Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Subject: Engineering - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 23 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection was created by the University Archives in the 1950s to assemble individual manuscripts and small groupings of archival material relating to courses taught at the University of Pennsylvania throughout its entire history. This collection documents the teaching methods used in the various schools of the University of Pennsylvania throughout its history.

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Extent:: 29 items
Abstract:: Fairman Rogers graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A. B. in 1853 and an A. M. in 1856, and served the University as Professor of Civil Engineering until 1864 and then as a Trustee from 1871 to 1886. He also surveys of the Potomac River for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The collection consists of a scrapbook, a diary and 27 other items, including letters, memos, meeting minutes, lists of students, lecture notes, receipts, accounts, and circulars kept during his tenure as Professor.

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Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Between 1920 and 1933 John Frazer (1882-1964) – dean of the University of Pennsylvania Towne School – served as secretary for the Committee of American Universities on Exchange with France: Professors of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The Committee consisted of representatives from member engineering schools for the purpose of communicating with institutions in France and oversee an annual exchange. The Committee of American Universities on Exchange with France: Professors of Engineering and Applied Sciences records document the activities of the Committee from 1919 through 1927 through the files kept by John Frazer while he was secretary.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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