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Charles Ewing - William T. Sherman Family papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000008
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, documents, ledgers, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed material concerning the Ewing and Sherman families. Included are 10 ALS's (l859-91) from William T. Sherman to his daughter Minnie Sherman Fitch and grand-daughter, Eleanor Sherman Fitch; AMs, "Speech at West Point" (1887), written and delivered by Sherman; material from General Charles Ewing, including leaves from a letter book (1880s), diary (1862, 1864), and photostat...
Dates:
1850 - 1933
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Examination Questions
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000063-DS
Faculty Handbooks
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000793
Fair Campaign Practices Committee Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-800313
Scope and Contents
The Fair Campaign Practices Committee collection consist of smear literature and complaints; codes signed by various candidates, including Richard M. Nixon; state chapter files; material concerning campaign reform and the Watergate era; FCP programs; project reports; material of the Freedom of Information Act; and material concerning the internal administration of the FCPC, including fund raising projects. The Committee was founded in 1954 to ensure "fair play" in politics. Note: Click on...
Dates:
1954 - 1977
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Fall of the Religious Houses Manuscript
Collection — Box: 39020031368197
Identifier: GTM-0053
Scope and Contents
An 18th century copy of a manuscript written by Michael Sherbrook between 1567 and 1591, this is an extended reflection on the destruction of the great religious houses in England, specifically the Roche Abbey in South Yorkshire, during the reign of Henry VIII, from accounts of eyewitnesses including the author’s father and uncle.
Dates:
18th century
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John F. Farley Scrapbook
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: GTM-850417
Scope and Contents
The John F. Farley Papers are a prime source for the study of the American West. The letters, telegrams, and clippings contained in it provide insight into Farley's career as chief of police in Denver, Colorado, from 1889 to 1915, as well as glimpses of his earlier work for the Thiel detective agency and as a cavalryman. Correspondents include G.H Thiel, mining king H.A.W. Tabor, Major Gerald Russell, and many others.
Dates:
1889 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Mark Fax Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20170822
Scope and Contents
Music manuscripts of the composer Mark Fax, including choral arrangements and vocal solos, chamber music, piano and organ pieces, operas, orchestral works, studies and sketches. Fax composed music in many genres, classical, popular, and sacred; all are represented in the collection. Of note are Fax's regular collaborations with poet Owen Dodson and composer Hall Johnson. A small file containing miscellaneous papers related to his music (copyright filings and posthumous notes by his wife,...
Dates:
1932 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1972
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia Records
Collection
Identifier: GTM-760713
Scope and Contents
The Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia Records include correspondence, constitutions, by-laws, agendas, minutes, reports, publications, sundry documents, and printed material. The documents concern the organization's administration and its activities. Subject files outline the Association's areas of concern in the District of Columbia such as health, education, transportation, fiscal management, urban planning, public safety, youth problems, and federal...
Dates:
1940 - 1972
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Hugh Fegan papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-810622
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into two (2) series. Series I deals exclusively with correspondence from and to Fegan spanning the years, 1930-1957. Series II concerns itself solely with Fegan's "Memorabilia" (cf. Finding Aid for details of contents in Series II). The researcher is requested to exercise extreme care when handling the contents of Series II for the album covers and pages are very brittle to the touch.
Dates:
1930-1957
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Charles Feinberg Collection on Walt Whitman
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 48, Folder: 7
Identifier: GTM-19870914
Scope and Contents
The Charles Feinberg Collection on Walt Whitman include one 1860 engravings of Walt Whitman (from the 3rd edition of Leaves of Grass), an additional Whitman engraving from the same time period, 1891 wedding announcement (Anne Montgomerie and Horace L. Traubel), 1890 ticket for Robert's G. Ingressoll’s Lecture on Walt Whitman, 1888-1889 advertisement for Whitman's Complete Poems & Prose, and an unused envelope that belonged to Walt Whitman (1890s).
Dates:
1860 - 1891
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
George Fenwick, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS45
Scope and Contents
The George Fenwick, SJ Papers cover the period 1796-1887; the bulk of the materials date from 1815-1855. The collection contains materials written by, for, and to George Fenwick, a Jesuit priest who also served as professor and prefect of schools at Georgetown College. The George Fenwick, SJ Papers consist of poetry, sermons, correspondence, educational reports, and some printed materials. In addition to materials authored by Fenwick himself, there are letters and poems written to and for...
Dates:
1796-1887; Majority of material found within 1815-1855
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert Fergusson Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS263
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Robert Fergusson Papers document the business activities of Robert Fergusson (d. 1813), a tobacco factor operating in Port Tobacco, Maryland. The collection includes both incoming and outgoing correspondence of Fergusson. Alexander Hamilton (d. 1799), a tobacco factor in Piscataway, Maryland, is a principal correspondent. Other correspondents include Dumfries [Virginia] merchants George Gray and Alexander Henderson, James Brown & Company of Glasgow [Scotland], and others. John...
Dates:
1717 - 1810; Majority of material found within 1780 - 1800
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert Fergusson Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS449
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Robert Fergusson Papers 2 consist of three documents concerning the tobacco trade in late 18th century America. One document was received in 1771 in Piscataway, Maryland by noted tobacco factor Alexander Hamilton the merchant (not the more famous politician by that name), and it touches on economic activities. A second document is a ledger of Neil Jamieson in account with John Brown & Company, detailing commercial items purchased in 1774. The third document, dated 1789, is an account...
Dates:
1771 - 1789
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Filming of The Exorcist: Photographs
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000824
Scope and Contents
Black and white photographs showing the filming of The Exorcist movie at sites on Georgetown University's campus, including in and around Healy Hall.
Dates:
October 1972
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
The First Booke of the Christian Exercise Manuscript
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: GTM-20081001
Scope and Contents
A small (roughly 12mo) bound manuscript on paper containing a handwritten copy of the 1584 printed edition of The First Booke of the Christian Exercise by Jesuit leader Robert Persons. The date 1654 is included at the bottom of the title page and at the end of the volume, likely indicating the year in which the copy was made.The 1584 edition copied here is scarce in print, with only two copies listed on the English Short Title Catalog: one at the...
Dates:
circa 1654
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
First Quarter Century: Women of Georgetown College
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000196
Scope and Contents
Booklet includes text of honorary degree citation for Dorothy Quincy Thomas, text of address by Dorothy Quincy Thomas at commencement 1995, and recollections of Georgetown experiences and subsequent careers by Mary Averil Riley (Perkins), Susan M. Cardinal (Porreco), Jo Ann Tierney (Berretta), Colette K. Bohatch, Donnis J. de Camp, Joan Coughlin (Kane), Mary K. Connor (Nolan), Mary Anne Farrell, Joann C. Carpenter (Kaczmarek), Carol-Mae F. Campion (Sack), Margaret M. Crocco (Smith), Mary T....
Dates:
Spring 1995
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Edwin C. Fishel Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS278
Scope and Contents
The Edwin C. Fishel Papers contain research material generated by Civil War historian Edwin C. Fishel for his book "The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War." Of note is correspondence between Fishel and noted Civil War historians, such as Bruce Catton, James M. McPherson, and Stephen W. Sears. Also, Fishel's extensive subject files on a variety of topics are retained. In addition, drafts of Fishel's masterpiece are preserved, and copies of his...
Dates:
1918 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John Fitzgerald Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-150601
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence and indenture documents relating to the affairs of Colonel John Fitzgerald that relate to local affairs in northern Virginia in the 1790s.
Dates:
1780-1820
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Maria Fitzherbert Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-150617
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters by and about Maria Fitzherbert (b.1756-1837). Includes miscellaneous documents including copies of wills (1830, 1832).
Dates:
circa 1786-1837
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John C. Fitzpatrick papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-810909
Collection level scope and contents note
The John C. Fitzpatrick Papers consist mainly of the correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and sketches of John Clement Fitzpatrick (1876 - 1940) together with genealogical material about the Fitzpatrick and Combs families, including clippings, family journals, and a large number of photographs. The genealogical portion of the collection was put together in part by Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Gerrety, the only child of John C. Fitzpatrick. Included in the collection are also sets of her...
Dates:
1804-1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts