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Dorothy Dow Butturff papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860602
Scope and Contents
The Dorothy Dow Butturff papers comprise 2 boxes of her correspondence used in McClure's book, as well as other letters and related manuscript material. Box 1 consists of correspondence from such White House worthies as Mrs. Roosevelt; James Roosevelt; Malvina Thompson; Edith Helm; and George T. Bye, Mrs. Roosevelt's literary agent. The major portion of the correpsondence deals with a book Mrs. Butturff has proposed to publish. Box 2 contains manuscript copes of Mrs. Butturff's letters as a...
Dates:
1933-1985
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
She assisted with the flood of condolence letters regarding the death of President Roosevelt in April, 1945.
Earle B. Mayfield Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-810101
Scope and Contents
The Earle B. Mayfield Papers are divided into VI (6) Series. Series I deals with his legal career comprising Boxes 1, 2, and 3. Series II (the largest section of the Papers) covers his political career and comprises Boxes 4 through 13 inclusive. The Third (3) Series concerns itself with family history and autobiographical materials as well as correspondence of a personal, familial nature and covers Boxes 14, 15, and 16 (permission must be obtained for this Series). The Fourth (4) Series...
Dates:
1890 - 1964
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
This case marred Mayfield's early senate career but he went on to work for such measures as authorizing the ICC to make emergency freight rates into drought- and flood-stricken areas; granting the railroads the right to extend their lines into undeveloped areas in Texas without securing ICC permission; the regulating of tolls; and the reform concerning the cotton crop and agriculture.
Hilaire Belloc - Elizabeth Greenhill collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS403
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Hilaire Belloc - Elizabeth Greenhill Collection (1 box, .25 linear feet) contains 10 letters from historian and writer Hilaire Belloc to his bookbinder, Elizabeth Greenhill, dated between January 1938 and May 1940. Of the Belloc - Greenhill Papers, seven are typed signed letters and three are handwritten. Belloc discusses a number of books and correspondences he was working on or having bound at the time, such as "The County of Sussex", "The Old Road", "Verses", and "The Path to Rome."...
Dates:
1938-1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Greenhill worked with Walter de la Mare, Hilaire Belloc, and other notable authors before beginning work on the restorations of rare books in Florence after the flood of the Arno in 1966. She was the first woman to be elected to the Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders and was elected its president in 1965.
Harry L. Hopkins Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-841102
Collection-level scope and contents note
The Harry L. Hopkins Papers, the personal archives of the man who was FDR's most trusted advisor, consist of 26 linear feet (62 archival boxes) of material. The Papers contain appointment books and diaries, drafts of Hopkins' speeches and memoranda, photographs and drawings, and extensive correspondence with the most prominent figures of the 20th century including FDR, the Winston Churchill Family, Averell Harriman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman,...
Dates:
1890 - 1946
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He also served as a member on the Industrial Emergency Committee, the Committee on Economic Security, the National Resources Committee, the Executive Council, the Reemployment Council, the 1937 Flood Committee, Chairman of the Foreign Trade Zones Board, Council of National Defense, the Smithsonian Institution, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, the Foreign Service Buildings Commission, Chairman for the U.S.
Nicholas B. Scheetz Collection of Pamphlets
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20200102
Scope and Contents
The personal collection of former Georgetown University Manuscripts Librarian Nicholas B. Scheetz (1952-2016).
The collection includes over 75 sub-collections of pamphlets and other small printed ephemera reflecting Scheetz's interest in Anglo-American literature, politics, history, and bibliography. The largest category, representing more than 300 pamphlets, are lectures produced by various universities worldwide, mainly in the United States and Great Britain, but also including...
Dates:
circa 1810-2012
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
But with the aid of an excellent mover I was saved from any impending flood, and over this past summer I was able to shift a significant part of my Washington library to Newport.
Nicholas B. Scheetz Collection of Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20200101
Scope and Contents
The personal collection of former Georgetown University Manuscripts Librarian Nicholas B. Scheetz (1952-2016). The collection includes over 300 sub-collections of bound and loose manuscripts, documents, journals, correspondence, commonplace books, scrapbooks, photograph albums, and other ephemera reflecting Scheetz's interest in Anglo-American literature, politics, and history -- primarily of the 19th and early 20th century.
Highlights include:1. Letters...
Dates:
circa 1551-2015
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
But with the aid of an excellent mover I was saved from any impending flood, and over this past summer I was able to shift a significant part of my Washington library to Newport.
Flood, Bill.
File — Box 1, Folder: 76
Identifier: 94506
Series-level Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
Military Autographs. Arranged alphabetically by individual.
Dates:
08/26/1945-08/26/1945
Found in Notes:
FLOOD, BILL - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH (1945): Photograph
Flanders - Flood.
File — Box 1: Series 1106, Folder: 126
Identifier: 69681
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The E. E. Libbey Papers are comprised of 3.0 linear feet of materials, including correspondence, receipts, and order forms documenting business conducted by E. E. Libbey, a dealer in pulpwood, cedar posts, white birch, and hemlock bark in Pittsfield, Maine. These records, spanning the years 1900 to 1912, provide a glimpse into Maine's bustling turn-of-the century timber and pulpwood industries. Libbey bought and sold various types of wood. His correspondents included individuals from all...
Dates:
03/02/1904-10/12/1909
Found in Notes:
Flood, Harry - DS, date unidentified.
Flood, J.W.
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of photographs that were used in Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). It is primarily an assemblage of publicity photographs that feature individuals associated with the motion picture industry: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are also represented among the...
Dates:
November 1924.; Majority of material found in 1924 - 1924
Found in Notes:
Photograph of J.W. Flood, Rex Theatre.
Flood, James.
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of photographs that were used in Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). It is primarily an assemblage of publicity photographs that feature individuals associated with the motion picture industry: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are also represented among the...
Dates:
1923 - 1926.; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1926
Found in Notes:
Photographs of James Flood, director, Fox and Warner Brothers.
Flood, Michael.
File — Box 1: Series 1268; Series 1269 [Barcode: 39020030746229], Folder: 1.5
Identifier: 79621
Series-level Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
Contains outgoing correspondence from John Gilmary Shea. Mostly letters to Edmond Mallet. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Dates:
05/13/1858-05/13/1858
Found in Notes:
1 ALS dated 5/13/1858 from John Gilmary Shea to Michael Flood, in reference to a comment by Flood in a letter to E.
#472 Flood Insurance and/or Flood Control.
Digital Record
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1083758
Byrd, Harry Flood
File — Box 3, Folder: 19
Collection-level scope and contents note
From the Collection:
The Harry L. Hopkins Papers, the personal archives of the man who was FDR's most trusted advisor, consist of 26 linear feet (62 archival boxes) of material. The Papers contain appointment books and diaries, drafts of Hopkins' speeches and memoranda, photographs and drawings, and extensive correspondence with the most prominent figures of the 20th century including FDR, the Winston Churchill Family, Averell Harriman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman,...
Dates:
June 25 1934 - February 1 1935
Daniel J. Flood.
File — Box 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Papers comprise the personal papers of Miles P. DuVal (1896-1989), an American naval officer who was an expert on the Panama Canal. The bulk of the collection consists of files maintained by DuVal about the Panama Canal, including correspondence, subject files, and manuscripts. Many of the manuscripts were written by DuVal while some were written by other individuals. Some attention is given to DuVal's navy career. DuVal's journals are also present. The...
Dates:
1966.
Found in Notes:
Book: Flood, Daniel J. "Isthmian Canal Policy Questions."
"Haystack in the Floods"
File — Box 5, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Paul Sullivan Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and related printed ephemera regarding Paul Sullivan's remarkable career. The papers are organized in six distinct groups, namely Correspondence, Subject File, Blue and Gray, High Latitudes, Personal, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Series. The collection comprises 7.5 linear feet of material, and it is organization by series in five boxes with a total of two hundred and fifty four folders. While the Paul...
Dates:
undated
1:12.6: Flood, Edmund.
File — Box 1, Folder: 12.6
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The John Main papers consist of the personal papers of John Main, O.S.B. (1926-1982), a Benedictine monk who was a world-wide proponent of Christian meditation. His collection includes correspondence, subject files, printed materials, a few audio cassettes, photographs, meditation newsletters, and books by and about Fr. Main. A large portion of the material dates from his time at the Benedictine Priory of Montreal from 1977 to 1982 though there are some documents deriving from his service...
Dates:
1978.; Majority of material found in 1978 - 1978
Found in Notes:
Correspondence from Edmund Flood to John Main.
Donating to Sunchon Flood Victims
File — Box 1, Folder: 68
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Samuel D. Berger Papers consist of 1 box (1.5 linear feet) and 1 oversize box of correspondence, manuscript material, photographs, and miscellany pertaining to Mr. Berger's concern with the study of labor unions and his years in the U.S. Foreign Service. The collection offers an interesting look at Berger's career in the Foreign Service, from his college days to his service in Vietnam, as well as glimpses into the affairs of the countries in which he served.Among the...
Dates:
5 Sep 1962
Found in Notes:
Photos of Berger donating $5,000 to help the Sunchon flood victims.
Mississippi River Flood Control - Correspondence
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 37010000379954], Folder: 30
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John F. Stevens Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, books, photographs, blueprints and maps collected by John F. Stevens. The Papers are arranged in 8 Series according to subject and material type, in 11 boxes and 1 map case drawer.
Dates:
06/07/1927 - 12/19/1927
Found in Notes:
29 letters to JFS concerning a Mississippi River Flood Control project involving federal and local governments and the American Society of Civil Engineers, of which JFS was President.
Mississippi River Flood Control - Correspondence
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 37010000379954], Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John F. Stevens Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, books, photographs, blueprints and maps collected by John F. Stevens. The Papers are arranged in 8 Series according to subject and material type, in 11 boxes and 1 map case drawer.
Dates:
01/19/1928 - 04/09/1929
Found in Notes:
21 letters to JFS concerning the Mississippi River Flood Control project involving federal and local governments and the American Society of Civil Engineers.