Organization: University of Pennsylvania. Hospital - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 189 cubic feet
Abstract:: I. S. Ravdin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1918, and would spend the next fifty plus years of his career associated with Penn. During that period he rose to the posts of the John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery, Director of the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, and Chief of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II Ravdin was Commander of the 20th General Hospital. The Papers of I. S. Ravdin reflect the entire range of his personal and professional interest, including his work as a surgeon, hospital administrator, military career, and private practice.

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

Extent:: 30 cubic feet
Abstract:: Gaylord P. Harnwell was a physicist and president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1953 – 1970. The Gaylord P. Harnwell Papers document various aspects of his personal and professional life.

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

Extent:: 60 cubic feet
Abstract:: Aaron T. Beck started his career at the University of Pennsylvania in 1954. At the University of Pennsylvania, Beck formulated his cognitive model of depression and cognitive therapy of depression in 1962. This collection includes two major series, which are the records of the Center for the Cognitive Therapy, of which Beck has been the founder and Director, and the material, in the forms of notes, papers and manuscripts, of all research done by Beck and his associates.

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

Extent:: 15 cubic feet
Abstract:: George William McClelland served as president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1944 – 1948, followed by Harold Edward Stassen from 1948 – 1953. The files for the McClelland and Stassen Administrations document the activities of the Office of the President and the administration of the University from 1945 - 1950.

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

Extent:: 15 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Records document the development and activities of the facility from 1891 to 2003. Portions of this collection are closed.

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

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