Form: Essays - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

The effusions, collection of volumes, 1905-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (+ 2 photographs, 2 leaves)
Abstract:: The effusions, a collection of volumes consists of several issues of a handmade magazine bound in one volume. The magazine was created by the Philadelphia club named Ell Kube and was founded by a group of young Jewish men in 1904. There are seven volumes spanning the years from 1905-1914.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Arthur Huff Fauset papers, 1855-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 27 linear feet (32 boxes)
Abstract:: Arthur Huff Fauset (1899-1983) was a Philadelphia-based civil rights activist, author, anthropologist, folklorist, and educator. This collection dates from 1855-1893, measures 27 linear feet, and largely documents Fauset's endeavors as a creative writer, with much of the material being drafts of his work. It also contains correspondence, notes and research materials, scrapbooks, financial records, and miscellanea.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Charles Henry Burr papers, 1913-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Charles Henry Burr, Jr. (1869-1925), was a prominent lawyer in Philadelphia. This collection contains a manuscript for the unpublished "Toward the American Constitution," letters to the editors of Metropolitan and the Public Ledger, and short essays.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Delaware River Port Authority records on the naming of the Walt Whitman Bridge, 1954-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Walt Whitman Bridge is a single-level, seven-lane suspension bridge reaching across the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City in Camden County, New Jersey. Construction on the bridge began in 1953, and the bridge was opened to traffic in May 1967. The naming of the bridge was highly controversial and the Delaware River Port Authority's records document the support and criticism of selecting Walt Whitman as the person for whom the bridge was named. The bulk of the collection consists of letters to the Delaware River Port Authority from concerned New Jersey and Philadelphia area citizens, but researchers will also find Delaware River Port Authority meeting records, clippings, and an essay related to the naming of the Walt Whitman Bridge.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Wilton W. Blancké papers, 1900-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.83 linear feet (2 boxes + 1 oversized folder)
Abstract:: The papers of Wilton W. Blancké document his life as an educator and author. A strong, vocal proponent for a foreign language curriculum in public education, Blancké wrote several articles on the subject. He also penned numerous letters to editors of various publications espousing the view that the study of foreign language contributes to an international understanding.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

John Strahan essay of the William F. Jenks Prize Committee, 1889

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The William F. Jenks Memorial Trust was established in 1885 by Helen F. Jenks to honor the memory of her husband. The trust placed $5000 under the care of three trustees who would see that the income from the trust generated a cash prize to be awarded every three years in an essay competition sponsored by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The essays were to concern some aspect of obstetrics, gynecology, or the diseases of children. Each prize essay was distinguished by a motto and the name of its author kept in a sealed envelope; only the winning essayist was named. The President of the College, with the advice of the Jenks Trustees, first appointed the William F. Jenks Prize Committee in 1886. The committee was composed of three Fellows serving three-year terms who would consider all matters relating to the selection of the essay subject and the competition winner. No award was given in the fourth or fifth competitions, and, in 1900, Mrs. Jenks, "not having felt satisfied...(see more)

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

List of Alvarenga Prize entries, 1920-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume dates from 1920 through 1933, and contains lists of entries for the annual Alvarenga Prize essay, as well as the winner. Each entry includes the title of the essay, its "motto," the author's name, and the status - either destroyed, returned, or "won prize." The Alvarenga Prize was establised in 1887 or 1888, when Associate Fellow Da Costa Alvarenga of lisbon, Portugal, left the College approximately $4000.00 to fund an annual prize in his name. The essay could be on any subject in the field of medicine. Previously catalogued as 10a 375.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Samuel Hadden papers, 1924-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 flat box, 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:: The Samuel Hadden Papers contain the personal papers of Dr. Samuel Bernard Hadden (1900-1988). Born in Dunmore, PA Dr. Hadden completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. He then served his internship and residency at the Philadelphia General Hospital. He pursued his interest in neuro-psychology, earning attention for his work in group psychotherapy. While Dr. Hadden was regarded as a compassionate therapist, his views on the treatment of male homosexual clients are controversial as he found homosexuality to be an "experientially determined and treatable condition." The bulk of this collection is in a flat box contains assorted awards, certificates, and papers written by Dr. Hadden. An oversize folder contains two group photos of hospital staff, one at Philadelphia General Hospital. This collection was discovered during a survey in the summer and fall of 2015.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Mary R. McCarl typescript essay on Thomas M. Boulware, 27 April 1989

Extent:: 1 folder
Abstract:: Thomas M. Boulware was born in Hannibal, Missouri, in 1903, and graduated from Washington University Medical School in 1926. Boulware was well-known for his work with the poor and Black communities in Birmingham. He served on the maternal health committees of Jefferson County Medical Society and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. In addition to helping establish the first maternity clinic for poor women at Hillman Hospital in 1935, Boulware ran the Maternity Clinic at the Slossfield Community Center from 1941 to 1948, and served on the staffs of Children's Home Hospital and Holy Family Hospital, all of which chiefly treated the city's poor African-American populations. He died in Birmingham on June 4, 1991. The Mary R. McCarl typescript essay on Thomas M. Boulware was written in 1989 by Mary R. McCarl, Director of the Jefferson County Medical Society/University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Sciences Archives. This essay is based on Boulware's oral history...(see more)

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Silas Weir Mitchell typescripts, 1904; 1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: 1) A case of uncomplicated hysteria in the male, 1904; 2) Two letters to Dr. Osler concerning his book on science and immortality, 1904; and 3) Address to the American Neurological Association by the President, S. Weir Mitchell, 1909. Previously catalogued as 10a 195.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

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