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Korean War soldier's photograph album, circa 1950-1953, 1983 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear feet ((1 box))

Abstract:

This album contains 119 photographs from what appears to be a Korean War-era U.S. Marine Corps training camp. The album's creator is unknown, but most of the photographs depict Black soldiers and the camp appears to be desegregated.

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

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Eric Mandell collection of Jewish music material, 1810s-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:

29.5 linear feet (46 boxes)

Abstract:

Eric Mandell (1902-1988) was a cantor and collector of rare and popular Jewish sheet music, books and catalogs. The Eric Mandell collection of Jewish music material contains musical works from over five hundred composers of Jewish music from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection also contains Eric Mandell's personal materials such as correspondence, research notes, columns he wrote, various periodicals and newsletters.

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

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Charles D. Waite recipe book, 1852

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume contains over 600 pharmaceutical and household recipes written and compiled by Charles D. Waite in 1852. Charles D. Waite may have been a London-based doctor and senior physician at the West General Dispensary.

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

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Colonel Cooper recipe book, circa 1814

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume contains over 140 pharmaceutical and household recipes written and compiled by Colonel Cooper in England around 1814.

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

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Karen Burke LeFevre research collection on Frances Steloff and the Gotham Book Mart, 1891-2022 (inclusive) 1930-1990 (bulk)

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16.7 linear feet (18 boxes)

Abstract:

Throughout the 1980s, Karen Burke LeFevre, a professor of English and an author, researched Frances Steloff and the Gotham Book Mart with the intention of writing a biography of Steloff (1887-1989), who founded the Gotham Book Mart in 1920. This collection documents the research LeFevre undertook for her unfinished book about Steloff and the Gotham Book Mart, using facsimiles of Steloff's diaries from childhood to adulthood, correspondence, and personal photographs, and conducting taped interviews of Steloff and other Gotham Book Mart employees, some of which have been transcribed. The Gotham Book Mart was a gathering place for modernist authors, artists, and booklovers and during its existence, was a center for controversy over banned books, censorship, and ownership. LeFevre's efforts to publish her research on Steloff is contained within the collection, providing a glimpse into the administrative and political sides, as well as the research and writing sides, of publishing...(see more)

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

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David K. O'Neil collection on public markets, 1800-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:

31 linear feet (37 boxes, 3 oversized folders, and 1 external hard drive)

Abstract:

The David K. O'Neil collection on public markets chronicles O'Neil's career as the general manager of Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia and a public market consultant focusing on the development of over 200 public markets in 32 countries and their local economies. His interest in public markets and their lack of documentation, led to his collecting a wide variety of material on modern and historic public markets throughout the United States and the world.

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

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Leon Bassein papers, 1905-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:

4.75 linear feet (6 boxes)

Abstract:

Leon Bassein, also known as the author Leon Elbe, was a Yiddish children's author, whose most well known book is Yingele Ringele, and contributor to Yiddish dailies, such as Der Tog. The Leon Bassein papers mostly contains the writings of Bassein, in addition to personal correspondence, family photographs, and Yiddish books authored and collected by Bassein. The majority of the items found in this collection are scrapbooks into which Leon Bassein glued newspaper articles he authored, along with many manuscripts.

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

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Thomas Forster papers transcriptions, circa 1987

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

The Thomas Forster papers transcriptions contain transcriptions likely completed in 1987 of original manuscript material belonging to and generated by Thomas Forster. Thomas Forster (1762-1836) was an agent of the Harrisburgh & Presque Isle Land Company, President of the Erie & Waterford Turnpike Road Company, Collector of Customs of the Port of Presque Isle, and Superintendent of Lighthouses for Erie, PA.

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

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Arno Nadel papers, 1913-1941 (bulk) 1839, 1860-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.2 linear feet (3 boxes.)

Abstract:

Arno Nadel was a Lithuanian-German composer, writer, poet and painter whose life was cut short by the Holocaust. The Arno Nadel papers contains mostly sheet music written and collected by Arno Nadel, along with personal correspondence, newspaper articles and materials collected by Nadel, dating mostly from 1913 to 1941.

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

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James Petrie Kay pharmaceutical recipe book, 1856

Extent:

1 volume(s) (344 pages)

Abstract:

This volume contains around 570 pharmaceutical recipes and medical remedies written and compiled by chemist and druggist James Petrie Kay (1839-1922) in 1856 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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