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Bruno Scott James Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS135
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Bruno Scott James Papers consist of correspondence and manuscript material belonging to Msgr. James. Correspondence by Msgr. James is limited and in xerox form. The originals are located in other collections, specifically, the Douglas Woodruff papers and the Sir Arnold Lunn papers at the Georgetown University Special Collections Division. The bulk of the correspondence relating directly to Msgr. James is to or from his friend, the Bishop William Gordon Wheeler of Leeds. This concerns the...
Dates:
1957 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1976 - 1984
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Eliot, Rose Macaulay, Dorothy Sayers, and Charles Williams met. He also fostered the development of drama at St.
McHarg Family Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS266
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The McHarg Family Papers: Part 2 contain a small number of documents related to U.S. Civil War officer Horace Porter, financier and railroad president Henry K. McHarg, and Civil War assistant quartermaster of volunteers John McHarg. Porter married into the McHarg family during the Civil War. The McHarg Family Papers: Part 2 further document the history of the Porter and McHarg families and supplement the McHarg Family Papers: Part 1 already preserved in the Georgetown University Library...
Dates:
1856 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1856 - 1928
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1863, Horace Porter married Sophie King McHarg (1840-1903), daughter of William McHarg (1778-1865) and Sophie (King) McHarg.
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
Panama Hattie Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-171129
Scope and Contents Note
The Panama Hattie Collection contains a screenplay for the film "Panama Hattie" and a typescript of the play by that same name. The music and lyrics to Panama Hattie were authored by Cole Porter; the book was authored by Herbert Fields and B.G. De Sylva.
Dated July 10, 1941, the screenplay was actor Dan Dailey's personal copy. The screenplay is 117 pages long. Deriving from State Fair Musicals in 1954, the typescript includes several pencil sketches among the pages.
Dates:
Creation: 1941 - 1954
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Purchased from William Reese Co. (2016) and from Clouds Hill Books (2017).
Booth Family Center Collection on Graham Greene
Collection
Identifier: GTM-0071
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written by Graham Greene that were collected by the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. It also includes an unrevised proof of In Search of a Character: Two African Journals by Graham Greene and two versions of the Travels with my Aunt film scripts by Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler.
Dates:
1938 - 1986
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Travels with my Aunt film scripts by Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler: Purchased from William Reese Company, 1992.
In Search of a Character: Two African Journals unrevised proof by Graham Greene: Purchased from Florian J.
In Search of a Character: Two African Journals unrevised proof by Graham Greene: Purchased from Florian J.
Julius P. Garesche papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS71
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection relates to Julius P. Garesche, a Georgetown University alumnus and chief of staff to William S. Rosecrans, a general during the Civil War. It includes manuscripts by Julius Garesche; correspondence about his death by fellow officers, including General Rosecrans; printed information about Garesche and some members of his family; and photographs of Garesche and the family tomb at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC.
Dates:
1836 - 1908; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1870
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Garesche, a Georgetown University alumnus and chief of staff to William S. Rosecrans, a general during the Civil War.
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS97
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Sir Hall Caine Papers primarily consist of correspondence to Sir Hall Caine, comprising .5 linear feet of material arranged in 31 folders in 1 box. A majority of the correspondence in the collection involves Sir Hall's business affairs, including sales, advertisements and film and stage productions. There is a letter from Herbert Brenon regarding the filming of The Woman Thou Gavest Me in 1918 and a letter from Virginia Brooks, an actress in the stage production of the same work. Several...
Dates:
1895-1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Several letters from William Heinemann, Ltd. discuss sales and marketing.
Ernesta Drinker Barlow Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-081118
Scope and Contents
A collection of the personal papers of Aimee Ernesta Drinker Barlow (1892-1981). Includes autograph memoir, travel diaries (from 1916 and early 1960s), correspondence received from husbands William C. Bullitt (1891-1967), former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union; and composer Samuel L.M. Barlow (1892-1982); as well as from admirers including the artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971). Of note is an almost complete run of mimeographed scripts of NBC Radio broadcasts by Barlow as "Commando Mary"...
Dates:
1910 - 1962
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Barlow's first marriage in 1916 was to William C. Bullitt (1891-1967), who was the first U.S.
Andre Visson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-760105
Scope and Contents
The major bulk of material from the Andre Visson papers dates from Visson's arrival in the United States in 1940. The papers are of particular interest in chronicling world events and in tracing the development of journalism from the beginning of the Second World War through the Cold War years. In each of these cases, Visson brought a unique perspective as a native of Russia who adopted the United States as his home. The role of the American press in articulating the course of the Cold War...
Dates:
1920 - 1964
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In November, 1943 Visson accepted an invitation from William Hard, journalist and broadcaster, to join the editorial staff of Reader's Digest.
Richard C. Law, SJ Papers
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 45: [Barcode: 39020030733607], Folder: 20
Identifier: GTM-0086
Scope and Contents
Beginning no later than his tertianship, Fr. Richard C. Law regularly performed in barbershop quartets and choirs at various campus and Jesuit community events, including minstrel shows, golden jubilees, and final vow celebrations. This collection contains sheet music and lyrics used for such performances, many of which were personalized for individual Jesuits.
Dates:
1938 - 1959
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Law (1902-1960) was born in Baltimore to William J. Law (1869-1948) and Mary A. Connor Law (1869-1908), and had three siblings: Mary M. (1898-1985), Thomas A. (1904-1928), and William J., Jr. (1905-1983).
Edythe Patten Corbin Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS271
Scope and Contents
The Edythe Patten Corbin Papers consist of correspondence sent to Edythe Patten Corbin, the wife of General Henry C. Corbin. One of the famous Patten sisters of Washington, D.C., Edythe Patten Corbin was a socialite who corresponded with members of the highest social circles of the nation's capital. Principal correspondents include Philippe Bunau-Varilla, American Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick, General John J. Pershing, Senator Elihu Root, and President William Howard Taft. While...
Dates:
1898 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1930
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Pershing, Senator Elihu Root, and President William Howard Taft. While most of the letters are significant in terms of social history, some of the letters provide insight into national and international political affairs.
Arnold U. Ziegler Memorial Dickens Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-150610
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts, correspondence, ephemera and realia relating to Charles Dickens collected by Arnold U. Ziegler. Includes records and publications of various branches of the Dickens Fellowship (c1921-1960s).
Dates:
1843 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Ziegler (1900 – 1974) worked twenty five years for Sherwin Williams and later became an accountant and business manager for Nemasket Transportation Company in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
Paul F. Betz Wordsworth and English Literature collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-141121
Scope and Contents
Paul F. Betz, Professor of English, received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1965, taught at Georgetown University until 2007, and remains active as a Wordsworth scholar and in University affairs. His extensive collection of English literature is centered on the Wordsworth circle, but extends to English Romantic poetry in general, to the literature of the English Lake District, and to other late eighteenth century and nineteenth century poetry. Less central elements reflect Betz's...
Dates:
1565-1997; Majority of material found in 1800s-1900
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Reed, in his Bibliography of William Wordsworth (Cambridge, 2013) states: "[Paul Betz's] achievement [is] unmatched of its kind in our time."
Saudi Aramco Publications Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230816
Scope and Contents
The collection contains publications related to the Saudi Aramco company, dating from 1948 to 2008. It includes reports, periodicals, a film on DVD, and a Pocket Guide to Arabic. The materials were created for both Arabic and English-language audiences.
Dates:
1948 - 2008
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The items in this collection were derived from a variety of sources, including Aramco employees such as William Mulligan and Georgetown Library manuscripts curator Nicholas Scheetz.
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.
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:
George Talbot and his brother Rev. the Hon. William Talbot, and between each of them with Henry Smith, Pemberton & Garth, and Woodward and McCleod, Smith's accountants.
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:
Also among his favorite authors were Georges Bernanos, William Faulkner, Edward Garnett, James Joyce, and William McFee.
Shane Leslie Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS163
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
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:
1800 - 1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Famous names include Angela Antrim, Margot Asquith, Nancy Astor, William Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Hilaire Belloc, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, J.E.C.
Lester Bernstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860501
Scope and Contents
The Lester Bernstein Papers consist of a diary written by Bernstein from July 21 to December 31 1899, part of the period in which he worked for the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC). The remaining materials are lists pertaining to the hiring and placement of local men to work for the ICC. Lester Bernstein was one of the men sent to Nicaragua to survey for canals. From his diary it can be discerned that he hired, supervised, and distributed the local workmen, helped build and/or...
Dates:
1899 July-December
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The University of Michigan William L. Clements Library holds a related collection: Moriz and Lester Bernstein correspondence, 1897-1900.
Communications Office: Protocol and Events
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030720794]
Identifier: GTA-130506
Scope and Contents
Tickets from talks by: U.S. President Bill Clinton, Gaston Hall, October 28, 2011; U.S. President Bill Clinton, Gaston Hall, April 30, 2013; and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on "U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security", December 19, 2011. Programs from: Changeless Faith for a Changing World: A Lecture by His All holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Gaston Hall, November 3, 2009; Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish U.S. Partnership in the 21st Century:...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2009 - 2013
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
, and Blu-ray disc of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist: Extended Director's Cut and Original Theatrical Version.