Main content

Houston Hall Display Case Collection, ca. 1980 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.5 cubic feet

Abstract:

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

Main content

Samuel Frederic Houston Exhibition Collection, 1984 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.5 cubic feet

Abstract:

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

Main content

Philadelphia General Hospital, miscellaneous records, 1971-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 cubic feet (1 box)

Abstract:

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

Main content

Moshe Lewin Papers, 1950-1995 (inclusive) 1977-1995 (bulk)

Extent:

1.7 cubic feet

Abstract:

Moshe Lewin was appointed professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. He was one of the most influential scholars of Russian and Soviet history in the world. The bulk of Lewin's papers consists of correspondence covering the period from 1977 to 1995.

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

Main content

William Draper Lewis Papers, 1890-1946 (inclusive) 1890-1910 (bulk)

Extent:

3.5 cubic feet

Abstract:

William Draper Lewis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a LL.B. and Ph.D. In 1896 Lewis appointed Professor of law and Dean of the Law School. This collection is particularly rich for documenting Lewis' early career. His association with the University of Pennsylvania is well represented.

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

Main content

Otto Meyerhof Papers, 1900-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 cubic feet

Abstract:

Otto Meyerhof was a German-born biochemist, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 to escape Nazi Germany, and accepted a position at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as professor of biochemistry. This small but important collection documents a range of professional and personal activities of Otto Meyerhof, and consists of correspondence and professional papers.

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

Main content

William Osler Collection, 1904-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:

9 item(s)

Abstract:

From 1884 to 1888 William Osler was a professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, he continued his clinical investigations, spending many hours in the postmortem rooms performing autopsies. This collection consists primarily of published works by William Osler, many inscribed with the name "Alexander Randall" inside the front cover. The other item is a published memoir, by Arthur Ames Bliss, of his experience as a resident physician at Blockely Hospital (later Philadelphia General Hospital) in 1883 and 1884.

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

Main content

Fairman Rogers Papers, 1849-1862 (inclusive)

Extent:

29 item(s)

Abstract:

Fairman Rogers graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A. B. in 1853 and an A. M. in 1856, and served the University as Professor of Civil Engineering until 1864 and then as a Trustee from 1871 to 1886. He also surveys of the Potomac River for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The collection consists of a scrapbook, a diary and 27 other items, including letters, memos, meeting minutes, lists of students, lecture notes, receipts, accounts, and circulars kept during his tenure as Professor.

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

Main content

Karl William Henry Scholz Papers, 1896-1963 (inclusive) 1930-1952 (bulk)

Extent:

1 cubic feet

Abstract:

Karl William Henry Scholz was a professor of economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of Philadelphia's leading economists. This Karl William Henry Scholz Papers documents his active public and professional life. The bulk of the collection consists of Scholz's writings from 1930 until his death in 1962.

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

Main content

Harold E. Stassen Papers, 1940-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.3 cubic feet

Abstract:

Harold E. Stassen was a national political leader, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and later, perennial candidate for public office. The Harold E. Stassen Papers document the political and professional career of the national political leader and brief University President.

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