Philadelphia Area Archives

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Papers of Jerome B. Schapiro, 1954-1986 (inclusive) 1983-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9.66 linear feet (7 boxes)
Abstract:: Organizational files collected and maintained by American chemical engineer and dry cleaning industry executive Jerome B. Schapiro. The files in this collection document Schapiro's involvement with several policy making and advocacy organizations concerned with textile product and safety standards, especially as applicable to the dry cleaning industry.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Records, 1919-1992 (inclusive) 1919-1973 (bulk)

Extent:: 73.0 linear feet (165 boxes)
Abstract:: Organizational records of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, which mainly cover the period from its founding in 1919 to 1973.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Addenda to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Records, 1919-2000 (inclusive) 1973-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 130.0 linear feet (226 boxes)
Abstract:: Organizational records of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, which mainly cover the period from 1973 to 1995.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Ashley Bryan papers, 1823-2019 (inclusive) 1928-2019 (bulk)

Extent:: 85 linear feet (146 boxes)
Abstract:: Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) was an artist and storyteller best known for his award-winning children's book illustrations with particular emphasis on African folktales and African-American spirituals. Bryan authored, illustrated, published, and distributed his first book in Kindergarten, later graduating from Cooper Union and Columbia University, being awarded a Fulbright to study at the University of Freiburg, before becoming a professor at Dartmouth College. The collection documents his lifelong devotion to the arts including sketchbooks, artwork, and especially materials relating to the publication process of over sixty book projects. There is also material relating to his professional engagements; certificates, awards, diplomas, and plaques relating to his many achievements; and personal and family materials, notebooks, photographs, greeting cards and postcards, school children thank you cards and artwork, and research files and ephemera. Also included are foundational...(see more)

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

Reinaldo Arenas Papers, 1959-1990 (inclusive) 1980-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 29 boxes and 20 items
Abstract:: The Reinaldo Arenas Papers consists of typescripts and manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays and screenplays, poetry, nonfiction, correspondence, and miscellaneous and printed material.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Raymond Mortimer Materials, 1905-1990 (inclusive) 1925-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 5.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, notebooks, drafts and proofs of articles and reviews, photographs, documents, printed ephemera, and other papers of the English literary critic and editor Raymond Mortimer (1895-1980).

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

Claribel Alegría Papers, 1924-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes and 14.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains notebooks and drafts of the Nicaraguan-born Salvadoran writer Claribel Alegría's poetry, articles and essays, novels, short stories, speeches, and translations. Also includes correspondence with publishers, family, and such writers as Mario Benedetti, Julio Cortázar, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Alfonso Quijada Urías, and Sergio Ramírez. Additionally, the collection contains photographs, audiovisual material, and writings of others on Alegría.

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

Tēlemachos Alaveras Papers and Nea Poreia Archives, 1889-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 97 boxes, 2 items, and 39.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Tēlemachos Alaveras, a prolific Modern Greek writer and editor of the literary magazine Nea Poreia for more than fifty years. He was also the president of the Literary Society of Thessalonikē and member of boards of many other organizations. Included also are the archives of Nea Poreia, as well as the personal papers of Alaveras's father, Chrēstos Alaveras.

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

Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Offprints Relating to Modern Greek Culture and Politics, 1940-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of offprints relating to Modern Greek literature, poetry, art and archaeology, theater, history, and politics.

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

Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, 1950-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2019 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes
Abstract:: This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski, a Polish-Belgian professor. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry.

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