Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Online Content: Not Available / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1810">1810</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1814">1814</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection, 1759-1976 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection was created by the University Archives in the 1950s to assemble individual manuscripts and small groupings of archival material relating to courses taught at the University of Pennsylvania throughout its entire history. This collection documents the teaching methods used in the various schools of the University of Pennsylvania throughout its history.

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Charters, Statutes, By-Laws, and Rules, 1791-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.5 cubic feet
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Frazer Family Papers, 1776-2004 (inclusive) 1860-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 55 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Frazer Family Papers span over 200 years of an American family. The collection provides insight into five generations of University of Pennsylvania alum as well as three generations of educators, all in the field of chemistry, at the University of Pennsylvania and contains the papers of Persifor Frazer, Robert Frazer, John Fries Frazer, Persifor Frazer, Robert Frazer, John Frazer, John Frazer, Jr., and Tench Frazer, as well as a range of other family members and relatives. The collection is particularly strong in representing the professional and personal activities of Persifor Frazer (1844-1909) and his son John Frazer (1882-1964) from the 1860s to the 1950s.

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Jonathan E. Rhoads Papers, 1934-2002 (bulk) 1802-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 273 cubic feet
Abstract:: Jonathan Rhoads began his long career at the University of Pennsylvania with an internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. Upon the completion of the internship, he decided to continue at the University in a residency under I. S. Ravdin, the chief of surgery. He was appointed a full professor of surgery and the J. William White Professor of Surgical Research in 1949. His rise did not stop at the Medical School, but continued into the University proper when he was appointed Provost of the University in 1956, a position he held until 1959. This massive collection documents the life and work of Jonathan Evans Rhoads in multiple dimensions and through all major periods of his long career.

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Susan Molofsky Todres University of Pennsylvania Historical Collection, 1767-2010 (inclusive) 1870-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 cu. ft.
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Richard Slator Dunn Papers, 1765-1995 (inclusive) 1950-1993 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 cubic feet
Abstract:: Richard Slater Dunn is a noted Early American Historian, who was a member of the faculty in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania from 1963 - 1996, and was the founder and first director of the Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies (now the McNeil Center for Early American Studies).The Richard S. Dunn Papers represent the career and achievement of the distinguished Penn faculty as teacher, author and administrator.

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General Administration Collection Pre-1820, 1681-1853 (inclusive) 1740-1820 (bulk)

Extent:: 30 cubic feet
Abstract:: The General Administration Collection Pre-1820 documents the institutional and education activities of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding in 1749 to 1820.

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Office of the Secretary records, 1940-2000 (bulk) 1749-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 495 cubic feet
Abstract:: From the creation of the Board of Trustees in 1749, there has always been a person who was responsible for the task of maintaining the minutes, coordinating meetings, and preparing and, beginning in 1828, signing diplomas. The records of the Office of the Secretary reflect the many duties and responsibilities of the Secretary as both an officer of the Board of Trustees and as well as an official in the University administration.

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Harry Harris Papers, 1777-1990 (inclusive) 1946-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 8.1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Harry Harris was an internationally-renowned biochemist and a leading scientist in the field of human genetics. The collection documents the professional career of Dr. Harry Harris and certain aspects of his personal life.

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Townsend Family Papers, 1726-1933 (inclusive) 1865-1913 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: John W. Townsend graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A.B. in 1875, and went on to a career as an industry executive and capitalist as well as a local historian. The Townsend Collection contains documents ranging in date from 1726 to 1933. The vast majority of these items belonged to John W. Townsend. These papers trace local and national history through John W. Townsend's personal, family and business interests.

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