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Miscellany, circa 1762-1777 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 4 leaves)
Abstract:
Parchment covered volume comprising a collection writings by an unnamed Anglican clergyman who lived in Bristol, England. The volume contains materials on a myriad of subjects spanning the years from 1762 to 1770 handwritten on 147 numbered pages.

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Adalbert Riedl collection of prayer and song leaflets, 1746-1929, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
2.75 linear feet (8 boxes)
Abstract:
Adalbert Riedl (1898-1979) was a teacher, politician, museum director, collector, and folklorist from the Austrian state of Burgenland, a region with strong ties to today's Hungary. The Adalbert Riedl collection contains nearly 700 titles, mostly prayers and religious songs in leaflet or chapbook form. Additionally, there is a collection of 28 printed leaflets bound into a single volume (Sammelband) and a small number of manuscripts in German Kurrentschrift. The bulk of the collection was printed in the 19th century. There are a few pieces from the 18th century and a few from the early 20th century. The items are primarily in the German language, many printed in Fraktur, and a small number are in Hungarian, as well as Croatian, Czech, Slovakian, and Slovenian.

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Bibliographic notes on languages and religion, after 1868 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection includes citations for books on catechism, the Book of Common Prayer, the Imitation of Christ, the history and origins of languages, introductions to and grammar of various languages, vocabulary of and comparative dictionaries on various languages, and the Bible and Christian texts in every language and dialect into which translations had been made by the 1860s. Citations for books printed as early as 1507 and as late as 1868 are included in the collection. This collection is primarily written in English, German, and French, but references books written in over 200 languages.

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Studies in the Epistles of St. John manuscript draft, circa 19th century (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection contains two notebooks filled with a draft of work on the studies of the Epistles of St. John. The first book is titled "The Epistles" and the second is titled "Studies in the Epistles of St. John." The author of these notebooks is unknown, and there is no clear link between the contents of these notebooks and any published work.

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George Aaron Barton Studies in New Testament Christianity manuscript, 1928 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
Reverend George Aaron Barton (1859-1942) was an author and professor of Semitic languages and the history of religion at the University of Pennsylvania from 1922 until his death. This collection contains an annotated manuscript of Barton's Studies in New Testament Christianity, which was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 1928.

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Reliquary and certificate, 1783 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (1 framed reliquary and certificate; 1 leaf)
Abstract:
Reliquary and certificate dated 1783.

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Henry Charles Lea research collection on the Inquisition, circa 1875-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:
56 boxes (+ 1 map drawer folder)
Abstract:
Henry Charles Lea's extensive research on the Inquisition produced works of such breadth and detail that they continue to be essential references for contemporary researchers. Lea's general level of mastery of archives from all over Europe and his ability to read source material in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German, make it difficult for subsequent scholarship to rival that in his works, published over a hundred years ago. This collection contains copies of the archival material which Lea drew upon heavily in the preparation of his books. These copies, made and sent to Lea from various European archives, were donated to the University of Pennsylvania as part of Lea's library.

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The church, the state, and education in Virginia: an attempt to explain present day attitudes toward religion in education from the point of view of their historical development: annotated typescript, 1928 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (768 leaves)
Abstract:
Annotated typescript of Sadie Bell's The church, the state, and education in Virginia: an attempt to explain present day attitudes toward religion in education from the point of view of their historical development, 1928.

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Christian missionary work in Bengal and Orissa photograph album, circa 1900-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
This collection is composed of one volume of photos taken in India in the first decade of the 20th century. A majority of the photographs are of groups of individuals, which includes members of the mission, members of the Eurasian Boarding School, children in the boys' and the girls' orphanages, school children in general, and of the various instructors and reverends.

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Morris Jastrow lecture notes on the Talmud, Hebrew festivals, and worship sacrifice, circa 1885-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:
Morris Jastrow (1861-1921) was a professor of Semitic languages and librarian-in-chief at the University of Pennsylvania from 1885 to 1921. This collection contains lecture notes that likely come from a class taught by Morris Jastrow. These handwritten lecture notes discuss the contents, history and meaning of the Talmud, Hebrew festivals and worship sacrifice.

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Fanny Sententious, Volume 1, circa 1850-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
The Safford family descends from the Buell and Norton families, who emigrated to America prior to the American Revolution. This volume, entitled Fanny Sententious and dating circa 1850 to 1907, consists of newspaper clippings of poetry, religious tracts, and family history for the Buell, Norton, Safford and Squires families. There are some pressed flowers and a few photographs, but the vast majority of the material is clippings from unidentified and undated newspapers. The volume is divided into two main segments, poetry and family history.

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Edwin E. Aubrey notes regarding Simon Patrick, circa 1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection contains the notes and papers regarding Edwin E. Aubrey's Fulbright Scholarship application for the research of the life and works of English theologian and bishop, Simon Patrick.

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Caspar René Gregory manuscript of Canon and Text of the New Testament, 1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:
Caspar René Gregory (1846-1917) was a professor of theology at the University of Leipzig for twenty-five years. This collection contains his handwritten manuscript for Canon and Text of the New Testament, which was published in 1907.

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Daniel Garrison Brinton papers, 1869-1901, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Abstract:
Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837-1899) was a Philadelphia surgeon and anthropologist who created, collected, and donated collections of books and manuscripts related to anthropology, colonization of the Americas, and native American linguistics. This collection consists of correspondence, articles, lectures and notes by Daniel Garrison Brinton, as well as collected images and maps.

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