Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1880">1880</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Henry Howard Houston Estate Papers, 1698-1989 (inclusive) 1830-1953 (bulk)

Extent:: 26 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Henry Howard Houston Estate Papers document the creation and development of a large real estate investment in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. The collection also provides extension information on land ownership in this area from the late eighteenth to mid nineteenth century through the original deeds, which form the title papers series of the collection.

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Louis J.C. Kimmell Scrapbook, 1860-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Louis Jeremiah Cunningham Kimmell attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1878 to June 1883 when he received a certificate of proficiency. While he was a student Kimmell belonged to the Delta Beta Phi fraternity and participated in the reestablishment of the Delta Phi fraternity in 1882 as well as volunteered as a marshal for Athletic Association events and joining the College Boat Club. After attending the college, Kimmell entered the Medical School of the University and earned his M.D. degree in 1887. The scrapbook contains a collection of ephemera which documents Louis J.C. Kimmell's life as a student and young adult in Philadelphia in the 1870s and 1880s.

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Trustees of the University. Minutes, 1749-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 cubic feet
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E. Digby Baltzell Papers, 1846-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Edward Digby Baltzell served on the faculty of sociology at Penn from 1947 to 1986. The E. Digby Baltzell Papers consist of manuscripts and research sources pertaining to two of Baltzell's books, Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia (1979) and Sporting Gentlemen (1995).

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Office of Alumni Records. Compiled Indices of Appointments, Honorary Degrees, Publications, and Military Service, 1749-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 cubic feet
Abstract:: The compiled indices that comprise this collection were created by the Office of the Recorder and the Office of Alumni Records. The collection documents on index cards the service provided by individuals as officers and teachers at the University of Pennsylvania from 1749 to 1942, as military personnel to the United States military during the wars of the first half twentieth century, as contributors to the larger world of learning.

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Kane Family Papers, 1802-1965 (inclusive) 1850-1871 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Kane family was prominent in Philadelphia society and politics during the nineteenth century. The Kane Family Papers consists primarily of correspondence to Elizabeth D. Kane from her family.

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Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1878-1922 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania was formed in the fall of 1873 by a group of University of Pennsylvania students to organize an athletic competition. The Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania Records document the establishment, organization and expansion of organized competitive athletics at the University of Pennsylvania from 1882 to 1922.

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Benjamin Sharp, Jr. Papers, 1877-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Benjamin Sharp Jr. Papers is a mix of personal and professional material that touches on many of his activities - including his research, lectures, and expeditions.

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Crawford Williamson Long Collection, 1842-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Crawford Williamson Long was a member of the Medical Class of 1839, and the first in surgeon in American to use ether as an anesthetic in a surgical operation in 1842. The Crawford Williamson Long Collection contains photographs of documents attesting to his use of ether as an anesthetic.

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Laurence H. Eldredge Papers, 1863-1974 (inclusive) 1935-1971 (bulk)

Extent:: 55.3 cubic feet
Abstract:: Laurence H. Eldredge earned his LL.B. degree of Law from the University of Pennsylvania in 1927. Eldredge started teaching law in Philadelphia in the late 1920s, first at Temple University and later at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1940 to 1968 he was a lecturer on medical jurisprudence at the Penn Medical School. He began his attorney practice in the 1930s and became a well-known lawyer in the Philadelphia area. In addition to his teaching and attorney services, Eldredge also distinguished himself through active participation in civic and cultural affairs. This collection documents the multifaceted career of Laurence H. Eldredge as an attorney, law faculty and civic leader.

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