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Dr. Theo George Wilson collection of Medical Committee for Human Rights material, 1962-1973, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.2 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Dr. Theo George Wilson collection of Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) material measures 2.2 linear feet, dates from 1962-1973, and is composed of MCHR administrative papers, topics focused on by the organization, and writings about or by MCHR. MCHR was a non-profit organization that worked for those with substandard health care, opened free clinics in inner cities, pressured medical schools to enroll more Black students, and advocated for abortion rights and other health related political issues. Dr. Theo George Wilson was a doctor and professor who served as a National Executive Director for MCHR in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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

Collection of Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors material, 1948-1958, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The collection of Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) material measures 0.2 linear feet, dates from 1948-1958, and is composed of the organization's mailings and newsletters. CCCO was a non-profit organization founded in 1948 in response to the Selective Service Act of 1948. The organization's main goal was to help people avoid military conscription or seek discharge after voluntary enlistment.

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

Edward Ellingham notebook, 1835-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: This notebook was kept and written in by Edward Ellingham (1811-1848) from 1835 to 1848 and by an unidentified individual from Ellingham's death through 1852. It contains music scores, accounts, pharmaceutical and veterinary recipes, records of the deaths and other life events of Ellingham's family and acquaintances, and notes relating to Ellingham's work as a farmer.

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

William Hill recipe book, circa 1840-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: This volume contains 84 handwritten medical, veterinary, and household recipes written and compiled by William Hill in the United States around 1840 through 1884.

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Roberts family recipe and commonplace book, 1835-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: This recipe and commonplace book was written and compiled by several hands, likely representing several members of the Roberts family, in England from 1835 to 1891. There are culinary, household, and medicinal recipes in addition to genealogical notes and notes and transcriptions of documents related to a variety of topics.

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

British literary scrapbook, after 1835

Extent:: .33 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:: This scrapbook, collected by William St. Clair (1937-2021), was created by an unknown individual and contains clippings of British Romantic period poems and literary passages, lithographs and images of landscapes, caricatures, royalty, religious figures, and others. The volume is representative of the Romantic period (circa 1780-1932) and pays particular homage to Sir Walter Scott.

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Thomas Forster papers, 1793-1837, 1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.6 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Thomas Forster papers measure 4.6 linear feet, date from 1793 through 1837, with transcriptions from 1941, and provide documentation of Forster's financial and business dealings in Erie and Presque Isle, PA. Thomas Forster (1762-1836) was an agent of the Harrisburgh & Presque Isle Land Company, President of the Erie & Waterford Turnpike Road Company, Collector of Customs of the Port of Presque Isle, and Superintendent of Lighthouses for Erie, PA.

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

English recipe and commonplace book, 1848-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: This volume was created in England between 1848 and 1855 by an unidentified creator and contains 139 medicinal and household recipes in addition to commonplace entries that include prose, scientific facts and findings, and current events.

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

John Augustus Tulk alchemical notebook, 1807-1811 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: This volume was written between 1807 and 1811 in London, England by John Augustus Tulk and contains his treatise-style writings and notes on alchemy.

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

Sylvia DeGiorgio laboratory notebook, 1903-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: This volume contains notes on 38 laboratory experiments conducted in 1903 by Sylvia DeGiorgio while she was a student at Wadleigh High School for Girls in New York, NY.

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Collection of Scowen & Co. photographs of Sri Lanka, circa 1880s (inclusive)

Extent:: .33 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Scowen & Co., founded by Charles Thomas Scowen (1852-1948), was a photographic studio located in Kandy, and later Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from the mid 1870s until the mid 1890s. This collection contains 42 albumen prints documenting the people, landscapes, plants, and culture of island of Sri Lanka.

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Franco-Judaica collection, 1709-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: .4 linear feet ((1 box))
Abstract:: The Franco-Judaica collection measures .4 linear feet in one box and dates from 1709 to 1914. It contains a collection of documents regarding Jewish people and religion in France, many of which are related to or generated by the Israelite Central Consistory of France. It provides insight to and examples of France's governance of the Jewish population in the era of Napoleon I's 1808 emancipation of Jews and subsequent establishment of the French Israelite Consistories.

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

Seagrave parish apprentice register, 1813-1837 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: The Seagrave parish apprentice register was created between 1813 and 1837 in Seagrave, Leicestershire, England by representatives of the parish and documents the parish youth who have been assigned to apprenticeships. These apprenticeships were a form of social wealfare intended to aid and care for orphaned or destitute children.

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British pharmacopoeia and recipe book, circa 1830s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: The British pharmacopoeia and recipe book was created in the 1830s in England by an unknown creator. It contains 87 recipes that include both pharmaceutical recipes and home remedies.

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John Henry Whitehead pharmaceutical recipe book, 1887-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume(s)
Abstract:: John Henry Whitehead pharmaceutical recipe book mostly contains pharmaceutical and personal hygiene recipes compiled by John Henry Whitehead in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England between 1887 and 1890. Whitehead was an English chemist and pharmacy owner.

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