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Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Howard Collection on Ned O’Gorman

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20250130
Scope and Contents

Collection of materials related to Ned O’Gorman, including fundraising materials for The Children's Storefront (1994-1997), files related to the Board of Trustees of the Ricardo O’Gorman Garden & Center for Resources in the Humanities (1998-2007), and files related to Ned O’Gorman: A Glance Back, edited by Elizabeth Howard (2014-2015).

Dates: 1998 - 2015
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

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

Gregory Orfalea Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-990608
Scope and Contents The collection documents the career of a American author and editor Gregory Orfalea. It includes manuscripts and research files for many of Orfalea’s books, including “Wrapping the Grapeleaves: A Sheaf of Contemporary Arab-American Poetry” (1982), “Before the Flames: A Quest for the History of Arab-Americans” (1988), “Messengers of the Lost Battalion: The Heroic 551st and the Turning of the Tide at the Battle of the Bulge” (1997), "Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding...
Dates: 1968 - 2023
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Fulton Oursler Memorial Collection

 File
Identifier: GTM-820330
Scope and Contents Manuscripts by Fulton Oursler, Grace Perkins Oursler, and others; correspondence to/from the Ourslers; other related manuscript and printed items, and rolls of photographic negatives taken by/of Fulton Oursler. Of major interest are correspondence and other files relating to Fulton Oursler's editorial work for Liberty and The Reader's Digest. Correspondents include: Franklin D. Roosevelt (long series); Soong Mei-ling, or Madame Chiang Kai-shek (long series); H.L. Mencken (long series); and...
Dates: 1881-1954; Majority of material found within 1925-1950
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Carole Sargent Collection on William Peter Blatty

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20231116
Scope and Contents Collection of materials related to author William Peter Blatty, including photographs (from his time as a student at Georgetown University and during the filming of the Exorcist on campus), clippings from The Hoya, and a letter written by Emory A. Ross, SJ, regarding Blatty and other Georgetown University students kidnapping the mascot of Villanova University in 1947. It also includes one issue of the Saturday Evening Post (March 29, 1958) featuring an article by William Peter Blatty titled...
Dates: 1947-1970s
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Schneider Collection of Ned O'Gorman Letters

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 38: [Barcode: 39020031368189], Folder: 13
Identifier: GTM-20240930
Scope and Contents

Two letters from Ned O'Gorman to Nina and Herman Schneider. One letter, dated November 27, 1987, is a request for funds to support The Children's Storefront, an independent school in Harlem that was directed by O'Gorman. It includes a photograph of students who attended the school. The other letter is a request by O'Gorman for an invitation to visit the Schneider’s East Hampton summer rental home that was likely written in the 1960s.

Dates: 1960s, 1987
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

A Portrait addressed to Mrs. Crewe with the Comedy of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 25: [Barcode: 39020030755006], Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20140612
Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript poem titled "A Portrait" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The poem is addressed to Frances Anne Crewe. 6 pages in total. The poem concludes with the line, "She my inspirer--and my Model--Crewe!"

Dates: circa 1790
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Susan and Joseph Trento Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-190916
Scope and Contents The collection contains notes, documents, videos, audio recordings, digitized interviews, photographs of the research and reporting of Susan and Joseph Trento for the following books: The Power House (1992), Widows (1989), The Secret History of the CIA (2001), Prelude to Terror (2005), Unsafe at Any Altitude (2006), and America and the Islamic Bomb (2007).It includes notes, draft proposals, movie treatments, screenplays, and underlying story materials from the unpublished project...
Dates: 1989 - 2017
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

W. J. West Collection on Graham Greene

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20000607
Scope and Contents

This collection contains typed manuscripts of works by author Graham Greene, as well as photographic stills of films and plays written by Greene. Also included is correspondence between Greene and bookseller David Low and related material for the published book of this correspondence titled "Dear David, Dear Graham." Topics discussed in the correspondence include rare books, Low's memoir, and Greene's travels.

Dates: 1950s-1991
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Antonia White - Carmen Callil Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-120607
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the personal files relating to British author Antonia White (1899-1980) maintained by Carmen Callil, founder and editor of Virago Press. Callil was also White's co-literary executor together with White's daughters Lyndall Hopkinson Passerini and Susan Chitty. The collection includes correspondence Callil exchanged with Passerini and White. Important series include copies of White's dream diaries, as well as files relating to her literary estate and related court...
Dates: 1926 - 1980
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Antonia White Letters to George Brendon Collection

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 40: [Barcode: 39020030728011], Folder: 13
Identifier: GTM-20250310
Scope and Contents

A collection of nine romantic letters from author Antonia White to George Brendon, dated 1946.

Dates: 1946
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Antonia White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-180515
Scope and Contents

Letters, manuscripts and press clippings by and about British author Antonia White (1899-1980).

Dates: 1863 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1980
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Jack Womack Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-141106.2
Scope and Contents

The collection documents the career of author Jack Womack and contains correspondence, manuscripts, articles, and ephemera. It also includes correspondence and manuscripts by science fiction author William Gibson.

Dates: 1992 - 2002
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts