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Robert F. Wagner Papers: Legislative Files

 Series
Identifier: GTM-491023-LE
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence with the Senator's office relating to legislation. Arranged chronologically and by subject.

Dates: 1929 - 1949
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Identifier:  GTM 491023 LE

Villa Le Balze (Florence, Italy)

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000245
Dates: 1980-2007
Found in: Georgetown University Archives

Georgetown University Christmas/Holiday Cards

 Collection
Identifier: GTA-000136
Scope and Contents

Contains cards, many from the President's Office. Includes cards from the administrations of W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., Arthur A. O'Leary, S.J., Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Robert J. Henle, S.J., Timothy S. Healy, S.J., Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., and John J. DeGioia Also cards from the Business School, Villa le Balze, Foreign Service School: Qatar, Medical Center, and Lauinger Library. The oldest card appears to be one signed by Francis A. Barnum, S.J. (1849-1921).

Dates: ca. 1920 to present
Found in: Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:  DeGioia Also cards from the Business School, Villa le Balze, Foreign Service School: Qatar, Medical Center, and Lauinger Library.

Madeline Riva Baxter World War I Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020031855888]
Identifier: GTM-20250425
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook compiled by a French woman named Madeline Riva Baxter while working as a volunteer at the ‘Cantines Des Dames Anglaises’ in Vitry-le-François for the British Committee of the French Red Cross during World War I. Includes personal documents, travel certificates, numerous photographs of nursing staff and soldiers, pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, signatures, postcards, manuscript notes, and loosely inserted newspaper clippings, and other items.

Dates: 1918 - 1919
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Scrapbook compiled by a French woman named Madeline Riva Baxter while working as a volunteer at the ‘Cantines Des Dames Anglaises’ in Vitry-le-François for the British Committee of the French Red Cross during World War I.

Eugene Ionesco Letters

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-140512
Scope and Contents

Letters from Eugene Ionesco to Georgetown University Professor Roger Bensky and Georgetown University administrators. Includes Autograph Manuscript Signed (in French):"Le Maitre," 21 pages.

Dates: 1976 - 1981
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Includes Autograph Manuscript Signed (in French):"Le Maitre," 21 pages.

Yvonne Cloetta Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-120710
Content Description

Inserted material transferred from purchased books -- 1. Voyages avec ma tante by Graham Greene (translated by Georges Belmont) (Paris: Laffont: 1970). Call # Greene 0635.

2. Le capitaine et l'ennemi by Graham Greene (translated by Robert Louit (Paris: Editions Robert Laffont, 1989). Call # Greene 1225

Dates: 1973 - 1994
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Call # Greene 0635.

2. Le capitaine et l'ennemi by Graham Greene (translated by Robert Louit (Paris: Editions Robert Laffont, 1989).

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:  In 1912, he engaged two English architects, Geoffrey Scott and Cecil Pinsent, to build Villa Le Balze in Fiesole, where he lived until his death.

Elias Zoghby Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-101104
Scope and Contents

The contains printed items (primarily reports and pamphlets) in Arabic and French relating to "le Statut Personnel en Egypte" and the abolition of non-Muslim courts (Majalis Milliyah) in Egypt in the 1950s. The material was sent to Samir Zoghby by his Uncle Elias Zoghby in Cairo (see letter from latter dated December 17, 1958 in Folder 1:1).

Dates: 1900 - 1958
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  The contains printed items (primarily reports and pamphlets) in Arabic and French relating to "le Statut Personnel en Egypte" and the abolition of non-Muslim courts (Majalis Milliyah) in Egypt in the 1950s.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - Solange Soulie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-930101
Scope and Contents

Materials pertaining to Pierre Leroy, SJ, particularly relating to his book: "Un chemin non trace: Jesuite au XX siecle" (1992). Includes letters from Abbe Breuil, photographs of Leroy, and an early copy of "La messe sur le monde" by Teilhard de Chardin.

Dates: 1923 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1992
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Includes letters from Abbe Breuil, photographs of Leroy, and an early copy of "La messe sur le monde" by Teilhard de Chardin.

Record of Enslaved Individuals from the Estate of John L. Millard

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 45: [Barcode: 39020030733607], Folder: 27
Identifier: GTM-20250620
Scope and Contents This ledger provides a record of enslaved persons hired out from the estate of John Lewis Millard (misspelled on this document as Milliard) in Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County. Titled "Servants belonging to the Estate of John L. Milliard the year 1845 and to whom hired and for what amounts," the document lists each hirer's name, the names of the enslaved individuals, and amounts allowed or owed.Notably, several entries show a woman named Ginnie who either "hires herself" or...
Dates: 1845 - 1852
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Mary’s County: "Prospect Hill" (overlooking Breton Bay), "Woodbury" (formerly owned by her father’s sisters), and "Rosedale" (now part of Greenwell State Park).

Lorin Tate Collection of Early Modern Legal Records from Rouen

 Collection — Box Shared Box 59: [Barcode: 39020031855995], Folder: 1-7
Identifier: GTM-20001129
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of records relating to a noble family in Rouen (Normandy, France), dating from the early 17th to mid-18th centuries. Some records relate to a man named Nicolas Francois Mare. Also of note is a letter regarding the inheritance and income of Francoise [de Four], widow of Pierre Paulmier, Seigneur of Bucaille and Le Thil in Normandy. It bears a "Sun King" (Louis XIV) stamp.

Dates: 17th-18th Centuries
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Also of note is a letter regarding the inheritance and income of Francoise [de Four], widow of Pierre Paulmier, Seigneur of Bucaille and Le Thil in Normandy. It bears a "Sun King" (Louis XIV) stamp.

Michel Chevalier papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS108
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The material in this collection reflects the consultation Michel Chevalier was requesting from a Minister, probably in Paris or a nearby capital, as to how he should approach Chamorro. This Minister was probably a Central American diplomat in Europe, possibly Peralta. The letter which Chevalier eventually sent to Chamorro is also in the collection. It seems clear that Chevalier's claims were so weak by the time of this correspondence that he would not receive his concession, which was...
Dates: 1863-1876
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Chevalier, trained as a mine engineer by trade, abandon his original profession to direct the journal, Le Globe, from 1830 to 1832, beginning a career as an economist and politician.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - Francoise Raphael Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-850212
Scope and Contents note

The Raphael - Teilhard de Chardin Collection consists of thirty-seven letters, a manuscript drawing, two typed manuscripts, and a number of offprints on evolution and anthropology, all from the collection of Mrs. Francoise Raphael, an old friend of Teilhard from his early days in China. There is also a folder of black-and-white photographs.

Dates: 1938 - 1950
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  ., en sont encore à avant Galilee: ils ne comprennent pas que l'Univers, tel que tout le monde (suf eux) le voit aujord'hui, a une "organicité" qui interdit certaines imaginations...tout en ouvrant par compensation à notre pensee des possibilites magnifiques de solutions nouvelles."

H. A. Jules-Bois Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS114
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The H. A. Jules-Bois Papers primarily consist of 1 linear foot manuscripts of poetry and essays by and about H. A. Jules-Bois with a small amount of correspondence and clippings, arranged in 78 folders in 2 boxes. The H. A. Jules-Bois Papers primarily consist of manuscripts of verse and prose by Jules-Bois, most of which are in individual folders arranged by title, first poetry and then essays. The papers also include a small portion of correspondence between Jules-Bois and Jean le Cardinal...
Dates: 1824 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1940
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  The papers also include a small portion of correspondence between Jules-Bois and Jean le Cardinal Verdier concerning Jules-Bois' Le Satanisme et la Magie which had been put in the Catholic Church's index of prohibited books.

French Military Treatise

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS451
Collection-level Scope and Content Note Dating to the period of the French Revolution and handwritten in French, this military treatise on French battle tactics is contained in 32 folders in one 0.25 linear-foot box. The text covers a wide variety of topics, such as encampment, mountain warfare, artillery, military reconnaissance, and attack and defensive tactics. The material includes references to Buonaparte, the Italian Campaign of 1796, the Cairo Campaign, Louis XVII, Le Duc de Castries, and Lord Camelford. This treatise is a...
Dates: 1786 - 1799
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Folder 1 suggests that this treatise, or at least part of it, was dedicated to Le Duc de Castries. A page in folder 32 bears the name of Lord Camelford.

Miriam Gallagher, R.S.M. letters

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-620301
Content Description

Original and photocopied correspondence between Sister Miriam Gallagher, R.S.M.; H.L. Mencken; Odell Shepherd; and others.

Dates: 1925-1960
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Mencken, poets Richard Le Gallienne, Odell Shepard, and John Hall Wheelock.

Louis J.A. Mercier Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-860922
Scope and Contents The Louis Joseph Alexandre Mercier Papers contain materials covering the entire range of Mercier's public and professional life. The bulk of the collection comprises multiple drafts of his many addresses and articles, as well as auxiliary materials Mercier collected for his writings. Those topics to which Mercier devoted the most time, Humanism and Naturalism, Irving Babbitt, and the Classics in Education, are particularly well represented, as are his major works, Le Mouvement Humaniste aux...
Dates: 1888-1966
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Louis Joseph Alexandre Mercier was a teacher, lecturer, and philosopher of education. Born in Le Mans, France, on 19 June 1880, he came with his family to Chicago in 1890, in part, to escape the growing interference of the State in religious education.

Dave Barbor Collection on Alfred Hitchcock

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030756137]
Identifier: GTM-0040
Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials related to Alfred Hitchcock that were collected by Dave Barbor. It includes the following:One letter written by Alfred Hitchcock to his assistant director, Herbert Coleman (1955). One letter written by Francois Truffaut to Alfred Hitchcock (circa 1966).Six letters from Patricia Hitchcock to Peter Halliday regarding "Strangers on a Train" and other matters, 1950-1956, 1983.Eight photographs, including three...
Dates: 1949 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1983
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Truffaut closes the letter with a heartfelt tribute to Hitchcock: “Lorsque le livre a été fini et que je l’ai vu imprimé j’ai ressenti le même sentiment de vide et la même tristesse que lorsqu’on livre au public un film achevé.

Recueil de Differentes Pieces de Vers Manuscript

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 39020031848636]
Identifier: GTM-20170901
Scope and Contents A bound manuscript on paper containing a collection of French poetry, followed by a catalogue of the library of Dom François Baud, monk and professor of rhetoric at the military academy at Pontlevoy Abbey in central France. The volume likely belonged to Baud himself, who may have also composed the poetry. Several of the pieces are dated to the 1760s, providing a rough compilation date of c. 1770.The poetry compiled here appears to have been composed for performance to mark...
Dates: circa 1770
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Also included are various verses for occasions such as "la distribution du prix" and "le jour d'an" (New Years Day).

The library catalog that follows the poetry compilation has 88 entries accounting for almost 300 volumes including classical and modern literature, works of history and geography, and several preaching manuals or sermon books.

Colour of Music Festival Collection

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 35: [Barcode: 39020031367967], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: GTM-20240622
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of programs and promotional materials for the Colour of Music Festival dating from 2022 to 2024. These include performances at Carnegie Hall; Charleston, SC; and Sacramento, CA.

Dates: 2022 - 2024
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:  Few classical music enthusiasts are aware of the tremendous contributions of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, an African-French composer whose opera and classical masterpieces equaled or far exceeded those of his 18th-century contemporaries.

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