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William Gomberg Papers, 1935-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
Abstract:
William Gomberg came to the University of Pennsylvania in 1959 when he joined the faculty of the Wharton School, where he stayed for the remainder of his career as a Professor of Management and Industrial Relations. The William Gomberg Papers document his scholarly work in labor relations and management history.

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Helen Octavia Dickens Papers, 1933-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
27 cubic feet
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Helen Octavia Dickens was the first female African American board-certified OB/GYN in Philadelphia a member faculty in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The Helen O. Dickens Papers document the latter half of Dickens' career in the field of medicine, medical education and public health. The collection contains correspondence, articles, reprints, grant proposals and some notes regarding Dickens' work in teenage pregnancy during the 1960s and 1970s which can be found in the Medical and Correspondence series.

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LeRoy Smith, Jr. Papers, 1939-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 items
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LeRoy Smith, Jr. attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received a B.S. in Education from in 1934 and a Masters of Arts Degree in 1943. The collection consists of academic and religious poems written by Smith from his college days throughout the remainder of his life.

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Michael Zuckerman Papers, 1960-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
37 cubic feet
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Michael Zuckerman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A.B. in 1961 and obtained his Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization from Harvard University in 1967. He started teaching history at Penn in 1965 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1967, Associate Professor in 1970, and Professor in 1984. His research interests have focused on American social history and colonial American history. The collection documents the career and achievement of Michael Zuckerman as a history professor and researcher.

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Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture Records, 1970-1994 (inclusive) 1983-1994 (bulk)

Extent:
7 cubic feet
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The Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture was founded in 1987 with these major objectives: to "generate and promote scholarship about the Black Diaspora", "to provide space and facilities for writers, artists, and academics" to promote interdisciplinary research in black literature and culture, "to bring results of academic research to public attention," and "to assist the inner City schools with specialists' expertise." This collection documents the operations of the Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture since its founding in 1987.

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Gaylord P. Harnwell Papers, 1889-1992 (inclusive) 1924-1982 (bulk)

Extent:
30 cubic feet
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Gaylord P. Harnwell was a physicist and president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1953 – 1970. The Gaylord P. Harnwell Papers document various aspects of his personal and professional life.

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Henry Howard Houston Estate Papers, 1698-1989 (inclusive) 1830-1953 (bulk)

Extent:
26 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Henry Howard Houston Estate Papers document the creation and development of a large real estate investment in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. The collection also provides extension information on land ownership in this area from the late eighteenth to mid nineteenth century through the original deeds, which form the title papers series of the collection.

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