) and obituary.

Scope and Contents The National Hotel Collection consists of five large register books listing the guests at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C. from 1851 to 1854. The hotel was the first hotel in the nation's capital approximating the size of a modern hotel. It was located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street.The registers are in chronological order. The register entries list the names of the guests, the days they stayed, and their room numbers. The signature of each guest is...

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Mainly relating to sports. Opening pages contain signatures and comments by students and comments on performances at local theaters (Poli's, New National, Belasco's, Hippodrone New York City). Includes tickets to dances, photographs of Collier Hall, the main gates, Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon, and 1914-1915 Georgetown University Athletic Association football and baseball ticket. Also game statistics from the Sun Bowl 1950.

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Includes: programs and tickets from University events; programs from Washington theaters; menus; clipping on Robert Legendre; dance cards for Trinity College Alumnae Association dances, 1919-1921; issues of "The Hilltopper"; Georgetown College registration card, September 1918; and flyer: “Vote Jiggs McManus for Postmaster.”

Scope and Contents Contains leaves from Memory and Fellowship Book with: signatures of classmates, lists of their birthdays and handwritten comments from them, 1912-1914; rosters and scores for football, baseball, and basketball teams for the 1912-1913 and 1913-1914 seasons; and tickets from area theaters such as Chase’s Theater, Columbia Theater, New National Theater, Belasco Theater, and B.F. Keith’s Theater. Also included: letter of recommendation for Harrington from College Dean John B. Creeden, S.J.;...

Scope and Contents Includes: signatures of classmates, their addresses, and handwritten comments, 1913-1919; list of theater/vaudeville productions attended (at Keith’s, New National, Columbia, and Belasco), with comments, 1913-1915; scores from baseball, football and basketball games, 1913-1916; University menus; tickets to athletic events; dance cards; invitation, program and valedictory speech from the Georgetown Visitation Convent commencement, 1917; Bulletin for the Georgetown College Preparatory School,...