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Desmond Egan Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-851203
Collection-level Scope and Contents note
The collection includes manuscripts of Egan's published collections, including, "Midland," "Leaves," "Siege!," "Woodcutter," "Athlone?" "Seeing Double," and "Snapdragon." Manuscripts for unpublished early poems from 1966-1977 are included, together with special publications of Egan's poems for posters and calendars.
Dates:
1966 - 1985
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The "Collected Poems of Desmond Egan" was also published in 1983.
Beginning in 1982, Egan made numerous trips to the United States to read his own works as well as to lecture on Ezra Pound.
Beginning in 1982, Egan made numerous trips to the United States to read his own works as well as to lecture on Ezra Pound.
Stephens, John L. - Chauncey, Henry Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-850621
Content Description
John L. Stephens (1805 - 1852), with Henry Chauncey and William H. Aspinwall, played a crucial role in the planning, financing and promotion of the Panama Railroad, the first commercial link between the Atlantic and Pacific that traversed the Isthmus of Panama. An attorney by profession, Stephens tired of his legal career and, using health as an excuse, began a two-year voyage in 1834 to Europe and the Mediterranean. Beginning in 1837, Stephens published accounts of his travels:...
Dates:
1848 - 1851
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
An attorney by profession, Stephens tired of his legal career and, using health as an excuse, began a two-year voyage in 1834 to Europe and the Mediterranean. Beginning in 1837, Stephens published accounts of his travels: first, Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, then, in 1838, Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, and Russia and Poland.
Louis J. A. Mercier Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS460
Scope and Contents
The Louis J.A. Mercier Papers 2 consist of correspondence and printed materials kept by Mercier. Much of the correspondence relates to academics, publishing and family matters, including several letters from "L'Education" and "The Educational Review" to which Mercier contributed. The collection includes pamphlets and ephemera relating to teaching aids and techniques for foreign language learning. Mercier also collected printed materials and catalogues from Harvard, Radcliffe, University of...
Dates:
1897 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1911
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Mercier's great interest in the philosophy of education probably had its beginnings during the period 1906 to 1910, as a French teacher at the Francis Parker School in Chicago.
Charles Ewing - William T. Sherman Family papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000008
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, documents, ledgers, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed material concerning the Ewing and Sherman families. Included are 10 ALS's (l859-91) from William T. Sherman to his daughter Minnie Sherman Fitch and grand-daughter, Eleanor Sherman Fitch; AMs, "Speech at West Point" (1887), written and delivered by Sherman; material from General Charles Ewing, including leaves from a letter book (1880s), diary (1862, 1864), and photostat...
Dates:
1850 - 1933
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He practiced law in St. Louis beginning in 1860. During the Civil War, Ewing fought in Arkansas and Mississippi campaigns.
J. Havens Richards, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000010
Scope and Contents
The J. Havens Richards, SJ Papers contain materials that fall outside of his presidency at Georgetown College, including sermons, addresses, and religious instructions; correspondence; and other documents.
Dates:
1872 - 1957
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In the intervening years, he was minister and prefect of studies at Canisius College (Buffalo, 1913-1915) and, from 1919 to 1922, he served as superior at Keyser Island. Beginning in 1922 he was procurator and spiritual father at Weston College and died at the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester) in 1923.
Otto E. Guthe papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861216
Collection level scope and contents
The Otto E. Guthe Papers consist of correspondence and articles relating chiefly to the field of geography, with some family and personal materials included. Guthe belonged to many societies and associations, most of which were related to geography, including the association of American Geographers, the National Research Council, the Cosmos Club, the American Geographical Society, etc. His professional status and his ability as a geographer led him to associate with people at the top of his...
Dates:
1906-1983
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1941, Guthe transferred to the Department of State, Division of Geography and Cartography, where he assumed the role of Assistant Chief of the division. This was the beginning of his administrative career. From here he eventually became Chief of the Map Intelligence Division of the Department of State.
Michel Chevalier papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS108
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The material in this collection reflects the consultation Michel Chevalier was requesting from a Minister, probably in Paris or a nearby capital, as to how he should approach Chamorro. This Minister was probably a Central American diplomat in Europe, possibly Peralta. The letter which Chevalier eventually sent to Chamorro is also in the collection. It seems clear that Chevalier's claims were so weak by the time of this correspondence that he would not receive his concession, which was...
Dates:
1863-1876
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Chevalier, trained as a mine engineer by trade, abandon his original profession to direct the journal, Le Globe, from 1830 to 1832, beginning a career as an economist and politician.
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection 4
Collection
Identifier: GTM-090701
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection 4 consists of letters and documents by and about notable individuals in history, literature, religion, government, and other fields. The items in these collections are gifts and purchases.
Dates:
1700 - 1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Graham Greene - Yvonne Cloetta Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS347
Scope and Contents
The Yvonne Cloetta — Graham Greene Papers consist of correspondence written by Greene to Cloetta between the years 1963 and 1987. In addition to the 121 letters and postcards, the collection contains a typed manuscript for the book An Impossible Woman: The Memories of Dottoressa Moor of Capri, edited and adapted by Greene and later given with an inscription to Cloetta. The manuscript includes extensive autograph additions and corrections by Greene. Along with the correspondence, there are a...
Dates:
1963 - 1987
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 2004, she authored the book In Search of a Beginning: My Life with Graham Greene. Cloetta died in 2001; she was in her 70s.
Leopoldo Duran Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-110727
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily contains correspondence from Graham Greene to Leopoldo Duran (1964-1990). It also includes correspondence from Vivien Greene, Hugh Greene (brother) and Elizabeth Dennys (sister). Of note is a common place book containing autograph entries by Greene dating from the late 1970s. This was a gift from Duran whose intention was for Greene to jot down notes about his readings and thoughts. Nicknamed "the Picasso" by Duran who conceived the idea after a visit to the Picasso...
Dates:
1960 - 2008
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Two years later, Greene contacted him for lunch at the Ritz in London which began a friendship lasting eighteen years.
Over a decade beginning in 1976, Duran and Greene embarked on a series of annual holidays through Spain ranging from retreats to Oseira Monastery, visits to the grave of Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1864-1936), but primarily to vineyards where they sampled the wines.
Over a decade beginning in 1976, Duran and Greene embarked on a series of annual holidays through Spain ranging from retreats to Oseira Monastery, visits to the grave of Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1864-1936), but primarily to vineyards where they sampled the wines.
Lucile Swan Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS184
Scope and Contents
The Lucile Swan Papers contain correspondence from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan and from Claude Cuenot to Lucile Swan; Teilhard de Chardin writings/essays; printed materials about Teilhard, many written by friends and colleagues; and photographs of Teilhard and various friends.Please note that although correspondence and other materials within this collection use "Peking" or "Peiking" for the Chinese city in their content, this finding aid uses "Beijing" in its...
Dates:
1907 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1955
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Graham Greene - Anthony Bischoff, SJ Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS327
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection of letters and presentation editions from British novelist Graham Greene to Rev. Anthony D. Bischoff, S.J. is evidence of their friendship which spanned forty years. The correspondence contains mostly personal greetings, but also touches on literary and political issues. The first of the nine letters in the collection was written in 1950, a year after the two met. The last was written in 1984, seven years before Greene's death. The five presentation editions were given to Fr....
Dates:
1950 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1974 - 1984
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In the course of his research, he amassed a collection of Hopkins material which now resides in the Special Collections of Gonzaga University. Beginning in 1971, Fr. Bischoff resided at the Jesuit Community of Georgetown University.
Woodstock College Archives
Collection
Identifier: WTL-19761101
Found in Notes:
The titles for each resource are taken from a card catalog developed while Woodstock College was located in Maryland (a scheme used in other East Coast Jesuit archives). Each resource begins with a classification of the form--Roman numeral, cap letter, hyphen, Arabic decimal number, small letter--and then includes whatever titular information was offered on each resource paper card (e.g., IIB-3.4c: Provincial conference - 1894).
Taraknath Das papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-801201
Collection-level scope and contents note
The Taraknath Das Papers are contained in the John J. Meng Papers. Other papers from the Taraknath Das Foundation, as well as correspondence between Meng and Das, are also located in the Meng papers. Material in this collection span the years 1932 to 1940 and relate to Das' work "Indien in der Weltpolitick." Manuscripts for articles and papers by Das are included.
Dates:
1932-1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Das belonged to both India and to the U.S. and obtained U.S. citizenship around the beginning of the First World War which the U.S. government later tried to take away from him because he was a convicted felon and suspected because of his great hostility to the British Empire.
Charles F. King, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS43
Scope and Contents
The Charles F. King, SJ Papers contain course notes, a journal, and poetry written while at Georgetown University.
Dates:
1837 - 1854
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He was educated at Georgetown University beginning in 1828 and entered the Society of Jesus at Frederick in 1834.
Foreign Service School: Syllabi
Collection
Identifier: GTA-901023
Scope and Contents
Contains two volumes of course syllabi compiled by Assistant Dean Thomas H. Healy. One volume contains syllabi from the following classes: Political and Diplomatic History of Modern Europe taught by Baron Serge A. Korff; Applied Geography; Commercial Policies and Treaties taught by William S. Culbertson; International Law taught by James Brown Scott, assisted by Thomas H. Healy; French Language: Elementary, Advanced, Diplomatic taught by Jean J. Labat; Economics I taught by...
Dates:
1923-1924; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1924
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
This volume also contains list of required text books beginning on page 107.
Clare Boothe Luce Photographic Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS265
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
A testament to the eventful and extraordinary life of one of the most accomplished career women of the 20th century, the Clare Boothe Luce Photographic Collection is comprised of personal and professional photographs taken throughout the life of Clare Boothe Luce. Always in the public eye and internationally known, Luce was constantly photographed and featured in magazines, especially those of her husband, Henry Robinson Luce, co-founder of Time Inc. Quite aware of her own good looks, Luce...
Dates:
1805 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
She moved into an apartment on the east side of Manhattan and soon began to pursue a career in writing, thus marking the beginning of Luce's impressive professional career.
National Hotel Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-840319
Scope and Contents
The National Hotel Collection consists of five large register books listing the guests at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C. from 1851 to 1854. The hotel was the first hotel in the nation's capital approximating the size of a modern hotel. It was located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street.The registers are in chronological order. The register entries list the names of the guests, the days they stayed, and their room numbers. The signature of each guest is...
Dates:
1851 - 1854
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Most notably, Henry Clay lived in room 116 of the hotel beginning in 1849. He died at the hotel on June 29, 1852 with his son Thomas beside him.
Ruth M. McCabe WAVES Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030726577]
Identifier: GTM-20221108
Scope and Contents
Photograph album documenting Ruth M. McCabe’s training and service in the United States Women's Naval Reserve (popularly known as WAVES). There are 372 photographs in total, dating from 1942-1945. The images primarily depict McCabe and other WAVES officers posing in uniforms and civilian clothes, as well as McCabe’s family and male servicemen.The photographs depict a number of locations, including Duluth, Minnesota; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City; Washington...
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Henry Neale, SJ Notebook
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020031854394]
Identifier: GTM-20210619
Scope and Contents
A set of bound notes derived from scholarly lectures on a variety of mathematical and scientific topics--such as trigonometry, algebra, geometry, and physics--written down by Fr. Henry Neale, likely while pursuing studies at Liège in the 1720s and 1730s. Of note are numerous fold-out illustrations.
Dates:
1720s-1730s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Joseph Greaton at Old St. Joseph's Church beginning in 1741. Neale chose Lancaster as a promising center for future missions and purchased two lots of land in 1742; later, in 1747, he also secured land for Goshenhoppen.