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Frazer Family Papers, 1776-2004 (inclusive) 1860-1960 (bulk)

Extent:
55 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Frazer Family Papers span over 200 years of an American family. The collection provides insight into five generations of University of Pennsylvania alum as well as three generations of educators, all in the field of chemistry, at the University of Pennsylvania and contains the papers of Persifor Frazer, Robert Frazer, John Fries Frazer, Persifor Frazer, Robert Frazer, John Frazer, John Frazer, Jr., and Tench Frazer, as well as a range of other family members and relatives. The collection is particularly strong in representing the professional and personal activities of Persifor Frazer (1844-1909) and his son John Frazer (1882-1964) from the 1860s to the 1950s.

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Louis Barkhouse Flexner Papers, 1925-1996 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk)

Extent:
1.5 cubic feet
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Louis Barkhouse Flexner was a Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Anatomy Department at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine from 1951 to 1967, a founder of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Neurological Sciences (now called the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences), and medical researcher noted for his work pertaining to the biochemistry of memory.The Louis Barkhouse Flexner papers mostly consist of offprints from scholarly journals of articles Flexner authored or co-authored, handwritten drafts of talks Flexner gave, a small collection of photographs, offprints inscribed by his uncles, Abraham and Simon Flexner, and correspondence that is of a mixed professional and personal nature.

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Stewart A. McDowell Collection, 1917-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
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Stewart A. McDowell was an American who served in World War I with the Lafayette Flying Corps and later teh Army Air Service. The Stewart A. McDowell Collection contains correspondence from McDowell's family and friends while in France between 1917 and 1921.

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Oliver Paul Bush Scrapbook, 1912-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Oliver Paul Bush received is D.D.S. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1915. The Oliver Paul Bush Scrapbook consists of photographs, clippings, and mementos from Bush's time at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Undergraduate Medical Association Records, 1908-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Undergraduate Medical Association (UMA) was formed in 1908 by University of Pennsylvania Medical School students, based on the American Medical Association. The Undergraduate Medical Association Records contains items related to its annual meeting.

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Raymond Pace Alexander Papers, 1880-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
117 cubic feet
Abstract:
Raymond Pace Alexander, lawyer, judge, civil rights leader, and civic leader, was born in Philadelphia into a large working class family. The Raymond Pace Alexander Papers Document the professional and personal life of Raymond Alexander.

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