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George Kreier, Jr. Collection, 1955-1999 (bulk)

Extent:
22 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains the records of the professional work and practice of George Kreier, Jr., a Philadelphia-based decorative and structural mold maker, designer, and inventor. It includes architectural drawings, professional and project correspondence, patent research as well as the final patents, project related photographic material (including descriptions and tear sheet layouts for advertising the work of the firm), a few competitor catalogs, and plaster and plasticine sample objects.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

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Collection of Samuel Barber materials, 1919-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.3 linear feet ((1) archival box)
Abstract:
The collection of Samuel Barber materials includes letters from Samuel Barber, autograph manuscripts, programs, clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous materials concerning Barber, originating from multiple sources. Autograph music manuscripts are kept in the Curtis Institute of Music Special Collections.

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

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Veda Reynolds collection, 1926-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.45 linear feet ((1) archival box )
Abstract:
The collection contains reminiscences and memorabilia relating to Veda Reynolds, the majority gathered on the occasion of a tribute program organized at the Curtis Institute of Music after her death in 2000 (Veda Reynolds, A Celebration of Life, 24 September 2000)

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

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Elihu Katz papers, 1948-2014 (inclusive) 1980-2014 (bulk)

Extent:
16.3 linear feet (39 boxes and 1 artifact box)
Abstract:
Elihu Katz (born 1926) is an American Israeli sociologist and media scholar who has made substantial contributions to the field of communication, specifically in the areas of media effects, diffusion, uses and gratifications and reception, and media events. This primary portion of Katz's papers documents his scholarly and professional activities at the Guttman Institute of Applied Social Research, and Annenberg Schools for Communication at the University of California and University of Pennsylvania, respectively. Materials pertaining to the University of Chicago, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Israel Broadcasting Authority are also present, but less substantially so. The collection is divided into ten series and includes correspondence; drafts of talks, papers, articles, and books; research notes; conference materials; teaching materials and course documents; public opinion studies and reports; Israeli broadcasting materials; and biographical documents.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives [Contact Us]

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Fresh Air With Terry Gross, 1976-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
8142.0 digital files
Abstract:
Fresh Air with Terry Gross is a radio talk show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and broadcast nationally on National Public Radio (NPR). Fresh Air began production in 1975 and features interviews with journalists, scholars, and experts in various fields aimed at putting current issues into a larger political, cultural, and historical framework. The Fresh Air audio archive represents more than 8,000 interviews which were recorded over the past 40 years in various audio formats—from analog reels to digital files. The digital collection contains files covering 7,000 Fresh Air episodes of the radio program’s original broadcast audio recordings.

Held at: WHYY Archives [Contact Us]

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Jean Scobie Davis papers, 1892-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 linear ft. (10 containers)
Abstract:
Jean Scobie Davis, a 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, taught economics and sociology at Agnes Scott College, Vassar College, Pierce College, Wells College and the American Women's College in Beirut. A lifetime interest in prison reform resulted in her work at the New York State Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York. The Jean Scobie Davis papers is a collection consisting largely of Jean Scobie Davis' diaries and correspondence covering nearly all stages of her life. The collection, which dates from 1892 to 1985, is divided into seven subseries: "Autobiographical Material;" "Correspondence;" "Diaries;" "Family History;" "Photographs;" "Prison Reform;" and "Scrapbooks and Guestbook." Material found in the collection is diverse, and consists of letters, reports, bound diaries as well as loose diary pages, photographs, scrapbooks, and handwritten notes.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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