Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1991">1991</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Helen Octavia Dickens Papers, 1933-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 27 cubic feet
Abstract:: 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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Commencement and Convocation Programs, 1757-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 cubic feet
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Schools and Divisions Building Dedications Collection, 1900-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
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Michael Zuckerman Papers, 1960-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 37 cubic feet
Abstract:: 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
Abstract:: 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
Abstract:: 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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Martin Meyerson Papers, 1909-2007 (inclusive) 1952-2004 (bulk)

Extent:: 178 cubic feet
Abstract:: Martin Meyerson enjoyed a long career in American higher education, first as a faculty member in the academic discipline of city planning and then as a senior academic administrator culminating in the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania. The Martin Meyerson Personal Papers document President Meyerson's professional activities from his time as president at the State University of New York at Buffalo through to his time as emeritus president at the University of Pennsylvania. While there are some administrative related files, the bulk of the collection relates to his work on numerous boards and involvement with professional societies.

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School of Nursing Records, 1908-2006 (inclusive) 1954-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 75 cubic feet
Abstract:: This record group is a continuation to the earlier groups of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing records. The bulk of the group documents the activity of the School during the Dean Norma Lang administration (1992-2000).

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Britton Chance Papers, 1940-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Britton Chance Papers document his lifelong career at the University of Pennsylvania as an educator and administrator of the Department of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry and the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Foundation from the 1940s to the 1990s

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University Relations Information Files Collection, 1881-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 cubic feet
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