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Alexander Vucinich Papers, 1961-1984 (inclusive)

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3 cubic feet
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The Alexander Vucinich papers document Vucinich's tenure as a Professor in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of History and Sociology of Science and his work as a scholar of the social and cultural history of science in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union.

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Edwin Wolf II Papers, 1940-1984 (inclusive)

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0.25 cubic feet
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Edwin Wolf II was an expert on rare books, an author and historian of Colonial America, a leader in Philadelphia's Jewish community, president of the Friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library from 1947 to 1953, and librarian of the Library Company of Philadelphia from 1955 to 1984. The Edwin Wolf II papers are mostly made up of a draft of A Faculty Survey of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries (1940) and material pertaining to his involvement with the Friends of the University Library and the Committee for a Bicentennial of the University of Pennsylvania Library.

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Louis Joseph Meyer Papers, 1939-1984 (inclusive) 1942-1946 (bulk)

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1 cubic feet
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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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Althea Kratz Hottel Papers, 1923-1983 (inclusive)

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1.5 cubic feet
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Dr. Althea Kratz Hottel was a noted champion of higher education and education for women. At the University of Pennsylvania she served as Directress of Women from 1936 to 1943, Dean of Women 1943 to 1959, Lecturer of Sociology 1936 to 1959, and was a Trustee from 1959 to 1969. The Althea Kratz Hottel papers consist of material relating to her involvement with the University of Pennsylvania's Women's Oral History Project as well as other miscellaneous awards, certificates, correspondence, and photographs.

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School of Dental Medicine. General Records, 1878-1983 (inclusive) 1878-1977 (bulk)

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2.375 cubic feet
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The School of Dental Medicine opened in 1878. A century later it was the third largest dental school in the United States. The School of Dental Medicine General Records is an eclectic group of items that document the students and faculty from the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries.

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Luther L. Terry Papers, 1926-1982 (inclusive) 1966-1972 (bulk)

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5 cubic feet
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Luther Terry was a faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine from 1965 to 1975. Prior to coming to Penn, he was appointed Surgeon General in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. It was during his term that the first United States Public Health Service report on the correlation between smoking and lung cancer was issued. The collections reflects his major research interest of the effects of smoking and health, particularly through his participation in groups such as the National Interagency Council on Smoking and Health, National Society for Medical Research, and the Nutrition Foundation.

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James Tyson Family Papers, 1854-1982 (inclusive) 1854-1908 (bulk)

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0.5 cubic feet
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James Tyson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1863, and went on to a noted career as a physician in Philadelphia. His interested in pathology led to his career as an educator, and he eventually rose in the ranks of the Penn Medical School. The bulk of the James Tyson collection is his correspondence to his father Henry Tyson, his sister, and his wife, Fannie Bosdevex.

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Henry H. Glassie Papers, 1980-1982 (inclusive)

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5 cubic feet
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Henry H. Glassie earned his Ph.D. in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and taught at the University from 1976–1988. The collection consists of manuscripts of two works, Passing the Time in Ballymenone (1982) and Irish Folk History (1982).

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Matthias Adam Shaaber Papers, 1914-1981 (inclusive) 1940-1978 (bulk)

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2 cubic feet
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Matthias Adam Shaaber was a scholar of Shakespeare and English Renaissance literature, who taught at the University of Pennsylvania from 1922 - 1968. The Matthias Adam Shaaber Papers document his work with several organizations he was a member of and primarily date from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Eadweard Muybridge Collection, 1870-1981 (inclusive)

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20 cubic feet
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Eadweard Muybridge is a noted photographer who began his studies of animal locomotion in 1872 while trying to settle a bet for railroad tycoon Leland Stanford. In 1883 several important Philadelphians attended a meeting in the office of the provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and decided to provide Muybridge with the grounds of the Veterinary Hospital and a $5,000 advance to begin work on the landmark study, Animal Locomotion. This study, completed in 1887 and published under the sponsorship of the University, would prove to be of great use to artists, anatomists, physiologists, and athletes. The Eadweard Muybridge Collection documents his photographic career and the contributions he made to motion pictures. Documentation relating Muybridge's Animal Locomotion study, done under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, represents the bulk of this collection.

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Herman Beerman Papers, 1923-1981 (inclusive) 1965-1978 (bulk)

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0.5 cubic feet
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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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Herman Lukoff Papers, 1940-1980 (inclusive)

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6 cubic feet
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Herman Lukoff, a pioneer in the computer industry, attended the Moore School of Electrical Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania from 1940 to 1943. Lukoff's career blossomed after 1950 when the Eckert-Mauchly Corporation was bought out by Remington Rand (later known as Sperry Rand) Corporation. The papers of Herman Lukoff mainly document his professional career at the Sperry Rand Corporation, although there is a small series of personal papers, primarily containing student notes while attending the University of Pennsylvania.

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Otto Meyerhof Papers, 1900-1980 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet
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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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Mudd Family Papers, 1919-1980 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet
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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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William Edwards Stephens Papers, 1939-1980 (inclusive)

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3 cubic feet
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The papers of William Edwards Stephen document his involvement with the University of Pennsylvania as a Physics professor and as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This documentation includes research and notes pertaining to astrophysics, nuclear physics, mass spectroscopy analysis; notebooks and papers from students in his physics courses; working files pertaining to his appointment as dean; and a small amount of photographs and negatives associated with his research.

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The Goodfellows Records, 1919-1980 (inclusive) 1919-1963 (bulk)

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1 volume
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The Goodfellows were organized in 1919 as a social group of dentists from Philadelphia, New York City, and Baltimore for the simple purpose of "friendship and the joy of meeting together." The Goodfellows Records is a bound volume that contains the minutes, invitations, photographs, and memorabilia of an informal social club.

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Office of the President Records. Martin Meyerson Administration, 1970-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
128 cubic feet
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Martin Meyerson served as President of the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1980. The records in this series document the presidential administration of Martin Meyerson, who served as President from 1970 to 1980, and reflect all major activities taking place on campus during this period.

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Robert Ernest Spiller Papers, 1936-1980 (inclusive) 1948-1964 (bulk)

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3 cubic feet
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Robert Ernest Spiller was a Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania from 1945 to 1967 and acting dean of the Annenberg School of Communications from 1963 to 1964. The Robert Ernest Spiller papers are all professional in nature and document his function as a Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania as well as his involvement with numerous other professional and academic organizations.

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