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John Barnard Gest Family Papers, 1861-1936 (inclusive)

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0.3 cubic feet
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Three generations of the Gest family attended the University of Pennsylvania from the mid nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, and were active members of the Philadelphia legal and banking communities. The John Barnard Gest Family Papers consists of photographs of the family - mostly individual formal portraits from the 1880s through to the early 1900s, as well as a few World War I correspondence.

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William Smith Papers, 1690-1871 (inclusive) 1748-1804 (bulk)

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2 cubic feet
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The Rev. William Smith (1727-1803) was the first Provost of the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). In addition to his teaching duties, Smith was an Anglican clergyman in Philadelphia and active in Pennsylvania politics in support of the Penn family prior to the American Revolution. The papers primarily document Smith's public and political activities from 1753 to 1775.

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Smith Family Papers, 1827-1922 (inclusive) 1881-1912 (bulk)

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1 cubic feet
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The Smith Family Papers document three generations of University of Pennsylvania students, including two alumni, who were all associated with The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insuring of Houses from Loss by Fire, the country's oldest property insurance company.

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Joseph Wharton Personal Financial Records, 1839-1927 (inclusive) 1874-1899 (bulk)

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1 cubic feet
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Joseph Wharton was a Philadelphia industrialist and philanthropist, and a member of the Society of Friends. The Joseph Wharton Personal Finance Records contain invoices, receipts, and itemized accounts for household and personal expenses for Joseph Wharton and his family between 1874 and 1899.

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Philadelphia Dental College Collection, 1869-1906 (inclusive)

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0.25 cubic feet
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The Philadelphia Dental College was founded in 1863 as the second oldest school of dentistry in the United States. The Philadelphia Dental College Collection consists primarily of an incomplete run of published announcement from the school between 1869 and 1906.

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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Papers, 1817-1985 (inclusive) 1920-1983 (bulk)

Extent:
83 cubic feet
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Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, lawyer, civil rights leader, and civic leader was born in Philadelphia into a well known upper, middle-class family. The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Papers document the professional and personal life of Sadie Alexander.

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Roswell G. Lamb Papers, 1835-1952 (inclusive) 1873-1912 (bulk)

Extent:
1.5 cubic feet
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The Roswell G. Lamb Papers document the early life of a University of Pennsylvania graduate and the daily life of a Delaware County and West Philadelphia resident from the 1870s to the 1910s.

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