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Stephens, John L. - Chauncey, Henry Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-850621
Content Description
John L. Stephens (1805 - 1852), with Henry Chauncey and William H. Aspinwall, played a crucial role in the planning, financing and promotion of the Panama Railroad, the first commercial link between the Atlantic and Pacific that traversed the Isthmus of Panama. An attorney by profession, Stephens tired of his legal career and, using health as an excuse, began a two-year voyage in 1834 to Europe and the Mediterranean. Beginning in 1837, Stephens published accounts of his travels:...
Dates:
1848 - 1851
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Georgiana G. Stevens Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-990112
Scope and Contents
Articles and reports written and collected by Georgiana G. Stevens, relating to mid- and late-twentieth-century water supply crisis in Middle Eastern countries, particularly Jordan.
Dates:
1964 - 1991
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
John F. Stevens Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-910726
Scope and Contents
The John F. Stevens Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, books, photographs, blueprints and maps collected by John F. Stevens. The Papers are arranged in 8 Series according to subject and material type, in 11 boxes and 1 map case drawer.
Dates:
1850 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Stewards Society Clipping Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-GAMMS250
Richard Stites Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-130711
Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-940210
Scope and Contents Note
The Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. Papers document the diplomatic service of Ambassador Stoessel, who was the United States Ambassador to Poland (1968-1972), the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1974-1976), and the Ambassador to West Germany (1976-1981). Also, some of the materials date to his work as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs and Deputy Secretary of State. Stoessel's impressive career is covered in this collection. Extensive, detailed information about political,...
Dates:
1951 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1982
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Basil N. Strandtman Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000009
Scope and Contents note
The present collection includes personal correspondence and official documents pertaining to the life and career of Basil N. Strandtman, of the Imperial Russian Diplomatic corps to Yugoslavia (1911-1940); as well as correspondence from members of his family, including his wife, Xenia, and brother, Nikon. Included are official documents from the Imperial Government of Russia regarding the military, civilian, and government service of the Strandtman family dating to 1800, as well...
Dates:
1843 - 1963
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Ralph Straus Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS189
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Ralph Straus papers consist of 19 folders of individual correspondence received from numerous well-known British writers and artists. Arrangement is alphabetical by surname. Content is social as well as literary with references to Straus' books.
Abrreviations used include RS (Ralph Strauss); ALS (autograph letter signed); AMsS (autograph manuscript signed); TLS (typed letter signed); TMs (typed manuscript).
Dates:
1905 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Charles Augustus Strong Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-100415
Content Description
The papers of Charles Augustus Strong (1862-1940), American psychologist and philosopher, comprise materials, in addition to Strong's library, transferred from various locations including the Villa La Balze in Fiesole, Italy and the Georgetown University Office of International Programs. All of the material in the collection originated at the Villa, where it had been gathered by the time of Strong's death. The papers include letters, manuscripts, published material, and photographs, arranged...
Dates:
1875 - 1930
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Student Addresses
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000448
Scope and Contents
Day Scholars 1884-1885 to 1887-1888, handwritten, in alphabetical order, includes parent's name.
1888-1889, handwritten, in alphabetical order, with full name, home town and state, parent's name, and full address.
1890-1891 and 1891-1892, handwritten in alphabetical order.
Dates:
1884-1892
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Student Affairs Office
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTA-20230117
Content Description
Contains one copy of a report entitled "Study of the Climate For Undergraduate Students: Report to the Task Force on Undergraduate Students" created by Educational Consultant Services and submitted on October 26, 1992. The study deals primarily with academic issues of undergraduates as they pertain to or are affected by gender. Also contains one copy of a report entitled "Report of the Campus Culture Task Force" submitted in May 1999. The report deals primarily with the excessive use of...
Dates:
1992-10-26; 1999-05
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Student Government
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000629
Scope and Contents
Includes minutes, government acts, and publications. Issues of Mandate from 1974 discuss Students of Georgetown, Inc. (The Corp) with image of Vital Vittles and dismissal of Edmund G. Ryan, S.J. and include image of tennis player Vijay Amritaj accepting Lombardi Trophy from William Simpson, Executive Vice-President of Royal-Global Insurance Companies (Matthew McNulty is also pictured). Materials relating to the Graduate Student Organization and the College Academic Council are also...
Dates:
1972-1975
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Student Handbooks
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000704
Student Handbooks: G Book
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000705
Scope and Contents
Produced for men students, these handbooks give information about rules, dress codes, dining options and other campus amenities, parking, sports schedules, University offices and administrators, off-campus activities, etc. A separate handbook, the Miss G Book, was produced for women students.This collection has been digitized and is available to view online in ...
Dates:
1938-1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Student Handbooks: Miss G Goes to Georgetown
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000706
Scope and Contents
Produced for women students, the ca. 1951-52 and 1959 editions were published by the Nursing School. The handbooks give information about rules, dress codes, dining options, parking, University offices and administrators, etc. A separate handbook, the G Book, was produced for men students.This collection has been digitized and is available to view online in ...
Dates:
ca. 1951-52, 1959, 1963-1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Student Programs Posters
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000814
Scope and Contents
Contains posters of various student events.
Dates:
1992-2001 and undated
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Student Prospectuses and Related Materials
Collection
Identifier: GTA-160722
Content Description
Contains prospectuses or brochures sent to potential students to attract them to apply for admission. These include information about the curriculum, the admissions process, the campus, and University facilities.This collection has been digitized and is available to view online in DigitalGeorgetown.
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Dates:
1913, 1950-2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000632
Scope and Contents
Printed material. Includes issues of "View from the Outside" newsletter, Not With My Life You Don't: A Georgetown Student Handbook, and Abolish ROTC pamphlet.
Dates:
ca. 1969
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Students of Georgetown, Inc. (The Corp): Uncommon Grounds
Collection
Identifier: GTA-20240701
Lawrence H. Suid Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-770325
Scope and Contents
The collection documents cooperation between U.S. military officials and the film industry in the 20th century. It consists of oral history interviews (recordings and transcripts) conducted by Lawrence Suid with screenwriters, producers, directors, actors, military technical advisors, public relations officers, and others, as well as subject files on films that were studied by Suid in the preparation of his groundbreaking study "Guts and Glory: The Making of the American Military Image",...
Dates:
1900 - 2010
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts