Philadelphia Area Archives

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Bankruptcy Newsletter and Journal Collection, 1983-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection, 1983-2003, chiefly includes issues of newsletters, as well as journals, devoted to organizational and legislative activity in the field of bankruptcy law.

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

Nancy C. Dreher Collection of National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges records, 1987-2001 (inclusive) 1994-2001 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet (about 500 items.)
Abstract:: Nancy Dreher was a member of the American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow of the American Bar Association, and member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ), where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal from 1994 to 1998. Dreher also edited the NCBJ publication Conference News from 1999 to 2000, a period during which the newsletter underwent a thorough restructuring. The Nancy C. Dreher collection includes selected issues of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal, which Dreher edited from 1994 to 1998, and "Conference News," the official NCBJ newsletter that was edited by Dreher from 1999 to 2000. The collection also includes administrative papers detailing the correspondence between Dreher and members of the NCBJ, the history of the NCBJ, and the operations of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal; annotated drafts of articles published by these two NCBJ organs under Dreher's supervision, correspondence and meeting materials relating to the...(see more)

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

"The Practical Lawyer" Editorial Office files, 1950-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11.75 linear feet
Abstract:: "The Practical Lawyer" was first printed in 1955 by ALI-ABA, the American Law Institute and American Bar Association joint establishment that provides continuing legal education to law professionals. The periodical focuses on educating professionals about issues related to commercial and corporate law, litigation, tax and estate planning, and real estate. The collection, 1950-1983, includes records relating to the creation, management, and operations of the magazine. The majority of the files are correspondence, printed and rejected articles, and subject files relating to different aspects of "The Practical Lawyer."

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

The Bassoon, 1889-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:: .6 linear foot (5 volumes)
Abstract:: The Bassoon, spanning the dates 1889-1892, consists of five volumes of a handwritten serial that was created by members of the Bachelor's Ten Society, a club of teenage boys who attended Central High School in Philadelphia. The manuscripts include serial stories, cartoons, caricatures, editorials, plays, sporting reports, and poetry.

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

Frazer Jones papers of the Robert Kirkwood Society, Children of the American Revolution, 1929-1968 (inclusive) 1955-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: Two linear feet of correspondence, clippings, official records, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials primarily related to Junior President Frazer Jones's work in the Robert Kirkwood Society of the Children of the American Revolution.

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

Delaware Council for International Visitors records, 1971-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.3 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Delaware Council for International Visitors Records, 1972-2001, document the activity of a regional hospitality organization through correspondence, board minutes, calendars, bylaws, visitor profiles, pamphlets, and other printed material relating to the organization.

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

William H. Williams papers, 1907-2006 (inclusive) 1976-2004 (bulk)

Extent:: 11.6 linear foot (13 boxes)
Abstract:: The William H. Williams Papers, spanning the dates 1907-2006, comprise 11.6 linear feet of manuscripts, academic papers, correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, and academic research relating to the areas of study and publications of Williams, a prominent Delaware historian based in Sussex County, Delaware. The collection is divided into six series, with series III. through VI. corresponding to major subject areas studied by Williams.

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

Archaeological Society of Delaware records, 1933-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.3 linear foot (7 boxes) and 1 oversize box
Abstract:: This collection contains the administrative and organizational records for the incorporated educational group, the Archaeological Society of Delaware. The materials span the length of the organization's existence from 1933 to the present.

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