Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1974">1974</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Herman Beerman (1901-1995) received his B.A. in 1923, his M.D. in 1927, and his Sc.D. in 1935 all from the University of Pennsylvania. He served an internship at the Mt. Sinai Hospital and his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania before his appointment in the both the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Dermatology. The papers consist of correspondence, 1923, 1965-1978; copies of his curriculum vitae; information on the dinner held in his honor by the History of Dermatology Society in 1981; clippings; photographic prints; and other miscellaneous papers.

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Extent:: 12 cubic feet
Abstract:: Jerry Donohue was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1966 to 1985. He earned his Ph.D. in 1947 at the California Institute of Technology where he remained until 1952 when he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to study at Cambridge where Francis Crick and John D. Watson, pioneers of DNA research. The papers of Jerry Donohue, with the exception of a small group of personal papers, represent the professional and academic career of a leading scientist in the field of chemistry and the study of crystallography. The bulk of the collection begins with his arrival at the University of Pennsylvania in 1966.

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Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Louis Joseph Meyer entered St. Charles Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania and was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1923. With United States entry into World War II, Meyer joined the Army Reserve as a chaplain and was assigned to the 20th General Hospital. The Louis Joseph Meyer Papers document his services as military chaplain with the 20th General Hospital in India during Wolrd War II.

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Extent:: 17 cubic feet
Abstract:: Elizabeth Farquhar Flower received her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939. Flower began her teaching career at Penn in 1937. She obtained tenure in 1956 and was promoted to full professor in 1974. This collection documents the life and teaching and research career of Elizabeth F. Flower as an academician and faculty member in the field of philosophy.

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Extent:: 71.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Office of Vice Provost for University Life was created in 1979 to oversee a number of student-oriented departments and services at the University of Pennsylvania. The Vice Provost for University Life Records document the activities of the office and its varying responsibilities on the University of Pennsylvania campus.

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Extent:: 115.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Wharton School Office of the Dean Records documents the administrative activities of the Wharton School, principally covering the administrations from Simon N. Patten through Thomas P. Gerrity. Portions of this collection are closed.

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Extent:: 495 cubic feet
Abstract:: From the creation of the Board of Trustees in 1749, there has always been a person who was responsible for the task of maintaining the minutes, coordinating meetings, and preparing and, beginning in 1828, signing diplomas. The records of the Office of the Secretary reflect the many duties and responsibilities of the Secretary as both an officer of the Board of Trustees and as well as an official in the University administration.

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