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E. Sculley Bradley collection of printed material relating to Walt Whitman, 1892-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.25 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

Edward Sculley Bradley (1897-1987) was a scholar, author, educator, and administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. Bradley was considered an international expert on American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892), editing several important editions of the poet's Leaves of Grass. He was also a general editor and contributed to the 14-volume Collected Writings of Walt Whitman from 1961 to 1984, and was a trustee of the Walt Whitman Foundation. He was instrumental in Penn acquiring numerous important literary collections, including the Walt Whitman collection. This collection of articles, books, journals, essays, newsletters, exhibition information, catalogs, pamphlets, and publications of the Walt Whitman Fellowship (including event information and papers) was compiled by Bradley.

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

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B & G News Notes, 1980

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0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

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The collection contains one copy of the newsletter B & G News Notes.

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

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Jeoffry B. Gordon collection of Medical Committee for Human Rights and Student Health Organization records, circa 1965-1970s (inclusive)

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.4 linear_foot (1 box)

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Jeoffry B. Gordon (born 1942) is a retired physician who primarily worked in California. His specialties included family medicine, public health and general preventive medicine, and medical toxicology. This collection documents, to a limited degree, Jeoffry B. Gordon's involvement as a medical activist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, especially in the Student Health Organization (SHO) and the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR). While documentation of Gordon's immediate involvement is limited, the collection provides a glimpse into the world of medical activsm, more broadly, during this time period, through publications, newspaper clippings, journal articles, and newsletters.

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

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Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. (OIC) instructional and promotional material collection, 1969-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 linear_foot (1 box)

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The Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. (OIC), founded in 1964 by Reverend Leon Sullivan (1922-2001) provided free job training to unemployed or underemployed persons, a motivational and attitudinal service to both the individual and the community, a job placement service to industry, and an on-going prototype and motivational service to other OICs. The collection consists of instructional and promotional material created, largely by the OIC, for members of the OIC, the community that they wished to serve, and the larger public. The records date from 1969 to 1979, therefore documenting only the first decade of an organization that continues to operate today.

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

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Steven Rosen collection, 1976-1978 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)

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Documents concerning the Bryn Mawr and Haverford College Gay People's Alliance (GPA) and the Friends Conference on Gay Concerns.

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

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The Bryn Mawr-Haverford Social Action Caucus records, ca. 1975-1977 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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This collection contains documentation of the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Social Action Caucus. It includes two copies of a newsletter and two pamphlets entitled "Alive and Kicking" and "An Alternative Introduction to Bryn Mawr and Haverford."

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

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Collection of Philadelphia peace material, 1961-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 linear_foot (1 box)

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Grassroots activism for peace and disarmament in the 1960s and 1970s was powerful and widespread. The Collection of Philadelphia peace materials offers an assortment of newsletters, informational and event flyers, donation requests, and correspondence from 1961 to 1977. Activist organizations included are from in and around Philadelphia--the Brandywine Alternative Fund, SANE Nuclear Policy, Philadelphia's chapter of the Student Peace Union (SPU), the N.Y.C. People's Life Fund, and miscellaneous letters on the peace movement and donations. All organizations advocate against war and military spending, and instead promote resistance and peaceful action.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [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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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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Katharine Sturgis presidential papers, 1972-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 half document box)

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Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia in 1903, and graduated from Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia in 1940. Katharine R. Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later, she was forced to retire due to health problems. Sturgis died in Philadelphia in 1987. The Katharine R. Sturgis presidential papers date from 1972 to 1974, and consists of Council minutes; correspondence; and files related to a memorial service for former College President John H. Gibbon and a symposium on open heart surgery, both held in 1973. Researchers will find this collection completes the records found in CPP 2/002-01, Presidential papers of Katharine Sturgis, and CPP 2/002-02, General correspondence file of Katharine R. Sturgis.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]