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Lloyd and Edith Havens Goodrich, Whitney Museum of American Art, Record of Works by Thomas Eakins, 1894, 1903, 1915-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 42 linear feet
Abstract:: The Lloyd and Edith Havens Goodrich, Whitney Museum of American Art, Record of Works by Thomas Eakins consists mainly of typescript and manuscript papers, correspondence, and a variety of research and reference materials pertaining to Lloyd Goodrich's major published and unpublished works on American artist Thomas Eakins. This collection documents more than 50 years of Eakins scholarship, during which Goodrich published "Thomas Eakins: his life and work" (1933) and the revised and augmented monograph, "Thomas Eakins" (1982). A revision of the 1933 publication's catalogue raisonne section, intended as a separate volume, never reached the final stages before Goodrich's death, but represents a significant volume of material. Of note is correspondence with Thomas Eakins's widow, Susan Macdowell Eakins; Goodrich's transcriptions of Thomas Eakins's own correspondence, much of which is now lost; and his interview notes with Eakins's sitters, students, friends, and relatives, including...(see more)

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

Fiske Kimball Papers, 1874-1957, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 101 linear feet
Abstract:: The Fiske Kimball Papers document the myriad interests and tireless professional pursuits of architect, scholar and museum director Fiske Kimball (1888-1955). The papers include professional and personal correspondence; architectural drawings; manuscript, typescript, and printed versions of articles, books, and reviews; photographs, including some personal snapshots and portraits of Kimball and his family; and research and reference material, particularly notes and clippings.

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

Cyrus Adler Papers, 1866-1942, 1907-1939 (bulk). (inclusive) 1907-1939 (bulk)

Extent:: 65 linear feet (129 boxes)
Abstract:: Cyrus Adler was a prominent Jewish scholar and communal builder. Born in 1863, he had a tremendous role in shaping much of Jewish America by the time of his death in 1940. The collection contains Dr. Adler's business correspondence and personal papers and spans much of his multi-faceted career. It also contains many papers connected to the formation and day-to-day business of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. (See the Biography and Scope and Content Notes for a more detailed description of Adler's life and the collection.)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

Ruth Wright Hayre papers, 1926-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Dr. Ruth Wright Hayre (1910-1998) was a distinguished educator and administrator in Philadelphia's public school system, as well as a philanthropist. Among her many firsts, Dr. Hayre was the first African American high school teacher in the School District of Philadelphia (William Penn High School, 1946) and the first female president of Philadelphia's Board of Education (1990). The Ruth Wright Hayre papers, 1926-1990, document the education and professional career of Dr. Hayre thoroughly, and also contain material about her family and the associations and organizations to which she belonged.

Held at: African American Museum in Philadelphia [Contact Us]

University of Pennsylvania War or Peace Program Collected Records, 1973-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
Abstract:: This project, under the direction of Buckminster Fuller (World Fellow in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania at that time) was comprised of leading scholars debating issues related to human aggression and global conflict, in 1973 and 1974.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Morris Jastrow lecture notes on the Talmud, Hebrew festivals, and worship sacrifice, circa 1885-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Morris Jastrow (1861-1921) was a professor of Semitic languages and librarian-in-chief at the University of Pennsylvania from 1885 to 1921. This collection contains lecture notes that likely come from a class taught by Morris Jastrow. These handwritten lecture notes discuss the contents, history and meaning of the Talmud, Hebrew festivals and worship sacrifice.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

William S. Huber student lecture notes, 1885-1888 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Dr. William S. Huber (1865-1909) was a dentist in Lebanon, Pennsylvania who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical and Dental Schools. This collection contains Huber's student lecture notes recorded between February 1885 and March 1888.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

John Fries Frazer chemistry lectures, 1859-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: A volume of manuscript notes of chemistry lectures given by Professor John Frazer of the University of Pennsylvania, to the Sophomore Class of 1859-1860 kept by Richard H. Newton.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association of America Collection, 1910-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association was formed in 1910 when delegates from a number of the colleges and universities met in convention at Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania. The collection documents the activities of the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association and relates to it's first president and Penn student George Atwell Richardson.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Richards Family Collection, 1871-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Richards Family Collection documents the activities of Thomas Webb Richards (1836-1911) and his son Horace Clark Richards (1868-1945). Thomas Webb Richards was an architect, who designed four of the first buildings on the University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia Campus. Horace Clark Richards was a professor of physics and mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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