Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1977">1977</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

McNeil Center for Early American Studies Records, 1959-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The McNeil Center for Early American Studies was founded in 1978 as the Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Center's mission is to "promote basic research in all areas of early American history and culture" through fellowships, seminars, assistance with publication of research, and other special projects. The records of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies document the efforts of a consortium of local archival and educational institutions to "promote basic research in all areas of early American history and culture" through fellowships, seminars, assistance with publications, and other special projects.

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American Civilization Department records, 1967-1995 (inclusive) 1949-1996 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: The American Civilization Department was an interdisciplinary program focused on the study of American culture from 1937 to 1994 at the University of Pennsylvania. The American Civilization Department records documents the administrative activities of the department for the period of 1970 to 1996.

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Anthony Nicholas Brady Garvan Papers, 1926-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 57.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Anthony Nicholas Brady Garvan came to the University of Pennsylvania in 1950 as a Fellow in American Civilization. He was appointed Assistant Professor in American Civilization in 1951, and in 1960 was appointed the first Professor in American Civilization and Department Chair at the University of Pennsylvania. The Anthony Nicholas Brady Garvan Papers primarily document the professional and academic activities of Garvan, with the addition of a small grouping of personal papers relating to his family and interests in hunting and travel.

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Century of Black Presence at Penn Exhibition, 1980 - 1981, Collection, 1913-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 cubic feet
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Moshe Lewin Papers, 1950-1995 (inclusive) 1977-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.7 cubic feet
Abstract:: Moshe Lewin was appointed professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. He was one of the most influential scholars of Russian and Soviet history in the world. The bulk of Lewin's papers consists of correspondence covering the period from 1977 to 1995.

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Otto Meyerhof Papers, 1900-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Otto Meyerhof was a German-born biochemist, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 to escape Nazi Germany, and accepted a position at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as professor of biochemistry. This small but important collection documents a range of professional and personal activities of Otto Meyerhof, and consists of correspondence and professional papers.

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Hui-lin Li Papers, 1831-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 cubic feet
Abstract:: Hui-lin Li was educated at Soochow University and Yenching University in China and received his PhD in biology from Harvard University in 1942. After holding a number of research fellowship positions in both the United States and Taiwan, he came to the University of Pennsylvania as a research associate in 1952 and became a faculty member in the field of botany in 1963. The collections documents the professional career and life of Dr. Li as a professor of botany and researcher.

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Mudd Family Papers, 1919-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Dr. Stuart Mudd and his wife, Dr. Emily Hartshorne Mudd were two outstanding members of the University of Pennsylvania faculty. Dr. Stuart Mudd served the Medical School's Pathology Department and was a world-renowned microbiologist hailed for his work in freeze-drying blood plasma and combating patient infections in hospitals. Dr. Emily Hartshorne Mudd served as the founder and Director of the Marriage Council of Philadelphia, and as Professor of Family Study in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Pennsylvania. This collection contains assorted published articles by both Stuart and Emily Mudd largely in the form of journal articles or offprints of journal articles.

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Department of the History of Art Records, 1952-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 cubic feet
Abstract:: The modern Department of the History of Art was established in the School of Fine Arts in 1951. The Department has been administered in the School of Arts and Sciences (and its predecessors) since 1959. The Department of the History of Art records document the activities of the Department from 1952 to 1986.

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Pennguinettes Records, 1947-2003 (inclusive) 1953-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: Pennguinettes was organized in 1946 with eight woman students who swam once a year to entertain visitors to campus on High School Day. In 1953, it became an official athletic society under the auspices of the Women's Physical Education Department and the Women's Athletic Association. This small collection documents the history and development of Penn's women society specialized in synchronized swimming.

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