Subject: Political science - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Bob and Jann Perez collection of A. Mitchell Palmer materials, 1912-1963 (inclusive) 1912-1925 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 linear_foot (3 boxes)
Abstract:: A. Mitchell Palmer was a Democrat politician from Pennsylvania who served as Congressman, Alien Property Custodian and Attorney General between 1908 and 1921. This collection covers, to a limited degree, each of these three stages of Palmer's career. It includes photographs, correspondence, and administrative documentation relating to Palmer's political campaigns, his support of president Woodrow Wilson, and his involvement with organizations such as the Chemical Foundation, especially during his appointment as Alien Property Custodian.

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

Kanji Dwarkadas papers, 1914-1968, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.2 linear feet (18 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Kanji Dwarkadas, an Indian politician and activist born in 1892, contain correspondence and writings by both Dwarkadas and some of his contemporaries, dating from 1914 to 1965. Active in Mumbai (then Bombay), Dwarkadas began his career alongside Annie Besant, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the Indian Home Rule movement. Letters to and from these individuals and many other important figures in twentieth century Indian politics are included in this collection, along with a number of interviews conducted by Dwarkadas. Beginning in the 1920s, Dwarkadas was actively involved in organizations to promote social welfare in Mumbai, such as the Prostitution Inquiry Committee and Children's Aid Society (meeting minutes, resolutions and reports from these and other groups are included in the collection). Dwarkadas withdrew from politics in 1933 and focused his energies on labor organization and worker's rights.

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

Jurgis Saulys papers, 1896-1950 (inclusive) 1903-1935 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 linear feet (8 boxes)
Abstract:: Jurgis Šaulys (1879-1948) was a Lithuanian civic leader, an economist, a signatory of the Lithuanian Declaration of Independence in 1918, and later, a diplomat. He had a great interest in many subjects and was involved with political and literary organizations. Much of his correspondence in this collection is with prominent Lithuanian scholars and literary and political figures.

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

Silas Deane manuscripts and documents (copies), circa 1850-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists of mid to late nineteenth century manuscript copies of correspondence to and from Silas Deane (1737-1789) during the American Revolution. Silas Deane was an American merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a foreign diplomat to France.

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

Juozas Prunskis letters of Lithuanian political and literary figures, 1941-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Juozas Prunskis (1907-2003) was a Lithuanian priest, journalist, and scholar. He was deeply involved in the cultural and political life of the Lithuanian community, writing and editing pieces for the Lithuanian daily, Draugas, and publishing articles about the Communist regime. This collection consists of correspondence from prominent Lithuanian political and literary figures.

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

David Potts, Jr. collection of slip bills from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1823-1824 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear_foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection contains roughly 420 slip bills from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. These bills belonged to and were annotated by Representative David Potts, Jr. and were read between 1823 and 1824.

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

United States Economic Stabilization Agency records, 1944-1973 (inclusive) 1951-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: The Economic Stabilization Agency was a federal government agency responsible for imposing price ceilings and wage controls to stabilize the United States economy during the Korean War. It was authorized with the Defense Production Act of 1950, and abolished in 1953. This collection is comprised of materials created during the daily functioning of the Economic Stabilization Agency, and of materials related to the Agency and to the Defense Production Act of 1950.

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

Alfred Gemmel draft of biography of William Darrah Kelley, circa 1950s (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Alfred Gemmell (1916-1957) was a historian who focused on the history of Pennsylvania, an instructor in History at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Association. This collection contains a typed draft of Gemmell's unpublished biography of William Darrah Kelley (1814-1890), a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the Civil War who was active in the country's economic recovery during Reconstruction.

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

Georgij Sanji Zagadinow collection of Kalmyk materials, 1834-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 linear feet (19 boxes)
Abstract:: Georgij Sanji Zagadinow (1925-1999) was a Kalmyk immigrant to Philadelphia who spent much of his life working on a Kalmyk-English dictionary. The materials in this collection include literary and other sources from Soviet Kalmykia, as well as extensive documentation of the Kalmyk communities in the United States. Researchers interested in Inner Asian studies and US immigration history may wish to consult this collection.

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

Lichtenberg family collection of A. Mitchell Palmer material, 1912-1996 (inclusive) 1912-1934 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear_foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: A. Mitchell Palmer was a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served as Congressman, Alien Property Custodian and Attorney General between 1908 and 1921. This collection consists of material largely relating to Palmer's political career, from 1912 until his retirement in 1921. Researchers will find material created during Palmer's life time as well as material collected, after his death, by family, including photographs, political cartoons, material relating to his unsuccessful 1920 run for president, and an address given by Palmer at Swarthmore College.

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

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