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National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges records, 1926-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:
47.50 linear feet (73 boxes and 1 tube) and 3.99 gigabytes
Abstract:
The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) was founded in 1926 to provide continuing legal education to bankruptcy judges and lawyers, to advise Congress on pending bankruptcy legislation, and to promote greater understanding of existing bankruptcy law. The NCBJ collection, 1926-2023, includes administrative files, meeting materials, publications, and photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Lloyd H. Conover Papers, 1937-2016 (inclusive) 1950-2012 (bulk)

Extent:
6.6 linear feet ((4 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, and 1 half hollinger box))
Abstract:
Professional files, legal files, patent files, personal files, papers and speeches, printed materials, audio-visual materials, and photographic materials of American chemist, pharmaceutical industry executive, and inventor Lloyd H. Conover.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Kurt M. Mislow Papers, 1897-2018 (inclusive) 1935-2009 (bulk)

Extent:
35.5 linear feet (23 record boxes, 1 half hollinger box, 2 hollinger boxes, 1 audiocassette box, and 1 cd-rom box.)
Abstract:
Correspondence, professional files, personal files, manuscripts, printed materials, notebooks, audio-visual materials, and photographic materials of German-American organic chemist Kurt M. Mislow.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Jane Frommer Collection, 1991-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.75 linear feet (1 hollinger box and 1 half hollinger box.)
Abstract:
Sales literature, articles, and newsletters regarding scanning probe instruments and scanning probe microscopy collected by American research chemist Jane Frommer.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Greg Pizzoli papers, 2013-2017, 2013-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains art, realia, and ephemera created by Greg Pizzoli and promotional materials created for his works.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley, records, 1898-2017

Extent:
9.6 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection documents the development of a visiting nursing association in Hudson Valley, New York, the first rural nursing association. The collection consists of annual reports, board of director meetings, branch reports, and newspaper clippings documenting its history, and photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Christ Church records, 1695-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
200.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Christ Church is an Episcopal church located in the Old City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1695 as a condition of King Charles II of England's 1681 Charter to William Penn, which allowed for the formation of Church of England congregations in Pennsylvania. Several notable Philadelphians attended services at Christ Church including Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, and members of the Continental Congress. Christ Church records, 1695-2016, document Christ Church and its parish and congregation. The records consist of vestry minutes, parish records, accounting and financial records, deeds, architectural drawings, photographs, and audiovisual materials. In addition, there are materials from parish organizations and affiliated institutions such as Christ Church Hospital, Episcopal School, Christ Church Burial Ground, and Christ Church Preservation Trust. A detailed finding aid is available on-site.

Held at: Christ Church Archives [Contact Us]

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Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia records, 1868-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
29.0 linear feet (39 document boxes, 10 record cartons, 5 flat boxes)
Abstract:
The Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1868 by Dr. Albert Holmes Smith and nine area doctors. The organization was created for those in the medical profession who were interested in the "diseases and problems particular to women." This collection contains the business records of the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia from 1868-2015. These files contain administrative records relating to meetings, financial records, newsletters published by the Obstetrical Society, continuing medical education efforts, patient records from an Obstetrical Society committee’s study of pelvic cancer, and recordings of meetings and events

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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Philadelphia Club of Medical Women records, 1985-2005 (bulk) 1967-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.66 linear feet (4 document boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains the administrative records of the Philadelphia Club of Medical Women. The records date from 1926-2016. The collection contains meeting minutes, membership lists and applications, financial records, correspondence, and program planning information.

Held at: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center [Contact Us]

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William Way LGBT Community Center rolled architectural drawings and design plans, 1950-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 cubic feet ((12 blueprint boxes))
Abstract:
The William Way LGBT Community Center rolled architectural drawings and design plans collection includes architectural plans for three of the buildings that have housed the William Way LGBT Community Center and its predecessor organizations, 1976-present. Plans include those concurrent to the Center's occupation of the sites as well as earlier historical ones. Also included in the collection are exhibition designs and plans.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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LGBT poetry, prose, music, and photography chapbooks, 1965-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear feet ((4 document boxes))
Abstract:
This collection is made up of LGBT-related poetry, prose, music, and photography chapboooks produced from the 1960s through the current day, most from the 1970s and 1980s. The majority of the materials are in the poetic genre, but literature including short stories and plays are included, as well as books of lyrics and musical notation, and books of photography, especially those which include creative texts alongside the graphics material.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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Kay Lahusen papers, 1961-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
23.84 linear feet (39 document boxes, 2 photo boxes, 1 record carton, 1 custom keepsakes box, 4 flat boxes, 2 oversized flat boxes, 1 oversized folder, and 2 oversized framed items.)
Abstract:
Katherine "Kay" Lahusen (1930–2021) was a photojournalist, author, activist, and longtime partner of Barbara Gittings (1961–2007), considered by many to be the mother of the LGBT movement in the United States. Lahusen's photography and activism was integral to the organizing work of Gittings and fellow activist Frank Kameny. The Kay Lahusen papers are comprised primarily of content Lahusen retained, created, or consumed in the fourteen years following Barbara Gittings' death in 2007 until her own passing in 2021.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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Quaker Disciplines, 1689-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library has collected Quaker disciplines since its founding in 1871. FHL is also the official repository for the records of seven American yearly meetings.

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

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Patricia Loring papers, 1982-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Abstract:
Patricia Loring was a Quaker author, teacher, and retreat leader, most active in her related work in the 1980s and 1990s. She was the author of a widely read Quaker spiritual guide, Listening Spirituality, vols. 1 and 2. For eight years her ministry was supported by Bethesda Friends Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland. This collection includes a variety of Patricia Loring's papers, largely beginning when she joined the Religious Society of Friends. Much of the collection consists of papers from workshops she lead, which include schedules, readings, correspondence, and notes. Also included in this collection are drafts of her books and other writings, correspondence, and private journals.

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

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