Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1981">1981</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Book and Manuscript Dealer catalogs, 1905-2022 (inclusive)

Extent:: 53 linear feet (105 boxes)
Abstract:: For more than a century the Penn Libraries have been purchasing books and manuscripts at public auction in the United States and abroad. This finding aid serves as a guide to more than 1,600 book and manuscript dealer catalogs from 112 different firms. The collection includes substantial runs of catalogs from dealers of importance in the history of the book trade who are no longer in operation, such the Rosenbach Company, H.P. Kraus, and E.P. Goldschmidt. In addition, it contains catalogs from dozens of other book dealers around the world who are still currently active.

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

Indian cinema pressbooks, 1929-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Pressbooks are promotional material created by film producers to market films. These books usually contain a small synopsis of the plot, often in two or three languages, commonly English, Hindi, Urdu and sometimes a regional language like Gujarati, depending on the perceived audience for the movie. Since almost all of these movies were musicals, the lyrics to film-songs are a key feature of these booklets.This collection consists of multi-lingual cinema pressbooks that accompanied the release of films produced in India from 1929 to 2003. They are arranged in alphabetical order.

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

Bernard Quaritch catalogs, 1922-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 linear feet
Abstract:: Founded in London in 1847 by German émigré Bernard Alexander Quaritch (1819–1899), Bernard Quaritch Ltd. is one of the most influential antiquarian bookselling firms in the world. Quaritch has long played an especially critical role as agent for American institutions and collectors at London auctions. This finding aid serves as a guide to the more than five hundred Quaritch catalogs and bulletins published after 1920 in the Penn Libraries' collections. The collection is especially comprehensive from the 1950s to 2000s.

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

Ursula Sternberg-Hertz papers, 1923-2014 (inclusive) 1950-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 linear feet (39 boxes)
Abstract:: Ursula Sternberg-Hertz (1925-2000) was a Philadelphia based artist who lived in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, England, and Canada before immigrating to the United States in 1971 with her husband, conductor Jonathan Sternberg. The collection documents her artistic career, with artwork ranging from rough sketches to finished pieces, using acrylics, charcoal, markers, pen-and-ink, stamps, watercolor, and other experimental mediums. She produced artwork on paper, metal, fabric, and leather; in sketchbooks; and on objects such as lampshades and boxes. In addition to her artwork, there is also family and personal material; correspondence; diaries, including an extraordinary run of her "visual diaries" from the early 1940s and from the 1970s until her death; and material related to her exhibits.

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

South Asia press photographs, 1935-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: .4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: During the mid-to-late 1970's, South Asia, most especially India and its immediate neighbors, experienced a period of civil and political unrest. This collection consists of French press photos concerning events in South Asia from 1935-1994, with particular emphasis on the turbulent years of the mid-to-late 1970s, in which India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh experienced overlapping civil, political, and environmental crises.

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

George Seldes papers, 1845-1994 (inclusive) 1907-1994 (bulk)

Extent:: 56.5 linear feet (81 boxes)
Abstract:: The George Seldes papers document Seldes's career as a journalist, publisher and author. The papers provide an invaluable look at his crusade to hold the press accountable by exposing its corruption. Seldes believed the fight for a free press the most important fight in the world.

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

Louis Lippa papers, 1953-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14.5 linear feet (16 boxes)
Abstract:: Louis Lippa (1928-2018) was an American playwright, actor, theater director, and teacher of the dramatic arts. An experimental and prolific playwright, he was influenced by the dramatic theories of Bertolt Brecht and concerned with political, historical, and social issues. This collection contains material produced and collected by Lippa, primarily but not exclusively related to his work as a playwright-in-residence at the People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern, PA.

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

H. Owen Reed papers, 1920-2016 (bulk: 1942-2010) (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet (7 boxes) and 1.9 gigabytes
Abstract:: H. Owen Reed (1910-2014) was an American composer as well as a musician, author and music educator, serving as a professor at the Michigan State University College of Music for 37 years. This collection contains music compositions by Reed and other composers, his personal and professional correspondence, and various materials documenting and promoting his work and professional activities.

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

J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy collection of Arthur Tress photographs, 1964-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Abstract:: Arthur Tress (born 1940) is an American photographer and collector of Japanese illustrated books and prints. This collection contains photographic prints from fourteen of Tress's series. His style has often been described as "staged surrealism" but his body of work includes a diverse range of approaches. Included in the collection are black and white and color prints, the majority of which were taken in New York City (including Staten Island, Coney Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan), San Francisco, and San Luis Obispo, California, dating from 1967 to 2015.

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

Robert Wojtowicz papers relating to Lewis and Sophia Mumford, 1925-1997 (inclusive) circa 1925-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Robert Wojtowicz papers relating to Lewis and Sophia Mumford detail a close relationship that developed after Wojtowicz approached the Mumfords to assist him in his research for his doctoral dissertation entitled, "The Lewis Mumford decades: studies in architectural history, criticism, and urbanism, 1922-1962." Sophia Mumford admired Wojtowicz's literary style and believed he would be the best custodian of Lewis Mumford's legacy upon her death.

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

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