Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="2010">2010</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="2011">2011</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Caro Ann Germann collection relating to Ashley Bryan, 1994-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (1 box) and 2.4 gigabytes
Abstract:: Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) was an artist and storyteller best known for his award-winning children's book illustrations with particular emphasis on African folktales and African-American spirituals. This collection consists of correspondence from Ashley Bryan to Kinkaid School faculty Caro Ann and John J. Germann, printed material regarding his artwork and exhibitions, and digital images and video of Ashley Bryan presenting at the Kinkaid School.

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

Carol Joyce papers and Academy Books and Bindery records, 1912-2017 (inclusive) 1975-2008 (bulk)

Extent:: 10 linear feet (10 record cartons, 30 volumes, and 3 oversize flat files) and 4.1 gigabytes
Abstract:: This collection documents the career of Carol Joyce (born 1946), a bookbinder, conservator, designer, and artist, specializing in book and paper restoration, limited edition books, conservation enclosures, and the rebinding of damaged books. She owned and operated Academy Books and Bindery, in Stockton, New Jersey, from 1983 to 2008. The collection contains many examples of limited-edition books that she produced or collected, as well as visual and written documentation for some of her projects.

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

American Musicological Society collection of The Broude Trust for the Publication of Musicological Editions publications, 1977-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.7 linear feet (8 boxes, 37 volumes and 4 flash drives) and 6.5 gigabytes
Abstract:: This collection contains proofs, hard and soft cover volumes, and digital files of musicological editions published by Broude Brothers, Ltd. and The Broude Trust for the Publication of Musicological Editions.

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

Stanley Wolpert papers, 1885-2019, bulk 1945-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11.5 linear feet (12 boxes) and 683.3 megabytes
Abstract:: Stanley Wolpert (1927-2019) was an American historian and author on the history of India, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent. The Stanley Wolpert papers measure 11.5 linear feet, date mostly from 1945-2000, and consist primarily of material relating to Wolpert's research on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the history and politics of the Indian subcontinent.

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

Laurence and Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann collection, 1967-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 linear feet (18 boxes)
Abstract:: Laurence Salzmann (born 1944) is a photographer and filmmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the course of his career, he has focused on social commentaries on little known groups in America and abroad, with a particular emphasis on the Jewish people in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. This collection contains a significant portion of the photographic output from Salzmann's long career. Researchers will find black and white and color photographs dating from 1967 to 2018; as well as other photographic, book, and film project documentation, such as book mock ups, exhibition publicity and planning, and biographical sketches of subjects of photographs. In addition to the physical prints, Salzmann also gifted digital copies of some of his prints which are available on Colenda (https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/).

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

Arthur Bloom research collection on Edwin Forrest, 1829-2018 (inclusive) 2014-2018 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Arthur Bloom (born 1939), an author and scholar of American theater, studied and wrote a book on Edwin Forrest (1806-1872), a prominent Philadelphia-born actor. This collection contains research materials for Bloom's work, Edwin Forrest: A Biography and Performance History (2019). These include some limited original materials by and related to Forrest, extensive printout copies of newspaper articles about Forrest, contemporary scholarly publications related to Forrest and American theater, and other research materials.

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

Kelly Writers House recordings, 1996-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: Founded in 1995 by a group of students, faculty, staff and alumni, the Kelly Writers House serves as a center for writers of all kinds from the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia region at large. This collection consists of original recordings of their programs and projects--poetry readings, film screenings, seminars, web magazines, lectures, dinners, radio broadcasts, workshops, art exhibits, and musical performances, the content of which is available at http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/multimedia/medialinks/

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

Noël Riley Fitch Papers, 1858-2018 (inclusive) 1965-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 41 boxes, 2 items, and 19.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the writings, correspondence, interviews, printed works, and other additional papers of the American educator and author Noël Riley Fitch (1937- ). Also included are a selection of Sylvia Beach papers that Fitch consulted for her book Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties (1983).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Freedom House Records, 1933-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 196 boxes, 1 folder, and 6 items
Abstract:: The Freedom House Records document the organization's activities in advocating freedom and democracy throughout the world. The records provide an invaluable insight into an organization that evolved from an answer to Hitler's Braunhaus to a diligent monitor of freedom worldwide.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Charles W. Yost Papers, circa 1790-2015 (inclusive) 1930-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Charles W. Yost (1907-1981) led a varied career as a diplomat, United Nations representative, writer, and scholar. He was a member of the foreign service intermittently between 1930 and 1971, after which time he devoted himself full-time to writing and teaching. Yost's papers document his professional life in the Foreign Service, as well as his time in academia, and include his correspondence, writings, and photographs.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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