Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Subject: Philosophy -- Study and teaching / Language: English - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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Abstract:: William Romaine Newbold was a professor and dean at the University of Pennsylvania at the turn of the twentieth century. Newbold had a great interest is puzzles, codes, and cryptography. This interest led to his work to decipher a famous coded text, commonly referred to as the Voynich Manuscript. The William Romaine Newbold Papers pertain to his work with ciphers and codes.

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Extent:: 17 cubic feet
Abstract:: Elizabeth Farquhar Flower received her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939. Flower began her teaching career at Penn in 1937. She obtained tenure in 1956 and was promoted to full professor in 1974. This collection documents the life and teaching and research career of Elizabeth F. Flower as an academician and faculty member in the field of philosophy.

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Abstract:: The James Welton Cornman papers document Cornman's professional activities as a Professor of Philosophy, mostly dating to his tenure at the University of Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1978 and drafts of various articles and books authored by Cornman on philosophical topics.

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Abstract:: The William T. V. Fontaine papers consist mostly of loose, handwritten notes by Dr. Fontaine on various writings, most of which are related to his book Reflections on Segregation, Desegregation, Power and Morals (1967).

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