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The Papers of Charles M. Judson, incorporating the Papers of Harold F. Wiley and the Records of Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, 1918-2000 (inclusive) 1940-1980 (bulk)

Extent:
20 linear feet (46 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains professional records of Charles M. Judson, and his former supervisor Harold F. Wiley. Wiley's papers in turn include the surviving business records of the Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, a leading American manufacturer of mass spectrometers. The material was amassed by Judson for a never-written history of the commercial development of mass spectrometry.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Alice Lee Chun papers, 1945-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.75 linear feet
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The papers of Alice Lee Chun, a distinguished nurse in the public health field in New York, reflect a broad career. She obtained her degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and New York University. This collection includes administrative records, correspondences, reports, articles, conference programs, and research projects for the various organizations she either worked for or with during her nursing career: Coney Island Hospital, National League for Nursing, Inc., the Department of Health Education and Welfare, Council of Community / Home Health Services Agency, Community Service Society, the Department of Educational Nursing, and others. Her personal papers contain essays and research in the public health field. This collection also includes copies of a radio series she did in both English and Chinese for the Chinese-American community in New York in 1952.

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

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Evelyn R. Benson papers, 1991-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
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This unprocessed collection contains research files and educational materials collected by Evelyn Benson, a Philadelphia nurse. Topics include Hilda Saloman, Lillian Wald, Russian nurses in the Crimean War, and the Albert Einstein Medical Center. The collection also includes two sets of mid-century nursing transparencies.

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

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Athena Tacha papers, 1942-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.4 linear feet (3.4 linear feet, 12 boxes, 2 volumes )
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Athena Tacha (1936-) is a Greek American sculptor, photographer, and conceptual artist who received degrees from the National Academy of Fine Arts (Athens, Greece), Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio), and the University of Paris (Sorbonne). In the 1960s she settled in the United States and became a professor of sculpture at Oberlin College. Her commissioned pieces are installed as public art across the United States and in several other countries as well. This collection contains mostly early correspondence, education materials, publications, and artwork from 1950 through the 1980s, although it spans from 1950 to 2000.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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Library Company of Philadelphia minute books, 1731-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
46.0 volumes
Abstract:
In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and a group of intellectual Philadelphians established the Library Company of Philadelphia, a subscription library supported by its shareholders. The Library Company flourished because it adopted a purchasing policy responsive to the needs of its intellectually alert, economically ambitious, but non-elite membership. The Library Company of Philadelphia is now an independent research library specializing in American society and culture from the 17th to 19th centuries. The history of this organization is best documented by its minute books dating from 1731 to 2000. The collection consists of minute books documenting the meetings of the Directors (both the final approved version of the minutes and the rough drafts of the minutes), 1731 to 2000; the Trustees of the Loganian Library, 1853 to 1876; and the Committee for Fixing the Value of Lost Books, 1785 to 1848. In addition to meeting minutes, the minute books include financial reports, and supporting...(see more)

Held at: Library Company of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Coordinating Committee for Testimonies & Concerns (1974-1998), 1971-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
20 linear ft.
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In 1974, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was restructured: three Coordinating Committees were each given oversight of the committees and programs under its care. The Coordinating Committee II, more frequently referred to as CC-2, had general responsibility for Testimonies and Concerns. In 1998, a system of standing committees replaced the three Coordinating Committees within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The Peace and Concerns Standing Committee assumed responsibility for many of the programs that were formerly under CC-2. Includes records of the Coordinating Committee for Testimonies and Concerns of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and its Coordinators, 1974-1998.

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

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First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia records, 1796-circa 2000s

Extent:
70.0 linear feet
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The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia is a Unitarian Universalist congregation located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the longest continually functioning Unitarian church in the United States. The Church was first formed as the Society of Unitarian Christians of Philadelphia in 1796. In 1825, Reverend William Henry Furness (1801-1896) became the Society's first regularly ordained, full-time minister and led the Church for fifty years. As of 2015, the church continues to operate in a building designed for them in 1885 by noted architect Frank Furness (1839-1912), one of the sons of William Henry Furness. The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia records, 1796-circa 2000s, consist of administrative and financial records, church registers, correspondence, history materials, and other materials related to the Church, as well as papers of the Church's first minister, William Henry Furness, and other individuals associated or involved with the Church such as...(see more)

Held at: First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia Archives [Contact Us]

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Greek American Heritage Museum audio and audiovisual collection, circa 1950s-2000s

Extent:
45.0 linear feet
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The Greek American Heritage Society was founded in 2002 to preserve and promote Hellenic culture and to reconnect youth and adults to their Greek heritage. In 2013 the Society established the Greek American Heritage Museum in the historic Saint George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Philadelphia. The Greek American Heritage Museum audio and audiovisual collection, circa 1950s-2000s, contains mostly published recordings of Greek radio shows, Greek music, and Greek tourism programs. The Greek American Heritage Museum audio and audiovisual collection, circa 1950s-2000s, contains mostly published recordings of Greek radio shows, Greek music, and Greek tourism programs.

Held at: Greek American Heritage Museum [Contact Us]

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Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library scrapbook collection, 1862-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.0 linear feet
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The bulk of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library scrapbook collection, 1862-2000, consists of scrapbooks about the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). There are also scrapbooks on the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) and personal scrapbooks on other topics.

Held at: Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library [Contact Us]

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Henry George family papers, circa 1844-2000 (bulk 1880-1950)

Extent:
4.0 linear feet
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Henry George (1839-1897) was a journalist and political economist best known for writing about and popularizing the idea of the "single tax." His work led to several reform movements in the Progressive Era and inspired the economic philosophy known today as "Georgism." Two of George's children, Henry George Jr. and Anna George de Mille, continued to be active in the single tax movement and promoting their father's legacy after his death in 1897. The Henry George family papers, circa 1844-2000 (bulk 1880-1950), consist of correspondence, published and unpublished works, and other materials from and about Henry George, Henry George Jr., and Agnes George de Mille. There are also photographs, prints, and illustrations of the George family and of Anna George de Mille's family.

Held at: The Henry George Birthplace, Archive and Historical Research Center [Contact Us]

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The Papers of Robert Bruce Merrifield, 1963-2000 (inclusive) 1997-2000 (bulk)

Extent:
8 linear feet (17 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection consists of two sets of material. The first is a comprehensive run of reprints of papers authored or co-authored by the Nobel-prize winning chemist Robert Bruce Merrifield. The second set is a collection of materials used by Merrifield in the creation of a film titled Peptide Protein Synthesis.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Julia Rouse Sharpless Diaries, 1925-2000 with gaps (inclusive)

Extent:
.5 linear ft.
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The collection contains personal diaries of Julia M. Rouse Sharpless (1911-2004), a Quaker who attended Friends Boarding School in Barnesville, Ohio, and then Strayer Business College in Washington, DC. A member of the "Eye" Street Meeting, she was active in the cooperative Friends Meeting of Washington and worked in government offices until her retirement in 1969. The diaries and daybooks (with gaps) reflect her schooling and personal life, especially the years before her marriage in 1932 to Wiliam R. Sharpless (1910-2000).

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

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"The Reporter" photograph negatives, 1989-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
44.0 linear feet
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The Reporter is a local newspaper based out of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania since 1870. It was sold to Gannett Corporation in 1980, and then sold again to the Journal Register Company in 2001. "The Reporter" photograph negatives, 1989-2000, consist of images captured by The Reporter staff photographers for use in newspaper stories. It contains film strip and color slide negatives.

Held at: Lansdale Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Monday Afternoon Club of Malvern records, 1909-2000s

Extent:
4.0 linear feet
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The Monday Afternoon Club of Malvern in Chester County, Pennsylvania was organized in 1909 as a women's club "for the uplift of all its members thereof and the social and civic improvement of the community." The Club hosted a variety of programs, such as readings, men's nights, vocal and instrumental music events, hat design parties, luncheons, dinners, flower shows, trips, and teas from the 1920s to 2000s. The Club continued its commitment to encourage and support the young people of the area and community organizations until 2002, when the Monday Afternoon Club of Malvern was disbanded. The Monday Afternoon Club of Malvern records, 1909-2000s, consist of minutes, scrapbooks, and other materials that document the activities of the Monday Afternoon Club of Malvern.

Held at: Malvern Historical Commission [Contact Us]

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Trustees of Old Eagle School records, 1865-2000s (bulk 1920s-1990s)

Extent:
8.0 linear feet
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Old Eagle School is an 18th-century schoolhouse located in the community of Strafford, Pennsylvania, part of Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. Initially, donated by Jacob Sharraden, a German Lutheran, for 'religious and educational purposes,' the land also includes burial grounds with the remains of Revolutionary War soldiers. In 1895, after a legal dispute between the local community and the Tredyffrin School District over ownership of the schoolhouse, the title to the property was granted to a local group of trustees. As of 2016, Old Eagle School continues to be overseen by a board of trustees, who are responsible for the upkeep of the school and grounds, and is largely used for community events. The Trustees of Old Eagle School records, 1865-2000s (bulk 1920s-1990s), consist of correspondence, deeds, minutes, financial records, and property materials, as well as histories of the school, newspaper clippings and research materials relating to the school, photographs, and other...(see more)

Held at: Old Eagle School [Contact Us]

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Perkasie Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1880-2000

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Perkasie is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania midway between Philadelphia and Allentown. The site of William Penn's 'Perkasie Manor,' the town was incorporated in 1879 and by the turn of the 20th century had become the third largest station on the North Penn railroad line. The Perkasie Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1880-2000, consists of various photographs of local people, events, buildings, organizations, and other subjects. Most of the photographs are original photographic prints; there are also some photocopies, glass plate negatives, slides, and oversized photographs.

Held at: Perkasie Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Perkasie Historical Society local history collection, 1848-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Perkasie is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania midway between Philadelphia and Allentown. The site of William Penn's 'Perkasie Manor,' the town was incorporated in 1879 and by the turn of the century had become the third largest station on the North Penn railroad line. The Perkasie Historical Society local history collection, 1848-2000, consists of various materials including scrapbooks, deeds, maps, business and organizational records, personal papers, receipts and invoices, and other documents relating to the people and organizations based in and around Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Perkasie Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Colonial Dames Stenton records, 1898-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
45.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Stenton is an historic site administered by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1899. James Logan erected this example of early Georgian architecture between 1723 and 1730 in what was countryside in Philadelphia County but is now part of the City of Philadelphia, near the neighborhood of Germantown. Logan had come to Philadelphia with William Penn in 1699 as his secretary, and for the rest of his life remained the Penn family’s representative in the colony and was at the center of Pennsylvania’s political life. The Colonial Dames Stenton records, 1898-2013, document the Dames administration of Stenton as an historic site. The collection includes copies of primary-source Logan family papers; secondary-source research on the Logan family and Stenton; site maintenance studies, plans, and records; administrative records of the Colonial Dames, including various committees' records, financial records, and the correspondence and...(see more)

Held at: Stenton [Contact Us]

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Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1880-2000

Extent:
8.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Both Tredyffrin and Easttown townships in the Upper Main Line area of eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania were settled by Welsh Quakers in 1682; they were incorporated in 1707 and 1704, respectively. Predominantly farming communities for most of their histories, commercial and residential development in both townships accelerated with the construction of the "Main Line" Pennsylvania Railroad Line in the 1830s and burgeoned after World War II. The Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1880-2000, is comprised of paper prints in black and white and color, as well as a significant number of glass plate negatives, film negatives, and slides. It includes seven small sub-collections of photographs arranged by creator/donor, 15 binders of additional photographs, and some oversized items.

Held at: Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Taller Puertorriqueño collection, circa 1940s-2000s (bulk 1960s-2000s)

Extent:
100.0 linear feet
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Taller Puertorriqueño is a community based cultural organization that was established by Puerto Rican and Latino artists and activists in the North Kensington area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1974. It's purpose is to preserve, develop, and promote Puerto Rican and Latino arts and culture, with the belief that embracing one's cultural heritage is central to community empowerment. As of 2016, Taller Puertorriqueño continues to elevate and preserve Puerto Rican and Latino culture through its arts and cultural programs. The Taller Puertorriqueño collection, circa 1940s-2000s (bulk 1960s-2000s), consists largely of publications, periodicals, printed matter, and research materials; photographs, slides, VHS cassettes, and audio recordings; and other materials. Of special interest are records from Taller Puertorriqueño, records from oral history projects conducted by Taller Puertorriqueño, transcriptions for some of the oral history recordings, and some photographs from Jack Delano.

Held at: Eugenio M. de Hostos Archives at Taller Puertorriqueño [Contact Us]

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Atglen United Methodist Church records, 1920-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Penningtonville Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1853 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Penningtonville became a borough in 1876 and changed its name to Atglen, at which point the church changed its name to Atglen Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1997, Atglen United Methodist Church and nearby Gap United Methodist Church merged, creating Asbury Community United Methodist Church, which met at the Atglen location until it was discontinued in 2002. The Atglen United Methodist Church records, 1920-2000, consist primarily of trustee minutes (1932-1995) and membership and vital records such as baptisms, marriages, and deaths, (1920-1987), with a small amount of board minutes, annual budgets, cemetery records, newspaper clippings, church history, and a building sketch.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

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Uwchlan Township Historical Commission manuscripts collection, 1742-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Originally inhabited by Leni-Lenape (Delaware) and Iroquoian-speaking Susquehanuck peoples, Uwchlan Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania was settled by Welsh Quakers in the early 18th century. The township was founded in 1712. It remained a largely rural farming community until a post-World War II suburbanization boom. The Uwchlan Township Historical Commission manuscripts collection, 1742-2000, includes photographs, deeds, maps, family papers, business records, municipal records, and various other materials collected from local people and organizations from Uwchlan and nearby areas. Of special interest are a dozen Civil War letters.

Held at: Uwchlan Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]

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Westtown School Archives collection of personal and family papers, circa 1780-2000

Extent:
20.0 linear feet
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Westtown School in Chester County, Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously operating coeducational boarding school in the United States. It was founded by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1799 with the goal of educating Quaker children in an environment that fostered moral development consistent with their religious ideals. The Westtown School Archives collection of personal and family papers, circa 1780-2000, consists of several small collections of personal and family papers. The individuals and families represented were affiliated with Westtown School, and many papers document their time at the school although a fair amount of materials are unrelated. Documents in the collection include: correspondence, scrapbooks, writings, portfolios, ephemera, school records such as class papers and report cards, published works, and a few photographs.

Held at: Westtown School Archives [Contact Us]

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Friends Historical Library art reference collection, 1900-2000 (bulk)

Extent:
.63 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This is a collection of copies of artwork relating to Quakers (by or about). In some cases, the originals are held by Swarthmore and copies were used to fulfill reproduction requests in the era before digital scans were possible; more often, the originals are not held at Swarthmore.

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

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William Byler Papers, 1715-2000 (inclusive) 1975-1995 (bulk)

Extent:
23 boxes
Abstract:
William Byler was Executive Director of the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) from 1962 to 1980. After leaving AAIA, Byler continued advocating for the Native American community, first at Gerard, Byler and Associates and later at William Byler Associates. Byler's papers document his work on behalf of the Native American community after leaving AAIA. The papers include legal memoranda, draft and final agreements between Native American communities and companies or government agencies, and court documents, as well as topical files of related legislation and reports on the issues.

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

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Seekers collection, 2000

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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The collection contains email printouts describing the purpose and the proposed activities of the club.

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

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Princeton Shakespeare Company Records, 1994-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
Abstract:
The Princeton Shakespeare Company was founded in 1994 by student Davis McCallum '97 and English professor Thomas P. Roche. Consists of clippings, photographs, flyers, press releases, and programs documenting the first years of the Princeton Shakespeare Company.

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

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Alexandros Xydēs Collection, 1939-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of the collection of Alexandros Xydēs, Greek diplomat and art critic. Included are typed manuscripts, correspondence, off-prints, ephemera, and other printed material with a focus on Greek politics, Cyprus, human rights, and international relations.

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

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Charles M. Shipman Papers, 1882-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence between Charles Shipman and various artists and institutions, most notably George deForest Brush and Elliott Dangerfield.

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

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Quarterly Review of Literature (QRL) Records, 1943-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
60 boxes and 26.4 linear feet
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Consists primarily of the issue and correspondence files of the independent literary journal of the same name that was founded in 1943 by Warren Carrier, and co-edited and published from 1944-1999 by the husband and wife team of poet and former Princeton professor Theodore (Ted) and editor and author Renée Weiss. Also present in the collection are manuscripts of, and associated material from, eleven of Theodore Weiss's thirteen published books of poetry.

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

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Fraternal Organizations in Cuba, 1954-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
79 items and 2 linear feet
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This collection consists of publications issued by three Cuban fraternal organizations: Gran Logia de Cuba, Orden Caballero de la Luz and the Orden Rosacruz.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Augusto Pinochet Ugarte Case, 1998-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
604 items
Abstract:
This collection contains documents, declarations, correspondence and other public and private statements from Chilean as well as international organizations issued between 1998 and 2000 concerning the trial of Chilean president Augusto Pinochet Ugarte.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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