Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1915">1915</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1919">1919</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Jessie Louise Many Rice diaries, 1909-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 15 volumes
Abstract:: This collection of diaries was kept by Jessie Louise Many Rice spanning the years from 1909 to 1930. Each volume was written in a preprinted pocket calendar comprising brief daily entries by Rice.

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William Edgar Pringle Harrison photograph album, 1918-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: A photograph album kept by William Edgar Pringle Harrison who served as a Leiutenant in the India Army Reserve in Pakistan. The album provides a pictorial record of Harrison's sevice in Pakistan with photographs spanning from late-1918 to mid-1919.

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

British soldier's photograph album, 1912-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: A album containing a collection of photographs probably kept by a British soldier in Lucknow, India between the years 1912 to 1918.

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

Cottrell's Charity accounts, Yardley, 1858-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: A ledger containing an account of receipts, disbursements, and yearly accountin of funds for John Cottrell's Charity spanning the years from 1858 to 1951. The charity supported housing for widows in the Parish of Yardley, Worcestershire.

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Wilhelmina Wrixon recipe book, 1872-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This recipe book was created and compiled from 1872 through 1924 by Wilhelmina (Minnie) Wrixon (1838-1931), likely in both Ireland and England. It contains 67 culinary and household recipes and knitting patterns.

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Stomatological Society of Evans Dental Institute records, 1897-1964 (inclusive) 1947-1964 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Evans Dental Institute, today known as the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, was founded in 1878 as the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. The Stomatological Society was a professional organization based within the school, active in the middle of the twentieth century, that served to further the knowledge and interests of dentists and dental students. The collection is comprised of papers used by officers of the Stomatological Society to manage the organization. Financial documents, membership applications, secretary and treasurer's ledgers and a small amount of memorabilia comprise the bulk of the collection.

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Joel Howard Reber correspondence, 1900-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Joel Howard Reber (born 1870) was a Philadelphia attorney, who served as president of the Plays and Players Club of Philadelphia and was involved with the Art Alliance and the Drama Guild. This collection consists of letters written to Reber from friends and acquaintances, many of them actors, producers, designers or otherwise involved in theater. Many of the letters refer to gifts and cards sent by Reber, and several of them refer to parties given by Reber and his wife.

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Bartholomew family theatrical scrapbooks, 1852-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Bartholomew family scrapbook collection consists of five volumes compiled by Ethel C. Bartholomew (born 1889), William H. Bartholomew (born 1832), and Sallie Apt Bartholomew (1863-1934). These scrapbooks document the theatrical careers of the Bartholomews from the early 1870s to the late 1940s and include photographs of the Bartholomew family and unnamed people, notices and reviews of performances, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes.

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

Thomas Sovereign Gates, Sr. scrapbooks, 1835-1951 (inclusive) 1927-1948 (bulk)

Extent:: 10.6 linear feet (13 boxes)
Abstract:: Thomas Sovereign Gates, Sr. (1873-1948), a Philadelphia native and University of Pennsylvania alumnus, served as the first president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1930 to 1944. The collections consists of 36 volumes of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, programs, and ephemera, largely dating from the years immediately preceding Gates' presidency at the University of Pennsylvania through his death in 1948.

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

J.P. Horn & Co. / Campion & Company business records, 1914-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: This is a collection of business records of two Philadelphia publishing firms, J.P. Horn & Co. and Campion & Company, during the early portion of the 20th century. Materials include account books, invoice books, order books and miscellaneous correspondence regarding finances.

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

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