The journal of James Percy Brown documents the life of a wealthy young American living in Paris from 1834-1835 during the reign of Louis Philippe.
The John L. Brown Papers 1, consist of 99 folders of correspondence from literary and artistic luminaries, including writers Sylvia Beach, John Dos Passos, Anne Fremantle, Katherine Anne Porter, Alice B. Toklas; philosopher Jacques Maritain; photographer Brassai; poets Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, and Giuseppe Ungaretti, and many more. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically.
Addendum to John L. Brown papers 1, 2, 3, 4. Includes research source materials (notes, newspaper/magazine articles), correspondence, family photographs, and Brown's journals.
Two account ledgers (organized by the name of the account holder); one dated 1831-1837, from a leather merchant (labeled "Buckey and Burkhart"); the other, dated 1850-1852, from a general merchandizing store (labeled "Barnard and Buckey"). In the 1853 Washington and Georgetown City Directory, Barnard and Buckey are listed as auctioneers based in Georgetown on Bridge Street, between High and Congress Streets (present day M Street, between Wisconsin Avenue and 31st Streets, N.W.)
Scrapbook containing photographs, correspondence, and drawings compiled by Sir John C. Bucknill (1817-1897), distinguished English physician who was most noted for his work with the insane. The scrapbook contains photographs of Thomas Carlyle, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Thomas Huxley, Alfred Tennyson, and William Makepeace Thackery, among others. Correspondence includes letters from John Bright, J. A. Clarke, Sir John Duke Coleridge, and Edward A. Seymour.
The Edward B. Bunn, SJ Papers contain materials that are unrelated to or predate his administrative positions at Georgetown University, including personal correspondence, genealogical notes, and speeches made while president of Loyola College and regional director of colleges and universities for the Jesuits' Maryland Province. Of note is a letter regarding his appointment as president of Loyola College in 1938 (folder 2).
The collection consists of the papers of author Sophy Burnham, including manuscripts of her written works, correspondence related to her works (particuarly her books and articles on angels), her diaries, files related to publishing, and audiovisual and digital media.
Collection concerning the literary career of Vincent Godfrey Burns, author, lecturer and poet. Included are manuscripts (including a play titled "World on Fire"), published poetry, programs and handbills, correspondence from Burns to various public officials, and newspaper clippings.
