Autograph manuscript of Aluigi Cossio’s The Canzoniere of Dante, a Contribution to its Critical Edition.
The collection consists of materials related to the Cropley and Libbey families of Georgetown in Washington D.C. It includes photographs (family portraits, street scenes in Georgetown, and other images), genealogical notes on the Cropley and Libbey families, correspondence, and other materials (an advertisement for George Pimper Cigars, 3245 M ST. NW and a program for the reinternment of John Howard Payne at Oak Hill Cemetery).
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.
The collection includes correspondence between Constantine E. McGuire and others, including Edmund A. Walsh and Edward B. Bunn. It also includes McGuire's obituaries.