Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Language German Year 1950 to 1954

Dr. Michael Somogyi Collection, 1912-1981 (inclusive) 1924-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 20.0 linear feet (24 boxes)
Abstract:: The Dr. Michael Somogyi Collection contains the papers of Hungarian-American clinical chemist Dr. Michael Somogyi. The collection contains laboratory notebooks, research notes, reprints of published articles, photographs, lecture slides, and audio tapes. Also included to a lesser extent are pages from a scrapbook.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Henry Shmith scrapbooks, 1950-1975 (bulk) 1924-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Henry Shmith (also spelled Heinrich Schmitz and Henry Schmidt) was born on August 21, 1899 in Germany. Shmith traveled extensively, working as a professional chef at many locations in the Delaware Valley region of the United States and frequently returning to Germany for visits. He settled in Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where he passed away in 1982. The Henry Shmith scrapbooks, 1924-1979 (bulk 1950-1975), consist of about 20 volumes compiled by Henry Shmith, with photographs as well as clippings, ephemera, stamps, greeting cards, and letters. The scrapbooks, heavily annotated by Shmith, mostly in German with some English, focus on areas in the Delaware Valley or in and around Germany (including Spiegelau).

Held at: Delaware County Historical Society [Contact Us]

Fred C. Weber Gerber Method Collection, 1914-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (1 record box.)
Abstract:: A collection of correspondence, literature, and reports pertaining to the Gerber method from 1914 to 1979 as collected and maintained by Fred C. Weber.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Leo P. Crespi Papers, 1938-1999 (inclusive) circa 1940-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 19 boxes
Abstract:: Leo Paul Crespi was a leading public opinion researcher best known for his studies of U.S. prestige abroad. The collection consists primarily of Crespi's public opinion research files and his early research files on gambling addiction.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Gordon Merrick Papers, 1936-1991 (inclusive) 1954-1988 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 boxes
Abstract:: The Gordon Merrick Papers consist primarily of drafts of the manuscripts of Merrick's novels, written over a thirty-nine year period, from the late 1940s ( The Strumpet Wind, 1947) to the mid-1980s ( Measure of Madness, 1986). Also present is his business and financial correspondence with agents, publishers, and banks over a twenty-one year period, from 1967 until his death in 1988. In addition there is a clipping file which dates back to Merrick's first experiences as an actor in the 1930s, as well as photographs taken for publicity as well as for Merrick's personal collection.

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

Paul Frankl Papers, 1900-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: The Paul Frankl Papers consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter of the Czech art historian, architect, author, and educator Paul Frankl (1878-1962). A native of Prague, Frankl came to the United States in 1938, and shortly afterwards settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was associated with the Institute for Advanced Study.

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

Ursula Sternberg-Hertz papers, 1923-2014 (inclusive) 1950-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 linear feet (39 boxes)
Abstract:: Ursula Sternberg-Hertz (1925-2000) was a Philadelphia based artist who lived in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, England, and Canada before immigrating to the United States in 1971 with her husband, conductor Jonathan Sternberg. The collection documents her artistic career, with artwork ranging from rough sketches to finished pieces, using acrylics, charcoal, markers, pen-and-ink, stamps, watercolor, and other experimental mediums. She produced artwork on paper, metal, fabric, and leather; in sketchbooks; and on objects such as lampshades and boxes. In addition to her artwork, there is also family and personal material; correspondence; diaries, including an extraordinary run of her "visual diaries" from the early 1940s and from the 1970s until her death; and material related to her exhibits.

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

Ralph Freedman Correspondence, 1980-2010 (bulk) 1947-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 80 digital files, 3 linear feet (3 boxes), and .1 gb
Abstract:: Consists primarily of professional correspondence of literary scholar, author, and novelist Ralph Freedman (1920-2016).

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

Hanna Fantova Collection of Albert Einstein, 1945-1958 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of Hanna Fantova's collection of Albert Einstein material, as well as some of her own personal papers.

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

James S. Hall Collection of George Frideric Handel, 1714-1968 (inclusive) 1946-1968 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 29 items
Abstract:: Consists (primarily) of manuscripts of works by Handel and his contemporaries but also of correspondence and subject files gathered by James S. Hall, the English surgeon who collected most of the manuscripts.

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

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