Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture records, 1785-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 103 boxes
Abstract:: The collection is divided into three major series: I. 18th and 19th century records, II. 20th century records, and III. John M. Okie papers. The first comprises correspondence, administrative records, and ephemera; the second, correspondence, committee records, financial records, proceedings, memorabilia, and collected agricultural material; the third consists of the papers of Okie, who served as assistant secretary of the Society from 1922 to 1928: he was responsible for the publication of Memoirs VI, a history of the P.S.P.A.

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John W. Mauchly papers, 1908-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 37 linear feet (37 boxes)
Abstract:: John W. Mauchly (1907-1980) was a physicist, teacher, and a leader in the development of computers. With J. Presper Eckert, he invented the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC), the Binary Automatic Computer (BINAC), and the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC). This first installment of Mauchly's papers documents Mauchly's youth, education, early career at Ursinus College, his work at the University of Pennsylvania Moore School of Electrical Engineering, his partnership with J. Presper Eckert, with whom he formed two companies, the Electronic Control Company (ECC) and the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC), and his work through 1959 with Remington Rand/Sperry Rand after its purchase of EMCC in 1950. Early work in programming, coding, compilers, routines and subroutines, and most importantly, the application of electronic computers in government, business, and industry, as well as the history of...(see more)

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Sheldon Hackney research notes on African American history, civil rights, and folk songs, 1943-2006 (inclusive) 1970-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Sheldon Hackney (1933-2013) was a historian of the American south, an academic administrator, and the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities during the Clinton administration. This collection consists of a very small number of papers created by Sheldon Hackney and includes research notes and audio recordings relating to his research on African American history, the Civil Rights Movement and folk life and folk song.

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George R. Allen collection of World War II memorabilia, 1935-1950 (inclusive) 1939-1945 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: George R. Allen (1919-1998) was a Philadelphian bookseller who served in the military intelligence during World War II and made remarkable discoveries in Hitler's mountain residence at Berchtesgaden. His collection of World War II memorabilia includes newspapers, leaflets, photographs, booklets, correspondence, and clothing accessories.

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Henry Miller papers, 1943-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)
Abstract:: Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author and artist best known for his controversial books such as Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring and Tropic of Capricorn. The collection consists of two drawings, one photograph, letters from Miller to Tambimuttu, and a small number of published writings and promotional material.

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Joseph E. Gillet collection, 1909-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Joseph E. Gillet (1888-1958), a native of Belgium, was a professor of Spanish at Bryn Mawr College. He directed doctoral dissertations both at Bryn Mawr College and at the University of Pennsylvania, and he achieved several critical editions recognized in the academic world. His papers include photostats, transcripts and translations of Spanish texts, correspondence with his colleagues and libraries in America and Europe, clippings of journals mentioning his publications, and handwritten research notes.

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Thomas Lask papers, 1920-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear feet (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Thomas Lask was the poetry editor at the New York Times. This collection consists of personal correspondence addressed to Lask and other individuals at the New York Times, as well as publications and printed material that Lask saved.

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Chef Fritz Blank Victus Populi collection, 1874-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 32.8 linear feet (82 boxes)
Abstract:: Chef Fritz Blank (1942 August 25 – 2014 September 9) was a prominent chef, restaurateur, and gastronome during the beginnings of Philadelphia's second-wave restaurant renaissance in the 1980s. His Victus Populi collection comprises over 3,000 recipe booklets, pamphlets, and cookbooks but constitutes only a small subset of Chef Fritz Blank's enormous cookbook library that was set apart by its focus on the American consumer and home cook. Blank titled the collection Victus Populi (Latin for "Food of the People") because he saw these pamphlets as one of the best sources of historical information about purchasing, cooking, and consumption habits of the American public in the 20th century. Many of the items appear to be promotional items or product premiums, often produced using relatively inexpensive materials and, as evidenced by extensive wear-and-tear and the occasional spatter, heavily used in household kitchens.

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Postcards relating to Indo-Caribbeans, late 19th century to 1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: The postcards in this collection, dating from the late nineteenth century to 1975, depict Indo-Caribbeans in the British West Indies and Suriname.

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Herman Goldner collection of music programs and ephemera, 1908-1959 (inclusive) 1908-1937 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.75 linear_foot (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Herman Goldner (1891-1982) was a businessman of Jewish origins belonging to a musical family from Vienna, Austria. This collection of music programs and ephemera includes more than 400 programs from Vienna (bulk), England, France, Germany, and the United States, as well as about 70 admission ticket stubs, and a small number of clippings and publications.

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