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

Extent:: 1 linear_foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: John Cobb Cooper, Jr. is considered a pioneer in the field of international law regarding air and space. He was born on September 18, 1887 in Jacksonville, Florida. Cooper received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1909 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1911. Cooper married Martha Helen Marvel in 1918 and the couple had three children. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1917-1921 and held the rank of lieutenant and eventually Lieutenant-Commander. After being relieved from active service with the U.S. Navy, Cooper embarked on a career that eventually led him to become an influential figure on international air and space law. Cooper's knowledge and expertise in the field of air and space law helped him publish numerous articles on the subject matter. Nearing the end of his life in 1966, Cooper specifically selected 54 of his published articles on air and space law in hopes to be included in the Anna and Jonas Berger Memorial Space Law Collection at Biddle Law Library. The...(see more)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

Extent:: 4 linear foot (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers, spanning the dates 1810-1917 (bulk dates 1840-1896), document the professional career, and to a lesser extent the personal life, of the Philadelphia lawyer, Joseph Brevitt Townsend.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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]

Extent:: 39 cubic feet
Abstract:: George Wharton Pepper, an 1862 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was a distinguished Philadelphia lawyer and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. The George Wharton Pepper Papers document his personal and professional life.

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

Extent:: 30 cubic feet
Abstract:: Class traditions and annual reunions at the University of Pennsylvania date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The Class Collection documents the academic traditions and alumni activities of various classes and schools of the University of Pennsylvania dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.

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

Extent:: 23 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Curriculum and Lecture Notes Collection was created by the University Archives in the 1950s to assemble individual manuscripts and small groupings of archival material relating to courses taught at the University of Pennsylvania throughout its entire history. This collection documents the teaching methods used in the various schools of the University of Pennsylvania throughout its history.

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

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Walter C. Longstreth attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1901 - 1904, when he received his LL.B. The Walter C. Longstreth Scrapbook documents his experience at Penn from 1901 - 1905.

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

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

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