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J. Revin's Plan for Completing the Panama Canal
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 24: [Barcode: 39020030754892], Folder: 2
Identifier: GTM-20141104
Scope and Contents
Printed plan for completing the Panama Canal by J. Revin, dated April 1891 with two sheets of "improvements" dated November 1891. Revin proposes using inclined planes, instead of locks, to complete the canal. Written in French and includes some technical drawings.
Dates:
1891
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Purchased from Hugues de Latude, November 2014.
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.”
Charles Augustus Strong Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-100415
Content Description
The papers of Charles Augustus Strong (1862-1940), American psychologist and philosopher, comprise materials, in addition to Strong's library, transferred from various locations including the Villa La Balze in Fiesole, Italy and the Georgetown University Office of International Programs. All of the material in the collection originated at the Villa, where it had been gathered by the time of Strong's death. The papers include letters, manuscripts, published material, and photographs, arranged...
Dates:
1875 - 1930
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The papers of Charles Augustus Strong (1862-1940), American psychologist and philosopher, comprise materials, in addition to Strong's library, transferred from various locations including the Villa La Balze in Fiesole, Italy and the Georgetown University Office of International Programs.
Samuel Ebling papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-830120
Scope and Contents
Certificates of U.S. Department of State consular appointments signed by various U.S. secretaries of state, as well as presidents of U.S. and other countries. Post and date of appointment noted. Arranged by document signatory.
Dates:
1924-1950
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He attended Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, and later spent part of his undergraduate years at the Universite de Nancy, France. He received his AB degree in 1920 from George Washington University.
John Fitzgerald Papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030751666]
Identifier: GTM-150601
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence and indenture documents relating to the affairs of Colonel John Fitzgerald that relate to local affairs in northern Virginia in the 1790s.
Dates:
1780-1820
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
John Fitzgerald (d. 1799) was a Catholic aide de camp of General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War and a businessman in Alexandria, Virginia.
Alfaro Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS121
Collection-level scope and content note
The Alfaro Family Papers consist of five series as follows: 1. Alfaro Family Series (Box 1, 31 folders): Consists of correspondence received/sent/about various family members, as well as autograph/printed ephemera relating to them. Notable items in this series include material pertaining to Amelia Lyons de Alfaro, consisting of correspondence to friend Jeannette T. Blum; an accounts book 1905-1973; and a record of lists of books read, acquaintances, places visited (1899 to...
Dates:
1889 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1931 - 1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Alfaro, Nancy Hamilton de Alfaro (wife of Victor Ricardo Alfaro), Rogelio E.
Walter Shewring Papers
Item
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS190
Collection level scope and contents note
The Walter Shewring Papers is a small collection of letters, essays and manuscripts by Shewring. The most notable item is the full autograph manuscript of Shewring's translation of Homer's "Odyssey," published by the Oxford University Press (1980). The collection includes some correspondence and printed articles by such distinguished acquaintances as Walter de la Mare, Eric Gill, David Jones, and Arthur Waley.
Dates:
1930 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The collection includes some correspondence and printed articles by such distinguished acquaintances as Walter de la Mare, Eric Gill, David Jones, and Arthur Waley.
Edgar L. Prochnik Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-730730
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts of various works by Edgar L. Prochnik, including: "La Question d'Orient," "The Diplomatic History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century, Part IV," and "The Prime Ministers and Governments of England." Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the box inventory for the collection.
Dates:
1938 - 1960
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Manuscripts of various works by Edgar L. Prochnik, including: "La Question d'Orient," "The Diplomatic History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century, Part IV," and "The Prime Ministers and Governments of England."
Georgetown University Law Center Publications
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 37010000434361]
Identifier: GTA-000597
Scope and Contents
Contains the following publications:"Centro: Georgetown Immigration Law Reporter", Summer 1980."Equilibrists", Spring 1977. The literary journal of the Law Center. Published by El Centro De Immigration."Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy", Fall 2002. Published by students of the Law Center. Issue focuses on topics related to the 11th Amendment, Federalism, and judicial activism. S"Georgetown Law Revue", 1977. Student publication...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1977, 1980, 1985-86, 1989-91, 2001-2002
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Published by El Centro De Immigration.
"Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy", Fall 2002.
"Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy", Fall 2002.
H. A. Jules-Bois Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS114
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The H. A. Jules-Bois Papers primarily consist of 1 linear foot manuscripts of poetry and essays by and about H. A. Jules-Bois with a small amount of correspondence and clippings, arranged in 78 folders in 2 boxes. The H. A. Jules-Bois Papers primarily consist of manuscripts of verse and prose by Jules-Bois, most of which are in individual folders arranged by title, first poetry and then essays. The papers also include a small portion of correspondence between Jules-Bois and Jean le Cardinal...
Dates:
1824 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1940
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
He later attended the College de France where he was granted Litt.D. At the Sorbonne he studied under Dr.
Scrapbook: Reverend Frank L. Fadner, S.J.
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000084-DS
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs, letters, and articles relating to Frank L. Fadner, S.J. Many of the photographs are of Fr. Fadner meeting with foreign dignitaries. Among those photographed: Foreign Service School Regent Edmund A. Walsh, S.J.; University President Edward B. Bunn, S.J.; Joseph F. Cohalan, S.J.; Hunter Gutherie, S.J.; John Parr; Joaquim Coutinho; Domingo Caino; Leon Dostert; J. Raymond Trainor; Georgetown students John Batato and Carl A. Sonnen; Abba Eban of Israel; Indonesian Minister...
Dates:
1932, 1951-1964
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Fadner drawn by students; and a photograph captioned, "His Royal Highness Prince Juan Carlos [of Spain] speaking to Georgetown Students of the Junior Year at the University of Madrid under the direction of Prof. J. de S. Coutinho in April 1961."
Hoyt Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS343
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Hoyt Family Papers are comprised of the extensive correspondence of artist Margaret Howard Yeaton Hoyt (1885-1943) and her family. The highlight of the collection is a group of more than 170 letters to Margaret from fellow artist Gabrielle De Veaux Clements. Moreover, several letters sent from artists Theresa Bernstein Meyerowitz and William Meyerowitz are retained. This collection provides ample documentation on the circle of artists who were active in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Other...
Dates:
1895 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1950
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Hoyt worked closely with Gabrielle De Veaux Clements and Theresa Bernstein Meyerowitz.
Isaiah Garrett, Jr. Letters
Collection
Identifier: GTM-141219
Collection-level Scope and Contents note
The Isaiah Garrett, Jr. Letters is comprised of 41 autograph letters written by Isaiah Garrett Jr. between February 19th, 1859 and December 14th, 1865. Twenty-five of the letters are addressed to his older brother, Frank, fifteen are addressed to his parents, and one is addressed to his sister, Sarah. Thirty-seven of the forty-one letters were written while Garrett was a student at Georgetown University on the eve of the American Civil War, one was written in Baton Rogue, LA in 1859, two...
Dates:
1859 - 1865
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Thirty-seven of the forty-one letters were written while Garrett was a student at Georgetown University on the eve of the American Civil War, one was written in Baton Rogue, LA in 1859, two were written from Civil War camps in Georgia and Mississippi, and one was written in Monroe, LA several months after the end of the Civil War.
Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-941229
Scope and Contents
Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...
Dates:
1804-1950
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
It also includes approximately 50 signed musical quotations by such composers as by Franz Abt, Michael William Balfe, Ole Bull, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Rudolph Ganz, Aleksandr Glazunov, José Iturbi, Joseph Joachim, Fritz Kreisler, Jan Kubelík, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Pablo de Sarasate, John Philip Sousa, Arturo Toscanini, and an interesting example with signed quotations by both Theodor Kullak and Charles Wehle.
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.
Elizabeth Iddesleigh - Susan Lowndes Marques collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-800101
Content Description
Correspondence of Elizabeth, Countess of Iddesleigh and sister Susan Lowndes, the daughters of writer Marie Belloc Lowndes. Includes letters from English Catholic writers Isabel Clarke; Martin d'Arcy, SJ; Arnold Lunn; Archbishop David Mathew; as well as more than 130 letters by C.C. Martindale, SJ, many written during internment in Denmark during World War II.
Click on External Documents below to link to collection finding aid.
Dates:
1928-1973
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Horace Porter Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS249
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Horace Porter Collection consists of 13.0 linear feet of photographs, manuscripts, letters, clippings, prints, and printed ephemera, together with a large assortment of valuable artifacts connected with General Porter's career. Porter, best known for his role as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was a noted soldier, railroad executive, diplomat, and son of Governor David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) of Pennsylvania. The collection includes a variety of...
Dates:
1855 - 1921
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Porter, best known for his role as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was a noted soldier, railroad executive, diplomat, and son of Governor David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) of Pennsylvania.
Lorin Tate Collection of Early Modern Legal Records from Rouen
Collection — Box Shared Box 59: [Barcode: 39020031855995], Folder: 1-7
Identifier: GTM-20001129
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records relating to a noble family in Rouen (Normandy, France), dating from the early 17th to mid-18th centuries. Some records relate to a man named Nicolas Francois Mare. Also of note is a letter regarding the inheritance and income of Francoise [de Four], widow of Pierre Paulmier, Seigneur of Bucaille and Le Thil in Normandy. It bears a "Sun King" (Louis XIV) stamp.
Dates:
17th-18th Centuries
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Also of note is a letter regarding the inheritance and income of Francoise [de Four], widow of Pierre Paulmier, Seigneur of Bucaille and Le Thil in Normandy.
Ord Family Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS267
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Ord Family Papers: Part 2 provide a wealth of documentary material on members of the distinguished Ord family, especially Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883) and Edward Otho Cresap Ord II (1858-1923). This collection fills in details about the career of American Civil War notable Edward Otho Cresap Ord and includes his letters from California in 1848 touching on the Mexican War and the gold rush; his correspondence to his brother Doctor James Lycurgus Ord between 1848 and 1873; some...
Dates:
1848 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1848 - 1923
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
A good source for brief biographical information about Mexican military figure Geronimo Trevino, who married Edward Otho Cresap Ord's daughter Roberta Augusta Ord in 1880, is the following: "Encyclopedia de Mexico." Tomo 13. Ciudad de Mexico: Enciclopedia de Mexico: Secretaria de Education Publica, 1987-1988, p. 7832-7833.
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:
In 1882 Silvercruys was accepted into the Barreau de Bruxelles, the equivalent to a bar association in the U.S.