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

Extent:
4 cubic feet
Abstract:
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.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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

Extent:
2 cubic feet
Abstract:
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.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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George Aaron Barton Papers, 1903-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 cubic feet
Abstract:
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.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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William Ezra Lingelbach Papers, 1901-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
Abstract:
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.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Philip Rieff correspondence, 1959-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.6 linear feet (7 boxes)
Abstract:
Philip Rieff (1922-2006) was an American sociologist, cultural critic and professor at the University of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1992. He is best known for his critiques of Freud and Freud's influence on society and morality in Western cultures. The collection is almost entirely composed of letters and postcards written to Rieff alongside a small number he authored himself. The subjects of the correspondences are largely personal, ranging from social letters with friends to thank-you letters from prior students. There is a large body of correspondence from Evelyn Joll (1925-2001), an art dealer and scholar who specialized in the work of the British painter J. M. W. Turner. There are also a small number of documents from academic and professional bodies, such as the letter awarding Rieff a Guggenheim fellowship in 1970.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Felix E. Schelling papers, 1856-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.25 linear feet (13 boxes)
Abstract:
Felix E. Schelling (1858-1945) was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, an expert on Shakespeare, and an author of scholarly works on Shakespeare and Elizabethan literature. This collection documents Schelling's life as a student, a professor, a scholar, and an author. It also documents the University of Pennsylvania through the eyes of an individual who was a student and a faculty member over a period of more than fifty years.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Theodore Hornberger Papers, 1941-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
Abstract:
Dr. Theodore Hornberger was a Professor of English with particular specialty in American literature. The Theodore Hornberger papers contain diaries, correspondence, teaching materials pertaining to courses and seminars he taught at the University of Pennsylvania, unfinished manuscripts, and reprints of some of his published works.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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