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COVID-19 Georgetown University Campus Community Project

This digital collection documents the experiences, in their own words and images, of Georgetown University faculty, staff, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in February 2020. The stories, reflections, and images found here are being collected as a record of how this unique time impacted University operations, as well as how it disrupted the normal, day-to-day life of members of the Georgetown University community and of how they responded and adapted to those disruptions.

If you would like to add your story, please fill out this Google form. Submissions will be kept as a permanent records of Georgetown's history in the University Archives, whose mission is to collect and preserve material which tells the story of Georgetown University and of its administrators, faculty, staff, and students.

Selected Works of John Courtney Murray, S.J.

This collection contains a near comprehensive bibliography of the published and unpublished works of John Courtney Murray, S.J. One of the premier Catholic political theorists and theologians of the 20th century, Murray is perhaps best known for his contributions during Vatican II, serving as a key shaper of the Declaration on Religious Freedom, Dignitatis Humanae. This collection includes material that has long been out of print, as well as copies of speeches and talks found only in the John Courtney Murray Papers, housed within the archives of the Woodstock Theological Library.

Image: Detail from page of The Declaration on Religious Freedom, 1966

Georgetown College Financial Records 

This collection contains volumes detailing the business affairs of Georgetown College in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. Included are ledgers, journals, day books, cash books, and expense books.

As the College managed the money brought by or sent to individual students for much of this time, the run of ledgers in this collection (denoted by the I.A.1 designation) provide detailed information about the expenses of an education at Georgetown, documenting not only tuition and room and board expenses but also charges for items such as required text books, haircuts, etc. Other volumes document the College's expenses for food, clothing, household items, and services.

Entries scattered throughout pre-1863 volumes document the participation of the College in slavery and record expenses for slave provisions such as clothing and medicine, and wages paid for the employment of enslaved laborers and servants hired out by their owners.

The Georgetown College Financial Records comprise over 200 volumes, all of which will be digitized and added to this collection over time.

Image: Detail of Georgetown College Financial Ledger

Featured Scholarly Publications

Maximizing Community-Based Development Outcomes: The Case of Raleigh's Downtown South Proposal

This paper explores a proposed large mixed-use development project in Raleigh, North Carolina as a case study to identify potential linkages between privately conceived urban development, community benefits, and the corresponding roles played by the private sector, municipalities and community stakeholders. Following a literature review and review of case study precedent practices, research was conducted through unstructured interviews with public and private stakeholders in Raleigh and analysis of project-based scenarios. This paper argues that when receiving proposals, cities must embrace partnerships to maximize positive community-based development outcomes.

Quantifying Accessibility and Equity in Washington, D.C.'s Bicycle Facilities 

Robust bicycle infrastructure not only improves the safety of cyclists, but also improves the mobility of the populace and improves their access to urban amenities. With a small land area, numerous shared bicycle services, and mild topography, Washington, D.C. should be simple to traverse by bicycle. Unfortunately, the bicycle facilities of Washington, D.C. are inequitably concentrated in the central business district, and poor and non-white populations have reduced access to the bicycle facilities network. Through complete analysis and evaluation of Washington, D.C.'s bicycle infrastructure using GIS mapping, the deficiencies of Washington, D.C.'s current network are laid bare. As is, Washington, D.C.'s bicycle infrastructure fails to fill the most important role of bicycle infrastructure in a multimodal transportation system: failing to connect riders to needed destinations and links to high capacity transit. By understanding the deficiencies of the current systems and potential solutions, Washington, D.C. can become a world leader in bicycle infrastructure while better integrating all residents into a complete multimodal transportation network.