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Helen Oakes papers, 1958-2002 (inclusive)

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37.0 linear feet (38 containers)

Abstract:

Helen Oakes was a nationally recognized activist for public education from the 1960s to the 1980s. Oakes was chairman of the West Philadelphia Schools Committee from 1965 to 1970, chairman of the Education Committee of the League of Women Voters in 1965, and in 1968, she wrote The School District of Philadelphia: A Critical Analysis. From 1971 to 1980, she was a member of the board of the Citizens Committee on Public Education in Philadelphia. She was a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education from 1982 to 1989. From 1989 to 1998 she served as liaison in the educational partnership between ARCO Chemical Company and James Rhoads Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She also wrote, published and distributed the “Oakes Newsletter,” from 1970 to 1989, which addressed issues affecting the Philadelphia School District. The Helen Oakes papers date from 1958 to 2002, and include correspondence, printed materials, such as newsletters and pamphlets, newspaper...(see more)

Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women records, 1916-1984 (inclusive)

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17.5 linear ft. (17 containers, 20 volumes)

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The Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women (PCAW) was founded in 1916 by sixteen women advertising executives. The Club participated in charitable efforts, offered advertising courses, published a newsletter (Ad-Land News), and hosted social events throughout its history. These efforts garnered national recognition for PCAW as a leading advertising organization. It also won them recognition locally as an organization committed to helping the community through scholarships and charitable giving. This collection contains the records produced by PCAW from 1916 to 1984, including material related to their advertising courses, events, history, charity involvement, and meetings. The collection has several strengths, the most notable of which is its comprehensive coverage of organizational activities from 1930 to 1977. Other strengths include the number of Ad-Land News publications within the collection, as well as the event invitations, most of which exhibit graphics and fonts...(see more)

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt papers, 1888-2003 (inclusive)

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28 boxes

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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt (1906- 2003) was an acclaimed archaeologist, scholar, teacher and editor who received her B.A, M.A, and Ph.D degrees from Bryn Mawr. During her life time, Shoe Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Texas at Austin, was a fellow at the American Academy of Rome, and served as the Editor of Publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Additionally, she was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and the American Institute of Archaeology. She received the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1976. The collection is largely comprised of Shoe Meritt's correspondence with her family and notable scholars who were her contemporaries. It also includes diaries, publications, academic and professional papers, as well as photographs, postcards and scrapbooks.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Lecture and Event Files of the Communication and Development Departments, 1992-1995 (inclusive)

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1.8 linear feet (4 document boxes, 1 half document box)

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The Office of Advancement of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia was formed in 2015 by the merging of two departments: the Communications Department and the Development Department, which were created in 1988 and 1987, respectively. The functions of the Office of Advancement include all aspects of fundraising; public relations for the entire College; and administration of the Fellowship and Friends of the Mütter, a membership program open to the public which supports the Mütter Museum. The Lecture and Event Files of the Communication and Development Departments date from 1992 to 1995 and consist of planning files regarding College lectures and other special events, including a health care forum, co-sponsored with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The forum was held in February 1994, and featured Hillary Rodham Clinton and Everett C. Koop. The planning files are comprised of correspondence, notes, lecture programs and flyers, press releases, news clippings, and...(see more)

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

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Records of the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia II, 1911-1960, undated (inclusive)

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1.1 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 small document box, 1 volume, 4 film reels)

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The Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia opened in 1911 in Wynnefield, PA, at the Country Branch of Children's Hospital. The hospital had limited wards to house its patients and the staff hosted pre-and post-natal clinics for mothers, though the physicians of the Babies Hospital largely emphasized treatment in the home. The records of the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia, spanning from 1911-1960, contain annual reports, newsletter pamphlets, benefit matinee programs, material related to H. Lea Hudson for both the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia and the Fife-Hamill Memorial Health Center for Southeast Philadelphia, corporate reports, photographs, and film. Please be aware that the Library does not have the required hardware for viewing photographic negatives or 16mm film.

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

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Records of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley, 1987 - [ongoing] (inclusive)

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2.5 linear feet (2 boxes)

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

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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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Marian K. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center records, 1999-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

Publications by and about the Marian K. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC).

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

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Academic Computing Center records, 1983-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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Newsletters, guides, and correspondence related to academic computing at Haverford College.

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

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High-lights, 1959 - 1960 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

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The collection contains mimeographed copies of the newsletter "High-lights," a Haverford College newsletter aimed at faculty members.

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