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Lucile Swan Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030734779]
Identifier: GTM-090102
Scope and Contents
A photograph album from Lucile Swan's life in China (1930-1939), including pictures of her sculpting, Chinese cultural events, the landscape of Beijing, and her friend John Carter Vincent (a Foreign Service Officer) and his wife Elizabeth ("Betty").
Dates:
1930 - 1939
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
During Swan's time there (1929-1941) she created the portrait bust of Teilhard de Chardin, now at the Museum of Natural History in Paris; and a reconstruction (nicknamed "Nelly" by Teilhard) of one of the skulls of sinanthropus, the "Peking Man," under the supervision of Franz Weidenreich, German anatomist and paleoanthropologist.
John F. Parr - D. Harrison Smith collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS103
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Parr-Smith Collection consists primarily of correspondence, clippings, medals and photographs collected by D. Harrison Smith and John F. Parr, most relating to their friendship with Edmund S. Walsh, S.J. and their connections with Georgetown University. The collection consists of 1 linear foot of material arranged in 24 folders in 2 boxes. The Smith-Parr Archives contain correspondence relating to John F. Parr's tenure at Georgetown University. Manuscripts by Parr and Smith are also in...
Dates:
1940-1981
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Harrison Smith then moved to the Villa de la Grangette in Lens-Lestang, France. Donald Harrison Smith was also born in 1917 and began attending Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 1935 with John F.
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:
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul which Julius had helped found, met with the Georgetown College Philodemic Society and resolved, in January 1863 to erect a monument over his tomb at Mt.
Ernest A. Keller Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-860903
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of Ernest A. Keller as a journalist, editor, and as a U.S. government official working for the United States Information Agency in the mid-20th century.Materials related to the Alliance for Progress Cartoon Book Program in Latin America have been digitized and are available online via DigitalGeorgetown....
Dates:
1939 - 1967
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
La Marcha de la Alianza para el Progreso
Dave Barbor Collection on Alfred Hitchcock
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030756137]
Identifier: GTM-0040
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to Alfred Hitchcock that were collected by Dave Barbor. It includes the following:One letter written by Alfred Hitchcock to his assistant director, Herbert Coleman (1955). One letter written by Francois Truffaut to Alfred Hitchcock (circa 1966).Six letters from Patricia Hitchcock to Peter Halliday regarding "Strangers on a Train" and other matters, 1950-1956, 1983.Eight photographs, including three...
Dates:
1949 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1983
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
J’avais vécu plus de quatre ans avec et comme il s’agit de vos propos et de vos Idées sur le cinéma, je peux dire qu’il s’agit la, pour moi, du meilleur livre de cinéma avec les écrits d’Eisenstein.”
Joyce Kilmer Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS83
Scope and Contents
The Joyce Kilmer papers consist of three categories of material: correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material (news clippings, photographs, and scores for music set to poems by Joyce and Aline Kilmer). Letters include those from Joyce Kilmer to Aline Kilmer (total 44), to his young son Kenton (total 4), and to friends such as Rev. James J. Daly, S.J., and to Rev. Charles O'Donnell, C.S.C. Other correspondence is that of Joyce Kilmer's mother, Annie Kilburn Kilmer to friends William L....
Dates:
1907 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1941
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Arthemise Dalton, O.P. and Sister Roberta Marie Sherry, S.N.D. de N., provide biographical information on Aline Kilmer.
La Pucelle d'Orleans Manuscript
Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 39020031848685]
Identifier: GTM-20140421
Scope and Contents
A manuscript copy of the 1762 "authorized" edition of Voltaire's La Pucelle d'Orleans including 47 interleavings on which the copyist has supplied ommitted passages considered too risque to print. The result is something like an early critical edition of the text. A date in the final quarter of the 18th century seems likely, at earliest post-1762.The text is written in a single neat cursive hand throughout, with additions marked by...
Dates:
18th century, after 1762
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Several additions and inscriptions are present, including two names on first original flyleaf: "Monsieur de Fourkowitch" and "Chale Damans" -- both likely 18th or early 19th century.
Frederick W. Rolfe, Baron Corvo Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-141102.1
Content Description
Secondary works relating to Baron Corvo, including correspondence from collectors such as Donald Weeks, manuscripts of papers about Corvo by various authors (some photocopied), printed ephemera, and photographs.
Dates:
1929 - 2013
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Also known as Baron Corvo, he was associated with the "Yellow Book" circle and fin-de-siecle decadent culture. In 1889, while a student in Rome, he was adopted into the circle of the Duchess Sforza Cesarini (1818-1897), who became his patron.
William DuBourg Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTA-820101
Scope and Contents
The William DuBourg Papers contain correspondence, invoices, and other documents dating between 1796, the year DuBourg assumed the presidency of Georgetown College, and 1833, the year of his death.The bulk of the papers dates from 1796 to 1798, the period of his Georgetown College presidency, and reflect the role of the president at that time as a procurer of goods needed by the institution. Letters and accompanying invoices itemize books ordered by DuBourg for the College library,...
Dates:
1796 - 1833; Majority of material found within 1796 - 1798
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
After studies at the Collège de Guyenne, he entered the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Paris (1786).
William W. Wright Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS178
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the four folios of General Wright's scrapbook which contains primarily news items relating to the proposed construction of the Panama Canal. Some letters, notes, and sketches by Wright are included, along with printed maps showing the different interoceanic routes that were considered. In addition, the scrapbook includes a letter from John A. Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, and several broadsides in Spanish citing Ferdinand de Lesseps and the canal...
Dates:
1857 - 1883; Majority of material found within 1879 - 1882
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In 1879 to 1880, Wright was invited to join the International Technical Commission formed by Ferdinand de Lesseps in Panama to investigate an interoceanic route across the isthmus.
Horace B. McKenna, SJ Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130312
Scope and Contents
Consists of drafts and notes relating to a project on Fr. Horace B. McKenna undertaken by Joseph K. Hines in the 1980s. It also includes a copy of "Christ is with the Poor: Stories and Sayings of Horace McKenna, S.J." (eds. Dear and Hines, 1989), a collection of anecdotes based on interviews done by Hines, and three related VHS tapes.
Dates:
1979 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Aloysius became a hub of social outreach, housing the St. Vincent de Paul Society--where community members could seek assistance--and hosting McKenna’s informal Sunday afternoon "coffee klatsch."
Roger Bensky Collection of Samuel Beckett Letters
Collection
Identifier: GTM-181024
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three letters from Samuel Beckett to Roger Bensky (20 February, 22 April, and 5 November 1969); one letter from Geneviève Serreau to Bensky (26 June 1969), and copies of two articles written by Bensky (1969, 1974). The correspondence from Beckett resulted from Bensky's efforts to find publication for his article "La symbolique du mime dans le théâtre de Samuel Beckett." Having been rejected by two academic journals, Bensky decided to write to Beckett...
Dates:
1969 - 1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Born in 1937 in Perth, Western Australia where he was raised and educated, Roger Daniel Bensky completed his M.A. in French at the University of West Australia and subsequently his Doctorat de l'Universite from the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris under the aegis of world-known authority on French drama Jacques Scherer.
Horace B. McKenna, SJ Papers 3
Collection
Identifier: GTM-840301
Scope and Contents
The Horace B. McKenna, S.J. Papers 3 include correspondence with Jesuit Fathers Provincial, St. Aloysius Church, and the Archdiocese of Washington. Material about Dorothy Day (two notes) and John LaFarge is also preseved in this collection. Some printed materials and photographs are retained as well.
Dates:
1930 - 1974
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Aloysius became a hub of social outreach, housing the St. Vincent de Paul Society--where community members could seek assistance--and hosting McKenna’s informal Sunday afternoon "coffee klatsch."
Sennep and Tim French Political Cartoons Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240717
Scope and Contents
Collection of approximately 1,500 political cartoons that were published in three major Paris newspapers between 1959-1964 by Jean-Jacques Charles Pennès (Sennep) and Louis Mitelberg (Tim)The cartoons lampoon Cold War-era international relations of the early 1960s, often featuring political figures such as Charles De Gaulle, François Mitterand, Nikita Kruschev, Mao, Fidel Castro, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Topics include the French economic...
Dates:
1959 - 1965
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Collection of approximately 1,500 political cartoons that were published in three major Paris newspapers between 1959-1964 by Jean-Jacques Charles Pennès (Sennep) and Louis Mitelberg (Tim)
The cartoons lampoon Cold War-era international relations of the early 1960s, often featuring political figures such as Charles De Gaulle, François Mitterand, Nikita Kruschev, Mao, Fidel Castro, Dwight D.
The cartoons lampoon Cold War-era international relations of the early 1960s, often featuring political figures such as Charles De Gaulle, François Mitterand, Nikita Kruschev, Mao, Fidel Castro, Dwight D.
Nelson Algren Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-160405
Scope and Contents Note
The Nelson Algren Collection consists of some correspondence and two manuscripts of noted American writer Nelson Algren (1909-1981). Included is correspondence about Algren's books "The Man with the Golden Arm" and "Somebody in Boots." The primary correspondent is Ken McCormick, an editor with Doubleday and Company, Inc. Two typed manuscripts by Algren are also preserved in this collection: "The Door to Dingdong Daddyland" and "The Door to Pingpong Playboyland." A number of books that...
Dates:
1937 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1951
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Algren had a long-time relationship with French author Simone de Beauvoir. Nelson Algren died on May 9, 1981.
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:
Aloysius became a hub of social outreach, housing the St. Vincent de Paul Society--where community members could seek assistance--and hosting McKenna’s informal Sunday afternoon "coffee klatsch."
Ernest Dimnet - Anita Lawrence Simpson collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS339
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Ernest Dimnet-Anita Lawrence Simpson collection consists mostly of letters written from noted French literary priest Ernest Dimnet to Anita Lawrence Simpson. The correspondence relates to their friendship, and it touches on some of Dimnet's works. The collection is contained in one small archival box (0.25 linear feet), and the documents are arranged in chronological order. * * * * * * * BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Abbe Ernest Dimnet was born at Trelon in the Ardennes...
Dates:
1925-1965; Majority of material found within 1925-1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Soon thereafter, in 1908, he wrote "Figures de Moines." In 1910, Abbe Dimnet produced "Les Soeurs Bronte."
John L. Brown Papers 4
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS353
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The John L. Brown Papers: Part 4 represent the extensive personal papers of author, poet, critic, diplomat, and man of letters John L. Brown, who served as U.S. cultural attache to Brussels (1954-1958), Rome (1958-1962), and Mexico City (1964-1968) and as a longtime professor of literature at the Catholic University of America. The massive collection contains correspondence with noted individuals, chronological correspondence, manuscripts by Brown, notebooks, materials for lectures and...
Dates:
1787 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Brown received the Grand Prix de la Critique in 1954 for his "Panorama de la Litterature Contemporaine aux Etats Unis."
Julie and Thomas Kernan papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS181
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Julie and Thomas Kernan papers are organized into 7 series: correspondence by notable individuals and friends who were frequent correspondents; files on Jacques and Raissa Maritain; correspondence by Julie and Thomas Kernan; subject files which include correspondence and material about the various organizations and miscellaneous business that the Kernans were involved with; manuscripts and published works by Julie and Thomas Kernan; a large collection of information and...
Dates:
1765-1988; Majority of material found within 1940-1975
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
His various residences In Paris included the Place Vendome and the Rue de Marignac. He also bought and renovated a country house on the Rue de la Montaigne, St.
Stephen and Susan Decatur Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS245
Scope and Contents
Donated to Georgetown College by Susan Decatur, the widow of the War of 1812 naval hero Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), the Stephen and Susan Decatur Papers consist of one letter book containing letters dated from 1812 to 1813 written to Commodore Decatur congratulating him on the victory of the U.S.S. "United States" against the H.M.S. "Macedonian," two letters dated 1812 to him from U.S. Navy Secretary Paul Hamilton, and 16 letters to Susan Decatur dated between 1831 and 1845. Contained in...
Dates:
1812 - 1845
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Bossuet, Jacques Benigne. "Exposition de la Doctrine de l'Eglise Catholique sur les Matieres de Controverse."