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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:
1900 - 2023
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Patrick T. Bakman Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS182
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of theater director Patrick Bakman. It contains notes on a myriad aspects of production, including cast and technical staff contact lists, rehearsal schedules, costume and prop lists, script revisions and cuts, scene summaries or breakdowns, as well as printed reviews and programs relating to the performance. In addition, there are resource files regarding opera histories, period costumes, furniture and culture, which Bakman used to research and...
Dates:
1891 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In using this finding aid, please note the following:
i. Companies and composers are indexed once in association with the various opera productions directed by Bakman.
i. Companies and composers are indexed once in association with the various opera productions directed by Bakman.
William R. Downs Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-780127
Scope and Contents
The papers of William R. Downs consist of correspondence, broadcast scripts, clippings, memorabilia, a scrapbook, films, records, photographs, and network election handbooks, pertaining to his career in journalism and broadcast journalism, and to his school years. They are arranged chronologically.Of special interest to the researcher are the following:
-Downs' early correspondence with his family. These letters dating from 1940-1945 are very revealing of his personality and...
Dates:
1929-1977
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Bill Downs achieved national recognition as a radio and television newscaster in a long career with United Press, the Columbia Broadcasting System, and finally with the American Broadcasting Company.
His career in journalism began while he was at the University of Kansas, where he combined college studies with newspaper work on the Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Kansan.
His career in journalism began while he was at the University of Kansas, where he combined college studies with newspaper work on the Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Kansan.
Causten Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS201
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the letters written by members of the Causten family over the period 1805-1820.
Dates:
1805 - 1820
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Jack Tars and Commodores: The American Navy, 1783-1815 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984). Gruppe, Henry E., et al. The Frigates (Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1979).
James H. Bailey papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS402
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The papers of James H. Bailey comprise this collection. The first series is made up of alphabetically listed correspondence between Bailey and a number of scholars, associates, friends, and publishers. In particular there are numerous letters between Bailey and author Charles C. Tansill. He also corresponds with Peter Ireton, the Bishop of Richmond, and Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Many of the letters discuss Bailey's dissertation work or job positions...
Dates:
1945-1989; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The letters also refer to the possible publication of Merrick's book, "The Altar of God", by Doubleday & Company, where Bailey worked at the time. Also included in this series are printed materials related to Mary Merrick.
Boggs Family papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861226
Scope and Contents
The Boggs Family Papers comprise twenty-one letters, two photographs and four pieces of related materials. Eleven of the letters were written by William R. Boggs, and ten of these were to his brother and sister, Maggie and Adam Boggs, while he was in the Union Army from 1863 - 1865. (Note: The William R. Boggs whose letters are in this Collection should not be confused with the Confederate Brigadier General of the same name.) There are two photographs of William Boggs and they appear to date...
Dates:
1863-1923
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Eventually William Boggs becomes Commander of his company as Lieutenant, and heads south to Virginia.
Sylvia V.C. Twine Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20250908
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of mezzo-soprano Sylvia V.C. Twine. It includes concert programs, advertisements, and newspaper clippings (1989-2016); curricula vitae; portrait photographs; two compact discs of Twine recordings; and Twine's Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan School of Music (2001).
Dates:
1989 - 2016
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Twine founded Our Legacy Productions and launched Porgy and Bess a Concert the company’s premiere production.
[Source: Coro Allegro website, featured archivist biography, 2018-2019]
[Source: Coro Allegro website, featured archivist biography, 2018-2019]
Harman Grisewood Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS131
Scope and Contents
This collection centers around the correspondence and related papers of three important and long-standing friendships of Harman Grisewood: with the poet and artist David Jones; with printer and artist Rene Hague; and with Christopher Sykes, the celebrated biographer of Evelyn Waugh. Correspondence relating to Jones and Hague, in particular, reflects the social, literary and artistic circles which they and mutual friend Harman Grisewood, shared with acquaintances such as Thomas F....
Dates:
1916 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
British Broadcasting Company
Found in Notes:
Grisewood began his long association with the BBC in 1929 as a member of the repertory company. He became an announcer in 1933, and assistant to the program organizer in 1936.
Panama Hattie Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-171129
Scope and Contents Note
The Panama Hattie Collection contains a screenplay for the film "Panama Hattie" and a typescript of the play by that same name. The music and lyrics to Panama Hattie were authored by Cole Porter; the book was authored by Herbert Fields and B.G. De Sylva.
Dated July 10, 1941, the screenplay was actor Dan Dailey's personal copy. The screenplay is 117 pages long. Deriving from State Fair Musicals in 1954, the typescript includes several pencil sketches among the pages.
Dates:
Creation: 1941 - 1954
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Harman Grisewood papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS255
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection comprises the second acquisition of the papers of Harman Grisewood (1906-1997). Included is a long run (Boxes 1 through 5) of correspondence from notable individuals such as W.H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Violet Bonham-Carter, Tom Burns (editor of "The Tablet”), Winston S. Churchill, historian Christopher Dawson, B.B.C. director general Hugh Greene, Vivien Greene (wife of writer Graham Greene), Deirdre and Rupert Hart-Davis, Sibyl Hathaway (Dame of Sark), Saunders Lewis, members...
Dates:
1926-1997; Majority of material found within 1950-1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Grisewood began his long association with the BBC in 1929 as a member of the repertory company. He became an announcer in 1933, and assistant to the program organizer in 1936.
Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-761124
Scope and Contents Note
The Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Papers comprise the personal papers of Miles P. DuVal (1896-1989), an American naval officer who was an expert on the Panama Canal. The bulk of the collection consists of files maintained by DuVal about the Panama Canal, including correspondence, subject files, and manuscripts. Many of the manuscripts were written by DuVal while some were written by other individuals. Some attention is given to DuVal's navy career. DuVal's journals are also present. The...
Dates:
1851 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Clifton, NJ: James T. White and Company, 1978.
Jackson McElmell Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS241
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Jackson McElmell Papers document the career of a naval officer who entered the U.S. Navy in 1855 and earned the rank of Rear Admiral in 1906. Jackson McElmell (1834-1908) assisted with the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1857, was a member of the Paraguayan expedition of 1858, saw some action during the Civil War, and was President of the Naval Engineers' Examining Board in Philadelphia. Dating from 1851 to 1908, the McElmell Papers contain mostly correspondence and military...
Dates:
1851 - 1908
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Upon deciding that he wanted to become a naval engineer, McElmell worked two years with Neafie & Levy, a shipbuilding company in Philadelphia. He entered the U.S. Navy in August of 1855 as a Third Assistant Engineer.
Horace Porter Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS249
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Horace Porter Collection consists of 13.0 linear feet of photographs, manuscripts, letters, clippings, prints, and printed ephemera, together with a large assortment of valuable artifacts connected with General Porter's career. Porter, best known for his role as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was a noted soldier, railroad executive, diplomat, and son of Governor David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) of Pennsylvania. The collection includes a variety of...
Dates:
1855 - 1921
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1928. First edition. With a presentation inscription from the author to a family member, Edwin Mende.
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:
In 1834, the Spanish Crown abolished the Royal Company of the Philippines and formally recognized free trade, opening the port of Manila to unrestricted foreign commerce.
Robert M. Weston Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-770610
Scope and Contents
The Robert M. Weston papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal briefs, documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings concerning the legal career of Robert M. Weston (1910-1973). Weston was associated with the Tax and Antitrust Divisions of the Department of Justice from 1941 to 1952, president of the Public Utilities Commission from 1953 to 1956, a member of the Federal Power Commission from 1956 to 1968, Judge of the D.C. Tax Court from 1968 to 1971, and Associate Judge...
Dates:
1933 - 1973
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The papers from the Commission center primarily on the Capital Transit Company case in which Weston participated actively by drafting
the legislation for the creation of a publicly owned Washington area operating transit authority.
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:
After the war, Green spent six years in New York City as a sales, advertising and promotion executive with Vick Chemical Company (1946-1949)and then with Life Magazine (1949-1952).
Edward Grazda Collection on Afghanistan
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240605
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 48 silver gelatin work prints and more than two 250 items of printed ephemera related to the Afghan conflict primarily from 1977 to 2010, taken and collected by photographer Edward Grazda.The collection includes posters, maps, and a poster-size spiral bound presentation book used to demonstrate the principles of democratic voting and rule to multilingual Afghan citizens. There are close to 150 smaller items of printed ephemera (Jamiat-e Islami...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1977 - 2010; 1953 - 2017
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 2009, with Jeff Ladd and Valerie Sonnenthal, Ed founded Errata Editions – a publishing company dedicated to making important rare photo books accessible with its Books on Books series.
Stephen S. Remak Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS268
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
Written between the years of 1859-1861, the Stephen S. Remak Papers consist of one bound letter book containing the official outgoing correspondence of Remak during his term as United States Consul at Trieste, an Italian port city on the Adriatic. Perhaps of the most value for researchers in this collection is the extensive research Remak carried out on the contemporary state and history of Austrian currency, which he included in his correspondence to officials at the United...
Dates:
1859 - 1861
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Philadelphia: The American Biographical Publishing Company, 1888. Who's who in Polish-America. New York, Harbinger House, 1943.
Peter Bergen Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240406
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of journalist and documentarian Peter Bergen relating to his work covering Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and global terrorism.It consists of approximately 71,000 pages of archival papers containing extensive subject and research files, correspondence, photographs, manuscripts...
Dates:
1980s-2010s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Marion Stancioff Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-131113
Scope and Contents
Manuscript notes and articles by Marion Stancioff on Catholicism and a range of humanitarian interests such as art, education, literature, philosophy, as well as economics and politics. Includes correspondence with friends in both English and French on many of the foregoing topics. Notable letters are from Dorothy Day, Anne Fremantle, and Ezra Pound. Family letters are also included.
Dates:
1903 - 2009
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Her father, an American business man, developed the Sao Paolo and Rio Light Company. Stancioff spent most of her childhood in the United States but moved to London with her mother after the First World War.