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[British] soldier's photograph album of India, 1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection is composed of about 80 photographs taken in India in and around 1945 by an unidentified soldier, likely British.

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

Cleon S. Long World War II photograph album of India, circa 1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This album consists of more than 80 photographs taken by American serviceman Cleon S. Long, as well as various ephemera, from his time in India during World War II.

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

Razmak Brigade photograph album, circa 1936-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:: This album contains just under 50 photographs of young men of the Razmak Brigade during the Waziristan campaign in the North West frontier of India (now Pakistan).

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

Newell Sill Jenkins papers, 1905-1915, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains some papers of the esteemed American dentist Newell Sill Jenkins (1840-1919) who practiced for most of his career in Dresden, Germany and popularized the use of porcelain tooth enamel. A small booklet with notes on Jenkins' experiments with dental cement is included in the collection, along with a large album presented to him on his seventieth birthday by a cohort of American dentists. There are also a few miscellaneous photographs and pages of notes in this collection, as well as a menu from a dinner held in Jenkins' honor.

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

Miscellaneous postcards of India , circa 1880s-1920s (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists of post cards of India, the bulk of which document missionary work in India and Sri Lanka during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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

Edith Wharton and Clyde Fitch typescript of "The House of Mirth: A Play in Four Acts, circa 1906", circa 1906, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, best known for works that provided insightful representation of New York high society. In 1905, her novel, The House of Mirth, was published; and shortly thereafter, she worked with dramatist, Clyde Fitch (1865-1909), to develop a play adapted from the novel. The collection consists in the complete typescript of the play The House of Mirth, as well a photocopy made at a later date.

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

Edward C. Kirk photograph album, circa 1909-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear_foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: Edward C. Kirk (1856-1933) was a prominent dentist in Philadelphia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This photograph album, containing seventeen photographs of European medical professionals, may have been assembled following Kirk's trip to Berlin for the International Dental Congress which was held there in 1909.

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

Barbara J. Kukla collection of acetate discs, 1937-1939, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Barbara J. Kukla (born 1940) is an author and an authority on the Newark, New Jersey, jazz scene. This collection consists of ten acetate discs containing classical, gospel, and popular music, dating from at least 1937 to 1939. It includes a recording of Marian Anderson's performance at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on April 9, 1939.

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

Joseph W. Catharine papers regarding the Thomas W. Evans estate, 1897-1931, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.2 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Joseph W. Catharine papers contain records, correspondence and legal documents dating from 1897 to 1931, which relate to the litigation of the Thomas W. Evans estate. Although Dr. Evans, a wealthy dentist, left a clear last will and testament, it took about sixteen years for his estate to be administered due to a string of legal battles between the heirs, executors and City of Philadelphia (represented by Catharine in his capacity as Assistant City Solicitor). The collection includes professional correspondence, legal notes and memoranda, formal legal documents filed by name of court, the records of the Thomas W. Evans Museum and Institute Society, and the financial records of the estate's dispensation.

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

Samuel Hazard scrapbook and ephemera, 1723-1876, 2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet (3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Abstract:: Samuel Hazard (1784-1870) was a prominent Philadelphia historian who studied the early records of colonial Pennsylvania and also collected engravings, prints, and ephemera documenting comtemporary Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. This collection consists of his scrapbook of material relating to the history of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as well as a number of loose documents that may have been intended for the scrapbook or interleaved therein.

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

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