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Alexander Ward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-850101
Scope and Contents The Alexander Ward Papers comprise fifteen autograph diaries of Alexander Ward from 1870 to 1889. The diaries begin while Ward is eighteen and trace his development from a wealthy youth working part-time in a factory to a wealthy land owner doing local magistracy work. The diaries offer us an interesting perspective on the day to day life of a country squire during his early years before his marriage in 1895. The entries are written in a "matter-of-fact" style, often with little commentary....
Dates: 1870 - 1889
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Alexander Ward Papers

Barbara Ward (Baroness Jackson) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS211
Scope and Contents Through her many books and lectures, and as an adviser to statesmen, British economist Barbara Ward (later Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth) influenced the thinking of a generation in such matters as aid to underdeveloped countries, the global environment, and the plight of the world's poor. Her papers deal with these and similar concerns, and consist of correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts, including those of Only One Earth (1972) and Progress for a Small Planet (1979). Besides letters by...
Dates: 1929 - 1981
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Barbara Ward (Baroness Jackson) Papers

Denis Carbonneau papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS125
Collection-level Scope and Content Note This collection consists of correspondence and production material relating to the publication of the book, 'A Relevant Memoir - The Story of the Equinox Cooperative Press,' by Henry Hart, with foreword by Lynd Ward. Correspondents include three of the founding members of the Equinox Cooperative Press, namely, Evelyn Harter Glick, Henry Hart, and Lynd Ward. The majority of correspondence is to Denis Carbonneau, the publisher of 'A Relevant Memoir,' at Three Mountains Press. The collection...
Dates: 1976-1983
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Denis Carbonneau papers

175th Anniversary: Printed Matter

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000492
Scope and Contents

Programs, tickets, flyers, and other material relating to 175th Anniversary celebrations. Includes programs from: honorary degree ceremony for Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie; Founders' Day 1964, with honorary degree citations for Franklin Clark Fry, Francis J. Heyden, S.J., and Robert M. Hutchins, Hugh H. Hussey, Barbara Ward, and Hyman G. Rickover; and presidential inauguration of Gerard Campbell, S.J.

Dates: 1963-1964
Found in: Georgetown University Archives / 175th Anniversary: Printed Matter

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 / Gonzaga College High School Histories

Charles Edward Kress Photograph Album

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTA-190926
Dates: ca 1904-1906
Found in: Georgetown University Archives / Charles Edward Kress Photograph Album

Tom Burns Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-110610
Scope and Contents Note The Tom Burns Papers document the life and career of British Catholic author and long-time editor of "The Tablet" Tom Burns (1906-1995).The Tom Burns Papers contain correspondence with a number of individuals, including a small amount of correspondence with notables, such as Tom Dilworth, Eric Gill, Rev. Robert A. Graham, S.J., Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, Basil Hume, and Michael Richey. Also included are documents about David Jones and Michael Richey. A run of a fascinating...
Dates: 1882 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1995
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Tom Burns Papers

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

Murray, John Courtney, S.J., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM.GAMMS215
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and a wide variety of supplemental items, which document Murray's career as author, editor, lecturer, professor, and theologian. Murray is perhaps best known for his books We Hold These Truths (1960) and The Problem of God (1964), as well as for his longstanding editorship of Theological Studies. Among Murray's correspondents are Rev. John Tracy Ellis, Henry and Clare Boothe Luce, and Samuel Cardinal Stritch, together with fellow...
Dates: 1927-1976; Majority of material found within 1927-1976
Found in: Woodstock Theological Center Library Archives / Murray, John Courtney, S.J., Papers

Byington Family Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS209
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The collection consists of material relating to at least four generations of the Byington family, and includes correspondence, property deeds, biographical information and newspaper clippings organized into the following series:Series 1. Aaron Homer Byington (1826-1910): Correspondence Series 2. Aaron Homer Byington: Manuscripts Series 3. Aaron Homer Byington: Related Material Series 4. Homer Morrison Byington I (1879-1966): Correspondence Series 5. Homer Morrison Byington I, II...
Dates: 1835 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1960
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Byington Family Papers 1

Alan Gabriel Barnsley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS76
Scope and Contents

The Alan G. Barnsley Papers consist of eight letters from such prominent writers as Ian Fleming, C.S. Lewis, Muriel Spark and Stephen Spender.

Abbreviations used in this register include: ALS (autograph letter signed); TLS (typed letter signed).

Dates: 1954-1959; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1959
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Alan Gabriel Barnsley Papers

Anna M. Brady Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS330
Scope and Contents The Anna M. Brady Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs that document the career of Anna M. Brady, a Catholic journalist who for many years was the dean of the Vatican press corps, covering synods, papal conclaves, and the Second Vatican Council. There is much about those events and about the Catholic Intercontinental Press. Of note is an extensive run of correspondence of Felix Morlion, O.P. There are also some fine original photographs of Pope Paul VI, Pope John...
Dates: 1938 - 1982
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Anna M. Brady Papers

F. Don Nidiffer collection of Washington, D.C. legal documents

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS96
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Nidiffer Collection consists of 741 documents, about 600 of which are deeds, all concerning transactions in Washington City and County and Georgetown, all in the District of Columbia between 1817 and 1886. The documents are arranged chronologically one to a folder in 8 boxes.* * * * * * *The Nidiffer Collection contains an interesting documentary account of personal and family business transactions in the District of Columbia in the nineteenth century. About 600...
Dates: 1817 - 1886
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / F. Don Nidiffer collection of Washington, D.C. legal documents

Paul Hume Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS228
Scope and Contents The personal papers of music critic Paul Hume comprise this collection. Highlights include correspondence from luminaries of the music world such as Marian Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Leonard Bernstein, Rudolph Bing, Nadia Boulanger, Antal Dorati, Alberto Ginastera, Serge Koussevitsky, John La Montaine, Lotte Lehmann, John Mauceri, Gian Carlo Menotti, Eugene Ormandy, Rosa Ponselle, Ned Rorem, Mstislav Rostropovich, Bidu Sayao, Beverly Sills, Gerard Souzay, George Szell, Virgil Thomson, Alan...
Dates: 1871 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1990
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Paul Hume Papers

Charles Quest Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS227
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Charles Quest Papers include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and personal biographical materials contained in five boxes. The papers are well-documented, due to Dorothy Quest's organization as well as her handwritten notes which are thorough and descriptive. Charles Quest's tenure at Washington University in St. Louis (1944-1971) brought him into contact with many names well-known to students of 20th century American printmaking. Quest worked with Werner Drewes,...
Dates: 1904 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1969
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Charles Quest Papers

William E. and Barbara Colby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-960101
Scope and Contents note The William E. and Barbara Colby Papers comprise the personal papers of William E. Colby, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 to 1976. A series of letters to Colby dating to the 1980s and 1990s touches on his opinion about various books concerning the history of intelligence in America. Also included are reproduced reports deriving from his service as head of the C.I.A. A fair amount of printed materials are also present. The bulk of the collection is composed of...
Dates: 1940s-1994; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1991
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / William E. and Barbara Colby Papers

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 / Alfaro Family papers

Hildred Roach Collection on Pan African Composers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230714
Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials related to Pan African composers and musicians that was collected by Hildred Roach. It includes music scores from a variety of Black composers, Hildred Roach concert programs, and music recordings (phonograph records, compact discs, and open reel). The collection includes William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, and many others.

Please see the External Documents section below for preliminary inventories of the collection.

Dates: 1950 - 2014
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Hildred Roach Collection on Pan African Composers

Charles Guiteau Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS133
Scope and Contents The Charles J. Guiteau collection consists of correspondence, affidavits and printed material by and about Guiteau, the notorious attorney who assassinated U.S. President James Abram Garfield on July 2, 1881. The assassination resulted in one of the most celebrated American 'insanity trials' of the nineteenth century, which became something of a legal milestone in the judgement of the criminally insane.This collection has been digitized and is available to view online in ...
Dates: 1876 - 1882
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Charles Guiteau Collection

Harry Sylvester Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS220
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The major portions of the Harry Sylvester Papers consist of correspondence and manuscripts for his published novel, “Moon Gaffney”; and an unpublished work, “A Watch in the Night.” Notable correspondents include writers, publishers, scholars, political and religious leaders, such as Harry L. Binsse, Paul Beecher Blanshard, Harvey Breit, Dorothy Day, William A.S. Dollard, Waldo Frank, John Farrar, Brendan Gill, Matthew Hoehn, Nathan I. Hentoff, Stanley J. Kunitz, Eugene J. and...
Dates: 1930 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1970
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Harry Sylvester Papers

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