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

Extent:
26 cubic feet
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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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Elias White Hale Papers, 1848 (inclusive)

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1 item
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Elias White Hale attended the University of Pennsylvania Medical School from October 1846 to 1848. His preceptor was Dr. Joseph B. Ard. In 1848, he received his M.D. degree from the University. This collection contains a draft copy of the final essay of Elias White Hale required for his graduation from the School of Medicine. The essay is on the topic of pneumonia. It describes the illness at its various stages.

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Charles A. Kelley Collection, 1922-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Charles A. Kelley attended the University of Pennsylvania between 1923 and 1924 to study architecture, though left without receiving a degree. In 1925 he began his career in design-drafting working for several architectural offices from New York to Washington, D.C. The scrapbook contains informal photographs taken by Kelley during his time at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as ticket stubs to campus sporting events, and theater productions, sports schedules, and newspaper clippings.

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Office of the Treasurer Records. Trustees of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering Files, 1927-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.25 cubic feet
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The Trustees for the Moore School of Electrical Engineering were established by a bequest in the will of Alfred Fitler Moore. This collection contains all the official records the trust established for the benefit of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

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Martin Meyerson Papers, 1909-2007 (inclusive) 1952-2004 (bulk)

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178 cubic feet
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Martin Meyerson enjoyed a long career in American higher education, first as a faculty member in the academic discipline of city planning and then as a senior academic administrator culminating in the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania. The Martin Meyerson Personal Papers document President Meyerson's professional activities from his time as president at the State University of New York at Buffalo through to his time as emeritus president at the University of Pennsylvania. While there are some administrative related files, the bulk of the collection relates to his work on numerous boards and involvement with professional societies.

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School of Nursing Records, 1908-2006 (inclusive) 1954-2000 (bulk)

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75 cubic feet
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This record group is a continuation to the earlier groups of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing records. The bulk of the group documents the activity of the School during the Dean Norma Lang administration (1992-2000).

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

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1 volume
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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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Frederick Raymond Weimert Photo Album Photographs, 1910 (inclusive)

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1 item
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Frederick R. Weimert graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1912 with a B. S. in Chemical Engineering. The Scrapbook contains 46 images, mostly postcards the University of Pennsylvania around the early Twentieth Century.

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Britton Chance Papers, 1940-1995 (inclusive)

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17 cubic feet
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The Britton Chance Papers document his lifelong career at the University of Pennsylvania as an educator and administrator of the Department of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry and the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Foundation from the 1940s to the 1990s

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SaraKay C. Smullens Papers, 1904-2008 (inclusive) 1960-2000 (bulk)

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24 cubic feet
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SaraKay Cohen Smullens is a Philadelphia social worker, author, and columnist who graduated from the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Social Work in 1965. The collection documents SaraKay C. Smullens' career as a free-lance columnist, woman and family issue writer, social activist, and family psychotherapist.

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Trustees Council of Penn Women Records, 1987-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.5 cubic feet
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The Trustees Council of Penn Women (TCPW) was established in 1987 to strengthen the University's commitment to the advancement of women throughout the Penn community. This collection documents the activities and internal organization of the Trustees Council of Penn Women from its creation in 1987 through 2001.

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Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers, 1929-1977 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet
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Dorothy Thomas was appointed a research professor of sociology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1948, and was the first female professor in the Wharton School. While at the University, she was a co-director of the Study of Population Redistribution and Economic Growth from 1952 to 1959, research director of the Population Studies Center from 1959 to 1970, and co-director of Population Studies Center from 1964 to 1970. The Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers primarily document her professional career in the fields of sociology and demography.

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William M. (William Marshall) Hollenback Papers, 1936-1944, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 cubic feet
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William Marshall Hollenback starred on the varsity football team at the University of Pennsylvania from 1904 – 1908 where he earned All-American honors at the position of fullback. After graduating in 1908 with a degree in Dentistry, Hollenback went on to serve as head coach for Penn State (1909, 1911-1914), the University of Missouri (1910), Pennsylvania Military College (1915) and Syracuse University (1916). Three main scrapbooks, which span the dates [1906] to 1960, are the centerpieces of this collection. Newspaper clippings about Hollenback and the University of Pennsylvania football team's exploits from 1906-1908, including later retrospective articles, comprise the bulk of the material in the scrapbooks.

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Edwin E. Aubrey Papers, 1915-1956 (inclusive)

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6.5 cubic feet
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A nationally known theologian, Edwin Ewart Aubrey established the Department of Religious Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. He finished out his career at the University as professor and chairman of the department until his death in 1956. The collection reflects Edwin E. Aubrey's fruitful career of research, teaching, and publication in the field of theology.

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E. Digby Baltzell Papers, 1846-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.5 cubic feet
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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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W. Norman (William Norman) Brown Papers, 1912-1975 (inclusive)

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12 cubic feet
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Professor W. Norman Brown (1892-1975) was eminent Sanskritist and organizer of the first South Asia area studies program in the U.S. His papers include personal and scholarly correspondence, lecture notes, drafts and completed papers, and materials related to research, archeology, travel, and government service.

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William James Campbell Papers, 1863-1878 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet
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William James Campbell studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania under Joseph Leidy. Campbell took his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in 1871 from the University after serving a residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. The lecture notes address a variety of medical subjects including hygiene, obstetrics, surgery, practical medicine, physiology, clinics, anatomy, botany, geology, and chemistry. Professors include Harrison Allen, D. Hays Agnew, Robert Bolling, Joseph Carson, Henry Hartshorne, F.V. Hayden, H. Lenox Hodge, James E. Hutchinson, Joseph Leidy, R.A.F. Penrose, George Pepper, William Pepper, J.G. Reese, Edward Rhoads, R.E. Rogers, Francis G. Smith, Henry H. Smith, Alfred Stille, James Tyson, and Horatio Wood.

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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
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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
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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
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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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Daniel Bussier Shumway Papers, 1892-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 volume/s
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Daniel Bussier Shumway was a long time member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. This small collection consists of notebooks of Daniel Bussier Shumway during his graduate studies in Germany from 1892 to 1895.

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Rosemary A.W. Stevens Papers, 1949-1991 (inclusive) 1960-1991 (bulk)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
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Rosemary Stevens was appointed a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. Her area of specialization is in the field of the history of medicine and health services in the United States, United Kingdom and Africa. The Rosemary A. W. Stevens Papers contains material related to her research into health care; including research, correspondence, and manuscripts.

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Luther L. Terry Papers, 1926-1982 (inclusive) 1966-1972 (bulk)

Extent:
5 cubic feet
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Luther Terry was a faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine from 1965 to 1975. Prior to coming to Penn, he was appointed Surgeon General in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. It was during his term that the first United States Public Health Service report on the correlation between smoking and lung cancer was issued. The collections reflects his major research interest of the effects of smoking and health, particularly through his participation in groups such as the National Interagency Council on Smoking and Health, National Society for Medical Research, and the Nutrition Foundation.

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S. Reid Warren Papers, 1923-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 cubic feet
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S. Reid Warren, Jr. attended Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania where he would receive a Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1937. While attending Penn, Warren began his research and teaching career which would span almost forty years. The S. Reid Warren, Jr., Papers primarily document his professional career in the field of electrical engineering and radiologic physics, and in particular his role as an educator.

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University Council on Athletics Records, 1918-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 cubic feet
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The University Council on Athletics was created by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in 1917 to oversee "the physical life of the students,... determine the athletic policy of the University,... control an mange all athletic sports, contests and exhibitions and determine the eligibility of participants ..., and receive and disburse all moneys arising there from" until its effective demise in 1931. The University Council on Athletics Records document the management and expansion of organized competitive athletics at the University of Pennsylvania from 1918 to 1931 and the advisory role of alumni in the athletic programs from 1931 to 1950.

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

Extent:
3 cubic feet
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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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Robert Hodgson Nones Papers, 1898-1917 (inclusive)

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0.25 cubic feet
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Robert Hodgson Nones was appointed dean of the dentistry department at Medico-Chiruchical College in 1898, and organized the dental department at Philadelphia General Hospital in 1900 where he was head oral surgeon. The Robert Hodgson Nones Papers contain material from his tenure as dean of Medico-Chiruchical College's dental department - principally an address to the 1903 graduating class, and list of professors and instructors.

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Crawford Williamson Long Collection, 1842-1907 (inclusive)

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1 item
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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
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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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Watson Kintner Papers, 1890-1971 (inclusive) 1909-1971 (bulk)

Extent:
0.75 cubic feet
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Watson Kintner entered the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1916 with a degree in chemical engineering. The Watson Kintner Papers are a small collection containing the personal affects of Kintner. The bulk of the collection is comprised of photographs - many of the University of Pennsylvania's campus between 1911 and 1916 as well as a number of family images from the turn of the century.

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Edward G. McCollin Collection, 1874-1954 (inclusive) 1874-1904 (bulk)

Extent:
2 cubic feet
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Edward Garrett McCollin was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and was active in Philadelphia's musical community. The Edward G. McCollin Collection consists of material related to McCollin's time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania and a composer in Philadelphia.

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Samuel W. Pennypacker Collection, 1906 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item
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Samuel W. Pennypacker studied Law at the University of Pennsylvania, and was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1903-1907. The collection consists of a catalog from an auction held in April 1906 to auction off Samuel W. Pennypacker's library.

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Louis Childs Madeira, Jr. Papers, 1898-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 items
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Louis Childs Madeira, Jr. was active in University of Pennsylvania affairs throughout his life, serving as director of the Athletic Association, a trustee of the University, a member of the Board of Managers of the University Museum, and a member of the University of Pennsylvania Fund. The Louis Childs Madeira, Jr. Papers contain two letter copy books of outgoing correspondence from 1891 to 1901.

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Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection, 1759-1976 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

Extent:
23 cubic feet
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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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James Tyson Family Papers, 1854-1982 (inclusive) 1854-1908 (bulk)

Extent:
0.5 cubic feet
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James Tyson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1863, and went on to a noted career as a physician in Philadelphia. His interested in pathology led to his career as an educator, and he eventually rose in the ranks of the Penn Medical School. The bulk of the James Tyson collection is his correspondence to his father Henry Tyson, his sister, and his wife, Fannie Bosdevex.

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Laura Ruth Murray Klein Papers, 1939-1992 (inclusive) 1960-1985 (bulk)

Extent:
6.25 cubic feet
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Laura Ruth "Patsy" Murray Klein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Education in 1931, received her master's degree in English in 1933, and completed her Ph.D. in English in 1943. She was an educator in the Philadelphia area, who eventually rose to the position of Principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls from 1963 to 1976. The Laura Ruth Murray Klein Papers document just a few of the organizations and activities that this multi-faceted woman engaged in over her lifetime.

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Edgar Arthur Singer, Jr. Papers, 1875-1995 (inclusive) 1889-1955 (bulk)

Extent:
5.25 cubic feet
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The Edgar Arthur Singer, Jr. Papers documents the career and life of University of Pennsylvania Professor of Philosophy Edgar Arthur Singer, Jr. The collection consists primarily of lecture materials, addresses, and copies of publications – particularly material on his final work Experience and Reflection.

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Department of Biology Records, 1869-1948 (inclusive) 1884-1916 (bulk)

Extent:
3.25 cubic feet
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The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania authorized the establishment of a "Department of Biology" at the University in April 1884 and elected the founding members of its faculty one month later. This collection documents the early history and development of the Department of Biology and the teaching of botany and zoology at the University of Pennsylvania until 1916.

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Reginald Lawrence Hart Class of 1879 Photograph Album Photographs, 1879-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
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Reginald Lawrence Hart entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1875 as part of the Class of 1879. The Reginald Lawrence Hart Class of 1879 Photograph Album contains images of members of the Class of 1879, the faculty, and a few miscellaneous images - most notably related to athletes from the time period.

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School of Dental Medicine. Office of the Dean Records, 1944-1985 (inclusive) 1960-1985 (bulk)

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42.75 cubic feet
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D. Walter Cohen, D.D.S. was appointed dean of the School of Dental Medicine in 1972, after a twenty year career on the faculty of the Dental School. The Records of the School of Dental Medicine Office of the Dean contains material related to the tenure of D. Walter Cohen (1972 - 1983) with some material from the period Lester William Burket (1951 - 1972) held the position. The majority of the records relate to the School's Long Range Plan and the Pennsylvania Experiment for developing the curriculum in the 1980s.

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William Benson Harer Papers, 1915-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
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Dr. William Benson Harer dedicated a lifetime to the practice and teaching of medicine in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, most of which was done while he served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. The William Benson Harer Papers document his career as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania, his involvement with the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, and his time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania.

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William Ruckman Philler Papers, 1863-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
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William Ruckman Philler attended the University of Pennsylania from 1872 - 1875, and was an active member of the Penn Community and an active alumni. The William Ruckman Philler Papers encompass a variety of organizations and events, mostly relating to the University of Pennsylvania.

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University of Pennsylvania Women's Club Records, 1910-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 cubic feet
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The University of Pennsylvania Women's Club originated in 1906 when Mary Spring Gardiner Frazier, wife of the Dean of the Medical School, Charles Harrison Frazier, organized an informal gathering for several faculty wives to meet every two weeks for tea. It was officially founded, however, in 1910 under the name of the Faculty Tea Club of the University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania Women's Club Records contains material of its activities and official business. The bulk of the collection contains financial records and a chronological file.

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