Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1975">1975</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1979">1979</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

W. Norman (William Norman) Brown Papers, 1912-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 cubic feet
Abstract:: Professor W. Norman Brown (1892-1975) was eminent Sanskritist and organizer of the first South Asia area studies program in the U.S. His papers include personal and scholarly correspondence, lecture notes, drafts and completed papers, and materials related to research, archeology, travel, and government service.

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Rosemary A.W. Stevens Papers, 1949-1991 (inclusive) 1960-1991 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 cubic feet
Abstract:: Rosemary Stevens was appointed a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. Her area of specialization is in the field of the history of medicine and health services in the United States, United Kingdom and Africa. The Rosemary A. W. Stevens Papers contains material related to her research into health care; including research, correspondence, and manuscripts.

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Luther L. Terry Papers, 1926-1982 (inclusive) 1966-1972 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Luther Terry was a faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine from 1965 to 1975. Prior to coming to Penn, he was appointed Surgeon General in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. It was during his term that the first United States Public Health Service report on the correlation between smoking and lung cancer was issued. The collections reflects his major research interest of the effects of smoking and health, particularly through his participation in groups such as the National Interagency Council on Smoking and Health, National Society for Medical Research, and the Nutrition Foundation.

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S. Reid Warren Papers, 1923-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 cubic feet
Abstract:: S. Reid Warren, Jr. attended Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania where he would receive a Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1937. While attending Penn, Warren began his research and teaching career which would span almost forty years. The S. Reid Warren, Jr., Papers primarily document his professional career in the field of electrical engineering and radiologic physics, and in particular his role as an educator.

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Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection, 1759-1976 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection was created by the University Archives in the 1950s to assemble individual manuscripts and small groupings of archival material relating to courses taught at the University of Pennsylvania throughout its entire history. This collection documents the teaching methods used in the various schools of the University of Pennsylvania throughout its history.

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James Tyson Family Papers, 1854-1982 (inclusive) 1854-1908 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: James Tyson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1863, and went on to a noted career as a physician in Philadelphia. His interested in pathology led to his career as an educator, and he eventually rose in the ranks of the Penn Medical School. The bulk of the James Tyson collection is his correspondence to his father Henry Tyson, his sister, and his wife, Fannie Bosdevex.

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Laura Ruth Murray Klein Papers, 1939-1992 (inclusive) 1960-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 6.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Laura Ruth "Patsy" Murray Klein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Education in 1931, received her master's degree in English in 1933, and completed her Ph.D. in English in 1943. She was an educator in the Philadelphia area, who eventually rose to the position of Principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls from 1963 to 1976. The Laura Ruth Murray Klein Papers document just a few of the organizations and activities that this multi-faceted woman engaged in over her lifetime.

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Edgar Arthur Singer, Jr. Papers, 1875-1995 (inclusive) 1889-1955 (bulk)

Extent:: 5.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Edgar Arthur Singer, Jr. Papers documents the career and life of University of Pennsylvania Professor of Philosophy Edgar Arthur Singer, Jr. The collection consists primarily of lecture materials, addresses, and copies of publications – particularly material on his final work Experience and Reflection.

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School of Dental Medicine. Office of the Dean Records, 1944-1985 (inclusive) 1960-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 42.75 cubic feet
Abstract:: D. Walter Cohen, D.D.S. was appointed dean of the School of Dental Medicine in 1972, after a twenty year career on the faculty of the Dental School. The Records of the School of Dental Medicine Office of the Dean contains material related to the tenure of D. Walter Cohen (1972 - 1983) with some material from the period Lester William Burket (1951 - 1972) held the position. The majority of the records relate to the School's Long Range Plan and the Pennsylvania Experiment for developing the curriculum in the 1980s.

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University of Pennsylvania Women's Club Records, 1910-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 cubic feet
Abstract:: The University of Pennsylvania Women's Club originated in 1906 when Mary Spring Gardiner Frazier, wife of the Dean of the Medical School, Charles Harrison Frazier, organized an informal gathering for several faculty wives to meet every two weeks for tea. It was officially founded, however, in 1910 under the name of the Faculty Tea Club of the University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania Women's Club Records contains material of its activities and official business. The bulk of the collection contains financial records and a chronological file.

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