Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Organization: University of Pennsylvania -- General subdivision--Students.; / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1930">1930</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1934">1934</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Record Source University of Pennsylvania Organization University of Pennsylvania -- General subdivision--Students.; Year 1930 to 1934

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Office of the Recorder of the University of Pennsylvania was created in 1912 for George E. Nitzsche, the University's publicity agent. Because Nitzsche was the only person to hold this position, the history of the Office is intertwined with his professional career. These papers concern the duties and activities of the Office of the Recorder as filled by George E. Nitzsche.

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Extent:: 5.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Zelosophic Society was formed in October 1829 as a response to the Philomathean Society, an exclusive literary society formed on campus in 1813. The records of the Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania are a rich source for documenting the creative energies of university students for part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Extent:: 21 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Mask & Wig Club was founded in 1889 by Clayton Fotteral McMichael as an all - male peformance group. The Mask & Wig Club documents chronicle the history of the all-male University of Pennsylvania singing and dramatics organization. Included are production materials from 1889 to 1989.

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Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Alvin C. Kraenzlein came to the University of Pennsylvania In 1897 as a student in the Dental School. He became a member of Psi Omega dental fraternity and the Edwin T. Darby Dental Society, but his primary extracurricular activity centered on the track and field. The Alvin C. Kraenzlein scrapbook documents the peak period of Kraenzlein's competitive athletic career in 1899 and 1900 when he participated in the Paris Olympics.

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