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Britton Chance Papers, 1940-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
17 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Britton Chance Papers document his lifelong career at the University of Pennsylvania as an educator and administrator of the Department of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry and the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Foundation from the 1940s to the 1990s

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

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Karl Oscar Hugg papers, 1915-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.33 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection primarily consists of 187 photographs that document Karl Oscar Hugg’s activities as a World War I pilot for Germany. Before and after the war he studied to be an opera singer, and two concert programs for events he sang at are included. In 1923, Hugg immigrated to the United States, where he worked as a tool and die maker. In 1942 he was faced with possible denaturalization over some pro-German statements he made. The collection includes news clippings from his denaturalization trial in 1942 to 1943, as well as other biographical information.

Held at: German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library [Contact Us]

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Karl T. Marx papers, 1939-1983 (bulk) 1930-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet (5 boxes + 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:
This collection documents the activities of Karl T. Marx and it spans the years 1930 to 1984 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1939 to 1983. He was a German immigrant who was employed in the textile industry and was also a prolific writer in the German and English languages on a variety of subjects. Some of his writings deal with technical issues related to the textile industry. Other writings include aphorisms, prose and articles related to his interest in German-American history. During World War II, he collected political cartoons related to the war from various newspapers that are arranged in two scrapbooks. The collection also includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, ephemera, and films.

Held at: German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library [Contact Us]

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Miscellaneous items collection, 1899-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.4 linear feet
Abstract:
This is an artificial collection of miscellaneous items that came to the Bates Center unsolicited and/or for which provenance is unclear. These individual items are not related to each other by subject, material type, or provenance. Materials may include organizational records, correspondence, personal notebooks, and ephemera.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Pennsylvania Nurses Association, District 1 records, 1921-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.7 linear feet
Abstract:
The Philadelphia District, No. 1, was admitted to the Pennsylvania Nurses Association in 1919. These records of District 1 cover the majority of the organization's history. Materials include minutes, proceedings, reports, correspondence, finance information, and photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Nursing History Small Collections, 1856-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.87 linear feet
Abstract:
The Bates Center's Small Collections are various, unrelated accessions that have been individually assigned collection numbers. Many of the Small Collections consist of a single folder.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Conrad J. and Marian Linke papers, 1938-1985 (bulk) 1917-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.2 linear feet (7 boxes)
Abstract:
Conrad Linke was a German-American illustrator and painter from Philadelphia. This collection documents the political and charitable activities of him and his wife, Marian Linke, during the years 1917 to 1991. Prior to World War II they were involved in the movement to maintain American neutrality. After World War II they were involved in war relief efforts for Germany through several organizations they were members of or supported. Included are personal writings, notes and drafts, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, leaflets, clippings, business reports and ephemera from many of those organizations.

Held at: German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library [Contact Us]

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Kathryn V. Bastian, Captain, ANC papers, 1942-1959

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Kathryn V.Bastian, Captain, ANC, was a Jeffeson Hospital School of Nursing trained nurse that while in the military was stationed in various locationed, including Texas, Hawaii, and Egypt. Materials in this collection include correspondence and photographs while stationed at the 38th General Hospital in Cairo, Egypt during World War II.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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