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Class Collection, 1836-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 cubic feet
Abstract:
Class traditions and annual reunions at the University of Pennsylvania date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The Class Collection documents the academic traditions and alumni activities of various classes and schools of the University of Pennsylvania dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.

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Edward J. Stemmler Papers, 1942-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 cubic feet
Abstract:
Edward J. Stemmler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1960. He had a thirty year career at Penn where he rose to the position of Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. The Edward J. Stemmler Papers document his career as a physician and administrator in Philadelphia, most notably at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center as well as his military service in the 1950s.

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Mask and Wig Club Records, 1889-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
21 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Mask & Wig Club was founded in 1889 by Clayton Fotteral McMichael as an all - male peformance group. The Mask & Wig Club documents chronicle the history of the all-male University of Pennsylvania singing and dramatics organization. Included are production materials from 1889 to 1989.

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George Aaron Barton Papers, 1903-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 cubic feet
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George Aaron Barton was an author, scholar, and Professor of Semitic languages. The collection includes papers relating to a variety of topics. A small portion of the collection is comprised of Barton's personal papers including letters and essays on his personal religious and political beliefs, book reviews, and lecture notes. The bulk of the collection deals with the research Barton conducted in the fields of Christianity, Archeology, and Mysticism.

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

Extent:
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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Jerry Donohue Papers, 1941-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 cubic feet
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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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Louis Joseph Meyer Papers, 1939-1984 (inclusive) 1942-1946 (bulk)

Extent:
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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David Henry Wenrich Papers, 1897-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
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David H. Wenrich, scientist and professor of zoology, joined the University of Pennsylvania faculty as an instructor in 1915, becoming an assistant professor in 1919, and a full professor in 1928. This collection centers around Wenrich's efforts to honor Clarence Erwin McClung.

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Elizabeth F. Flower Papers, 1929-2001 (inclusive) 1965-1995 (bulk)

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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