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Office of the Provost Records. Charles C. Harrison Administration, 1854-1943 (inclusive) 1891-1927 (bulk)

Extent:

5.5 cubic feet

Abstract:

Charles Custis Harrison was Provost at the University of Pennsylvania 1894-1910, a time of expansive growth for the University, especially in the number of buildings added to the campus. Using his extensive personal contacts from his business and political associates, Harrison raised funds (making large contributions himself) for dormitories as well as Houston Hall, the University Museum, the Medical Laboratory, the Law, Engineering, and Dental School buildings from the wealthy of Philadelphia society. The Charles Custis Harrison Files of the Office of the Provost Records document his activities as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania and as Vice President and President of the Board of Directors of the University Museum. This collection though part of the Office of the Provost Records, includes material from almost all aspects of Harrison's career with the University of Pennsylvania.

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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. Warren Powers Laird Administration, 1900-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:

48 cubic feet

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Warren Powers Laird served as head of the School of Architecture from 1891-1920 and Dean of the School of Fine Arts from 1920-1932. The records of the Laird Administration document the administration of the School under Laird's long tenure, spanning the years 1900-1932.

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Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1829-1945 (inclusive)

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5.5 cubic feet

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The Zelosophic Society was formed in October 1829 as a response to the Philomathean Society, an exclusive literary society formed on campus in 1813. The records of the Zelosophic Society of the University of Pennsylvania are a rich source for documenting the creative energies of university students for part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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School of Veterinary Medicine Records, 1832-1991 (inclusive) 1877-1991 (bulk)

Extent:

10 cubic feet

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One of the oldest of its kind in North America, the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania is the only veterinary school in the United States that was a direct outgrowth of the University's School of Medicine. It was founded in 1882 when University Trustee Joshua Bertram Lippincott donated $10,000 for the purpose of establishing veterinary school within the University. The Historical Material series records the school in its formative stage. It features minute books for the Board of Managers, 1889-1954, for the faculty, 1909-1963, and for alumni societies, 1901-1960. The Administration series constitutes the bulk of the collection. Included in it are a biographical data file of faculty members and prominent alumni.

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Thomas Mackie Smith Papers, 1826-1847 (inclusive)

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0.5 cubic feet

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Thomas Mackie Smith attended the University of Pennsylvania and earned the degrees of A.B. in 1828 and M.D. in 1831. He served as a resident physician in the Philadelphia Almshouse. The Papers series (1826-1847) contains documents relating to Smith's attendance at the University of Pennsylvania, including lecture tickets, a commencement announcement, a commencement program and a registrar's bill.

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Pi Lambda Theta. Eta Chapter. Records, 1947-1953 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet

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The honorary fraternity Pi Lambda Theta was founded in 1910 for students who excelled in the field of education. The Eta Chapter was formed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1916, two years after the School of Education was established. The collection which consists of a scrapbook documents all the activities of the fraternity from 1947 to 1953.

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John H. Foster Scrapbook, 1913-1921 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet

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In the fall of 1913 John Hess Foster entered the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his M.D. degree in 1917. The majority of the scrapbook is devoted to Foster's time at the University of Pennsylvania as a medical student and details not only the various social activities, such as the fraternity, student association, and athletic events, that he attended but also his medical work at the University Settlement House of the Christian Association and the Southeastern Dispensary for Women.

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Gynecean Hospital Records, 1887-1939 (inclusive)

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0.75 cubic feet

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The Gynecean Hospital was founded in 1888 as a women's medical facility in Philadelphia. The Gynecean Hospital Records document the administrative history of the hospital up to his merger with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Law School. Office of the Dean Records. Robert Mundheim Administration, 1952-1990 (inclusive) 1975-1990 (bulk)

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32.5 cubic feet

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Class Collection, 1836-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:

30 cubic feet

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Class traditions and annual reunions at the University of Pennsylvania date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The Class Collection documents the academic traditions and alumni activities of various classes and schools of the University of Pennsylvania dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.

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