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Walter Vassar scrapbooks, 1925 - 1935 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.0 linear feet ((1) photo box)

Abstract:

This collection contains (1) scrapbook and (14) scrapbook pages containing photos, clippings, and memorabilia documenting Vassar's years at Fort Worth Conservatory of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music, and DePauw University.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Lea Luboshutz class yearbooks, 1929-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.0 linear feet ((1) photo box)

Abstract:

The Lea Luboshutz class yearbooks document the experiences of Luboshutz's violin students at the Curtis Institute of Music during the 1929-30 schoolyear.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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James Shomate collection, 1935-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.8 linear feet ((2) archival boxes)

Abstract:

The collection documents Shomate's career as an accompanist of such famed musicians as including Richard Bonelli, Anna Moffo, Kathryn Hinton, Gerard Souzay, Margaret Speaks, Rise Stevens, and Jennie Tourel. Included in the collection are programs, clippings, photographs, and other assorted materials.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Shura Cherkassky collection (MSS 18), 1887-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.8 linear feet ((1) archival box, (1) photo box)

Abstract:

The collection documents the life and career of Russian-born pianist, Shura (Alexander) Cherkassky. It includes programs, scrapbooks, clippings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and photographs.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

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Vladimir Sokoloff collection (MSS 22), 1930s-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:

4.1 linear feet ((2) storage boxes, (2) archival boxes, (1) photo binder, (1) custom size box)

Abstract:

Materials documenting the career of Vladimir Sokoloff as a pianist, accompanist, and member of the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Held at: Archives [Contact Us]

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Arthur Bennett Lipkin collection (MSS 34), 1944-1973 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear feet ((1) folder)

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Held at: Archives [Contact Us]

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A. Margaret 'Stormy' Bok materials (MSS 72), circa 1970-2004 (bulk)

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6.67 linear feet

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Held at: Archives [Contact Us]

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George C. Vaillant Director's Office Records, 1928-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.0 linear feet

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George Clapp Vaillant was born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated at Noble and Greenough School and Phillips Academy. Vaillant attended Harvard University where he was a lackluster student until he discovered archaeology. Vaillant worked on the cliff-houses in northeastern Arizona and dug at Pecos, New Mexico while an undergraduate. In graduate school, Vaillant worked with George A. Reisner in Egypt. Under the direction of the Carnegie Foundation and Sylvanus Morley, he dug at Chichen Itza in 1926. Following his time in Mexico with Morley, Vaillant was appointed assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, in charge of archaeological activities in Mexico. This employment lasted until 1941 when he was appointed Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The George C. Vaillant Administrative records are contained in five archival boxes and consist mostly of correspondence with some administrative records and personal files.

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

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Froelich Rainey Director's Office records, 1947-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:

25.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Rainey was appointed Director of the University Museum in 1947 and maintained the position until his retirement in 1976. He also served as a Professor of Anthropology at the University. Among his many accomplishments as Director, Rainey is responsible for the institution of Expedition Magazine. He developed and hosted the television show "What in the World?" which ran either locally or nationally for a total of fifteen years. In 1964, he served as a contributor to the show "Sunday" on NBC reporting the "archaeology news." The Froelich Rainey Administrative records consist of sixty-four archival boxes of correspondence divided into two series; alphabetical and chronological. The majority of the letters are in the alphabetical files with the chronological files reflecting the time from February 1968 to November 1969.

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

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Robert H. Dyson Director's Office records, 1982-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:

15.2 linear feet

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Robert H. Dyson, a native of York, PA waa educated in the public schools of Forrest Hills, N.Y. and the Collegiate Institute in Ontario, Canada before enrolling at Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard Magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1950 and completed his Ph.D. there in 1966, specializing in Near Eastern Archaeology. Dyson came to the University of Pennsylvania in 1954 as an Associate in the Anthropology Department and an Assistant in the Near East Section of the University Museum. In 1982, Dyson succeeded Martin Biddle as Director of the Penn Museum. He maintained this position until 1994. The Robert H. Dyson Administrative Records consist of thirty-eight archival boxes of material organized into four series, Alphabetical Correspondence, Chronological Records, Personnel Records and Allocation Records.

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