The collection is divided into three series:
1. Correspondence from 1920-1967.
2. Hughes' tenure as a law professor at Georgetown University.
3. Hughes' law practice and cases from 1919-1970.
Collection consists of materials relating to the Brent, Carroll and Chilton families of Maryland and the District of Columbia, dating from late 17th to early 20th centuries, but primarily from the 19th century.
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Manuscript account of the life of Saint Colette (b.1381-1447), as related by the Abbot of Saint-Laurent (c.1750-1770). Full title in French: "La Vie de la bienheureuse Collette Reformatrice des Religieuses de Sainte Claire." Bound volume, 285 pages.
Notes and research material relating to an oral history project on Holy Trinity Church, Washington, D.C., undertaken by William A. Maxwell.
An extensive correspondence between the well-known Irish freedom fighter Dan Breen and John S.Monagan, Congressman from Connecticut, offering considerable insight into Breen’s later political and social thinking as well as recollections of the struggle for Irish independence from Great Britain.
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Correspondence and research materials relating to publication of Monagan's book on Horace McKenna, S.J.: "Horace, Priest of the Poor" (Washington, D.C: Georgetown University Press, 1985).
Documentary video exploring the lives of the first two women admitted into the Georgetown School of Medicine, Dr. Annie E. Rice and Dr. Jeannette J. Sumner. Created by Jane Varner Malhotra in conjunction with Carlos Rosario and the Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative.
