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Center for Greater Philadelphia Records, 1838-2005 (inclusive) 1981-2000 (bulk)

Extent:
16.5 cubic feet
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The Center for Greater Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1985 by Penn Public Policy and History Professor Theodore Hershberg. This collection documents the activities and development of the Center for Greater Philadelphia from the early 1980s to the end of the twentieth century.

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I.S. (Isadore Schwaner) Ravdin Papers, 1912-1972 (inclusive)

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189 cubic feet
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I. S. Ravdin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1918, and would spend the next fifty plus years of his career associated with Penn. During that period he rose to the posts of the John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery, Director of the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, and Chief of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II Ravdin was Commander of the 20th General Hospital. The Papers of I. S. Ravdin reflect the entire range of his personal and professional interest, including his work as a surgeon, hospital administrator, military career, and private practice.

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Samuel Bernard Hadden Papers, 1918-1988 (inclusive)

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4 cubic feet
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Samuel Bernard Hadden attended the University of Pennsylvania and received an A.B. in 1922 and M.D.in 1924. Dr. Hadden served in several teaching capacities from 1926 to 1941 at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. Early in his career Samuel Hadden's main interest was neurology. Gradually he became more interested in the neuro-psychology. Hadden is best known as a pioneer in group psychotherapy. The Samuel Bernard Hadden Papers, 1918-1988, mainly document the professional contributions of Dr. Hadden in the field of psychiatry, and in particular group psychotherapy

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University of Pennsylvania 250th Anniversary Commission Collection, 1940-1993 (inclusive) 1986-1992 (bulk)

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7 cubic feet
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The University of Pennsylvania celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1990. With planning beginning as early as 1986. The collection documents in rich detail all anniversary events which present a kaleidoscopic view of the University life, its past as well as its present.

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Eliot Stellar Papers, 1938-1993 (inclusive)

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47 cubic feet
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Eliot Stellar, a noted physiological psychologist, was a professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania from 1960 – 1993, and provost from 1973 – 1978. He was also active in many professional societies, including the American Philosophical Society. The Eliot Stellar Papers, 1938-1993, document the professional activities of Dr. Stellar -- his teaching, research, his administrative duties at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as his responsibilities with other organizations outside the University.

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Sol Worth Papers, 1926-1977 (inclusive)

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42 cubic feet
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Sol Worth was a noted film maker, and professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communications. The Sol Worth Papers document his activities while at the Annenberg School for Communications, relating to his professional and scholarly pursuits.

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Wroe Alderson Papers, 1949-1966 (inclusive) 1957-1966 (bulk)

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4 cubic feet
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Wroe Alderson was a nationally-known professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. The Wroe Alderson Papers document Alderson's career in marketing in both the private sector and in academia.

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Harry Harris Papers, 1777-1990 (inclusive) 1946-1990 (bulk)

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8.1 cubic feet
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Harry Harris was an internationally-renowned biochemist and a leading scientist in the field of human genetics. The collection documents the professional career of Dr. Harry Harris and certain aspects of his personal life.

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Howard Van Locke Collection, 1907-1999 (inclusive) 1907-1910 (bulk)

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16 items
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Howard Van Locke attended the Medico-Chirurgical College. This collection consists of personal documents or objects related to Locke's experience at the Medico-Chirurgical College, as well as a reminiscent account of Howard Van Locke by his daughter Gwen Locke Gibson.

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Josiah C. McCracken Papers, 1906-1993 (inclusive)

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0.5 cubic feet
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Josiah C. McCracken's outstanding athletic abilities led to his admission to the University of Pennsylvania in 1896. At Penn, he was elected president of his class for four years, and served as president of the Christian Association for three years. He also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1901. McCracken would spend a good part of his career in China where he served as chief surgeon of St. Luke's Hospital. The collection, though small in volume, represents two important aspects of Josiah C. McCracken's rich and splendid life--his brilliant achievement as an all-round star athlete at Penn and his life-long devotion to the development of medicine in China.

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Alfred Newton Richards Papers, 1904-1969 (inclusive) 1925-1966 (bulk)

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38 cubic feet
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Alfred Newton Richards arrived at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1910 to be chair of Pharmacology, a position which he occupied until 1946, when he became Professor Emeritus. The University series consists of Richards' class lectures, notes regarding his courses, and laboratory experiment work. The laboratory experiments include those carried out by colleagues and students and those carried out solely by Richards or in conjunction with colleagues and students. Kidney function is the general subject of most of the experiments, but many specific aspects of this subject are examined.

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Cornelius Weygandt Papers, 1787-1955 (inclusive) 1920-1955 (bulk)

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5 cubic feet
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Cornelius Weygandt attended the University of Pennsylvania and received his PhD in 1901. Weygandt had a fifty-five year career as a teacher in the Department of English at Penn, and also obtained literary success for his storytelling skills. The Cornelius Weygandt Papers document his literary efforts primarily from the 1920s to the 1950s. The majority of the collection contains unpublished of essays and books he had prepared and may have planned to publish.

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Thomas Darlington Cope Papers, 1912-1960 (inclusive) 1939-1956 (bulk)

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2 cubic feet
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Thomas Darlington Cope received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1915 at the University of Pennsylvania and spent his entire professional career at Penn. His prominence as a historian of science arose from his study of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, the English surveyors who were brought to America to help settle the border dispute between Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania that resulted in the famous Mason-Dixon Line. The Thomas Darlington Cope Papers contains Cope's personal correspondence from 1912-1956, and his Mason and Dixon Line research.

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Robert Dechert Family Papers, 1798-1975 (inclusive) 1915-1972 (bulk)

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4 cubic feet
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The Dechert family was involved in Philadelphia's legal, civic, and military history from the mid-nineteenth century through twentieth century. The Robert Dechert Family Papers primarily document the life of Robert Dechert, touching upon almost all of his activities.

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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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David Y. Cooper Papers, 1821-1999 (inclusive) 1978-1990 (bulk)

Extent:
8 cubic feet
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David Y. Cooper was a graduate and later faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, well known for his research work in a number of fields. This collection primarily documents his work and reserach into topics relating to the history of medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1829-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.5 cubic feet
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The Zelosophic Society was formed in October 1829 as a response to the Philomathean Society, an exclusive literary society formed on campus in 1813. The records of the Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania are a rich source for documenting the creative energies of university students for part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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School of Veterinary Medicine Records, 1832-1991 (inclusive) 1877-1991 (bulk)

Extent:
10 cubic feet
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One of the oldest of its kind in North America, the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania is the only veterinary school in the United States that was a direct outgrowth of the University's School of Medicine. It was founded in 1882 when University Trustee Joshua Bertram Lippincott donated $10,000 for the purpose of establishing veterinary school within the University. The Historical Material series records the school in its formative stage. It features minute books for the Board of Managers, 1889-1954, for the faculty, 1909-1963, and for alumni societies, 1901-1960. The Administration series constitutes the bulk of the collection. Included in it are a biographical data file of faculty members and prominent alumni.

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Pi Lambda Theta. Eta Chapter. Records, 1947-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
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The honorary fraternity Pi Lambda Theta was founded in 1910 for students who excelled in the field of education. The Eta Chapter was formed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1916, two years after the School of Education was established. The collection which consists of a scrapbook documents all the activities of the fraternity from 1947 to 1953.

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Class Collection, 1836-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 cubic feet
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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
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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
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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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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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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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Elizabeth F. Flower Papers, 1929-2001 (inclusive) 1965-1995 (bulk)

Extent:
17 cubic feet
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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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Frederick and Edith L. Massiah Papers, 1913-1990 (inclusive) 1917-1975 (bulk)

Extent:
6 cubic feet
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Frederick McDonald Massiah became a leader in the use of reinforced concrete in building construction,and was one of the first successful African-American contracting engineers in the United States. The Frederick and Edith L. Massiah Papers documents the professional activities of Frederick Massiah as a contract engineer and business man, as well as the Massiah Family life in Philadelphia. The collection is organized into three series: Business Papers, Family Papers, and Awards and Certificates.

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University Libraries Records, 1890-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
36 cubic feet
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The University Library dates to 1749 with a gift of books from Richard Jackson, a London lawyer and politician. Within a few years, Benjamin Franklin and William Smith donated additional volumes. The records, 1890-1979, for the University of Pennsylvania Library deal primarily with the operation of the Library from the Furness building but also includes information on the fundraising for and construction of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

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Glenn Raymond Morrow Papers, 1920-1972 (inclusive) 1935-1965 (bulk)

Extent:
3 cubic feet
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Glenn Raymond Morrow was a lifelong scholar of Greek philosophy, who joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1939 as a Professor of Philosophy. The Glenn Raymond Morrow Papers primarily document Morrow's academic career, research work, and professional interests from 1935 to 1965.

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William Ezra Lingelbach Papers, 1901-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
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William Ezra Lingelbach was a well-known and highly regarded figure at the University of Pennsylvania as a faculty member of the Department of History. He earned his Ph.D. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1901. He would eventually rise to Professor of Modern European History, and briefly serve as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The William Ezra Lingelbach Papers mostly date from his time as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, although materials from Lingelbach's involvement with other institutions and organizations are also represented.

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