Chioccarelli Collection
A series of 17 folio manuscript volumes under
the general title Magni archivii scriptuarum pro regali jurisdictione
regni Neap[olitani], a general history of the Spanish administration of
the Kingdom of Naples undertaken for Philip IV of Spain by Bartolomeo
Chioccarelli. This set was written by several different hands in the eighteenth
century.
ca. 1750 * 2.00 linear feet
Sir Robert Southwell Papers
A substantial volume, bound in the Middle Hill
boards of Sir Thomas Phillipps' great collection, the collection contains an
important series of letters regarding English Catholicism and the "Popish
Plot." The letters, together with retained copies of answers, are addressed to
British diplomat Sir Robert Southwell and concern Edward Coleman (who was
unjustly accused of treason by Titus Oates) and a subsequent, but related,
controversy with the great French Jansenist logician, Antoine Arnauld.
1678-1685 * 0.25 linear foot
John T. Appleby Papers
The Appleby Papers consist in large part of
manuscripts of a number of Appleby's historical writings, including typescripts
and galley proofs of England Without Richard (1965) and a
typescript of his translation of the Vita Sancti Thomae of
Willelmo Filio Stephan. The papers also include a small quantity of
correspondence, and a file of British photographs (especially relating to
architecture in Suffolk).
Gift of the estate of John T. Appleby
1956-1969 * 2.00 linear feet
Adelman Collection
The library of Maurice Adelman, Jr., extending
to several hundred volumes, contains a wealth of printed materials relating to
the history of Catholicism in England from the time of the Reformation to the
end of the nineteenth century. A parallel gift of endowed funds commemorating
the name of Blessed Margaret Pole, mother of Cardinal Reginald Pole, assures
the continuation of collecting in this area.
Gift of Maurice Adelman, Jr.
The McGhee Library, located in the Intercultural
Center, houses a collection of more than 1,700 volumes dating from the late
sixteenth to the twentieth century and devoted to the history, language, and
culture of the Turkish people and of the Ottoman Empire. The collection is
distinguished by a number of important eighteenth and nineteenth century
illustrated works, including Melling's Voyage de Constantinople
(Paris, 1819). A printed guide to the collection, The George C.
McGhee Library: A Catalogue of Books on Asia Minor and the Turkish Ottoman
Empire, edited by Joseph E. Jeffs, was published in 1985. Copies are
available from the Georgetown University Library.
Gift of Ambassador McGhee
Viti Collection
This collection, formed by the late Marcel A.
Viti, is composed of two parts: the first, and by far the most important, is an
assemblage of more than 500 volumes ranging in date from the sixteenth to the
nineteenth centuries dealing with the history and heraldry of the various
chivalric orders, and particularly with those of ecclesiastical origin. The
second part encompasses a small collection of manuscripts of some importance
for the genealogy of selected English and Italian families with which the
collector was allied in one way or another.
Gift of Wheeling College
McNally Collection
Among the roughly 1,000 volumes making up this
major gift in 1884 were several hundred volumes of memoirs written by
participants in the events of the French Revolution, the Directory, and the
Napoleonic empire. These volumes are now housed either in the general stacks
or, in some cases, the rare books section of the Special Collections
Division.
Gift of Rev. John McNally
Abell Napoleonic Collection
The Abell collection of more than 150 books on
Napoleon, his times, and the various members of the imperial circle provides a
good introduction to the historical complexities of the period. Containing both
contemporary sources and recent scholarly works, the collection is particularly
strong in early biographies of the emperor.
Gift of George Abell
Gonzaga Family Papers
Surviving genealogical and other papers of the
Gonzaga family of Mantua, Italy, being principally those of Alessandro Andrea
di Gonzaga, the last prince of the family, with a small number of earlier
records. Allied to the papers are a series of printed volumes detailing or
celebrating events in the family's long and colorful history.
Gift of Arthur Riggs
ca. 1650-1890 * 2.00 linear feet
Eric F. Menke Map Collection
The Menke collection of maps is based on the
large group of separate maps presented in 1979 and 1980 by Eric Menke, and is
supplemented by a variety of loose maps already present in the Special
Collections Division. Although it contains a few Asian maps, and a few maps
from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the strength of the
collection is in European maps and city views of the period 1650-1850, with
special emphasis on the Rhineland and surrounding area. In this it is
supplemented both by the topographical prints in the Menke Print Collection
(separately described under Visual & Performing Arts) and by
the division's holdings of separate atlases and books of views such as the
Braun and Hogenberg Civitates orbis theatrum (1576-1618).
Gift of Mr. Menke
ca. 1575-1925 * ca. 800 items
Snyder Numismatic Collection
The Snyder collection contains a wealth of
numismatic examples, including specimens of coins and currency from around the
world, a variety of interesting medals, metal samples, coins minted in the
United States for foreign countries, and a selection of unusual items used as
money in various areas. In addition, the collection includes specimens of
United States coins and currency, and a set of the American historical medals
issued in 1976 by the Franklin Mint. These examples are buttressed by the
numismatic books, chiefly on classic and European coinage, received with the
library of Robert F. Kelley and from other sources.
Gift of John W. Snyder
ca. 1800-1965 * ca. 350 items
VICTORIAN ENGLAND
The papers of the Rt. Rev. Alfred Earle
(1827-1918), who served late in his career as bishop of Marlborough (1888-1900)
and dean of Exeter (1900-1918), offer a remarkable insight into the
ecclesiastical rise and career of a reasonably well-to-do Victorian Anglican
churchman, dwelling at length on his rectorship of St. Botolph's without
Bishopsgate and the handling of family properties in London. Besides
correspondence and financial records, there is considerable material about the
Ilbert family of Bowringsleigh.
Gift of Raymond B. Scheetz
1840-1920 * 1.50 linear feet
The Hermon Papers provide a detailed look at the
life of the family of one of England's most remarkable nineteenth century
cotton masters, who served as a member of Parliament for Preston from 1868
until his death in 1881. The papers are especially rich in resources for the
study of the building of Wyfold Court, a mansion fabulous even by Victorian
standards; for the management and leasing of game preserves in Scotland; and
for Victorian procedures in the handling of psychiatric cases. Correspondents
include George Somers Clarke, General Sir Arnold Burrowes Kemball, and Robert
Hodge, first baron Wyfold.
Gift of Elizabeth von Doemming
1864-1897 * 1.50 linear feet
Earl of Normanton Papers
Correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, legal
documents, and other material relating to James Charles Welbore Ellis Agar
(1818-1896), third earl of Normanton. Of particular interest are detailed
inventories of the earl's extensive art collection and records documenting
properties in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and London.
Gift of Nicholas B. Scheetz
ca. 1870-92 * 3.00 linear feet
Russell of Swallowfield Archives
Financial documents and personal correspondence
regarding the marriage trust of Fanny Russell Hole, eldest daughter of the Rev.
Whitworth Russell, fourth son of Sir Henry Russell of Swallowfield. The papers
contain a wealth of information about Victorian marriage legalities, religious
practices, and domestic British economics.
Gift of Frederick B. Scheetz
1848-1896 * 0.50 linear foot
Archives of the Church of St. John the Evangelist
The collection comprises the earliest archives
of this Anglican church in Clifton, Yorkshire. Records document the debate over
its construction, the names (and character) of its early major contributors
(including several landowners and a Bradford ironmaster), and problems
attending its delayed building and dedication.
Gift of Raymond B. Scheetz
1856-1862 * 0.50 linear foot
William Bernard Ullathorne Papers
Correspondence received by Ullathorne, Roman
Catholic Bishop of Birmingham, from Cardinal Wiseman and other prominent
Catholics, as well as retained copies of letters from Ullathorne to Cardinal
Manning. Much of the correspondence relates to the publication of Ullathorne's
"Notes on the Education Question," which appeared in 1857.
1848-1883 * 0.25 linear foot
Richard Wilson Papers
The papers of Commissioner Richard Wilson and
those of his wife, Captain Annie Lockwood, document their longtime service in
England with the Salvation Army. Besides letters from General William Booth and
his son, W. Bramwell Booth, there are numerous photographs of Salvation Army
work at the turn of the century, especially in America.
Gift of Joseph E. and Jeannine Jeffs
ca. 1875-1950 * 1.50 linear feet
Alexander Ward Papers
A group of 15 manuscript diaries (1870-1889)
kept by Ward of Billericay, Essex, a magistrate for many years and secretary of
the Essex Union Hunt. The diaries are principally records of social obligations
and sporting activities, providing an intimate look into the social life of a
young Victorian country squire.
Gift of Frederick B. Scheetz and Nicholas B. Scheetz
1870-1889 * 0.75 linear foot
Marquess of Winchester Papers
The collection consists of correspondence and
other papers of Henry William Montagu Paulet (1862-1962), sixteenth marquess of
Winchester, largely dealing with the administration by trustees of two
inter-related family estates, including property in Southampton.
Gift of Nicholas B. Scheetz
1873-1948 * 1.50 linear feet
Earl of Shrewsbury Papers
Correspondence, legal documents, and other
related material concerning the estate of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot
(1803-1868), eighteenth earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford. The collection
documents the more than 15 years of unpleasant litigation (over the
mismanagement of trusts which had been set up for the earl's widow and younger
children) which enveloped the Talbot family following the earl's death.
Gift of Frederick B. Scheetz and Nicholas B. Scheetz
1856-1888 * 3.00 linear feet
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Alexis Carrel Papers
Papers of the French physician and philosopher
Alexis Carrel, recipient of the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1912. The papers
include many of Carrel's research files, the manuscript of his book Man
the Unknown, offprints of scientific articles, and a voluminous
correspondence with, among others, Paul Claudel, Charles A. Lindbergh, Paul de
Kruif, John Dewey, and Sinclair Lewis. The collection is supplemented
by collections of autochromes and some scientific apparatus held by the
John Vinton Dahlgren Library in the Georgetown University Medical Center.
Gift of Mme. Alexis Carrel
1893-1973 * 158.50 linear feet
Haggerty Collection
The collection consists of some 2,000 World War
I British regimental unit histories and personal narratives assembled by the
late Louis C. Haggerty. He placed a similar collection of American unit
histories in the Princeton University Library. Volumes in the Haggerty
collection are distributed by Library of Congress classification number in the
library's main stacks.
Gift of Louis C. Haggerty
Charles Pergler Papers
Correspondence, business records, and other
materials relating to Pergler's work in the United States during World War I to
help free the oppressed peoples of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and, after
November, 1918, as the accredited diplomatic representative of the new republic
of Czechoslovakia to the United States. Pergler was author of The
Czechoslovak State, published in 1919.
Gift of Anthony S. Kalina
ca. 1915-1920 * 1.50 linear feet
de Garczynski Family Collection
The de Garczynski collection is a probably
unique group of more than 650 printed and near-print items, largely ephemeral
in nature, documenting various aspects of Polish history during World War I and
the Polish-Bolshevik conflict of 1918-1920. It includes political manifestos,
propaganda, home-front badges, window cards, and other items, including the
only known run of Pobudka, a newspaper issued in Lvov in
November-December, 1918.
Gift of Frank De Gar
Norah Tracey Papers
The Tracey Papers consist primarily of
correspondence received by Miss Tracey in the 1920s from friends and admirers,
shedding interesting light on society life in Britain between the wars and, to
a lesser extent, on the role of a "cipher girl" in the British Embassy in
Washington during World War II.
Gift of Elizabeth von Doemming
1923-1949 * 1.50 linear feet
Carroll Quigley Papers
Papers of the eminent historian and longtime
Georgetown faculty member, comprising primarily research notes, files, and
manuscripts of a number of his publications, including those of his most famous
works, The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) and Tragedy
and Hope (1966). The collection is supplemented by a file of
correspondence and other materials related to the publication of these major
works, gift of the Macmillan Company through the auspices of Edward A.
Novak.
Gift of Helen E. Veit
ca. 1930-1976 * ca. 60 linear feet
Karski Collection
The de Garczynski material is supplemented by
the Karski Collection of some dozens of rare Polish pamphlets and underground
political ephemera printed during World War II, together with several
manuscripts by Dr. Karski.
Gift of Jan Karski
Mrs. Walter R. Benjamin Papers
The papers consist largely of correspondence
received by Mrs. Benjamin from such Italian Catholic Church notables as Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, Domenico Tardini, and Giovanni Battista Montini (who later
ruled as Pope Paul VI).
Gift of Mary A. Benjamin
1937-1953 * 0.50 linear foot
Papers of Professor Goetz Briefs, economist and
educator, who was active in government service in Germany prior to his
emigration to the United States in 1934. The bulk of the papers date from his
arrival in this country. They include correspondence and manuscripts,
particularly in the field of economics and the "ethos problem." A
contemporaneous gift of Professor Briefs' extensive library, relating largely
to the field of economics, was placed in the library's main stacks.
Gift of Henry W. Briefs and Elinor Castendyk Briefs
1928-1974 * 11.00 linear feet
Rodney Loomer Mott Papers -- Richard Van Wagenen / OMGUS Collection
The Rodney Loomer Mott Papers and the Richard
Van Wagenen/OMGUS Collection focus on activities of the Public Finance Branch
of OMGUS (Office of Military Government for Germany, U.S. Zone), including data
on planning for occupation and other legal, military, and personal documents.
Gift of Mr. Van Wagenen
1942-1946 * 5.00 linear feet
Breen-Monagan Collection
An extensive correspondence between the
well-known Irish freedom fighter Dan Breen and Rep. John S. Monagan of
Connecticut, offering considerable insight into Breen's later political and
social thinking as well as reminiscence of the struggle for Irish independence
from Great Britain.
Gift of Representative Monagan
1948-1970 * 0.50 linear foot
Victor M. Baydalakoff Papers
The Baydalakoff Papers contain correspondence,
documents, reports, and publications generated by and pertaining to the
programs and activities (principally in post-World War II Germany) of the
anti-Soviet emigré organization which Baydalakoff founded in 1930, the
NTS (National Workers' Alliance) and a splinter successor organization, the
RNTS, which followed Baydalakoff's leadership from the 1950s.
Gift of Mrs. Victor Baydalakoff
1932-1965 * 6.50 linear feet
Other European History Holdings
Among other collections dealing with various aspects of the broad subject of European history are the following:
the Lazlo G. Hadik Papers, including his work for the Defense Intelligence Agency, gift of Mrs. Lazlo G. Hadik;
the Sophie Nordhoff-Jung Papers, gift of Dr. Nordhoff-Jung;
the Edgar Prochnik Papers, primarily manuscripts of lectures by Prochnik relating to European diplomatic practice, gift of Mrs. Edgar Prochnik;
the Taraknath Das Papers, touching on some of his research in the 1930s, gift of John J. Meng;
the Josef Solterer Papers, dealing with economic matters, gift of Elizabeth Solterer;
the Seton Family Papers relating to the Scottish landholdings of the Seton Family in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; and
the Edward Weintal Papers, touching on his service as a Polish diplomat in Washington, gift of the estate of Edward Weintal.