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Office of the University Architect Records. Harold Taubin Planning History, 1913-1987 (inclusive) 1952-1982 (bulk)

Extent:
7 cubic feet
Abstract:
Harold Taubin (1920-1991) was the first person at the University of Pennsylvania to hold the position which is today known as the University Architect. The collection documents the planning process for the physical expansion of the University of Pennsylvania campus in West Philadelphia during the second half of the twentieth century.

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Frank Gouldsmith Speck Papers, 1925-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
Frank Gouldsmith Speck was a professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1925-1950. The Frank Speck Papers is a small collection consisting primarily of typed class lecture notes.

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Jean C. Morris Papers, 1921-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
Jean Crocker Morris enrolled in the School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania in 1921 and graduated in 1925 with a B.S. in Education. After received her degree, Morris entered the career of teaching. Jean C. Morris' scrapbook documents some of the activities of her student days at the University of Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1925.

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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Records, 1862-2008 (inclusive) 2001-2006 (bulk)

Extent:
12 cubic feet
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To celebrate Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, which fell on January 17, 2006, five institutions in the Philadelphia area formed in 2000 an alliance named Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Consortium. The Consortium initiated a grand multifaceted and internationally-involving scenario for the celebration. The full name of the project is Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, or "Ben Franklin 300, 1706-2006." This collection documents the organization, planning and operation of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary from the time the BFT Consortium was established in 2000 till the project was wrapped up in mid 2008.

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Board of Managers Records, 1874-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania originated as part of the University's move to West Philadelphia. The school's Medical faculty and alumni petitioned the Board of Trustees for a University run hospital to provide clinical instruction for students. The Trustees agreed and formally established the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in June 1871. The Records document the administrative and financial history of the Hospital.

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