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Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Francis E. Dwight Papers, 1801-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 cubic feet
Abstract:: Between 1801 and 1803 Benjamin Woolsey Dwight studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he also practiced at Pennsylvania Hospital, and at Columbia College in New York. Francis E. Dwight was the grandson of Benjamin Woolsey Dwight. In 1882 he took medical instructions at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York, New York. The Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Francis E. Dwight Papers contain material relating to their medical education - mainly notebooks for lectures attended, and admission cards for Benjamin Woolsey Dwight.

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

Harold L. Berridge Papers, ca. 1944-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Graduate Hospital Records, 1946-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Graduate Hospital was founded in 1889 in Southwest Philadelphia as Philadelphia Polyclinic Hospital. In 1916 it merged with the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine to serve as a clinical teaching facility. The Graduate Hospital Records document the administrative history of the facility.

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

Department of the History of Art Records, 1952-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 cubic feet
Abstract:: The modern Department of the History of Art was established in the School of Fine Arts in 1951. The Department has been administered in the School of Arts and Sciences (and its predecessors) since 1959. The Department of the History of Art records document the activities of the Department from 1952 to 1986.

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

Pennguinettes Records, 1947-2003 (inclusive) 1953-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: Pennguinettes was organized in 1946 with eight woman students who swam once a year to entertain visitors to campus on High School Day. In 1953, it became an official athletic society under the auspices of the Women's Physical Education Department and the Women's Athletic Association. This small collection documents the history and development of Penn's women society specialized in synchronized swimming.

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

Presbyterian Medical Center Records, 1799-1997 (inclusive) 1871-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 117 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Presbyterian Medical Center originated as a charitable institution named the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. The Collection documents the history of the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia since its founding in 1871.

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

University Scrapbook Collection, 1882-1931 (inclusive) 1885-1915 (bulk)

Extent:: 6 cubic feet
Abstract:: The majority of the University Scrapbook Collection was created by George E. Nietzsche at the beginning of the twentieth century in his capacity as Publicity Agent and later Recorder of the University of Pennsylvania. The University Scrapbook Collections documents the publicity and public face of the University from the later nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.

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

Alfred Fitler Moore Family Papers, 1801-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Moore family arrived in Philadelphia in the early nineteenth century and opened a wire company in the city. The Alfred Fitler Moore Family Papers consist of correspondence, diaries, financial material, photographs, and artifacts of Joseph and Cecelia (Fitler) Moore; their children William Joseph, Jr, and Alfred; as well as Cecelia's father and brother Alfred Fitler and Alfred Fitler, Jr. The bulk of the collection relates to Alfred Fitler Moore, benefactor of the Alfred Fitler Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

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

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