Philadelphia Area Archives

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Belle Époque musical concert and opera programs and periodicals collection, 1897-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Belle Époque, dating from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, is described as a period of optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity, and techonological, scientific, and cultural innovations during the French Third Republic. It is particularly known as an era in which the arts flourished in Paris and other European Francophone centers. This collection contains programs, publications, advertisements and tickets which document classical music and operatic performances at a variety of concert venues and music halls.

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

University of Pennsylvania Dental Medicine Library miscellaneous manuscripts, 1841-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.04 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: This material comprised part of the Dental Library's historical collection. It contains material on the history of the Thomas W. Evans Museum and Dental Institute School of Dentistry University of Pennsylvania, the profession of dentistry, and biographical information on dentist Thomas W. Evans.

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

Gabriel Alix Collected Papers, 1948-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 items (7 items.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Association Médicale Internationale pour Aider à la Suppression de la Guerre Collected Records, 1913 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 items (2 items.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Cartel international de la paix Collected Records, 1946-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 items (3 items.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Association Française pour la Société des Nation Collection, 1918-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 items (20 items.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

World Committee against War and Fascism Collected Records, 1934-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 items (30 items.)
Abstract:: Correspondence, postcards, flyers and handbills, periodicals, subject/reference files, and booklets, primarily in French.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Russell Stetler papers, 1937-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.1 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains materials related to Russell Stetler's work regarding the death penalty, primarily related to him videotaping Robert Harris' execution in 1992 which was then submitted as evidence for the Fierro v. Gomez case, which outlawed the use of lethal gas in executions.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Saqui de Sannes Family Correspondence, 1756-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of professional and personal correspondence of an aristocratic family from Provence. Most of the letters date from 1756 to 1848 and illustrate how the family negotiated its place during France's Revolutionary era.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Marion Eppley Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume and 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of an album of 38 photographs (5" x 7" and 9" x 11") taken during World War I and collected by Marion Eppley (Princeton Class of 1906).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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