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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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Philadelphia Daily News 35mm Negatives, 1979-1988, 1991 (inclusive)

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8.5 linear feet (21 document cases)

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

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Franklin H. Littell Papers, 1859-2014 (bulk 1934-2009) (inclusive) 2010 1934-2009 (bulk)

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327.8 linear feet (675 boxes + periodicals)

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Franklin H. Littell (1917-2009), professor and department head of Temple University's Department of Religion, was a Methodist minister, pacifist, activist, proponent of religious liberty, historian, and supporter of the State of Israel. He advocated against political extremism, was active in the rehabilitation of Germany after World War II, and dedicated himself to the study of the Holocaust. The Franklin H. Littell Papers house a variety of correspondence, research and writing, planning, organizational and administrative records, ephemera and printed materials, collected reference and other papers documenting Littell's work and interests in religious liberty; anti-extremism; interfaith cooperation; church history; Methodism, ministry and the laity; education, especially religion in education; and the study and memorialization of the Holocaust.

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

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Paul Schrecker collection of Austrian World War I ephemera and publications, 1914-1922 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.8 linear feet (3 boxes)

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Paul Schrecker (1889-1963) was a philosopher and professor. There is little information on Schrecker's life during World War I, except that he appears to have been a civilian in Vienna. This collection documents a Viennese citizen's home front experience during World War I. Shrecker saved ephemeral material relating to German propaganda, German efforts to finance the war, German war heroes and memorialization of Germany's participation in World War I, prisoner of war experiences, and rationing, as well as election material from 1919.

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

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George R. Allen collection of World War II memorabilia, 1935-1950 (inclusive) 1939-1945 (bulk)

Extent:

0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)

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George R. Allen (1919-1998) was a Philadelphian bookseller who served in the military intelligence during World War II and made remarkable discoveries in Hitler's mountain residence at Berchtesgaden. His collection of World War II memorabilia includes newspapers, leaflets, photographs, booklets, correspondence, and clothing accessories.

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

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World's Fairs collection, 1850-1893 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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This limited collection contains a limited number of newspapers, newspaper clippings, and prints, as well as one photograph reproduction and one original painting, related to world's fairs that span from the London Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations (1851) to the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition (1893).

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

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Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions, 1600-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 linear feet (9 boxes) and 2 folders

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Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Collection of Materials Relating to the Anguillan Revolution, 1967-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:

.4 linear feet and 1 box

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Weavers Way Co-op Records, 1972-2015, 2023 (inclusive)

Extent:

10.5 linear feet (14 boxes + 4 map folders)

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

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Jewish Newspapers and Periodicals of the Greater Philadelphia Region and Southern New Jersey, 1875-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:

400 linear feet (326 volumes + 165 boxes + 190 microfilm reels)

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