Collection assembled by Jeremiah J. O'Connor consisting of a wide assortment of materials pertaining to railroads, principally in the United States. Included are train schedules and time tables, printed promotional material, published manufacturer's brochures and catalogues, stock certificates, maps, photographs, and a variety of printed and other types of ephemera.
Gift of Margaret M. O'Connor (sister of J.J. O'Connor).
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
8 albums of travel postcards related to Turkey and Asia.
Printed ephemera, including brochures, maps, and promotional publications relating to travel, primarily in Western Europe and the United States, by World War II veteran Sam H. Girardi and his wife Gloria during the 1950s through early 1970s. Destinations coincided with his assignments as an officer of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
This collection contains the papers of Charles Constantine Pise, SJ, a Jesuit who left the Society in 1821 and eventually became Senate Chaplain for the 22nd US Congress in 1832. Materials include correspondence, travel papers, writings, and miscellaneous documents.
The collection consists of two manuscript notebooks, including a ghost story and accounts of journeys in England, France, and Italy. In English and Latin. An original pen is attached to one of the notebooks. A typescript of the ghost story is also included in the collection.
