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Kermit Vanderbilt typescripts and page proofs of American Literature and the Academy: The Roots, Growth and Maturity of a Profession, 1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Kermit Vanderbilt (born 1925) was a professor of English and a widely published author. This collection includes the typescripts and page proofs for his book American Literature and the Academy, published in 1989.

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Vladimir B. Grinioff papers on Tale of a Whistling Shrimp, 1956-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Vladimir B. Grinioff (1911-2001) was an economist for the Federal Reserve Board and the United States Department of State and an author. In 1957, Grinioff published Tale of a Whistling Shrimp which was later titled The Banker's Daughter. This collection contains cover art drafts, galley prints, original manuscripts, and revised manuscripts of Tale of a Whistling Shrimp.

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Reviews of Ernest Hemingway's Islands in the Stream, 1970-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains newspaper and magazine clippings of reviews from Ernest Hemingway's Islands in the Stream, published posthumously in 1970. There are several advanced notice announcements from April to October 1970 and book reviews from October 1970 to May 1971.

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

Joseph Black lectures on chemistry, 1775-1776? (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 volumes
Abstract:: Six volumes comprising lectures of chemistry written by Joseph Black, 1775-1776?

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

Caspar René Gregory manuscript of Canon and Text of the New Testament, 1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Caspar René Gregory (1846-1917) was a professor of theology at the University of Leipzig for twenty-five years. This collection contains his handwritten manuscript for Canon and Text of the New Testament, which was published in 1907.

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

John Dos Passos galley proof of The Great Days, 1958 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was an American novelist and artist born in Chicago, Illinois. This collection contains the galley proof for his semi-autobiographical book The Great Days.

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

William Kimball Flaccus galley proofs, 1934-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.33 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: William Kimball Flaccus (1911-1972) was an American poet and biographer of Edgar Lee Masters. This collection contains the galley proofs of his 1934 Avalanche of April and 1940 The White Stranger.

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

Helen Godey Wilson catalog of books by William McFee, circa 1920-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Helen Godey Wilson (1879-1937) was an avid book collector and the granddaughter of Lewis A. Godey, publisher of Godey's Lady's Book. This collection contains an alphabetical catalog of William McFee (1881-1966) books owned by Wilson, written in her own hand, along with a letter from McFee to Wilson, a bibliographic checklist of McFee's first editions, sales lists of William McFee books from various booksellers, and a biographical sketch of McFee by Harry E. Maule. These items date roughly between 1920 and 1937.

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

Lieder und Arien von Offenbach Vater & Sohne, 1839-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: A volume containing Lieder und Arie by Jacques Offenbach 1839 to 1850.

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

John C. Coles prescription book and daybook, 1871-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 volumes
Abstract:: Two volumes comprising the prescription books of pharmaceutical chemist John C. Coles of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England spanning the years from 1871-1920.

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

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