People: Franklin, Benjamin - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet (3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Abstract:: Samuel Hazard (1784-1870) was a prominent Philadelphia historian who studied the early records of colonial Pennsylvania and also collected engravings, prints, and ephemera documenting comtemporary Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. This collection consists of his scrapbook of material relating to the history of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as well as a number of loose documents that may have been intended for the scrapbook or interleaved therein.

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

Extent:: 30 cubic feet
Abstract:: The General Administration Collection Pre-1820 documents the institutional and education activities of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding in 1749 to 1820.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 7 cubic feet
Abstract:: The University of Pennsylvania celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1990. With planning beginning as early as 1986. The collection documents in rich detail all anniversary events which present a kaleidoscopic view of the University life, its past as well as its present.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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