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C. Hilyard Barr Scrapbook, 1943-1947 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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Department of History Senior Honors Theses, 1992-2019 (inclusive)

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33.0 cubic feet

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Jonathan E. Rhoads Papers, 1934-2002 (bulk) 1802-2002 (inclusive)

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273 cubic feet

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Jonathan Rhoads began his long career at the University of Pennsylvania with an internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. Upon the completion of the internship, he decided to continue at the University in a residency under I. S. Ravdin, the chief of surgery. He was appointed a full professor of surgery and the J. William White Professor of Surgical Research in 1949. His rise did not stop at the Medical School, but continued into the University proper when he was appointed Provost of the University in 1956, a position he held until 1959. This massive collection documents the life and work of Jonathan Evans Rhoads in multiple dimensions and through all major periods of his long career.

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Susan Molofsky Todres University of Pennsylvania Historical Collection, 1767-2010 (inclusive) 1870-1970 (inclusive)

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30 cubic feet

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Furness Building Restoration Project Records, 1985-1991 (inclusive)

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2.5 cubic feet

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The University of Pennsylvania Trustees called for the building of a new library in 1888 and hired Frank Furness to design the building. Constructed of red bricks, sandstone, and terra cotta, the new library was dedicated on February 7, 1891. The restoration project began with the establishment of the building as a National Landmark in 1985. The records for the restoration project include feasibility studies, proposals, plans, schedules, correspondence, meeting minutes, historical data and research files, and miscellaneous fundraising ephemera.

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Ann Ingersoll Townsend Simpson papers, 1939-2005 (inclusive) 1942-1948 (bulk)

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4.75 cubic feet

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Ann "Nancy" Ingersoll Townsend Simpson (1915-2012) worked for the American Red Cross Military Welfare Service during World War II where she served primarily as a secretary in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater with the 20th General Hospital in India and later the 95th Station Hospital in China. After the war she was a secretary at the American Embassy in Nanking, China. The Ann Ingersoll Townsend Simpson papers document Nancy Simpson's experiences with the American Red Cross Military Welfare Service during World War II in the China Burma India Theater, and later as a secretary for the United States Embassy in Nanking, China from 1946 to 1948.

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School of Design. Faculty and Board Minutes, 1920-1952 (inclusive)

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2.0 cubic feet

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American Civilization Department records, 1967-1995 (inclusive) 1949-1996 (bulk)

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3.25 cubic feet

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The American Civilization Department was an interdisciplinary program focused on the study of American culture from 1937 to 1994 at the University of Pennsylvania. The American Civilization Department records documents the administrative activities of the department for the period of 1970 to 1996.

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Wilmer J. and Mildred Binns Young Papers, 1909-2014 (inclusive)

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2 linear ft. (3 boxes)

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Wilmer J. Young (1887-1983), a Quaker teacher and peace activist born in Iowa, was involved in post World War I reconstruction in France and Poland. He married Mildred Binns in 1922, and together they worked with AFSC work camps and cooperative farms until he began to teach at Pendle Hill in 1955. The collection contains primarily journals and correspondence from his time in France.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Village Business and Professional Association Records, 1983-1994 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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Records of the Swarthmore Village Business and Professional Association, a group organized to encourage a healthy business district. The Association sponsored a sidewalk sale, Christmas Carol sing, and other activities in an effort to promote the local businesses. It dissolved in January 1994 due to lack of participation of its membership.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]