Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Repository University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Subject Voyages and travels Form Manuscripts, American -- 20th century Language English

Emily Tillinghast Potter diary, 1912-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Diary written by Emily Tillinghurst Potter between December 1912 and January 1913. She describes her journey with her family from Sri Lanka to India.

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Diary of a trip to Palestine, 1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: A small volume containing the diary of a two month-journey through Palestine, Egypt, and Europe written by an unidentified person from Binghamton, New York in 1927.

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Lewis Mumford papers, circa 1905-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 82.5 linear feet (197 boxes)
Abstract:: Comprising nineteen series, the Mumford papers provide extensive documentation of Mumford's professional life over a period of approximately seventy years. Predominant are correspondence and drafts of and notes for Mumford's writings, which include publications of over forty books and pamphlets and approximately one thousand articles and book reviews.

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Ethelwyn Dithridge Hotaling diary, 1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume contains the diary of Ethelwyn Dithridge's 1912 summer travels throughout the United States from the East Coast to California. The diary spans three months from June to August. Dithridge described travleing with teaching colleague Amy Halfpenny and later with her mother Harriet Dithridge.

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Elizabeth R. F. Parrack photograph album, 1938 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 volumes
Abstract:: A small collection of materials created by Elizabeth R. F. Parrack comprising one oblong photograph album, a copied typescript itinerary, and one folded world map.

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