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Eric F. Menke French Documents Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS105
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Eric F. Menke French Documents Collection consists of 24 vellum documents from seventeenth and eighteenth century France mainly consisting of contracts and deeds. Also includes a handwritten copy of court proceedings from Revolutionary Paris of a child sexual abuse case.
Dates:
1630 - 1791; Majority of material found within 1701 - 1791
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert Southwell Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-871005
Scope and Contents note
These papers consist primarily of correspondence, including one autograph letter signed by Antoine Arnauld to Robert Southwell; five contemporary copies of letters of Arnauld (Southwell's file copies); one autograph draft and 14 letters of Southwell's; a letter from Edward Coleman, a contemporary copy with a French translation; an autograph letter signed by William Blathwayt, Secretary of War; a letter of Henri Justel, Royal Librarian; and four miscellaneous items. Together, there are 29...
Dates:
1678 - 1685
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The papers are known to have been purchased from Thomas Thorpe, a book and manuscript dealer in England, by Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1836.
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:
., Printers, West Norwood, 1919] Thomas Shelton, tachygrapher [London: H.W. Haslip, 1896] Thomas Shelton, translator [London: s.n., 1898] Josiah Rock and his characters [London: s.n., 1898].
William F. Claire Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS409
Scope and Contents
The William F. Claire Papers consist of 12 autograph signed letters and 3 typed signed letters to and from William Claire. Of them, a majority discuss his writing on and analysis of the work of poet and writer Katherine Garrison Chapin Biddle, entitled "The Unpredictable Bloom." The collection contains correspondence from the Academy of American Poets, as well as the "Southern Review", the quarterly literary magazine fo the Louisiana State University, in reference to Claire's publication...
Dates:
1959 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1966-1968
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
A 2025 addendum of materials includes additional items related to Mark Van Doren, Thomas Merton, and others.
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 is unlikely that the Camelford mentioned is Thomas Pitt (1737-1793), the first Lord Camelford, an English politician and connoisseur of art.
William E. Leahy Papers on Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 52: [Barcode: 39020031370052], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: GTM-19770101
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 3 folders, containing manuscripts of lectures and notes by William E. Leahy on the assassination of President Lincoln, 3 published articles on the assassination (dated between 1865-1891), and a photostatic copy of an autograph letter by Thomas E. Gardner on Booth's activites before and after the assassination (originally written in 1912).
Dates:
1866 - 1955
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Leahy on the assassination of President Lincoln, 3 published articles on the assassination (dated between 1865-1891), and a photostatic copy of an autograph letter by Thomas E. Gardner on Booth's activites before and after the assassination (originally written in 1912).
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:
Other letters in the collection are related to Silvercruys' political career, from such names as Thomas J. Watson, Jr., and his brother, Arthur K.
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:
Percy was originally from the British Isles, most likely Southern Ireland, and managed to amass a fortune in land and slaves in the area surrounding Natchez, MS. His son, Thomas G. Percy, managed his estate after his death in 1794 and became a close friend of Samuel Brown.
Georgetown Memorabilia Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000117
Bernardin F. Wiget, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS20
Scope and Contents
The Bernardin F. Wiget, SJ Papers contain one letter from Fr. Angelo Paresce (1852) and six bound volumes of school notes and lectures, mostly those of Fr. Joseph Duverney, taken by Fr. Wiget while at Georgetown (1847-1850).
Dates:
1847 - 1852
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Joseph's in Washington (minister 1871-1873), White Marsh (superior, 1874-1875), and St. Thomas (1876-1883, superior 1880-1883). He died in 1883.
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:
In addition to titular Teilhard de Chardin collections, related materials are found in the papers of the following: Lady Bronwen Astor, Adrienne Croissant, Marie Therese Dubalen, Robert Francoeur, Thomas King, SJ, Constantin Kluge, Pierre Leroy, Lucile Swan, Janetta Warre, Leo W.
Richard Stites Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-130711
Found in Notes:
Richard Thomas Stites (December 2, 1931 – March 7, 2010) was a historian of Russian culture and professor of history at Georgetown University.
William Zimmerman Manuscripts Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS152
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The William Zimmerman, Jr., Manuscripts Collection consists of two series of material. The first series is a collection of autograph materials such as correspondence by literary figures, intellectuals and politicians, including novelists R.D. Blackmore, Samuel Butler, Anatole France, Thomas Hughes, Edgar Lee Masters, and George McDonald; and statesman Harold Ickes. Photographs by Burton Holmes and Henry Greenwood Peabody are also included. Of special interest is a fragment of a sixteenth...
Dates:
1500 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1830 - 1900
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Blackmore, Samuel Butler, Anatole France, Thomas Hughes, Edgar Lee Masters, and George McDonald; and statesman Harold Ickes.
Michael Amrine Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-760826
Scope and Contents
The papers include a large quantity of Amrine's literary manuscripts, together with correspondence, print and near print material relating to a number of subjects, most importantly, atomic energy research and development.Correspondents include: Albert Einstein, Hans Bethe, Harold Urey, Thomas Hart Benton and William Allen White. Other materials include a collection of black and white still photographs relating to Amrine's research interests and tape recorded interviews, used as...
Dates:
1933 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1970
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Correspondents include: Albert Einstein, Hans Bethe, Harold Urey, Thomas Hart Benton and William Allen White. Other materials include a collection of black and white still photographs relating to Amrine's research interests and tape recorded interviews, used as background for a number of his books.
Bernard and Barbara Wall Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-840101
Scope and Contents note
The Bernard and Barbara Wall Papers consists of correspondence, clippings and some ephemera. The material is mainly from three specific periods, and material from each period tends to focus on a specific subject. Material from 1933 to 1935 concerns the publication of Colosseum, that from 1946 to 1948 regards the publication of Changing World, and material from 1967 to 1973 generally regards the Latin Mass and various campaigns to change the Vatican's stance on it.The great...
Dates:
1929 - 1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Among this material we find such things as a letter from Sir Arnold Lunn to Bernard Wall mentioning its success in some American intellectual circles, letters from Thomas Derrick about a cartoon he was commissioned to draw for the magazine, a letter from Thomas Gilby regarding a dinner he was holding to benefit Colosseum and printed ephemera advertising the publication to potential readers and advertisers.
John D. Crimmins Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS192
Scope and Contents
The John D. Crimmins papers consist of the personal correspondence sent to Mr. Crimmins between the years 1877-1910 together with some miscellaneous papers and a handwritten diary (1879-1907). The subject of the correspondence is related largely to his charitable activities. Of interest are letters from James Cardinal Gibbons and Patrick Cardinal Ryan. Also included in his correspondence file are four letters from U.S. Civil War General and Democratic presidential candidate Winfield Scott...
Dates:
1877 - 1910; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1894
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He was married to Lily Lalor Crimmins (1849-1888) and had at least three children [John D., Jr., Mary, and Thomas].
Jackson McElmell Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS241
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Jackson McElmell Papers document the career of a naval officer who entered the U.S. Navy in 1855 and earned the rank of Rear Admiral in 1906. Jackson McElmell (1834-1908) assisted with the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1857, was a member of the Paraguayan expedition of 1858, saw some action during the Civil War, and was President of the Naval Engineers' Examining Board in Philadelphia. Dating from 1851 to 1908, the McElmell Papers contain mostly correspondence and military...
Dates:
1851 - 1908
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Photocopies permitted. Provenance: Gift of Thomas A. McElmell, 1913. Processed by Scott S. Taylor, March 2000.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - Diane de Margerie Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-930319
Content Description
Letters from Teilhard de Chardin to Diane de Margerie. Includes printed articles by and about Teilhard de Chardin. Four offprints bear inscriptions by Teilhard to Ambassador Roland de Margerie and his wife Jenny Fabre-Luce, parents of Diane de Margerie.
Diane de Margerie (b.1927), is a French writer and translator.
Dates:
1923-1975; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1955
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In addition to titular Teilhard de Chardin collections, related materials are found in the papers of the following: Lady Bronwen Astor, Adrienne Croissant, Marie Therese Dubalen, Robert Francoeur, Thomas King, SJ, Constantin Kluge, Pierre Leroy, Lucile Swan, Janetta Warre, Leo W.
Maria Fitzherbert Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030751625]
Identifier: GTM-150617
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters by and about Maria Fitzherbert (b.1756-1837). Includes miscellaneous documents including copies of wills (1830, 1832).
Dates:
circa 1786-1837
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1778, Maria married Thomas Fitzherbert, who also died soon after their marraige.
Horace B. McKenna, SJ Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS235
Scope and Contents
The Horace B. McKenna, SJ Papers 2 consist predominantly of correspondence received during his ministry in Ridge, Maryland, from fellow Jesuits as well as his family members and friends/parishioners. Further, there is printed matter; photographs; and a series of files collected by Thomas E. Ambrose, SJ, Horaces' nephew.
Dates:
1900 - 1992
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Further, there is printed matter; photographs; and a series of files collected by Thomas E. Ambrose, SJ, Horaces' nephew.