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Sister Michael Kilmer Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-20230802
Scope and Contents The collection consists of Kilmer family photographs, correspondence, poetry, clippings, and printed materials that belong to Sister Michael Kilmer (the daughter of Joyce and Aline Kilmer). Of note are letters written by Joyce Kilmer to Aline Murray Kilmer (1907-1918), photographs of Joyce Kilmer, and materials related to Joyce Kilmer's military service in World War I. The collection also includes “The Lantern” poem manuscript (signed by Joyce Kilmer) and “October Warning” poem typescript...
Dates: 1880s-1994
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Sister Michael Kilmer Family Papers

Giovanni Giovannini papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-131217
Collection-level Scope and Contents note Papers of Professor Giovanni Giovannini, including letters, printed ephemera and recordings relating to poet Ezra Pound. Includes lecture cards and notes on English literature. Collection contains media (3 reels of 1/4" audio tape). The bulk of the collection is comprised of letters, corresondence, and printed matter related to the confinement of Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, DC, and to efforts on his behalf to secure his release, as well as numerous newspaper and...
Dates: 1928-1985
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Giovanni Giovannini papers

William X. Kienzle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-100112
Scope and Contents Note The William X. Kienzle Papers comprise part of the personal papers of William X. Kienzle (1928-2001), a longtime Catholic priest in Detroit, Michigan, who wrote a series of mystery novels after leaving the priesthood. Correspondence includes letters from friends and associates to William X. Kienzle and his wife Javan Kienzle. Also, many condolence letters upon the death of William X. Kienzle are included among these papers. There are a few manuscripts written by William. Some folders...
Dates: 1942 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2002
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / William X. Kienzle Papers

Kilmer Family papers 190919

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-190919
Content Description

Materials relating to Kenton Kilmer. Includes files relating to his work as Washington Post poetry editor; translations of works by author Andre Chouraqui (1917-2007). Also letters from U.S. Congressmen responding on environmental and health policy issues issues of concern to Kilmer. Includes manuscript and sheet music set to poems by Aline and Joyce Kilmer.

Dates: 1937-1993
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Kilmer Family papers 190919

William P. Blatty Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-730327
Scope and Contents

The collection contains typed manuscripts and galley proofs for novels and screenplays by William P. Blatty. It also contains research materials related to the Exorcist, including letters from Father William S. Bowdern (1968-1975).

Dates: 1953-2010
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / William P. Blatty Papers

Mercedes de Acosta Papers

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Identifier: GTM-860601
Scope and contents note Documenting part of the career of playwright, poet, and novelist Mercedes de Acosta (1893-1968), the Mercedes de Acosta Papers consist of letters written to her, a few manuscript plays written by her, her address books, some published works in her possession, and some photographs. Comprising 4 boxes (1.0 linear feet), the material dates from 1920-1975.Highlights of the collection include three typed manuscript plays written by de Acosta titled "The Dark Light" (undated), "Jehanne...
Dates: 1920 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1938-1968
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Mercedes de Acosta Papers

Ned O'Gorman Papers 4

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-050910
Scope and Contents Note The Ned O'Gorman Papers 4 comprise part of the personal papers generated by Ned O'Gorman (b. 1929), a noted American poet, author, and educator. This collection primarily contains lengthy drafts of O'Gorman's autobiography entitled, "Venerated Trinkets, Kept Memorials, and Things Lifted Up: A Volume of Autobiography." In addition, many other manuscripts written by O'Gorman are retained in this archive, which includes some of his poetry. Additional materials include letters with notable...
Dates: 1951 - 2011
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Ned O'Gorman Papers 4

Katherine Biddle Papers

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS250
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The papers of Katherine Biddle are organized into nine series: 1. Individuals - Correspondence with notable individuals, including composers, musicians, poets and writers (see biographical note below for a list of names). 2. Alphabetical correspondence - Frequent correspondents, arranged by name. 3. Chronological correspondence - Arranged alphabetically by year. 4. Literary associations, publications and publishers - Related correspondence files. Of particular note are files relating to the...
Dates: 1855 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1969
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Katherine Biddle Papers

Kilmer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-980703
Collection Level scope and contents note The Kilmer Family papers contain materials from the Kilmer family, a noted family of American writers. The collection includes materials relating to Joyce Kilmer, Aline Kilmer, Kenton Kilmer, Nicholas Kilmer, and other family members. Some letters, manuscripts, poems, photographs, ephemera, and clippings by and about poet-soldier Joyce Kilmer are present. In addition, materials by and concerning poet Aline Kilmer, such as letters, poems, and photographs, are preserved. Moreover, an...
Dates: 1861 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1995
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Kilmer Family Papers

John Gilland Brunini Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-821027
Scope and Contents The Brunini Papers offer an interesting, inclusive day-by-day account of the life activities of a Catholic writer during a sixty-year period (1915 to 1977). His literary aspirations, his manuscript rejections, and his everyday activities (i.e., '"when writing you work yourself up emotionally") are covered in-depth in the Correspondence section of the papers (Boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12). Brunini's letters also present an interesting sidelight into local New York sights and scenes during...
Dates: 1915 - 1977
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / John Gilland Brunini Papers

Nicholas Joost Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS74
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Nicholas T. Joost Papers contain voluminous correspondence received by this editor, author, and educator, from many well-known writers and scholars. As editor of several literary journals such as Poetry magazine and Papers on Language and Literature, Dr. Joost corresponded with such authors as John Deedy, Babette Deutsch, George Dillon, Wallace Fowlie, Isabella Gardner, Alyse Gregory, Mary Hemingway, Laura Riding Jackson, Russell Kirk, John Logan, Robert Lowell, Marianne Moore, Henry...
Dates: 1920 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts / Nicholas Joost Papers

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 / Joyce Kilmer Papers

Harry Sylvester Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS220
Collection-level Scope and Content Note 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 / Harry Sylvester Papers

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