Philadelphia Area Archives

Thomas Ormsby recipe book, 1780-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Thomas Ormsby was a member of a prominent Irish family living in Ballinamore House in County Mayo, Ireland. This volume contains culinary, medicinal, and household recipes compiled by Thomas Ormsby and probably other members of the family from at least 1780 to 1813. Culinary recipes include both sweet and savory dishes, and use a diverse set of ingredients, many of which were not native to Ireland.

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

Marcia J. Frost research collection relating to Gujarat, 1933-2020 (inclusive) 1975-2020 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.21 linear feet (2 boxes) and 4.3 megabytes
Abstract:: This research collection primarily contains Gujarat village records collected from the mamlatdar record offices in the mid-1970s by economics professor Marcia J. Frost, whose research focused on the economic history of Gujarat territories. Village officials prepared kalambandhis (annual talati accounts) and moje jarif (village registers from the revenue survey) during the first decade of British rule in western India. These cover a wide range of topics including population and animal censuses, village revenue and expenditures, land tenures and use, village history and customs. Frost collected these records for her dissertation study of the economic history of the Gujarat territories under the East India Company administration in the early 19th century.

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

Edward Rhoads Longstreth grand tour photograph albums, 1891

Extent:: .5 linear_foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: These two photograph albums contain over 450 photographs, postcards, and other printed material documenting the European grand tour of Edward Rhoads Longstreth in 1891.

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

Florence and Marion Walbridge travel letters, 1881-1898 (inclusive)

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection of thirty-nine handwritten letters from Florence and Marion Walbridge to family members back home in Brooklyn, New York, chronicles their five-month journey throughout Europe and the Middle East. Detailed letters provide an account of their exposure to the cultural legacy of antiquity and the Renaissance through travel.

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

James Welton Cornman Papers, 1962-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 cubic feet
Abstract:: The James Welton Cornman papers document Cornman's professional activities as a Professor of Philosophy, mostly dating to his tenure at the University of Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1978 and drafts of various articles and books authored by Cornman on philosophical topics.

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

Louis Barkhouse Flexner Papers, 1925-1996 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Louis Barkhouse Flexner was a Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Anatomy Department at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine from 1951 to 1967, a founder of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Neurological Sciences (now called the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences), and medical researcher noted for his work pertaining to the biochemistry of memory.The Louis Barkhouse Flexner papers mostly consist of offprints from scholarly journals of articles Flexner authored or co-authored, handwritten drafts of talks Flexner gave, a small collection of photographs, offprints inscribed by his uncles, Abraham and Simon Flexner, and correspondence that is of a mixed professional and personal nature.

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

Stewart A. McDowell Collection, 1917-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Stewart A. McDowell was an American who served in World War I with the Lafayette Flying Corps and later teh Army Air Service. The Stewart A. McDowell Collection contains correspondence from McDowell's family and friends while in France between 1917 and 1921.

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

Fred Haber Papers, 1953-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 cubic feet
Abstract:: Fred Haber was Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1987. The Fred Haber papers document his university teaching as well as his outside consulting and research work.

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

William T.V. (Thomas Valeria) Fontaine Papers, 1966-circa 1968, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The William T. V. Fontaine papers consist mostly of loose, handwritten notes by Dr. Fontaine on various writings, most of which are related to his book Reflections on Segregation, Desegregation, Power and Morals (1967).

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

Leo Yanoff Letters, 1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Leo Yanoff was a member of the University of Pennsylvania's Class of 1930. He later went to Harvard Law School where he earned an L.L.B. in 1933 and became a judge of the Essex County (N.J.) Superior Court. These letters were written by Leo Yanoff to his parents between September and November 1927 and document his thoughts during his first months as a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania

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