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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. Warren Powers Laird Administration, 1900-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 48 cubic feet
Abstract:: Warren Powers Laird served as head of the School of Architecture from 1891-1920 and Dean of the School of Fine Arts from 1920-1932. The records of the Laird Administration document the administration of the School under Laird's long tenure, spanning the years 1900-1932.

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Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1829-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Zelosophic Society was formed in October 1829 as a response to the Philomathean Society, an exclusive literary society formed on campus in 1813. The records of the Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania are a rich source for documenting the creative energies of university students for part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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School of Veterinary Medicine Records, 1832-1991 (inclusive) 1877-1991 (bulk)

Extent:: 10 cubic feet
Abstract:: One of the oldest of its kind in North America, the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania is the only veterinary school in the United States that was a direct outgrowth of the University's School of Medicine. It was founded in 1882 when University Trustee Joshua Bertram Lippincott donated $10,000 for the purpose of establishing veterinary school within the University. The Historical Material series records the school in its formative stage. It features minute books for the Board of Managers, 1889-1954, for the faculty, 1909-1963, and for alumni societies, 1901-1960. The Administration series constitutes the bulk of the collection. Included in it are a biographical data file of faculty members and prominent alumni.

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Thomas Mackie Smith Papers, 1826-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Thomas Mackie Smith attended the University of Pennsylvania and earned the degrees of A.B. in 1828 and M.D. in 1831. He served as a resident physician in the Philadelphia Almshouse. The Papers series (1826-1847) contains documents relating to Smith's attendance at the University of Pennsylvania, including lecture tickets, a commencement announcement, a commencement program and a registrar's bill.

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Pi Lambda Theta. Eta Chapter. Records, 1947-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: The honorary fraternity Pi Lambda Theta was founded in 1910 for students who excelled in the field of education. The Eta Chapter was formed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1916, two years after the School of Education was established. The collection which consists of a scrapbook documents all the activities of the fraternity from 1947 to 1953.

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John H. Foster Scrapbook, 1913-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: In the fall of 1913 John Hess Foster entered the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his M.D. degree in 1917. The majority of the scrapbook is devoted to Foster's time at the University of Pennsylvania as a medical student and details not only the various social activities, such as the fraternity, student association, and athletic events, that he attended but also his medical work at the University Settlement House of the Christian Association and the Southeastern Dispensary for Women.

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Gynecean Hospital Records, 1887-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.75 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Gynecean Hospital was founded in 1888 as a women's medical facility in Philadelphia. The Gynecean Hospital Records document the administrative history of the hospital up to his merger with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Class Collection, 1836-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 cubic feet
Abstract:: Class traditions and annual reunions at the University of Pennsylvania date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The Class Collection documents the academic traditions and alumni activities of various classes and schools of the University of Pennsylvania dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.

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Edward J. Stemmler Papers, 1942-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 cubic feet
Abstract:: Edward J. Stemmler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1960. He had a thirty year career at Penn where he rose to the position of Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. The Edward J. Stemmler Papers document his career as a physician and administrator in Philadelphia, most notably at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center as well as his military service in the 1950s.

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Sigma Tau Fraternity. Gamma Chapter Records, 1913-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
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