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Leonard Z. Lawrence Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS350
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Leonard Z. Lawrence Papers contain items related to the construction of the Panama Canal. Included is a lengthy report written by Leonard Z. Lawrence, dated December 1911 to January 1912, regarding issues relating to the dynamite used in construction of the canal, along with photographs of discussed areas and topics. Two letters to Leonard Z. Lawrence from the E.I. DuPont de Nemours Powder Company, dated 1912, are also included. Also contained in this collection is a menu and list of...
Dates: 1911 - 1924; Majority of material found within 1911 - 1912
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

John L. Brown Papers 4

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS353
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The John L. Brown Papers: Part 4 represent the extensive personal papers of author, poet, critic, diplomat, and man of letters John L. Brown, who served as U.S. cultural attache to Brussels (1954-1958), Rome (1958-1962), and Mexico City (1964-1968) and as a longtime professor of literature at the Catholic University of America. The massive collection contains correspondence with noted individuals, chronological correspondence, manuscripts by Brown, notebooks, materials for lectures and...
Dates: 1787 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2000
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

A. W. Forstall, SJ papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS37
Collection-level Scope and Content Note

Forstall seems to have taught algebra, geometry, and physics. These are his bound notebooks, in French, perhaps used for teaching.

Dates: 1880-1910
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

John F. Quirk, SJ Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS39
Collection-level Scope and Content Note

The John F. Quirk, SJ Papers contain correspondence of Fr. Quirk, including letters from his brother Edward A. Quirk. The colleciton also contians a few of John F. Quirk's notebooks.

Dates: 1884 - 1916; Majority of material found within 1884 - 1895
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Ames W. Williams Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS401
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Ames W. Williams Papers comprise the personal papers of Ames W. Williams, best known as a bibliographer of Stephen Crane. The collection includes a wealth of substantial correspondence among Stephen Crane researchers, including John Berryman, Edwin Emerson, Lillian B. Gilkes, Melvin Schoberlin, R.W. Stallman, Vincent Starrett, and Louis Zara. A handful of articles written by Williams are also retained. Moreover, Ames' interest in railroad history is apparent as his papers contain printed...
Dates: 1880 - 1980
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

James H. Bailey papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS402
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The papers of James H. Bailey comprise this collection. The first series is made up of alphabetically listed correspondence between Bailey and a number of scholars, associates, friends, and publishers. In particular there are numerous letters between Bailey and author Charles C. Tansill. He also corresponds with Peter Ireton, the Bishop of Richmond, and Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Many of the letters discuss Bailey's dissertation work or job positions...
Dates: 1945-1989; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1989
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

John F. Burgess Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS407
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The John F. Burgess Papers document the career of John F. Burgess, an advisor to President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. The collection includes a small amount of correspondence to Burgess by individuals, including President Reagan. In addition, the Burgess Papers contain printed materials concerning the funeral of President Gerald R. Ford, documents regarding the Old Executive Office Building, and items deriving from the Presidential plane "Air Force One." Certificates awarded to Burgess...
Dates: 1973 - 2007
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Henry Bartholomew Cox Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS410
Collection-level Scope and Content Note Comprising five boxes, 3.25 linear feet of material, the Henry Bartholomew Cox Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material related to the career of Henry Bartholomew Cox (1937-2007). An expert document and manuscript collector, as well as a lawyer and historian, Cox was a key participant in efforts among historians and archivists to protect rare, historic papers and manuscripts while respecting the rights of, and markets for, private manuscript collectors. Much of his...
Dates: 1938 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2000
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Robert Theodore Curran Papers 2

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS413
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Robert Theodore Curran Papers: Part 2 comprise a small portion of the personal papers of foreign service official Robert Theodore Curran. Of particular interest is a series of letters written by Curran to his parents describing his experiences during the summer of 1949 studying at the Rethel School in Dusseldorf, Germany. Curran relates his observations about life in Germany and comments on some trips he took while there. Also of note is a group of photographs and postcards from Moscow,...
Dates: 1949 - 1961
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Andre Gide - Jane Norton collection

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS419
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Andre Gide - Jane Norton Collection contains 12 autograph letters signed from noted French author Andre Gide to Jane Norton. The correspondence touches on various published works requested by Gide or mentioned by him. The letters are dated 1929 to 1930. The Gide - Norton Collection is stored in one small archival box (0.25 linear feet). All of the letters in this collection are published in full in the following article: Betz, Dorothy M. "Andre Gide in 1929-1930: An Unpublished...
Dates: 1929-1930
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

William Hood Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS427
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The William Hood Papers contain correspondence, manuscripts, and printed items comprising research materials for his collaboration with Richard M. Helms on Helms' memoirs "A Look Over My Shoulder: A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency," which was published in 2003. Documenting the history of the Central Intelligence Agency in general and Helms' career in particular, Hood's papers include notes from Helms to Hood concerning specific topics in the writing of Helms' memoirs. The William...
Dates: 1936 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1999
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Alfred Isacsson Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS428
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Alfred Isacsson Papers represent the research files of Alfred Isacsson, a scholar of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The collection includes extensive correspondence between Isacsson and other Civil War historians and Lincoln assassination experts, including Margaret K. Bearden, John C. Brennan, Helen J. Campbell, Otto Eisenschiml, Frederick Hatch, Richard D. Mudd, Floyd E. Risvold, and Richard Sloan. Subject files regarding John Surratt and the Surratt Society are also...
Dates: 1940 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Joseph E. Jeffs Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS429
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Joseph E. Jeffs Papers contain correspondence between the former University Librarian at Georgetown University, Joseph E. Jeffs, and a number of scholars and writers. Among the significant individuals with whom Jeffs kept in contact are Ambassador William H. Taft, III, writer Yvonne Cloetta, and author Leopoldo Duran. There are also letters in the collection from Norman Mailer and Anthony Thwaite, as well as a collection of newspaper clippings on Graham Greene. Jeffs also collected...
Dates: 1980 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection 2

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS430
Collection-level Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collections consist of letters and documents by and about notable individuals in history, literature, religion, government, and other fields. The items in these collections are gifts and purchases.

Dates: 1640 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1800 - 1989
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Alexander Orlov Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS432
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Alexander Orlov Papers contain selected correspondence and printed materials of Alexander Orlov, the highest-ranking Soviet intelligence officer to ever defect to the West. The correspondence in the collection is devoted entirely to the release of Orlov's first book, "The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes" (1954), including signed letters from former President Herbert Hoover, Ambassador William Bullitt, and the editors of the "Saturday Evening Post" and "Reader's Digest"....
Dates: 1953 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1954
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Wilfrid Parsons, SJ Papers 2

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS433
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J. Papers: Part 2 consist primarily of letters sent to Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J., an editor for "America" Magazine, from Annie Christitch. More than 100 letters from Christitch to Fr. Parsons are retained in this collection. Christitch's letters to Fr. Parsons document in detail the role of Catholicism in Yugoslavia during the 1920s and 1930s. Her letters also touch on the subject of Catholicism in Czechoslovakia during that same period. In her correspondence,...
Dates: 1920 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1940
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Emmet F. Riordan Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS436
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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

Peter J. Sullivan Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS437
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Peter J. Sullivan Papers document the life and times of Peter J. Sullivan (1821-1883), who was a Union officer in the American Civil War and the U.S. Minister to Colombia from 1867 to 1869. While there are a limited number of documents concerning his Civil War career, the majority of the papers describe his work as U.S. Minister to Colombia. The papers include a large run of letters to and from U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, Colombia Augustus S....
Dates: 1843 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1869
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Harold H. Tittmann, Jr. Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS439
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Harold H. Tittmann, Jr. Papers chiefly concern his role as Assistant to the U.S. Special Representative to the Vatican Myron C. Taylor and his post as Charge d'Affaires to the Vatican during World War II. Corespondents include Dwight D. Eisenhower, Cordell Hull, D'Arcy Osborne, Mark W. Clark, Rev. Robert A. Graham, S.J., Myron C. Taylor, and Tittmann's family. The papers also contain Tittmann's research materials and rough drafts for his memoirs which were published by his son Harold H....
Dates: 1939 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1945
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Papers 2

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS442
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The William K. Wimsatt Papers 2 contain the correspondence, notes, and collected printed materials of William K. Wimsatt, a scholar, literary theorist, and Sterling Professor of English at Yale University. The bulk of the collection consists of offprints given to Wimsatt on a variety of topics, and provide a secondary source base for students of Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His correspondence and collected printed materials also provide insight...
Dates: 1767 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1975
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

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