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James W. Robb papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS0849-UA
Abstract

Materials in this collection include Dr. James Robb's papers, correspondence, articles, framed photographs, LP Albums and books he had written on Alfonso Reyes. The material dates from 1938-2000.

Dates: 1938-2000

Jan Van Dyke papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2111-UA
Abstract

Collection documents the professional dance career of Jan Van Dyke, including performance files, correspondence, photographs, articles, audio-visual material, and publicity materials from the late 1960s to the 2000s.

Dates: 1964-2005

Janet G. Travell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0704-UA
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, press releases, papers, case reports, data from experiments, lecture notes, booklets, articles, conference programs, anatomical drawings, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and artifacts.

Dates: 1910-1997

Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2012
Abstract

Collection consists primarily of papers and printed matter generated by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, including meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, and press releases. It also contains a number of photographs, a single audio cassette, and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington website. The material ranges in date from 1937 to 2023, but the bulk of the material ranges from 1965 to 1979.

Dates: 1937-2023

Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2054
Abstract

Collection consist primarily of correspondence amongst members of the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington and organizations involved with the Committee between 1976 until 1982. The collection includes letters, notes, legal documents, photographs, by-laws, publications, reports, newspaper clippings, publications, memos, minutes, and the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington website.

Dates: 1975-2023

Jim Graham papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2013
Abstract Records include personal files of Jim Graham from both his time as a member of the DC Council, as well as materials created during his early career and post-Council, and constitution and by-laws for Whitman-Walker Clinic, correspondence, financial records, photographs, videocassettes, audio cassette tapes, executive meeting minutes, annual reports and other publications of the Whitman-Walker Clinic, publications and materials of other AIDS-related organizations, scrapbooks, newspaper...
Dates: 1961-2015; Majority of material found within 1983-2014

Joan E. Biren photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2019
Abstract

Collection consists of photographs both black and white and color used in the exhibit Queerly Visible, 1971-1991: The Work of JEB (Joan E. Biren), A Washington Photographer, which appeared at The Gelman Library's Special Collections Department from September 4, 1997-February 28, 1998. The captions that were used in the exhibit have been included with each photo. These images relate to the gay and lesbian community in Washington, D.C. and throughout the United States.

Dates: 1971-1991

Joe Jeff Goldblatt papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2063-UA
Abstract Collection contains photographs, slides, audiocassettes, manuscript galleys, correspondence, photograph releases, clippings, book contract, press releases, and media guidelines. This material dates from 1984-97. The material relates to the production and publication of Mr. Goldblatt's books "Special Events: The Art and Science of Celebration" (published by Van Nostrand Reinhold in 1990), "Dictionary of Events Management" (edited with Carol McKibben, published by John Wiley and Sons, 1996)...
Dates: 1984-1997

Johannes Adam Simon Oertel papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2138
Abstract

Johannes Adam Simon Oertel (1823-1909) an artist and Episcopal clergyman spend the last eighteen years of his life near Washington, D.C. painting and serving as assistant rector of the Church of the Incarnation, Washington, D.C. He had a studio in the Corcoran Building in Washington. He usually painted religious subjects. Collection contains a diary, newspaper articles, poems, letters, and images. The material dates from 1867-1909.

Dates: 1856-1909

John B. Duncan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2055
Abstract In 1952, after twenty-eight years of service in city government, John Bonner Duncan (1910-1994) was appointed recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. He served in this capacity until 1961, at which time President John F. Kennedy appointed him the first African-American commissioner of the District of Columbia. Collection contains photographs, speeches, awards, correspondence, medical records, articles, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and reference files. The material dates from 1932-89,...
Dates: 1932-1989

John Latimer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0370-UA
Abstract

John Francis Latimer (1903-1991) was a Professor of Classics and University Marshal at The George Washington University. Collection include books, correspondence, articles, notes, photographs, syllabi, audio tapes, reports, newsletters, speeches, and lantern slides. They range in date from 1890-1990.

Dates: 1890-1991; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1980

John Russell Mason papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS0242-UA
Abstract

Collection consists of records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemeral materials ranging in date from 1931 to 1981. The records document John Russell Mason's librarianship education at Columbia University, individual exhibits held at the University Library, and his career at The George Washington University.

Dates: 1931-1981

Joseph B. Danzansky papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2059-UA
Abstract

Collection includes speeches, photographs, biographical sketches, videotapes, fundraising documents, membership lists, symposium materials, correspondence, publications, resolutions, a survey, and reports. The material dates from 1968-89. The collection documents the professional life of Joseph Danzansky, particularly during his time as president of Giant Food Inc., his involvement in D.C. development, both economically and socially

Dates: 1968-1989

Joseph V. Charyk papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2137
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches and addresses, calendars, legal documents, personnel files, exhibits, financial records, programs, brochures, photographs, and reports dating from 1957-1989 generated by Joseph Vincent Charyk during his time working for Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT).

Dates: 1957-1989

Josephine Campbell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2237
Abstract

This collection contains manuscripts, notebooks, correspondence, newspaper clippings, periodicals, pamphlets, maps, photographs, slides, negatives, microcassette tapes, floppy discs, and various digital records related to the life and work of Josephine "Jo" Campbell (1927-2006), journalist, civil rights worker, and environmentalist.

Dates: 1905-2006; Majority of material found within 1947 - 2006

Kip Lornell and Charles Stephenson Washington Go-Go collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2177
Abstract Collection contains correspondence, promotional materials, clippings, interviews, photographs, slides, audio cassette tapes, electronic records, and other materials. The material dates from 1978-2008, and was collected by Kip Lornell and Charles Stephenson in the course of their research on go-go music. The materials document the evolution of go-go and the cultural and political role of go-go in Washington, D.C. Go-go originated in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s. It is a subgenre of funk, and...
Dates: 1978-2008

Lester Frank Ward papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0247-UA
Abstract

Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913) has been described by some as the father of American sociology. His contributions to sociology are almost forgotten today, but at one time he was considered to be one of America's leading intellectuals. Collection includes diaries, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook. and sixty-nine articles written by Lester Frank Ward. The materials range in date from between 1883 and 1919.

Dates: 1883-1919

Library Science Alumni Association records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0029
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, programs, agendas, publications, newsletters, biographies, newspaper clippings, alumni directory, and correspondence,

Dates: 1894-1974

Linda Cropp papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2219
Abstract

The material in this collection reflect issues dealt with by Linda Cropp as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1990-2006.

Dates: 1985-2006

Lisner Auditorium records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0055
Abstract

Materials in this collection include programs, posters, contracts, fiscal reports, correspondence, and photographs. They range in date from 1946 to 2005.

Dates: 1946-2005

Louise P. Latimer's Washington Yours and Mine materials collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2353
Abstract Louise Payson Latimer (1878-1962) was an author and Director of Work for Children at the District of Columbia Public Library. She is the author of Your Washington and Mine and also Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744-1945.. The collection contains photographs and correspondence related to the writing of Washington Yours and Mine. The letters are from Ms. Latimer to various copyright holders...
Dates: circa 1921

Marcus Cunliffe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0125-UA
Abstract

Contains diaries, correspondence, research notes, articles, chapters from books, syllabi, exam questions, news clippings, correspondence, original military ballads, illustrations, and photographs range in date from 1936-1990 (bulk 1960-1990) documenting Cunliffe’s career as a scholar of American history.

Dates: 1960-1990

Margaret Mary Nicholson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS0256-UA
Abstract

Margaret Mary Nicholson (1899-1984) earned A.B. (1922) and M.D. (1925) degrees from The George Washington University and was a pediatrician and professor of medicine in Washington, D.C from 1928-82.

Dates: 1901-1981

Mary Ellen Hombs papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2025
Abstract Collection contains correspondence, reports, photographs, articles, flyers, and court documents. The material dates from 1971-86. The collection includes material typical of an organization especially one involved with promoting itself and the issues it found most compelling. A good portion of the material in this collection appear to have served as publicity for the work done by the Community for Creative Non-violence (CCNV) including newspaper articles about the group and form letters they...
Dates: 1971-1986

Medical Center Public Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0045
Abstract

Collection includes biographical files, photographs, slides, videotapes, press kits, publications, books, and artifacts.

Dates: 1913-1999; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1991

Medical Center records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0007
Abstract

Collection includes personnel files, minutes, correspondence, yearbooks, newsletters, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, telephone directories, films, and videotapes.

Dates: 1825-2011

Middle East Institute scrapbook and manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2260
Abstract

This is an artificial collection created for those items in the Middle East Institute rare book collection that were not cataloged with the books. The collection contains scrapbooks with images of the Middle East, one ballot, and one typed manusript. These materials date from 1878-2005.

Dates: 1878-2005

Mitch Snyder papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2018
Abstract Mitch Snyder (1943-1990) was a radical Catholic, advocate for the rights of homeless people, and leader of the Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) in Washington, D.C. CCNV began as an anti-war group and became an advocacy group for the homeless. The largest part of the collection, Series I, 1970-1972, concerns Snyder’s prison term during which he became a radical Catholic and non-violent social activist. Contains a diary kept by Snyder, correspondence with his sister Roberta Peters...
Dates: 1970-1991

Mount Vernon Seminary and College collection of biographical materials and correspondence with Marjorie Merriweather Post

 Collection
Identifier: MVC0017-MS
Abstract Marjorie Merriweather Post, Founder of the General Foods Corporation, was the First Alumna Trustee of Mount Vernon Seminary and College. She gave untiringly to Mount Vernon Seminary and College, and maintained a lifelong relationship with the school that kept her in constant communication with George Lloyd and later Peter Pelham, Presidents of Mount Vernon Seminary and College. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, invitations, speeches and memorabilia,...
Dates: 1901-1999; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1973

Mount Vernon Seminary and College graphics, publications, and administrative material collection

 Collection
Identifier: MVC0035-MS
Abstract This collection contains photographs, slides, scrapbook pages, faculty handbooks, correspondence, brochures, event programs, student and alumni publications, and oversized poster boards and artifacts, which include plaques, framed photographs, Mount Vernon College themed paraphenalia, and various items of A/V equipment. These materials documenting the the daily lives of students, special college events, and alumni involvement in college life, were produced and used by students and faculty of...
Dates: 1875-2002; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1997