Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Subject: Political science / Form: Publications (documents) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains periodicals, fliers, etc. reflecting the activities and viewpoint of the left-wing opposition in Chile from 1983 to 1984.

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Extent:: 10 linear feet (19 boxes)
Abstract:: Georgij Sanji Zagadinow (1925-1999) was a Kalmyk immigrant to Philadelphia who spent much of his life working on a Kalmyk-English dictionary. The materials in this collection include literary and other sources from Soviet Kalmykia, as well as extensive documentation of the Kalmyk communities in the United States. Researchers interested in Inner Asian studies and US immigration history may wish to consult this collection.

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Extent:: 0.7 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of John L. Stewart, an educator and Public Service Commissioner for the state of Pennsylvania. Ranging in date from 1890 to 1927 (with one 1806 newspaper) these letters, newspaper clippings, notes and pamphlets outline the progression of Stewart's career from principal of the Northeast Manual Training School to professor at, and eventually president of, Lehigh University. Documents concerning a 1926 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case that questioned legality of Stewart's position on the Public Service Commission are included in this collection, as are many letters of condolence received by Stewart's wife upon his death.

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Extent:: 103 boxes
Abstract:: Lemuel R. Boulware was a leading figure in industrial relations in America during the 1940's and 1950's. As vice-president of General Electric Company with responsibility for public and employee relations, he developed an approach to labor relations that came to be called "Boulwarism." He was also a noted author and lecturer. His papers comprise correspondence, speeches, articles, memos, employee relations materials, photographs, clippings, etc.

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Extent:: 3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains published material relating to atomic energy and the atomic age.

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Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box and oversized folder)
Abstract:: Howard H. Brinton (1884-1973) was a Quaker educator who, from 1921 to 1922, worked for the American Friends Service Committee, directing its child-feeding program in Saxony and Silesia. This collection, gathered by Brinton, contains printed propagandist material, created by both the German and Polish governments, relating to the plebiscite of 1921 in Upper Silesia which determined whether the region was to remain part of Germany or join the newly established Second Polish Republic.

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Extent:: 7 linear feet (7 boxes and 48 oversized folders)
Abstract:: La Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner proviene de la colección personal de carteles y folletos de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. La colección contiene materiales relacionados con los movimientos revolucionarios, así como con el activismo relacionado con los derechos de las mujeres, los trabajadores, la Teología de la Liberación, las elecciones, el antiimperialismo y la soberanía nacional. The Fred Morgner Central American Political Ephemera Collection comes from the personal collection of posters and pamphlets from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The collection contains materials related to revolutionary movements as well as activism related to women's rights, workers, Liberation Theology, elections, anti-imperialism, and national sovereignty.

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