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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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Asian Arts Initiative Records, 1992-2018 (inclusive)

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69 linear feet (57 boxes, 2 map folders)

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

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Rick Shnitzler Papers, 1875-2021 (inclusive) 1996-2019 (bulk)

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9 linear feet (10 boxes + 4 map folders)

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

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Urban Archives Pamphlet Collection, 1835-2014 (inclusive)

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261.92 linear feet (242 boxes)

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

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American and British Trade Cards, circa 1800-1900 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet (1 folder)

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

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Emily Grace Solis-Cohen Scrapbook, 1887-1899 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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

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Howard Fast papers, 1903-2006 (inclusive) 1931-2003 (bulk)

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41 linear feet ((105 boxes, 1 oversized folder))

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Howard Melvin Fast (1914-2003) was a best-selling and prolific American author of historical fiction, mysteries, and science fiction, known for his books on themes of patriotism, social justice, and the immigrant experience. He wrote nearly 100 books and more than 150 short stories, as well as numerous screenplays, stage plays, and newspaper columns. The Howard Fast papers include correspondence, journals, appointment books, address books, financials, writings, promotion and reviews, scrapbooks, biographies, profiles, chronologies, bibliographies, interviews, governmental and political files, vital records, personal documents, awards, photographs, artwork, and audiovisual materials. The papers were deposited at the University of Pennsylvania over the course of 45 years and represent nearly all facets of the writer's life.

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

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Michael Strassfeld papers, 1901-2015 (inclusive) 1968-2015 (bulk)

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42 linear feet (70 boxes) and 587.1 megabyte(s)

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Rabbi Michael Strassfeld (born February 8, 1950) is an American Reconstructionist Rabbi. Raised in a Orthodox Jewish household, Strassfeld was profoundly influenced by the burgeoning Jewish anti-establishment movement in the Boston area in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Michael Strassfeld papers contain the records of the his education and life's work. Represented are elements of his Orthodox upbringing, traditional Jewish education, influence of the Jewish anti-establishment and countercultural movements of the 1960s and early 1970s, and his training and practice as a Reconstructionist Rabbi.

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

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Mary Navis collection, 1933-1949 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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Mary Navis, known as "the duchess of swing," was a female big band leader and trumpeter. She once performed in Ina Ray Hutton's all-female group, but left to head her own group with an all-male backing. This collection consists of correspondence, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and photographs, spanning from 1933 to 1942 and all related to Navis's career.

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

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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Printed Ephemera Relating to the Greek National and European Elections, 1996-2004 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

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Consists of ephemera relating to the Greek National and European elections.

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