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Small Bankruptcy collections, 1916-1946, 1966-2001 and undated (inclusive)

Extent:

0.3 linear feet (about 30 items.)

Abstract:

This is a collection assembled by the Archives that comprises bankruptcy collections containing approximately a file folder's extent of materials. Consult the file level of this collection for more information.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Francis R. Kirkham Law Clerk papers, circa 1935-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.3 linear feet (about 25 items.)

Abstract:

Francis Kirkham (1904-1996) was born in Utah in 1904. After earning his undergraduate and law degrees from George Washington University, Kirkham clerked for two Supreme Court Justices, including former Chief Justice Evan Hughes. During his time as a law clerk, Kirkham drafted a report suggesting revisions to the way people filed for bankruptcy, which was a pertinent issue in the wake of the Great Depression. This report, "Suggested Revisions to the General Orders and Forms of Bankruptcy," was published in 1939. The collection, circa 1935-1939, includes correspondence with Supreme Court Justices, drafts, reports, National Bankruptcy Conference drafts, and related material regarding Kirkham's activity as a Supreme Court law clerk drafting the "General Order and Rules of Bankruptcy," which was published in 1939.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Penn Law School Prints & Photograph Collection, 1950s-1990s (inclusive)

Extent:

1.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Photographs and other images documenting faculty, students, alumni events, and construction at Penn Law School from the 1950s through the 1990s.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Archive of Prof. Svi Rin and Shifra Rin, 1925-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 linear feet (7 looseleaf notebooks; 3 loose offprints; one folder; one bound photocopy)

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

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John R. Coleman Speech, 1970 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 item

Abstract:

On 15 January 1970 the Benjamin Franklin Associates held a dinner in honor of Gaylord P. Harnwell. The keynote speaker was University of Pennsylvania trustee John R. Coleman. Audio recording of a speech given by Dr. John R. Coleman, president of Haverford College and University of Pennsylvania trustee, describing Harnwell's contibutions to the University of Pennsylvania.

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

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Houston Hall Centennial Celebration Collection, 1996 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.5 cubic feet

Abstract:

In January, 1996, the University community marked the centennial of Houston Hall and combined it with the annual celebration of the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, the University Founder's Day. The collection consists of two parts, miscellaneous memorabilia related to the centennial celebration.

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

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Law School History Exhibition for the Opening of Tannenbaum Hall Collection, 1993 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 items

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

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Hackney Inauguration, 1981, Collection, 1981 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.5 cubic feet

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

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The Penn Family, The University and the Institutions of Philadelphia Exhibition Collection, 1982 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 cubic feet

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

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Ephraim Avigdor Speiser Papers, 1921 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 items

Abstract:

Dr. Ephraim A. Speiser, chairman of the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, was a noted archaeologist and authority on the life and literature of the ancient and modern Near East. He received an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and a Ph.D. from Dropsie College in 1924. This collection consists of two notebooks of Ephraim A. Speiser during his time as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania in 1921.

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