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The Individual Authors Series contains correspondence, manuscripts, questionnaires from the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors, photos, publications, and clippings relating to individual authors who were accepted or considered as members of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors established by Sister Mary Joseph, S.L., in 1932. The series is arranged alphabetically by author. Boxes 1-66.

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Arranged alphabetically by individual.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Catherine Walston/Graham Greene Papers consist in bulk of correspondence written by Greene to Lady Walston over a span of three decades from 1946 through 1978. In addition, the collection includes a large portion of original autograph and typed manuscripts, as well as rare proof copies of his works that the author presented over the years as gifts to Lady Walston. There is also a substantial collection of photographs of Greene and Lady Walston, together with friends such as writers...

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Contains documents comprising the personal manuscripts collection of John Gilmary Shea. This series consists of Boxes 21 and 22 and is arranged alphabetically by individual.

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Contains correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts, and other documents pertaining to U.S. Catholic Church History. Boxes 12 and 13, which deal with notable individuals in U.S. Catholic History, are arranged alphabetically by last name of individual. Boxes 14 through 20 contain documents which focus on the history of Catholicism in particular geographic places in America, and they are arranged alphabetically by geographic area.

Scope and Contents Materie divers. M.S. (shelfmark CCXLIII)1 bound volume of manuscripts, reports, letter copies, and printed matter. These include an unpublished biography of Confucius, "Vita Confusii Philosophi Apud Sinensis Sapientissimi ac Sanctissimi Magistri", by the Franciscan missionary Fr. Carolus Horatii á Castorano (Carlo Orazi da Castorano), OFM, a significant opponent of the Jesuits in the Chinese Rites controversy, as well as a report of Jesuit martyrdom in Vietnam, "Relazione della...

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Contains correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts, and other documents pertaining to U.S. Catholic Church History. Boxes 12 and 13, which deal with notable individuals in U.S. Catholic History, are arranged alphabetically by last name of individual. Boxes 14 through 20 contain documents which focus on the history of Catholicism in particular geographic places in America, and they are arranged alphabetically by geographic area.

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Contains a few bound manuscripts found among the papers of John Gilmary Shea. Of particular interest is Shea's editor's copy of the Doway Bible, which is preserved in six folders in Box 25.

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The Spanish Jesuits Series contains items by and about Spanish Jesuits, acquired by Georgetown University from Sotheby's (28 June 1976, lot 3947).

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection primarily contains correspondence from Graham Greene to Leopoldo Duran (1964-1990). It also includes correspondence from Vivien Greene, Hugh Greene (brother) and Elizabeth Dennys (sister). Of note is a common place book containing autograph entries by Greene dating from the late 1970s. This was a gift from Duran whose intention was for Greene to jot down notes about his readings and thoughts. Nicknamed "the Picasso" by Duran who conceived the idea after a visit to the Picasso...

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Contains manuscripts, correspondence, and other documents relating to Native American linguistics and history. Includes many original documents. Numerous grammars and vocabularies are retained. Arranged alphabetically by name of Native American language/tribe. This series comprises boxes 7-11 of the Shea Papers.

Scope and Contents Jesuit obituaries: Henry Graf (1927), Rudolph J. Meyer (1912), John Sumner (1880), Julius Pottgeiser (1894), Joseph Pirisi (1906), Edward H. Welch (1904), John del Carpio (1634), Thomas Slevin (1921), John Pierre Frieden (1911), Francis X. Talbot (1953), Joseph J. McLoughlin (1953), Edward Higgins (1902), James A. Rockliff (1926), Peter Paul Fitzpatrick (1886), Francis J. Berberich (1899), Paul Costano (1921), Michael Tomei (1850), John F. Hurley (1967), James E. Conahan (1926), Edward...

Collection-level scope and content note From the Collection: 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...

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(Box 1, Folders 1-85; Box 2, Folders 1-33) This series consists of chronologically arranged correspondence received by Ambassador Wilson. Letters for each year are in alphabetical order. Most include copies of replies from the ambassador. @ Note: All correspondents are listed in the description sections of this finding aid. However, only those names that have been asterisked appear in the index.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Contains manuscripts, correspondence, and other documents relating to Native American linguistics and history. Includes many original documents. Numerous grammars and vocabularies are retained. Arranged alphabetically by name of Native American language/tribe. This series comprises boxes 7-11 of the Shea Papers.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Contains correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts, and other documents pertaining to U.S. Catholic Church History. Boxes 12 and 13, which deal with notable individuals in U.S. Catholic History, are arranged alphabetically by last name of individual. Boxes 14 through 20 contain documents which focus on the history of Catholicism in particular geographic places in America, and they are arranged alphabetically by geographic area.

Collection-level scope and content note From the Collection: 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...

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(Box 1, Folders 1-85; Box 2, Folders 1-33) This series consists of chronologically arranged correspondence received by Ambassador Wilson. Letters for each year are in alphabetical order. Most include copies of replies from the ambassador. @ Note: All correspondents are listed in the description sections of this finding aid. However, only those names that have been asterisked appear in the index.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I contains the working files of John Long from the meetings of Vatican II, the subsequent meetings of the SPCU during Long's time as a staff member, and Long's files after his retirement in 1980 as he continued to serve the Secretariat as a consultor. The series has been divided further into three sub-series: sub-series A including Long's files related to his work in the Second Vatican Council; sub-series B including his files documenting internal meetings of the SPCU from his time as...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I contains the working files of John Long from the meetings of Vatican II, the subsequent meetings of the SPCU during Long's time as a staff member, and Long's files after his retirement in 1980 as he continued to serve the Secretariat as a consultor. The series has been divided further into three sub-series: sub-series A including Long's files related to his work in the Second Vatican Council; sub-series B including his files documenting internal meetings of the SPCU from his time as...