Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1945">1945</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Louis Fieser Photograph Collection, 1949-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box; ca. 67 print photographs)
Abstract:: Photographs documenting the informal activities of Louis Fieser, his wife Mary, and select students in the early 1950s while Fieser was a professor of organic chemistry at Harvard University.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Joseph Conard Papers, 1949-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Joseph Conard (1911-1965) was a Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College from about 1949 until his early death in 1965. The collection contains his economics papers, lecture notes, and reading lists.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Abraham Savitzky Papers, 1949-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.75 linear feet (6 boxes.)
Abstract:: Research files, manuscripts, correspondence, patents, reports, data, presentations, and publications belonging to American analytical chemist Abraham Savitzky.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

James J. Bohning Collection, 1949, 1970-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.10 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:: Booklets, reports, and one world map of the chemical industry collected by James J. Bohning.

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Papers of George Richard Smoluk, 1949-1990 (inclusive) 1960-1979 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 (.44 linear feet) (box))
Abstract:: This is a small collection of reports and articles written and/or edited by Smoluk, all dealing with aspects of the plastics industry. His B.S. and M.S. Theses are included.

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Paul D. Bartlett notebooks, 1949-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box; 40 notebooks)
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Synthetic fibers charts, 1949

Extent:: 2 linear feet (1 folder; 2 charts)
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Rudolf Anthes Egyptian Section records, 1949-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.6 linear foot
Abstract:: Rudolf Anthes, born in Hamburg, Germany in 1896, was a famed Egyptologist and Philologist who initially studied theology and oriental languages in his college and early graduate school programs. After serving in the German army in WWI, Anthes completed his Ph.D. in Egyptology and Philology at the University of Berlin. After WWII, Anthes was working as the Director of the Berlin Museum. However he was not happy with the policies of the new German Democratic Republic and the Penn Museum came to his rescue. Froelich Rainey and Ephraim Speiser asked Anthes to rejoin the staff as the Curator of the Egyptian section. The Rudolf Anthes Egyptian section records consist of one and one-half archival boxes of correspondence and administrative records.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]

Benque Viejo, Cahal Pech British Honduras (Belize) expeditions, 1949-1953 (bulk) 1949-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.2 linear foot
Abstract:: The Benque Viejo (Xunantunich), Cahal Pech expedition, conducted by Dr. Linton Satterthwaite, was an extension of his expedition to Caracol, British Honduras (Belize). It was conceived as a "Housemound Project" and continued for two seasons from 1950 to 1953. The area of Benque Viejo, Cahal Pech contained seventeen structures and five stelae for investigation. Much of the collection relates to the Ball Court and East Plaza sites, as well as Structure A6 first and A6 second. The expedition produced objects and numerous photographs of the area. The Benque Viejo, Cahal Pech expedition records consist of twenty-nine folders in three archival boxes. Materials relate to the proposal for the expedition, preliminary data, budget and financial records, maps, notebooks, field notes, diaries, bag study sheets, progress and summary reports, press and publication materials, and photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]

William R. Coe II Personal Papers, 1949-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: William Robertson Coe II was born in 1926 in New York City. Dr. Coe trained as an anthropologist and archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania (BA 1950, MA 1953, and Ph. D 1958). He joined the faculty of the Department of Anthropology in 1959 and the Penn Museum as assistant curator in the same year. Coe conducted early excavations in Belize, Bolivia, and El Salvador and later directed excavations at Tayasal and Quirigua in Guatemala, but is best known for his long-term commitment with the Museum’s Tikal Project in Guatemala from 1956-1969. He took over the directorship of the Tikal field operations in 1963. His meticulous archaeological recording skills culminated in his monumental achievement, publication in 1990 of the six-volume “Tikal Report 14,” one of the most significant archaeological reports ever. Coe received the Guatemalan government’s highest honor, “The Order of the Quetzal,” in 1969 and the Drexel Medal from the Penn Museum in 1991. He was also known as a superb...(see more)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]

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