Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1977">1977</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Leopold Stokowski papers , 1916-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 47 boxes (+ 1 map drawer)
Abstract:: Some personal papers of Leopold Stokowski, including correspondence to and from Stokowski, notebooks, calendars, bank statements, royalty statements, insturance records, and contracts; this includes some correspondence and contracts related to Stokowski's tenure as conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra (bulk 1937-1946). Also includes writings by and about Stokowski, obituaries, programs, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, awards, memorabilia, and issues of three newsletters devoted to Stokowski. Also includes administrative correspondence of the former curator of the Leopold Stokowski Collection at the Curtis Institute of Music, Dr. Edwin E. Heilakka, 1980-1994.

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Singing Horse Press records, 1974-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes
Abstract:: The collection comprises correspondence (485 folders in 20 boxes) and production materials related to Paper Air (23 folders in one box). The correspondence includes solicitations for poetry from Gil Ott and the responses that he received. The poets' works were either published as books by Singing Horse Press or in the magazine Paper Air.

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Painted Bride Art Center records, 1969-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 223 boxes
Abstract:: The Records comprise 6 series, the largest and most significant of which is the first: I. Exhibitions, Performances, Readings, and Events, 1970-2002 (125 boxes). Arranged alphabetically by artist/program, this series contains correspondence, publicity material, programs, funding material, and the like for each event or performance. The remaining series entail: II. Business Records, 1970-2002 (40 boxes); III. Grant Records, 1972-2002 (15 boxes); IV. Press Records, 1970-2000 (6 boxes); V. Audio Visual Records & Computer Records, 1970-2001 (29 boxes); VI. Miscellaneous Records, 1976-2000 (6 boxes).

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Painted Bride Quarterly records, 1973-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: The collection comprises correspondence and submissions between artists and journal editors, as well as manuscripts, galleys, published copies, and grant records.

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Lemuel R. Boulware papers, circa 1917-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 103 boxes
Abstract:: Lemuel R. Boulware was a leading figure in industrial relations in America during the 1940's and 1950's. As vice-president of General Electric Company with responsibility for public and employee relations, he developed an approach to labor relations that came to be called "Boulwarism." He was also a noted author and lecturer. His papers comprise correspondence, speeches, articles, memos, employee relations materials, photographs, clippings, etc.

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Herbert R. Northrup collection of Boulwarism research materials, 1904-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 boxes
Abstract:: This collection primarily contains material relating to contract negotiations between General Electric (GE) and the International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) and the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), and the resulting case before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Northrup used this material to examine GE's employee relations policies and the implications of Boulwarism for two articles and a subsequent book. Also included in the collection is a box of personal and financial correspondence belonging to Lemuel R. Boulware and Northrup's business correspondence when he worked in the private sector as a consultant, as well as his time at GE.

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Singing Horse Press supplementary records, 1973-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: The collection comprises correspondence and publication materials for works of poetry published by Singing Horse Press.

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Lee Eisenberg records of the 50th Anniversary issue of Esquire, 1976-1984 (inclusive) 1982-1983 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Lee Eisenberg (born 1946), an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, is an American writer and editor known for his time working for Esquire. Eisenberg was the senior editor and vice president of Esquire throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played a major role in the production of the 1984 50th Anniversary Edition of the magazine. This collection includes correspondence with almost half of the fifty famous people asked to write essays for the 50th anniversary issue as well as assorted notes, clippings, and article manuscripts, most of which relate to their contributions.

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Frank F. Furstenberg papers, 1943-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Frank F. Furstenberg was born in 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden, but lived most of his life in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was an allergist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and then Sinai Hospital. The papers of Frank F. Furstenberg, including correspondence, writings, and reference materials, pertain to Furstenberg's career in medicine and activism.

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Running Press records, 1972-2008 (inclusive) 1978-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 58 boxes
Abstract:: The Running Press Records are the institutional records of the Philadelphia based publisher which follow the growth and development of the company from its establishment in the early 1970s to 2008, six years after the company's acquisition by the Perseus Book Group.

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

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