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Marguerite de Angeli papers, 1935-1977 (bulk) 1914-1982 (inclusive)

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16.7 linear feet
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This collection contains the papers of children’s book author and illustrator Marguerite de Angeli (1889-1987), with materials dating from 1914 to 1982 (bulk 1935-1977). Much of the collection consists of drafts and artwork for twenty-six of de Angeli’s children’s books. Also present are clippings, correspondence, dummies, proofs, and a scrapbook.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Fine Press prospectuses and ephemera, 1955-1982 (inclusive)

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1.33 linear feet
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The collection contains material from fine presses and individual printers received by the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The bulk of the items are prospectuses, but the collection also includes greeting cards, keepsakes, printed advertisements, and samples.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Louise Lee and Richard Floethe papers, 1956

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0.2 linear feet
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This collection contains one dummy and one piece of preliminary artwork for If I Were Captain, written by Louise Lee and illustrated by Richard Floethe. If I Were Captain was the first book on which the couple collaborated and was chosen as a Junior Literary Guild Selection.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Oliver Goldsmith papers, 1758-1798 (inclusive)

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2.11 linear feet
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This collection is comprised of letters and other documents to and from Oliver Goldsmith. The first series has letters and documents from members in his literary circle as well as documents related to Oliver Goldsmith’s works. The second series is composed of contracts between Oliver Goldsmith and John Newbery.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Carolyn Haywood papers, 1884-1991 (inclusive)

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42.0 linear feet
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This collection contains the personal and literary papers of children's author and illustrator Carolyn Haywood. The collection consists of manuscripts, illustrations, proofs, sketchbooks, correspondence, clippings, audiovisual materials, photographs, scrapbooks, diplomas, and awards.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Margaret O. Hyde papers, 1953 (inclusive)

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0.21 linear feet
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Margaret Oldroyd Hyde is a writer who specializes in books for adolescents on topics of health, invention, or science. The Margaret O. Hyde papers consist of material from Flight Today and Tomorrow (1953), including typescripts, galleys, and illustration proofs.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Kristin Hunter Lattany writings, circa 1968-1971 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet
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This collection consists of a typescript for the book Boss Cat (1971) and a manuscript for the book The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou (1968) by Kristin Hunter Lattany (1931-2008).

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Munro Leaf papers, 1918-1986 (inclusive)

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15.46 linear feet
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This collection contains the literary papers of author and illustrator Munro Leaf (1905-1976), with materials dating from 1918 to 1986. Manuscript drafts and illustrations from fifty-eight titles are represented (including fourteen titles produced as part of his work for the US Army and the Foreign Service). In addition to graphite and pen and ink illustrations and manuscript drafts, the collection includes audiovisual materials, clippings, correspondence, dummies, ephemera, photographs, promotional materials, proofs, published volumes, and a scrapbook. Of particular note: the original manuscript for The Story of Ferdinand (1936) as well as a sizeable collection of materials related to the book and its many adaptations; both published and unpublished art and drafts for the Can Be Fun series; and a large quantity of materials related to Munro Leaf’s Watchbirds, serialized in Ladies Home Journal and published in six compilations.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990 (inclusive)

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23.0 linear feet
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This collection contains letters, manuscript fragments, autographs, and other documents by famous authors. The material dates from 1666 to 1990 with the bulk of the collection consisting of letters written by the authors to various friends with some letters to editors or critics.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Katherine Milhous and Frances Lichten papers, 1903-1977 (inclusive)

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40.14 linear feet
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This is a collection of the manuscripts, illustrations, and papers of Katherine Milhous, and the papers of Frances Lichten. Katherine Milhous manuscript materials include drafts, dummies, proofs, notes, finished art, color separations, and other production materials for her children’s books. Her papers include artwork in various media, correspondence, lecture notes, itineraries, scrapbooks, publicity materials, books, photographs, and subject files. There are also 18 model houses Milhous made for the Works Progress Administration. Frances Lichten materials include correspondence, a small amount of family history material, two albums of photographs and letters from Milhous and Lichten's 1925-1926 trip to Europe, and copies of brochures and small volumes illustrated by Lichten.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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A. Edward Newton collection, 1892-1941 (bulk) 1808-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.0 linear feet
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This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Philadelphia book collector A. Edward Newton (1864-1940). The bulk of the materials are book manuscripts, correspondence, keepsakes, and newspaper clippings, with published volumes cataloged separately. The collection relates to his book collecting activities and was primarily compiled by his son, E. Swift Newton, with additional material given by various donors.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Scott O'Dell papers, 1959-1978 (inclusive)

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0.95 linear feet
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Scott O'Dell (1898-1989) was a well-known author of historical fiction for children, most notably the Newbery award-winning Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960). This collection consists of a typescript for the book Island of the Blue Dolphins and related award ceremony materials.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Elizabeth Olds papers, 1945-1963 (inclusive)

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3.36 linear feet
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This collection consists of preliminary artwork, dummies, mechanicals, wood blocks, and proofs for the books Little Una (1963) and Plop, Plop, Ploppie (1962) by children's author and illustrator Elizabeth Olds (1896-1991). There is also a screen print of Three Alarm Fire, which was the basis for the book The Big Fire (1945).

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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19th Century playbills, 1852-1902 (bulk) 1803-1939 (inclusive)

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29.25 linear feet (117 volumes (many volumes are boxed))
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The 19th Century playbills collection contains a range of material related to theater culture in nineteenth century Philadelphia and in selected other theaters across the northeastern United States. Researchers will find nineteenth century playbills from the following Philadelphia theaters: the Walnut Street Theatre, the Academy of Music, the Arch Street Theatre, the Chestnut Street Theatre, National Theatre (Walnut Street), the National Theatre (Chestnut Street), the Melodeon, and the Continental Theatre. There are also playbills from the Chestnut Street, Arch Street, and 11th Street opera houses. This collection contains an assortment of scrapbooks which include newspaper clippings, photographs, and reviews of actors and performances. The majority of scrapbooks were assembled by various theater enthusiasts; however ten were compiled by theater producer and director Paul E. Glase, who was active in the Philadelphia theater scene during the early twentieth century. Because the...(see more)

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Beatrix Potter collection, 1900-1943 (bulk) 1884-2004 (inclusive)

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40.64 linear feet
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This collection consists of material created by or about the children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. It contains correspondence, original artwork, manuscripts, collectibles, research material, and ephemera collected by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 (inclusive)

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2.4 linear feet
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This is a collection of manuscript letters of presidents of the United States dating from 1780 to 1993 collected by Norman H. Strouse. All of the presidents are represented except for Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The letters and other documents relating to Abraham Lincoln have been separated into their own collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Older letters are generally more substantive, with more recent letters mostly being short notes of thanks.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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William Steig illustrations, circa 1969 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet
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The collection consists of a piece of preliminary artwork and a dummy by cartoonist and children's author William Steig (1907-2003), for the book Sylvester the Magic Pebble (1969).

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Hendrik Willem Van Loon typescript and illustrations, 1917

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0.71 linear feet
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Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1882-1944) was a journalist, historian, radio personality, writer, and illustrator who published more than fifty books on history for a children and adults. The Van Loon papers include a typescript for A Short History of Discovery (1917) with original color illustrations.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Ed Wynn papers, 1907-1966 (bulk) 1890-1966 (inclusive)

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6.0 linear feet (8 boxes)
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This collection contains the correspondence and papers of actor and comedian Ed Wynn. The collection includes ideas for gags, box office records for staged productions, telegrams, postcards, 65 publicity photographs, 50 gag magazines, and family papers and mementos. There are also approximately 300 newspaper and magazine clippings about Wynn and his productions as well as 20 printed posters and artwork in various media of Wynn.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Day and Klauder Collection, 1895-1958 (inclusive)

Extent:
78 linear feet
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The collection comprises architectural drawings, photographic materials and other records documenting over 200 buildings and projects designed between 1895-1958 by the architectural firm of Day and Klauder or by their predecessor or successor firms. Predecessor firms represented in the collection are Frank Miles Day and Brother; and Day Brothers and Klauder. Successor firms are Charles Z. Klauder, architect; Office of Charles Z.Klauder; and Trautwein and Howard, architects. Projects include private commissions, public buildings, and the firm's extensive work for collegiate institutions.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

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Cope and Lippincott Collection, 1957-2006 (inclusive)

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44 linear feet
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This collection contains architectural drawings, project and office records, and photographic material related to the work of architects and professional partners, Paul M. Cope, Jr. and H. Mather Lippincott. Projects with the most extensive holdings include the NYU Art Conservation Center, Friends Neighborhood Guild House (1961-1965), Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Friends Center Complex (1971-1979), and the Fred W. Noyes Foundation Museum (1979-1981). Collaborations with Robert Venturi are indicated within the container list.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

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Isabelle Vengerova memorabilia, 1925-1956 (inclusive)

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0.05 linear feet ((1) folder)
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The Isabelle Vengerova memorabilia collection consists of photos, letters and reminiscenses. It also includes materials relating to the dedication of the Isabella Vengerova room at Curtis in 1989.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Virginia De Blasiis autograph book, 1927 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet ((1) volume)
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The volume includes autographs and well-wishes from faculty, students, and staff at the Curtis Institute of Music collected during De Blasiis' final months as a student in 1927.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Henry Siegl scrapbook, 1928-1930 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet ((1) folder)
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This collection features programs of student and faculty recitals attended by Siegl at Curtis and elsewhere as well as assorted ephemera.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Abram Chasins oral history collection, 1977

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1.25 linear feet ((7) reels and (4) folders)
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This collection contains (7) 7" reel-to-reel tapes and transcriptions of interviews with Chasins about his career and work as director of the WQXR radio station. The interviews were conducted by student Joshua Livingston as part of an oral history program at MIT.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Willis Appleford Slater Papers, 1910-1937, inclusive dates (inclusive)

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1.5 linear feet (3 boxes, 1.5 linear feet + 1 drawer of drawings) and 3 boxes ; 1.5 linear feet + 1 oversize folder blueprints
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Willis A. Slater Papers contain reports, blueprints, diaries, correspondence, photographs, and notebooks from Slater’s professional career as a civil engineer. These papers, ranging from 1910 to 1937, illustrate his career from graduate student to professor to the National Bureau of Standards and finally to Lehigh University. Much of this collection is made up of testing reports from Slater himself or from companies that he consulted for; and many of these reports were on his specialty, reinforced concrete. The most notable items in this collection are Slater's diary and papers on the Stevenson Creek Dam and the investigation papers from the Knickerbocker Theater disaster. This collection can be used for studying the beginning of the use of reinforced concrete and the building of the Stevenson Creek Dam. The photographs in this collection may also be useful for studying ...(see more)

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Negatives and Photographs of Fritz Engineering Laboratory Tests and Events, 1900-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.5 linear feet (9 boxes in 3 cartons; 6516 items) and 3 cartons, 4.5 linear feet (9 boxes in 3 cartons; 6516 items, 4.5 linear feet)
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This collection is comprised of over 6,500 photographs and negatives depicting testing and related activities in the Fritz Engineering Laboratory on the campus of Lehigh University. The bulk of the collection depicts testing conducted during the mid-to-late 1950s into the early 1960s. Additionally, the collection includes graphs and diagrams of testing results, some images from Lab related events, and some images of structures that illustrate design elements or problems. All materials are in black and white.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Collection of Bridge Postcards, inclusive dates (inclusive)

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1.0 flat box; 82 items
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This collection contains a selection of postcards featuring bridges throughout the United States, Canada, China, and Scotland. With 86 postcards in all, the majority display scenes of American bridges. There is a significant number of postcards from California and New York with notable attention placed on the Golden Gate Bridge in particular. Postcards range from the 1910s to the 1970s and are either photographs or chromolithographs of a particular bridge, with one exception being a dam. All are printed in either black and white or color.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

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International Communication Association records, 1946-2016 (inclusive)

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25 linear feet (60 boxes)
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Originally established in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication, the International Communication Association (ICA) has grown to be the largest worldwide academic organization devoted to the systematic study of communication. The collection is composed primarily of administrative records created and/or collected by various officers from 1946 to 2016, and serves to document the association's development over the years. Materials include correspondence, board meeting minutes and reports, bylaws and constitutions, conference proceedings, division records, financial records, membership records, and publication records.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives [Contact Us]

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Elizabeth Perse collection on Herta Herzog, 1994-1996 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (8 folders)
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Herta Herzog was an Austrian social psychologist known for her contributions to mass media communication and qualitative market and motivation research. Her article "What Do We Really Know About Daytime Serial Listeners?" established the uses and gratifications approach in qualitative audience analysis, and she is credited with introducing a range of psychological methods to marketing research. Elizabeth Perse is Professor Emerita at the Department of Communication of the University of Delaware. This collection on Herta Herzog is primarily composed of written interactions between Perse and Herzog, which was used for Perse's biographical chapter on Herzog for Nancy Signorielli's Women of Communication.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives [Contact Us]

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Frank Thomson papers, 1863-1899 (bulk) 1826-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.6 cubic feet
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Frank Thomson (1841-1899) was a senior administrator of the Pennsylvania Railroad and served as its president from 1897 to 1899. This collection documents his career on the railroad, beginning with his service with the United States Military Railroads in the South during the Civil War, detailing an official state visit by the Russian Grand Duke Alexis, and ending with his promotion to president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and his death in 1899. Records include Mr. Thomson’s personal and business correspondence; material such as timetables, tickets, maps, and publications relating to the U.S. Military Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad; various printed matter; and several photographs and drawings.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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George W. Childs collection, 1845-1967 (inclusive)

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1.0 cubic feet
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The collection consists of scrapbooks containing clippings published on the event of Childs's death and shortly after it (the bulk of the collection) as well as publications about Childs, memorial addresses in his honor, and some correspondence,

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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George W. Childs scrapbooks, 1855-1874 (inclusive)

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5.0 volumes
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The George W. Childs scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and correspondence, with occasional photographs and other ephemera. The topics are primarily Mr. Childs' career, business and philanthropic activities.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Early photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, 1891-1915 (bulk) 1885-1936 (inclusive)

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2.56 cubic feet
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This collection consists of photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1891 to 1936. It includes photographs of the exterior and interior of the Main Building, men’s and women’s athletic teams, and students from various academic departments.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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James MacAlister papers, 1900-1905 (bulk) 1889-1941 (inclusive)

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0.66 cubic feet
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James MacAlister (1840-1913) served as the first president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1891 to 1913. He was a proponent of vocational and technical education throughout his career. This collection documents his term as president, his views on education, and his involvement in the early history of the Drexel Institute. Records include MacAlister’s letters, a book that he published, lectures, and his personal notebook, as well as research notes believed to have been compiled by Harriet Worrell for the book Drexel Institute of Technology 1891-1941: A Memorial History.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Kenneth G. Matheson administration records, 1921-1932 (inclusive)

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2.66 cubic feet
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This collection contains the files of Kenneth G. Matheson, president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1922 to 1931. As he took office, Matheson and the Institute faced many challenges, including financial difficulties, decreasing enrollments, outdated facilities, and a generally dissatisfied university community. The files contain correspondence with faculty, parents and students which documents the numerous, positive changes Matheson helped to initiate during his presidency. Reports on departments, budgets, faculty, facilities, curriculum and extra-curricular activities as well as faculty publications are often attached as supporting documents to the letters and memoranda. A complete set of annual reports for the period 1922-1931 is also included.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Parke R. Kolbe administration records, 1931-1941 (inclusive)

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2.5 cubic feet
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Parke Rexford Kolbe, the Drexel Institute's fourth president, served from 1932 to 1942. Before coming to Drexel, Dr. Kolbe was president of the University of Akron from 1913 to 1925 and of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn from 1925 to 1932. As Drexel's president, Dr. Kolbe presided over the decentralization of Drexel's administration and the development of educational programs to support national defense as the threat of U.S. involvement in World War II loomed. The bulk of the collection consists of Dr. Kolbe's correspondence, mostly with faculty but also including parents and students. The collection also includes copies of surveys of university faculty salaries from 1940 and 1941, as well as a brief set of records relating to the survey.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Office of the President records, 1913-1954 (bulk) 1891-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
9.0 cubic feet
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This collection consists of subject files created by the Office of the President during the tenures of the first six presidents of the Drexel Institute: James MacAlister (1840-1913, president 1891-1913), Hollis Godfrey (1874-1936, president 1914-1921), Kenneth Matheson (1864-1931, president 1921-1932), Parke R. Kolbe (1881-1942, president 1932-1942), George P. Rea (1894-1978, president 1942-1944), and James Creese (1896-1966, president 1945-1963), as well as during the interim presidency of Robert C. Disque (1883-1968, interim president 1944-1945). The subject files cover individuals affiliated with the university, faculty, university committees, historical events, and subjects of interest. It is likely that the files were compiled and arranged at least in part by Harriet Worrell, who worked in the Office of the President during the mid twentieth century; many records contain her annotations.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Office of the President records, 1950-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 cubic feet
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Four presidents of Drexel University are represented in the collection: James Creese (1896-1966, president 1945-1963), William Walsh Hagerty (1916-1986, president 1963-1984), William Samuel Gaither (b. 1932, president 1984-1987), and Richard Breslin (b. 1937 or 1938, president 1988-1994). This collection consists of subject files, reports, and other materials compiled by the staff of the Office of the President between 1950 and 1989, overlapping the terms of several presidents. It contains substantial material on the University City Science Center and President Gaither's long-range plan developed in the 1980s. The materials include correspondence, reports, memorandum, drafts, inauguration programs, pamphlets, brochures, drafts of reports,newspaper clippings and photocopies, minutes, agendas, and transparencies. Arrangement: Portions of the collection are arranged alphabetically by subject within each box.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Evening College records, 1935-1988 (bulk) 1921-1993 (inclusive)

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30.3 linear feet (31 containers)
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The Drexel Evening College was founded in 1891, as the Department of Lectures and Evening Classes within the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry, and held its first classes in 1892. A program of study geared towards working adults, it offered courses in drawing, decorative painting, modeling, woodcarving, stained glass, mathematics, bookkeeping, stenography and typewriting, chemistry, physics, shop work in wood and iron, cookery, dressmaking, millinery, physical culture, economics, English and architecture. Since its inception, the Evening College has undergone significant academic, administrative and physical transformations, adapting to accommodate an ever changing student body as well as administrative and academic agendas. This collection documents those changes as well as the more general administrative, academic, and social activities of the College from 1921 to 1993. Materials in this collection include administrative records, reports, curriculum materials, faculty...(see more)

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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College of Information Science and Technology records, 1892-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
16.33 cubic feet
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What is now the College of Information Science and Technology (previously the Library and Reading Room, 1892-1914; School of Library Science, 1922-1954, Graduate School of Library Science, 1954-1978; School of Library and Information Science, 1978-1984; College of Information Studies, 1984-1995) was founded in 1892 when the Drexel Institute opened its doors. This collection spans the entire history of the college, but the bulk of the material is administrative records (reports, faculty and staff meeting minutes, personnel files, grants, curriculum, etc.) dating mostly from the 1950s through the 1990s. The collection also includes some student records; materials about specific deans, directors, and alumni; a series relating to the Rush Building; publications; publicity materials; photographs; and programs and memorabilia. Some of the files contain letters by Guy Garrison, retired dean of the college, who was responsible for transferring the collection to the archives.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design records, 2005- (inclusive)

Extent:
4.0 cubic feet
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This collection consists of the records of the Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, continuing UR 4.009, the Nesbitt College of Design Arts records. The collection has been arranged in 9 series; Architecture, Cinema and Video, Chorus, Dance, Fashion Design and Design and Merchandizing, MAD Dragon, Promotional Material, Television Management, and Theatre.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Track and Cross-country records, 1947, 1970-1994

Extent:
1.5 linear feet (2 containers)
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The Track and Field squad was among the first competitive sports teams formed at Drexel University in 1898, as part of the Department of Athletics. As early as 1911, the team competed at the Penn Relays, the oldest track and field competition in the United States. At the height of the program in the mid 1990s, there were six active track and field teams, which included both indoor and outdoor track and field teams for men and women, and men’s and women’s cross country teams. The teams were eliminated in May 1998, due to a budget deficit in the athletics department. The collection includes forms, statistics, and news about track and field events. It also includes a small amount of material about general team administration, as well as a limited number of brochures and information about other sports. The administrative series includes a few items regarding athlete recruitment and several unattributed and unidentified photographs. The preponderance of the material comes from the 1980s...(see more)

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church records, 1980-1994 (bulk) 1904-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.0 linear feet
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St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church of Philadelphia fills a unique position in the history of the Catholic Church in America. In 1886, African American Catholics from three local Philadelphia churches, having grown tired of the discrimination they faced at their home churches, united together as the Peter Claver Union with the goal of creating a “Church for Colored Catholics” in Philadelphia. The organization was officially recognized by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1889 and found a home for their parish in 1892 in the former Fourth Presbyterian Church located at 12th and Lombard Streets. Due to a perceived lack of continued need for an African American Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia suppressed the parish in 1985. The St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church records house the institutional records of the St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This collection, which dates from 1904 to 2009, with bulk dates of 1980 to 1994,...(see more)

Held at: Temple University Libraries Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection [Contact Us]

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Samuel R. Joyner artwork collection, 1947-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.8 linear feet
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Samuel R. Joyner is among the small number of African American cartoonists in the United States. Born in Philadelphia in 1924, he received early attention and publication credits. Joyner enlisted in the United States Navy after graduating from high school during World War II. Upon his return to the United States, he enrolled into the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now University of the Arts). His experience with racism and discrimination, primarily in the Navy, served as the backdrop for the kind of artwork he desired to produce. Over the years he would become a recognized “visual voice” for African Americans as represented in mass-circulated magazines and newspapers. His work has been published in over 40 different publications. The Samuel Joyner collection includes photographs, original art work and sketches (and photocopies), posters, signs, newspapers and clippings, newsletters, one book of African American illustrations, and ephemera. This collection spans 60...(see more)

Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Edwin S. Stuart papers, 1884-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:
40.0 boxes
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Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853-1937) was a Philadelphia businessman and politician during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to owning and operating a successful bookstore, Stuart also served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1891 to 1995 and governor of Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1911. The Edwin S. Stuart papers, as received by Temple University, reflect a portion of the files from the Stuart/Emmons family and material stored at Leary & Co. prior to the closing of the firm in 1969. The records date from 1884 to 1937, and reflect both the archives of the Leary firm and the political and social activities of Governor Stuart. His papers document a variety of personal activities and social functions as well as his work with Girard College and the Union League. While the papers do document some of his political functions in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, this collection does not contain his formal political office files.

Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Lynn Yeakel papers, 1992-1994 (bulk) 1975-2008 (inclusive)

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14.5 linear feet (21 doc boxes; 2 half doc boxes; 2 oversized boxes; 1 record carton; 1 poster)
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Lynn Hardy Yeakel was born in 1941 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Representative Porter Hardy, Jr and his wife, Lynn. She graduated in 1963 from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She married Paul Yeakel in 1965. Lynn Yeakel has also earned a Master's of Science in Management from American College. She has launched three political campaigns: for U.S. Senate in 1992; as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the governor of Pennsylvania in 1994; and as a Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate in 2002. Yeakel is also a long-time advocate for girls' and women's rights. She co-founded Womens Way in 1976, served as Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services from 1994 to 2000, and has been the Director of Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership since 2002. Lynn Yeakel has made four donations to the Legacy Center since 2010, one being the institutional...(see more)

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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Irena Koprowska collection on American Cancer Society-Veterans Administration lung cancer screening study, 1958-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.4 linear feet
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Dr. Irena Grasberg Koprowska (born 1917) worked in pathology and participated in a study on the early detection and diagnosis of lung cancer: The American Cancer Society-Veterans Administration Cooperative Study for the Evaluation of Radiologic and Sputum Cytologic Screening in the Early Detection of Lung Cancer while working at Cornell University. The Irena Koprowska collection on American Cancer Society-Veterans Administration Lung Cancer Screening Study consists of correspondence, data sheets, supporting notes, and reports dating from 1958 to 1964. The collection also includes microscope slides and photographic prints of the microscope slides. The material focuses on the lung cancer screening study conducted from 1958 to 1868 by Dr. Irena Koprowska, in conjunction with Dr. George Papanicolaou’s laboratory at Cornell, where she worked before coming to Hahnemann Medical College. The two co-authored a case report of the earliest diagnosis of lung cancer by a sputum smear. It was...(see more)

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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Bradford collection of biographies of Homoeopathic Physicians, 1868-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:
36.0 containers
Abstract:
Dr. Thomas L. Bradford (1847-1918) was a practicing homeopathic physician in Maine, Europe and Philadelphia. While practicing and teaching in Philadelphia he served as curator for the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia. From 1896 to 1916, he collected, organized and maintained material for 35 scrapbooks of biographical information about homeopathic physicians.

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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Rachel L. Bodley papers, 1856-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.0 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
Abstract:
This collection documents some of Dr. Bodley's endeavors as Dean of the Faculty of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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Marion Spencer Fay Papers, 1946-1975 (bulk) 1925-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.9 linear feet
Abstract:
Marion Spencer Fay (1898-1990) served as dean and president of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1943 to 1963 and promoted the recruitment of, education for, and recognition of women physicians. This collection includes the texts of many of Dr. Fay's speeches as well as a selection of professional and administrative papers from her time as dean and president of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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Anny Elston papers, 1944-1972 (bulk) 1918-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Anny Elston (1895-1975), a German born and trained pediatrician, immigrated to the United States in 1941 due to the "Racial Laws" in Nazi Germany. After obtaining her New York State Medical License in 1942, she began practicing medicine in New York City until retiring in 1972. The Anny Elston papers include information regarding Dr. Elston's medical credentials and continuing education, her medical practice in New York City, and patient records.

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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