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George Aaron Barton Studies in New Testament Christianity manuscript, 1928 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.2 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

Reverend George Aaron Barton (1859-1942) was an author and professor of Semitic languages and the history of religion at the University of Pennsylvania from 1922 until his death. This collection contains an annotated manuscript of Barton's Studies in New Testament Christianity, which was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 1928.

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

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Christian missionary work in Bengal and Orissa photograph album, circa 1900-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.08 linear feet (1 volume)

Abstract:

This collection is composed of one volume of photos taken in India in the first decade of the 20th century. A majority of the photographs are of groups of individuals, which includes members of the mission, members of the Eurasian Boarding School, children in the boys' and the girls' orphanages, school children in general, and of the various instructors and reverends.

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

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Daniel Garrison Brinton papers, 1869-1901, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

5 linear feet (11 boxes)

Abstract:

Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837-1899) was a Philadelphia surgeon and anthropologist who created, collected, and donated collections of books and manuscripts related to anthropology, colonization of the Americas, and native American linguistics. This collection consists of correspondence, articles, lectures and notes by Daniel Garrison Brinton, as well as collected images and maps.

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