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Cornelius Van H. Engert Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-970901
Scope and Contents
The Cornelius Van H. Engert papers 2 comprise a portion of the personal papers of Cornelius Van H. Engert, a U.S. diplomat who served in a number of important diplomatic posts. The collection includes correspondence, diplomatic memos, printed materials, speeches, and photographs.
Dates:
1887 - 1985
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
During this time, Engert worked a great deal securing oil concessions from the Iranian government for American oil companies.
In September 1923, Engert began eight years of service in Latin American countries, beginning with Cuba, where he served as First Secretary until February 1925.
In September 1923, Engert began eight years of service in Latin American countries, beginning with Cuba, where he served as First Secretary until February 1925.
Presidents’ Correspondence and Other Materials (Richards, Whitney, Daugherty)
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000010
Scope and Contents
Included are copies of outgoing letters from the tenures of three Georgetown University Presidents - J. Havens Richards (1888-1898), John D. Whitney (1898-1901) and Jerome Daugherty (1901-1905), as well as incoming correspondence received by Father Richards between 1888 and 1898. A volume listing major donations to Georgetown University, 1891-1898, is also present. The correspondence documents the work of Presidents Richards, Whitney and Daugherty during a period of major reform...
Dates:
1872 - 1904; Majority of material found within 1888 - 1898
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Francis Riggs and John Vinton and Elizabeth Dahlgren; companies doing business with the University; fellow Jesuits including Patrick F.
Alexander Tremaine Wright - William John Carlton Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS305
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
"Happy are the dead and their biographers who have left materials for the building of their monuments"A.T.W. Alexander Tremaine Wright's correspondence (1909-1915) to William John Carlton offers a unique insight into research characteristic of a small English fraternity intrigued by the literature and history of shorthand. This practice of the educated, beginning with Englishman John Willis' alphabet-based system in 1640, remained the domain of writers and reporters until...
Dates:
1909 - 1915
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
His early career was spent as an editorial assistant at the Amalgamated Press, London from 1902-1907 and then as manager of the Press Illustrating Company from 1907-1914, the time of his correspondence with Wright.
George M. Kober Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS75
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The George M. Kober Papers consist of correspondence sent and received by. Kober dating primarily from 1897 through 1900. Correspondents include several of the presidents of Georgetown University, such as David H. Buel,S.J.; Charles W. Lyons, S.J.; W . Coleman Nevils, S.J.; and J. Havens Richards, S.J. Others include various city (D.C.) and federal government officials, as well as notable names in the medical, public health, and science fields - David Du Bose Gaillard, George M. Sternberg,...
Dates:
1892 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1897 - 1900
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He is credited with the first published report on the use of iodine as an antiseptic and was a principal promoter of the Washington Sanitary Improvement Company, which offered a 5 percent investment and provided moderate income families with sanitary homes at a reasonable cost.
Edward Hermon papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000003
Collection Level Scope and Contents note
During the nineteenth century great fortunes were made by various entrepreneurs in the cotton industry of Lancashire. One of the most remarkable of these cotton masters was Edward Hermon (1821?-1881), the managing partner of Horrocks, Miller & Company, an early giant in the field. Hermon became the conservative M.P. for Preston (1868-1881) as well as an eminent art collector, sportsman, philantropist and builder. His papers, dating between 1864 and 1867, cover a variety of topics, but...
Dates:
1864-1897
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
-1881), the managing partner of Horrocks, Miller & Company, an early giant in the field. Hermon became the conservative M.P. for Preston (1868-1881) as well as an eminent art collector, sportsman, philantropist and builder.
John W. Blaney Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230821
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers, photographs, digital files, and artifacts produced and collected by Ambassador John W. Blaney over the course of his career. These items include official memoranda, performance evaluations, photographs, notebooks and calendars, speaking notes, newspaper clippings, honors, and memorabilia. The collection spans the 1970s to 2024, covering subjects that include: Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, the US/USSR arms control and...
Dates:
1971 - 2023
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Presently, he is the CEO of an entertainment company called Bridge of Gold Entertainment.
Blaney is the author of several publications, including “The Art of Strategy Creation for Complex Situations” (2015), “Wider Lessons for Peacebuilding: Security Sector Reform in Liberia” (2010), “Lessons from Liberia’s Success, Thoughts on Leadership, the Process of Peace, Security, and Justice” (2010), “Lessons from the Failure of Perestroika” (1993), and Successor States to the USSR (1995).
Blaney is the author of several publications, including “The Art of Strategy Creation for Complex Situations” (2015), “Wider Lessons for Peacebuilding: Security Sector Reform in Liberia” (2010), “Lessons from Liberia’s Success, Thoughts on Leadership, the Process of Peace, Security, and Justice” (2010), “Lessons from the Failure of Perestroika” (1993), and Successor States to the USSR (1995).
James Percy Brown Journal
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS258
Scope and Contents
The journal of James Percy Brown documents the life of a wealthy young American living in Paris from 1834-1835 during the reign of Louis Philippe.
Dates:
1834-1835
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Because of his affiliation with the embassy, and his status as a member of high society, Percy Brown was constantly in the company of foreign diplomats and aristocrats. His social activities are well chronicled in the pages of his journal as he recounts countless of soirees, dinners, visits with acquaintances, and even his presentation to the Royal Court of Louis Philippe.
Earl of Normanton Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860102
Scope and Contents note
The archives of James Charles Welbore Ellis Agar (1818 - 1896), 3rd Earl of Normanton, consisting of 3.0 linear feet of material, including correspondence, drawings, legal documents, and related printed items. This collection is of importance to art historians as well as to historians of English history and culture. It would be invaluable for any studies of the Agar family; 19th century London (especially the Victoria and Albert Museum and Kensingtron Park areas); English legal history; and...
Dates:
1840 - 1908
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Regarding this estate there are files on the leasing of Ringwood Mill; the establishing of a lumber company; the running of a salmon fishery; the building of an iron bridge over the river Avon on the Somerley estate; and other similar matters.
Robert Silvercruys Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861231
Scope and contents note
The papers of Baron Robert Silvercruys consist of letters, manuscripts, pamphlets and clippings mainly concerning the careers of Frantz Silvercruys (1859 - 1936), President of the Court of Cassation of Belgium and created Baron Silvercruys in 1929, and of his son, Robert Silvercruys (1893 - 1971), who was a Belgian Ambassador to the United States (1946 - 1959). The papers comprise 3.5 linear feet of materials, arranged in 56 folders in 7 boxes. The papers are divided into two series, one...
Dates:
1896 - 1968
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
His career as a diplomat also found him in well-known company, and his contributions to Belgian American relations during the period after the Second World War were considerable.
Fitzhugh Green, Sr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS132
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Fitzhugh Green, Sr., Papers consist of Green's correspondence; diaries and notebooks; manuscripts (autograph and typed) to articles and prospective books; reprints of articles/papers; clippings from newspapers and magazines; and photographs including many negatives of family and a notable set of glass slides showing scenes from his Arctic travels. Most prominent are the series consisting of correspondence, scrapbooks, articles, notebooks and journals belonging to Green about the Crocker...
Dates:
1900-1947; Majority of material found within 1913-1935
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He was a technical film director for Richard Barthelmess in 1925; managing editor of the George Matthew Adams Newspaper Service from 1925 to 1926; and a member of the editorial staff and assistant to the president of the George Putnam Publishing Company from 1927 to 1929. Green was also an active member of numerous associations including the American Geographical Society of which he was fellow; Phi Lambda Epsilon and Phi Sigma Kappa societies; the Explorers and Army & Navy clubs of Washington, D.C. and New York City; and the Appawamis Club of Rye, New York.
Jean Edward Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS234
Scope and Contents
The Jean Edward Smith Papers are housed in 10 boxes and span 7.35 cubic feet. Historian Jean Edward Smith amassed these materials for his full-length biography of Lucius D. Clay entitled "Lucius D. Clay: An America Life" (New York: Holt, 1990). Cooperating with his biographer on this project, Clay exchanged correspondence with Smith, recounted key events, agreed to take part in numerous oral history interviews, and provided access to key documents. The correspondence between Clay and Smith...
Dates:
1860 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1975
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
From 1950 to 1962, he served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Continental Can Company. Between 1963 and 1973, was senior partner of Lehman Brothers.
Vaughan, Herbert Cardinal, Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS156
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Herbert Cardinal Vaughan Collection consists of original and transcribed material pertaining to St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart.
Dates:
1841 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1872 - 1877
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In November 1871, Vaughan sailed from England in the company of fathers Cornelius Dowling, James Gore, James Noonan, and Charles Vigneront.
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:
He played a prominent role in helping to coordinate Irish-American aid to the nationalist movement in Ireland and in supporting the formation of military companies in this country. He became a leading figure in the Fenian Movement in the United States, being elected to serve in the Senate of that organization and travelled to Ireland to meet with Irish representatives in 1865 when they called upon their American brethren for support in a planned armed insurrection.
John Douglas Woodruff - Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS218
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Harrod-Woodruff Collection comprises a series of letters from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod. The Harrod-Woodruff Collection contains 47 Autograph Letters (Signed), 4 Postcards (Signed), 1 Typed Letter (Signed), and other printed material from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod, as well as 1 Autograph Letter (Signed) from Mrs. Douglas Woodruff to Lady Harrod. The letters from Douglas Woodruff to Roy Harrod span the time period of 1922-1946....
Dates:
1922-1978; Majority of material found within 1922-1936
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
While at The Tablet, he also served as chairman of the Tablet Publishing Company, deputy chairman of Burns and Oates Publishers from 1948-1962, chairman of Allied Circle from 1947-62, chairman of B.O.W.
Cornelius Van H. Engert Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS169
Scope and Contents
The Cornelius Van H. Engert Papers consist of correspondence, reports, photographs and printed materials created or collected by Cornelius Van Hemert Engert during and after his career as a U.S. diplomat from 1912 to 1945. The Papers comprise 18 linear feet of material, contained in 12 boxes, arranged in 930 folders. The collection is divided into 16 series, mainly according to the geographical assignments held by Engert at various times during his diplomatic career. The series focusing on...
Dates:
1896 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
During this time, Engert worked a great deal securing oil concessions from the Iranian government for American oil companies.
In September 1923, Engert began eight years of service in Latin American countries, beginning with Cuba, where he served as First Secretary until February 1925.
In September 1923, Engert began eight years of service in Latin American countries, beginning with Cuba, where he served as First Secretary until February 1925.
Byington Family Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS209
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of material relating to at least four generations of the Byington family, and includes correspondence, property deeds, biographical information and newspaper clippings organized into the
following series:Series 1. Aaron Homer Byington (1826-1910): Correspondence
Series 2. Aaron Homer Byington: Manuscripts
Series 3. Aaron Homer Byington: Related Material
Series 4. Homer Morrison Byington I (1879-1966): Correspondence
Series 5. Homer Morrison Byington I, II...
Dates:
1835 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
At this time, Byington was also enlisted in a company raised to guard Washington until the states could send troops.
Julie and Thomas Kernan papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS181
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Julie and Thomas Kernan papers are organized into 7 series: correspondence by notable individuals and friends who were frequent correspondents; files on Jacques and Raissa Maritain; correspondence by Julie and Thomas Kernan; subject files which include correspondence and material about the various organizations and miscellaneous business that the Kernans were involved with; manuscripts and published works by Julie and Thomas Kernan; a large collection of information and...
Dates:
1765-1988; Majority of material found within 1940-1975
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
These included Longmans, Green & Company, as editor of religious publications (1935-1950); David McKay & Co., as manager of the religious book department (1950-1953); and P.J.
Katherine Biddle Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS250
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The papers of Katherine Biddle are organized into nine series: 1. Individuals - Correspondence with notable individuals, including composers, musicians, poets and writers (see biographical note below for a list of names). 2. Alphabetical correspondence - Frequent correspondents, arranged by name. 3. Chronological correspondence - Arranged alphabetically by year. 4. Literary associations, publications and publishers - Related correspondence files. Of particular note are files relating to the...
Dates:
1855 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1969
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Although she was never measured against the luminaries whose company she shared, her "quiet, unpretentious verse...openly concerned with universal experience and emotions," in the words of critic B.A.
William H. Natcher Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS224
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This portion of the William H. Natcher Papers consists of 4.5 linear feet of materials, including correspondence, invitations, typed documents, and printed items accumulated during the professional career of William H. Natcher (1909-1994), a long-standing Democratic Congressman from the state of Kentucky. The bulk of its documents date to the years between 1972 and 1985, representing a slice of Congressional life in the 1970s and 1980s. Correspondence files comprise a large part of this...
Dates:
1949 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1985
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Contains correspondence sent by various individuals and organizations; including Kentucky constituents, Western Kentucky University officials, companies, and interest groups; to William H. Natcher over the course of his Congressional career.
Felix G. Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS140
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Felix G. Robinson Papers consist of the correspondence, manuscripts, notes and photographs of Felix Griffon Robinson, along with the genealogical notes of Charles Hoye and the correspondence and other papers of "Tableland Trails" and the Mountain Choir Festival. The Papers comprise 25 linear feet, arranged in 586 folders contained in 21 boxes.The Felix G. Robinson Papers trace Robinson's career as a Lutheran pastor, a musician and a local historian. His career as a Lutheran...
Dates:
1905 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1967
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The Series also contains a set of 25 handwritten logs of employees' hours at Parsons Pulp & Paper Company of Dobbin, West Virginia from 1888 to 1919.