The Rev. Francis A. Barnum, S.J., papers, 1869-1985 (bulk 1869-1921)

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The Rev. Francis A. Barnum, S.J., papers, 1869-1985 (bulk 1869-1921)

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The papers of this missionary, linguist, and historian are an important resource for the early history of Alaska and the work of Jesuit missionaries both there and in Jamaica. His "stray notes," dating from his tenures as librarian and archivist at Georgetown, are among the most vivid surviving accounts of day-to-day life at the college. They provide sharp and frequently witty accounts of Georgetown's more colorful characters and practices from Barnum's school days in the 1860s through the early twentieth century. The collection contains a wide variety of material, including correspondence, Fr. Barnum's notebooks on language and other topics, a mass of printed ephemera relating to the First World War and its aftermath, and manuscripts on Eskimo languages and Alaska.

6 linear feet (13 boxes)

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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