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David Rankin Barbee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS145
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The bulk of the Barbee Papers concerns his research, accomplished primarily between the years 1928-1958. The Papers are organized according to provenance into seven series, out-lining his historical interests. The series are: I. Abraham Lincoln; II. Death of Lincoln; III. Lincoln and Booth; IV. John Wilkes Booth; V. Conspirators; VI. Rose O'Neil Greenhow; and VII. American History. Because the collection is largely subject-oriented, due to the inter-relatedness of topics the same subject...
Dates: 1886 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1956
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / David Rankin Barbee Papers

Elizabeth Fueller Spencer Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS468
Collection-level Scope and Content Note Elizabeth Fueller Spencer (1898-1973) attended Whittier College and received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California before pursuing coursework toward a Master's at Columbia University Teachers College from 1924-1925. After working at an Episcopal settlement house with the poor in southern California in the late teens, she moved to Shanghai in 1920 as a missionary teaching at St. John's School. On her second tour of China, after study at Columbia, she was assigned to...
Dates: 1925 - 1929; Majority of material found in 1927 - 1927
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Elizabeth Fueller Spencer Papers

Francis Pollard Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS331
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Francis Pollard Papers consist of two series: correspondence and photographs. Correspondence is arranged chronologically; photographs are arranged alphabetically by the name of the person pictured. NB: An additional letter written by Francis Pollard (2/6/1862) is housed at the Indiana Historical Society. This letter concerns a visit to the Senate during which Senator Jesse D. Bright was expelled from the Senate for writing a letter to Jefferson Davis. Information about this letter can be...
Dates: 1861 - 1935; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1870
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Francis Pollard Papers

Hamlin Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS452
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The collection contains correspondence and documents relating to the Hamlin family of Waterford, Maine. Spanning a period of over one hundred years, the correspondence provides insight into the daily life of a middle-class, nineteenth-century family. Much of the correspondence focuses on the professional and personal relationships of the children of Hannibal and Susan Hamlin: Susan, Cyrus, Hannibal and Rebecca. In addition to local and national politics, other topics of the...
Dates: 1801 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1844 - 1915
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Hamlin Family Papers

Byington Family Papers 2

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS298
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Byington Family Papers: Part 2 contain postcards, letters, and printed material documenting the life and times of A. Homer Byington and other members of the Byington family. Of interest are postcards to and from A. Homer Byington from Naples, where he served as U.S. consul at the turn of the twentieth century. The postcards describe life in Naples, volcanic activity there, and even an occasion when the King off Italy took of his hat out of respect for an American flag flying over...
Dates: 1822 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1910
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Byington Family Papers 2

Janet E. Richards Papers

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Identifier: GTM-540129
Scope and Contents Collection consists of Janet Richards’ notes for articles and lectures on various topics, as well as for interviews with Nicholas Horthy and Benito Mussolini. Letters are from notables such as Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, William E. Borah, Pascual Cervera, Salmon P. Chase, Ernest Dimnet, Theodore Dreiser, Joseph Grew, Charles Evans Hughes, Cordell Hull, Jean Jules Jusserand, Frank B. Kellogg, Elihu Root, Evelyn McLean, Henry Stimson, and Helen Taft.Abundant photographs are...
Dates: 1724 - 1948; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1940
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Janet E. Richards Papers

Richard H. Clarke papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS92
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard H. Clarke Papers consist of letters, essays and printed materials of Richard H. Clarke (1827 - 1911). The papers comprise .20 linear feet of material, arranged in 15 folders in one box. The corresponence and manuscripts of this collection mainly involve Clarke's interest in Catholic history in America. He founded the United States Catholic Historical Society in the mid-1880's and conversed with many Catholic historians such as Martin I. J. Griffin, George Pax, Colonel Lamson,...
Dates: 1863-1911
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Richard H. Clarke papers

Edward Loughborough Keyes, Jr. Papers 2

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS297
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Edward Loughborough Keyes, Jr. Papers: Part 2 document the career and activities of Edward Loughborough Keyes, Jr. Of interest is correspondence dated 1939 to Keyes about his book entitled "A Sea Change and Other Things." Also of note is a testimonial book honoring Keyes for his service to the American Social Hygiene Association. The testimonial is signed by many individuals, including John J. Pershing and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The collection also contains a number of medals won by...
Dates: 1880 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1921 - 1949
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Edward Loughborough Keyes, Jr. Papers 2

Lois Wolfrum Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS443
Scope and Contents The Lois Wolfrum Papers (2 boxes, 1.0 linear feet) span 1970 to 2004 and contain correspondence between Lois Wolfrum and Rev. Eugene L. Watrin, SJ, a Jesuit priest stationed in Nepal for over fifty years, and between Lois Wolfrum and Penny Williams Yacoub, an artist and illustrator who lived in Lebanon and Tunisia during the 1970s and 1980s. Also included in the collection are printed materials by, or relating to, Fr. Watrin and Nepali life, as well as extensive records of Penny Williams'...
Dates: 1970 - 2004
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Lois Wolfrum Papers

Charles Lacey Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS242
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Charles Lacey Papers consist of seven letters dated between 1809 and 1814 received by Charles Lacey, an American naval officer during the War of 1812. Lacey's cash book dating to 1809-1810, which he used as a midshipman on board the U.S.S. "John Adams," is also preserved in this collection. Although they comprise but eight folders, the Charles Lacey Papers document some interesting incidents during the War of 1812, especially its naval aspects. The correspondence in the Lacey Papers...
Dates: 1809 - 1814
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Charles Lacey Papers

Pierre Leroy - Constantin Kluge collection

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS154
Collection-level Scope and Content Note

The Constantin Kluge - Pierre Leroy collection consists of 34 personal, autograph signed letters from Father Leroy to his friend Constantin Kluge, in addition to first-hand background information provided by Kluge on his acquaintance with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and his circle (especially Pierre Leroy and Claude Riviere). A complete typed transcription of the 34 letters has been graciously provided by Mme. Solange Soulie, a close friend of Pierre Leroy.

Dates: 1976-1993
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Pierre Leroy - Constantin Kluge collection

Jenkins Family Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS462
Scope and Contents The Jenkins Family Papers contain a small number of historical documents pertaining to the prominent Jenkins family of Baltimore. In addition to providing information about the history of that particular family, this collection has a connection to the history of Georgetown College as three of the letters were sent to Georgetown College student Thomas Robert Jenkins in 1838 and 1839. Those letters make references to several leading Georgetown faculty and hint at what the college was like...
Dates: 1829 - 1870
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Jenkins Family Papers

Stephen S. Remak Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS268
Collection-level Scope and Content Note Written between the years of 1859-1861, the Stephen S. Remak Papers consist of one bound letter book containing the official outgoing correspondence of Remak during his term as United States Consul at Trieste, an Italian port city on the Adriatic. Perhaps of the most value for researchers in this collection is the extensive research Remak carried out on the contemporary state and history of Austrian currency, which he included in his correspondence to officials at the United...
Dates: 1859 - 1861
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Stephen S. Remak Papers

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 / William W. Wright Collection

John D. Crimmins Papers

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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. 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 Hancock. Among his miscellaneous...
Dates: 1877-1910; Majority of material found within 1890-1894
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / John D. Crimmins Papers

National Hotel Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-840319
Scope and Contents The National Hotel Collection consists of five large register books listing the guests at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C. from 1851 to 1854. The hotel was the first hotel in the nation's capital approximating the size of a modern hotel. It was located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street.The registers are in chronological order. The register entries list the names of the guests, the days they stayed, and their room numbers. The signature of each guest is...
Dates: 1851 - 1854
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / National Hotel Collection

Alexander Orlov Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS432
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Alexander Orlov Papers contain selected correspondence and printed materials of Alexander Orlov, the highest-ranking Soviet intelligence officer to ever defect to the West. The correspondence in the collection is devoted entirely to the release of Orlov's first book, "The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes" (1954), including signed letters from former President Herbert Hoover, Ambassador William Bullitt, and the editors of the "Saturday Evening Post" and "Reader's Digest"....
Dates: 1953 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1954
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Alexander Orlov Papers

Tonita Ridgway Martin Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS340
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Tonita Ridgway Martin Papers comprise the personal papers of longtime Georgetown resident Tonita Ridgway Martin along with some of her relatives' materials. Of note are a few documents relating to the life of New York Catholic Dominick Lynch I, whose will is included, and more documents relating to U.S. naval officer Dominick Lynch III, whose two brief but fascinating journals regarding Ecuador and Hawaii are retained. Also preserved is Tonita Ridgway Martin's personal collection of...
Dates: 1796 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1949
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Tonita Ridgway Martin Papers

Franklin B. Sanborn papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS229
Collection-level Scope and Content Note This is a collection of some 250 letters written to Franklin B. Sanborn from friends and relatives during his years as a student first at the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and then at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts (circa 1852-55). Primarily containing domestic and social news about other family members and mutual friends, the letters include references to contemporary election politics of the 1850s with mention of numerous statesmen including John Bell, James...
Dates: 1850-1902; Majority of material found within 1850-1856
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Franklin B. Sanborn papers

Washington Irving Letterbook

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS247
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Washington Irving Letterbook (1 box, 0.25 linear feet) consists of one bound letterbook containing handwritten copies of outgoing letters dated from 1842 to 1844 written by Irving (1783-1859) while he served as U.S. Minister to Spain (1842-1846). Although most of these letters were copied in the hand of Irving's secretary, a number of them seem to have been copied by Irving himself in his own hand. Irving's richly descriptive writing style shines through in these letters as he analyzes...
Dates: 1842 - 1844
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Washington Irving Letterbook

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