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William B. Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230202
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of music manuscripts created by William B. Cooper, dating from around 1945 to 1987. In addition to the music manuscripts, it also includes lyrics, a list of compositions by Cooper, abstracts of compositions, a manuscript on modern church music, programs, clippings, and other related documents. The collection includes one phonograph (LP) recording titled "We Praise Thee O Lord." It features music played by Cooper, William Farley Smith (conductor),...
Dates:
1945 - 1993
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Church music
Found in Notes:
Cooper also served as Minister of Music at historic Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church (1953-74) and Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church (1974-88) in Harlem.
Scrapbook: Epistolae Gratulatoriae Jubilaei Universitatis Georgiopolitanae
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000075-DS
Scope and Contents
Contains printed and handwritten letters of congratulation on Georgetown's Centennial. The letters, addressed to the University President and faculty, are from presidents of colleges and universities, both in the U.S. and in Europe, and from members of the Church Hierarchy.
Dates:
1889
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
The letters, addressed to the University President and faculty, are from presidents of colleges and universities, both in the U.S. and in Europe, and from members of the Church Hierarchy.
William B. Ullathorne Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: GTM-801119
Scope and Contents
Papers of William Bernard Ullathorne (1806-1889), Bishop of Birmingham from 1850-1889. Primarily consists of correspondence documenting changes in the Roman Catholic Church in England during the middle to late nineteenth century. Includes correspondence relating to Ullathorne's "Notes on the Education Question" (1857). Letters from John Moore Capes, Bishop Paul Cullen, Charles Langdale, Thomas William Marshall, George Talbot, and many from Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman.Click on...
Dates:
1848 - 1883
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church
Found in Notes:
Primarily consists of correspondence documenting changes in the Roman Catholic Church in England during the middle to late nineteenth century.
Charles Kent Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS456
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The collection contains letters written by religious and political leaders to Charles Kent and others dating from 1862 to 1889. The authors of the letters include Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman, Cardinal Henry Edward Manning, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and Prime Minister William Gladstone. Most of the letters are written to Kent, editor of The Sun and The Weekly Register, and discuss England's newspapers with regard to religious matters and Catholicism. The letters were written after the time of...
Dates:
1862 - 1896
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1824 he was ordained as a priest in the Church of England. He joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1845, became a priest in 1847, and was made a cardinal in 1879.
Theodore Maynard - Robert F. McNamara Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS346
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Theodore Maynard - Robert F. McNamara Collection consists of personal correspondence between Theodore Maynard and Robert F. McNamara. The collection also includes a few letters of correspondence between Robert F. McNamara and Kathleen Sheehan. A few newspaper and magazine clippings and one printed pamphlet are also contained in the collection. Mentioned in the letters of Maynard and McNamara are Maynard's numerous publications, including "Apostle of Charity: The Life of Saint Vincent...
Dates:
1932 - 1956
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Source: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Rochester, New York: www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/id839.htm
Historical Manuscripts Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-700101
Scope and Contents
The Historical Manuscripts collection contains documents generated by significant individuals and groups and includes correspondence, handwritten documents, and bound manuscripts. Notable people and organizations include John Barrymore, the Brooke family, Bernard U. Campbell, the Columbia Debating Society, E. Street Baptist Church, Fells Point Hebrew School, Cuthbert Fenwick, Francis Kenrick, John Neumann, and the Population Society. The materials were most likely drawn from the Georgetown...
Dates:
1790 - 1900
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Stephen Deactur Papers (moved to GTM-GAMMS345)
6. E Street Baptist Church (North Baptist Church) Journal
7-8. Llewellin ELiot Papers
9.
6. E Street Baptist Church (North Baptist Church) Journal
7-8. Llewellin ELiot Papers
9.
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:
Stonestreet, S.J.; St Aloysius Church; William Francis Clarke, S.J.; Daniel Lynch, S.J.; James A.
Phillips Temple Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-831006
Content Description
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, printed material and photographs concerning Phillips Temple's national chairmanship of "Catholic Book Week" in February, 1949. The program was sponsored annually by the Catholic Library Association to "stimulate the reading and writing of Catholic literature in various forms." Temple served as librarian of Riggs Memorial Library at Georgetown University from 1937 to 1954.
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Dates:
1947 - 1949
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church
Georgetown University: Community of Character (Pamphlet)
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000368
Scope and Contents
Text of lectures given in 1987 and 1988: The University and The Church by Timothy S. Healy, S.J., April 12, 1988; Community and Diversity at Georgetown by Royden B. Davis, S.J., Feburary 1, 1988; Georgetown University: American Dream, Ignatian Vision By Michael J. Collins, September 30, 1987; Tyranny or Tolerance: Genesis, The Jesuits and Georgetown By Robert B. Lawton, S.J., November 4, 1987; and Education for World Citizenship by Monika Hellwig, April 2, 1987.
Dates:
1987-1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Text of lectures given in 1987 and 1988: The University and The Church by Timothy S. Healy, S.J., April 12, 1988; Community and Diversity at Georgetown by Royden B.
Horace B. McKenna, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-821201
Scope and Contents
The Rev. Horace B. McKenna, SJ Papers are comprised of files kept by Father McKenna at the time of his death. Consequently, they date primarily from the 1960's and 1970's and concern his activities as assistant pastor of St. Aloysius Church and his involvement in numerous projects. Father McKenna was a major force in the adoption of innovative social action programs to combat problems encountered in the inner-city. The papers contain files on his work with the St. Vincent De Paul Society, as...
Dates:
1899 - 2001
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The tapes contain reflections on experiences in a changing Church, highlighting specifically the role of black Catholics within that Church.
Manuscript on Catholic Doctrine and Practice
Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 39020031848628]
Identifier: GTM-20120119
Scope and Contents
A small but substantial bound manuscript on paper compiled by an anonymous recusant, likely English. The contents are an apparently unique collection of various texts on Catholic doctrine, often paired with typical objections raised by Protestant writers. In this way the volume reads as a kind of practical guide or model for English recusancy, covering topics that run the gamut of Catholic belief and practice from "Prayers to Saints" (p. 99) to "The Pope's Supremacy" (p. 173) and "Praying to...
Dates:
circa 1758
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church
Martin J. Griffin Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS61
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the papers of Martin Ignatius Joseph Griffin (1842-1911), Catholic historian, writer and editor, who was a native of Philadelphia. Correspondence in the collection concerns subscriptions and requests for or letters pertaining to historical information, and there is an abundant amount of material pertaining to the Temperance Movement as well as to the Total Abstinence Movement which existed in the Catholic Church of Griffin's day. Also included is correspondence...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In addition to his activities as an editor, Griffin authored the following works: 'A History of Old St. Joseph's Church' (1882), 'A History of St. John the Evangelist's Church' (1882), 'Thomas FitzSimons,Pennsylvania's Catholic Signer of the U.S.
Mary M. Mattingly estate documents
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: GTM-180126
Content Description
This collection is of interest to local family and Catholic historians, including research into devout Catholic women.
Contains estate file, including will and probate court documents, relating to Mary M. Mattingly. Also: baptismal record (photocopy) and obituary.
Dates:
1949-1962
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Further papal honors were awarded to Mattingly in 1959 when she received a Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal from Archbishop O’Boyle of Washington for her work with schools and churches in Southern Maryland. She was recognized with honors from Pope John XXIII for her service to the churches in the Archdiocese of Washington.
Protective Pass for Enyedy Laszlo from the Apostolic Nunciature in Budapest
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 2 (Legal): Series GAMMS472.4 [Barcode: 39020030726445], Folder: 1
Identifier: GTM-20210406
Scope and Contents
One Protective Pass for Enyedy Laszlo from the Apostolic Nunciature in Budapest, issued by Monsignor Angelo Rotta in 1944. As Papal Nuncio, Rotta issued passes such as this to protect Jews from the Nazi Holocaust in Budapest.
Dates:
1944
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
Found in Notes:
Angelo Rotta (9 August 1872 – 1 February 1965) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. As the Apostolic Nuncio in Budapest at the end of World War II, he was involved in the rescue of the Jews of Budapest from the Nazi Holocaust.
Msgr. Joseph J. Hartnett Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-19880620
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials from Msgr. Hartnett's service as an official with Catholic Relief Services in Asia, in particular Vietnam and India. It includes correspondence, reports, clippings, and other documents.
Dates:
20th century
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church
John R. Crown Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-0072
Scope and Contents
The Papers of John R. Crown includes materials related to World War II (pamphlets, a Pocket Guide to New Guinea, certificates, Nazi memorabilia), Georgetown University (especially alumni affairs and Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity, 1920s-1960s), U.S. politicians (inaugural materials related to Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson, photograph of John F. Kennedy, various autographs), the Catholic Church (Fulton J. Sheen and Francis J. Spellman), and Crown's personal life. It includes several...
Dates:
1848, 1918-1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church
Found in Notes:
Kennedy, various autographs), the Catholic Church (Fulton J. Sheen and Francis J. Spellman), and Crown's personal life.
Maurice Adelman, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-940101
Collection level scope note
The Maurice Adelman, Jr. Papers consist of correspondence, pamphlets, and clippings by and about John Cardinal Wright. The collection comprises 1 linear foot of material and is arranged in 64 folders in 2 boxes. The collection holds about 150 personal letters from John Cardinal Wright to Maurice Adelman, along with correspondence between Adelman and some of Wright's friends concerning such issues as Wright's will and literary rights, the future writing of Wright's biography, as well as many...
Dates:
1957-1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church
Found in Notes:
He served as Bishop of Pittsburgh until his creation as a cardinal priest on April 28, 1969, with the titular church of Jesus the Divine Teacher. Wright served in various capacities as the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and was chairman of the drafting committee for the first two postconciliar collective pastoral letters of the American bishops, The Church in Our Day (1967), and Human Life in Our Day (1868).
Neil J. Gargan, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-211222
Scope and Contents
The Neil J. Gargan, SJ Papers contain sermons and other spoken addresses as well as correspondence and photographs.
Dates:
1928 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Catholic Church -- Sermons
Found in Notes:
Gargan was then minister/treasurer at Georgetown Preparatory School (1941-1944); rector of Gonzaga High School/pastor at St. Aloysius Church (1944-1950); pastor at St. Ignatius Church in Bel Alton (1950-1953); and director of Loyola Retreat House efforts at Georgetown University (1954-1955).
Thomas F. Meehan Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS213
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Thomas F. Meehan Papers consist of correspondence received or acquired by Mr. Meehan for the years 1859-1920. Correspondents include figures from the U.S. Catholic Church hierarchy such as Cardinal John M. Farley, Abp. Michael A. Corrigan, Bp. James McFaul, and Bp. Charles McDonnell, as well as from leading political figures in both Irish and American politics, including Michael Davitt, Alexander M. Sullivan, Perry Belmont, Patrick A. Collins, and Samuel Sullivan Cox. The content of the...
Dates:
1859 - 1920; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1915
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Correspondents include figures from the U.S. Catholic Church hierarchy such as Cardinal John M. Farley, Abp.
Gonzaga College High School/Washington Seminary Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000768
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers and records of Washington Seminary (1821-1828, 1848-1858) and its successor Gonzaga College High School (1858-1959). The Washington Seminary records include financial records (1821-1827, 1848-1858), legal documents (1810-1815), a public program notebook (1850-1851), and a school diary (1850-1854). Other materials include loose papers such as correspondence, ephemera, newsclippings, and programs for anniversary celebrations, commencements, and student...
Dates:
1821 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Aloysius Church on North Capitol Street, N.W.