Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1955">1955</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1959">1959</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Angela Morgan Collected Papers, 1915-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1.5 linear in.)
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

United Peace Chest of Philadelphia Records, 1935-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.92 linear ft. (23 linear in.)
Abstract:: The United Peace Chest of Philadelphia coordinated and integrated Philadelphia organizations interested in promoting international peace. The name was often shortened to "United Peace Chest." The UPC was founded in 1938, though it was conceptualized in 1936 at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Caroline Foulke Urie Collected Papers, 1930-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (.5 linear in.)
Abstract:: Manuscript essay "Jane Addams' Personality", and letters from Jane Addams.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Reginald Reynolds Collected Papers, 1925-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: .28 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: A British Quaker, author, journalist, field secretary for the Friends Service Committee, associate of Mohandas K. Gandhi, and conscientious objector during World War II.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

W.S. Sample, Jr. film reels and scrapbooks of Phoenixville High School music, 1934-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Walter Scott Sample, Jr. was a well-known band director in Phoenixville (Chester County, Pennsylvania), known as "the John Philip Sousa of the area." After becoming music director for Phoenixville High School in 1934, Sample started a marching band that gained attention for innovative routines and high quality of performance. The W.S. Sample, Jr. film reels and scrapbooks of Phoenixville High School music, 1934-1955, document Sample's work with the Phoenixville High School music department. It includes about one dozen 16mm color and black and white film reels of performances and seven scrapbooks of photographs, programs and ephemera, clippings, and related materials.

Held at: Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area [Contact Us]

Scipio 4-Months and Monthly Meetings (Conservative-Primitive) Records, 1845-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (12 volumes)
Abstract:: Records of the Conservative Wilburite Scipio 4-Months Meeting and its predecessor Scipio Monthly Meeting. Includes the minutes of the Otisites and Kingites. Includes minutes (men's, women's and joint) 1847-1955; vital records 1845-1954; and minutes of the meeting of Ministers' and Elders', 1923-51.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Walter E. Baum family papers, circa 1920-1955

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Walter Emerson Baum (1884-1956) was an artist and educator based in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Baum was a prolific painter, founded the Baum School of Art and the Allentown Art Museum, and published writings about art and about the history of the Pennsylvania Germans. The Walter E. Baum family papers, circa 1920-1955, pertain to Walter, his son Robert, and his grandson, David. Materials from Walter include some draft writings, clippings and ephemera, and several original sketches. There are also photographs and household bills in the collection.

Held at: Sellersville Museum [Contact Us]

Herbert Cecil Potter Papers, 1893-1919 (bulk) 1892-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 23 boxes and 9.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Potter was a lifelong British military officer who attained the rank of brigadier-general. He served in Ireland (1898), South Africa (1901-1902), Egypt and Sudan (1903-1913), and World War I (1914-1918); he retired in 1927. Consists primarily of Potter's lengthy correspondence with his mother and future wife while stationed abroad, often during significant British military operations, including censor-stamped envelopes.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

John C. Winston Company book jacket album, 1947-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box (0.2 linear foot)
Abstract:: An album comprised of dust jackets of books published by the John C. Winston Company spanning the years from 1947 to 1955.

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

Alfred Bendiner papers, 1932-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: The papers of architect, artist, author, and Penn alumnus Alfred Bendiner dating from 1938 to 1955, featuring his caricatures and other drawings among some of his other papers. Images of performers in stage productions, concerts, and operas in Philadelphia were created chiefly for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. The caricatures are original pencil drawings, ink drawings, or lithographs with some newspaper clippings.

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

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