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Victoria Donohoe Collection, 1950-2016 (inclusive) 1960-1990 (bulk)

Extent:

4.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The Victoria Donohoe Collection includes materials related to her career as a writer for Philadelphia Inquirer, as a researcher, an art historian and critic whose interests were in Philadelphia architecture and city, and in the progression of architects in the region. This collection contains personal papers, correspondence, ephemera relating to her writings, Venturi Scott Brown Associates, Louis I. Kahn, Philadelphia School architects, and Philadelphia architects and architecture.

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

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Llewellyn Price Collection, 1896-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 linear feet

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

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George Pohl negatives and prints, circa 1955-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:

9.25 linear feet (9 boxes (7 record cartons + 2 flat boxes))

Abstract:

George Pohl, Jr. (1931-2023) was a self-taught photographer who lived and worked in Spain and Philadelphia, Pa. from the 1950s to the mid-1970s. He documented the work and student life at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Fine Arts, as well as the independent work of faculty, architects Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi, among others. He photographed the early years of Penn's Institute of Contemporary Art. Pohl's personal photography mainly documents the people and places in Philadelphia, especially the Fairmount and Spring Garden neighborhoods. The George Pohl negatives and prints include 35mm black and white photographic negatives, contact sheets, 35mm color slides and photographic prints, dating from about 1955 to 1975.

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

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Malcolm Wells records, circa 1955-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:

12 linear feet (10 boxes + 12 flat file folders)

Abstract:

This collection documents the work of architect Malcolm Wells – a pioneer of earth-sheltered architecture. It comprises architectural drawings, photographic materials, papers, writings and manuscripts, original illustrations and cartoons, publications (books and magazines), one architectural model and misc. 3-dimensional items.

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

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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)

Extent:

0.02 linear feet ((1) folder)

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Held at: Archives [Contact Us]