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Tonita Ridgway Martin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS340
Scope and Contents The Tonita Ridgway Martin Papers comprise the personal papers of longtime Georgetown resident Tonita Ridgway Martin along with some of her relatives' materials. Of note are a few documents relating to the life of New York Catholic Dominick Lynch I, whose will is included, and more documents relating to U.S. naval officer Dominick Lynch III, whose two brief but fascinating journals regarding Ecuador and Hawaii are retained. Also preserved is Tonita Ridgway Martin's personal collection of...
Dates: 1796 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Dominick Lynch II died in Paris in 1837. (Sources: Joseph Gurn, "Four Lynches of New York."

Scrapbook: Georgetown University Sports, 1955-1956

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000073-DS
Scope and Contents

Contains clippings on Georgetown University Sports. Among athletes highlighted, basketball coach Tommy Nolan, runner Joe Deady, and soccer player Kevin Lynch.

Dates: 1955-1956
Found in Notes:  Among athletes highlighted, basketball coach Tommy Nolan, runner Joe Deady, and soccer player Kevin Lynch.

Georgetown Anthology As Compiled and Edited by Al. Philip Kane and James S. Ruby, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000372
Scope and Contents Dorrance and Company Publishers, Philadelphia. Author’s Index at back. From the preface: "For all those to whom the name of Georgetown suggests a wealth of youthful memories and brings back to view the tower-crowned hill and cloistered quadrangles, this volume will serve as a trusted storehouse of time-dimmed dreams . . ." Includes poetry contributions from: W. Kurtz Wimsatt; Robert J. Collier; Paul D. Page, Jr.; Charles Wells Russell; George LeGuere; Leo J. Casey; Thomas Walsh...
Dates: 1927
Found in Notes:  .; George Conrad Reid; Dominick Lynch ("An Elegy on the death of General George Washington, delivered at the Catholic Church, February 22, 1800, by Master Dominick Lynch, a student at the College"); E.

Gonzaga College High School Histories

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000555
Scope and Contents Sketch of Gonzaga College from its Foundation in 1821 till the Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee in 1896. Washington: Published by the College, 1897. Handwritten note at front reads: From the Estate of Tom Cantwell, AB 1908. The coat of arms of the Gonzaga Family is on the front cover.Gonzaga College: An Historical Sketch, From its Foundation in 1821 to the Solemn Celebration of its First Centenary in 1921. Washington: Published by the College, 1922. Illustrations include:...
Dates: 1897-2008
Found in Notes:  .; St Aloysius Church; William Francis Clarke, S.J.; Daniel Lynch, S.J.; James A. Ward, S.J.; Bernardin F. Wiget, S.J.; James Clark, S.J.; Gonzaga College 1871-1931; Charles K.

Diary of Junior Division of Georgetown College, 1888-1900

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000143-DS
Scope and Contents Apparently kept by one of the Prefects, this contains brief, daily notes on campus happenings. Reference is made to recreational activities (particularly sports and plays), examinations, weather, etc. Daily schedule noted in entries for 09/13/1889 and 09/18/1892. All Saints' Day festivities, including bobbing for apples, described in entry for 11/01/1891. Marriage of John Agar in Boys Chapel noted in entry for 02/18/1892. Equipment in gymnasium listed in entry of 02/26/1892. Mardi...
Dates: 1888-1900 (with some gaps)
Found in Notes:  Mention made of “donation from our residence at Bohemia, which is soon to be abandoned, in the shape of two hundred books for the Junior Library”, 01/28/1898. Reference to “Dan Lynch, a new boy, [leaving] surreptitiously this morning for his Philadelphia home” made in entry of 02/20/1898.

Katherine Biddle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS250
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The papers of Katherine Biddle are organized into nine series: 1. Individuals - Correspondence with notable individuals, including composers, musicians, poets and writers (see biographical note below for a list of names). 2. Alphabetical correspondence - Frequent correspondents, arranged by name. 3. Chronological correspondence - Arranged alphabetically by year. 4. Literary associations, publications and publishers - Related correspondence files. Of particular note are files relating to the...
Dates: 1855 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1969
Found in Notes:  Besides composer William Grant Still, acquaintances included singers Louise Burge (who sang in the premier performance of "And They Lynched Him from a Tree," in 1940), and Paul Robeson.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Campaign Files

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-CA
Scope and Contents note The Campaign Files deal primarily with Wagner's Senate career, although one box contains a few speeches from as early as 1915. Included in this series are materials covering Al Smith's presidential campaign of 1928, the presidential campaigns of 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944, and various New York state campaigns. Documentation of the 1938 New York state constitutional convention is to be found in this along with material on such issues as housing, banking, lynching, public utilities and TVA,...
Dates: 1915 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

R. Emmett Curran Papers

 File
Identifier: GTM-180305
Scope and Contents The papers of R. Emmett Curran, a longtime history professor at Georgetown University, consist of historical research material concerning two major topics: the history of Georgetown University and the history of the Catholic Church in America. The Georgetown University portion of the collection includes typed biographical files documenting faculty who taught at the college from 1789 to 1920 and students who attended the college from 1789 to 1955. The Georgetown University-related material...
Dates: 1789 - 2023
Found in Notes:  - "For Church and Confederacy: The Lynches of South Carolina" (2019).

- "American Catholics and the Quest for Equality in the Civil War Era" (2023).

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Acquisitions and Remnants File

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-LO
Dates: 1919 - 1926
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Miscellaneous File

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-ML
Dates: 1929 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner papers: Positions File

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-PN
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence concerning requests for jobs. Partially processed; arranged chronologically and alphabetically.

Dates: 1930 - 1944
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner papers: Speech Files

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-SF
Dates: 1927 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Still Picture Collection

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-SP
Dates: 1894 - 1942
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Assorted Form Letters File

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-AF
Scope and Contents note

Letters answered by form letter. Unprocessed.

Dates: 1932 - 1945
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Aliens File

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-AL
Scope and Contents note

Immigration cases.

Dates: 1927 - 1948
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Black Books

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-BB
Scope and Contents note

Important letters, bills, speeches, and other material bound together by Wagner's office. Arranged chronologically by Congress.

Dates: 1927 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-DE
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence with Wagner's office concerning government departments or agencies. Arranged chronologically and alphabetically; partially processed.

Dates: 1928 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: General Files

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-GF
Scope and contents note

Material removed from other series of the collection. Arranged by subject and chronologically.

Dates: 1912 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Higher Positions File

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-HP
Dates: 1933 - 1934
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.

Robert F. Wagner Papers: Labor Files

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-LA
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and other documents relating to labor and labor legislation. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1928 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Although they did not pass, the Wagner-Costigan Anti-lynching bill, and a National Health bill give additional testimony to Robert Wagnerfs farsighted liberalism.