In 2016, the Georgetown University Archives marks the 200th anniversary of its founding. As part of the celebration of this anniversary, a series of four exhibits will be presented online. These exhibits will look at Georgetown at 50-year intervals, starting in 1816, the year the Archives was established. Drawing upon records which the Archives preserves and makes available for use, the four exhibits as a whole will trace the growth of Georgetown as a school and as a campus between 1816 and 1966.
The first exhibit in the series examines Georgetown College as it was in 1816, including how campus appeared, how the school marketed itself to potential students, and what the student body studied. It also profiles the ninth President of Georgetown, Giovanni Grassi, S.J., and his contributions to the development of Georgetown. Browse this exhibit now and watch for more in this series throughout this anniversary year.
