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Philadelphia Orchestra Association records, 1900-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:
570 linear feet and 36 linear feet (36 boxes. these are currently available for research.)
Abstract:
The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and has developed and maintained its status as a prominent symphonic ensemble throughout its existence. Its history informs and intersects with the broader history of music in the twentieth century, as well as numerous historical movements, events and developments on a regional, national and global scale. The records of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association document its activities from 1900 to 2023 through administrative records, concert programs, photographs, scrapbooks and audio and visual recordings. This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the collection, labeled "unavailable," remains in process and cannot be consulted at this time. As soon as additional portions of the collection are completed they will be made available via additions to this finding aid. The last addition of completed materials occurred on October 26, 2023.

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

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Johan Kugelberg collection of Sun Ra material, 1957-2021 (inclusive) 1960-1990 (bulk)

Extent:
2.6 linear feet (one legal size document box and two 20 x 24 flat boxes. several poster size prints in a flat file drawer.)
Abstract:
Le Sony'r Ra (1914-1993), known as Sun Ra, was a jazz musician and composer, band leader, and poet known for his avant-garde approach to music, association with Afrofuturism, esoteric beliefs, and the theatrical performances with his band, The Arkestra. This collection contains examples of artwork used for about two dozen of his albums, a series of photographs that offer a good representation of different periods of his life and work, and a set of promotional fliers, poetry, philosophical writings, and ephemera.

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

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Ashley Bryan papers, 1823-2019 (inclusive) 1928-2019 (bulk)

Extent:
85 linear feet (146 boxes)
Abstract:
Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) was an artist and storyteller best known for his award-winning children's book illustrations with particular emphasis on African folktales and African-American spirituals. Bryan authored, illustrated, published, and distributed his first book in Kindergarten, later graduating from Cooper Union and Columbia University, being awarded a Fulbright to study at the University of Freiburg, before becoming a professor at Dartmouth College. The collection documents his lifelong devotion to the arts including sketchbooks, artwork, and especially materials relating to the publication process of over sixty book projects. There is also material relating to his professional engagements; certificates, awards, diplomas, and plaques relating to his many achievements; and personal and family materials, notebooks, photographs, greeting cards and postcards, school children thank you cards and artwork, and research files and ephemera. Also included are foundational...(see more)

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

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Harvey Finkle photographs, 1968-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:
58.33 linear feet (137 boxes)
Abstract:
Harvey Finkle (born March 28, 1934) is a self-taught documentary photographer who has documented the social, economic, cultural, and political issues in the city of Philadelphia and across the globe. Finkle's work largely focuses on marginalized communities, including low income and homeless families, homeless veterans, refugees, immigrants, and the disabled, to name only a few. This collection, dating from 1968 to 2019, contains a majority of Finkle's five-decade-long oeuvre, in various formats including prints, contact sheets, negatives, slides, research, interview transcripts, and publications. As a whole, this collection provides documentation of activism in Philadelphia and focuses on social injustices in the city, the country, and the world.

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

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Eric Matusewitch collection of Leonard Bernstein memorabilia, 1938-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.4 linear feet (15 boxes)
Abstract:
The Eric Matusewitch collection of Leonard Bernstein memorabilia, documents Matusewitch's admiration for the musician, composer, conductor, educator, author and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein. The collection contains articles, clippings, photographs, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, playbills, programs, calendar of events, posters, newspapers, invitations, sheet music, magazines, menus, advertisements, tickets, books, drawings, and scrapbooks of performances by Bernstein or of his work by other people or organizations.

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

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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]

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Laurence and Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann collection, 1967-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
16 linear feet (18 boxes)
Abstract:
Laurence Salzmann (born 1944) is a photographer and filmmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the course of his career, he has focused on social commentaries on little known groups in America and abroad, with a particular emphasis on the Jewish people in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. This collection contains a significant portion of the photographic output from Salzmann's long career. Researchers will find black and white and color photographs dating from 1967 to 2018; as well as other photographic, book, and film project documentation, such as book mock ups, exhibition publicity and planning, and biographical sketches of subjects of photographs. In addition to the physical prints, Salzmann also gifted digital copies of some of his prints which are available on Colenda (https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/).

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

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Thomas Waldman research collection on Nadar, 1972-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
Thomas G. Waldman (1938-2018) was a scholar of the history of Medieval France and an associate professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania. He envisioned a book and exhibit on photographer Felix Nadar's autograph album, called "Nadar and His World," that would bring together the subjects of Nadar's photographs, their autographs, and biographical sketches. While the project was not completed, Waldman's research is available through this collection.

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

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Norman G. Anderson Papers, 1904-2018 (inclusive) 1943-2010 (bulk)

Extent:
26.6 linear feet (13 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, 1 half hollinger box, 4 photo negative boxes, and 5 oversized boxes )
Abstract:
Correspondence, research files, business records, notebooks, printed materials, and photographic materials of American clinical chemist, inventor, and corporate executive Norman G. Anderson.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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