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E. Digby Baltzell Papers, 1846-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Edward Digby Baltzell served on the faculty of sociology at Penn from 1947 to 1986. The E. Digby Baltzell Papers consist of manuscripts and research sources pertaining to two of Baltzell's books, Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia (1979) and Sporting Gentlemen (1995).

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

W. Norman (William Norman) Brown Papers, 1912-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 cubic feet
Abstract:: Professor W. Norman Brown (1892-1975) was eminent Sanskritist and organizer of the first South Asia area studies program in the U.S. His papers include personal and scholarly correspondence, lecture notes, drafts and completed papers, and materials related to research, archeology, travel, and government service.

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

William James Campbell Papers, 1863-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: William James Campbell studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania under Joseph Leidy. Campbell took his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in 1871 from the University after serving a residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. The lecture notes address a variety of medical subjects including hygiene, obstetrics, surgery, practical medicine, physiology, clinics, anatomy, botany, geology, and chemistry. Professors include Harrison Allen, D. Hays Agnew, Robert Bolling, Joseph Carson, Henry Hartshorne, F.V. Hayden, H. Lenox Hodge, James E. Hutchinson, Joseph Leidy, R.A.F. Penrose, George Pepper, William Pepper, J.G. Reese, Edward Rhoads, R.E. Rogers, Francis G. Smith, Henry H. Smith, Alfred Stille, James Tyson, and Horatio Wood.

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

Office of Alumni Records. Compiled Indices of Appointments, Honorary Degrees, Publications, and Military Service, 1749-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 cubic feet
Abstract:: The compiled indices that comprise this collection were created by the Office of the Recorder and the Office of Alumni Records. The collection documents on index cards the service provided by individuals as officers and teachers at the University of Pennsylvania from 1749 to 1942, as military personnel to the United States military during the wars of the first half twentieth century, as contributors to the larger world of learning.

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

Kane Family Papers, 1802-1965 (inclusive) 1850-1871 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Kane family was prominent in Philadelphia society and politics during the nineteenth century. The Kane Family Papers consists primarily of correspondence to Elizabeth D. Kane from her family.

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

Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1878-1922 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania was formed in the fall of 1873 by a group of University of Pennsylvania students to organize an athletic competition. The Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania Records document the establishment, organization and expansion of organized competitive athletics at the University of Pennsylvania from 1882 to 1922.

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

Daniel Bussier Shumway Papers, 1892-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 volume/s
Abstract:: Daniel Bussier Shumway was a long time member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. This small collection consists of notebooks of Daniel Bussier Shumway during his graduate studies in Germany from 1892 to 1895.

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

Rosemary A.W. Stevens Papers, 1949-1991 (inclusive) 1960-1991 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 cubic feet
Abstract:: Rosemary Stevens was appointed a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. Her area of specialization is in the field of the history of medicine and health services in the United States, United Kingdom and Africa. The Rosemary A. W. Stevens Papers contains material related to her research into health care; including research, correspondence, and manuscripts.

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

Luther L. Terry Papers, 1926-1982 (inclusive) 1966-1972 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Luther Terry was a faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine from 1965 to 1975. Prior to coming to Penn, he was appointed Surgeon General in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. It was during his term that the first United States Public Health Service report on the correlation between smoking and lung cancer was issued. The collections reflects his major research interest of the effects of smoking and health, particularly through his participation in groups such as the National Interagency Council on Smoking and Health, National Society for Medical Research, and the Nutrition Foundation.

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

S. Reid Warren Papers, 1923-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 cubic feet
Abstract:: S. Reid Warren, Jr. attended Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania where he would receive a Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1937. While attending Penn, Warren began his research and teaching career which would span almost forty years. The S. Reid Warren, Jr., Papers primarily document his professional career in the field of electrical engineering and radiologic physics, and in particular his role as an educator.

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

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