Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1940">1940</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Martin Meyerson Papers, 1909-2007 (inclusive) 1952-2004 (bulk)

Extent:: 178 cubic feet
Abstract:: Martin Meyerson enjoyed a long career in American higher education, first as a faculty member in the academic discipline of city planning and then as a senior academic administrator culminating in the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania. The Martin Meyerson Personal Papers document President Meyerson's professional activities from his time as president at the State University of New York at Buffalo through to his time as emeritus president at the University of Pennsylvania. While there are some administrative related files, the bulk of the collection relates to his work on numerous boards and involvement with professional societies.

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

School of Nursing Records, 1908-2006 (inclusive) 1954-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 75 cubic feet
Abstract:: This record group is a continuation to the earlier groups of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing records. The bulk of the group documents the activity of the School during the Dean Norma Lang administration (1992-2000).

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

Britton Chance Papers, 1940-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Britton Chance Papers document his lifelong career at the University of Pennsylvania as an educator and administrator of the Department of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry and the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Foundation from the 1940s to the 1990s

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

University Relations Information Files Collection, 1881-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 cubic feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

SaraKay C. Smullens Papers, 1904-2008 (inclusive) 1960-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 24 cubic feet
Abstract:: SaraKay Cohen Smullens is a Philadelphia social worker, author, and columnist who graduated from the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Social Work in 1965. The collection documents SaraKay C. Smullens' career as a free-lance columnist, woman and family issue writer, social activist, and family psychotherapist.

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

Trustees of the University. Minutes, 1749-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 cubic feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers, 1929-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: Dorothy Thomas was appointed a research professor of sociology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1948, and was the first female professor in the Wharton School. While at the University, she was a co-director of the Study of Population Redistribution and Economic Growth from 1952 to 1959, research director of the Population Studies Center from 1959 to 1970, and co-director of Population Studies Center from 1964 to 1970. The Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers primarily document her professional career in the fields of sociology and demography.

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

Alfred Bendiner Papers, 1921-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 cubic feet
Abstract:: Alfred Bendiner received both a bachelor of architecture degree in 1922 and a master's degree in 1927 from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1937, when he accompanied the University Museum's archeological expedition to Tepe Gawra and Khafaji, Iraq, Bendiner's task was to draw architectural blueprints of these sites. He was also architect to the university's Tikal-Tikal archeological expedition to Guatamala in 1960. These papers include Alfred Bendiner's published articles and his drawings (originals and reproductions) done for publications by his class and by the University of Pennsylvania.

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

Edgar Meck Dilley Papers, ca. 1895 - ca. 1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Edgar Meck Dilley attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1893 to 1895. While at Penn, Dilley studied architecture and was an active member of the Glee Club. As a sophomore, he composed the lyrics to the University's alma mater "Hail, Pennsylvania" and encouraged William J. Goeckel and Harry E. Westervelt to write "The Red and Blue," the alma mater more commonly sung today. This small collection consists primarily of printed and published works by Edgar Meck Dilley, including poetry, short stories, novels, the script of an operetta, and the lyrics of "The Red and Blue".

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

Leonidas Dodson Papers, 1935-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.25 cubic feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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