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Franz Frederick Exner Photographs, 1901 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 items
Abstract:
Franz Frederick Exner applied for admission into the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania in the Chemistry Ph.D. program in 1900. The collection includes one photograph album containing 43 photographs. Dating from 1901, the photographs document turn-of-the-Century Philadelphia architecture and public spaces, as well as, significant buildings on the University of Pennsylvania's campus.

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

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Committee to Produce Greek Play Records, 1886 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
Abstract:
On May 14 and 15, 1886, a group of seventy Penn students put on Aristophanes' Acharnians, a Greek play set in 425 B.C. satirizing the Peloponnesian War. An audience of nearly three thousand turned out for the performance, which took place at the Philadelphia Academy of Music. This collection provides valuable insight into the 1886 Penn production of The Acharnians.

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

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Elias White Hale Papers, 1848 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item
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Elias White Hale attended the University of Pennsylvania Medical School from October 1846 to 1848. His preceptor was Dr. Joseph B. Ard. In 1848, he received his M.D. degree from the University. This collection contains a draft copy of the final essay of Elias White Hale required for his graduation from the School of Medicine. The essay is on the topic of pneumonia. It describes the illness at its various stages.

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

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Frederick Raymond Weimert Photo Album Photographs, 1910 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item
Abstract:
Frederick R. Weimert graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1912 with a B. S. in Chemical Engineering. The Scrapbook contains 46 images, mostly postcards the University of Pennsylvania around the early Twentieth Century.

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

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William M. (William Marshall) Hollenback Papers, 1936-1944, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 cubic feet
Abstract:
William Marshall Hollenback starred on the varsity football team at the University of Pennsylvania from 1904 – 1908 where he earned All-American honors at the position of fullback. After graduating in 1908 with a degree in Dentistry, Hollenback went on to serve as head coach for Penn State (1909, 1911-1914), the University of Missouri (1910), Pennsylvania Military College (1915) and Syracuse University (1916). Three main scrapbooks, which span the dates [1906] to 1960, are the centerpieces of this collection. Newspaper clippings about Hollenback and the University of Pennsylvania football team's exploits from 1906-1908, including later retrospective articles, comprise the bulk of the material in the scrapbooks.

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

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