Scope and Contents The John McElroy, SJ Papers contain diaries, correspondence, Golden Jubilee materials, retreat notes, biographical information and other writings, and some business and financial records from McElroy’s tenure as Procurator of Georgetown College. McElroy’s diary (1813-1821) documents enslaved people at Georgetown College and at several Jesuit plantations in Maryland. Materials on Slavery Some folders in this collection contain references to...

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Carbon copies of letters from Powell to Cleve McElroy, Bill Ryan, and Carl Schmidt. Included is typed manuscript for an unpublished novel by Powell, entitled, "The Dennings."

Scope and Contents This collection contains letters, diaries, and other writings of Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson, S.J. and William Feiner, S.J. Because the two men served as successive Presidents of Georgetown College in the 1820s, and because both made entries in the letterbooks in this collection, these materials have been grouped together. Dubuisson’s materials consist of loose letters (including several pertaining to students at Georgetown College) and three bound items (a diary, a...

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Printed biographical pamphlet of McElroy, titled "Father John McElroy, the Irish Priest," by Esmeralda Boyle (1878). Inside note reads "From Margaret L. Boucher, great-grand niece of Father John McElroy, S.J."

Scope and Contents Contains bound diary, dated 1813-21, in McElroy's hand. Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.The number of our family, 1813: Rev. McElroy's count of "the number of our family" includes "13 Colored Persons." [GSA17]The Number of Persons, Dec. 31, 1814: Rev. John McElroy, S.J. records the total number of people at Georgetown at the end of 1814, including "servants."...

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Letter from James Vandevelde, 1839 to McElroy; letter from McElroy (recipient illegible), 1854.

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Contains subject files regarding various aspects of the Lincoln assassination. Mostly correspondence, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Consists of materials generated by, received by, and collected by Richard D. Mudd. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Letters from Donald T. Powell (carbon copies).

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[Folders 1:1 - 3:55] Contains correspondence by various members of the Ord and Andre families; arranged chronologically by author. Note that female married names are cross-referenced with maiden names. Researchers are advised to look under both. The Ord men are indexed by their full given names, e.g., 'James Placidus Ord,' not 'Placidus Ord;' and 'William Marcellus Ord,' not 'William Ord.'

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The sub-series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, primarily dating from EDP's tenure at Georgetown University, with a small amount dating from his time at Catholic University. It includes both GU and external professional correspondence.

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Contains handwritten diary transcription of McElroy's 1813-21 diary, "as copied by novices at St. Andrew-on-Hudson" in 1905.

Scope and Contents Six volumes of mass record books (1817-1831) mainly for St. John's [Frederick, Maryland]; however, there are also a few entries for Trinity Church [Georgetown] as well as Georgetown College. Also included is a Catechism/First Communion record book (1822-1827) which comprised of records for Black parishioners as well as white; list of Maryland Province Jesuits who left the Society; list of donors (1835) to St. John's Church.Vol. 1: Record of Masses by Father McElroy after his...

Scope and Contents This subseries contains selected personal papers of John McElroy, S.J., primarily correspondence, diaries, journals, and notes. In his journals, among many other topics, he makes note of Black congregants (both free and enslaved), discusses his work related to Boston College, and records observations of his time as a chaplain in Mexico during the Mexican-American War. In his correspondence, there are letters from several prominent individuals, including Zachary Taylor, Dolley Madison, and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Quigley archive is, properly speaking, the photo “morgue” of Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). Primarily an assemblage of publicity photos, the archive is a unique national resource for photographs of motion picture industry people: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are well represented...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from McElroy to Dzierozynski on misc. 7/2/1847, on recent book purchases 9/2/1847; from Bp Fitzpatrick of Boston to Verhaegen offering St. Mary's, Boston to McElroy and Society 7/27/1847; from Verhaegen to Dzierozynski on latter's wish to miss Provincial Congregation 7/31/1847; from Verhaegen to McElroy on accepting St. Mary's, Boston, upcoming Provincial Congregation 8/4/1847, on Mansion House property, request that McElroy remain in Philadelphia 8/16/1847, on changes made at...

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Materials pertaining to McElroy's Golden Jubilee (the 50th anniversary of his priesthood).

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Quigley archive is, properly speaking, the photo “morgue” of Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). Primarily an assemblage of publicity photos, the archive is a unique national resource for photographs of motion picture industry people: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are well represented...

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Lock of hair inside envelope labeled "Some of F. McElroy's hair," along with the names "Mrs. Eliza Boucher, Georgetown, D.C." and "Uncle John."

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Contains bound diary, 1834-36, in McElroy's hand.