Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1890">1890</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1894">1894</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 5.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Starr Centre was a settlement house with an extensive array of programs in South Philadelphia and Germantown. Through its Medical Department and a cooperative agreement (later a merger) with the Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia, the Starr Centre provided home health care to Philadelphia's African American and immigrant communities. This collection contains the agency's administrative records documenting its long history of service, as well as photographs, artifacts, and scrapbooks.

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

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Joseph and Yehudit Shadur were pioneers of Jewish folk art and the subject of Middle Eastern studies and environmental conservation in Israel. Their collection includes two series, one of the writings, correspondence, book reviews, and research by Joseph Shadur, and the other, published works by or about Yehudit Shadur, or containing images of her paper-cuts. These documents date from 1894 to 2002, with the majority of the documents produced from 1960 to 2002.

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

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: The diary of Mary Edith Rusk (1862-1956) kept during her European tour from December 1894 to May 1895.

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

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

Extent:: 4 items
Abstract:: The History Club of Philadelphia was organized on 25 April, 1894. The History Club of Philadelphia Records contains correspondence and minutes that document the club's activities from 1894-1899.

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

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