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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1979-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
Abstract:
The records of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania document thirty-five years of education, outreach and support by and for the University's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied (LGBTQA) students and employees.

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James Welton Cornman Papers, 1962-1978 (inclusive)

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4 cubic feet
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The James Welton Cornman papers document Cornman's professional activities as a Professor of Philosophy, mostly dating to his tenure at the University of Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1978 and drafts of various articles and books authored by Cornman on philosophical topics.

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

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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)

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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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Fred Haber Papers, 1953-1987 (inclusive)

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7 cubic feet
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Fred Haber was Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1987. The Fred Haber papers document his university teaching as well as his outside consulting and research work.

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Leo Yanoff Letters, 1927 (inclusive)

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0.25 cubic feet
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Leo Yanoff was a member of the University of Pennsylvania's Class of 1930. He later went to Harvard Law School where he earned an L.L.B. in 1933 and became a judge of the Essex County (N.J.) Superior Court. These letters were written by Leo Yanoff to his parents between September and November 1927 and document his thoughts during his first months as a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania

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Frank Meter Papers, 1905-1948, undated (inclusive)

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0.75 cubic feet
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Frank Meter was a 1910 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. His papers contain material from the time he was a student as wll as a small amount of material created after he graduated. The papers consist of notebooks, photographs of his Dental School classmates and other unidentified people, two copies of The Penn Dental Journal, a 1910 Dental School yearbook, and two pamphlets from the Psi Omega Dental Society annual banquets in 1909 and 1910.

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Oliver Paul Bush Scrapbook, 1912-1915 (inclusive)

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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
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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)

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117 cubic feet
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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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Memorabilia Collection, 1787-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
1500 items
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In addition to thousands of written and printed documents, photographs and other visual images, the University Archives also houses a burgeoning memorabilia collection. Numbering over 1,500 items, memorabilia enhance and complete millions of words of historical text with their unique, three-dimensional quality. The memorabilia collection spans items dating from the late 1700's to the twenty-first century. The items in this collection are related to University of Pennsylvania founders and stewards, as well as to Penn history, traditions, organizations, schools and centers, athletics, and intellectual pursuits.

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Department of English Records, 1948-1976 (inclusive) 1948-1967 (bulk)

Extent:
6.25 cubic feet
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The Department of English Records document student essays written in the mid twentieth century. The majority of the collection contains senior honors theses from 1948 to 1968 which cover a variety of topics relating to both American and British literature. The collection also contains student essays from the 1970s.

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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. G. Holmes Perkins Administration, 1945-1971 (inclusive) 1950-1965 (bulk)

Extent:
37 cubic feet
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G. Holmes Perkins became Dean of the School of Fine Arts in 1951 succeeding George Simpson Koyl. He served in that capacity through to 1971, overseeing changes in the curriculum and structure of the School in the second half of the twentieth century. The Records for G. Holmes Perkins tenure as dean of the School of Design reflect the administrative and academic activities of the school from about 1950 to 1965.

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John Rissel Kessler Papers, 1858-1969 (inclusive) 1917-1923 (bulk)

Extent:
2.25 cubic feet
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John Rissel Kessler was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, who served in the U.S. Army Ambulance Service during World War I. The John Rissel Kessler Papers consist primarily of correspondence from Rissler to his family between 1917 and 1920 - documenting his experience serving as an U.S. Army ambulance driver assigned to the French Army.

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