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Graham Greene - Pedro M. Lopez Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS326
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of seven letters from British author Graham Greene (1904-1991) to Pedro M. Lopez whose home was in Seneca, Mexico. The letters are dated between 1981 and 1989 and were usually written in January in response to Lopez's annual letter. Copies of the letters written by Lopez are not available, but from Greene's responses we know that the letters were mostly personal in nature and contain some discussion of literary topics of the time. The letters written by Greene offer...
Dates:
1981 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Greene, a prolific writer, is best known as a novelist though he also wrote plays, short stories, and non-fiction. He was on staff at The Times from 1926-1930 and held the position of Literary Editor at The Spectator from 1940-1941.
Elizabeth Fueller Spencer Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS468
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
Elizabeth Fueller Spencer (1898-1973) attended Whittier College and received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California before pursuing coursework toward a Master's at Columbia University Teachers College from 1924-1925. After working at an Episcopal settlement house with the poor in southern California in the late teens, she moved to Shanghai in 1920 as a missionary teaching at St. John's School. On her second tour of China, after study at Columbia, she was assigned to...
Dates:
1925 - 1929; Majority of material found in 1927 - 1927
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
At the time the journal was written, the right-wing of the Guomindang was engaged in a fierce struggle against the Communist faction of the party. On April 12, shortly after the journal ends, the struggle culminated in the White Terror in Shanghai.
Donald T. Powell Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-090108
Scope and Contents note
The Donald Powell Papers 2 represent a portion of the personal papers of Catholic intellectual Donald Powell. Of principal interest is a long run of letters from well renown American painter and teacher Carl Schmitt to Powell, regarding their long friendship, their writings, philosophy, Catholic issues, world events, politics, and mutual aquaintances. A manuscript of Powell's "Bennett Mather" is preserved in tact in this part of his papers. Likewise, many short typed manuscripts by Powell...
Dates:
1932 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1985
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
A manuscript of Powell's "Bennett Mather" is preserved in tact in this part of his papers. Likewise, many short typed manuscripts by Powell appear among these materials.
Harry Sylvester Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS220
Scope and Contents
The major portions of the Harry Sylvester Papers consist of correspondence and manuscripts for his published novel, “Moon Gaffney”; and an unpublished work, “A Watch in the Night.” Notable correspondents include writers, publishers, scholars, political and religious leaders, such as Harry L. Binsse, Paul Beecher Blanshard, Harvey Breit, Dorothy Day, William A.S. Dollard, Waldo Frank, John Farrar, Brendan Gill, Matthew Hoehn, Nathan I. Hentoff, Stanley J. Kunitz, Eugene J. and...
Dates:
1930 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Other principle works by Sylvester include two novels, “Big Football Man” (1933), and “A Golden Girl,” (New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1950); as well as an anthology of short stories, “All Your Idols,” (New York: Henry Holt, 1948).
Dave Barbor Collection on Vladimir Nabokov
Collection
Identifier: GTM-0041
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to Vladimir Nabokov that were collected by Dave Barbor. It includes letters written by Nabokov (1946-1964), his father (1907), and his cousin, Nicolas Nabokov (to Misia Sert, 1932). It also includes letters written by Véra Nabokov to Irving P. Lazar (1971), a letter from Véra Nabokov to Dave Barbor (1986), and a letter written from Dmitri Nabokov to Dave Barbor (1982). It also includes newsclippings (1929-1973), a typescript of a musical version...
Dates:
1907 - 1986
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Simultaneously I began discovering his fiction on my own and with several classmates: the short stories, the novels in print at the time, the autobiography which was then called “Conclusive Evidence.”
Charles Guiteau Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS133
Scope and Contents
The Charles J. Guiteau Collection consists of correspondence, affidavits, and printed material by and about Guiteau, the attorney who assassinated US President James Abram Garfield on July 2, 1881. The assassination resulted in one of the most infamous American "insanity trials" of the nineteenth century that became something of a legal milestone in the judgement of the criminally insane.
Dates:
1876 - 1882
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The marriage lasted until Annie divorced him in 1874, in part due to Charles' abuse, shortly after the couple had moved to New York in the wake of the Chicago fire.
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:
His mother died when he was three years old shortly after giving birth to a baby girl named Catherine Ann who soon followed her mother to the grave.
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:
For example, from one "short term period policy" it is possible to determine that Normanton once owned Titian's Venus and Adonis, which was insured for [sterling]2,000 when sent to Haine, a picture restorer, at No. 8 Alfred Place.
Garret G. Ackerson, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS162
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Garret G. Ackerson, Jr. Papers primarily consist of personal correspondence and are arranged in 148 folders and contained in 3 boxes. A majority of the collection consists of correspondence between Garret G. Ackerson, Jr. and his family, including his parents, Garret G. Ackerson, Sr. and Anna Ackerson, his wife Rhodita Edwards Ackerson, and his children. Of special interest are Ackerson's memoranda written during the outbreak of World War II when he was in almost daily contact with high...
Dates:
1923 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He went to Vietnam in 1968 shortly before the Tet offensive to set up the agency's refugee relief effort for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees.
Seumas MacManus Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130118
Scope and Contents Note
The Seumas MacManus Family Collection contains letters and manuscripts by and about Seumas MacManus (1869-1960), a prominent Irish author of folktales who lectured extensively throughout the United States and published widely. These materials document fascinating aspects of MacManus' writing career, and they provide primary source materials about his family.The collection includes a small number of letters from notables to Seumas MacManus, including Theodore Dreiser, Maud Gonne,...
Dates:
1855 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
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Ethna Carbery (1866-1902) was an Irish author of poems and short stories. Ethna Carbery was actually the pen name for Anna Isabel Johnson.
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Ethna Carbery (1866-1902) was an Irish author of poems and short stories. Ethna Carbery was actually the pen name for Anna Isabel Johnson.
Lucile Swan Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS184
Scope and Contents
The Lucile Swan Papers contain correspondence from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan and from Claude Cuenot to Lucile Swan; Teilhard de Chardin writings/essays; printed materials about Teilhard, many written by friends and colleagues; and photographs of Teilhard and various friends.Please note that although correspondence and other materials within this collection use "Peking" or "Peiking" for the Chinese city in their content, this finding aid uses "Beijing" in its...
Dates:
1907 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1955
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1929, Swan accepted a commission from the Cenozoic Laboratory in Beijing. It was shortly after her arrival in China that year that she met Pierre Teilhard de Chardin at a dinner given by Dr.
Julian Hawthorne - Francis Bennoch Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS336
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Hawthorne - Bennoch Collection (1 box, 0.5 linear feet) comprises more than 100 letters sent from American author Julian Hawthorne to his English benefactor Francis Bennoch from 1872-1889, written mostly during his residence in England from 1874-1881. There are also more than a dozen letters supplementing the series from Hawthorne to his publishers and others, as well as letters regarding Hawthorne written to Bennoch from other parties. The letters shed light on the early career of...
Dates:
1872-1889
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), the second child and only son of author Nathaniel Hawthorne, was an author, critic, and journalist; until the close of the 19th century he published a substantial number of novels, short stories, and reviews, while after this period he worked primarily as a journalist.
Theodore Maynard - Robert F. McNamara Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS346
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Theodore Maynard - Robert F. McNamara Collection consists of personal correspondence between Theodore Maynard and Robert F. McNamara. The collection also includes a few letters of correspondence between Robert F. McNamara and Kathleen Sheehan. A few newspaper and magazine clippings and one printed pamphlet are also contained in the collection. Mentioned in the letters of Maynard and McNamara are Maynard's numerous publications, including "Apostle of Charity: The Life of Saint Vincent...
Dates:
1932 - 1956
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Correspondence written by people other than Maynard and McNamara is also present in the collection, including a letter of critique to Maynard from Frederick Zwierlein, notes to McNamara from Kathleen Sheehan after her wedding to Maynard, and letters to McNamara from the Tekakwitha League. A pamphlet with a short biography of Theodore Maynard is also preserved.
Graham Greene - Yvonne Cloetta Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS347
Scope and Contents
The Yvonne Cloetta — Graham Greene Papers consist of correspondence written by Greene to Cloetta between the years 1963 and 1987. In addition to the 121 letters and postcards, the collection contains a typed manuscript for the book An Impossible Woman: The Memories of Dottoressa Moor of Capri, edited and adapted by Greene and later given with an inscription to Cloetta. The manuscript includes extensive autograph additions and corrections by Greene. Along with the correspondence, there are a...
Dates:
1963 - 1987
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Greene, a prolific writer, is best known as a novelist though he also wrote plays, short stories, and non-fiction. He was on staff at The Times from 1926-1930 and held the position of Literary Editor at The Spectator from 1940-1941.
Alan Gabriel Barnsley Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS76
Scope and Contents
The Alan G. Barnsley Papers consist of eight letters from such prominent writers as Ian Fleming, C.S. Lewis, Muriel Spark and Stephen Spender.
Abbreviations used in this register include: ALS (autograph letter signed); TLS (typed letter signed).
Dates:
1954-1959; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Barnsley was the author of eight novels, three books of poems and numerous short stories contributed to anthologies and periodicals.
Ray Bradbury Letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030751609]
Identifier: GTM-141117
Scope and Contents
A collection, assembled by author Nelson Bond (1908-2006), of 18 typed letters, dated 1949-1996, received from science fiction writer Ray Bradbury (1920-2012). Includes 5 typed letters signed from Nelson Bond, dated 1957 to 1976. Additional items regarding Bradbury sent by Nelson Bond to friend Allen Ahearn (owner, Quill and Brush).
Dates:
1949-1996; Majority of material found in 1949-1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In the 1930s and 1940s he published mainly short stories for pulp magazines such as Blue Book magazine.
H. L. Mencken - Ernest A. and Madeleine E. Boyd Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS174
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Mencken-Boyd Collection consists of 19 letters from H.L. Mencken to Ernest A. and Madeleine E. Boyd. The letters are arranged in 19 folders and contained in 1 box.
Dates:
1923 - 1951
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Mencken in 1925 and numerous short stories and plays.
Madeleine Boyd was a well known literary agent, best known for placing "Look Homeward Angel" and "Of Time and the River" for Thomas Wolfe.
Madeleine Boyd was a well known literary agent, best known for placing "Look Homeward Angel" and "Of Time and the River" for Thomas Wolfe.
Graham Greene - Anthony Bischoff, SJ Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS327
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection of letters and presentation editions from British novelist Graham Greene to Rev. Anthony D. Bischoff, S.J. is evidence of their friendship which spanned forty years. The correspondence contains mostly personal greetings, but also touches on literary and political issues. The first of the nine letters in the collection was written in 1950, a year after the two met. The last was written in 1984, seven years before Greene's death. The five presentation editions were given to Fr....
Dates:
1950 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1974 - 1984
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Greene, a prolific writer, is best known as a novelist though he also wrote plays, short stories, and non-fiction. He was on staff at The Times from 1926-1930 and held the position of Literary Editor at The Spectator from 1940-1941.
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:
It was probably written sometime during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1801), although parts may have been written shortly before or after. It is unclear if the material comprises a single document or several documents.
Monika Hellwig Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-051227
Scope and Contents Note
The Monika Hellwig Papers document the career of Monika Hellwig (1931-2005), a noted theologian who taught at Georgetown University for several decades. The collection includes extensive files kept by Hellwig over the years. The files cover periods when Hellwig was a professor at Georgetown University, the president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, and an active leader in the Christian Life Communities movement. Also present are printed materials by Hellwig and...
Dates:
1966 - 2005
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Hellwig’s father had been killed by the Germans shortly after arriving in Holland. The three children were reunited with their mother in the Netherlands, in 1946, although the latter died two days after their meeting.