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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.
James Beadnall, SJ Notebook
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020031854402]
Identifier: GTM-0085
Scope and Contents
A set of bound notes on general geography and astronomy--derived from an unknown scholarly source--written down by Fr. James Beadnall, likely while pursuing studies at St. Omer in the 1730s and 1740s.
Dates:
1730s-1740s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Gustave A. Weigel, SJ Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS65
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Gustave A. Weigel, S.J. Papers are part of the Archives of Woodstock College, housed in the Special Collections Division of Georgetown University's Lauinger Library. The papers document Weigel's career from high school through his death in 1964. Of special interest are the many pieces pertaining to the politics and culture of Latin America, and particularly of Chile, where Weigel lived for 10 years. He was also deeply concerned with the issues of ecumenism and intellectual life among...
Dates:
1920 - 1964
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
One of the leading American theologians, Weigel was a tireless spokesman for the cause of ecumenism. Beginning in 1960, he served as an advisor to the Secretariat for the Promotion of Christian Unity, a body on which he served through the first two sessions of the Second Vatican Council.
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS97
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Sir Hall Caine Papers primarily consist of correspondence to Sir Hall Caine, comprising .5 linear feet of material arranged in 31 folders in 1 box. A majority of the correspondence in the collection involves Sir Hall's business affairs, including sales, advertisements and film and stage productions. There is a letter from Herbert Brenon regarding the filming of The Woman Thou Gavest Me in 1918 and a letter from Virginia Brooks, an actress in the stage production of the same work. Several...
Dates:
1895-1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The publication in 1887 of the Deemster, a story set in the Isle of Man, marked the beginning of his extraordinary popularity. From 1892 to 1893 Hall Caine visited Poland and the frontier towns of Russia at the request of the Russo-Jewish Committee in order to investigate the facts of Jewish persecutions, and in 1895 he was sent on behalf of the Incorporated Society of Authors and the Colonial Office to Canada where he conducted successful negotiations with the Dominion government on the subject of Canadian Copyright.
William Harding Jackson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-101014
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the personal papers of William Harding Jackson. Correspondents include President Eisenhower, Constantine FitzGibbon, Arthur Gardner, Gordon Gray, and Richard M. Nixon, among others. A run of letters regarding Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign is also included among the documents. Some typed manuscripts by Jackson, a few photographs of him, and a series of printed materials round out the collection.
Dates:
1938 - 1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert F. Kelley Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-770901
Scope and contents note
The Robert F. Kelley Papers document relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War period to 1975. Included are articles and addresses by Kelley on this topic.
Dates:
1917 - 1975
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The 5th Infantry was next assigned to the American Army of Occupation in Germany where Kelley spent a year In Andernach as liaison officer between the Army of Occupation and local civil authorities.
At the beginning of 1920, Kelley was detailed as assistant military attaché to Denmark and Finland; and as military observer in the Baltic Provinces.
At the beginning of 1920, Kelley was detailed as assistant military attaché to Denmark and Finland; and as military observer in the Baltic Provinces.
Andre Visson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-760105
Scope and Contents
The major bulk of material from the Andre Visson papers dates from Visson's arrival in the United States in 1940. The papers are of particular interest in chronicling world events and in tracing the development of journalism from the beginning of the Second World War through the Cold War years. In each of these cases, Visson brought a unique perspective as a native of Russia who adopted the United States as his home. The role of the American press in articulating the course of the Cold War...
Dates:
1920 - 1964
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The papers are of particular interest in chronicling world events and in tracing the development of journalism from the beginning of the Second World War through the Cold War years.
Gene Basset Collection of Political Photographs
Collection
Identifier: GTM-770301
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs of politicians that were used as reference materials by the newspaper cartoonist Gene Basset, dating from 1912 to 1989 (bulk 1960s-1980s). The photographs extensively document U.S. political figures from the 1960s through the 1980s, especially Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. It also includes some foreign political leaders (1930s-1980s) and a small selection of actors/performers/film productions (1930s-1960s). The collection consists entirely of...
Dates:
1912 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1962, after a brief stint as the Honolulu Star Bulletin's first editorial cartoonist, Basset became the chief editorial cartoonist with Scripps Howard newspapers. Beginning in 1972, his work was also syndicated by the United Feature Syndicate.
Isaiah Garrett, Jr. Letters
Collection
Identifier: GTM-141219
Collection-level Scope and Contents note
The Isaiah Garrett, Jr. Letters is comprised of 41 autograph letters written by Isaiah Garrett Jr. between February 19th, 1859 and December 14th, 1865. Twenty-five of the letters are addressed to his older brother, Frank, fifteen are addressed to his parents, and one is addressed to his sister, Sarah. Thirty-seven of the forty-one letters were written while Garrett was a student at Georgetown University on the eve of the American Civil War, one was written in Baton Rogue, LA in 1859, two...
Dates:
1859 - 1865
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
After marrying Narcissa Grayson, a member of a prominent area family, in 1836, Garrett settled into work and family life, the couple raising five children (six others died before the age of six) while he built his reputation, serving as district attorney, an important member of the state constitutional convention in 1845, and as a co-operationist member of the secession convention in 1861, all the while handling important legal cases in his area and beginning another life as a planter, establishing "Lindwood," a large plantation on the river south of Monroe in the early 1850s.
Marie Therese Dubalen - Nancy Corson Carter Collection on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS303
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 18 Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin essays and publications as collected by Marie Terese Dubalen as well as one piece on Teilhard written by Bruno de Solages (folder 11).
Dates:
1923 - 1951
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Returning to France at the end of WWII, he continued this work although forbidden by Rome to give public lectures or publish philosophical works beginning in 1924. After comments made at the Cercle des Intellectueles Catholiques in 1947, Teilhard de Chardin was silenced on all philosophical topics by the Jesuit Superior General so that he would not be condemned by Rome.
Hilaire Belloc - Elizabeth Greenhill collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS403
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Hilaire Belloc - Elizabeth Greenhill Collection (1 box, .25 linear feet) contains 10 letters from historian and writer Hilaire Belloc to his bookbinder, Elizabeth Greenhill, dated between January 1938 and May 1940. Of the Belloc - Greenhill Papers, seven are typed signed letters and three are handwritten. Belloc discusses a number of books and correspondences he was working on or having bound at the time, such as "The County of Sussex", "The Old Road", "Verses", and "The Path to Rome."...
Dates:
1938-1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Greenhill worked with Walter de la Mare, Hilaire Belloc, and other notable authors before beginning work on the restorations of rare books in Florence after the flood of the Arno in 1966.
Lewis C. Wendell, Jr. Collection on the United States Information Agency-Duke Ellington Good Will Tour
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20220228
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to Duke Ellington concerts held in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and other nations, that were sponsored by the U.S. State Department in 1963. The materials were collected by Lewis C. Wendell, Jr., who served as a Consul with the United States Information Agency in that region. The collection includes photographs, programs, press releases, and seven audio recordings of concerts held in Lahore, Pakistan (1/4 inch magnetic tapes).The...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1963; 1963, 1971, circa 2010s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Among his more than two thousand songs are such hits as “In A Sentimental Mood,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good,” and “I’m Beginning To See The Light.” For almost fifty years he toured the world as a band leader and piano player.
Francisco Enriquez y Giron collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS260
Collection level scope and content note
The Francisco Enriquez y Giron Papers date from the beginning of the 19th century. As a leading Spanish official in Manila, with the title Delegate General of the Royal Lands, Colonel of Infantry, and Quartermaster General and Superintendent, Francisco Enriquez y Giron was exposed to the corrupt and inefficient practices of the colonial government. He witnessed first hand the impact that increased commercialization had on the islands and on Spanish control. His frustration with inept...
Dates:
1824-1831
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The Francisco Enriquez y Giron Papers date from the beginning of the 19th century. As a leading Spanish official in Manila, with the title Delegate General of the Royal Lands, Colonel of Infantry, and Quartermaster General and Superintendent, Francisco Enriquez y Giron was exposed to the corrupt and inefficient practices of the colonial government.
John S. Monagan - Anthony Powell Collection 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS165
Scope and Contents
This collection contains over two decades of correspondence between writer Anthony Powell and his American friend John S. Monagan as well as various magazine and newspaper articles relating to Powell as collected by Monagan. Also within the collection are numerous photographs of Anthony and Violet Powell at their home, the Chantry in Somerset, England, mostly taken by Monagan during visits made with his wife Rosemary in 1981, 1987, and 1988.
Dates:
1969 - 1994
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He married Lady Violet Pakenham (1912-2002) in 1934 with whom he had two sons: Tristram (b. 1940) and John (b. 1946). Beginning in 1952 they lived at The Chantry, a country home in Whatley, west of Frome, Somerset.
John S. Monagan - Anthony Powell Collection 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS341
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence between John Monagan and the Powell Family and correspondence between Monagan and others regarding Powell. Further, it includes manuscripts/articles on Powell written by Monagan and others; papers related to the Anthony Powell Society; photographs of the Powell family and related subjects; and materials from the Georgetown University Library exhibition and symposium celebrating the Anthony Powell centennial in 2005.
Dates:
1961 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2005
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He married Lady Violet Pakenham (1912-2002) in 1934 with whom he had two sons: Tristram (b. 1940) and John (b. 1946). Beginning in 1952 they lived at The Chantry, a country home in Whatley, west of Frome, Somerset.
Booth Family Center Songbook and Music Pedagogy Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-0083
Scope and Contents
The Booth Family Center Songbook and Music Pedagogy Collection contains items purchased from 2002 onwards by Special Collections staff using money from the Leon Robbin Library Endowment Fund. The collection is mostly comprised of manuscript song compilations created by non-professional musicians for private use in the home, by students or teachers for pedagogical purposes, or for liturgical use by church choirs or religious orders. Most of the songbooks are bound manuscripts, but a few...
Dates:
early 17th century to early 20th century
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The items in this collection were purchased by Special Collections staff beginning in 2002 at auctions and from dealers using money from the Leon Robbin Library Endowment Fund.
Lester Bernstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860501
Scope and Contents
The Lester Bernstein Papers consist of a diary written by Bernstein from July 21 to December 31 1899, part of the period in which he worked for the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC). The remaining materials are lists pertaining to the hiring and placement of local men to work for the ICC. Lester Bernstein was one of the men sent to Nicaragua to survey for canals. From his diary it can be discerned that he hired, supervised, and distributed the local workmen, helped build and/or...
Dates:
1899 July-December
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Bernstein began the diary with his departure from Philadelphia for New York to begin work and ended it on the last day of 1899 in Nicaragua.
Fitzhugh Green, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS80
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Fitzhugh Green Papers consist primarily of the correspondence, work files and manuscripts pertaining to Green's various professional positions, writing, and social acquaintance. The collection was acquired in two parts, the second of which constitutes the Addendum series of this register.
Dates:
1902 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The same year, Green resigned his position on the committee to begin his long association with the United States Information Agency.
Richard C. Law, SJ Papers
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 45: [Barcode: 39020030733607], Folder: 20
Identifier: GTM-0086
Scope and Contents
Beginning no later than his tertianship, Fr. Richard C. Law regularly performed in barbershop quartets and choirs at various campus and Jesuit community events, including minstrel shows, golden jubilees, and final vow celebrations. This collection contains sheet music and lyrics used for such performances, many of which were personalized for individual Jesuits, as well as one poem from before he joined the Society of Jesus.
Dates:
1924; 1938 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Beginning no later than his tertianship, Fr. Richard C.