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Washington (D.C.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 304 Collections and/or Records:

Office of the Provost records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0037
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, by-laws, affirmative action plans, memos, meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.

Dates: 1944-2011

Office of the Registrar records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0041
Abstract

Collection includes class schedules, reports of the Registrar, correspondence, and memos.

Dates: 1822-2006

Office of Training records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0065
Abstract

Collection includes slides, correspondence, manuals, and course registration information.

Dates: 1865-2002

Office of University Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0044
Abstract

Collection includes videotapes, memos, biographical files, news releases, publicity files, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, slides, audio tapes, faculty publications, LP albums, media guides, and newsletters.

Dates: 1888-2017

Office of University Special Events records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0111
Abstract

Collection includes shovels for building groundbreakings, medals, invitations, commencement guides, programs, 175th anniversary celebration of the University items, t-shirts, hats, posters.

Dates: 1981-2011

Operations Research Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0097
Abstract

Materials in this collection include course project files, operations research courses, student files, committees, department meetings, honors societies, course outlines, day files (1967-90), qualifying examinations, Omega Rho form letters, publicacations, assorted writings by School of engineering and Applied Science and School of Government and Business Administration, (1980-86). The collection covers the years 1967 to 1990.

Dates: 1967-1990

Paul Bartsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0250-UA
Abstract Paul Bartsch (1871-1960) taught biological science and zoology at The George Washington University (GW) from 1899 to 1939 and became a professor emeritus in 1937 through 1960. He was a zoologist who specialized in mollusks. Bartsch held many important positions throughout his life including, professor emeritus at GW and curator of the mollusks division of the US National Museum. Collection consists of papers, a scrapbook, and pilot charts of waters. They range in date from 1894 to 1945 and...
Dates: 1894-1945

Peter P. Hill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0352-UA
Abstract Peter Proal Hill (1926- ), Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, was University Historian at The George Washington University from 1985-2004, when he retired. Dr. Hill earned his B.A. from Tufts University in 1949, and M.A. from Boston University in 1954. He came to GW in 1957 as a teaching fellow, and earned his Ph.D. from GW in 1966. He taught American and European history, specializing in diplomatic history. From 1984-85 he served as interim dean of the School of Public...
Dates: 1965-1994

Peter S. Craig papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2066
Abstract Peter Stebbins Craig was a lawyer in Washington, D.C. who led legal challenges against the construction of interstate highways through the city in the 1960s and 1970s. Taking the side of residents whose homes would be razed for new freeways, Craig successfully battled developers, business leaders, and members of Congress to block seven multilane highways that would have destroyed 200,000 housing units within the city. This collection contains reports and studies, correspondence, legal...
Dates: 1904-1983; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1975

Peter Smeallie and Peter Smith photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS2122
Abstract

The Peter Smeallie and Peter Smith Collection consists of 167 photographs and graphics that were reproduced in the book New Construction for Older Buildings: A Design Sourcebook for Archivists and Preservationists (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1990), which they co-authored. The collection also contains .25 linear feet of correspondence and releases.

Dates: 1980-1990

Philosophy Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0076
Abstract

Materials in this collection include syllabus, postcards, flyers, news bulletin, and press releases. They range in date from 1904-96. The materials concern lectures, "Techne", and the Elton lecture. There are also a number of folders for the Washington Philosophy Club.

Dates: 1904-1996

Physics Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0077
Abstract

Collection includes office files, memos, correspondence, course materials, staff papers, administration materials, conferences/workshops, course syllabi, and websites.

Dates: 1930-2009

PNC-Riggs Bank Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2213
Abstract Collection consists of the records of Riggs Bank (1896-2005) and its predecessor institutions, Riggs & Co. and Corcoran and Riggs. It also contains records from banks that Riggs acquired or merged with during the early to mid-twentieth century: Central Savings Bank/Hamilton Savings Bank, Northwest Savings Bank, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, Washington Loan and Trust, Lincoln National Bank, and the National Bank of Washington. The collection includes records of the accounts of...
Dates: 1809-2004

Polly Shackleton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2031
Abstract Collection contains correspondence, memorandums, newsletters, speeches, news releases, public statements, news clippings, newspapers, events brochures, pamphlets, posters, buttons and pins, photographs, cassette tapes, plaques and awards, hats, scarves, a 44 star flag, expired passports, membership and identification cards, hats, and buttons and pins documenting Polly Shackleton's (1910-1997) career as a politician and social activist in Washington, D.C. during the second half of the...
Dates: 1894-1997

Potomac Area Council American Youth Hostels records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2196
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, audio and video tapes, and cloth materials. The material dates from 1943-2011. The material in the collection covers the history of the Potomac Area Council of American Youth Hostels, especially the activities of its former Executive Director and board president, Don Messersmith.

Dates: 1943-2011; Majority of material found within 1946 - 2005

Primary Writing small press records and Phyllis Rosenzweig personal correspondence collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2393
Abstract This collection contains publications (journal issues, postcards, monographs) related to the Primary Writing publication as well as small presses in Washington D.C., manuscript drafts, correspondence both related to the journal publication and other Primary Writing related work between Phyllis Rosenzweig, Diane Ward, and contributing authors, and a small amount of organization records related to the production of a journal including layout mock-ups, and receipts. There is also a series with...
Dates: 1973-2019; Majority of material found within 1994-2009

Property agreements, Washington, DC

 Collection
Identifier: MS2090
Abstract

Collection consists of 48 indentures, or property agreements. These documents date from 1809-35. Most of the documents have the term "indenture" appearing in the first sentence, although they are variously described by city officials in the agreements themselves as deeds, bills of sale, leases, and agreements.

Dates: 1809-1835

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0059
Abstract

Collection includes psychology internship records, AIDS education project, conferences, correspondence, evaluations, demographic questionnaires, quarterly reports, and websites.

Dates: 1967-1995

Psychology Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0078
Abstract

The Department of Psychology, of George Washington University (GW), contributes to the mission of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) at the George Washington University by offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. This collection consists of one box of faculty meeting minutes, one box of department files, and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences website. The collection dates range from 1925 to 2000.

Dates: 1925-2000

Public Policy Program records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0118
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, policies procedures, and exams. This material dates from 1973-1987.

Dates: 1973-1987

Ralph Donnelly papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2057
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, photographs, newsletters, maps, meeting minutes, reports, and surveys. This material convers the years 1954-94 and documents the activities of the C & O Canal Association and relate specifically to the C & O Canal.

Dates: 1838-1994

Religion Department records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: GW: 32882017682272]
Identifier: RG0079
Abstract

Materials in this collection include commencement and convocation scripts, honorary degrees and award files, correspondence, and diagrams for university yard and Constituion Hall seating for graduations. They range in date from 1951 to 1987.

Dates: 1951-1987

Richard C. Hottelet papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2228
Abstract

This collection contains transcripts of radio and television broadcasts, personal notes, correspondence, reporters notebooks, and clippings pertaining to the work of Richard C. Hottelet from 1947-2004.

Dates: 1947-2004

Richard Dunlop collection on Vietnam War-era Protests

 Collection
Identifier: MS2176
Abstract

Collection contains papers, images, sound recordings, and memorabilia related to various social issues, including the Vietnam War, civil rights, women's rights, poverty, communism, and the environment. The material dates from 1959-86, and documents protest activities in the Washington, DC area and other parts of the United States.

Dates: 1959-1986

Richard M. Peabody Gargoyle Magazine collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2040
Abstract

Collection contains material accumulated and generated by Richard Peabody, specifically during his tenure as founder, editor and publisher of Paycock Press. The collection primarily consists of reference material, such as community arts promotional literature and literary publications, in which some of Peabody's work appears and which he used as source material for his book. The collection also contains archived versions of the Gargoyle Magazine website.

Dates: circa 1976-2023

Riggs Family records (Page R. Bradley donation)

 Collection
Identifier: MS2336
Abstract This collection contains materials relating to the Riggs family, who founded or were connected to numerous Washington, DC banking institutions beginning in the mid-1800s. The materials in this collection include business ledgers, correspondence, and personal belongings related to various members of the Riggs family. These materials date from the early 1800s to 1950. Specific members of the Riggs family represented in this collection include: Elisha Riggs (New York merchant & Georgetown...
Dates: 1800-1950

Robert Dardano papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2165
Abstract Collection contains minutes, correspondence, flyers, candidate questionnaires, brochures, and other material. The material dates from 1985-2017. The material was collected by Robert Dardano in the course of his membership and active participation in the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance and the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club. Dardano was involved with the election committees of both organizations, and the collection reflects that involvement, as well as his own personal political files. Of...
Dates: 1985-2017

Robert Ross papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2085
Abstract

Collection documents aspects of the military career of Major General Robert Ross. An apologia for the decision to burn public buildings in Washington emerges as a sub-theme. The Collection consists of one box. There are nine folders of manuscript materials {arranged in rough chronological order) and eleven folders of newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1813-1873

Romance Languages and Literature Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0080
Abstract

Collection includes graduate student exams and manuscript preparation, correspondence, photos, programs, publications, audio cassettes, and websites.

Dates: 1958-1992

Ron Howard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0766-UA
Abstract Collection include photographs (including many campus buildings no longer extant) and slides (including commencements, buildings, distinguished alumni, President Lloyd Elliott, Jack Friedenthal, Edward "Skip" Ghnem, the GW mascot, Elmer Kayser, the men's and Women's basketball teams, President Trachtenberg, the University Yard, Gates, campus and Washington scenes, and other personalities. Artifacts include banners, key chains, buttons, towels, medals, tickets to Ronald Reagan Honorary Degree...
Dates: 1958-1999