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Andrea Allen Collection, 2020

Extent:
0.1 linear feet (1 folder.)
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Letter of correspondence, photograph, and memorial service program collected by Andrea Allen, the daughter of American chemist and Perkin-Elmer Corporation employee Thomas J. Porro.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Friends Peace Teams records, 1993-2020 (inclusive)

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1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
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Friends Peace Teams (FPT) is an international non-profit charitable organization founded by North American Quaker Yearly Meetings in 1993. This collection includes records of Friends Peace Teams Council, the governing body of the group, as well as subject files.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Marcia J. Frost research collection relating to Gujarat, 1933-2020 (inclusive) 1975-2020 (bulk)

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1.21 linear feet (2 boxes) and 4.3 megabytes
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This research collection primarily contains Gujarat village records collected from the mamlatdar record offices in the mid-1970s by economics professor Marcia J. Frost, whose research focused on the economic history of Gujarat territories. Village officials prepared kalambandhis (annual talati accounts) and moje jarif (village registers from the revenue survey) during the first decade of British rule in western India. These cover a wide range of topics including population and animal censuses, village revenue and expenditures, land tenures and use, village history and customs. Frost collected these records for her dissertation study of the economic history of the Gujarat territories under the East India Company administration in the early 19th century.

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

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Black Lives Matter street art photography, 2020

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (1 box)
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Photographs documenting street art related to the Black Lives Matter movement taken in 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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

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Melanie Atherton Updegraff Collection, 1910s-1980s (bulk) 1685-2020 (inclusive)

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4 linear ft. (4 boxes and 10 folders)
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Melanie Atherton Updegraff (1886-1973) was a 1908 graduate of Bryn Mawr who went on to do missionary work for the Presbyterian Mission Board alongside her husband, Reverend David Benjamin Updegraff. The two were primarily stationed in Kolhapur and later Nipani, in West India. The collection includes correspondence between Updegraff and her sisters, children, and sister-in-law, among other family members, photographs of the Atherton and Updegraff families, an autograph collection, and brochures, pamphlets, and official documentation pertaining to Updegraff's missionary work. Updegraff's four sisters and three daughters all went to Bryn Mawr, and we hear about entrance exams, musical productions, and other campus activities in their letters.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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North Pacific Yearly Meeting Records, 1945-2020 (inclusive)

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1 linear ft. and 1.5 gb (861 files in 63 folders)
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North Pacific Yearly Meeting is made of of members of the Society of Friends in the northwestern United States. Some of the Yearly Meeting's records are stored at the Oregon Historical Society Library, Portland, Oregon, but copies of the Proceedings and Steering Committee minutes are also deposited in the Friends Historical Library, although FHL is not the formal depository.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Bethesda Monthly Meeting Records, 1971-2020 (inclusive)

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0.75 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Records of Bethesda Monthly Meeting, 1971-2020. Includes minutes 1971-2001/2005-08 and digital minutes 2016-2020, plus some membership records and a run of newsletters.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Charlottesville Monthly Meeting Records, 1966-2005 (inclusive)

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1.3 linear ft. (2.5 document cases) and 0.1 gb
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Records of Charlottesville Monthly Meeting, 1966-2019, with gaps. Primarily minutes and newsletters, including digital.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Westbury Monthly Meeting Records, 1660-2020 (inclusive)

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18 linear ft.
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Records of Westbury Monthly Meeting, 1660-. Includes minutes 1697-2018; vital records 1660-1995; deeds, 1685-1745; financial records 1723-1931; Ministers and Elders, 1819-1973; and miscellaneous materials, 1696-1995. In 1828 the Hicksite Separation divided the meeting and the Orthodox branch (which was active 1828-1938) records are described separately, following the arrangement maintained by New York Yearly Meeting's Haviland Records Room, from where the records were transfered in 1997.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Signe Wilkinson Papers, 1997-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 folders
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The collection contains typescripts of lectures written by Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. Most are autobiographical and reflect her Quaker beliefs as well as activism through art. The papers are annotated and often include doodles and sketches.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Arthur M. Larrabee ministry papers, 1991-2020 (inclusive)

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7.5 linear ft. (18 boxes)
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This collection consists of materials from Arthur M. Larrabee's workshops and presentations on Quaker decision-making and leadership, given to a number of Quaker meetings and schools between 1992 and 2020.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Christie's auction catalogs, 1967-2020 (inclusive)

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38 linear feet (39 boxes)
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Founded in 1766 Christie's is one of the world's largest auction houses. It has played an increasingly central role in the sale of rare books and manuscripts over the course of the 20th century. This finding aid serves as a guide to the more than 500 Christie's catalogs held in Print Coll. 43 as well as Christie's catalogs post-1977 which are not present in Print Coll. 43 but are held elsewhere in the Penn Libraries. Those catalogs with box and folder numbers present are in Print Coll. 43, those with library call numbers listed can be found in the Penn Libraries catalog, those listed as being in Print Coll. 28 are located in the Lawrence J. Schoenberg collection of catalogs.

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

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Sue Neff collection of materials relating to Friedrich Fröbel, kindergarten and paper folding, 1891-2020 (inclusive) 1988-2020 (bulk)

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1.83 linear feet (3 boxes)
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This collection of correspondence, newsletters, catalogs, articles, project directions, notes, books and wooden blocks documents elementary art school teacher Sue Neff's interest in Friedrich Fröbel's theory of education through play, including paper folding.

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

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Saint Joseph'S University Records, 1851-2019

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815.92 linear feet
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The Saint Joseph’s University Records (formerly Saint Joseph’s College) houses the institutional, and organizational records of Saint Joseph’s University. This collection, which dates from 1851-2019, with bulk dates of 1960-1990, consists of photographs; including negatives and slides, correspondence, documents; including records, minutes, memoranda and reports, ephemera, objects, memorabilia; including audio and video recordings, scrapbooks and yearbooks which document and evidence the history of the administrative and academic units and activities of SJU’s administration, faculty, staff and students. Because of SJU’s association with Old Saint Joseph’s Church and the English and French Jesuits who founded it, this collection not only documents the University’s history and activities but adds to the knowledge of Catholic History in the City of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. Saint Joseph's University which is currently a Jesuit, Catholic co-educational institution, began...(see more)

Held at: Saint Joseph's University (formerly Saint Joseph’s College) [Contact Us]

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Quaker Earthcare Witness Records, 1987-2019 (inclusive)

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1 linear ft. (2 boxes) and 0.1 gb
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Friends Committee on Unity with Nature (FCUN) grew out of the Workshop on Living in Harmony with the Natural Environment at the FGC Gathering at Oberlin in 1987. In 2001, sixteen North American yearly meetings appointed representatives to its Annual Meeting. In 2003, their name was changed to Quaker Earthcare Witness. The group publishes a newsletter, BeFriending Creation.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Robert Capanna scores, 1972-2019 (inclusive)

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2.5 linear feet (2 record center boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes)
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Robert Capanna (1952-2018) was an American composer and Executive Director of the Settlement School, a community school of the arts located within greater Philadelphia. This collection contains scores written by Capanna, both in draft and final, published forms.

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

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Thomas McCarthy Papers, 1968-2019 (bulk) 1899-2019 (inclusive)

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51 boxes
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Consists of writings, diaries, correspondence, organizational records, clippings, and other personal papers of Irish poet Thomas McCarthy, including drafts of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works from the 1970s through the 2010s; extensive diaries and notebooks on personal and literary topics; files related to his work with Cork 2005, the Triskel Arts Centre, and other cultural and arts organizations in Ireland; transcriptions and recordings of interviews and events; and teaching materials.

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

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Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner / Fred Morgner Central American political ephemera collection, 1979-2019 (inclusive) circa 1980s-1990s (bulk)

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7 linear feet (7 boxes and 48 oversized folders)
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La Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner proviene de la colección personal de carteles y folletos de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. La colección contiene materiales relacionados con los movimientos revolucionarios, así como con el activismo relacionado con los derechos de las mujeres, los trabajadores, la Teología de la Liberación, las elecciones, el antiimperialismo y la soberanía nacional. The Fred Morgner Central American Political Ephemera Collection comes from the personal collection of posters and pamphlets from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The collection contains materials related to revolutionary movements as well as activism related to women's rights, workers, Liberation Theology, elections, anti-imperialism, and national sovereignty.

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

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

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0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes
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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]

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John C. Bogle Papers, 1948-2019 (inclusive) 1974-2000 (bulk)

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17 boxes
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John C. Bogle (1929-2019) founded the mutual fund company Vanguard and is a leader in the mutual fund industry. He is an outspoken advocate for low-cost investing, index funds, and the rights of investors, and a critic of the mutual fund industry. Bogle's papers document his career with Vanguard and Wellington Management Company, and his involvement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and include his speeches and correspondence, reports, memoranda, and clippings.

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

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Adelphi Monthly Meeting Records, 1996-2019 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Records of Adelphi Monthly Meeting, 1996-2019. Records deposited by General Secretary of Baltimore Yearly Meeting rather than Adelphia.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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New Brunswick Monthly Meeting Records, 1927-2019 (inclusive)

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1 linear ft.
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Records of New Brunswick Monthly Meeting, 1927-2017. Includes minutes, 1927-2017, and newsletters/mailings, 1980-1995.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Craig Simpson Papers, circa 1961-2019 (inclusive)

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6.25 linear ft.
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Papers of a peace activist who was involved in the War Resisters League and the War Resisters' International, among other organizations and causes, from the 1970s on.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Emma Lapsansky-Werner collection, 1760-2019 (inclusive)

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13 linear ft.
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The Emma Lapsansky-Werner collection holds material primarily related to the life and career of Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner (1945-), History Professor and Curator of Special Collections at Haverford College from 1990-2005. The collection also holds records of family members from Emma's maternal lineage dating back to the 1760s including members from the Jenkins, Parker and Hughes families.

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

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Caro Ann Germann collection relating to Ashley Bryan, 1994-2019 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear feet (1 box) and 2.4 gigabytes
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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. This collection consists of correspondence from Ashley Bryan to Kinkaid School faculty Caro Ann and John J. Germann, printed material regarding his artwork and exhibitions, and digital images and video of Ashley Bryan presenting at the Kinkaid School.

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

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Stanley Wolpert papers, 1885-2019, bulk 1945-2000 (inclusive)

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11.5 linear feet (12 boxes) and 683.3 megabytes
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Stanley Wolpert (1927-2019) was an American historian and author on the history of India, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent. The Stanley Wolpert papers measure 11.5 linear feet, date mostly from 1945-2000, and consist primarily of material relating to Wolpert's research on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the history and politics of the Indian subcontinent.

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

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Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation Records, 2016-2019 (inclusive)

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78 digital files
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The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation is a consortium of 13 academic libraries including Brown University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Yale University. Key initiatives include the Borrow Direct Program and the IPLC Web Collecting Program. This collection includes administrative records kept by the Confederation for internal use, including charters, strategic plans, policy documentation, working group charges, program guides, annual reports, and minutes.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers, circa 1944-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2012 (bulk)

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28 boxes and 2 items
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The Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers consists chiefly of manuscripts and correspondence of the Puerto Rican professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University, Arcadio Díaz Quiñones (1940-), as well as a selection of manuscripts by others. The collection focuses on Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, but also provides insight into the literature and politics of other parts of Latin America.

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

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African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas records, 1790-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:
50.0 linear feet
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Established in 1792 by and for persons of African descent, the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the first African American Episcopal Church in the United States. St. Thomas' founder and first rector was Absalom Jones (1746-1818), the first African American ordained in the Episcopal Church. The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas records, 1790-2019, consist mainly of original church records, as well as some accumulated secondary-source materials. The collection also contains photographs, audio-visual materials, printed materials, and objects.

Held at: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas [Contact Us]

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Poughkeepsie Monthly Meeting Records, 1799-2019 (inclusive)

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2.5 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Records of Poughkeepsie Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, Oswego Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and Oswego Monthly Meeting (pre-Separation), 1799-ongoing. Includes: Minutes (mens and joint), 1799-1888 and 1888-1977/1980-2019; women's minutes, 1828-1900; marriages and removals, 1828-1900; births and deaths, 1828-1885; births, deaths, marriages, and removals, 1871-1975; minutes of the meeting of Ministry and Counsel and its predecessors, 1853-1971; minutes of Quaker Maids Club, 1873-1971; minutes of the Women's Council and its predecessors, 1929-1971; minutes, First Day School Association, 1873-1889; minutes, Pastoral Committee, 1915-1928, and Friendly News, 1981-90.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Woodford Daily Logs, Ledgers, and Calendars, 1930-2019 (inclusive)

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1 linear foot
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Summaries of the daily activities of Woodford Mansion were recorded by trustees, guides, and volunteers throughout much of the mansion's history in the form of daily logs, ledgers and calendars found in this collection. Records date from 1930, the the first year Woodford became a museum, through 2019 and offer glimpses into the daily activities of Woodford.

Held at: Woodford Mansion [Contact Us]

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Caroline Schimmel collection of Jean Simpson Stephenson linocut holiday cards, 1997-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box)
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Jean Simpson Stephenson is an artist known for creating wood block prints. She graduated from the University of the Arts in 1947, and is a member of the Guild of Book Workers. This collection consists of linocut holiday cards that Stephenson printed and sent to her friends from 1997 to 2019.

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

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

Extent:
85 linear feet (146 boxes)
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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]

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Women's Center records, 1970-2019 (inclusive)

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4.88 linear ft. (11 boxes)
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This collection contains records created by the Women's Center at Haverford College. The materials begin in the 1970s during the creation of the center and extend through to 2019. Included in this collection are materials about the history of the Women's Center and coeducation at Haverford, log books kept by the staff members, posters about their events, publications they created such as Herstory and newsletters, information sheets about sex and other topics, and some photographs.

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

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Harvey Finkle photographs, 1968-2019 (inclusive)

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58.33 linear feet (137 boxes)
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Harvey Finkle (born March 28, 1934) is a self-taught documentary photographer who has documented the social, economic, cultural, and political issues in the city of Philadelphia and across the globe. Finkle's work largely focuses on marginalized communities, including low income and homeless families, homeless veterans, refugees, immigrants, and the disabled, to name only a few. This collection, dating from 1968 to 2019, contains a majority of Finkle's five-decade-long oeuvre, in various formats including prints, contact sheets, negatives, slides, research, interview transcripts, and publications. As a whole, this collection provides documentation of activism in Philadelphia and focuses on social injustices in the city, the country, and the world.

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

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Eric Matusewitch collection of Leonard Bernstein memorabilia, 1938-2019 (inclusive)

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8.4 linear feet (15 boxes)
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The Eric Matusewitch collection of Leonard Bernstein memorabilia, documents Matusewitch's admiration for the musician, composer, conductor, educator, author and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein. The collection contains articles, clippings, photographs, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, playbills, programs, calendar of events, posters, newspapers, invitations, sheet music, magazines, menus, advertisements, tickets, books, drawings, and scrapbooks of performances by Bernstein or of his work by other people or organizations.

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

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Zane Robinson Wolf, 1980-2018

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3.5 linear feet
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The collection consists of articles that were written by Dr. Wolf along with her dissertation and field notes. Dr. Wolf is a nursing leader who work focuses on patient safety, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and caring and continues to conduct qualitative and quantitative research on medication errors, nurse caring, and nursing education concerns.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore College alumni files, 1869-2018 (inclusive)

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250 linear ft.
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Files created by the alumni office and added to over time by Friends Historical Library staff. These files typically contain basic information about the student (occupation, residence, etc.), newspaper clippings and obituaries, correspondence with the alumni office (usually about donations), and sometimes other material. Occassionally includes photographs.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace Records, 1972- (bulk)

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3 linear ft. (20 linear inches.)
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Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, located near Rochester, New York, was formed in May, 1972. GVPC is a nonviolent activist group consists of concerned individuals from western upstate New York. Since that time the organization has worked against the Vietnam war, and for amnesty for war resisters, for nuclear disarmament (with particular emphasis on Seneca Army Depot in Romulus, New York), and for a change in national priorities to stress human needs rather than military spending. It remains very active against U.S. participation in war in the Middle East and elsewhere, as well nuclear weapons, and military spending.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Scarsdale Monthly Meeting Records, 1898-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft.
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Records of Scarsdale Monthly Meeting, 1898-ongoing. Includes minutes 1942-2018 (gaps), vital records 1898-1981, and miscellaneous 1943-95.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Peace and Justice Studies Association Records, 2002- (inclusive)

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0.75 linear ft. (1 box)
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The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a non-profit organization formed in 2001 as a result of a merger of the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development (COPRED) and the Peace Studies Association (PSA). The PJSA is dedicated to bringing together academics, K-12 teachers and grassroots activists to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for peacebuilding, social justice, and social change. The group also serves as a professional association for scholars in the field of peace and conflict resolution studies, and is a North American affiliate of the International Peace Research Association.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Lawrence H. Berger Papers, 1986-2018, 1778-2018 (inclusive) 1986-2018 (bulk)

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5.04 linear feet
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Lawrence ""Larry"" H. Berger, also a lawyer, became the fourth Trustee of the Naomi Wood Trust and defacto director of Woodford Mansion in 1986, following the 28-year tenure of Martin P. Snyder. In 1991, Berger hired Martha Moffat as Site Manager of Woodford Mansion, a position she held throughout Berger's remainder as Trustee. As Site Manager, Moffat was responsible for superviing day to day on-site activities and management of guides/volunteers. The Lawrence H. Berger Papers include records from Berger's entire 32-year tenure as trustee (1986-2018) as well as the records created by Martha Moffat during her tenure as Site Manager (1991-2018) of Woodford Mansion.

Held at: Woodford Mansion [Contact Us]

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Bernard Quaritch catalogs, 1922-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 linear feet
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Founded in London in 1847 by German émigré Bernard Alexander Quaritch (1819–1899), Bernard Quaritch Ltd. is one of the most influential antiquarian bookselling firms in the world. Quaritch has long played an especially critical role as agent for American institutions and collectors at London auctions. This finding aid serves as a guide to the more than five hundred Quaritch catalogs and bulletins published after 1920 in the Penn Libraries' collections. The collection is especially comprehensive from the 1950s to 2000s.

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

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David Toccafondi collection of University of Pennsylvania and West Philadelphia ephemera, 2017-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear feet (5 boxes (two record center boxes and three flat boxes))
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This collection contains ephemera culled from bulletin boards and other public advertising spaces across the University of Pennsylvania and West Philadelphia by David Toccafondi, the Media Lab Manager of the Vitale Digital Media Lab, during 2017 and 2018.

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

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John Szwed collection of Sun Ra research material, 1935-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.25 linear feet (5 boxes) and 54.8 gigabytes
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John Szwed (1396-) is an American anthropologist and jazz scholar who wrote a biography of Sun Ra. Sun Ra (1914-1993) was an American musician, jazz composer, and bandleader known for experimental music and theatrical performances. The John Szwed collection of Sun Ra material measures 4.25 linear feet and dates from 1935 to 2018. It includes material related to Szwed's biography of Sun Ra, Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra and research on Sun Ra documenting his life, band, and music.

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

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Holly McGhee papers, 1959-2018 (bulk 1980-2018) (inclusive)

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2.7 linear feet (4 boxes)
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Holly McGhee is New York City-based author, agent, editor, and founder of the children's literature agency, Pippin Properties, Inc. The Holly McGhee papers measure 2.7 linear feet in four boxes and date from 1959 to 2018, with the bulk of the material dating between 1980 and 2018. The papers largely document McGhee's personal life, family, and career as a children's book author.Her work with Pippin Properties, Inc. is represented in the Pippin Properties, Inc. records, also held by the Kislak Center.

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

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Sharpless addition, 1903-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.43 linear ft. (1 box)
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This collection contains papers, clippings, and photographs relating to the Sharpless family.

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

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Haverford Library records, 1849-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.5 linear ft. (27 boxes)
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Records of the Haverford College Libraries from 1849 to 2018, including reports and publications, budget, events and exhibits, collections, and cooperation with Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

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

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Arboretum Association records, 1929-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft. (4 boxes)
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The Haverford College Arboretum Association records include materials related to Arboretum programming, events, membership, finances, and campus initiatives from its founding in 1974 to 2018. The collection also includes a smaller amount of materials related to the Arboretum Association's predecessor, the Haverford College Campus Club.

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

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Words Press Records, 1970-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.2 linear feet and 5 boxes
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Words Press is a British publishing imprint specializing in poetry that has been operated by Julian Nangle (1947- ) since the 1970s. The collection includes extensive correspondence with authors, publishers, and booksellers, submission and proof copies and other publishing materials related to serials produced by the press, author files, prospectuses and ephemera related to other small publishers, and administrative records.

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

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Kurt M. Mislow Papers, 1897-2018 (inclusive) 1935-2009 (bulk)

Extent:
35.5 linear feet (23 record boxes, 1 half hollinger box, 2 hollinger boxes, 1 audiocassette box, and 1 cd-rom box.)
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Correspondence, professional files, personal files, manuscripts, printed materials, notebooks, audio-visual materials, and photographic materials of German-American organic chemist Kurt M. Mislow.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore College Board of Managers Records, 1862-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
40 linear ft.
Abstract:
Includes the records that document the work of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College beginning in 1862, together with the records of the Board of Managers of the Friends Educational Association (1862). Also included are the records of committees appointed by the Board to oversee the operation of the College from its founding to the present. Records consist of minutes, committees of the Board, lists of members, resolutions, reports, papers of individual members of the Board, and secondary works and reference files relating to the Board of Managers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Quaker Disciplines, 1689-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library has collected Quaker disciplines since its founding in 1871. FHL is also the official repository for the records of seven American yearly meetings.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Fredonia Monthly Meeting Records, 1963-2018 10mo. (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear ft.
Abstract:
Records of Fredonia Monthly Meeting, 1963-. Includes: Minutes 1963-2018, and newsletter, 1987-95.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Garden Club Records, 1958-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Garden Club, Swarthmore, Pa., was founded in 1958 with the purpose "to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among both amateur and experienced gardeners." The collection contains minutes and reports, 1958-2014 (with gaps), scrapbooks and other miscellaneous papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Laurence and Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann collection, 1967-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
16 linear feet (18 boxes)
Abstract:
Laurence Salzmann (born 1944) is a photographer and filmmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the course of his career, he has focused on social commentaries on little known groups in America and abroad, with a particular emphasis on the Jewish people in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. This collection contains a significant portion of the photographic output from Salzmann's long career. Researchers will find black and white and color photographs dating from 1967 to 2018; as well as other photographic, book, and film project documentation, such as book mock ups, exhibition publicity and planning, and biographical sketches of subjects of photographs. In addition to the physical prints, Salzmann also gifted digital copies of some of his prints which are available on Colenda (https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/).

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

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Arthur Bloom research collection on Edwin Forrest, 1829-2018 (inclusive) 2014-2018 (bulk)

Extent:
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
Arthur Bloom (born 1939), an author and scholar of American theater, studied and wrote a book on Edwin Forrest (1806-1872), a prominent Philadelphia-born actor. This collection contains research materials for Bloom's work, Edwin Forrest: A Biography and Performance History (2019). These include some limited original materials by and related to Forrest, extensive printout copies of newspaper articles about Forrest, contemporary scholarly publications related to Forrest and American theater, and other research materials.

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

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David Toccafondi collection of University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt Library bulletin board flyers, 2017-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains printed flyers and event posters culled from the bulletin board on the ground floor of the Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania by David Toccafondi, the Media Lab Manager of the Vitale Digital Media Lab, during 2017 and 2018.

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

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Irene Eber gift of the Yedidya Geminder Memorial Collection of Sino-Judaica, circa 1940s-2018 (inclusive) 1970s-2010 (bulk)

Extent:
13 linear feet (13 boxes) and 11.0 gigabytes
Abstract:
Irene Eber (1929-2019) was a scholar and professor of Chinese intellectual history and the Jewish community in China. This collection, consisting almost entirely of photocopies of her research, is a resource for researchers interested in the Bible in China; Chinese and Yiddish literature and poetry; Jewish refugees in China, and specifically Shanghai; and the Jewish community in China before, during, and after World War II. In addition to Eber's research, there is a fairly robust grouping of her writings, although not all are complete. The collection, named by Eber in memory of her father, Yedidya Geminder who was murdered by the Nazis, contains no information about Geminder.

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

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Daniel C. Kurtzer Papers, 1965-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
19 boxes
Abstract:
Daniel C. Kurtzer (1949-) is a professor and former American diplomat. The collection mostly pertains to Kurtzer's work for the U.S. Foreign Service.

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

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Theodore Ziolkowski Collection on Literature, 1906-2018 (inclusive) 1960-2001 (bulk)

Extent:
7 boxes
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence and printed materials collected by German studies and comparative literature scholar Theodore Ziolkowski (1932- ). The majority of the collection comprises Ziolkowski's files on Hermann Hesse, particularly pertaining to the reception of Hesse's work in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Other materials relate more broadly to 20th and early 21st century literature, with a focus on modern German authors and authors writing in German.

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

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David Proskauer Quaker Music, 1994-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection consists of Quaker music written by David Proskauer. It contains both handwritten and printed works, notably A Young Woman's Quaker Life, which feautures the poem Barbara Fretchie by John Greenleaf Whittier, and Proskauer's Quaker Voices: A Cantata, which features poems such as First Day Thoughts by John Greenleaf Whittier, Draw Breath by Geoffrey Weedon, Psalm 139 v. 1-7, Sonnet for a Quaker Wedding by Kenneth Boulding, and Faith by John Gould Fletcher. He's also included various handwritten works of his, such as A Living Silence, The Pacifist, The Light Within, and At the Foot of Monument Mountain.

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

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J. G. Cobo Borda Papers, 1951-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
24.21 linear feet ((44 containers))
Abstract:
Consists of personal and working papers of Cobo Borda, a Colombian poet, essayist, journalist, and diplomat, primarily manuscript poems and essays as well as correspondence, spanning the period from 1970 to 2017. There are also manuscripts of speeches and interviews, nonfiction works, documents, photographs, a few papers of others, scrapbooks, and a small amount of printed material.

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

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