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British soldier's photograph album of India, circa 1920s-1930s (inclusive)

Extent:

0.08 linear feet (1 volume)

Abstract:

This collection is composed of several hundred photographs taken in India and Egypt, probably by a British soldier during the 1930s.

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India, Burma and Ceylon photograph album, 1945 october-1947 january (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (1 volume)

Abstract:

This collection of about 200 photographs represents the time a young woman spent in India from October of 1945 to January of 1947, while she was likely working at military hospitals.

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India photograph album, 1945 (inclusive)

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0.8 linear feet (1 volume and 1 folder)

Abstract:

This photograph album captures the daily life of rural Indians in 1945 as seen by either an American or British military doctor.

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John W. Houck lecture notes, 1900-1901, undated (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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This collection contains three books of lecture notes recorded by John W. Houck at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1900 and 1901. The notebooks correspond to courses taught by Dr. Charles Essig, Dr. James Truman, and Dr. Edward Cameron Kirk, each of whom served as the dean of the dental school for some period between 1878 and 1917. Additional files in the collection contain miscellaneous notes and papers that were previously enclosed in the notebooks. Among these papers are six pharmaceutical pamphlets advertising the antiseptic glycol-thymoline, with testimonials from dentists.

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Karachi, Bombay, and Lahore photograph album, circa 1945-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.08 linear feet (1 volume and 1 folder)

Abstract:

This volume consists of photographs of Karachi, Bombay, and Lahore, that may have been taken at the end of World War II. There are several loose post-war photographs that may have been taken in the creator's hometown, possibly in Canada.

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Bibliographic notes on languages and religion, after 1868 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear feet (1 box)

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This collection includes citations for books on catechism, the Book of Common Prayer, the Imitation of Christ, the history and origins of languages, introductions to and grammar of various languages, vocabulary of and comparative dictionaries on various languages, and the Bible and Christian texts in every language and dialect into which translations had been made by the 1860s. Citations for books printed as early as 1507 and as late as 1868 are included in the collection. This collection is primarily written in English, German, and French, but references books written in over 200 languages.

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Stuart Teacher collection of Running Press material, circa 1866-2013, bulk 1965-1990 (inclusive)

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5.5 linear feet (11 boxes)

Abstract:

This collection, dating from 1866 to 2013, contains published works, personal papers, business records and ephemera assembled by Stuart "Buz" Teacher, who founded Running Press with his brother, Lawrence "Larry" Teacher in 1972. Published works that inspired Running Press in its early years are included herein, along with documents that pertain to the publishing house's subsequent growth and sale to the Perseus Books Group in 2002. Around 1983, the Teacher brothers began restoring a townhouse at 125 South 22nd Street in Philadelphia; the documentation of this process is also included in the collection.

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Gerald Clifford Weales writings, circa 1956-1985 (inclusive)

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3 linear feet (6 boxes)

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Gerald Clifford Weales was a professor of English and Drama who taught for about 30 years the University of Pennsylvania, until 1987. This collection of writings includes the drafts and galley proofs of several books, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as the typescript of four unpublished plays.

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Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson manuscripts and notes, 1906, undated (inclusive)

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0.2 linear_foot (1 box)

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Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson (1867-1946) was a historian, lecturer, artist, journalist, and writer active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This collection offers insight into Jackson's intellectual activity as a theater historian. It includes a manuscript of an unpublished essay on the history of American dramatic literature, an alphabetical listing of American playwrights, a collection of portraits of 18th-century actors, and handwritten notes on the theatrical history of pre-and post-revolutionary Philadelphia.

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History of terpene chemistry, after 1965 (inclusive)

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1 box (13 folders)

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Draft of unpublished manuscript on the history of terpene chemistry, probably written after 1965 by Robert F. Kohler.

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