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Randall J. Newsome Oral History collection, 1993-1998, 2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
77 audiotapes
Abstract:
Randall J. Newsome (b. 1950) graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1975. In 1998, Newsome was appointed to the Northern District of California's bankruptcy court, where he became Chief Judge in 2004. Randall Newsome has served as a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center since 1987. He joined the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in 1983, serving as President from 1998-1999. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. The collection (1993-2004) includes audio cassette tapes of interviews with important figures in bankruptcy law, conducted by Newsome.

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

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American Law Institute Model Land Development Code records, 1960-1974 and undated (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet
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In 1964, the American Law Institute (ALI) secured funding to examine and codify the law relating to land use and development. The resulting document was the Model Land Development Code, adopted by the ALI in May 1975. The collection, 1960-1974 and undated, includes preliminary studies, drafts, memoranda, correspondence, and related material concerning the drafting and adoption of the Model Land Development Code.

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

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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Project records, 2002 september 30 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item
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This project culminated in "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Analysis and Proposed Federal Statute," which would impose uniform standards for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments throughout the United States. It also includes a comprehensive review of current law and discussion of the constitutional basis for federal legislation on the subject of foreign judgments. The project was formerly known as the International Jurisdiction and Judgments Project. This collection consists of one item: Council Draft No. 2, 2002 September 30.

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

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John Dickinson Notebooks, 1940s (inclusive)

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1 linear_foot (12 items.)
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John Dickinson was born in Greensboro, Maryland in 1894. He was a descendent of John Dickinson, who drafted the Articles of Confederation. After teaching American and Medieval history, Dickinson earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1919. That same year, he enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he received his LL.B. degree in 1921. At the time, Dickinson practiced law in New York and Los Angeles. He also was a noted writer, publishing his Administrative Law and the Supremacy of Nations in 1927. A pioneering work in administrative law, the book is widely regarded as a legal classic. After stints teaching at Harvard and Princeton, Dickinson accepted an offer to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1929, where he remained until his resignation in 1948. Dickinson taught on a range of topics, including constitutional law and medieval theory. He continued to write articles and books. At the time of his sudden death in 1952, Dickinson was undergoing a...(see more)

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

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Peter McCall Lectures and Law Academy of Philadelphia Collection, 1855-1861, 1897 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 items
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Peter McCall was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1809. McCall was Professor of practice, pleading, and evidence at law and in equity at Penn Law School. After resigning his post at the Law School, he became a University Trustee. McCall was active in Philadelphia public life, serving as mayor in 1844 and as Chancellor of the Law Academy of Philadelphia, the oldest law association in the United States, from 1873 until his death in 1880.

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

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Owen J. Roberts Outlines for Constitutional Law Lectures, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
2 items
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Owen J. Roberts was born in Philadelphia in 1875. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in 1895 and a law degree in 1898. While at Penn, Roberts edited "The Daily Pennsylvanian." He later served as Professor at the Law School from 1898 to 1918. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. After stepping down from the bench, he served as Dean for the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1948 to 1951. Roberts died in 1955. The collection includes outlines of lectures Owen J. Roberts gave at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on Constitutional Law.

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

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John Honnold United Nations Correspondence, circa 1983-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 linear feet
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John Honnold (1915-2011) graduated from Harvard University Law School in 1936 and became Chief of the Court Review Branch of the Office of Price Administration during World War II. Honnold served as a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1946 to 1969, when he became Chief of Legal Staff to the Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). He resumed teaching at the Penn Law School in 1974 while working on the UNCITRAL draft that was ratified at the Vienna Convention. The collection, circa 1983-1993, includes copies of letters Honnold sent and received as the co-chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the Vienna Conference and Chief of Staff of UNCITRAL. The collection also contains a reference file that spans from 1986 to 1993.

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

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Levis family papers, 1770-1891, circa 1932 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet
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Beginning in the late eighteenth century, the Levis family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania owned and operated mills, manufacturing first paper and then cotton. This collection of Levis family papers contains a variety of documents including correspondence, bills, contracts, estate records and newspaper clippings, dating from 1770 to around 1932. When possible, the papers have been arranged by the creator of the material, or the Levis family member to whom they most directly relate.

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

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John T. McIntyre draft of Ferment, 1936 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear_foot (1 box)
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John Thomas McIntyre (1871-1951) was an American novelist best known for his 1936 crime novel, Steps Going Down. This collection contains the annotated and corrected draft of his 1937 novel, Ferment.

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

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Lyman W. Riley typescripts of Aristotle texts and commentaries to 1700 in the University of Pennsylvania Library, 1961, 1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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Lyman W. Riley was the rare book bibliographer of Van Pelt Library's original Cataloging and Special Collections center. Riley authored Aristotle Texts and Commentaries to 1700 in the University of Pennsylvania Library, the bibliography referencing all of the early prints, summaries, paraphrases and translations of Aristotle's works at the University of Pennsylvania created prior to 1700. This collection includes the typescripts of and later supplements to Lyman W. Riley's bibliography of Aristotle works.

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

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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)
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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.

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

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Adelaide B. Snyder director's copy of The Beautiful People by William Saroyan, after 1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
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Adelaide B. Snyder (1881-1962) was a director and producer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who worked most notably at the Little Theatre of Philadelphia, now known as the Plays and Players Theatre. This collection contains her director's copy of The Beautiful People, a play written by William Saroyan and published in 1941. This copy is heavily annotated and includes extensive stage directions and other director's notes.

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

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John the Scribe drafts of "Days of Judgment for Needy Times", circa 1850s (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
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Little is known about John the Scribe who "mediated" this collection of handwritten drafts for "Days of Judgement for Needy Times." The work describes the author's dismay at a soi-disant "enlightened" society's lack of adherence to fixed principles; its vaunted progress he views as mere haste, travel without aim and activity without achievement. The collection includes three drafts of the work.

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

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Thompson Westcott scrapbooks of Charles Durang's history of Philadelphia theater between the years 1749 and 1855, 1868 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet (6 volumes)
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A native of Philadelphia, Thompson Westcott (1820-1888) was one of the city's leading journalists and historians of his generation. Westcott's scrapbooks consist of the complete series of the 267 chapters of Charles Durang's history of theater in Philadelphia between the years 1749 and 1855, published as weekly installments in the Sunday Dispatch from 1854 to 1863. Including page numbers, indexes, and lists of illustrations, the six volumes (available to be viewed online) are interleaved with images of theaters and portraits of famous actors and artists, as well as with personal correspondence, playbills, and additional clippings on theatrical subject.

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

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Jun'ichi Yano photograph albums, circa 1920-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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Jun'ichi Yano 矢野準一 (born 1911 or 1912) was a resident of Kyoto, Japan. The Jun'ichi Yano photograph albums collect photographs of his family and friends and offer a glimpse into the domestic lives of a Japanese family in the early Showa period.

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

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Clyde Fitch typescripts and letters, circa 1890-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear_foot (2 boxes)
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William Clyde Fitch (better known as Clyde Fitch, 1865-1909) is considered one of the most successful American playwrights of his time, and the first to be produced abroad on a regular basis. This collection consists of typescripts of ten unpublished plays and four autograph letters written by Fitch.

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

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Stuart Teacher collection of significant items in the history of Running Press, 1972-2017, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
7 linear feet (10 containers)
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This 46-item collection (1972-2017, undated) consists of documents and artifacts identified by Stuart Teacher as significant to the history of Running Press. Founded by brothers Stuart and Lawrence Teacher in Philadelphia in 1972, Running Press grew to be one of the most successful independent publishers in the nation by the mid-1980s. This collection represents, in the words of Stuart Teacher, "two parallel themes" in the company's history: a creativity-centric publishing philosophy and a strong, collaborative employee culture.

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

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Aspero family collection of World War II ephemera, circa 1941-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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The Aspero family collection of World War II ephemera documents the living conditions and the deprivations endured by the Asperos and other American families during the world conflict. The collection includes rationing books and stamps, informational materials, and greeting cards from two members of the family, who served in the military during the war.

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

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Printer's sample book, circa 1876-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box (.25 linear foot)
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A small collection of a Philadelphia printer's samples comprising one volume, two folders, and a small box. The printed samples span the years from approximately 1876 to 1920.

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

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Scrapbook, circa 1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box (0.2 linear foot)
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A scrapbook created in Gemany by an unnamed person aroung 1850. The scrapbook comprises cut-outs of lithographs and various prints. Several examples of 19th century Scherenschnitte in black silhouette images appear throughout the volume.

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

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Eleanor Freeman and Katharine Freeman Scott-Holmes recipes, circa 1870s-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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Eleanor Freeman (1818-1903) and Katharine Freeman Scott-Holmes (1854-1948) were members of a prominent, British family. Their collections of recipes provide a glimpse into how tastes in foods, availability of ingredients, and economy changed what people ate. This collection consists of recipe and household tips collected by Eleanor Freeman and her daughter Katharine Scott-Holmes from the 1870s to the early 1930s.

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

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Clement von Franckenstein photograph album, circa 1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box (0.2 linear foot)
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A photograph album probably compiled by Franckenstein comprised of twenty-four black-and-white images with captions measuring 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. The photographs were taken at the 1950 Moral Re-Armament conference at Caux, Switzerland.

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Backward glance: typescript, 1933 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (295 leaves)
Abstract:
An annotated carbon typescript written by Edith Wharton entitled Backward Glance dated 1933

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

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Jane Austen: typescript, 1927 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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R. Brimley Johnson (1867-1932) was an english biographer, critic, and editor who specialized in 19th century English authors and literature. This resource is a typescript of Johnson's, Jane Austen, dated 1927.

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

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Samuel N. Weigle Photograph Collection, ca. 1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 items
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Samuel N. Weigle attended Wharton where he received his BS in Economicson February 14, 1942. The Samuel N. Weigle Photograph Collection is comprised of nine images taken in and around the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia in the early 1940s.

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

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George Nathan Caylor papers, 1911, circa 1955-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
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George N. Caylor (1885-1973), born George N. Cohen, is best known for his active role in the Socialist Party in Philadelphia and New York in the early 1900s. This collection includes two typescripts of Caylor's autobiographical works, biographical writings about his brother Joseph E. Cohen (1893-1950), and assorted writings by other people relating to the utopian community of Arden, Delaware and the Center for Practical Politics.

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

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Marian Anderson supplementary papers, circa 1916-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
48 boxes
Abstract:
Papers supplementing the Marian Anderson Papers, comprising correspondence (general and fan mail); business correspondence, records and contracts; manuscript and typescript biographical materials; some materials belonging to her sisters Alyse Anderson and Ethel DePreist, her mother Anna D. Anderson, and her husband, Orpheus H. Fisher; Anderson's notes, journals, calendars, and financial documents; correspondence and memorabilia from James DePreist; programs and publicity materials; clippings; awards and tributes; and memorabilia.

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

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Marieluise and Martin Christadler scrapbook on Philadelphia, 1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
Martin and Marieluise Christadler, fellowship holders in American studies under the American Council of Learned Societies, spent a year in Philadelphia in 1965. They created a scrapbook documenting the history of Philadelphia and their experience during their stay in the city.

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

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Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra scrapbook, 1902 may-august (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear feet
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King Edward VII (1841-1910) was crowned king in a grand celebration on August 9, 1902. This scrapbook documents the planning for and the coronation of King Edward VII and his wife Queen Alexandra, which took place at Westminster Abbey.

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

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Early Soviet posters, circa 1920s-1930s (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (3 oversized folders)
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This collection contains 48 color posters documenting Soviet propaganda during the 1920s and 1930s. The Communist party aimed to erase religion, Czarism, and capitalism, and replace them with a new way of life. It also condemned drinking and promoted a healthier diet and exercise. About a third of the posters focus on the raising of children, targeting mothers and promoting physically and ideologically healthy parenting and child care of the future generation of Soviet citizens.

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

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Leibman collection of buttons, stamps, and coins, circa 1820-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.2 linear feet (29 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains over 750 buttons, pins, stamps, and coins that date from 1820 to 1978. The buttons reflect political, cultural and social movements during this time span, and document businesses; organizations including social groups, service groups, and unions; local and national campaigns for a variety of elected officials from alderman to president; event memorabilia; famous individuals; and military groups. While the bulk of the items are from the United States, researchers will find items from across the globe.

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

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Kathryn Hansen collection of Nautanki chapbooks, circa 1936-2001 (bulk: 1977-1982) (inclusive)

Extent:
5.4 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:
Kathryn Hansen is a professor emerita in the Department of Asian studies at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in South Asian languages and literatures (Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit); literary, cultural, and historical studies of South Asia; folk and classical performance of music and dance; history of theatrical practices in North India; early Indian film history; gender studies and feminist theory; and diaspora and ethnicity studies. This collection is comprised of chapbooks, studies and anthologies, and recordings related to Indian folk dramas and tales.

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

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Material Text collection, 15th-21st century (bulk 1900-2010) (inclusive)

Extent:
11.5 linear feet (49 boxes)
Abstract:
The Material Text collection consists of objects related to the history of the book and the physical processes involved in book production. This "collection" is an artificial one as it has been assembled by Kislak Center curators from many sources and will continue growing with new additions. The main purpose in aggregating these objects in one physical collection is to allow their use in teaching the history of printing and the book.

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

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English pharmaceutical labels, circa 1895-1930s (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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This collection contains pharmaceutical labels from four chemist shops, all of which occupied the premises of 32 High Street, Emsworth, England during the years of 1895 to probably the 1930s. The chemists included are A. Mumford, H. Densem, H.J. Carr and Co., and W.T. Slatter.

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

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French dental ephemera, circa 1880s-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection consists of advertisements by dentists and dental practices in France; images (both illustration and photographic) of dentists, patients, and apparatus; and writings by French dentists relating to the field of dentistry.

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

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