Philadelphia Area Archives

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

Extent:: 42 linear feet (70 boxes)
Abstract:: 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]

United States Economic Stabilization Agency records, 1944-1973 (inclusive) 1951-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: The Economic Stabilization Agency was a federal government agency responsible for imposing price ceilings and wage controls to stabilize the United States economy during the Korean War. It was authorized with the Defense Production Act of 1950, and abolished in 1953. This collection is comprised of materials created during the daily functioning of the Economic Stabilization Agency, and of materials related to the Agency and to the Defense Production Act of 1950.

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

Erwin Panofsky Letters to the Burrages, 1938-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters by Erwin and Dora Panofsky to the artist Mildred Burrage and her sister Madeleine ("Bob").

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

Philip Ashton Rollins Collection, 1887-1950 (inclusive) 1900-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 25 boxes and 14 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers and material related to the American West collected by Philip Ashton Rollins (1869-1950).

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

Historic, Descriptive and Subject Files Relating to or About the William Seymour Theatre Collection, Covering the Years of Operation as a Separate Library Unit, 1936-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Files include correspondence about the founding of Princeton University Libray's William Seymour Theatre Collection, the gala dinner opening night, efforts to enlarge the collection in the 1940 to 1960s, and descriptive writings about the collection by the various curators.

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

Bayard Dodge Collection of Photographs of the Middle East, 1940-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of photographs of Middle East scenes collected by Bayard Dodge, president of the American University in Beirut, Lebanon.

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

H. L. Mencken Letters to David Warren Ryder, 1922-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 110 letters by influential magazine editor and critic H. L. Mencken to David Warren Ryder, a San Francisco area journalist, written mainly from Baltimore and New York between the years 1922 and 1947.

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

Daphne Du Maurier Letters to Douglas Black, 1947-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters and cards by British novelist Daphne Du Maurier to her American publisher, Douglas Black, who was president of Doubleday &Co.

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

Benedict Thielen Letters to Frederic Roderigo Gruger, Jr, 1918-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters by American novelist Benedict Thielen (Princeton Class of 1923) to Frederic Roderigo Gruger, Jr.

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

Mario Vitti Papers, 1947-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Mario Vitti, an Italian author, translator, and educator specializing in modern Greek literature. Included are letters (1947-1992) from Greek, Turkish, Italian, and other poets and authors, and manuscripts of Greek authors collected by Vitti.

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

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