Ledgers and journals pertaining to Gonzaga College in Washington, DC The collection consists of student account books (1821-1827 (2), 1848-1856), day and cash book (1848-1856), a school diary (1850-1854), and a bound narrative on the history of the college (1904). Founded in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, the college was closed in 1827 and reopened in 1848 as Gonzaga College. The school operated under Georgetown College's charter until 1858.
Complete bound autograph manuscript of an unpublished English translation of Alphonse Cordier's "Madame Elisabeth of France."
Photocopies and microfilm copies of correspondence, documents, manuscripts, minutes, and newspaper clippings assembled by John E. Corrigan concerning the Washington Priests Association dispute with Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle over Humanae Vitae. Corrigan served as chairman of the Association during the controversy.
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.
Correspondence, article drafts, research notes, and newspaper clippings for a National Jesuit News series entitled "Jesuit History in Stamps," written predominantly by Fr. Paul J. Gibbons.
Collection of 380 letters written by Lt. Charles Murray Foster to his family while he served in the 1st Battalion of the 114th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during World War II. It includes letters written when he was stateside (1942-1944) and while in France (1944-1945). 25 letters feature sketches by Foster, usually depicting other soldiers and scenes he observed while serving in France (collected in Binder 4).
The Richard T. Crane Papers are divided into three series: the State Department Series (1915-1919), the Prague Series (1919-1922), and the Virginia Series (1922-1951), corresponding, respectively, to Richard Crane's years as private secretary to Secretary of State Robert Lansing; as the American ambassador to Czechoslovakia; and finally, as the owner of Westover Plantation in Virginia. There is also a quantity of photographs and other materials, filed separately.
The Edward Holker Welch, SJ Papers comprised mostly of spiritual writing and diaries as well as research material gathered by Fr. John A. Corbett for a projected biography of Fr. Welch.
The Abshire papers contain materials relating primarily to his service with the U.S. State Department in the 1970s with the Murphy Commission (Commission for Organization of Government for Conduct of Foreign Policy), and to the history and operations of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (1974-1983, then connected with Georgetown University).
The Joseph M. Finotti, SJ Papers contain diaries, correspondence, manuscripts, and scrapbooks.
Papers of John C. Moskop, including reprints of scholarly articles and book chapters, lecture files and slide presentations, and course syllabi. It also includes Moskop's curriculum vitae and one video recording titled "Advance Care Planning, Taking Control of Your End-of-Life Care" (2008).
See the External Documents section below for collection inventories.
Ledger containing the names and accounts of various customers of Thomas Cramphin for blacksmithing services. Among them are Elizabeth Carroll, Eleanor Carroll, Thomas Darnall, and a variety of Belts and Bowies. Cramphin's shop was probably located in Prince George's County, Maryland.
