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Georgetown Architecture, Northwest Washington, District of Columbia: Historic American Buildings Survey Selections Number 10
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000536
Scope and Contents
Issued jointly by the Commission of Fine Arts and the Historic American Buildings Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation. Includes: Benjamin Miller House; Robert P. Dodge House; Philip T. Berry House; Carriage House; Oak Hill Cemetery Gatehouse; Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel; Mt. Zion United Methodist Church; First Baptist Church of Georgetown; Christ Church; Georgetown Custom House and Post Office; Healy Hall; Jackson...
Dates:
1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Zion United Methodist Church; First Baptist Church of Georgetown; Christ Church; Georgetown Custom House and Post Office; Healy Hall; Jackson School; Volta Bureau; National Bank of Washington, Georgetown Branch; and Georgetown Street Furniture.
Mary Ellen Evans papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-970617
Content Description
Evans' notes and transcriptions of letters and diaries of Mary Virginia Merrick (1886-1955), founder of the Christ Child Society (1887). Includes incomplete typed manuscript of biography on Merrick by Evans (unpublished).
Dates:
circa 1866-1961
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
MSC0598
- Re Mary V. Merrick: Christ Child Society records, Catholic University Libraries.
- Re Mary V. Merrick: Christ Child Society records, Catholic University Libraries.
John Douglas Woodruff - Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS218
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Harrod-Woodruff Collection comprises a series of letters from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod. The Harrod-Woodruff Collection contains 47 Autograph Letters (Signed), 4 Postcards (Signed), 1 Typed Letter (Signed), and other printed material from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod, as well as 1 Autograph Letter (Signed) from Mrs. Douglas Woodruff to Lady Harrod. The letters from Douglas Woodruff to Roy Harrod span the time period of 1922-1946....
Dates:
1922-1978; Majority of material found within 1922-1936
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He also served as Curator of the Common Room at Christ Church. He married Wilhelmine ('Billa') Creswell in 1938 and continued to be active in Christ Church affairs as well as public affairs.
Sodality and Other Devotional Societies
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000817
Scope and Contents
Common Rules of the Sodality and Membership Register, 1810-1825.Rules and Membership Register, 1831-1837 (Includes accounts from 1875).Membership Register, 1837-1848.Journal of the Sodality, March 17, 1838-October 28, 1844.Sodality Journal, 1849-1868.Sodality Varia, 1850-1898 (with gaps).Sodality Roll Call, 1855-1874.Indulgence, 1857.Sodality Librarian, 1865.Journal of the Sodality of...
Dates:
1810-1963
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Enrollment in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 1888-1914.
Christ Child Society. Georgetown University Circle.
Christ Child Society. Georgetown University Circle.
Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000339
Scope and Contents
Includes black-and-white and color postcards, most unsent. Box 1 consists of images of campus and building exteriors and interiors.Some sets are present. Included are: Exterior:
Aerial Shots (14);
Lateral View from Potomac (16);
Observatory Hill (3);
School of Nursing (St. Mary's) (1);
Medical Dental Building (1);
Old Medical School (10);
Front Gates (Old-5/First Remodel-5/New-3);
Georgetown University Hospital (New-3, Old-2);
Old North (6);
Dahlgren Chapel...
Dates:
ca. 1909-1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Virginia:
Alexandria-Christ Church;
Alexandria-Interior of Christ Church
Mount Vernon-Entrance/Texas Gate;
Mount Vernon-Florida Room;
Mount Vernon-East View of Mansion;
Mount Vernon-Tomb of Washington;
Mount Vernon-Bowling Green Gate;
Mount Vernon-Banquet Hall;
Mount Vernon-Connecticut Room;
Mount Vernon-Martha Washington’s Sitting Room;
Mount Vernon-Martha Washington’s Bedroom;
Mount Vernon-George Washington’s Bedroom;
Mount Vernon-Garden and Servant’s Quarters;
Mount Vernon-Old Tomb;
Mount Vernon-North View of the Mansion;
Mount Vernon-Washington and Lafayette at the Mansion;
Mount Vernon-West View of the Mansion;
Mount Vernon-West Parlor;
Mount Vernon-District of Columbia Room;
Mount Vernon-Music Room;
Mount Vernon-West Virginia Room;
Pohick: Pohick Church;
Richmond: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart;
Richmond:Libby Prison.
James H. Bailey papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS402
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The papers of James H. Bailey comprise this collection. The first series is made up of alphabetically listed correspondence between Bailey and a number of scholars, associates, friends, and publishers. In particular there are numerous letters between Bailey and author Charles C. Tansill. He also corresponds with Peter Ireton, the Bishop of Richmond, and Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Many of the letters discuss Bailey's dissertation work or job positions...
Dates:
1945-1989; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Series 3 contains letters between Mary Virginia Merrick, who established The Christ Child Society, and Bailey. She often refers to her sister Mildred Merrick, also a friend of Bailey.
Old Archives: Paintings in Georgetown Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000655
Scope and Contents
Old Archives numbers: 241-1, 241-2, 241-3, 241-4, 241-5, 241-6, 241-7. 259-1, 259-2, 259-3, 259-4, 259-5, 296A-1, 296A-2, 296A-3, 296A-4, 296A-5, 296A-6, 296A-7. Contains correspondence, clippings and photographs. Includes information about: "Calling of St. Matthew" by Luca Giordano (241-1); Van Dyke's "The Jesuit" (241-2); paintings of Mr. and Mrs. William Brent (241-3); mosaics, portraits of Cardinals, portrait of Elizabeth Dahlgren, portrait of William Duggan by James B. Murrin, "Descent...
Dates:
1889-1967
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Barbieri; Madonna and Child with Saint John, Madonna and Child by Hoogstraaten, Gentleman by Rembrandt/Mellon Eaters by Murillo, Christ Bearing Cross by Francesco Raibolini, W. H.
Horace B. McKenna, SJ Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130312
Scope and Contents
Consists of drafts and notes relating to a project on Fr. Horace B. McKenna undertaken by Joseph K. Hines in the 1980s. It also includes a copy of "Christ is with the Poor: Stories and Sayings of Horace McKenna, S.J." (eds. Dear and Hines, 1989), a collection of anecdotes based on interviews done by Hines, and three related VHS tapes.
Dates:
1979 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
It also includes a copy of "Christ is with the Poor: Stories and Sayings of Horace McKenna, S.J."
William B. Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230202
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of music manuscripts created by William B. Cooper, dating from around 1945 to 1987. In addition to the music manuscripts, it also includes lyrics, a list of compositions by Cooper, abstracts of compositions, a manuscript on modern church music, programs, clippings, and other related documents. The collection includes one phonograph (LP) recording titled "We Praise Thee O Lord." It features music played by Cooper, William Farley Smith (conductor),...
Dates:
1945 - 1993
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1988, he was awarded a Doctorate of Sacred Music (honoris causa) from Christ Theological Seminary in Yonkers, New York.
American Teilhard de Chardin Association Archives
Collection
Identifier: GTM-070730
Scope and Contents
The American Teilhard de Chardin Association Archives document the activities of a major organization devoted to preserving the writings and legacy of the noted French Jesuit Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. The collection includes materials concerning the administrative functions of the society. The archive also contains files regarding prominent individuals, such as Romano S. Almagno, George Barbour, Minna Cassard, Robert T. Francoeur, Thomas King, Ursula King, Mary Lukas, Ellen...
Dates:
1912 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
His noteworthy books include "The Phenomenon of Man" (1955)," "The Appearance of Man" (1956),"The Divine Milieu" (1957), "The Vision of the Past" (1957), and "Science and Christ (1965)."
[Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Online]
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS97
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Sir Hall Caine Papers primarily consist of correspondence to Sir Hall Caine, comprising .5 linear feet of material arranged in 31 folders in 1 box. A majority of the correspondence in the collection involves Sir Hall's business affairs, including sales, advertisements and film and stage productions. There is a letter from Herbert Brenon regarding the filming of The Woman Thou Gavest Me in 1918 and a letter from Virginia Brooks, an actress in the stage production of the same work. Several...
Dates:
1895-1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He died at his home, Greeba Castle, Isle of Man, 31 August 1931, leaving unfinished a Life of Christ which was published posthumously in 1938. Sir Hall Caine wrote nearly twenty novels, including The Bondman (1890), The Manxman (1895), The Christian (1897), The Eternal City (1901), The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1913) and Master of Man (1921).
Violet Oakley Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-830515
Scope and Contents
Letters; manuscripts; and printed ephemera, including exhibition catalogs pertaining to American artist and muralist Violet Oakley (1874-1961). Includes letters to Edith Emerson (1888-1981), American artist and Oakley's life-long partner. Correspondents include other artists: Maxwell Armfield and Charles Hopkinson, as well as architect William Penn Cresson. Collection includes 7 glass plate negatives (Box 2) and 8 black and white photographs (Folder 1:10) of Oakley's drawings of ...
Dates:
1900 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Folders 1:7-1:9 contain manuscript notes and sketches by Oakley for her published works and illustrations: "Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935"; "The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania"; "Christ at Geneva"; and "The Book of the Pageant."
Donald C. Reilly, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-851231
Scope and Contents
The Donald C. Reilly, SJ Papers include biographical information, certificates and authorizations, his 1938 Loyola High School yearbook, a diary from a 1974 trip to Mexico, photographs, an article titled "The Priest and Christ-Like Charity," and his school transcript.
Dates:
1938 - 1983
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Reilly, SJ Papers include biographical information, certificates and authorizations, his 1938 Loyola High School yearbook, a diary from a 1974 trip to Mexico, photographs, an article titled "The Priest and Christ-Like Charity," and his school transcript.
David Jones - Pamela Donner Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-820629
Scope and Contents note
The Jones-Donner collection contains twelve letters to Pamela Donner, one of Jones' many personal friends, dated from January 9, 1961 - May 11, 1974. Most of these letters were written in 1961 and 1962 at Northwick Lodge, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Two were written during Jones' residence at Montesdene Hotel, and the last letter in the collection was written at Calvary Nursing Home. The form of these letters is uniquely Jones' own--from the characteristic asterisks which explain or elaborate points...
Dates:
1961 - 1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
They are quite touching at times, as when Jones reminisces about lines his mother used to sing to him or when he recalls his attempt as a young boy to imitate Christ on Good Friday by constructing his own cross to carry.
Patrick O'Mahony Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS221
Scope and Contents
Material in this collection centers around the human rights work of Fr. Patrick O'Mahony, a major focus of which was on ethical employment and working condition policies and practices of multi-national companies and subsidiaries in the Third World, including South Africa, South America, and countries in Asia. Fr. O'Mahony undertook a study of the moral implications of investments and the responsibilities of shareholders, particularly with regard to the policies of his own diocese of...
Dates:
1954 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
There his work began in earnest, and included building the new church of Our Lady of the Wayside, which features remarkable work by sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink (see Folders 2:32 and 2:42), such as the Risen Christ over the altar. Throughout his life, Fr. O'Mahony worked to realize his vision of an integrated world in which pastoral care, the eucharist and social action were all parts of a whole; and the protection of "human rights any where was the concern of people everywhere..."
Christopher Sykes Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS207
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy...
Dates:
1945 - 1981
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Christopher followed an undistinguished academic career at Downside School and Christ Church, Oxford (which he left without a degree), by becoming honorary attaché at both the Berlin embassy (1928–9) and the British legation in Tehran (1930–31).
Earl of Shrewsbury Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-871231
Scope and Contents note
The Earl of Shrewsbury Papers, which concern the estate of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot (1803 - 1868), the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, and 3rd Earl Talbot of Hensol, consists of 3.0 linear feet of material, including correspondence, documents, deeds, accounts, drawings and related printed material.The Papers deal with various trusts that had been set up by the 18th Earl for his widow and younger children, the siblings of the 19th Earl, namely:I - Admiral Hon....
Dates:
1856 - 1888
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Alfred Talbot (1848 - 19?) attended Christ Church Oxford, and married the Hon. Emily Augusta Louisa de Grey, daughter of the 5th Baron Walsingham.
Harman Grisewood Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS131
Scope and Contents
This collection centers around the correspondence and related papers of three important and long-standing friendships of Harman Grisewood: with the poet and artist David Jones; with printer and artist Rene Hague; and with Christopher Sykes, the celebrated biographer of Evelyn Waugh. Correspondence relating to Jones and Hague, in particular, reflects the social, literary and artistic circles which they and mutual friend Harman Grisewood, shared with acquaintances such as Thomas F....
Dates:
1916 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He was also their schoolmate at Ampleforth College, later attending Christ Church, Oxford. A prolific writer, journalist, novelist and biographer, Sykes was a colleague of Harman Grisewood at the BBC, serving as a committee member of the Third Programme, first as a script writer and producer in the Features department; and later in the Talks department.
Christ Church.
File — Box 8: Series GAMMS401.10, Folder: 5
Identifier: GAMMS401.10.418
Series-level Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
Oversized Materials.
Dates:
01/01/1920-12/31/1969
Found in Notes:
CHRIST CHURCH - ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - ETCHING BY MOORE, BENSON B., ND: Graphic Image
MOORE, BENSON B. - ETCHING OF CHRIST CHURCH IN ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNDATED: Graphic Image
MOORE, BENSON B. - ETCHING OF CHRIST CHURCH IN ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNDATED: Graphic Image