Georgetown University, 1910-1919

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One scrapbook titled Highlights of the Football Career of Harry Costello. The scrapbook contains copies of newspaper articles on the Georgetown University football team (1910-1913) and sports articles written by Costello for Detroit newspapers (1917-1919).

The scrapbook was assembled by Charles Patrick Clark for the National Football Hall of Fame in September 1960.

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Includes photographs of students, faculty, campus, and Washington, D.C. Among those pictured: Willie Oakes; Bill Curtin; Phil Greenwell; Johnny Gilroy; Charlie Cox; and Frank Kelly. Also, Healy Hall tower.

Scope and Contents Contains material found in a wall on the fourth floor of Old North during renovations in 1982. Includes student papers (some in Greek and Latin, some damaged) from 1893-1894 by Francis Joseph Leonard, Mateo Guillen, Charles Bernard Burke, James Christopher O'Connor, James Raymond Stafford, James Coale Sappington, William James Lant, Michael Francis O'Connor, Charles Woodbury Gorman, John Andrew Fogarty, Eugene Ryan, Joseph Harris Lindsley, William Joseph O'Leary, Salvador Guillen, Nuva...

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Mainly relating to sports. Opening pages contain signatures and comments by students and comments on performances at local theaters (Poli's, New National, Belasco's, Hippodrone New York City). Includes tickets to dances, photographs of Collier Hall, the main gates, Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon, and 1914-1915 Georgetown University Athletic Association football and baseball ticket. Also game statistics from the Sun Bowl 1950.

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Two scrapbook leaves containing captioned snapshots. Among those photographed: Chat Lancaster; Thomas Gasson, S.J.; Bill Curtin; John Morris; Jack McNulty; Tom Burke; Joe Dilkes; Ted Delaney; Warrick Montgomery; Bob Zuger; Gaius Gannon; Charlie Cox; Bob Gorman; David I. Walsh; President John B. Creeden, S.J., at 1918 commencement; and Helen Kemp.

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Includes: programs and tickets from University events; programs from Washington theaters; menus; clipping on Robert Legendre; dance cards for Trinity College Alumnae Association dances, 1919-1921; issues of "The Hilltopper"; Georgetown College registration card, September 1918; and flyer: “Vote Jiggs McManus for Postmaster.”

Scope and Contents Contains leaves from Memory and Fellowship Book with: signatures of classmates, lists of their birthdays and handwritten comments from them, 1912-1914; rosters and scores for football, baseball, and basketball teams for the 1912-1913 and 1913-1914 seasons; and tickets from area theaters such as Chase’s Theater, Columbia Theater, New National Theater, Belasco Theater, and B.F. Keith’s Theater. Also included: letter of recommendation for Harrington from College Dean John B. Creeden, S.J.;...

Scope and Contents Includes: signatures of classmates, their addresses, and handwritten comments, 1913-1919; list of theater/vaudeville productions attended (at Keith’s, New National, Columbia, and Belasco), with comments, 1913-1915; scores from baseball, football and basketball games, 1913-1916; University menus; tickets to athletic events; dance cards; invitation, program and valedictory speech from the Georgetown Visitation Convent commencement, 1917; Bulletin for the Georgetown College Preparatory School,...