Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1859">1859</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Philip H. Ward collection of theatrical images, 1859-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear feet (15 volumes)
Abstract:: Philip Henry Ward, Jr. was an electrical engineer who collected photographs and autographs of actors and actresses, as well as stamps and coins. This collection consists of photographs, drawings, and engravings of more than 100 identified actors, actresses, and other performing artists. The actors and actresses include names such as Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), Adelina Patti (1843-1919), Ada Rehan (1857-1916), and Ellen Terry (1847-1928). Photographers include Aimé Dupont (1841-1900), Nadar (1820-1910), Napoleon Sarony (1821-1926), and W. & D. Downey, to name only a few. These images are available online.

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

Henry Sandwith Drinker collection of musical autographs, 1846-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Henry Sandwith Drinker was a lawyer and a musicologist who graduated from Haverford College, probably in 1900. This collection includes the autographs of renowned musicians, including Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, and Felix Mendelssohn. These autographs are found on letters and in one case, a calling card.

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Furness family papers, 1765-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 49 boxes
Abstract:: Family records, personal records, and materials related to the publication of the New Variorum editions of Shakespearean texts. The collection includes the work of Furness and his son, as writers, editors, and collectors, but it also includes personal materials related to their non-scholarly interests. Family members include: Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912), Horace Howard Furness (1865-1930), Helen Kate Furness, William Henry Furness, and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness.

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Du Rouvenoz et Cie records, 1792-1891 (inclusive) 1830-1870 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Collection of various documents, mostly from 1830-1870, relating to a distillery located in Annecy, France.

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John C. Bundy papers, 1854-1893 (inclusive) 1884-1891 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: John C. Bundy (1841-1892) was the editor of the Religio-Philosophical Journal in Chicago and a Civil War veteran. The collection consists of correspondence concerning spiritualism and more specifically the workings and content of the Religio-Philosophical Journal.

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Mrs. A.Y. Bird recipe book, circa 1818-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume was written and compiled between 1818 and 1860 by Mrs. A.Y. Bird, who likely lived in England. This volume contains 192 recipes attributed to numerous individuals known to Mrs. Bird. Of the recipes, 161 are culinary and 31 are medical remedies and household products.

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Scrapbook of a British subaltern, 1847-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear feet (1 album)
Abstract:: Compiled by an unknown creator, the scrapbook of a British subaltern features poems, narratives, watercolors and pen sketches of shipwrecks, stormy seas, and vignettes of various outposts of the British Empire and life in British India.

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Land and property records for the Philadelphia city block bounded by Walnut and Sansom Streets, and South 6th and 7th Streets., 1794-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.1 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection documents the history of land ownership for the block in center city Philadelphia that is currently occupied by the Curtis Building, which is bounded by South 6th and South 7th Streets, and Sansom and Walnut Streets. There are 107 land deeds or indentures, and 23 other records of various sorts that document the sale, purchase, or transfer of property from 1794 to 1908 within this block. The oldest document is an indenture for the entire plot from James Logan, Jr. to John Swanwick, on December 31, 1794. The most recent document is a 1908 survey of the same plot, likely made for the Curtis Publishing Company by the City of Philadelphia. The majority are handwritten on vellum and are largely in good condition. Records are arranged chronologically.

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Thomas Hart papers, 1801-1971 (bulk 1893-1971) (inclusive)

Extent:: 15.33 linear feet (16 boxes)
Abstract:: Thomas Hart (1894-1975) was a Philadelphia lawyer and civic figure. The Thomas Hart papers measure 15.33 linear feet in 16 boxes, date mostly from 1893 to 1971, and primarily consist of correspondence, documents, and ephemera relating to Hart and his family's organizational involvements, specifically with the Eagle Island Gunning Club, Junior League, Lankenau Hospital, Mask & Wig Club, Philadelphia Charity Ball, Inc., Philadelphia Club, Society of Colonial Wars, and State in Schuylkill. There is also Hart's personal correspondence, material relating to his personal life, and material from various members of the Hart family.

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Collection of G. & C. Merriam material, 1831-1879 (inclusive)

Extent:: .4 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: G. & C. Merriam, bookseller and publisher, was established in 1831 by George and Charles Merriam in Springfield, Massachusetts. Primarily, the firm sold schoolbooks, Bibles, law books, and editions of Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language. This collection documents, to a limited degree, the operations of G. & C. Merriam (1831-1864) and the G. & C. Merriam Company (1864-1892) through correspondence, financial records, and advertising.

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

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