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1954 ROTC Quartermaster Summer Camp, Fort Lee, Virginia - Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000023-DS
Scope and Contents
Label inside front cover reads: “Presented to Dr. [James S.] Ruby in July, 1963 by James Brady 1929.” Title page reads: “This pictorial compendium depicts primarily the officers and men of the Second Battalion of the 1954 Quartermaster ROTC Summer Camp. It also includes such distinguished visitors as the Deputy Commander 2nd Army, the Commanding General, Quartermaster Training Command, and Chancellors from various universities and colleges throughout the United States.” Also includes...
Dates:
1954
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Title page reads: “This pictorial compendium depicts primarily the officers and men of the Second Battalion of the 1954 Quartermaster ROTC Summer Camp. It also includes such distinguished visitors as the Deputy Commander 2nd Army, the Commanding General, Quartermaster Training Command, and Chancellors from various universities and colleges throughout the United States.”
Auschwitz Prisoner Letters
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 19 (Oversized): Series 743; Series 892 [Barcode: 39020030724499], Folder: 4
Identifier: GTM-20211119
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of seven letters written by political or criminal prisoners of the Nazi regime who resided in the Auschwitz camp system. The authors of these letter were prisoners who had the “privilege” of receiving and sending censored mail. Unlike the majority of the prisoners in the Auschwitz camp complex, these prisoners were allowed mail and food parcels. Since these letters were read and censored by the camp administration, the letters focus on such topics as weather, food...
Dates:
1943 - 1944
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Nazi concentration camps
Found in Notes:
Unlike the majority of the prisoners in the Auschwitz camp complex, these prisoners were allowed mail and food parcels.
ROTC Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: GTA-010723
Scope and Contents
1946-1957 includes: photographs of Col. John C. Whitcomb and Capt. Robert W. Jones; poster for Military Day 1947; photographs of summer camps at Camp Meade, Maryland; photograph of Cadet William A. Baker receiving President's Cup from Edward B. Bunn, S.J., 1954; photograph of General Parks at Military Day, 1954; and photograph of 1956 Military Ball Queen Pat Kennedy.1971-1978 includes: clippings re Richard McSorley, S.J. and protests against the ROTC; photographs of Spraker...
Dates:
1946-1957, 1971-1978
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Jones; poster for Military Day 1947; photographs of summer camps at Camp Meade, Maryland; photograph of Cadet William A.
U.S. Naval-Panama and Caribbean Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030724960]
Identifier: GTM-20231118
Scope and Contents
Album with Over 200 gelatin silver photographs of Panama (Colon, Cativa, Panama City, San Blas, Portobello), Puerto Rico (San Juan), and Cuba (Guantanamo) taken by a U.S. Navy Serviceman from the Aerial Squadron 51 during his time in the Caribbean, dating from 1939 to 1940. Focusing on Colon (Panama) and showing local night clubs (Silver Spray Casino and Atlantic Night Club), bars (Bilgray’s Tropical and Chinese Bars), theaters (“Native Theatre”), stores (Japanese and “Hon Chong” Chinese...
Dates:
1939 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
.), the aftermath of the 1940 Great Fire and festive Pre-Lent Celebrations; also with the images of American Naval bases and camps (Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, San Juan Camp), squadron members during their leisure time and military activities, Frank Knox on his early inspection of the camp; as well as ethnographic portraits of Guna Indians in San Blas.
B. W. Butler Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: GTM-180519
Scope and Contents
The B.W. Butler Papers, in the University Archives prior to 1970, consist of a single item, the autobiography of George Bent, born in 1843 to a Cheyenne mother, Owl Woman, and a St. Louis fur-trader William Bent. While an account of Bent's remarkable life was eventually produced by one of the editors of this work, it remained unpublished for nearly 50 years (Life of George Bent: Written from his Letters. George E. Hyde, editor. University of Oklahoma Press, 1968) while this manuscript was...
Dates:
1905 - 1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
General Crook falls back. The great Indian camp moves west to the Little Big Horn. The leaders in the camp.
Robert A. Parsons, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS31
Scope and Contents
The Robert A. Parsons, SJ Papers contain material related to his work as a military chaplain, including office files and routine correspondence as well as baptismal and marriage forms for soldiers and their intended brides at Camp Blanding, Florida. Most of Parson's paperwork pertains to obtaining dispensations for interfaith marriages, getting proof of previous baptism, and baptizing those who wished to be married.There is also correspondence with the Military Ordinariate in New...
Dates:
1942 - 1966
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Camp Blanding (Fla.)
Found in Notes:
Robert was appointed to the US Army 12-2-1943 and trained at Harvard Chaplain School (1-2-1944 – 2-9-1944) before being stationed at the Camp Blanding, Florida, hospital (2-1944 – 12-1944); the 8th Replacement Depot in Montopoli, Italy (1-1945 – 9-1945); and Camp Lee, Virginia (9-1945 – 4-1946).
Collection of P.G. Wodehouse Letters to Angus Thuermer
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 5 (Letter): [Barcode: 39020030726437], Folder: 9
Identifier: GTM-20230523
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of four letters from P.G. Wodehouse to journalist Angus Thuermer chiefly pertaining to Wodehouse's time in the Nazi concentration camp Tost in Poland and his present-day life in the New York City suburb of Remsenburg. The letters date from 1961 to 1975. Also included are twelve pieces of correspondence between Thuermer and others regarding his A.P. article on Wodehouse's incarceration in Tost first published in the "New York Times" in 1940 (1975-2008). A photograph of...
Dates:
1961 - 2008
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Nazi concentration camps
Found in Notes:
Wodehouse to journalist Angus Thuermer chiefly pertaining to Wodehouse's time in the Nazi concentration camp Tost in Poland and his present-day life in the New York City suburb of Remsenburg.
John Fitzgerald Papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030751666]
Identifier: GTM-150601
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence and indenture documents relating to the affairs of Colonel John Fitzgerald that relate to local affairs in northern Virginia in the 1790s.
Dates:
1780-1820
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
John Fitzgerald (d. 1799) was a Catholic aide de camp of General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War and a businessman in Alexandria, Virginia.
Joseph A. Mulry, SJ Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-851101
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from Joseph A. Mulry, SJ to his nephew and niece as well as Advent conferences given while interned in Los Baños, Philippines. Also included are writings regarding his social action work in Manila and correspondence/reminiscences of Mulry after his death in 1945. Further, there are postcards of Philippine scenes collected by Mulry and several photographs of the priest.
Dates:
1918 - 1987
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Los Baños Internment Camp
Found in Notes:
In summer 1943 he was imprisoned and interrogated by Japanese forces at Santiago military prison before later being transferred in July 1944 to Santo Tomas and subsequently Los Baños internment camps, where he died in January 1945.
His sister Margaret Mary married Charles Andrew Monagan (1872–1931) in 1911; they had a son, John S.
His sister Margaret Mary married Charles Andrew Monagan (1872–1931) in 1911; they had a son, John S.
Photographs: Campus and Surrounding Area (Oversize)
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000769
Scope and Contents
Box 1 includes:Leslie's illustration: View of Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, taken from Columbian [Georgetown] College, Georgetown Heights, The Quarters of the 69th Regiment of New York, 1861Harper's Weekly illustration: Quarters of the Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment New York State Militia, at Georgetown College, D.C, June 1861Brady image from Virginia showing Aqueduct Bridge, Holy Trinity Church and Maguire, Mulledy and Gervase...
Dates:
1829-ca. 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Box 1 includes:
Leslie's illustration: View of Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, taken from Columbian [Georgetown] College, Georgetown Heights, The Quarters of the 69th Regiment of New York, 1861
Harper's Weekly illustration: Quarters of the Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment New York State Militia, at Georgetown College, D.C, June 1861
Brady image from Virginia showing Aqueduct Bridge, Holy Trinity Church and Maguire, Mulledy and Gervase
Illustration: Camp Cameron, Georgetown, D.C., The Encampment of the Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, 1861
Illustration: Service by Rev.
Leslie's illustration: View of Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, taken from Columbian [Georgetown] College, Georgetown Heights, The Quarters of the 69th Regiment of New York, 1861
Harper's Weekly illustration: Quarters of the Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment New York State Militia, at Georgetown College, D.C, June 1861
Brady image from Virginia showing Aqueduct Bridge, Holy Trinity Church and Maguire, Mulledy and Gervase
Illustration: Camp Cameron, Georgetown, D.C., The Encampment of the Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, 1861
Illustration: Service by Rev.
Boggs Family papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861226
Scope and Contents
The Boggs Family Papers comprise twenty-one letters, two photographs and four pieces of related materials. Eleven of the letters were written by William R. Boggs, and ten of these were to his brother and sister, Maggie and Adam Boggs, while he was in the Union Army from 1863 - 1865. (Note: The William R. Boggs whose letters are in this Collection should not be confused with the Confederate Brigadier General of the same name.) There are two photographs of William Boggs and they appear to date...
Dates:
1863-1923
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In them we follow Boggs from various camps in Pennsylvania as a regular soldier, where he describes picket duty, raids by the "Johny Rebs" and camp conditions.
John F. Hurley, SJ Papers
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 35: [Barcode: 39020031367967], Folder: 10
Identifier: GTM-0055
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a typescript of Fr. John F. Hurley's experiences during the occupation of the Philippines (1941-1945) in which he was held at Santo Tomas Internment Camp. The account was written at the request of Fr. William C. Repetti, then Georgetown University Archivist, in 1964.
Dates:
1964 - 1965
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines)
Found in Notes:
Hurley's experiences during the occupation of the Philippines (1941-1945) in which he was held at Santo Tomas Internment Camp. The account was written at the request of Fr.
Lester Bernstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860501
Scope and Contents
The Lester Bernstein Papers consist of a diary written by Bernstein from July 21 to December 31 1899, part of the period in which he worked for the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC). The remaining materials are lists pertaining to the hiring and placement of local men to work for the ICC. Lester Bernstein was one of the men sent to Nicaragua to survey for canals. From his diary it can be discerned that he hired, supervised, and distributed the local workmen, helped build and/or...
Dates:
1899 July-December
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
From his diary it can be discerned that he hired, supervised, and distributed the local workmen, helped build and/or restore camps, bought supplies, cleared paths through the jungle, and assisted with the surveying.
Horace Porter Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS249
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Horace Porter Collection consists of 13.0 linear feet of photographs, manuscripts, letters, clippings, prints, and printed ephemera, together with a large assortment of valuable artifacts connected with General Porter's career. Porter, best known for his role as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was a noted soldier, railroad executive, diplomat, and son of Governor David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) of Pennsylvania. The collection includes a variety of...
Dates:
1855 - 1921
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Porter, best known for his role as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was a noted soldier, railroad executive, diplomat, and son of Governor David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) of Pennsylvania.
James L. Harley, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-900928
Scope and Contents
The James L. Harley, SJ Papers contain materials surrounding his work as a military chaplain; his studies and teaching career; and his spiritual life in the Society of Jesus. Also included is extensive ephemera from working as a chaplain on cruise ships and a small number of personal papers.
Dates:
1893 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Harley was then stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (8-1944 – 2-1945); Camp Rucker, Alabama (3-1945), where he was promoted to the rank of Captain; Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania (4-1945); and Camp Anza, California.
Alonza E. Brown Military Records and Photographs
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20220901
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of military records and photographs of Alonza E. Brown, a African American who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. The collection includes his “Honorable Discharge” certificate (plus copy); “Separation Qualification Record” describing his military occupations (Engineer, Basic and Truck Driver, Heavy), training (Cooks School, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.), and civilian occupation (cook’s helper at Brown’s Restaurant in Philadelphia); and “Enlisted Record and Report...
Dates:
1943 - 1950
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Patch for Germany” taken at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, January 11, 1949 has been flattened for preservation purposes.
Mimika Farish Frith Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-19470101
Content Description
Collection of correspondence, journals, documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings concerning the family of Mimika Farish Frith. Included is correspondence (9 letters, 1779-1781) from Baron von Steuben to his aide-de-campe Pierre Etienne Du Ponceau and two letters (1781) from Du Ponceau to von Steuben. Also included is a bound journal kept by Du Ponceau from 1794-1820 which served as a family register, diary and account book. Also included is correspondence and documents from the...
Dates:
1779 - 1932; Majority of material found within 1794-1800s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Included is correspondence (9 letters, 1779-1781) from Baron von Steuben to his aide-de-campe Pierre Etienne Du Ponceau and two letters (1781) from Du Ponceau to von Steuben.
Albert A. Beckwith, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20241126
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Fr. Albert A. Beckwith, SJ, while he was a theological student at Woodstock College (Maryland) between 1937 and 1941. Senders include his cousin Nellie M. Morgan of Wilcox, Pennsylvania; his godmother May Barry of Warwick, New York; his nephew Albert C. Beckwith of Goshen, Pennsylvania; and his sister Marie Beckwith of Jersey City, New Jersey. They primarily contain family updates and reference personal matters.
Dates:
1937 - 1941
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Beckwith became a chaplain in the US Army and was assigned to the station hospital at Camp Pickett (Virginia) and then Harvard Chaplain School in early 1943.