Form: Diaries - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Eleanor Corkhill Adams Addison Diary, 1939-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Eleanor Corkhill Adams Addison married William Henry Fitzgerald Addison who came to the University of Pennsylvania in 1905 when he was appointed as a Demonstrator of Normal Histology. Shortly after he received his M.D. from the University in 1917, he was became a full Professor of Normal Histology and Embryology in the School of Medicine. This diary kept by Eleanor Corkhill Adams Addison (faculty wife) from December 31, 1939 to May 21, 1944. It provides an intimate account of a wide range of faculty and campus life during the Second World War.

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

Ann Ingersoll Townsend Simpson papers, 1939-2005 (inclusive) 1942-1948 (bulk)

Extent:: 4.75 cubic feet
Abstract:: Ann "Nancy" Ingersoll Townsend Simpson (1915-2012) worked for the American Red Cross Military Welfare Service during World War II where she served primarily as a secretary in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater with the 20th General Hospital in India and later the 95th Station Hospital in China. After the war she was a secretary at the American Embassy in Nanking, China. The Ann Ingersoll Townsend Simpson papers document Nancy Simpson's experiences with the American Red Cross Military Welfare Service during World War II in the China Burma India Theater, and later as a secretary for the United States Embassy in Nanking, China from 1946 to 1948.

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

Leonard Stout Kenworthy diary, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Leonard Stout Kenworthy's "Quaker Berlin Diary" describes his experiences in Germany during World War II working with German Quakers to assist unaffiliated German Jews to leave Germany.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

William R. Mathews papers, 1941-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: William R. Mathews (1893-1969) was a journalist, newspaper editor and publisher who corresponded extensively with John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), a politician who served as a United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. This collection represents years of correspondence between these two men, with occasional notes to or from one of their wives. The letters demonstrate Dulles and Mathews' friendship and mutual respect, as they discuss the political and military events that occurred between 1941 and 1957.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Norman Freed diaries, 1946-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 volumes
Abstract:: Diaries kept by Norman M. Freed (1919-1994) of Brooklyn, New York. The two small volumes span the years from 1946 to 1947.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Holy Land trip diary and slides, 1955

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains a diary and slides documenting a 1955 trip to Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

William Meneely papers, 1970-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet ((1 flat box))
Abstract:: William Ernest Meneely (1952-1996) was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the son of Arthur William Meneely and Grace Elouise Cook. He worked for 16 years at Georgia State University Library, where he was Head of Collection Development, retiring in 1992. Among the materials included in the collection are personal writings, photographs, and a collection of his artwork in the form of collages with mostly gay male subject matter created using cut-out images from magazines.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

Katherine T. Paxson journals, 1971-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (15 volumes)
Abstract:: Katherine T. Paxson was a Quaker author and poet. Journal entries describe Quaker meetings, prayers and religious reflection, attendance at writing conferences and workshops, as well as visits with family and friends, and daily housework.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Jeffery Cotton papers, 1975-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.25 linear feet (6 boxes) and 2.7 gigabytes
Abstract:: Jeffery Cotton (1957-2013) was a composer, entrepreneur, essayist and fiction writer who worked extensively in the United States and Europe. The collection features the personal journals of Jeffery Cotton from 1975-2006, handwritten and printed scores, CDs and cassettes of his recorded music, awards, and photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Keith Griffith papers, 1983-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet ((5 boxes))
Abstract:: Darrell Keith Griffith (1959-2012) was an AIDS activist and founder of the website CruisingForSex.com. The collection is divided into two series: Personal materials and AIDS activism. The personal materials date from 1983 to 2012, the year of Griffith's death. The series on AIDS activism covers Griffith's years of involvement in the social justice movement, 1985-1992.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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