Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1860">1860</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1864">1864</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Francis E. Dwight Papers, 1801-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 cubic feet
Abstract:: Between 1801 and 1803 Benjamin Woolsey Dwight studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he also practiced at Pennsylvania Hospital, and at Columbia College in New York. Francis E. Dwight was the grandson of Benjamin Woolsey Dwight. In 1882 he took medical instructions at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York, New York. The Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Francis E. Dwight Papers contain material relating to their medical education - mainly notebooks for lectures attended, and admission cards for Benjamin Woolsey Dwight.

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Presbyterian Medical Center Records, 1799-1997 (inclusive) 1871-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 117 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Presbyterian Medical Center originated as a charitable institution named the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. The Collection documents the history of the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia since its founding in 1871.

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Alfred Fitler Moore Family Papers, 1801-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Moore family arrived in Philadelphia in the early nineteenth century and opened a wire company in the city. The Alfred Fitler Moore Family Papers consist of correspondence, diaries, financial material, photographs, and artifacts of Joseph and Cecelia (Fitler) Moore; their children William Joseph, Jr, and Alfred; as well as Cecelia's father and brother Alfred Fitler and Alfred Fitler, Jr. The bulk of the collection relates to Alfred Fitler Moore, benefactor of the Alfred Fitler Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

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Office of the Treasurer Records. University Real Estate Title Papers, 1761-2006 (inclusive) 1870-2006 (bulk)

Extent:: 23.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The acquisition, sale and management of land have been an integral part of the University of Pennsylvania's history from the purchase of its first property in February 1750 on North Fourth Street, below Arch Street. The University Real Estate Title Papers document the acquisition, management, and sale of almost all real estate owned by the University of Pennsylvania from roughly 1870 to 2006.

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Ruth Branning Molloy Collection, 1852-2002 (inclusive) 1925-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Ruth Branning Molloy, a poet, writer, photographer, and Philadelphia historian, enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. After earning a B.S. in education from Penn, Ruth Branning went to work for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Ruth Branning Molloy Papers mostly document Mrs. Molloy's life in West Philadelphia and her association with her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Records, 1862-2008 (inclusive) 2001-2006 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 cubic feet
Abstract:: To celebrate Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, which fell on January 17, 2006, five institutions in the Philadelphia area formed in 2000 an alliance named Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Consortium. The Consortium initiated a grand multifaceted and internationally-involving scenario for the celebration. The full name of the project is Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, or "Ben Franklin 300, 1706-2006." This collection documents the organization, planning and operation of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary from the time the BFT Consortium was established in 2000 till the project was wrapped up in mid 2008.

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Harold Glendon Scheie Papers, 1798-1990 (inclusive) 1918-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 41 cubic feet
Abstract:: Harold Scheie was a noted ophthalmologist at the University of Pennsylvania. The Harold Glendon Scheie Papers mainly document the professional contributions and achievements of Dr. Scheie in the field of Ophthalmology. There is a small group of personal papers, but these papers, in large part, still reflect in some way upon his devotion to his profession.

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Josiah Harmar Penniman Papers, 1706-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 cubic feet
Abstract:: Josiah Harmar Penniman was the fourteenth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. This collection consists of two parts, the professional and personal papers of Josiah H. Penniman and papers of his family, mainly, his father James Lanman Penniman, his mother Maria Davis Hosmer, and his brother James Hosmer Penniman.

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William Edmonds Horner Papers, 1821-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18 items
Abstract:: Willaim Edmonds Horner was dean of the Medical School of Pennsylvania (1822-1852), Professor of Anatomy (1831-1853), and wrote the first pathology textbook published in the United States (Treatise on Pathological Anatomy, 1829). The Journals detail William Edmonds Horner's travels from the United States to Europe in 1821.

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Daniel Raynes Goodwin Papers, 1837-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Daniel Raynes Goodwin was the ninth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1860-1868, and an Episcopal priest. The Daniel Raynes Goodwin Papers consist of three account books which document his expenses and financial history from 1837-1890.

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