This collection contains papers related to Fr. John J. Toohey's personal and spiritual life; his work at Georgetown University; and written works both published and unpublished.
Printed plan for completing the Panama Canal by J. Revin, dated April 1891 with two sheets of "improvements" dated November 1891. Revin proposes using inclined planes, instead of locks, to complete the canal. Written in French and includes some technical drawings.
The collection contains personal letters, postcards, photographs, signed poetry, and other ephemera sent to Joseph Hassett by the Irish poet Paul Muldoon.
The Thomas A. Hughes, SJ Papers consist of unpublished drafts for a proposed third volume of A History of the Society of Jesus in North America, Colonial and Federal covering 1773 to 1829. Also included is a report by Fr. Hughes entitled "de abusibus" ("on abuses"), in which he discusses Jesuit issues with modernism and worldly affairs discovered throughout his research, as well as correspondence related to his research.
One undated letter written by John Stuart Mill to an unknown individual.
Certificates of U.S. Department of State consular appointments signed by various U.S. secretaries of state, as well as presidents of U.S. and other countries. Post and date of appointment noted. Arranged by document signatory.
A collection of five postcards and one letter sent to Rosette Lamont between 1987 and 1996.
One broadside proclaiming the award at St. Stephen's Cathedral of baccalaureates to thirty-six graduates of the University of Vienna, 1644.
