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University of Pennsylvania Student Labor Action Project Records, 2005-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.25 cubic feet

Abstract:

The records of the University of Pennsylvania Student Labor Action Project document the group's activities from its founding in 2005 to 2013. The records specifically detail Penn SLAP's 2013 Justice on the Menu campaign, which sought to improve wages and benefits for staff of the University of Pennsylvania's Falk Dining Commons.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1979-2013 (inclusive)

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4 cubic feet

Abstract:

The records of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania document thirty-five years of education, outreach and support by and for the University's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied (LGBTQA) students and employees.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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James Welton Cornman Papers, 1962-1978 (inclusive)

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4 cubic feet

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The James Welton Cornman papers document Cornman's professional activities as a Professor of Philosophy, mostly dating to his tenure at the University of Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1978 and drafts of various articles and books authored by Cornman on philosophical topics.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Louis Barkhouse Flexner Papers, 1925-1996 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk)

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1.5 cubic feet

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Louis Barkhouse Flexner was a Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Anatomy Department at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine from 1951 to 1967, a founder of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Neurological Sciences (now called the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences), and medical researcher noted for his work pertaining to the biochemistry of memory.The Louis Barkhouse Flexner papers mostly consist of offprints from scholarly journals of articles Flexner authored or co-authored, handwritten drafts of talks Flexner gave, a small collection of photographs, offprints inscribed by his uncles, Abraham and Simon Flexner, and correspondence that is of a mixed professional and personal nature.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Stewart A. McDowell Collection, 1917-1921 (inclusive)

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0.25 cubic feet

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Stewart A. McDowell was an American who served in World War I with the Lafayette Flying Corps and later teh Army Air Service. The Stewart A. McDowell Collection contains correspondence from McDowell's family and friends while in France between 1917 and 1921.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Fred Haber Papers, 1953-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 cubic feet

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Fred Haber was Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1987. The Fred Haber papers document his university teaching as well as his outside consulting and research work.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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William T.V. (Thomas Valeria) Fontaine Papers, 1966-circa 1968, undated (inclusive)

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0.5 cubic feet

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The William T. V. Fontaine papers consist mostly of loose, handwritten notes by Dr. Fontaine on various writings, most of which are related to his book Reflections on Segregation, Desegregation, Power and Morals (1967).

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Leo Yanoff Letters, 1927 (inclusive)

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0.25 cubic feet

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Leo Yanoff was a member of the University of Pennsylvania's Class of 1930. He later went to Harvard Law School where he earned an L.L.B. in 1933 and became a judge of the Essex County (N.J.) Superior Court. These letters were written by Leo Yanoff to his parents between September and November 1927 and document his thoughts during his first months as a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Frank Meter Papers, 1905-1948, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

0.75 cubic feet

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Frank Meter was a 1910 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. His papers contain material from the time he was a student as wll as a small amount of material created after he graduated. The papers consist of notebooks, photographs of his Dental School classmates and other unidentified people, two copies of The Penn Dental Journal, a 1910 Dental School yearbook, and two pamphlets from the Psi Omega Dental Society annual banquets in 1909 and 1910.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Oliver Paul Bush Scrapbook, 1912-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

Oliver Paul Bush received is D.D.S. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1915. The Oliver Paul Bush Scrapbook consists of photographs, clippings, and mementos from Bush's time at the University of Pennsylvania.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]