Language: English / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1943">1943</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

William Draper Lewis Papers, 1890-1946 (inclusive) 1890-1910 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: William Draper Lewis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a LL.B. and Ph.D. In 1896 Lewis appointed Professor of law and Dean of the Law School. This collection is particularly rich for documenting Lewis' early career. His association with the University of Pennsylvania is well represented.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Otto Meyerhof Papers, 1900-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Otto Meyerhof was a German-born biochemist, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 to escape Nazi Germany, and accepted a position at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as professor of biochemistry. This small but important collection documents a range of professional and personal activities of Otto Meyerhof, and consists of correspondence and professional papers.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Karl William Henry Scholz Papers, 1896-1963 (inclusive) 1930-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Karl William Henry Scholz was a professor of economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of Philadelphia's leading economists. This Karl William Henry Scholz Papers documents his active public and professional life. The bulk of the collection consists of Scholz's writings from 1930 until his death in 1962.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Harold E. Stassen Papers, 1940-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 cubic feet
Abstract:: Harold E. Stassen was a national political leader, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and later, perennial candidate for public office. The Harold E. Stassen Papers document the political and professional career of the national political leader and brief University President.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Hui-lin Li Papers, 1831-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 cubic feet
Abstract:: Hui-lin Li was educated at Soochow University and Yenching University in China and received his PhD in biology from Harvard University in 1942. After holding a number of research fellowship positions in both the United States and Taiwan, he came to the University of Pennsylvania as a research associate in 1952 and became a faculty member in the field of botany in 1963. The collections documents the professional career and life of Dr. Li as a professor of botany and researcher.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Mudd Family Papers, 1919-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Dr. Stuart Mudd and his wife, Dr. Emily Hartshorne Mudd were two outstanding members of the University of Pennsylvania faculty. Dr. Stuart Mudd served the Medical School's Pathology Department and was a world-renowned microbiologist hailed for his work in freeze-drying blood plasma and combating patient infections in hospitals. Dr. Emily Hartshorne Mudd served as the founder and Director of the Marriage Council of Philadelphia, and as Professor of Family Study in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Pennsylvania. This collection contains assorted published articles by both Stuart and Emily Mudd largely in the form of journal articles or offprints of journal articles.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Richards Family Collection, 1871-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Richards Family Collection documents the activities of Thomas Webb Richards (1836-1911) and his son Horace Clark Richards (1868-1945). Thomas Webb Richards was an architect, who designed four of the first buildings on the University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia Campus. Horace Clark Richards was a professor of physics and mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

U.S. Army 20th General Hospital Records, 1932-1952 (inclusive) 1942-1945 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: In 1940 the United States Surgeon-General called upon the University of Pennsylvania to organize an overseas military hospital along the lines of the successful civilian Base Hospital No. 20 organized by the University in France during World War I. As a result, a Penn medical faculty committee organized the 20th General Hospital, a World War II medical facility which would operate in the Assam jungle region of northeast India on a scale and duration even greater than Penn's earlier wartime medical achievement in France. These records focus on the activities and medical research of the 20th General Hospital from the time of its deployment to Camp Claiborne in May of 1942 until the unit's disbandment at the end of World War II.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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