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Edmund D. Pellegrino Papers
Collection
Identifier: BRL-007
Abstract
The collection contains the papers of Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, dating from 1943 to 2017. It primarily documents his contributions to the field of bioethics, particuarly as an educator and administrator at Georgetown University.
Dates:
1893 - 2017
Found in:
Bioethics Research Library Archives
Found in Subjects:
Bioethics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
Mickey Thomas Terry Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230707
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of Mickey Thomas Terry as an organist and historian of African American classical music.It includes correspondence, music programs, posters, interviews with George Walker and Jean Guillou, music recordings (of Terry and others), clippings, and other materials related to African American composers and organists. Other individuals who are represented in the collection include David Hurd, Ruth Norman, Noel Da Costa, and William B. Cooper, among...
Dates:
1970s-2025
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Church music
John Fitzgerald Papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030751666]
Identifier: GTM-150601
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence and indenture documents relating to the affairs of Colonel John Fitzgerald that relate to local affairs in northern Virginia in the 1790s.
Dates:
1780-1820
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Beginning in 1788, he helped to establish St.Mary's Catholic Church in Alexandria. In 1793, Fitzgerald became customs collector for Alexandria.
James T. Clements' Sons Funeral Home Records
Series
Identifier: GTM-20221025
Scope and Contents
The James T. Clements' Sons Funeral Home Records consist of ledgers documenting the costs for funeral expenses and certificates of death for individuals whose families used the company's services. The funeral expenses were maintained in ledgers while the death certificates are in partly printed formant. The funeral home was located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The records date from 1875 to 1945.
Dates:
1875 - 1945
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Clements' Sons Funeral Home were buried in Holy Rood Cemetery, which was the cemetery for Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Bernard and Barbara Wall Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-840101
Scope and Contents note
The Bernard and Barbara Wall Papers consists of correspondence, clippings and some ephemera. The material is mainly from three specific periods, and material from each period tends to focus on a specific subject. Material from 1933 to 1935 concerns the publication of Colosseum, that from 1946 to 1948 regards the publication of Changing World, and material from 1967 to 1973 generally regards the Latin Mass and various campaigns to change the Vatican's stance on it.The great...
Dates:
1929 - 1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The correspondence picks up again in 1967 and extends to 1973 and mostly regards the movement to reinstate the Tridentine Mass in the Catholic Church. Materials from this period consist of letters to and from friends and acquaintances about the movement, essays by Bernard Wall about Church policy and petitions to the Pope with lists of noteworthy (potential) signers of such petitions.
Antonia White Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-180515
Scope and Contents
Letters, manuscripts and press clippings by and about British author Antonia White (1899-1980).
Dates:
1863 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The marriage was permitted by the church, but within a year she had lapsed as a Catholic.
Charles Augustus Strong Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-100415
Content Description
The papers of Charles Augustus Strong (1862-1940), American psychologist and philosopher, comprise materials, in addition to Strong's library, transferred from various locations including the Villa La Balze in Fiesole, Italy and the Georgetown University Office of International Programs. All of the material in the collection originated at the Villa, where it had been gathered by the time of Strong's death. The papers include letters, manuscripts, published material, and photographs, arranged...
Dates:
1875 - 1930
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
His father's position in the church led to a friendship with John D. Rockefeller, whose daughter Elizabeth would later marry Strong.
Edward Jackson, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20250909
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the D.C. Youth Chorale (the official city-wide chorus of the D.C. Public School System) and its director, Edward Jackson, Jr., primarily from the 1960s to the early 1980s. It includes concert programs, advertisements, and newspaper clippings, as well as materials collected for Jackson's application for the 1983-1984 National Teacher of the Year Award. The collection also contains a photograph album documenting an event held in celebration of Jackson and the D.C....
Dates:
1964 - 2008
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Church music
Hilaire Belloc - Emma Pescatore Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS404
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between Hilaire Belloc and Emma Pescatore.
Dates:
1905 - 1931
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Most famously, Belloc became known as a polemical apologist for the Roman Catholic church, which he regarded as the only source of sanity and order in the world.
Bruce Marshall Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-840208
Scope and Contents
The Bruce Marshall Papers primarily consist of correspondence, manuscripts and news clippings, all tracing Burce Marshall's career as an author from 1924 until his death in 1987.The Bruce A. Marshall Papers are arranged in series according to subject. There is a Manuscript series, a Correspondence series, a Clippings series and a small Thesis series.The Manuscripts series comprises the first eight boxes of the collection. Contained in it are different drafts of...
Dates:
1924 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1979
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
His personal itnerest in the church is reflected in the Papers by his involvement in the movement to reinstate the Latin Mass after the Second Vatican Council had abolished it.
Arrupe, Pedro, SJ, audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: GTM-070821
Content Description
The recordings were "discovered" by Nicholas Scheetz, Manuscripts Librarian (2007) and duplicated for use by Georgetown University Office of the President for a project regarding Father Arrupe. See curatorial file.
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Pedro Arrupe, S.J. (1907-1991) was the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983 who served as head of the order during the sweeping changes to the Roman Catholic Church ushered in by Vatican II from 1962 to 1965.
Marguerite Kumm Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20090101
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials from artist Marguerite Kumm (1902-1992), including correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, diaries, and photographs.Series 1 covers Kumm's family history and early childhood, and includes diaries, photographs, and correspondence from Kumm's immediate family.Series 2 covers Kumm's professional career and includes correspondence with museums and galleries, publications that featured Kumm's work, and materials relating...
Dates:
1882 - 1992
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Her works are included in collections at the Library of Congress, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others. She died in Falls Church, Virginia in 1992.
Photographs: Campus and Surrounding Area (Oversize)
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000769
Scope and Contents
Box 1 includes:Leslie's illustration: View of Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, taken from Columbian [Georgetown] College, Georgetown Heights, The Quarters of the 69th Regiment of New York, 1861Harper's Weekly illustration: Quarters of the Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment New York State Militia, at Georgetown College, D.C, June 1861Brady image from Virginia showing Aqueduct Bridge, Holy Trinity Church and Maguire, Mulledy and Gervase...
Dates:
1829-ca. 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Box 1 includes:
Leslie's illustration: View of Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, taken from Columbian [Georgetown] College, Georgetown Heights, The Quarters of the 69th Regiment of New York, 1861
Harper's Weekly illustration: Quarters of the Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment New York State Militia, at Georgetown College, D.C, June 1861
Brady image from Virginia showing Aqueduct Bridge, Holy Trinity Church and Maguire, Mulledy and Gervase
Illustration: Camp Cameron, Georgetown, D.C., The Encampment of the Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, 1861
Illustration: Service by Rev.
Leslie's illustration: View of Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, taken from Columbian [Georgetown] College, Georgetown Heights, The Quarters of the 69th Regiment of New York, 1861
Harper's Weekly illustration: Quarters of the Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment New York State Militia, at Georgetown College, D.C, June 1861
Brady image from Virginia showing Aqueduct Bridge, Holy Trinity Church and Maguire, Mulledy and Gervase
Illustration: Camp Cameron, Georgetown, D.C., The Encampment of the Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, 1861
Illustration: Service by Rev.
Alfred Earle (Bishop of Marlborough) papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860131
Collection-level Scope and Contents note
The papers of Rt. Rev. Alfred Earle (1827-1918), consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs and related printed ephemera, regarding Earle's remarkable career. The papers include material from his early days as a student in Oxford, to his appointments first as Bishop of Marlborough ( 1888-1900) and later as Dean of Exeter (1900-1918). The collection comprises 1.5 linear feet of material, and it is organized chronologically in three boxes with a total of thirty-six folders....
Dates:
1840-1920
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Church History -- 19th century
Thomas J. Murray, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-200305
Scope and Contents
The Thomas J. Murray, SJ Papers contain material related to his position as headmaster of Ateneo de Zamboanga in the Philippines (1928-1935) and milestones in his spiritual life such as his ordination, final vows, and silver and golden jubilees. Also included is a folder of genealogical research on his mother's family, the Welshes/Welches.
Dates:
1924 - 1966
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Joseph’s High School and St. Joseph’s Church in Philadelphia before returning to Georgetown (1965-1970).
Augustus J. Thébaud, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS54
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Fr. Augustus J. Thébaud's draft of Three-Quarters of a Century (1807-1882): A Retrospect Written from Documents and Memory in 1877-1882. Vol. I: Political, Social, and Ecclesiastical Events in France (ed. Charles G. Herbermann, United States Catholic Historical Society, 1912). It also contains his draft of what would later become chapter six of Three-Quarters of a Century (1807-1882): A Retrospect Written...
Dates:
1877 - 1882
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Francis Xavier’s Church, New York, where he stayed until his death in 1885.
R. Emmett Curran Papers
File
Identifier: GTM-180305
Scope and Contents
The papers of R. Emmett Curran, a longtime history professor at Georgetown University, consist of historical research material concerning two major topics: the history of Georgetown University and the history of the Catholic Church in America. The Georgetown University portion of the collection includes typed biographical files documenting faculty who taught at the college from 1789 to 1920 and students who attended the college from 1789 to 1955. The Georgetown University-related material...
Dates:
1789 - 2023
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
- "Intestine Enemies: Catholics in Protestant America, 1605-1792, a Documentary History" (2017).
- "For Church and Confederacy: The Lynches of South Carolina" (2019)
- "For Church and Confederacy: The Lynches of South Carolina" (2019)
William X. Kienzle Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-100112
Scope and Contents Note
The William X. Kienzle Papers comprise part of the personal papers of William X. Kienzle (1928-2001), a longtime Catholic priest in Detroit, Michigan, who wrote a series of mystery novels after leaving the priesthood. Correspondence includes letters from friends and associates to William X. Kienzle and his wife Javan Kienzle. Also, many condolence letters upon the death of William X. Kienzle are included among these papers. There are a few manuscripts written by William. Some folders...
Dates:
1942 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2002
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He was also pastor of St. Anselm Catholic Church in Detroit.
Kienzle wrote his first mystery novel, "The Rosary Murders," in 1979.
Kienzle wrote his first mystery novel, "The Rosary Murders," in 1979.
Joseph M. Lauinger Military Awards and Decorations
Collection
Identifier: GTA-19970921
Content Description
This collection contains U.S. Army medals, medal citations, medal certificates, and marksmanship qualification badges awarded to Joseph M. Lauinger (C'1967) and related materials, 1969-1970. The medals are on permanent display in the lobby of Georgetown University's Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library.
Dates:
1969-1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
noted it was important "that the name should embody more than financial generosity and should reflect a tradition of dedication and devotion to Georgetown, to our Church and to mankind" and that the "new library will stand, through Joseph, as a monument to the Georgetown men and women who have sacrificed and given of themselves, in peace as well as in war.
Edmund A. Walsh, SJ Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-090723
Scope and contents note
The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. Papers: Part 2 comprise the personal papers of the extraordinary Jesuit educator, author, and geopolitician Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. The collection includes a fine run of letters to his brother Fred V. Walsh regarding Fr. Walsh's travels in Europe and his experiences connected to his service as a special adviser at the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II. Also of interest is a group of postcards sent by Fr. Walsh from various locations in Europe....
Dates:
1904 - 1956
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
At that time, he also was the Vatican representative to study the treatment of the Roman Catholic Church in the Soviet Union. It was there that Fr.