Form: Printed ephemera - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

David B. Walker school notebooks, 1924-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.8 linear feet (7 boxes)
Abstract:: David B. Walker lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Smedley Elementary, the Alexander Henry School, Harding Junior High, Frankford High, and Northeast High Summer School probably between 1924 and 1934. This collection contains his school notebooks and projects from elementary school to high school as well as practice forms and notes from his junior and senior business courses.

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

Urbain Vaes collection on the German occupation of Belgium, 1914-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Urbain Ghislain Joseph Jean Vaes (1896-1967) was a Belgian professor of business who spent most of his career at the University of Louvain/Leuven. After completing his undergraduate studies at Louvain, he received a scholarship to move to Philadelphia to study business at the University of Pennsylvania. The collection includes materials relating to the German occupation of Belgium, likely collected by Vaes during the war.

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

Felix E. Schelling papers, 1856-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.25 linear feet (13 boxes)
Abstract:: Felix E. Schelling (1858-1945) was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, an expert on Shakespeare, and an author of scholarly works on Shakespeare and Elizabethan literature. This collection documents Schelling's life as a student, a professor, a scholar, and an author. It also documents the University of Pennsylvania through the eyes of an individual who was a student and a faculty member over a period of more than fifty years.

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

Gotham Book Mart collection of Edward Gorey material, 1945-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 linear feet (19 boxes)
Abstract:: Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) was an American author and artist, primarily known for his children's stories and illustrations of children's books, although he also produced adult-oriented work. Sometime around 1977, Gorey established a company, Doomed Enterprises, to handle all matters related to publication and licensing of his work. This collection consists primarily of records of Andreas Brown's and the Gotham Book Mart's records relating to Doomed Enterprises, documents relating to the execution of the Edward Gorey estate after 2000 (for which Brown served as an executor), and other documents and artifacts documenting Gorey's public image and legacy.

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

Vera Dreiser papers, 1899-1961 (inclusive) 1928-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 13 linear feet (31 boxes)
Abstract:: Vera Dreiser (circa 1908-1998) was a psychologist who practiced first in New York from 1947 to 1961, and later in California until her retirement in 1972. She is the niece of novelist Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) and of composer Paul Dresser (1858-1906). This collection is comprised of materials from Vera Dreiser's personal and professional life as well as materials related to the musical and literary estates of Paul Dresser and Theodore Dreiser.

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

Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner / Fred Morgner Central American political ephemera collection, 1979-2019 (inclusive) circa 1980s-1990s (bulk)

Extent:: 7 linear feet (7 boxes and 48 oversized folders)
Abstract:: La Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner proviene de la colección personal de carteles y folletos de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. La colección contiene materiales relacionados con los movimientos revolucionarios, así como con el activismo relacionado con los derechos de las mujeres, los trabajadores, la Teología de la Liberación, las elecciones, el antiimperialismo y la soberanía nacional. The Fred Morgner Central American Political Ephemera Collection comes from the personal collection of posters and pamphlets from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The collection contains materials related to revolutionary movements as well as activism related to women's rights, workers, Liberation Theology, elections, anti-imperialism, and national sovereignty.

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

Elizabeth Dodge Clarke Collection of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Postcards and Photographs, circa 1908-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of postcard correspondence, photographs, blank postcards, and some ephemera and small paintings collected and received by Elizabeth Dodge Clarke during her time in Istanbul, Turkey and after her return to the United States.

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

P.E.N. American Center Records, 1922-2008 (inclusive) 1930-1989 (bulk)

Extent:: 294 boxes and 130 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of files created by P.E.N. American Center as part of its regular business operations since its founding in 1922. Includes material on governance and policies, programs, awards, and financial aid granted to authors, and the center's involvement with International P.E.N. and other P.E.N. organizations worldwide. The collection is especially notable for its extensive author correspondence and occasional original manuscripts, as well as audio and video recordings of P.E.N. programs and events.

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

James W. Alexander Scrapbooks on Princeton University, 1875-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 boxes
Abstract:: James W. Alexander, member of the Princeton class of 1860, was a prominent New York City insurance official and financier, an active alumnus, and a member of the Princeton Board of Trustees. The collection consists of 19 scrapbooks containing clippings about Princeton University from Philadelphia, New York and Princeton newspapers, arranged chronologically with occasional correspondence and ephemera from the University.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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