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William Huxtable notebook with Dr. Newbolt medical recipes, circa 1840s-1887 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 86 pharmaceutical recipes by Dr. Newbolt, likely compiled by William Huxtable in South Molton, Devon, England from around the 1840s through 1887. This volume also contains summary financial accounts of the compiler's father and details of a property dispute between Huxtable and Thomas Ridler.

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Sacred album to Amelia, 1852-1854, 1857, 1860, 1863 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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The Sacred album to Amelia contains 26 poems and passages from various individuals dating from 1852 through 1854 and 1857, 1860, and 1863 in Philadelphia, PA and Paris, France. These writings convey loss, memory, and the desire for remembrance.

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Bessie Leonard cookbook, 1910-1911 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 160 culinary recipes in addition to notes on the science of cooking and various cooking experiments. It was compiled by Bessie Leonard between 1910 and 1911 in the United States.

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Cookbook and laboratory record, 1901-1924 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 21 culinary recipes and was created by an unknown creator between 1901 and 1924. There are additionally examination and appointment accounts from a doctor or doctor's office.

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Flora V. Taylor recipe book, undated (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 26 household and culinary recipes, compiled by Flora V. Taylor, likely in the early 20th century.

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American cookbook, before 1953-1965 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 38 culinary recipes compiled by an unknown creator in the United States in the mid-20th century.

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American recipe book, 1916-1932 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 70 culinary recipes, 15 medicinal recipes, and 5 household recipes and was compiled by an unknown creator in the United States, probably in New England, between 1916 and 1932.

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Eliza Dwight Pierce cookbook, 1847-1892 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 94 recipes written and compiled by Eliza Dwight Pierce (1799-1878) in Greenfield, MA between 1853 and 1892 and two pages of financial accounts dating from 1947 to 1948.

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Louise A. K. S. Clappe papers, circa 1860s-1890s (inclusive)

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.6 linear_foot (2 boxes)
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Louise A. K. S. Clappe (also known as Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe and "Dame Shirley") was an author and an educator, best known for her published "Shirley Letters, which describe her experiences in gold mining camps and towns in California from 1851 to 1852. This collection documents Clappe's later career as a teacher and lecturer in San Francisco, New York City, and New Jersey. While much of the material in this collection cannot be definitively dated, it appears that most was created from the mid 1860s through the 1890s.

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Wistar, Pennock, Lukens, Miller, and Davis family papers, 1686-1967 (inclusive) 1740-1920 (bulk)

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1.5 linear feet (4 boxes)
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The Wistar Family papers measure 1.5 linear feet, date from 1686-1967, and are comprised of correspondence; family and estate documents; genealogical research; and other family material. The collection documents the personal and family lives of Dr. Caspar Wistar II (1740-1811), Mary "Polly" Franklin Wistar (1735-1804), Mary Pearsall Franklin (1703-1786), Sarah Wistar Pennock (1770-1845), Caspar Wistar Pennock (1799-1867), Sarah "Sallie" Wistar Pennock Miller (1840-1909), Virginia Preston Weaver Miller (1868-1951) and Virginia Weaver Miller.

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Hannah Flinders recipe and commonplace book, 1802-1809 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 63 recipes and fifty-three pages of poems, verse, and grammar lessons written and compiled by Hannah Flinders in England between 1802 and 1809.

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Black Panther Party material, 1968-1970 (inclusive)

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0.3 linear feet (1 box, 1 flat file)
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The Black Panther Party material measures 0.3 linear feet in one box and one flat file, dates from 1968-1970, and is comprised of material created by both Black Panther members and external sources. The collection primarily features speeches, articles, and ephemera authored by three Black Panther leaders: Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, and Bobby Seale. External sources include newspapers from the Berkeley Tribe and Chicago Seed, plus a staff study booklet by United States Congress researchers.

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Charles Harrison Fowler scrapbook, 1943-1946 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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Charles Harrison Fowler (1924-1997) was one of the first 400 Black American men to join the 52nd Marine Defense Battalion during World War II. This scrapbook consists of material relating to Fowler's basic training at the Camp LeJeune Marine Base in North Carolina; his service as a Corporal Officer with the all-Black 51st and 52nd Defense Battalions in the Pacific Theater; and his transition back to civilian status after the war, in 1946.

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Ritter family recipe book, 1810, 1814, 1844 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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Jacob Ritter (1754-1834) was a merchant, who seems to have imported and sold drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Isaac, George, and Benjamin Isaac Ritter were his sons. This volume contains copies of 50 medicinal recipes originally created and compiled by Isaac Ritter and his father, Jacob Ritter, in 1810 and 1813. At the time of Jacob Ritter's estate settlement, the recipes were copied into this volume in 1844 by Benjamin Isaac Ritter and received by George Ritter the same year. Jacob Ritter (1754-1834) was a merchant, who seems to have imported and sold drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Isaac, George, and Benjamin Isaac Ritter were his sons.

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George Speechly pharmaceutical recipe book, 1850-1878 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains about 300 pharmaceutical recipes written and compiled between 1850 and 1878 by English chemist, George Speechly (1833-1928), with 180 of the recipes organized into an index at the beginning of the volume.

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Middle Eastern pressed flowers album, between 1876 and 1888 (inclusive)

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.1 linear_foot (1 box)
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This pressed flower album was created by "the girls in the Sidon School under Miss Harriet Eddy." From 1876 to 1888, Eddy worked at the Sidon Seminary where "scores of pupils [were] taught lessons in neatness, in order and precision, in domestic economy, as well as in literary branches ... [with] prayer and Bible study [as] the pillars that support[ed] the well arranged structures of seminary education." This volume contains pressed flowers from cities across the Middle East region including Antioch, Bethlehem, Damascus, Jerusalem, Mount Carmel, Mount Lebanon, Nazareth, Sidon, and Tyre. On each page, there is an arrangement of dried flowers (sometimes in a shape, such as a cross, a star and crescent or an anchor), and text in English and Arabic. In English, the text generally identifies a location or the type of the flower and a Bible reference.

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Georg Lunge papers, 1859-1925 (inclusive)

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1.4 linear feet (3 boxes)
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Georg Lunge (1839–1923) war ein deutsch-schweizer Chemiker, der in Breslau (Wrocław), Heidelberg, in der Nähe von Newcastle und Zürich lebte und forschte. Die Sammlung besteht zum großen Teil aus eigenen Veröffentlichungen aus der Zeit von 1859 bis 1907. Die vornehmlich auf Deutsch, in Teilen auf Englisch und Französisch verfassten Schriften decken ein breites Themenspektrum des Fachbereichs der Chemie ab. / Georg Lunge (1839–1923) was a German-Swiss chemist who lived and studied in Wrocław (Breslau), Heidelberg, near Newcastle and Zurich. His collection consists largely of his own publications from the time period between 1859 and 1907. The papers are written mainly in German, some in English or French. The collection covers a wide range of topics in the field of chemistry.

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Alexis de Tocqueville letters to Alexandre-François Auguste Vivien, 1839-1854, undated (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet (1 box)
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Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French political scientist, historian, writer, and politician. Alexandre-François Auguste Vivien (1799-1854) was a French magistrate and government minister who served with Tocqueville in the Chamber of Deputies. This collection contains seventeen letters sent from Tocqueville to Vivien between 1839 and 1854 that range from dinner invitations to discussions of Tocqueville's thoughts and feelings on the French government.

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Sarah Sadler recipe book, 1817-1834 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 114 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by Sarah Sadler who lived in England between 1817 and 1834.

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French recipe book, circa 1800

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1 volume
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This volume contains 181 recipes related to health, utility, and pleasure or beauty written in French and compiled by an unknown creator, possibly in France around 1800.

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Paris Exposition Universelle photograph album, 1900-1901 (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet
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The Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France from April 14 through November 12, 1900. This album contains 183 albumen photographs of the Paris Exposition Universelle and other travel destinations taken by an unidentified couple in 1900 and 1901 in France and the United Kingdom.

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Exposition Coloniale photograph album, 1931

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1 volume
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This volume contains 116 photographs from the French Exposition Coloniale of 1931. The 1931 Colonial Exposition was held in Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France with the intent to display the cultures and resources of France and its colonies.

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Lois Marie Fox cookbook, circa 1930s-1940s (inclusive)

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1 volume
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This volume contains 74 culinary recipes compiled by Lois Marie Fox (1910-2011) in Topeka, Kansas around the 1930s and 1940s.

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Philadelphia Orchestra Association records (publicity, outreach and promotional material), 1931-2007 (inclusive)

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2 linear feet (2 boxes)
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The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and has developed and maintained its status as a prominent symphonic ensemble throughout its existence. Its history informs and intersects with the broader history of music in the twentieth century, as well as numerous historical movements, events and developments on a regional, national and global scale. This portion of the collection comprises publicity, outreach and promotional material. These materials document the Orchestra's activities regarding promoting its performances, broadcasts, recordings, tours and other activities, as well as its documentary efforts which include collecting and preserving concert programs, photography and scrapbooks. This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the collection, labeled "unavailable," remains in process and cannot be consulted at this time. As soon as additional portions of the collection...(see more)

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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.

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

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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.

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Margaret Creese collection on McCarthyism in schools, 1948-1960 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)
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Margaret Villiers Morton Creese (1899-2002) graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1921 and was actively involved in supporting education, women's voting rights, and mental health issues throughout her life. This collection contains printed resources and a letter from the Teachers Union of Philadelphia documenting McCarthyism in American public schools during the middle of the 20th century.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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William S. Huber student lecture notes, 1885-1888 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear feet (1 box)
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Dr. William S. Huber (1865-1909) was a dentist in Lebanon, Pennsylvania who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical and Dental Schools. This collection contains Huber's student lecture notes recorded between February 1885 and March 1888.

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Jane Wright Proctor Wallis family papers, 1833-2007 (inclusive)

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10 linear feet (18 boxes)
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A Philadelphia native, Jane Wright Proctor Wallis (1875-1956) was the daughter of Sarah Jane Wright and Josiah Kendall Proctor (the founder and owner of several prominent city businesses) and a mother of ten children. The Jane Wright Proctor Wallis family papers provide a glimpse into early 20th-century family life through correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and memorabilia. The collection dates from 1833 to 2007, revealing a pride in the history and genealogy of the Proctor Wallis family across its many generations. In addition to familial topics, this collection features many materials documenting events of the early 20th Century as well as various Philadelphia-area social and charitable clubs.

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Jay A. Gertzman collection on Samuel Roth, 1926-2014 (inclusive)

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4 linear feet (5 boxes)
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Jay A. Gertzman, professor emeritus of English at Mansfield University, is the author of four books: Fantasy, Fashion, and Affection: Illustrated and Decorated Editions of Robert Herrick's Poetry, Bookleggers and Smuthounds: The Trade in Erotica, 1920-1940; Samuel Roth, Infamous Modernist; and A Descriptive Bibliography of Lady Chatterley's Lover: With Essays Toward a Publishing History of the Novel. This collection focuses on Gertzman's research on Samuel Roth (1893-1974), writer, publisher, and entrepreneur, who is best known for publishing unauthorized excerpts of James Joyce's Ulysses in the United States, and for being the plaintiff in a landmark case before the United States Supreme Court that redefined what constitutes obscene material unprotected by the First Amendment. Researchers will find notes associated with Gertzman's book, Samuel Roth, Infamous Modernist, which was published in 2013 by University Press of Florida, as well as various research notes on Samuel Roth's...(see more)

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

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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.

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Hedgerow Theatre Company records, 1901-2016 (inclusive)

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59.5 linear feet (67 boxes)
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The Hedgerow Theatre Company was established in 1923 by Jasper Deeter, a New York based actor and director. Located in the Rose Valley Arts and Crafts Community of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Hedgerow holds the distinction as the longest serving Repertory Theatre in America. The Hedgerow Theatre Company records contains a wide variety of materials, from business records and show materials to member ephemera and photographs. The collection provides both a practical and intimate look into the workings of this repertory theatre.

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

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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.

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Philosophical Magazine galley proofs for science articles, 1920-1921 (inclusive)

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0.75 linear feet (3 boxes)
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The Philosophical Magazine, which began in 1798, is one of the longest-running scientific journals in the English language. The British journal presents papers on materials science and condensed matter physics, primarily, and is published by Taylor & Francis. This collection consists of galley proofs for scientific articles published in the journal between 1920 and 1921, along with some accompanying manuscripts, typescripts, and illustrations.

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John B. McMaster papers, 1869-1950 (inclusive) 1880-1932 (bulk)

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16.5 linear feet (40 boxes)
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John Bach McMaster (1852-1932) was an American writer and professor best known for his landmark history of the United States, A History of the People of the United States, which appeared in eight volumes from 1883 to 1913. McMaster's historical technique was notable in its use of newspaper material and his insistence on providing social context from all classes, not simply the political leaders of the time. This collection contains correspondence, writings by McMaster, material used by McMaster in his research, and personal material, such as newspaper clippings of his life and work, testimonials by colleagues, and memorabilia.

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James M. Gibson research collection on Horace Howard Furness, 1882-1992 (inclusive) 1975-1985 (bulk)

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6 linear feet (14 boxes)
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This collection contains research materials collected and compiled by James M. Gibson for a biography of Horace Howard Furness, The Philadelphia Shakespeare Story: Horace Howard Furness and the Variorum Shakespeare, published in 1990. The bulk of this collection consists of photocopies of original nineteenth and early twentieth century documents made between roughly 1975 and 1985. This collection gathers hundreds of letters and articles that relate to H. H. Furness, from over fifty libraries and repositories, and illuminates Gibson's research and writing process. Furness (1833-1912) was a leading Shakespeare scholar, and thus some of the material pertains to the study of Elizabethan theater.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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American soldier's photograph album, 1944-1945 (inclusive)

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0.12 linear_foot (1 box)
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Photograph album created by an unnamed American Army Air Forces soldier during World War II. Images were taken at Tezgaon (Tejgaon) Air Base in India; Shillong, India; and China from 1944 to 1945.

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Paul Schrecker collection of Austrian World War I ephemera and publications, 1914-1922 (inclusive)

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0.8 linear_foot (3 boxes)
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Paul Schrecker (1889-1963) was a philosopher and professor. There is little information on Schrecker's life during World War I, except that he appears to have been a civilian in Vienna. This collection documents a Viennese citizen's home front experience during World War I. Shrecker saved ephemeral material relating to German propaganda, German efforts to finance the war, German war heroes and memorialization of Germany's participation in World War I, prisoner of war experiences, and rationing, as well as election material from 1919.

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

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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.

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F. Antonio Di Cecco manuscript scores and notebooks, 1898-1947 (inclusive) 1917-1939 (bulk)

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3.5 linear feet (8 boxes)
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F. (Falco) Antonio Di Cecco (1888-1954) was an Italian American composer and conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collection includes sixteen complete and unpublished music works by Di Cecco, along with a small number of personal notebooks and printed music books.

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Daniel Hoffman collection of poetry imprints, plays, and writings, 1948-2008 (inclusive)

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2.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
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This collection includes books, chaplets, published lectures, journal issues, and exhibition catalogues from the personal library of American poet Daniel Hoffman (1923-2013). The majority of the collection consists of small-press poetry collections. Some of the collections feature Hoffman as translator or include introductory material written by Hoffman, and some of the anthologies include his work, but the great majority of the material is by others.

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H. H. Furness Memorial Library manuscript collection, 1575-1991 (inclusive) 1812-1930 (bulk)

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10 linear feet (20 boxes and one oversized folder)
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The H.H. Furness Memorial Library focuses on the study of Shakespeare and other Tudor and Stuart dramatists. Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912) and his son Horace Howard Furness Jr. (1865-1930) founded and edited the Variorum Shakespeare and their library was donated to the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. This collection contains personal correspondence to and from Rev. William Henry Furness (1802-1896), Horace Howard Furness, and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., largely relating to Shakespearean study and the H.H. Furness Memorial library; notebooks; copies of speeches and articles; and other assorted items relating to Shakespearean scholarship or to the Furness family.

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Doris White family papers, 1915-1948 (inclusive)

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0.6 linear_foot (2 boxes)
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The White family, consisting of Frank, Mary, and Doris White, were a Canadian-American family who settled in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles in the early 20th century. This collection consists of scrapbooks, photo albums, and loose photographs documenting the life and travels of the White family during the first half of the 20th century.

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

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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.

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Maggie Paley papers, 1947-2012 (inclusive)

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16.33 linear feet (17 boxes)
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Maggie Paley is a prolific journalist and author. Her works include Bad Manners, a novel, and The Book of the Penis, a book of popular nonfiction. Paley was a well-connected participant in a wide variety of NYC cultural life during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, and this collection contains her own writing, correspondence with notable figures, and cultural material she collected. Paley worked as an editor at The Paris Review and a staff writer for LIFE and The Saturday Evening Post before establishing a career as a freelance journalist. Since the 1960's she has been a social fixture in New York artistic circles, and was a close acquaintance of such figures as Jill Krementz, Harry Matthews, and Rachael Hadas.

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Scrapbook, circa 1850 (inclusive)

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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.

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John Fries Frazer chemistry lectures, 1859-1860 (inclusive)

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1 volume
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A volume of manuscript notes of chemistry lectures given by Professor John Frazer of the University of Pennsylvania, to the Sophomore Class of 1859-1860 kept by Richard H. Newton.

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

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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.

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Eugene O'Connor practical mathematic, 1817-1818 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume comprised of notes on geometry, trigonometry, and mensuration, and a section dealing with apprenticeships kept by Eugene O'Connor from 1817-1818.

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Lichtenberg family collection of A. Mitchell Palmer material, 1912-1996 (inclusive) 1912-1934 (bulk)

Extent:
0.4 linear_foot (2 boxes)
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A. Mitchell Palmer was a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served as Congressman, Alien Property Custodian and Attorney General between 1908 and 1921. This collection consists of material largely relating to Palmer's political career, from 1912 until his retirement in 1921. Researchers will find material created during Palmer's life time as well as material collected, after his death, by family, including photographs, political cartoons, material relating to his unsuccessful 1920 run for president, and an address given by Palmer at Swarthmore College.

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Photograph album, Belize, 1940-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box (0.2 linear foot)
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A photograph album probably compiled by a British diplomat while in Belize spanning the years from 1940 to 1943.

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Clement von Franckenstein photograph album, circa 1950 (inclusive)

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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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Gordon A. Wilson notes and papers relating to the works of William Romaine Newbold, 1929-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
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William Romaine Newbold (1865-1926) was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who lectured on philosophy and worked extensively to translate Aristotle's Metaphysics, which remained unfinished at the time of his death. His work was continued by Hartley Burr Alexander, one of his students; and then by a number of Alexander's students, including Gordon A. Wilson (1906-1974), who appears to have completed the translation, just before his own death in 1974. This collection documents the work of Gordon A. Wilson and others in completing William Romaine Newbold's translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics. While the basis of almost all the work was the creation of Newbold, it appears that only a few items are in his original hand.

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Richard Wernick papers, 1943-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
22 linear feet (53 boxes)
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Richard Wernick (born 1934) is an American composer and professor of music composition, working at the University of Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1996. This collection documents Wernick's professional life and includes scores, professional material, concert programs, articles collected by Wernick, recordings of works by Wernick and others, and photographs.

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Monument Lab records, 2015-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear feet (3 boxes) and 40.9 gigabytes
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Founded in 2012, the Monument Lab is an independent public art and history studio based in Philadelphia. Founded and led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, students, activists, municipal agencies, and cultural institutions on creative avenues for public engagement and collective memory. This collection documents the Monument Lab project, undertaken in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, from 2015 to 2017, addressing the question, "what is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?" The project collected 4,500 monument proposals, of which twenty were selected for temporary exhibit at a variety of public sites across the city

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Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania records, 1967-2018 (inclusive) 1982-2018 (bulk)

Extent:
20.5 linear feet (22 boxes)
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The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania, unofficially founded in 1982 and officially founded in 1995, supports the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Pennsylvania through services and programs focused on support, advocacy, and education. These records document the creation and development of the LGBT Center and the larger support of the LGBTQ+ community at Penn; the advocacy and influence of Robert Schoenberg and Center staff within the University of Pennsylvania administration; and the influence of global LGBTQ+ issues at the campus level at Penn and more broadly in academia.

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Collection of Simpsons and Seinfeld scripts and storyboards, 1991-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
35 linear feet (35 boxes)
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This collection consists of television scripts, storyboards, and audiovisual material for Seinfeld (seasons 2 to 7), The Simpsons (seasons 7 to 28), The Simpsons Movie (2007), and a few episodes of other television shows, including The Vindicators, Futurama, and Twin Cities. The bulk of the material relates to The Simpsons.

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Martin F. Heyworth music manuscripts and scores, 1966-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.75 linear_foot (2 boxes)
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This collection comprises manuscripts and printouts of musical scores authored by Martin F. Heyworth (born 1947), composed between 1966 and 2018 and written primarily for solo piano, instrumental ensemble, organ, woodwinds, and strings. Though some notes written in manuscript throughout offer information relevant to the composition and performance of these works, the collection is almost entirely composed of musical scores.

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Arthur Scouten papers, 1918-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
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Arthur Hawley "Joe" Scouten was a scholar of British literature and theater and a University of Pennsylvania professor. This collection contains a small amount of his research materials and correspondence, as well as some biographical and memorial materials and a number of his school and work records.

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Sir Richard Harington papers, 1891-1912 (inclusive) 1911-1912 (bulk)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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The materials in this collection almost entirely center around the 1911 Delhi Durbar, to which Sir Richard Harington and his wife, Lady Selina Harington, were invited. It contains informational materials related to the Durbar and Delhi, postcards, and photographs of the Haringtons, along with some limited peripheral ephemera.

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Godha Ram Channon papers, 1913-1983 (inclusive) 1930-1954 (bulk)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Godha Ram Channon (1882-1954) was an Indian-American political activist who played a critical role in the Indian independence movement as a member of the Ghadar Party, an expatriate revolutionary organization based in San Francisco. This collection includes material collected and created by Godha Ram Channon, as well as a small amount produced and collected by his son, V.P.: correspondence; writing by Godha Ram Channon and others; personal and professional material; material related to events planned and attended by Channon; material in Urdu and Hindi; newspaper clippings; photographs; and a small amount of miscellaneous material.

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John Haviland papers, 1806-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear feet (26 volumes)
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John Haviland (1792-1852) was an architect who lived and worked in Philadelphia. He is known for his design of prisons, especially the Eastern State Penitentiary, as well as churches and other public buildings. This collection consists of 26 bound volumes which document the architectural career of John Haviland and includes estimates for projects and supplies, articles of agreement, financial records, correspondence, and biographical and family-related material.

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May Sinclair papers, circa 1863-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
52 boxes
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Personal papers of May Sinclair, including letters; manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of her writings; workbooks; works by her friends; biographical information; photographs and illustrations; and miscellaneous items. The collection also includes the research correspondence and miscellaneous items of Theophilus Boll, May Sinclair's biographer.

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Newcastle Memorandum-book or, a methodical pocket-journal, for the year MDCCLXXV Calculated to answer the immediate purposes of Gentlemen and Tradesmen in all Parts of Great Britain and Ireland, respecting their Daily Transactions and other Occasional Business, 1775-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A leather bound datebook used as a diary, account book, and note book, belonging to Ralph Hodgson from Darlington, England. Contains brief records for 1775, 1776, and 1777 and a few entries, in a later hand, dated 1845, 1846, 1847.

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Backward glance: typescript, 1933 (inclusive)

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

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American Musicological Society records, 1934-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
122 boxes
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This collection comprises the administrative records of the Society, reflecting trends in musicological scholarship and academic training through the course of the twentieth century. Included is correspondence with individuals and institutions related to music research, as well as correspondence among officers of the Society and among committees. Also included are minutes, membership records and directories, records of annual meetings, events and chapters, financial and tax records, and miscellaneous administrative records. Publication series contains substantial correspondence with authors and editorial staff regarding scholarly works, including Tischler's Earliest Motets, the Works of William Billings, Ockeghem's Works, and the New Josquin Edition. Administrative correspondents include Presidents Charles Seeger, Curt Sachs, Gustave Reese, Donald Grout, William Mitchell, William S. Newman, Oliver Strunk, Jan LaRue, James Haar, Claude Palisca, Margaret Bent, H. Wiley Hitchcock,...(see more)

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Collection of lecture notes from courses taught by Nathaniel Chapman, 1813-1833 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet (18 volumes)
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Nathaniel Chapman (1780-1853) was an American physician, medical student, and later, professor at the University of Pennsylvania. This collection consists of manuscript notes, taken by students from 1813 to 1833 at the University of Pennsylvania, on Chapman's lectures covering the topics of theory and practice of medicine, the practice of physic, and pathology.

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Margaret McHenry papers, 1930-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet (6 boxes)
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Margaret McHenry earned her doctorate in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1931. Her dissertation was titled "The Ulster Theatre in Ireland." Following her graduation, she taught English at Roxborough High School in Philadelphia and continued to write. This collection contains writings by Margaret McHenry, including "The Ulster Theatre in Ireland;" poetry; a biography of S. Weir Mitchell; and "A Booklover's Britain," later "England in English." For the most part, each of her works is represented by a nearly finished copy; and in some cases, with drafts and notes.

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Isaac Taylor papers, 1864-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet (9 boxes)
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Isaac Taylor (1829–1901) was the canon of York as well as a philologist and toponymist. This collection contains manuscript copies of some of Taylor's best-known works, including Greeks and Goths (1879), The Alphabet (1883), and Origin of the Aryans (1890). Other titles included are Words and Places (1864), which first brought him to the attention of the public, and Names and Their Histories ([1898]).

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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.

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John George Repplier McElroy lecture and literary notes, 1867-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet (1 box)
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John George Repplier McElroy (1842-1890), an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania (class of 1862), is best known as a professor of Greek, History, and Rhetoric at his alma mater. This collection is primarily composed of lecture notes by John George Repplier McElroy (1842-1890); however it also includes McElroy's notes on his readings of Chaucer and his manuscript of Readings from the Electra of Socrates.

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Corneille McCarn Rucker papers, 1893-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear feet (3 boxes)
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Corneille McCarn Rucker, an aspiring poet, was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and Hawaii before attending Vanderbilt University. She was the first woman to publish in The Fugitive, an influential poetry journal. It appears that despite this success, Corneille, in general, had a difficult time publishing many of her poems. This collection documents the lively social life and literary aspirations of a well-educated young woman in the early 20th century. Corneille McCarn Rucker memorialized her life in an extremely narrative and vivid fashion through letters, diaries, writings, and scrapbooks.

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American Poetry Review records, 1971-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
217 boxes
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The collection primarily comprises the editorial files maintained on each contributor to the journal. Included in these files are correspondence between the authors, translaters, and editors of APR, manuscripts submitted for publication, galleys corrected by the authors and editors, and editors' votes and comments on submitted manuscripts. Other series include a small section of administrative correspondence, financial records from 1972-1980, photographs of the writers whose work has been published in APR (many of which may be viewed online), and an incomplete run of the periodical.

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Boni & Liveright and Horace Liveright correspondence, 1916-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear feet (11 boxes)
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Horace Liveright and Albert Boni owned the publishing company Boni & Liveright Inc., the first American publishing company to publish authors such as Faulkner, Freud, Cummings, and Hemingway. This collection consists of a series of letters between various parties and Horace Liveright. Most files contain correspondence written to and from Horace Liveright or his associates in the company (e.g. Donald Freide, Julian Messner, and Arthur Pell).

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John Milton Fogg, Jr. collection of letters and papers relating to Albert C. Barnes and the University of Pennsylvania, 1925-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear_foot (1 box)
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Albert C. Barnes (1872-1951), an art collector and founder of the Barnes Foundation, had an uneasy relationship with the University of Pennsylvania, despite efforts on both parts to establish a collaboration in art education between the Barnes Foundation and the University. This collection contains primarily correspondence between Barnes (or the secretary of the Barnes Foundation, Nelle E. Mullen, on Barnes' behalf) and University of Pennsylvania officials, largely related to an effort to establish a joint Penn-Barnes course, which met for only a few sessions in 1946 before being called off by Barnes.

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George P. Turner papers, 1927-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
16 linear feet (32 boxes)
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George P. Turner (1915-2004) was a consultant and business owner who worked to promote development and tourism in Latin America, particularly the Dominican Republic. He owned multiple companies and consulted for both businesses and governments, garnering expertise in the economics and business of Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. This collection consists mainly of Turner's professional working records; however there are also education, military, and personal/family records contained within the material.

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Eugene Ormandy commercial sound recordings, 1922-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
15.6 linear feet (39 boxes)
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Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985), was a violinist and conductor, best known for his 44-year association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. This collection consists of 663 sound recordings, largely of classical music performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by composer, or occasionally by the title of the recording when multiple composers or a themed recording was created.

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S. Weir Mitchell collection, 1861-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:
19 boxes
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The S. Weir Mitchell Correspondence series (23 folders)includes correspondence with James Lane Allen, Richard Watson Gilder, William Dean Howells, Robert Underwood Johnson, Henry C. Lea, James Russell Lowell, Charles Leonard Moore, and John Greenleaf Whittier. The remaining series comprise S. Weir Mitchell Writings (8 folders), including both medical and other writings; Langdon and Marion Mitchell Correspondence (5 folders); Langdon and Marion Mitchell Clippings (2 folders), primarily consisting of obituaries for Langdon Mitchell; Civil War Scrapbook (1 box); Photographs (2 boxes); S. Weir Mitchell Literary Writings (16 boxes)includes holographs of 5 novels, 2 plays, and a short story or novella.

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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.

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John Hanson Briscoe papers, 1808-1841 (inclusive) 1808-1814 (bulk)

Extent:
2 linear feet (13 volumes)
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Dr. John Hanson Briscoe (1789-1855) was an American doctor and veteran who earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1811 and practiced medicine in Maryland. This collection consists of 11 volumes plus 30 leaves of lecture notes taken by John Hanson Briscoe while a student at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Department, from 1808 to 1811. Included are lecture notes from courses taught by Benjamin Rush on therapeutics, as well as courses taught by Benjamin Smith Barton, Philip Syng Physick, John Redman Coxe and others.

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W.R. Harrison private journal, 1841-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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W.R. Harrison was a publisher's representative for A. S. Barnes & Co. and Mather, Case, Tiffany, & Burnham, who sold maps and textbooks to public and private schools and booksellers. This collection consists of a journal kept from October 14, 1841, to February 20, 1844, by W. R. Harrison as well as several items originally laid into the volume, including bills and receipts, a letter, and the lyrics to a few songs.

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Joseph Trevor notes on medical lectures delivered by Dr. Samuel Jackson at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1824-1826 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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Joseph Trevor was a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. This volume of lecture notes documents a series of lectures taught by Dr. Samuel Jackson (1787-1872) between 1824 and 1826.

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Jean-Baptiste Colbert correspondence with the abbé François Gaultier , 1711-1714 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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The collection comprises 169 items dating from 1711 to 1714, with one item from 1702. Most of the correspondence consists of letters addressed to or drafts written by the abbé François Gaultier, a French diplomatic agent stationed in London who moved in the circles of the Tory opposition. Of 88 letters by Torcy in the collection, 79 are addressed to Gaultier. Most of these are entirely or partially in cipher. Original keys for coding and decoding are in the collection.

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Women's Health Concerns Committee records, 1974-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:
41 boxes
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Materials, including administrative records and minutes; staff information; project files; publications; slides and audio recordings from presentations and events; and reference materials. Collection documents the activities of a coordinating committee created by the Southeastern Region of the Pennsylvania Department of Health to maintain communication between government agencies and local women's activist organizations focusing on health issues and spun off as an independent organization in 1978. Also includes information on the professional activities of the committee's director, JoAnne Fischer, who was special consultant to the governor on women and health.

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Eugene Ormandy oral history collection, 1969-1997 (inclusive) 1990-1993 (bulk)

Extent:
3.75 linear feet (9 boxes)
Abstract:
Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985) was a Hungarian-born violinist and conductor best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Ormandy's characteristic conducting style resulted in the "Philadelphia Sound," which he brought around the world through recordings, international tours, and guest conducting engagements. This is a collection of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with Eugene Ormandy and others connected to him or to the Philadelphia Orchestra about Ormandy and his influence on the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Physicians Forum collection, 1939-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
64 boxes
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Administrative records, correspondence, and publications documenting the activities and policy concerns of the Physicians Forum, an organization of progressive doctors founded by Ernst P. Boas in New York City. Its advocacy on the national level encompassed numerous health issues, with particular focus on health insurance, discrimination in medicine, and resistance to McCarthyism.

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William Smith papers, 1755-1803 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
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Personal and professional papers of William Smith, the University of Pennsylvania's first provost, covering the years 1755 to 1803.

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Ruth Bleier papers, 1945-1987 (inclusive) 1950-1987 (bulk)

Extent:
1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)
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Ruth Bleier (1923–1988) was a neurophysiologist and also one of the first feminist scholars to explore how gender biases have shaped biology. This collection, including personal and professional letters; newspaper clippings; newsletters; professional writings; and reference materials, documents Bleier's academic and activist activities.

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Robert L. Sherman collection of plays, 1853-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear feet (8 boxes)
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Robert L. Sherman, born in 1866, was a playwright and a theater manager. A prolific author, he began writing plays for Alexander Byers and the Chicago Manuscript Company, a printing business that sold and rented play scripts to theater companies in the United States from 1895 until 1922. Alexander Byers acquired most of the plays he published by pirating them. This collection consists of 139 mimeograph versions of play scripts which were part of the inventory of the Chicago Manuscript Company.

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James DePreist papers, 1869-2014 (inclusive) 1958-2013 (bulk)

Extent:
98 linear feet (130 boxes, + 2 map drawer folders) and 872.0 megabytes
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James DePreist (1936-2013) was an African-American conductor of international renown. This collection primarily documents James DePreist's conducting career, with a focus on the 1980s and 1990s with the Oregon Symphony, including organizational records, concert programs, press coverage, scores, and recordings.

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Medical Committee for Human Rights records, 1963-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
64 boxes
Abstract:
The records of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) include minutes and other administrative records; correspondence and other papers of members; financial records; records of field work and other programs; subsidiary groups; events; publications; and publicity. Arising in conjunction with the civil rights movement, the MCHR was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health workers dedicated to advancing health among minority groups and equality in the health industry. Working in both southern and northern states, the MCHR also fought for national health insurance, the rights of prisoners, and the end of the Vietnam War.

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