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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:
Although Meehan's family would move to New Jersey shortly after his birth, he would return to Brooklyn as an adult, where he would live for the rest of his life.
William Franklin Sands Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20221007
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the correspondence, diplomatic papers, and written work of United States diplomat William Franklin Sands. Additionally included are photographs, collected works, and some genealogical materials compiled by him and his sons. The entire collection spans from 1798 to 1984, but the bulk of materials date from 1896 to 1946. It covers a wide range of subject matter, including, but not limited to: late 19th century imperial Japan, early 20th century imperial...
Dates:
1798 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1946
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Magoon. Sands arrived shortly after Panama’s independence from Colombia and during the construction of the Panama Canal.
Martin J. Quigley Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS142
Scope and Contents
The Martin J. Quigley Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and related printed ephemera regarding Quigley Publications, the Production Code, and the Legion of Decency. The papers, dating from 1917 to 1970, comprise 4.5 linear feet of material, arranged into 4 boxes and 260 folders. The collection is organized into series as follows:Series 1. Individual Correspondence. Files of correspondence from individuals arranged alphabetically. Includes notables such as...
Dates:
1917 - 1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
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
Martin S. Quigley papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS104
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Martin S. Quigley Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes and photocopies of government documents, and subject files, most of which were used in the writing and research of Martin S. Quigley's book, Peace Without Hiroshima (1990) Some of the materials document his work in Ireland and Italy during World War II. Other documents concern his career in the motion picture industry. Manuscripts of many of his writngs are preserved in this collection.Date: November 19,...
Dates:
1930 - 1993
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Franklin B. Sanborn papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS229
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This is a collection of some 250 letters written to Franklin B. Sanborn from friends and relatives during his years as a student first at the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and then at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts (circa 1852-55). Primarily containing domestic and social news about other family members and mutual friends, the letters include references to contemporary election politics of the 1850s with mention of numerous statesmen including John Bell, James...
Dates:
1850-1902; Majority of material found within 1850-1856
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1853 Sanborn was engaged to Ariana Smith Walker whom he married shortly before her death from a long illness in the summer of 1854.
Larry Collins Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS315
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to...
Dates:
1931 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He wrote two more solo novels, "Le Jour du Miracle: D-Day Paris" and "Tomorrow Belongs to Us," and shortly before his death collaborated once more with Lapierre on a work entitled "Is New York Burning?"
Lois Wolfrum Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS443
Scope and Contents
The Lois Wolfrum Papers (2 boxes, 1.0 linear feet) span 1970 to 2004 and contain correspondence between Lois Wolfrum and Rev. Eugene L. Watrin, SJ, a Jesuit priest stationed in Nepal for over fifty years, and between Lois Wolfrum and Penny Williams Yacoub, an artist and illustrator who lived in Lebanon and Tunisia during the 1970s and 1980s. Also included in the collection are printed materials by, or relating to, Fr. Watrin and Nepali life, as well as extensive records of Penny Williams'...
Dates:
1970 - 2004
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Finally, the collection contains a substantive amount of Williams' drawings and illustrations in books, magazines, cards, short stories, and calendars.
SERIES SYNOPSIS: The Lois Wolfrum Papers are divided into 8 series, as described below.
SERIES SYNOPSIS: The Lois Wolfrum Papers are divided into 8 series, as described below.
Konrad Wolff - Ilse Bing Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-160304
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, documents, sketches, drafts, photographs and music relating to the pianist and composer Konrad Wolff (1907-1989) and his wife, the distinguished photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998). It also contains significant additional material relating to Wolff’s family members including his father, the distinguished German lawyer Martin Wolff, and his mother, Marguerite Wolff née Jolowicz, who was personally charged with documenting important aspects of...
Dates:
1873 - 1991
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Her style was very different; the softness that characterized her work in the 1930s gave way to hard forms and clear lines, with a sense of harshness and isolation. For a short time in the 1950s, Bing experimented with color, but soon gave up photography altogether.
Lisa Sergio radio broadcast transcripts
Collection
Identifier: GTM-170411
Content Description
Typescripts of WQXR New York, radio broadcasts by Lisa Sergio.
Dates:
1939-1945
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
She was instrumental in establishing short-wave radio programs in 21 languages. In addition to her work as translator of Mussolini's speeches and government bulletins, her programs included Italian lessons, broadcast to England, which supplemented a weekly column printed in "World-Radio," a publication of the BBC.
Earl of Shrewsbury Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-871231
Scope and Contents note
The Earl of Shrewsbury Papers, which concern the estate of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot (1803 - 1868), the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, and 3rd Earl Talbot of Hensol, consists of 3.0 linear feet of material, including correspondence, documents, deeds, accounts, drawings and related printed material.The Papers deal with various trusts that had been set up by the 18th Earl for his widow and younger children, the siblings of the 19th Earl, namely:I - Admiral Hon....
Dates:
1856 - 1888
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The manner in which the trusts had been set up would involve Talbot family members in more than 15 years of unpleasant litigation, from the time of the 18th Earl's death in 1868 to final settlements in 1886. Shortly after the Earl's death Hon. Reginald Talbot brought suit against his brother, the 19th Earl to have the wills and trusts of their father brought into execution.
Lisa Sergio Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS172
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Lisa Sergio Papers span the career of this eminent woman. The bulk of the material dates from 1937 to 1988. Material includes correspondence, manuscripts of books and articles, transcripts for lectures, addresses, and radio broadcasts. Files cover a wide range of subjects that interested Ms. Sergio, as well as organizations in which she participated. A photographs series includes Ms. Sergio and her many contacts with notable individuals. An audio-visual series includes recordings of...
Dates:
1900-1989; Majority of material found within 1937-1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
She was instrumental in establishing short-wave radio programs in 21 languages. In addition to her work as translator of Mussolini's speeches and government bulletins, her programs included Italian lessons, broadcast to England, which supplemented a weekly column printed in "World-Radio," a publication of the BBC.
Robert M. Veatch Papers
Collection
Identifier: BRL-018
Abstract
The collection contains the papers of Robert M. Veatch. It includes material created while employed at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics (KIE) at Georgetown University (1979-2019) and at the Hastings Center (1970-1979). It also documents his work as an advisor and lecturer at a wide variety of universities, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and governmental bodies. The records document the development and administration of the KIE, particularly during his directorship from 1989-1996. On...
Dates:
circa late 19th century-2021; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2019
Found in:
Bioethics Research Library Archives
Found in Notes:
Veatch, PhD, Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Professor Emeritus of Medical Ethics, and a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University died Monday, November 9, 2020 at age 81 after a short illness.
Bob Veatch was a founding figure in the field of bioethics.
Bob Veatch was a founding figure in the field of bioethics.
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 Notes:
Wall describes her briefly in a memoir on Hague, as becoming a nun shortly after she was widowed. Hague was educated at Ampleforth College, Yorkshire, and was probably a schoolmate of Harman Grisewood.
Ruth Norman Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-180524
Scope and Contents
The collection consists musical compositions authored by pianist and composer Ruth Norman, including music manuscripts and printed scores. Norman produced a variety of works, including piano solo compositions, organ solo compositions, choral compositions, solo vocal compositions, and orchestral compositions. The collection also includes a small amount of related documents, such as concert programs, correspondence, promotional flyers, and composition lists. Finally, the collection also...
Dates:
1969 - 2007
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Since October, 2007, I have come to know Ruth Norman in a completely unique way. Shortly before her death I met her son, Karl Bostic, and learned more about her personal life.
World War I and World War II U.S. Military Periodicals
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240912
Scope and Contents
26 U.S. military newspapers and newsletters printed during World War I and World War II. Including:“The Bombshell, Vol I. No. 3.” October 5th 1918. “Published Weekly by the Officers and Men of the 304th Ammunition Train, American Expeditionary Forces, France”“Far Seas; Published by The US Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters.” Constantinople, 21st May, 1921.“T.N.T." [Trinidad News Tips]; Headquarters Trinidad Sector, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. [British...
Dates:
1918 - 1945
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Short Stories.
File — Box 42: Series 715, Folder: 11
Identifier: 50670
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection essentially comprises the life and letters of Sir Shane Leslie whose boundless energy and wide-ranging interests took him all over Britain, the United States and Canada, bringing him in touch with people in many fields including the arts, economics, education, literature, politics and religion. Sir Shane's personal papers also reflect his deep concern and interest in Irish culture and politics, particularly the question of Irish independence through Home Rule. The...
Dates:
01/01/1900-12/31/1971
Found in Notes:
LESLIE, SHANE - MANUSCRIPT: SHORT STORIES: Manuscript
Short stories.
File — Box 6, Folder: 15
Identifier: 75505
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains the book manuscripts of novelist Robert Girardi. Includes many unpublished manuscripts of novels, novellas, and short stories, as well as screenplay scripts.
Dates:
01/01/1985-12/31/1999
Found in Notes:
GIRARDI, ROBERT - SHORT STORIES (MISC.): Manuscript
Short, Jan.
File — Box 10: Series 418, Folder: 74
Identifier: 36861
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Kenneth Atchity Collection is a set of personal papers of Kenneth J. Atchity comprised of correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, scrapbooks, video tapes, printed ephemera and related material, comprising 42 linear feet of material arranged in 29 boxes. The collection is arranged in eight series: the Individuals Correspondence Series, the Scripts and Manuscripts Series, the Academic Series, the Business Files Series, the Printed Materials Series, the Video Series, the Scrapbook...
Dates:
10/02/1975-10/15/1975
Found in Notes:
1 ALS from Jan Short at "Playgirl" to KJA, with 1 carbon from KJA to Short, mostly regarding writing.