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Batsheva Dance Company photographs, circa 1964-1970s (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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Batsheva Dance Company, founded in 1964, is a dance ensemble based in Tel Aviv, Israel. This collection consists of black and white photographs of twelve performances by the Batsheva Dance Company. None of the photographs are dated, but the photographs were probably taken from the foundation of the Company through the 1970s.

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

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Joshua Pickersgill letters regarding the Third Anglo-Maratha War, 1818 march-november (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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Joshua Pickersgill (1780-1818) was a British lieutenant in the Bengal Army under the East India Company during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (known at the time as the Third Mahratta War). These letters, addressed to "Sir" are dated between March 18 and August 7, 1818 and describe, in detail, military activities as they occurred.

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William Carlos Williams research collection, circa 1890-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes
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Miscellaneous group of letters and materials concerning William Carlos Williams. Includes correspondence with University of Pennsylvania English professor Sculley Bradley and New Directions publisher James Laughlin. A small group of family papers includes material to and about his wife, Florence. Also includes letters to Williams from Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Richard Wilbur, John F. Kennedy, Pablo Casals, and Hans Enzenberger, among others. The remainder of the collection consists of a small number of writings by Williams, reviews of and advertisements for his works, announcements of readings or lectures by Williams, newspaper clippings and journal articles about Williams, photographs, awards, and a self-portrait of Williams.

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Horace Howard Furness autograph collection, 1757-1893, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
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This collection consists of autographs of 18th- and 19th- century notables, primarily of American and British extraction (along with three Frenchmen, a Prussian and a Piedmontese aristocrat). These figures include abolitionists, artists, clergymen, journalists, merchants, military officers, scholars, poets and politicians (among them presidents, vice-presidents, governors, cabinet members and U.S. congressmen).

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Benjamin Champneys lecture notes, circa 1794-1810 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear_foot (3 volumes)
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Benjamin Champneys (1774-1814) was a college and medical student at the University of Pennsylvania (A.B. 1792, M.D. 1805) and, later, a naval surgeon on the frigate Philadelphia. This collection consists of three volumes of notes taken from lectures and reading over an extended period of time and bound together at a later date. The notes focus on the subjects of medicine and chemistry, with additional notes on logic, mathematics, and moral philosophy.

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Daniel Garrison Brinton papers, 1869-1901, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear feet (11 boxes)
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Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837-1899) was a Philadelphia surgeon and anthropologist who created, collected, and donated collections of books and manuscripts related to anthropology, colonization of the Americas, and native American linguistics. This collection consists of correspondence, articles, lectures and notes by Daniel Garrison Brinton, as well as collected images and maps.

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Marion Dexter Learned papers, circa 1885-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
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Miscellaneous papers of Marion Dexter Learned related to his scholarly work and academic career. Most of the items, including manuscript fragments, notes, and research materials, pertain to an unfinished scholarly project in which Learned sought to illuminate the literary evolution of the Wilhelm Tell legend and ballad, from its beginnings to the publication of a version of the ballad in Philadelphia in 1768 by the German-born printer Heinrich Miller. Other items in the collection include miscellaneous correspondence; two personal documents of Learned from graduate study in Leipzig, Germany; print copies of two speeches by him; and miscellaneous research materials and publications collected by him.

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Leonard B. Meyer papers, 1935-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 linear feet (18 boxes)
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Leonard B. Meyer (1918-2007) was a musicologist and composer who taught at the University of Pennsylvania from 1975 to 1988. The papers, dating from 1935 to 2008, consist of correspondence with Meyer, drafts and notes for many of his works, research and teaching materials, musical compositions, and memorabilia.

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Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia records, circa 1820-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
126 boxes
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The correspondence and business records of the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia contain minutes of its earliest meetings; the membership, repertoire, and organization of its orchestra and chorus; information regarding financial relief afforded to its professional members and their families; programs and other materials related to the history of Musical Fund Hall (1848-1982); committee files; financial records; photographs of portraits painted by John Clarendon Darley, Thomas Sully, Rembrandt Peale, Charles Willson Peale, and others; and administrative records for the Musical Fund Society Foundation, a separate corporation formed in 1983.

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British Gurkha Mission to Nepal photograph album, 1947 july-1948 january (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 linear feet (1 box, containing 1 volume)
Abstract:
Following Indian independence in 1947, the British and Indian armies agreed to divide the Gurkha regiments between the two armies. British, Indian, and Nepalese delegations met in Nepal from July 1947 to January 1948 in order to discuss the terms of service of the Gurkha soldier as well as specific rights granted to them in relation to religion, rates of pay, performance and conduct, and leave from duty. This photograph album, containing 90 photographs, documents the three delegations' tour through Nepal. The images, probably created by a British delegate of the Mission, are labeled and the album includes photographs of people, landscapes, and historical and religious sites.

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John R. Coleman Speech, 1970 (inclusive)

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1 item
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On 15 January 1970 the Benjamin Franklin Associates held a dinner in honor of Gaylord P. Harnwell. The keynote speaker was University of Pennsylvania trustee John R. Coleman. Audio recording of a speech given by Dr. John R. Coleman, president of Haverford College and University of Pennsylvania trustee, describing Harnwell's contibutions to the University of Pennsylvania.

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Houston Hall Centennial Celebration Collection, 1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 cubic feet
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In January, 1996, the University community marked the centennial of Houston Hall and combined it with the annual celebration of the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, the University Founder's Day. The collection consists of two parts, miscellaneous memorabilia related to the centennial celebration.

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

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Ephraim Avigdor Speiser Papers, 1921 (inclusive)

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2 items
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Dr. Ephraim A. Speiser, chairman of the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, was a noted archaeologist and authority on the life and literature of the ancient and modern Near East. He received an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and a Ph.D. from Dropsie College in 1924. This collection consists of two notebooks of Ephraim A. Speiser during his time as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania in 1921.

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Fanny Sententious, Volume 1, circa 1850-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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The Safford family descends from the Buell and Norton families, who emigrated to America prior to the American Revolution. This volume, entitled Fanny Sententious and dating circa 1850 to 1907, consists of newspaper clippings of poetry, religious tracts, and family history for the Buell, Norton, Safford and Squires families. There are some pressed flowers and a few photographs, but the vast majority of the material is clippings from unidentified and undated newspapers. The volume is divided into two main segments, poetry and family history.

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1320-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
22 boxes
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The Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection contains a myriad of materials spanning dates from 1320 to 2005. The materials in this collection can range from a single item in one folder to a brief exchange of correspondence containing several leaves in multiple folders. There are multiple languages including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Examples of items found in this collection are letters, poems, photographs, small diaries, property transactions, legal documents, and historical curiosities. Some of the items relate to larger collections within the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts. Each distinct item has been assigned a title, box number, and folder number. This collection is added to as items are acquired.

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John Riley Marsh commonplace book, 1829 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 1 photograph)
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Commonplace book consisting of poems and songs kept by John Riley Marsh of Alvaston, Grange, Alvaston, Derbyshire, England written in 1829.

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John Frederick Lewis collection of notebooks on mathematics and navigation, circa 1750-1810 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 volumes
Abstract:
This collection consists of two volumes dating from the turn of the 18th to 19th century in London. The first volume is on mathematics with definitions and practical questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and logarithms. The second volume is on navigation and sailing and includes definitions, rules and exercises on navigation and sailing techniques.

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

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Henry Wansey "A Commercial Traveller's Journals", 1816 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear feet (2 volumes)
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This collection contains two travel journals from England in 1816 probably created by Henry Wansey. Each journal contains notes and observations about the author's travels through England and the second volume includes an "Alphabetical Index of Towns and Commercial Inns" and a table of the distances traveled.

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

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David A. Jones account book, 1864-1866, 1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
David A. Jones was a Welsh attorney working in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. This account books documents his professional and household expenses and his income from 1864 to 1866 and in 1869.

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Louisa Bull receipt book, 1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Recipe book kept by Louisa Bull dated 1834. The volume contains chiefly culinary recipes.

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Recipe book, circa 1844-circa 1890 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume of 19th century English cooking containing a collection of culinary recipes by an unknown author.

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Recueil de quelques préparations, galeniques et chimiques: avec quelque recettes utiles et curieuses, pour servir aux pharmaciens, chirurgiens, aux personnes charitables, et aux curieux. Le tout tiré des meilleurs auteurs, taut anciens que modernes, [?] en 1758, augmenté ... corrigé et transcris à Huningue en haute Alsace; relie à Basel en Suisse, chez M. Samuel Haag, dans le courant du mois de Mars 1786, before 1786 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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An eighteenth century, leather-bound volume with a fish scale pattern spine stamped in gold and a label that reads "recettes diverses." The volume contains a collection of pharmaceutical recipes providing remedies for various ailments on 140 pages. Each page has a black ink double ruled border. A majority of the recipes have explanations for usage and dosage

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Recipe book, approximately 1860-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Paper booklet comprise of culinary recipes probably created in the mid- to late-nineteenth century.

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Diätetik, 1868 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume written in German by Heinrich Willigerod comprising instructions for the care of agricultural animals dated 1868.

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Pharmaceutical recipe book, circa 1761-1799 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 4 leaves)
Abstract:
A leather bound volume comprising pharmaceutical and medicinal recipes written in Latin probably by a pharmacist or physician in England between the years 1761 to 1799.

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William B. Hadden diary, 1865 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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The journal of William B. Hadden written during his three-month voyage from India to England on board the ship Gosforth spanning from April to July 1865.

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Popular receipts, circa 1865 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume of medicinal recipes and formulas compiled by W. H. H. Snyder, circa 1865.

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William Leo Schreiber, Jr. "Materia medica notes on Dr. James Truman's lectures", circa 1900-1901 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear_foot (1 volume)
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Dr. William Leo Schreiber, Jr., M.D., D.D.S. (1878-1949) was a 1901 graduate of the School of Dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania, studying under Dr. James Truman (1826-1914), a professor of operative dentistry, dental histology, dental pathology, therapeutics, and materia medica, as well as the dean of the Dental Department from 1883 to 1895. This volume contains typewritten and manuscript notes from Dr. James Truman's materia medica lectures.

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Album de stampine antiche, 19th century (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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An oversize volume probably created during the nineteenth century in Florence, Italy by a member of the Peruzzi family. "Album de stampine antiche" is written on a decorative label pasted on the cover. The volume contains a scrapbook comprised of cutouts from books of over 350 woodcuts and engravings of decorative printers' marks including borders, initials, head-pieces, tail-pieces, portions of title pages, and vignettes. The books represented in the volume were published from 1569 to 1790.

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

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