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Lyon, Gideon A., Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-0097
Scope and Contents
Numerous clippings and manuscripts of articles and addresses written by Gideon A. Lyon during his career in journalism. Includes writings related to U.S. political parties, journalism, and current events in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Travel writings pertain to the following areas: Hawaii (1938-1941), Puerto Rico (1925), Mexico (1938), Egypt (1931), Western Europe (1911, 1914), and the Far East (Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and China; 1929).
Dates:
1887 - 1941
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Creators:
Lyon, Gideon A. (Gideon Allen)
Found in Notes:
Gideon A. Lyon was a journalist who wrote for the Washington Star in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Found in Finding Aid Filing Title:
Lyon, Gideon A., Papers
Lyon, Cecil B., papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS147
Scope and Contents note
The Cecil B. Lyon Papers comprise a rich life-time's record of a career in the American Foreign Service. Moreover, the collection is replete with letters by and about almost everyone in the field; a list of the colleagues and acquaintances of Ambassador Lyon would read like a "Who's Who" of the Foreign Service.The material has been organized into 13 series, the first five of which consist of correspondence (alphabetical; carbons; commercial; invitations; and individuals). These...
Dates:
1930-1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Gift of Cecil B. Lyon, 1992.
Found in Finding Aid Title:
Cecil B. Lyon Papers
Found in Finding Aid Filing Title:
Lyon, Cecil B., papers
Daniel Hand Plaque
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000767
Scope and Contents
Plaque from unknown location: Daniel Hand - 1744-1841 - Served as a Minute Man in the Revolutionary War at Boston, Albany, Saratoga, Bennington, Ticonderoga, Stillwater - Father of Elizabeth Hand Cogswell, 1774-1863 - Grandfather of Eliza Haight, Polly Furman, Mary Ann Nichols, Stephen Cogswell, Daniel Hand Cogswell,, Amanda Lyon.
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Plaque from unknown location: Daniel Hand - 1744-1841 - Served as a Minute Man in the Revolutionary War at Boston, Albany, Saratoga, Bennington, Ticonderoga, Stillwater - Father of Elizabeth Hand Cogswell, 1774-1863 - Grandfather of Eliza Haight, Polly Furman, Mary Ann Nichols, Stephen Cogswell, Daniel Hand Cogswell,, Amanda Lyon.
Charles Edward Kress Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030733748]
Identifier: GTA-190926
Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection [170101]
Collection
Identifier: GTM-170101
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:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Fink, S.J.; Charles W. Lyons, S.J.; Eugene DeL. McDonnell, S.J.; Golden Jubilee of St.
Alexis Carrel Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-530913
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material on all facets of Alexis Carrel's career as well as files dealing with his cancer studies, tactile sensibility experiments, physiological and psychological research done on mice, and the effect of infusing blood from young dogs into older ones.The collection also includes Carrel's laboratory notebooks and other experimental records together with his literary writings and general correspondence. There are numerous medical articles and photographs,...
Dates:
1893 - 1973
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Alexis Carrel (1873-1944) was a noted French surgeon who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for inventing a method to suture blood vessels.
Born in 1873 in Lyon, France, Carrel earned an M.D. from the University of Lyon in 1900.
Born in 1873 in Lyon, France, Carrel earned an M.D. from the University of Lyon in 1900.
Alfaro Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS121
Collection-level scope and content note
The Alfaro Family Papers consist of five series as follows: 1. Alfaro Family Series (Box 1, 31 folders): Consists of correspondence received/sent/about various family members, as well as autograph/printed ephemera relating to them. Notable items in this series include material pertaining to Amelia Lyons de Alfaro, consisting of correspondence to friend Jeannette T. Blum; an accounts book 1905-1973; and a record of lists of books read, acquaintances, places visited (1899 to...
Dates:
1889 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1931 - 1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Notable items in this series include material pertaining to Amelia Lyons de Alfaro, consisting of correspondence to friend Jeannette T.
Shusaku Endo papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-841022
Scope and Content note
The Shusaku Endo papers include manuscript drafts of Endo's novels "The Samurai" and "Scandal," a short story draft, and an as-yet unidentified draft. Evident in the manuscripts are Endo's corrections and notations, the additions and revisions he occasionally taped to existing manuscripts, and the work of his secretary to transcribe a clean version of the draft for later review.
Dates:
1984-1985
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He studied at Keio University and in Lyons, France, where he studied the writing of French Catholic authors.
J. Graham Parsons Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS210
Scope and Contents
The J. Graham Parsons Papers consist of personal and professional correspondence files, memoranda, and photographs accumulated by Ambassador Parsons during his many years as a U.S. diplomat. Of note are files from his tenure as ambassador to Laos (1956-58); to Sweden (1961-67); and as deputy U.S. representative at the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks held in Vienna and Helsinki (1970-72).The collection is enriched by many original signed letters from notable names in U.S....
Dates:
1930 - 1991
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Gift of Margaret M. Brown and Jane I. Lyons, 1996.
Leo J. O'Donovan, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20241101
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of former Georgetown University President Fr. Leo O'Donovan (1934-) consist of his published and unpublished writings; teaching materials for classes at Fordham University, Union Theological Seminary, Weston School of Theology, and Woodstock College; and papers related to Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner.
Dates:
1961 - 2017
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He then went on to study at Georgetown University, earning a degree in English and philosophy in 1956, and the L’Universite de Lyon, where he was a Fullbright scholar (1956-1957).
Shusaku Endo - Peter Owen collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-850102
Collection level scope and contents note
The collection consists of letters and manuscripts related to the English translation and publication in Britain by Peter Owen Limited, of two works by the Japanese Catholic author Shusaku Endo: "The Samurai," and "Stained Glass Elegies." The first series relating to "The Samurai" includes correspondence between Endo's English translator Van C. Gessel and editor Dan Franklin, as well as publisher Peter Owen. The second series includes correspondence by Gessel and Antonia Owen....
Dates:
1981-1992; Majority of material found within 1981-1984
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He studied at Keio University and in Lyons, France, where he studied the writing of French Catholic authors.
Harry L. Hopkins Papers 4
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS115
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Harry L. Hopkins Papers 4 primarily consist of correspondence, newsclippings, manuscripts and photographs, all centering around the career and family life of Harry L. Hopkins during the Second world War. The Papers are arranged in 60 folders in on box and 1 oversize container. Harry L. Hopkins was the right hand man of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Second World War, attending international summits and party conventions with and in the place of Roosevelt. This fourth accession of Harry...
Dates:
1917-1989; Majority of material found within 1940-1946
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Popular writers include Carl Sandburg and Leonard Lyons. The Manuscripts Series mainly consists of speeches and diary entries by Hopkins.
William Coleman Nevils, S.J. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTA-GAMMS012
Scope and Contents
The William Coleman Nevils, S.J. Papers include correspondence, manuscripts of his writings, and related items. Much dates from his tenure as Georgetown University President, although there is also material relating to his post-GU presidency activities, including his work with relief for Jesuits in Poland 1939-1942.The correspondence from the time of his Presidency does not pertain to the day-to-day running of the University. For that, researchers should look to the subject...
Dates:
1899 - 1955; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1955
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
On August 8, 1928, he was again appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown; on August 26, it was announced that he would instead succeed Charles W. Lyons, S.J., as Georgetown President.
While President, he oversaw a significant expansion of Georgetown’s physical plant.
While President, he oversaw a significant expansion of Georgetown’s physical plant.
Graham Greene - Catherine Walston Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS168
Scope and Contents
The Catherine Walston/Graham Greene Papers consist in bulk of correspondence written by Greene to Lady Walston over a span of three decades from 1946 through 1978. In addition, the collection includes a large portion of original autograph and typed manuscripts, as well as rare proof copies of his works that the author presented over the years as gifts to Lady Walston. There is also a substantial collection of photographs of Greene and Lady Walston, together with friends such as writers...
Dates:
1925 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1946-1978
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Several portrait-size photographs of Greene are included by notable photographers such as Cornell Capa, Douglas Glass, Yousuf Karsh, Islay de Courcy Lyons, and Jean Marie Marcel. Press clippings of articles both by and about Greene also enrich the collection, as do the unique ephemera/muniments consisting of printed souvenirs and small gift objects presented by Greene to Lady Walston.
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:
Changing conditions - First trouble with the whites - The "Ox War" - The Cheyennes in trouble - Colonel Sumner's campaign - Gold discovered - The Pike's Peak rush - Denver established - The opening of the Civil War - I enlist in the Confederate army - The Battle of Wilsons' Creek - Death of Lyon - Elkhorn Tavern - Corinth - Captured - Paroled - I rejoin the Cheyennes - Attitude of the whites - The Indians under suspicion - The Colorado troops attack the Cheyennes - The fight at Fremont's Orchard - Attack on Crow Chief's camp - Chief Coon's band escapes - Major Downing and the 'big scare' on the Platte - Ayre's second expedition - The murder of Lean Bear - We move south - The Kiowas in trouble at Fort Larned - Nawat fired on - War at last.
Shirley Hazzard Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS421
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The focus of the collection is Hazzard's friendship with and writing on Graham Greene, particularly her reminiscent book, "Greene on Capri," (2000), which recalls the period from the 1960s through the 1980s when Hazzard and her husband, writer Francis Steegmuller, frequently sojourned on the island and spent many hours in the company of Greene, either at his home Il Rosario or at da Gemma's, a favorite cafe. Correspondence, from friends and literary associates, as well as publishers,...
Dates:
1941 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Other publications of note are: "Il Convengno del Paesaggio," by Edwin Cerio (1923); "Omnes Eodem Gogimur," (1953), the limited privately printed memorial tribute to Norman Douglas by Kenneth Macpherson; and "Photographs," by Islay Lyons (Editions Didier Millet, 1996). A photographs series includes, among those of Greene and Hazzard, images of two other luminaries, Harold Acton and Norman Douglas, both known to Greene during his time on Capri.
George M. Kober Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS75
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The George M. Kober Papers consist of correspondence sent and received by. Kober dating primarily from 1897 through 1900. Correspondents include several of the presidents of Georgetown University, such as David H. Buel,S.J.; Charles W. Lyons, S.J.; W . Coleman Nevils, S.J.; and J. Havens Richards, S.J. Others include various city (D.C.) and federal government officials, as well as notable names in the medical, public health, and science fields - David Du Bose Gaillard, George M. Sternberg,...
Dates:
1892 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1897 - 1900
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Buel,S.J.; Charles W. Lyons, S.J.; W . Coleman Nevils, S.J.; and J. Havens Richards, S.J.
David Rankin Barbee Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS145
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the Barbee Papers concerns his research, accomplished primarily between the years 1928-1958. The Papers are organized according to provenance into seven series, out-lining his historical interests. The series are: I. Abraham Lincoln; II. Death of Lincoln; III. Lincoln and Booth; IV. John Wilkes Booth; V. Conspirators; VI. Rose O'Neil Greenhow; and VII. American History. Because the collection is largely subject-oriented, due to the inter-relatedness of topics the same subject...
Dates:
1886 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1956
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Basler, Otto Eisenschiml, Lyon G. Tyler, Philip Van Doren Stern, Henry Steele Commager, Emmanuel Hetz, Archibald Henderson, and Albert J.
Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000119
Scope and Contents
The Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus covers the period from 1630-2004; the bulk of the materials date from 1800-1875. The collection documents the establishment of the Jesuit order, and of the Catholic Church more broadly, in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Also referred to as the Maryland Province Archives (MPA), it consists of the organizational records and papers of the Province in its various iterations: the Mission of Maryland (1634-1773), the...
Dates:
1630 - 2004
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts