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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Public Relations Records

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Call Number:
UPC 511
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Extent:
1.5 cubic feet
Language:
English
Date:
1898-1988 (inclusive) and 1950-1983 (bulk)
Abstract:
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania opened in 1874 to provide a clinical environment for the University's School of Medicine at its new West Philadelphia Campus. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Public Relations Records contains information files and photographs related to the expansion and operations of the Hospital.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania opened in 1874 to provide a clinical environment for the University's School of Medicine at its new West Philadelphia Campus. In the ensuing decades, the Hospital has grown to be major health care center for the city and region. The Hospital's Public Relations Department was responsible for providing media with information and images related to Hospital events.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Public Relations Records contains information files and photographs related to the expansion and operations of the Hospital. Most of the photographs from the 1980s were used to illustrated Hospital publications. Of particular note are files and images related to the Henry Phipps Institute, I.S. Ravdin, and the construction of the Gates Pavilion.

The scrapbook consists of newspaper and magazine clippings from 1981-1983. It also contains photographs: one depicts the PECO Building commemorating Nurses Day on its Crown Lights, and the others are outdoor group shots of recent graduates as well as medical and nursing staff. The articles mostly cover cutting-edge research and surgical procedures performed at the Hospital and their impacts on patients' lives. However, other articles cover community engagement, honor distinguished alumni, and documents administrative changes.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Public Relations Records are organized into two series: Subject Files and Photograph Files. Each series is arranged alphabetically.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Public Relations Records were transferred to the University Archives by John Shea, editor of Penn Medicine, in January 2000 (accession number: 2000:04).

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University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Finding Aid Author
Joseph - James Ahern, updated by Anna Pugsley
Finding Aid Date
September 2015, May 2019
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Henry Phipps Institute, 1912-1968.
Box 1 Folder 1
Henry Phipps Institute, 1913, 1953.
Box 1 Folder 2
Henry Phipps Institute for Research in Community Disease Director's Report, 1964 May 1.
Box 1 Folder 3
Henry Phipps Institute Form Letters, 1921-1922.
Box 1 Folder 4
Henry Phipps Institute Parker, Evelyn Page, 1945-1956.
Box 1 Folder 5
History of the University City Science Center, 1967 November 6.
Box 1 Folder 6
HUP, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Graduate Hospital Consolidation Proposal, 1950.
Box 1 Folder 7
McFarlane, J. M. "The University Botanic Garden, A Short History of the Garden", 1899.
Box 1 Folder 8
Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook, 1981-1983.
Box OS 1
Notice to Resident Physicians, 1918 March 12.
Box 1 Folder 9
Ravdin, I.S.: Biographical and General Information, 1953-1972.
Box 1 Folder 10
Ravdin, I.S.: Biographical Sketches, 1932-1966.
Box 1 Folder 11
Ravdin, I.S.: Correspondence, 1963-1972.
Box 1 Folder 12
Ravdin, I.S.: Information, 1927-1972.
Box 1 Folder 13
Ravdin, I.S.: Miscellaneous, 1948-1965.
Box 1 Folder 14
Ravdin, I.S.: News Releases, 1949-1972.
Box 1 Folder 15
Ravdin, I.S.: Newspaper Clippings, 1936-1964.
Box 1 Folder 16
Ravdin, I.S.: Newspaper Clippings, 1951-1973.
Box 1 Folder 17
Ravdin, I.S.: Newspaper Clippings, 1964-1972.
Box 1 Folder 18
Ravdin, I.S.: Text of Speeches, 1947-1965.
Box 1 Folder 19
Scrapbook, 1981-1983.
Box OS 1
Sims, J. C. to Geo. McFadden, 1898.
Box 1 Folder 20
Story of White Haven Sanatorium: A Memorial to Dr. Lawrence F. Flick, 1956.
Box 1 Folder 21
Television, 1952, 1990.
Box 1 Folder 22
U of P Medical Bulletin, 1952-1954.
Box 1 Folder 23

Abbott, Nellie, ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 24
Basketball Team, 1983.
Box 1 Folder 25
Bondi, Edward, 1982.
Box 1 Folder 26
Brighton, Carl, ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 27
Cohen, Sid, ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 28
Cooper, Richard, ca. 1979.
Box 1 Folder 29
Davis, Stratton, 1982.
Box 1 Folder 30
Delivoria-Papadopolos, Maria, ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 31
Eisman, Sylvan, 1979.
Box 1 Folder 32
Fagan, Claire, ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 33
Fager, Samuel S., ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 34
Farmer, Harold E., 1953.
Box 1 Folder 35
Fine, Glen, ca. 1980.
Box 1 Folder 36
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Accepted Plan for Gates Memorial Pavilion, n.d.
Box 1 Folder 37
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Berrang, Elizabeth C., Hospital Director, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 38
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Buerki, Robin C., Vice President in Charge of Medical Affairs, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 39
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Cafeteria, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 40
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: East to West View of University Hospital, 1950.
Box 1 Folder 41
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Gates Pavilion Construction, 1951 January 18.
Box 1 Folder 42
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Gates Pavilion Facade from Spruce Street, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 43
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Gates Pavilion Ground Breaking, 1950 June 12.
Box 1 Folder 44
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Gates Pavilion McCloskey and Co. General Contractors, 1950 June 26.
Box 1 Folder 45
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Gates Pavilion Under Construction, 1951-1953.
Box 1 Folder 46
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Group in Auditorium - I.S. Ravdin on Stage, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 47
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Hallway Area, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 48
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Hospital Library, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 49
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Hospital Waiting Area, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 50
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: I.S. Ravdin at Podium in Medical Alumni Hall Amphitheater, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 51
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Logan Hall, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 52
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Lunch Counter, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 53
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Main Entrance to University Hospital, 1950.
Box 1 Folder 54
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Martin Maloney Memorial Clinic, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 55
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Medical Alumni Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1951 June 16.
Box 1 Folder 56
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Medical Alumni Hall new Amphitheater, 1952.
Box 1 Folder 57
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Medical Alumni Hall Under Construction, 1951 February 22.
Box 1 Folder 58
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Medical Center Campaign Opening Dinner, 1948 February 18.
Box 1 Folder 59
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Medical Laboratories Building, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 60
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: New Telephone Exchange, 1950 June 29.
Box 1 Folder 61
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Old Amphitheater, n.d.
Box 1 Folder 62
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Original Expansion Sketch, n.d.
Box 1 Folder 63
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Study Area, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 64
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: Time Capsule Event, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 65
Gates Pavilion Scrapbook: X-Ray Machine, ca. 1950.
Box 1 Folder 66
Glover, Jessie, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 1
Grant, "Chubby" (L) and Dr. Lewy (R), ca. 1983.
Box 2 Folder 2
Grotkowski, Leon, ca. 1979.
Box 2 Folder 3
Heiss, Kathy, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 4
Henry Phipps Institute, ca. 1950.
Box 2 Folder 5
Hollander, Joseph, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 6
Hospital Wards, 1979.
Box 2 Folder 7
HUP Nurses, 1981 July.
Box 2 Folder 8
Jacobson, Shelly, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 9
Kelly, Mark contact sheet, n.d.
Box 2 Folder 10
Ledger, Marshal, n.d.
Box 2 Folder 11
Medical Class, 1933.
Box OS 2
Mikuta, John J., ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 12
Miller, Doug, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 13
Miller, Leonard, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 14
Miller, Paul, n.d.
Box 2 Folder 15
Montgomery, Thaddeus L., 1953.
Box 2 Folder 16
Nephrology Nursing Outpatient Dialysis Unit, 1981.
Box 2 Folder 17
Nursery, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 18
Patients (1), ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 19
Patients (2), ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 20
Persky, A. H., ca. 1950.
Box 2 Folder 21
Pfeiffer, Mildred, 1988.
Box 2 Folder 22
Pharmacy, ca. 1979.
Box 2 Folder 23
Production Layout Pages, n.d.
Box OS 2
Raffenspergh, Ed, ca. 1980.
Box 2 Folder 24
Ravdin, I.S., 1930-1956.
Box 2 Folder 25
Ravdin, I.S., 1952-1967.
Box 2 Folder 26
Respiratory Treatment, n.d.
Box 3 Folder 1
Scheuller, Ray, ca. 1980.
Box 3 Folder 2
Scrapbook.
Box OS 1
Spiller, William G., ca. 1925.
Box 3 Folder 3
Staff Unidentified (1), ca. 1980.
Box 3 Folder 4
Staff Unidentified (2), ca. 1980.
Box 3 Folder 5
Student Nurses, ca. 1979.
Box 3 Folder 6
Thomas, Curtis, ca. 1980.
Box 3 Folder 7
Unidentified Portraits, ca. 1950.
Box 3 Folder 8
University Campus Shots - contact sheets and negatives, 1980.
Box 3 Folder 9
Vagnoni, Jim, ca. 1980.
Box 3 Folder 10
Wards, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 11

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