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Georgetown Copyright file

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-GAMMS54
Dates: 1890-1991; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1988

John Gilland Brunini Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-821027
Scope and Contents The Brunini Papers offer an interesting, inclusive day-by-day account of the life activities of a Catholic writer during a sixty-year period (1915 to 1977). His literary aspirations, his manuscript rejections, and his everyday activities (i.e., '"when writing you work yourself up emotionally") are covered in-depth in the Correspondence section of the papers (Boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12). Brunini's letters also present an interesting sidelight into local New York sights and scenes during...
Dates: 1915 - 1977

Sister Michael Kilmer Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-20230802
Scope and Contents The collection consists of Kilmer family photographs, correspondence, poetry, clippings, and printed materials that belong to Sister Michael Kilmer (the daughter of Joyce and Aline Kilmer). Of note are letters written by Joyce Kilmer to Aline Murray Kilmer (1907-1918), photographs of Joyce Kilmer, and materials related to Joyce Kilmer's military service in World War I. The collection also includes “The Lantern” poem manuscript (signed by Joyce Kilmer) and “October Warning” poem typescript...
Dates: 1880s-1994

Saturday Evening Post article by William Peter Blatty

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 19 (Oversized), Folder: 5
Identifier: GTM-20231116
Scope and Contents

1 issue of the Saturday Evening Post (March 29, 1958) featuring an article by William Peter Blatty titled "They Believed I Was an Arab Prince."

Dates: 1958

Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-000021
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1926 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

National Book Awards Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20220101
Scope and Contents The collection consists of promotional materials and other ephemera related to the National Book Awards. It includes press kits (1959, 1971-1973), programs (2001, 2011), publicity items related to Saul Bellow's novel Mr. Sammler's Planet (1969-1970), a signed broadside copy of Mary Lee Settle's National Book Award acceptance speech (1978), and a set of National Book Award medallion stickers (2023).The collection also contains a handbook titled "Writers in Indian Country: A...
Dates: 1969 - 2023

Francis Bickerstaffe-Drew Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240212
Scope and Contents

The collection includes handwritten manuscripts of the first twelve chapters of Bickerstaffe-Drew's novel Fernando (circa 1919, published under the pseudonym John Ayscough) and a scrapbook assembled by Bickerstaffe-Drew (circa 1880s-1921).

Dates: circa 1880s-1921

Graham Greene - Catherine Walston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS168
Scope and Contents The Catherine Walston/Graham Greene Papers consist in bulk of correspondence written by Greene to Lady Walston over a span of three decades from 1946 through 1978. In addition, the collection includes a large portion of original autograph and typed manuscripts, as well as rare proof copies of his works that the author presented over the years as gifts to Lady Walston. There is also a substantial collection of photographs of Greene and Lady Walston, together with friends such as writers...
Dates: 1925 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1946-1978

Bernard Bergonzi Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-19860101
Scope and Contents 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.Papers of English literature professor Bernard Bergonzi, including typescripts of his books of criticism as well as drafts and galley proofs of his first novel, The Roman Persuasion (1981). In addition, there is correspondence from...
Dates: circa 1963-1981

Booker Prize Collection

 File
Identifier: GTM-20240202
Scope and Contents

Primarily comprised of promotional ephemera related to the Booker Prize (1984, 1989, 1997-1998) and the Russian Booker Prize (1994-1997). Also includes three VHS recordings related to the 1998 Booker Prize (ceremony, discussion, and "shorts").

Dates: 1984, 1997-1998

A Portrait addressed to Mrs. Crewe with the Comedy of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20140612
Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript poem titled "A Portrait" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The poem is addressed to Frances Anne Crewe. 6 pages in total. The poem concludes with the line, "She my inspirer--and my Model--Crewe!"

Dates: circa 1790

Gregory Orfalea Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-990608
Scope and Contents The collection documents the career of a American author and editor Gregory Orfalea. It includes manuscripts and research files for many of Orfalea’s books, including “Wrapping the Grapeleaves: A Sheaf of Contemporary Arab-American Poetry” (1982), “Before the Flames: A Quest for the History of Arab-Americans” (1988), “Messengers of the Lost Battalion: The Heroic 551st and the Turning of the Tide at the Battle of the Bulge” (1997), "Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding...
Dates: 1968 - 2023

Manuscript of Aluigi Cossio’s The Canzoniere of Dante, a Contribution to its Critical Edition

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-0034
Scope and Contents

Autograph manuscript of Aluigi Cossio’s The Canzoniere of Dante, a Contribution to its Critical Edition.

Dates: 1918