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

Extent:
0.8 linear_foot (3 boxes)
Abstract:
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.

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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)
Abstract:
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.

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

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
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).

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Marlboro Music School and Festival records, 1946-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:
150 linear feet (227 boxes, 3 oversize folders) and 4.1 gigabytes
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The Marlboro Music School and Festival Records spans Marlboro's history from 1950 through 2013 and showcases its influence on chamber music in America as it documents its growth from a small and informally organized summer school in the early 1950s to its current status as a prestigious institution that has shaped careers and inspired the formation of numerous renowned ensembles. The school's emphasis is on the intensive study of chamber music where young and senior professionals collaborate in a relaxed atmosphere that is removed from the demanding rehearsal and performance schedules that they face throughout the year. The collection comprises administrative documents, concert programs, printed promotional materials, articles and reviews, photographs, and audio-visual materials relating to the Marlboro School of Music and annual summer festival as well as the related Musicians from Marlboro touring series and the Marlboro Recording Society.

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Belle Époque musical concert and opera programs and periodicals collection, 1897-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
The Belle Époque, dating from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, is described as a period of optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity, and techonological, scientific, and cultural innovations during the French Third Republic. It is particularly known as an era in which the arts flourished in Paris and other European Francophone centers. This collection contains programs, publications, advertisements and tickets which document classical music and operatic performances at a variety of concert venues and music halls.

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Frederick P. Lee collection of World War I ephemera, 1914-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.33 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
Frederick P. Lee, an insurance agent, was born in 1880, in England. He immigrated to the United States in 1912 and lived in Santa Monica, California. A number of materials in this collection, including pamphlets and magazines, are stamped with the phrase, "With Compliments of Frederick P. Lee, Fellow of Royal Colonial Institute." As an Englishman living in the US during World War I, it is likely that Lee was interested in promoting England's role in the war and even encouraging US participation, since the US did not enter the war until 1917. The materials in this collection would have been part of that promotion/propaganda effort. This World War I collection includes magazines, serials, pamphlets, newspapers, maps, and postcards dated from 1914-1918. Most items are printed in England and concern England's role in the war.

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Black Panther Party material, 1968-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.3 linear feet (1 box, 1 flat file)
Abstract:
The Black Panther Party material measures 0.3 linear feet in one box and one flat file, dates from 1968-1970, and is comprised of material created by both Black Panther members and external sources. The collection primarily features speeches, articles, and ephemera authored by three Black Panther leaders: Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, and Bobby Seale. External sources include newspapers from the Berkeley Tribe and Chicago Seed, plus a staff study booklet by United States Congress researchers.

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R. Norris Williams collection of World War I material, 1914-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.7 linear feet (5 boxes)
Abstract:
Richard Norris Williams 2nd (1891-1968) served in the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'Honneur. Later he became the President of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. His collection, dating from 1914 to 1968, documents his personal experience in the War as well as a broad view of the entire conflict through collected letters, diary entries, clippings, newspapers, leaflets, photographs and memorabilia.

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Freedoms Foundation pamphlets and periodicals, 1887-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
75.6 linear feet (189 boxes)
Abstract:
A collection of twentieth-century pamphlets and periodicals from across the political spectrum, and include topics such as human rights and civil liberties, national security and disarmament, labor, communism, public policy and economics.

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World War I printed media and art, 1914-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 linear feet
Abstract:
The World War I printed media and art collection contains over one thousand prints, propaganda posters, postcards, trench newspapers, maps, broadsides and original artworks dating from 1914 to 1931 and offers an enormous range of perspectives on the First World War.

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