Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1996">1996</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Margy and Martin Meyerson Collection, 1936-2009 (inclusive) 1950-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 linear feet
Abstract:: The Margy and Martin Meyerson collection consists of over 100 items, including ephemeral pamphlets, maps, photographs, brochures, bulletins, policy papers, booklists, investment prospectuses, tourist industry material, as well as government publications, off-prints, monographs and individual serials volumes, documenting the early decades of the modern State of Israel. Especially notable are four beautiful hand-painted Oriental, perhaps Kurdish, Jewish amulets.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

George Kreier, Jr. Collection, 1955-1999 (bulk)

Extent:: 22 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains the records of the professional work and practice of George Kreier, Jr., a Philadelphia-based decorative and structural mold maker, designer, and inventor. It includes architectural drawings, professional and project correspondence, patent research as well as the final patents, project related photographic material (including descriptions and tear sheet layouts for advertising the work of the firm), a few competitor catalogs, and plaster and plasticine sample objects.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Hui-lin Li Papers, 1831-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 cubic feet
Abstract:: Hui-lin Li was educated at Soochow University and Yenching University in China and received his PhD in biology from Harvard University in 1942. After holding a number of research fellowship positions in both the United States and Taiwan, he came to the University of Pennsylvania as a research associate in 1952 and became a faculty member in the field of botany in 1963. The collections documents the professional career and life of Dr. Li as a professor of botany and researcher.

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

Pennguinettes Records, 1947-2003 (inclusive) 1953-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: Pennguinettes was organized in 1946 with eight woman students who swam once a year to entertain visitors to campus on High School Day. In 1953, it became an official athletic society under the auspices of the Women's Physical Education Department and the Women's Athletic Association. This small collection documents the history and development of Penn's women society specialized in synchronized swimming.

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

Presbyterian Medical Center Records, 1799-1997 (inclusive) 1871-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 117 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Presbyterian Medical Center originated as a charitable institution named the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. The Collection documents the history of the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia since its founding in 1871.

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

Office of the Treasurer Records. University Real Estate Title Papers, 1761-2006 (inclusive) 1870-2006 (bulk)

Extent:: 23.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The acquisition, sale and management of land have been an integral part of the University of Pennsylvania's history from the purchase of its first property in February 1750 on North Fourth Street, below Arch Street. The University Real Estate Title Papers document the acquisition, management, and sale of almost all real estate owned by the University of Pennsylvania from roughly 1870 to 2006.

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

Ruth Branning Molloy Collection, 1852-2002 (inclusive) 1925-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Ruth Branning Molloy, a poet, writer, photographer, and Philadelphia historian, enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. After earning a B.S. in education from Penn, Ruth Branning went to work for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Ruth Branning Molloy Papers mostly document Mrs. Molloy's life in West Philadelphia and her association with her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

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

Aaron T. Beck papers, 1943-2011 (bulk) 1909-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 151 cubic feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Records, 1862-2008 (inclusive) 2001-2006 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 cubic feet
Abstract:: To celebrate Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, which fell on January 17, 2006, five institutions in the Philadelphia area formed in 2000 an alliance named Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Consortium. The Consortium initiated a grand multifaceted and internationally-involving scenario for the celebration. The full name of the project is Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, or "Ben Franklin 300, 1706-2006." This collection documents the organization, planning and operation of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary from the time the BFT Consortium was established in 2000 till the project was wrapped up in mid 2008.

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

Atmore and Yasukawa-Matsumoto Family Papers, 1911-2008 (inclusive) 1911-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: This small collection of correspondence records the international and inter-cultural relationship between the two families - the Atmores in Philadelphia and the Matsumoto-Yasukawa family in Japan.

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

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