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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
Abstract:
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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Samuel W. Pennypacker Collection, 1906 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item
Abstract:
Samuel W. Pennypacker studied Law at the University of Pennsylvania, and was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1903-1907. The collection consists of a catalog from an auction held in April 1906 to auction off Samuel W. Pennypacker's library.

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

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Miss Leslie's Magazine, 1843 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 book
Abstract:
Miss Leslie's Magazine was a monthly women's magazine of literature and fashion published in Philadelphia from January of 1843 to July of 1846, when it was absorbed by Godey's Lady's Book. This book contains volumes 1 and 2 of Miss Leslie's Magazine, dating from January 1843 to December 1843; each volume contains 6 issues. Eliza Leslie was a Philadelphia-born writer of popular cookbooks, children's stories, and guides for women on domestic life and work. Miss Leslie's Magazine incorporates Leslie's recipes and instructions for maintaining a household with fashion plates, essays, and stories and poems from contributing writers such as N.P. Willis, Lydia H. Sigourney, T. S. Arthur, Park Benjamin, and Miss Leslie.

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

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Nineteenth-century English broadside ballads, circa 1800s (inclusive)

Extent:
49 items
Abstract:
Nineteenth-century London printers of broadside ballad sheets supplied both traditional and original songs to "hawkers and the trade," as well as selling to customers in their own shops. Most compositions are anonymous (though their authors are sometimes named or identifiable) and they enjoyed a wide audience. This collection contains 49 publications from a variety of printers, including the heirs of John Pitts and James Catnach (Elizabeth Hodges and Anne Ryle, respectively) and Henry P. Such. Researchers interested in nineteenth-century popular song or the London printing trade will find this collection of use.

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

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Malinda E. Beiler Lapp diary, 1917 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
Pocket calendar from the year 1917 containing the daily diary of Malinda E. Beiler Lapp, who was part of the Amish community at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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

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Commonplace book, approximately 1813 to 1840 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
Commonplace book containing copies and excerpts of eighteenth and nineteenth century poems and songs written between 1813 to 1840.

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

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Colonel T. Allston Brown history of the American stage notebooks, circa 1905 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.6 linear feet (5 volumes)
Abstract:
T. Allston Brown, was a theater critic, newspaper editor, talent agent and theater historian who lived from 1836 to 1918. Brown spent the majority of his adult life in Philadelphia, PA and published extensively on the history of American theater. The collection includes five bound volumes containing handwritten notes and newspaper clippings concerning the history of the American stage from 1749 to 1905. The volumes are organized by geographic location. The first three volumes are respectively focused on Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City. The fourth volume includes information on Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, greater Pennsylvania, New Jersey, greater New York, and Rhode Island. The fifth volume includes information on Brooklyn.

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

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Clinton C. Cook formulary, approximately 1900 to 1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
Volume containing pharmaceutical recipes and remedies spanning the years from approximately 1900 to 1940 written in two hands. The first twenty-three pages are written by pharmacist Clinton C. Cook (1864-1914) and following eleven pages are written by Michael A. Jackson (1887-1955).

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

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