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Edward Rice Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS465
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Edward Rice Papers 2. This collection consists of printed items gathered by Edward Rice, Catholic author and photographer. Among the documents are travel guides, brochures, and pamphlets from across the world, as well as an extensive collection of postcards. Of particular significance are the documents from India, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago, and Greece. Also included in the collection are advertisements, articles, and book reviews as well as full copies of The New...
Dates:
1943 - 1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Richard L. Harris Plaque
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTA-000560
Scope and Contents
Mounted reproduction of newspaper article: "Event at Mateur Hill 523 - Son of U.S. Lines Chief Stars in Tunisian Attack. New York World-Telegram, May 5, 1943." Includes image of Capt. Richard L. Harris.
Dates:
1943
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Richard M. Nixon Newspaper Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000787
Scope and Contents
Evening Star: "Nixon Sworn in as 37th President", January 20, 1969.
Washington Post: "NIXON RESIGNS", August 9, 1974.
Reproduction of Hoya article: "Nixon May Address G.U. Commencement; Students Cry Foul", January 19, 1973.
Dates:
1969, 1973, 1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Grant Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-781016
Scope and Contents
The Grant Richards Papers consist of correspondence, (Boxes 1 to 3), manuscripts (Box 4 and throughout individual correspondence files), printed materials (Box 5), photos and clippings (Box 5 and 6), all relating to Richards and to the various authors he published. Of note is correspondence between Lady Gregory and himself regarding proposed biographies of Sir Hugh Lane, who died on the "Lusitania." The collection would be of interest in the study of any of the writers represented to the...
Dates:
1889 - 1962
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Janet E. Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-540129
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of Janet Richards’ notes for articles and lectures on various topics, as well as for interviews with Nicholas Horthy and Benito Mussolini. Letters are from notables such as Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, William E. Borah, Pascual Cervera, Salmon P. Chase, Ernest Dimnet, Theodore Dreiser, Joseph Grew, Charles Evans Hughes, Cordell Hull, Jean Jules Jusserand, Frank B. Kellogg, Elihu Root, Evelyn McLean, Henry Stimson, and Helen Taft.Abundant photographs are...
Dates:
1724 - 1948; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Michael Richey Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS223
Scope and Contents
The Michael Richey papers 1, consist of original correspondence from personal friends who also comprise the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill (1882-1940), on Pigotts farm in Buckinghamshire. Together with Gill, these included Anthony Foster, Rene Hague, David Jones, Walter Shewring, and Denis Tegetmeier. Correspondence is also included from other well-known acquaintances (many of whom were related or closely associated to the...
Dates:
1930 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Michael Richey Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS321
Scope and Contents
The Michael Richey papers 2, consists of original correspondence from personal friends and members of the Richey family; as well as printed material including clippings, journals, and magazines featuring articles by and about Michael Richey. A portion of the correspondence is from the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill, (1882-1940), on Pigotts Farm in Buckinghamshire. These include Gill, Anthony Foster, and Rene Hague. Additional...
Dates:
1897 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Paul Richey Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-150630
Scope and Contents
The Paul Richey papers are composed of three series.The Correspondence Series contains correspondence from Paul Richey. The correspondence is almost all in the form of lengthy autograph letters signed from Paul Richey to his parents. A few of the letters were written by Paul at school at Downside. Many of the letters were written from air force training school. In addition, many of the letters were written from air force stations. A number of the letters were written in India...
Dates:
1930 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Yale Richmond Cultural Exchange Files
Collection
Identifier: GTM-150402
Dates:
1973 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1991
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Riggs Library
File
Identifier: GTA-000433
Riggs Library
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000435
Scope and Contents
Bills, receipts, and correspondence re book and serial orders.
Dates:
1895-1905
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Riggs Library: Diary of Activities
Collection
Identifier: GTA-140311
Scope and Contents
Entries for 1938 reference the beginning of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) inventory of the Library. Other entries detail acquisitions, changes in classifications schemes and arrangements, new staff, etc.
Dates:
1938-1943
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Riley Hughes: University Editor / Director of Writers' Conference Files
Collection
Identifier: GTA-810115
Emmet F. Riordan Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS436
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Emmet F. Riordan Papers contain typed manuscripts of his novels, including "America's Dirge", "Between Kisses", "Copper Stain", "Headwaters", "No-Score-Game", and "Purse Badges." Also included in this collection are several letters to Riordan from his publishing company, E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc., regarding his manuscripts.
Dates:
1937
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Hildred Roach Collection on Pan African Composers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230714
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to Pan African composers and musicians that was collected by Hildred Roach. It includes music scores from a variety of Black composers, Hildred Roach concert programs, and music recordings (phonograph records, compact discs, and open reel). The collection includes William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, and many others.
Please see the External Documents section below for preliminary inventories of the collection.
Dates:
1900 - 2023
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-941229
Scope and Contents
Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...
Dates:
1804-1950
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert J. Henle, S.J. Inauguration Certificates
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000280
Felix G. Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS140
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Felix G. Robinson Papers consist of the correspondence, manuscripts, notes and photographs of Felix Griffon Robinson, along with the genealogical notes of Charles Hoye and the correspondence and other papers of "Tableland Trails" and the Mountain Choir Festival. The Papers comprise 25 linear feet, arranged in 586 folders contained in 21 boxes.The Felix G. Robinson Papers trace Robinson's career as a Lutheran pastor, a musician and a local historian. His career as a Lutheran...
Dates:
1905 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1967
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
William Robinson, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS301
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The William Robinson, Jr. Papers contain retained letterbook copies of letters concerning Robinson's mission in 1842 to obtain a loan in Europe on behalf of the United States. Several letters by U.S. President John Tyler are present, and they deal with Robinson's appointment, the authorization for the loan, and notification of American envoys in Europe of Robinson's quest. Several letters by Robinson to U.S. Treasury Secretary Walter Forward update his progress and document his activities....
Dates:
1842
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Corina Higginson Rogers Collection on Black Culture
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-19780829
Scope and Contents
Collection of printed issues of magazines and journals on Black history, bibliographies, mimeographed speeches by A. Marcel Brown, and typed list of Black newspapers and peridoicals (circa 1943); as well as press realasees, bulletins, and correspondence on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the American Friends Service Committee.
Dates:
1943 - 1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts