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Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner / Fred Morgner Central American political ephemera collection, 1979-2019 (inclusive) circa 1980s-1990s (bulk)

Extent:: 7 linear feet (7 boxes and 48 oversized folders)
Abstract:: La Colección de efímera política centroamericana de Fred Morgner proviene de la colección personal de carteles y folletos de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. La colección contiene materiales relacionados con los movimientos revolucionarios, así como con el activismo relacionado con los derechos de las mujeres, los trabajadores, la Teología de la Liberación, las elecciones, el antiimperialismo y la soberanía nacional. The Fred Morgner Central American Political Ephemera Collection comes from the personal collection of posters and pamphlets from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The collection contains materials related to revolutionary movements as well as activism related to women's rights, workers, Liberation Theology, elections, anti-imperialism, and national sovereignty.

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

Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth Community Hebrew School teaching material, 1929-2018 (inclusive) 1962-2018 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.42 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth Community Hebrew School teaching materials document the congregation's objective to educate Jewish children in the Hebrew language, Jewish history and culture using Jewish educational materials.

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

Monument Lab records, 2015-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear feet (3 boxes) and 40.9 gigabytes
Abstract:: Founded in 2012, the Monument Lab is an independent public art and history studio based in Philadelphia. Founded and led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, students, activists, municipal agencies, and cultural institutions on creative avenues for public engagement and collective memory. This collection documents the Monument Lab project, undertaken in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, from 2015 to 2017, addressing the question, "what is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?" The project collected 4,500 monument proposals, of which twenty were selected for temporary exhibit at a variety of public sites across the city

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

Christopher Atwood and Mikael Thompson collection of Mongolian election materials, 1992-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains material relating primarily to the "Democratic Forces" of the 1992 and 2012 parliamentary elections in Mongolia, and to the 2013 presidential election in Mongolia. There are events lists, candidate descriptions, brochures, "know-how" sheets, election posters, and newspapers concerning the elections and candidates.

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

John Furnival papers, 1941-2016 (inclusive) 1970-2016 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 linear foot (6 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: John Furnival (1933-2020) was a British visual artist whose work is associated with the Concrete Poetry, Mail Art, and Fluxus movements, as well as with the American Beats. In 1964, Furnival, along with Dom Sylvester Houédard, founded Openings Press, a small Gloucestershire press dedicated to publishing concrete poetry and similar work. The John Furnival papers encompass nearly fifty years of the artist's personal and professional activity and document his involvement with the International Concrete Poetry and Mail Art movements through correspondence, publications, broadsides, and posters.

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

University of Delaware Museums exhibition catalogs and ephemera, 1974-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.33 linear foot (2 boxes), 2 oversize box, and 3 oversize folder
Abstract:: These catalogs and ephemera document exhibitions and associated events held by the University of Delaware Museums. Also included are newsletters, calendars, and catalogs of the permanent collection. The Museums collection's strengths include 20th century American art (especially prints, photographs, and work by African American artists), European prints, Inuit art, Pre-Columbian art, and mineralogical holdings.

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

Common Press printed projects and ephemera, 1998-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.5 linear feet (10 boxes)
Abstract:: The Common Press is the letterpress printing studio at the University of Pennsylvania and was founded at the University of Pennsylvania on January 17, 2006, the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth. It was conceived as an interdisciplinary project by Kelly Writers House (a writer-centered community founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995); the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts; and the University of Pennsylvania Fine Arts program, to create an environment encouraging collaboration among students with an emphasis on working among digital and analog design, writing, and image making. Projects included in this collection, dated 1998 to 2016, consist of broadsides, posters, flyers, postcards, cards, and chapbooks, and were created using a variety of printing processes and techniques.

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

Princeton University Printed Materials Collection, 1999-2015 (inclusive) 2007-2015 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: The Princeton University Printed Materials Collection is made up of programs, small newsletters, brochures, announcements and ephemera that are issued by University offices, departments and programs as well as by student organizations.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Tennessee Williams collection, 1939-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.3 linear foot (5 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 12 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.

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

Charles Mast collection of film and performing arts programs, publications, and ephemera, 1940-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.5 linear foot
Abstract:: The Charles Mast collection of film and performing arts programs, publications, and ephemera offers rich visual and informational resources relating to the history of film and theater and also documents live performance events in greater Delaware area for over six decades. The collection comprises 6.5 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1940 and 2013, and includes books, theater programs, concert programs, lobby cards, posters, ticket stubs, and ephemera.

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

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