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Gregory Orfalea Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-990608
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of a American author and editor Gregory Orfalea. It includes manuscripts and research files for many of Orfalea’s books, including “Wrapping the Grapeleaves: A Sheaf of Contemporary Arab-American Poetry” (1982), “Before the Flames: A Quest for the History of Arab-Americans” (1988), “Messengers of the Lost Battalion: The Heroic 551st and the Turning of the Tide at the Battle of the Bulge” (1997), "Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding...
Dates:
1968 - 2023
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
OSS Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: GTM-220705
Scope and Contents
The OSS Oral History Project collection comprises the records of a Georgetown University-based project funded by the Central Intelligence Agency’s Center for the Study of Intelligence. In 1996 and 1997, under the leadership of Dr. Christof Mauch, a team of scholars conducted oral history interviews with over thirty former members of the Office of Strategic Services, a World War Two American intelligence agency. Interviewees included former CIA director Richard Helms, US Supreme Court Justice...
Dates:
1997 - 1998
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Octavio Paranagua Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-810102
Scope and Contents
Collection of papers and photographs owned by Octavio Paranagua, including typescripts, research notes on economics, photographs, postcards, and a letter related to the settling of Jewish refugees in Brazil.The typescripts are related to international economics and the collection also includes an unopened copy of Politique Commerciale Internationale by Paranagua.The photographs (prints and negatives) in the collection are personal in nature and they include images of...
Dates:
1914-1930s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert A. Parsons, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS31
Scope and Contents
The Robert A. Parsons, SJ Papers contain material related to his work as a military chaplain, including office files and routine correspondence as well as baptismal and marriage forms for soldiers and their intended brides at Camp Blanding, Florida. Most of Parson's paperwork pertains to obtaining dispensations for interfaith marriages, getting proof of previous baptism, and baptizing those who wished to be married.There is also correspondence with the Military Ordinariate in New...
Dates:
1942 - 1966
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Post-World War II Geopolitics Book Outline by Robert Nolan
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 5 (Letter), Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20230120
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a book outline by Robert Nolan on post-World War II geopolitics, written around 1949 by Robert Nolan. Nolan was a student at the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
In the outline, Nolan mentions that Fr. Walsh's Nuremberg Trials diaries will be utilized as a source for the book.
Dates:
1949
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Mary Eleanor Price Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130731
Scope and Contents
Photocopied material relating to U.S. Navy nurse Mary Eleanor Price. Includes copy of Price's Master's thesis.
Dates:
1945 - 1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Protective Pass for Enyedy Laszlo from the Apostolic Nunciature in Budapest
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 2 (Legal), Folder: 1
Identifier: GTM-20210406
Scope and Contents
One Protective Pass for Enyedy Laszlo from the Apostolic Nunciature in Budapest, issued by Monsignor Angelo Rotta in 1944. As Papal Nuncio, Rotta issued passes such as this to protect Jews from the Nazi Holocaust in Budapest.
Dates:
1944
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
William C. Repetti, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-0054
Scope and Contents
The William C. Repetti, SJ Papers contain published and unpublished manuscripts, predominantly on the history of the Jesuits in the Philippines, as well as personal materials. Of special note are his accounts of internment in the Philippines during World War II (box 1 folders 5-7, 9).
Dates:
1926 - 1966
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
Nicholas B. Scheetz Collection of Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20200101
Scope and Contents
The personal collection of former Georgetown University Manuscripts Librarian Nicholas B. Scheetz (1952-2016). The collection includes over 300 sub-collections of bound and loose manuscripts, documents, journals, correspondence, commonplace books, scrapbooks, photograph albums, and other ephemera reflecting Scheetz's interest in Anglo-American literature, politics, and history -- primarily of the 19th and early 20th century.
Highlights include:1. Letters...
Dates:
circa 1551-2015
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Lisa Sergio Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS172
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Lisa Sergio Papers span the career of this eminent woman. The bulk of the material dates from 1937 to 1988. Material includes correspondence, manuscripts of books and articles, transcripts for lectures, addresses, and radio broadcasts. Files cover a wide range of subjects that interested Ms. Sergio, as well as organizations in which she participated. A photographs series includes Ms. Sergio and her many contacts with notable individuals. An audio-visual series includes recordings of...
Dates:
1900-1989; Majority of material found within 1937-1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Lisa Sergio radio broadcast transcripts
Collection
Identifier: GTM-170411
Content Description
Typescripts of WQXR New York, radio broadcasts by Lisa Sergio.
Dates:
1939-1945
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Norah Tracey Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861201
Scope and Contents note
The collection primarily consists of personal correspondence. Letters from male admirers provide some insight into life in the British Armed Forces during World War II. Business exchanges relate to the commissioning and sale of women's travel clothing. Included are photographs of Tracey with acquaintances.
Dates:
1923 - 1949
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Ernest P. Uiberall-Nuremberg Trials Collection
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 51, Folder: 8-11
Identifier: GTM-0095
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photographs documenting the Nuremberg Trials, as well as caricatures of the following individuals: Francis Biddle, Hjalmar Schacht, Rudolf Hess, Walther Funk, Fritz Sauckel, Karl Dönitz, Wilhelm Keitel, and others. Two of the drawings appear to be signed by someone named "Sperber" (possibly Karel Sperber).
Some of the photographs were produced by the Associated Press and the U.S. Army--others are unattributed.
Dates:
1945 - 1947
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Charles W. Umbaugh World War II Letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-20230602
Content Description
Collection of over 200 letters written by and to Washington, D.C. resident Charles W. Umbaugh, dating from 1941 to 1944. Umbaugh served stateside during World War II, first in an Army hospital and then later in the Army Air Corp. The letters document Umbaugh's experiences in the armed services as well as his family's experience as civilians on the homefront during the second World War.
Dates:
1941 - 1944
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Andre Visson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-760105
Scope and Contents
The major bulk of material from the Andre Visson papers dates from Visson's arrival in the United States in 1940. The papers are of particular interest in chronicling world events and in tracing the development of journalism from the beginning of the Second World War through the Cold War years. In each of these cases, Visson brought a unique perspective as a native of Russia who adopted the United States as his home. The role of the American press in articulating the course of the Cold War...
Dates:
1920 - 1964
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Ruth E. and J. Franklin Whitman Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-170316
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of artwork related to "All-Out Aggie," a promotional character which was produced by J. Franklin Whitman, Jr. for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corp (WAAC) around 1942 to 1944. These include five pencil drawings, four paintings, and one drawing/poster collage. Additionally, the collection includes two letters from J. Franklin Whitman to his wife, Ruth E. Whitman (a member of the WAACs), as well as Ruth's WAAC Army Administration School yearbook. The yearbook...
Dates:
Creation: circa 1942-1944
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Leonard S. Wilson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-800103
Scope and Contents
The Leonard S. Wilson Papers contain maps and other documents deriving from the work of Leonard S. Wilson, a longtime geology professor who worked in the Map Division of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. The collection, which includes many maps, concerns geographical intelligence produced by the United States and Germany. There is some coverage of Great Britain, too. A large number of "Joint Army and Navy Intelligence Studies"...
Dates:
1944 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts