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7th & T documentary film collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS2346
Abstract The film “7th &T” documents the culture and life of the neighborhood that surrounded the Howard Theatre as well as showcasing the importance of the Howard Theatre within Washington D.C.’s Black community. The film includes interviews with community members who reminisce about their experiences going to shows at the theater. Scholars are interviewed to discuss the broader history of the theater as space within “Black American culture.” The film also includes many performances from...
Dates: Circa 1984-1987

11th Street bridges reconstruction project opposition lawsuit records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2356
Abstract

This collection contains documents mostly government documents collected and used as part of a lawsuit to stop the 11th Street bridges project. These records date from 2003-2009.

Dates: 2003-2009

Academic Publications Office records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0034
Abstract

The mission of the Academic Publications office is to edit university publications such as the University Bulletin. Materials for this collection include dissertation abstracts, commencement programs (including the Law and Medical School), class schedules, University Bulletins, degrees conferred, President Carroll inauguration, Law School centennial and special convocations, stylistic guidelines, and master course and program data forms. The material ranges in date from 1943 to 2004.

Dates: 1943-2004

Adam M. Hallidy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2042
Abstract

Collection consists of 14 handwritten letters, including 12 from Hallidy to his girlfriend Maggie, one from Maggie to Hallidy, and and a letter from his brother, Bob. Also contains 14 pages from Adam M. Hallidy's diary. The collection is arranged chronologically from 1862 to 1865.

Dates: 1862-1865

Adam Peiperl collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS2248-UA
Abstract

This collection contains photomontages, both printed photographs and a cd of the images, of dancers and GWU dance students by artist Adam Peiperl and a DVD of his sheet sculptures in polarized light.

Dates: 2000-2010

Adriana Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2005
Abstract

Collection consists of administrative files, photographs, audio cassettes and video cassettes all related to the career of Adriana Miller as a dancer, entertainer, and teacher. The collection dates from 1950-2010.

Dates: 1950-2010

Agnes DeLano correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS2220
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence written by Agnes DeLano to her relatives during her Western European travels between 1925-1935.

Dates: 1925 - 1935

AIDS Action Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2212
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, reports, articles, videocassettes, memos, meeting minutes, photographs, financial records, press releases, and early organizational records. These materials together relate the work of the AIDS Action organization both the Foundation and the Council. These records date from 1984-2006.

Dates: 1984-2006; Majority of material found within 1993 - 2005

Albert F. Murray papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2003
Abstract

Collection relates primarily to Albert F. Murray's career and includes information about his early years working on radio-controlled torpedoes and later his work with the development of television. The material related to television is one of the stronger portions of the collection and includes many photographs, patents, schematics, a chronological history of RCA-Victor, and numerous journal and newspaper articles.

Dates: 1858-1987

Allen Hawkins medical school course notes

 Collection
Identifier: MS0709-UA
Abstract

Collection contains course notes taken by Allen Hawkins in the Medical School specific to Physiology, Pathology, Cardiology, and Neurology. These materials date from 1985-86.

Dates: 1985-1986

Alumni Class materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS2130-UA
Abstract

Collection includes scrapbooks, papers, diplomas, newspapers, textiles, and memorabilia from various sources associated with alumni of the University.

Dates: 1823-1998

American Association of Political Consultants interview collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2100
Abstract This collection consists of interviews with 15 political consultants, one tape of political commercials, and transcriptions of these materials. The videotapes include oral history interviews conducted by John Franzen, Whit Ayres, and others with political consultants including Charlie Black, Jill Buckley, Joe Cerrell, Wally Clinton, Walter DeVries, Bob Goodman, Charles Guggenheim, Bill Hamilton, Peter Hart, Joe Napolitan, Matt Reese, Stuart Spencer, Ray Strother, Robert M. Teeter, and...
Dates: 1996-2000 and undated

American Studies Department records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG0082
Abstract

Collection includes memos, syllabi, course descriptions, student papers, reports, by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, comprehensive exams, newsletters, and websites.

Dates: 1953-2014

American Veterans Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2144
Abstract

The records of the American Veterans Committee document the organization's 60-year history advocating for peace and social justice. This collection contains a wide variety of formats, including correspondence, minutes, newspapers and newsletters, programs, official statements and testimonies, reports, membership data, legal documents, financial statements, photographs, audio reels, and artifacts.

Dates: 1942-2002

Amitai Etzioni papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0657-UA
Abstract

Materials in this collection include diaries, articles (in English and Hebrew), books, posters, photographs, newspapers, correspondence, and manuscripts. They range in date from 1941-1965.

Dates: 1941-1965

Anesthesiology Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0062
Abstract

Materials in this collection include articles and reprints written by the Anesthesiology Department. The collection ranges in date from 1950 to 1983.

Dates: 1950-1983

Anne L. Halpern Washington Metropolitan Area Dance collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2218
Abstract The Georgetown Dance Studios Inc. was co-founded by Jan Van Dyke (1941- ) and John Gamble in 1967. Jan Van Dyke has been an active member of the Washington Metropolitan dance community since her graduation from George Washington University in 1967 with a M.A. in dance education. Along with co-founding Georgetown Dance Studios Inc., she established her own dance studio, Dance Place, located in Adams Morgan, in 1972. CODA(Contemporary Dancers of Alexandria) and Dance Studio are two Washington...
Dates: 1963-2004

Anthropology Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0086
Abstract

This is a collection of reports, "Anthro notes" newsletters, deparment files, student manuals, and websites. They range in date from 1979 to 2011. Archived versions of the Deparment of Anthropology were added in 2023.

Dates: 1973-2011

Art Therapy Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0091
Abstract

Materials in this collection include publicity materials about the Art Therapy program, formerly an archives vertical file. The materials date from 1972-1982.

Dates: 1972-1982, and undated

Arthur L. Edson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2087
Abstract

Collection consists of teletype printouts, correspondence, note pads, interview transcripts, rough notes, and more. They range in date from 1950 to 1968. They cover US politics, presidential campaign of 1968, the 1964 GOP convention and biographical information and interviews from delegates, candidates, and participants.

Dates: 1950-1968

Assistant Dean for Judicial Affairs and Educational Services records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0047
Abstract

The Assistant Dean for Judicial Affairs and Educational Services used to be part of the Dean of Student’s Office of The George Washington University. Materials in this collection include student life committee minutes and constitution, joint committee of faculty and students records, and student court records.

Dates: 1936-1988

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0040
Abstract

Collection includes class schedules, report for the Commission on the Year 2000, posters, correspondence, meeting minutes, five-year plans, committee files, and audio tapes.

Dates: 1968-1995

Athletics and Recreation Department records

 Series
Identifier: RG0054
Abstract

Materials in this collection include media guides, films, brochures, videotapes, uniforms, artifacts, football programs, statistics, magazines, photographs, trophies, newsletters, news releases, and websites. They range in date from 1907-2015, and were transferred to the University Archives by the Director of the Department of Athletics.

Dates: 1890-2015

Baltimore and Washington Transit Company correspondence and expenses ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS2288
Abstract This collection contains one ledger with correspondence and account information for the Baltimore and Washington Transit Company. The letters include discussion of business arrangements between the Baltimore and Washington Transit Company and other companies in the Washington area such as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and the Potomac Electric Light and Power Company. The expenses and receipts include ticket sales, salary information, and costs for purchases such as oil and cigars. ...
Dates: 1897-1899; Majority of material found within 1898 - 1899

Barnard-Talcott Hollerith Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2088
Abstract

Collection contains account books and notes that belonged to the Barnard-Talcott family in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in England the the United States. Materials date from 1790 to 1858. The collection also includes tapes and transcripts of oral histories conducted with Virginia and Nan Hollerith in 1981.

Dates: 1790-1981

Barney Circle interstate bridge fight records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2355
Abstract The Citizens' Committee to Stop It Again (CCSIA) emerged as a group of neighbors and neighborhoods on both sides of the Anacostia River affected by the traffic movements (congestion, etc.) and loss of parkland amenity that would result from the proposed interstate bridge at the Barney Circle. The CCSIA worked with other community groups and the local chapter of the Sierra Club and showed that the freeway would increase congestion of the freeway and street networks while converting scarce...
Dates: 1979 - 1996

Beltway Poetry Quarterly records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2389
Abstract Beltway Poetry Quarterly is an online literary journal and resource bank dedicated to poets and poetry in the Washington, DC area. The organization publishes two to three issues per year focused on different themes and authors. Beltway Poetry Quarterly was founded in 2000 by DC-based poet Kim Roberts. This collection contains poetry samples and submissions, administrative files, promotional and outreach materials, correspondence, the Belway Poetry Website, and other project...
Dates: 1990-2019; Majority of material found within 2000-2019

Benjamin Franklin University records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0116
Abstract

This collection contains course catalogs, yearbooks, student grades, course books, photographs, brochures, handbooks, and commencement programs. They range in date from 1925 to 1994.

Dates: 1925-1994

Ben's Chili Bowl records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2285
Abstract

This collection consists of records relating to the Washington, D.C. restaurant Ben's Chili Bowl dating from 1943-2023.

Dates: 1943-2023

Beth Joselow literary papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2242
Abstract This collection contains correspondence, drafts, and published poems, plays, and prose written by poet and writer Beth Joselow. The collection dates from 1968-2001. Having settled in Washington in 1970-, Beth was part of the Mass Transit Poets in Washington in the early 1970s. This Dupont Circle poetry group held weekly readings, produced five issues of Mass Transit, a poetry magazine, and led to the establishment of Some Of Us Press, which published chapbooks by Michael Lally, Terence...
Dates: 1968-2001