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Naval Training Unit Records, 1943-1952 (inclusive) 1943-1948 (bulk)

Extent:
6.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Naval Training Unit was established at the University of Pennsylvania in the early 1940s as part of the United States mobilization in response to the growing threats of World War II. The Naval Training Unit Records documents the administrative and academic activities of the V-5, V-7, and V-12 Units at the University of Pennsylvania during World War II.

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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. Additional Correspondence, 1897-1994 (inclusive)

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12 cubic feet
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The School of Design started as the School of Architecture in 1890, eventually transitioning into the School of Fine Arts (1921), the Graduate School of Fine Arts (1959), and finally the School of Design (2002). The School of Design Office of the Dean Records Additional Correspondence contains additional files from the administrations of Warren Powers Laird, George Simpson Koyl, and G. Holmes Perkins that were not incorporated into the main Office of the Dean Records (UPB 8.4) when processed.

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Office of the President Records. McClelland and Stassen Administrations, 1945-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
15 cubic feet
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George William McClelland served as president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1944 – 1948, followed by Harold Edward Stassen from 1948 – 1953. The files for the McClelland and Stassen Administrations document the activities of the Office of the President and the administration of the University from 1945 - 1950.

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Office of the President Records. Harold Edward Stassen and William Hagan DuBarry Administration, 1950-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
26 cubic feet
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Harold Edward Stassen was president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1948 – 1953. William Hagan DuBarry was the University's Executive Vice President from 1944 – 1953. He served as acting president when Stassen was away from teh University in 1950 – 1951, and again in 1952 and 1953. The Office of the President Records for the Administrations of Harold Edward Stassen and William Hagan DuBarry document the administrative activities of the University from 1950 - 1955.

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John Barnard Gest Family Papers, 1861-1936 (inclusive)

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0.3 cubic feet
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Three generations of the Gest family attended the University of Pennsylvania from the mid nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, and were active members of the Philadelphia legal and banking communities. The John Barnard Gest Family Papers consists of photographs of the family - mostly individual formal portraits from the 1880s through to the early 1900s, as well as a few World War I correspondence.

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William Smith Papers, 1690-1871 (inclusive) 1748-1804 (bulk)

Extent:
2 cubic feet
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The Rev. William Smith (1727-1803) was the first Provost of the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). In addition to his teaching duties, Smith was an Anglican clergyman in Philadelphia and active in Pennsylvania politics in support of the Penn family prior to the American Revolution. The papers primarily document Smith's public and political activities from 1753 to 1775.

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Penn Club of New York Records, 1919-2004 (inclusive) 1989-1994 (bulk)

Extent:
4.5 cubic feet
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The records of the Penn Club of New York document several decades of the clubs proceedings and activities, especially in regard to the planning, acquiring, and construction of the clubhouse at 30 West 44th Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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William Edwards Stephens Papers, 1939-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 cubic feet
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The papers of William Edwards Stephen document his involvement with the University of Pennsylvania as a Physics professor and as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This documentation includes research and notes pertaining to astrophysics, nuclear physics, mass spectroscopy analysis; notebooks and papers from students in his physics courses; working files pertaining to his appointment as dean; and a small amount of photographs and negatives associated with his research.

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University Film Collection, 1914-2002 (inclusive) 1955-1975 (bulk)

Extent:
71 cu._ft.
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The University Film Collection documents University life, traditions, and activities during a period of change and growth. The bulk of the films were made for the purposes of public relations and document as well as celebrate anniversaries and focus on all aspects of the University.

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Smith Family Papers, 1827-1922 (inclusive) 1881-1912 (bulk)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
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The Smith Family Papers document three generations of University of Pennsylvania students, including two alumni, who were all associated with The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insuring of Houses from Loss by Fire, the country's oldest property insurance company.

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Phi Beta Kappa. Delta of Pennsylvania Records, 1898-1972 (inclusive) 1935-1968 (bulk)

Extent:
7 cubic feet
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Phi Beta Kappa, Delta of Pennsylvania is the chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society at the University of Pennsylvania. The records document the activities of Delta of Pennsylvania mostly from the mid-1930s to the late-1960s. The documentation consists of correspondence, election results, handbooks, member lists, and reports.

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Alexander Vucinich Papers, 1961-1984 (inclusive)

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3 cubic feet
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The Alexander Vucinich papers document Vucinich's tenure as a Professor in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of History and Sociology of Science and his work as a scholar of the social and cultural history of science in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union.

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Joseph Wharton Personal Financial Records, 1839-1927 (inclusive) 1874-1899 (bulk)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
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Joseph Wharton was a Philadelphia industrialist and philanthropist, and a member of the Society of Friends. The Joseph Wharton Personal Finance Records contain invoices, receipts, and itemized accounts for household and personal expenses for Joseph Wharton and his family between 1874 and 1899.

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Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons Records, 1895-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 volume/s
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The Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons was founded in 1845 in order to promote the professional development of dentists in the state, with a particular goal of improving dental education. The Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons Records consists of a Memberships Dues Account Book for the period 1905 - 1919, and a Minutes Book for 1944 - 1949.

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Philadelphia Dental College Collection, 1869-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
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The Philadelphia Dental College was founded in 1863 as the second oldest school of dentistry in the United States. The Philadelphia Dental College Collection consists primarily of an incomplete run of published announcement from the school between 1869 and 1906.

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Society of the Alumni of the Department of Dentistry Records, 1892-1976 (inclusive) 1892-1969 (bulk)

Extent:
1.25 cubic feet
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The Society of the Alumni of the Department of Dentistry was formed on March 1, 1881 by the first three graduation classes from the University of Pennsylvania's new Department of Dentistry. The Society of the Alumni of the Department of Dentistry contains the record for the formation of the Dental Alumni Society from 1881 through to the mid-twentieth century.

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