Philadelphia Area Archives

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J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy collection of Arthur Tress photographs, 1964-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Abstract:: Arthur Tress (born 1940) is an American photographer and collector of Japanese illustrated books and prints. This collection contains photographic prints from fourteen of Tress's series. His style has often been described as "staged surrealism" but his body of work includes a diverse range of approaches. Included in the collection are black and white and color prints, the majority of which were taken in New York City (including Staten Island, Coney Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan), San Francisco, and San Luis Obispo, California, dating from 1967 to 2015.

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

Penn Current Photograph Collection, 1948-2008 (inclusive) 1987-2005 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Penn Current was a weekly publication focused on the Univeristy of Pennsylvania community published between December 10, 1997 and December 21, 2017. The collection consists of images used to illustrate issues of the Penn Current. Images date between 1987 and 2005, and focus on Penn related events, and individuals. Image format varies between prints, contact sheets, and negatives.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Richard W. Dodson Papers, 1921-2008 (inclusive) 1934-1988 (bulk)

Extent:: 22.4 linear feet (16 boxes (15 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, and 1 oversized box))
Abstract:: Correspondence, professional files, scientific files, personal files, and publications of American scientist Richard W. Dodson.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

L. Arthur D'Asaro Papers, 1946-2013 (inclusive) 1955-2008 (bulk)

Extent:: 91.0 linear feet ((61 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, 1 cd-rom box, 2 photo negative boxes, and 2 oversized boxes) )
Abstract:: Research files, personal files, printed materials, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of American physicist and electronics engineer L. Arthur D'Asaro.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Lloyd H. Conover Papers, 1937-2016 (inclusive) 1950-2012 (bulk)

Extent:: 6.6 linear feet ((4 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, and 1 half hollinger box))
Abstract:: Professional files, legal files, patent files, personal files, papers and speeches, printed materials, audio-visual materials, and photographic materials of American chemist, pharmaceutical industry executive, and inventor Lloyd H. Conover.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Kurt M. Mislow Papers, 1897-2018 (inclusive) 1935-2009 (bulk)

Extent:: 35.5 linear feet (23 record boxes, 1 half hollinger box, 2 hollinger boxes, 1 audiocassette box, and 1 cd-rom box.)
Abstract:: Correspondence, professional files, personal files, manuscripts, printed materials, notebooks, audio-visual materials, and photographic materials of German-American organic chemist Kurt M. Mislow.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

James Cloyd Downs Papers, 1902-2018 (inclusive) 1923-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear feet (2 record boxes and 1 hollinger box.)
Abstract:: Diaries, correspondence, printed materials, and photographs of American chemical engineer James Cloyd Downs.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Photographs from the Papers of Ernest Ludwig Eliel, 1960s-2000s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box; ca. 14 print photographs)
Abstract:: Photographs from the career of Ernest Ludwig Eliel, professor, author, and one of the founders of modern stereochemistry.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Women's Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania (Frauen-Hilfsverein) records, 1900-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.25 linear feet (5 paige boxes)
Abstract:: The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 to serve as an additional charitable arm of the Society, with particular emphasis on charity for families in distress in the Philadelphia area. Since its founding in 1764, the German Society had provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community, especially those newly arrived in the country. With German immigration on the decline in the early 20th century, the Women's Auxiliary assumed the greater portion of the Society's charitable work. After the First and Second World Wars the Auxiliary engaged in war relief to German speaking lands directly and in cooperation with Quaker relief agencies. As state and federal government undertook more and more welfare work in the city, the auxiliary charter was changed in the 1950s to provide scholarship aid to students who majored in German language study. The records include annual reports, charters, bylaws, minute books, treasurer’s...(see more)

Held at: German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library [Contact Us]

Undergraduate Student Government Association records, 1963-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 cubic feet
Abstract:

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

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