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Grover Washington, Jr. Papers, 1933-2011 (inclusive) 1971-1999 (bulk)

Extent:: 103 linear feet (185 boxes + 6 map folders)
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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection [Contact Us]

William H. Helfand collection, 1923-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear feet (1 half size document box, 3 posters, 9 folios of sheet music)
Abstract:: This collection contains donations made by William Helfand, a noted collector of medical ephemera. Materials include printed pamphlets, sheet music, and posters.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

Ku Klux Klan Ephemera, 1918-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:

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

Broadway sheet music collection, 1918-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains sheet music for songs performed in musicals, revues, and vaudevilles on Broadway from 1919 to 1929.

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

Michael Zinman collection of World's Fairs and Expositions material, 1851-2000 (inclusive) 1873-1992 (bulk)

Extent:: 6 linear feet (8 boxes)
Abstract:: Wolrd's fairs and expositions have been held internationally from 1851 and continue into the present. This collection comprises written materials, memorabilia, and, to a more limited extent, other materials such as photographs and musical recordings from or related to world's fairs and expositions that took place between 1851 and 1992. Most expositions recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) are represented, as well as many that are not officially recognized by the BIE. Some non-world's fair events are also represented to a limited extent. While events from around the world are featured in the collection, it primarily centers on expositions that occurred in the United States.

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

Edward G. McCollin Collection, 1874-1954 (inclusive) 1874-1904 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: Edward Garrett McCollin was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and was active in Philadelphia's musical community. The Edward G. McCollin Collection consists of material related to McCollin's time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania and a composer in Philadelphia.

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

Eric Mandell collection of Jewish music material, 1810s-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: 29.5 linear feet (46 boxes)
Abstract:: Eric Mandell (1902-1988) was a cantor and collector of rare and popular Jewish sheet music, books and catalogs. The Eric Mandell collection of Jewish music material contains musical works from over five hundred composers of Jewish music from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection also contains Eric Mandell's personal materials such as correspondence, research notes, columns he wrote, various periodicals and newsletters.

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

Arno Nadel papers, 1913-1941 (bulk) 1839, 1860-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.2 linear feet (3 boxes.)
Abstract:: Arno Nadel was a Lithuanian-German composer, writer, poet and painter whose life was cut short by the Holocaust. The Arno Nadel papers contains mostly sheet music written and collected by Arno Nadel, along with personal correspondence, newspaper articles and materials collected by Nadel, dating mostly from 1913 to 1941.

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

Lawrence F. Bernstein papers, 1961-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear feet (2 boxes plus one oversized folder)
Abstract:: This collection primarily consists of photocopies of 18th century manuscript sheet music musicologist Dr. Lawrence F. Bernstein acquired from the music collection of the National Széchényi Library in Budapest, Hungary along with his notes regarding the music manuscripts and other unidentified music.

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

Jack R. Dichter Papers, 1913-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:

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