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Robert Wojtowicz papers relating to Lewis and Sophia Mumford, 1925-1997 (inclusive) circa 1925-1997 (bulk)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box)
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The Robert Wojtowicz papers relating to Lewis and Sophia Mumford detail a close relationship that developed after Wojtowicz approached the Mumfords to assist him in his research for his doctoral dissertation entitled, "The Lewis Mumford decades: studies in architectural history, criticism, and urbanism, 1922-1962." Sophia Mumford admired Wojtowicz's literary style and believed he would be the best custodian of Lewis Mumford's legacy upon her death.

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Jeffery Cotton papers, 1975-2006 (inclusive)

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5.25 linear feet (6 boxes) and 2.7 gigabyte(s)
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Jeffery Cotton (1957-2013) was a composer, entrepreneur, essayist and fiction writer who worked extensively in the United States and Europe. The collection features the personal journals of Jeffery Cotton from 1975-2006, handwritten and printed scores, CDs and cassettes of his recorded music, awards, and photographs.

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Roy L. Howard photograph album from Korean DMZ conflict, 1969-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
.33 linear feet (1 box)
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This photograph album chronicles Roy L. Howard's service in the United States Army, B Company, Second Battalion of the 31st Infantry, while stationed in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Korea during the Korean DMZ conflict. The photographs in the album are dated 1969-1970.

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Hare family recipe book, circa 1801-1821 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)
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This volume was written and compiled primarily by Mrs. Hare between 1801 and 1821. There is at least one other distinctive hand present and several other members of the Hare family are mentioned. This volume contains 405 culinary, medical, and household recipes attributed to members of the Hare family, acquaintances, newspapers, and public figures.

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Yamanaka family photograph collection, circa 1910-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
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The Yamanakas arrived in California prior to 1910, and lived on Railroad Avenue in San Francisco before moving to Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago a decade later. The Yamanaka family photograph collection comprises 312 loose photographs, including photo postcards, of the Yamanaka family, friends, and their community in California during the 1910s-1920s. Included are a number of studio portraits as well as portraits of activities in the Bay Area, Japan, and other areas in the Americas.

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Philadelphia Sketch Club artwork, circa 1860s (inclusive)

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1.67 linear feet (1 box)
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Founded in 1860 by six students from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Sketch Club is one of America's oldest continuing artist organizations. The Philadelphia Sketch Club artwork comprises original pen and ink drawings, watercolor, and ink wash sketches by founding members of the club including Edmund B. and George F. Bensell, Henry C. Bispham, John L. Gihon as well as other notable artists such as William Emlen Cresson, and Joseph Boggs Beale.

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James G. Spady papers, 1920-2020 (inclusive) 1980-2020 (bulk)

Extent:
12.5 linear feet (21 boxes and 10 3.5 inch floppy disks, 3 dvds, 54 compact disks.) and 2.0 gigabyte(s)
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James Garland Spady (1944-2020) was a writer, activist, journalist, and historian, and is credited for being one of the first scholars to document and study the evolution of Hip Hop. Broadly speaking, this collection reflects Spady's expansive interest in Black history and culture, particularly music, and is comprised of both his own writing and material that he collected on these topics. The collection contains notepads and notebooks, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, books, a large variety of articles and essays, interview transcripts, periodicals, audio compact discs, digital media, and ephemera. The collection primarily documents his professional and intellectual work from roughly 1980 until the end of his life, but very little is revealing of his personal life.

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Mrs. A.Y. Bird recipe book, circa 1818-1860 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)
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This volume was written and compiled between 1818 and 1860 by Mrs. A.Y. Bird, who likely lived in England. This volume contains 192 recipes attributed to numerous individuals known to Mrs. Bird. Of the recipes, 161 are culinary and 31 are medical remedies and household products.

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Kate anniversary scrapbook, 1875-1894 (inclusive)

Extent:
.33 linear feet (1 volume)
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Catherine Clendinning "Kate" Gillespie was the wife of Reverend Robert Gillespie, an Irish Protestant missionary who served in India. This scrapbook was presented to Kate by her husband on their seventh wedding anniversary in 1875.

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John Jonik papers, 1950-2022 (inclusive)

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22.42 linear feet (21 boxes, 2 oversize framed artworks)
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John Jonik is a postwar and contemporary magazine and political cartoonist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose works have appeared in a wide spectrum of publications ranging from local, independent newspapers, trade and professional journals, to national newspapers and magazines including: The New Yorker, Playboy, National Lampoon, Cosmopolitan, Better Homes and Gardens, Wall Street Journal, and Esquire. His cartoons provide satirical humor and opinions on a range of themes and issues such as social activism, the environment, marijuana use, and healthcare. The John Jonik papers comprise: original published and unpublished cartoons, sketchbooks, tearsheets, printed materials, correspondence, business papers and royalty statements, catalogs, and artifacts.

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David Goldenberg collection of Joseph Eyer material, 1986-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box)
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David M. Goldenberg (born 1947) is a writer and an educator who was active at Dropsie College and the University of Pennsylvania. He was a neighbor of Joseph (Joe) Eyer (1944-2017), a scholar from Philadelphia whose research focused on social causes and health effects of stress. The two became friends and Eyer described Goldenberg as his "spokesman, mediator, and on occasion savior." This collection consists largely of copies of letters written by Eyer to a variety of people, and sent to Goldenberg. Some of these letters appear to have been written during times of personal crisis for Eyer and they are emotionally charged. In particular the copies of letters written to his father and brother are indicative of fraught relationships and internal conflict; but they also provide insight into his philosophies and academic interests.

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Collection of World's Fair ephemera, 1933, 1964-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
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A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was from 1933-1934 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1964, New York hosted a World's Fair based upon the theme of "peace through understanding." This Collection of World's Fair ephemera comprises maps, pamphlets and souvenirs from both the 1933, 1964 fairs hosted by Chicago and New York.

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Scrapbook of a British subaltern, 1847-1860 (inclusive)

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0.13 linear feet (1 album)
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Compiled by an unknown creator, the scrapbook of a British subaltern features poems, narratives, watercolors and pen sketches of shipwrecks, stormy seas, and vignettes of various outposts of the British Empire and life in British India.

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Carte de Visite album of 1870s notables, circa 1870s (inclusive)

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0.25 linear feet (1 album)
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An embossed brown leather album containing a 102 carte-de-visite collection of photographs of American notables including: activists, politicians, authors, actors, musicians, Union and Confederate military leaders, and business men. Album provides a visual cross-section of American celebrity culture at the start of the Gilded age.

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Collection of Native American photographs, circa 1900-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box)
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This collection consists of nine images which, to a very limited degree, document indigenous people of the Acomoa Pueblo, Apache, Hopi, Laguna Pueblo, and Navaho tribes in the American southwest, in current day Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Images are of peublos and people (including Juanita, widow of Chief Manuelito; unidentified women; Hopi dancers preparing for the Snake Dance; and unidentified people preparing horses for travel). The identity of the photographer and whether they were documenting the indigenous culture or traveling as a tourist is unknown.

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Land and property records for the Philadelphia city block bounded by Walnut and Sansom Streets, and South 6th and 7th Streets., 1794-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.1 linear feet (3 boxes)
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This collection documents the history of land ownership for the block in center city Philadelphia that is currently occupied by the Curtis Building, which is bounded by South 6th and South 7th Streets, and Sansom and Walnut Streets. There are 107 land deeds or indentures, and 23 other records of various sorts that document the sale, purchase, or transfer of property from 1794 to 1908 within this block. The oldest document is an indenture for the entire plot from James Logan, Jr. to John Swanwick, on December 31, 1794. The most recent document is a 1908 survey of the same plot, likely made for the Curtis Publishing Company by the City of Philadelphia. The majority are handwritten on vellum and are largely in good condition. Records are arranged chronologically.

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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)
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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.

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Carrie Curtis diary, 1928-1929 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)
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Single volume diary of Carrie Curtis of Canaan, Connecticut. Diary details her day-to-day thoughts and acitivites over the course of a year, 1928-1929. Documents the experiences of a Connecticut women in the early 20th century.

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Notgeld album, 1916-1922 (inclusive)

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0.15 linear feet
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This album contains 337 examples of notgeld, or "emergency money" produced between 1916 and 1922 by various German municipalities, companies, and individuals during the financial crisis resulting from World War I. These currency notes are richly illustrated with depictions of landmarks, folklore, historical figures, and events. The notes are predominately serienscheine or "collectors notes" of distinctively high quality and include sets of notes that follow a particular theme or tale. The notes are all in excellent condition.

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Jacob B. Ukeles papers regarding the University of Pennsylvania Center for Urban Research and Experiment, 1966-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
.42 linear feet (1 box)
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The University of Pennsylvania Center for Urban Research and Experiment, known as CURE, was established in 1968 under the direction of Robert B. Mitchell. This collection of minutes, reports, memorandum, correspondence and audiocassettes collected by associate professor Jacob B. Ukeles provides documentation of the Center's urban strategies project. Under the direction of Ukeles, the project sought to designate alternative strategies for urban problem areas.

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Philadelphia Orchestra Association records (administrative records), 1870-2023 (inclusive) 1900-2009 (bulk)

Extent:
250 linear feet (220 boxes) and 11,146 item(s) (11,146 recordings. these extents represent the total amount of material in the entire collection, inclusive of other series.)
Abstract:
The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and has developed and maintained its status as a prominent symphonic ensemble throughout its existence. Its history informs and intersects with the broader history of music in the twentieth century, as well as numerous historical movements, events and developments on a regional, national and global scale. This portion of the collection comprises administrative records. These materials document the organizational operations of the Orchestra, covering its governance; personnel management; financial management and development; artistic leadership; promotional activities; labor relations; legal activities; building and facilities maintenance, renovations and construction; and all of the logistical operations regarding performances, tours, broadcasts, and recordings. This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the collection, labeled...(see more)

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Recipe book, circa 1815-1831 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s) (160 pages)
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This volume contains 144 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes created or compiled approximately between 1815 and 1831 in England. Before the recipes in this volume is a copy of William Fleetwood Varley's, A few observations on art with notices relative to the various exhibitions, repositories of art, etc. William Fleetwood Varley (1785-1856) was a British artist and art instructor.

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Collection of material relating to William Wait copyright legacy, 1877-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box)
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William Wait (1821-1880) was a lawyer and an author of a number of legal texts pertaining to the law in New York. His last will and testament allowed for the continuation of the publication and sale of the law books for which he had copyright until his youngest son turned 21 in 1889. This collection contains information about the legacy of Wait's copyrighted works following his death in 1880.

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E. Carratt recipe book, 1847

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1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 127 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes created or compiled starting in 1847, possibly by E. Carratt, in England or Wales.

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Mary Smith recipe book, 1845 March 22

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1 volume(s) (40 pages)
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This volume was written and compiled by Mary Smith in England starting on March 22, 1845. It contains 43 culinary and household recipes, some of which are attributed to individuals known to Smith.

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James and Marie Kilker collection of Emmanuel Roblès materials, 1941-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear feet (5 boxes)
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Emmanuel Roblès (1914-1995) was a French-Algerian author and playwright. James A. Kilker (1925-2012) was an American professor of French Studies and French translator, notably of Emmanuel Roblès' works. The James and Marie Kilker collection of Emmanuel Roblès material dates from 1941 to 2023, spans five linear feet, and primarily consists of material relating to Roblès' work and career, correspondence between the Kilkers and Roblès, and published material by Roblès. There is also material relating to other Algerian-born European authors and playwrights.

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JoAnne Fischer papers, 1975-1986 (inclusive)

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1.7 linear feet (4 boxes)
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This collection of correspondence, minutes, publications, reports, newspaper clippings, articles and a speech documents the work of community activist JoAnne Fischer (1949-) and her advocacy for the rights and health of women, children and families.

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African market literature collection, circa 1950s-1974 (inclusive)

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.66 linear feet (2 boxes)
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The African market literature collection measures .66 linear feet in two boxes and dates from circa 1950s to 1974. It is comprised of 67 pamphlets and books, published in Africa, mostly Nigeria, which represent popular literature, history, and, "how to"-style publications. Onitsha market literature refers to the popular, sensational, stories that make up Nigerian pulp fiction in the years before and immediately following Nigerian independence.

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Civil Rights Movement collection, circa 1929-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:
.21 linear feet (1 box; 1 oversized folder)
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This collection of publications, flyers, leaflets, pamphlets, stickers, celluloid buttons and a poster documents part of the Civil Rights Movement, a significant moment in American history that paved the way for the advancement of civil rights and social justice for Black Americans.

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Thomas Hart papers, 1801-1971 (bulk 1893-1971) (inclusive)

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15.33 linear feet (16 boxes)
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Thomas Hart (1894-1975) was a Philadelphia lawyer and civic figure. The Thomas Hart papers measure 15.33 linear feet in 16 boxes, date mostly from 1893 to 1971, and primarily consist of correspondence, documents, and ephemera relating to Hart and his family's organizational involvements, specifically with the Eagle Island Gunning Club, Junior League, Lankenau Hospital, Mask & Wig Club, Philadelphia Charity Ball, Inc., Philadelphia Club, Society of Colonial Wars, and State in Schuylkill. There is also Hart's personal correspondence, material relating to his personal life, and material from various members of the Hart family.

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Charles Malan New Caledonia photograph album, circa 1872-1879 (inclusive)

Extent:
.33 linear feet (1 box)
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This photograph album contains fifty-eight images mostly documenting New Caledonia and the French penal colony of Île des Pins, probably around the time of its establishment in 1872 to about 1879. The album seems to have belonged to French chemist Charles Malan. The fifty-eight photographs mostly depict indigenous people, landscapes, and landmarks within Nouméa, Île des Pins, and Sydney.

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LeRoy M. Ennis collection of Japanese dentistry material, 1932-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:
.4 linear feet (2 boxes)
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LeRoy M. Ennis (1893-1978) was a dentist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania focusing on the study of roentgenology (radiation) and oral surgery. In 1951, he was a member of the United States Dental Commission which visited Osaka Dental College in Japan, an effort to aid dentists in that country. This collection documents Japanese dentistry in the 1930s to 1951 through photographs and includes publications about the practice of dentistry and dental education in Japan, many of which were produced prior to the trip.

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Dana Richardson collection of Constant Vauclain material, 1898-2008 (inclusive) 1930-2000 (bulk)

Extent:
5 linear feet (8 boxes)
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The Dana Richardson collection of Constant Vauclain material contains sheet music, audio cassettes, essays, notes and analysis of music, correspondence, newspaper clippings, event programs, photographs, poetry and lyrics. Andre Constant Vauclain (1908-2003) was a composer and professor of music who developed a new system of composition that he called, "syntonality." Dana Dimitri Richardson (1953-), is a composer and music theorist who studied under Constant Vauclain from 1971 to 1976.

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John Szwed collection of Sun Ra research material, 1935-2018 (inclusive)

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4.25 linear feet (5 boxes) and 54.8 gigabyte(s)
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John Szwed (1396-) is an American anthropologist and jazz scholar who wrote a biography of Sun Ra. Sun Ra (1914-1993) was an American musician, jazz composer, and bandleader known for experimental music and theatrical performances. The John Szwed collection of Sun Ra material measures 4.25 linear feet and dates from 1935 to 2018. It includes material related to Szwed's biography of Sun Ra, Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra and research on Sun Ra documenting his life, band, and music.

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Louise Bowman cookbook, circa 1930s (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 87 culinary recipes in addition to printed material from a cooking class, including information on cooking and several recipes. It was compiled by Louise Bowman in the 1930s in the United States.

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Hall and Hallam family papers, 1785-1818 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversized folder)
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This collection consists of material relating to the Hall and Hallam families in the Leicester area of England, dating from 1785 to 1818. The families appear to have farmed, but they also appear to have been extremely religious, serving as lay preachers and religious leaders for the surrounding communities. The collection contains a recipe book for inks and sealing wax, a commonplace book, a survey for Alton Grange Farm, a diary, and a sermon or speech. While several items are specifically tied to these two families, the other material is assumed to be connected to family members. There is only superficial documentation of any member of the family, but collectively, there is a sense of religious faith crossing generations.

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Holly McGhee papers, 1959-2018 (bulk 1980-2018) (inclusive) 1979-2018 (bulk)

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5.2 linear feet (8 boxes) and 140.8 megabyte(s)
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Holly McGhee is New York City-based author, agent, editor, and founder of the children's literature agency, Pippin Properties, Inc. The Holly McGhee papers measure 5.2 linear feet in eight boxes and date from 1947 to 2020, with the bulk of the material dating between 1979 and 2018. The papers largely document McGhee's personal life, family, writings as a children's book author, and early career in publishing. Her work with Pippin Properties, Inc. is represented in the Pippin Properties, Inc. records, also held by the Kislak Center.

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Dorothy Jean Schneider cookbook, circa 1923-1924 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)
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This volume was compiled by Dorothy Jean Schneider around 1923 or 1924 in Naperville, IL during the course of an eighth-grade class with Miss Mamie Dentler. It contains 34 culinary recipes from a home economics class and additionally includes notes on cooking methods and table manners.

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Joanna Banks collection of African American authors and artists, foodways, and memorabilia, 1948-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.5 linear feet (7 boxes)
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Joanna Banks is a retired Museum Educator and book collector, specializing in the writing of Black authors, with a particular focus on works by and about Black women, children's books, and African American cooking and foodways. Joanna Banks assembled a collection of materials around these themes that includes periodical articles, academic papers, newspaper clippings, photocopies, newsletters, catalogs, recipes, bibliographies, photographs, and ephemera.

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Medical recipe book and culinary and household recipe book, not before 1799

Extent:
2 volume(s) (366, 368 pages)
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These two volumes contain 357 recipes and were written and compiled by an unknown creator starting in 1799, likely in France. It is unclear when the creator completed these volumes. One volume contains medical remedies and the other contains pantry, culinary, rural economy, and household recipes.

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E. Macey recipe book, 1864-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 61 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes as well as a food diary from a vacation in Switzerland written and compiled in England and Switzerland by E. Macey between 1864 and 1910.

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English recipe book, circa 1800-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 103 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes created and compiled by an unknown creator in England in the early 19th century.

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Collection of G. & C. Merriam material, 1831-1879 (inclusive)

Extent:
.4 linear feet (1 box)
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G. & C. Merriam, bookseller and publisher, was established in 1831 by George and Charles Merriam in Springfield, Massachusetts. Primarily, the firm sold schoolbooks, Bibles, law books, and editions of Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language. This collection documents, to a limited degree, the operations of G. & C. Merriam (1831-1864) and the G. & C. Merriam Company (1864-1892) through correspondence, financial records, and advertising.

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Jeoffry B. Gordon collection of Medical Committee for Human Rights and Student Health Organization records, circa 1965-1970s (inclusive)

Extent:
.4 linear feet (1 box)
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Jeoffry B. Gordon (born 1942) is a retired physician who primarily worked in California. His specialties included family medicine, public health and general preventive medicine, and medical toxicology. This collection documents, to a limited degree, Jeoffry B. Gordon's involvement as a medical activist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, especially in the Student Health Organization (SHO) and the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR). While documentation of Gordon's immediate involvement is limited, the collection provides a glimpse into the world of medical activsm, more broadly, during this time period, through publications, newspaper clippings, journal articles, and newsletters.

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English recipe and commonplace book, 1830-1867 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 122 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes and 79 pages of accounts, poems, verse, and history notes written and compiled by Mrs. Prout Tuner[?] and other unidentified contributors between 1830 and 1867.

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Almira Elizabeth Lincoln Shaw cookbook, 1869-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
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This cookbook contains 285 recipes and was written and compiled by Almira Elizabeth Lincoln Shaw between 1869 and 1891 in Massachusetts.

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Mrs. Ira Carpenter cookbook, 1878

Extent:
1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 151 culinary recipes and was written and compiled by Mrs. Ira Carpenter in 1878. There are several hands present in this volume.

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American recipe book, circa 1920s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
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This volume contains 236 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by an unknown individual, possibly in New Jersey in the 1920s.

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Nir and Inna Feldman collection of Haifa material, 1790-1988 (inclusive) 1900-1960 (bulk)

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8 linear feet (11 boxes) and 1.70 gigabyte(s)
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The Nir and Inna Feldman collection of Haifa material documents the city of Haifa's (Israel) culture, infrastructure and immigration. The bulk of the collection dates from the early 1900s until the 1960s, consisting primarily of photographs, architectural drawings and correspondence.

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B. Z. Goldberg papers, 1873-1989 (inclusive) 1917-1976 (bulk)

Extent:
110 linear feet
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Benjamin Waife (1895–1972) was a Belarusian-born Jewish-American journalist. He is primarily known by his pen name Ben Zion Goldberg. He worked with a variety of newspapers, including Der tog (The Day); Eynikayt (Unity); Jewish Digest; and American Jewish Almanac. His best known books include The Sacred Fire : The Story of Sex in Religion and The Jewish Problem in the Soviet Union : Analysis and Solution. This collection largely documents Goldberg's professional career, through correspondence, writings, publicity, and his own research. There is some personal and family material; and material relating to his father-in-law, Yiddish humorist Sholem Aleichem, particularly via My Father,the biography Marie Waife-Goldberg (daughter of Aleichem and wife of Golberg) wrote about her father.

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Patterson-Proctor family photograph album, 1898-circa 1910 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s) (1 box)
Abstract:
This volume contains 19 cartes-de-visite photographs of members of the extended Patterson-Proctor family, a Black family living in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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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)
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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.

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

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Abraham Moshe Trompoler papers, 1941-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:
.025 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
Abraham Moshe Trompoler was a Jewish Holocaust survivor who traveled from Europe to Japan and then China in order to escape the war. The Abraham Moshe Trompoler papers contains legal and immigration papers from Trompoler's journey to Japan and China from Europe, dating from 1941 to 1949.

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Calcutta photograph album, 1910-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
Abstract:
This photograph album contains 28 black and white photographs taken in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India in 1910 and 1911 by an unidentified photographer.

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Belfast poison register, 1898-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
Abstract:
This volume records the purchase of poisonous substances at an unidentified pharmacy in Belfast, Ireland between 1898 and 1936, as required by the Sale of Poisons (Ireland) Act of 1870.

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Jewish youth pioneer photographs, circa 1930s (inclusive)

Extent:
.25 linear feet
Abstract:
The Jewish youth pioneer photographs consist of 108 black and white photographs from the 1930s, depicting the training of American young adults for life in Mandatory Palestine, now known as Israel. These photographs document aspects of training to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine, leisure activities, and travels to Palestine. Henry Near defines the Hehalutz organization, with the American organization depicted in this collection, as an agricultural-based "movement, which educated and recruited young people for immigration to Palestine."

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Mary E. Parker notebook, circa 1884-1890s (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
This notebook was created by Mary E. Parker, a Quaker woman in Westtown, Pennsylvania, in 1884. It contains sections that include a commonplace book, autographs (with signatures in the signer's own hands), recipes, and lists of poets, animals, birds, clouds, and flowers.

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Demaris Tompkins diary, 1874-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
Demaris C. Tompkins (1844-1917) lived on a farm in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, along with her husband, Ira, and her five children. This volume documents her life from 1874 to 1877 with frank descriptions of the challenges of farming, parenting, and living without financial security. There are additions following Demaris' death in 1917, presumably by her daughter, Mabel Lillian Tompkins Dunton, with at least one entry dated, August 18, 1955 that memorialize the Tompkins family.

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Jewish displaced persons photographs, 1945-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
After the Holocaust, millions of Jewish survivors either did not wish to return to their home, could not as a result of continuing antisemitism or as a result of their homes being occupied by new tenants. As a result, 1,800 displaced persons camps opened to accomodate these refugees until they could return home or immigrate elsewhere. The Displaced persons photographs consist of 64 black and white photographs of life in at least two displaced persons camps after the Holocaust, dating from 1945 to 1946.

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Leon I. Hyman papers relating to managed care, 1950-2015 (inclusive) 1968-1974 (bulk)

Extent:
.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
Leon I. Hyman (1927-2019) was an insurance executive. His papers relate to manage care and document his role in the development of the earliest private sector hospitalization review program. This program of pre-admission testing before non-acute patients entered the hospital was subsequently used as a model for Medicare and Medicaid.

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Germania Orchestra records, 1857-1918 (inclusive) 1857-1896 (bulk)

Extent:
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
The Germania Orchestra was founded in 1856 with its stated object being "the cultivation of skill and diffusion of taste in Music; the faithful fulfillment of all engagements, and the elevation of the Music Profession." The Orchestra operated for more than forty years before merging with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1900. This collection consists of two copies of the constitution and by-laws and five minute books documenting the operation of the Germania Orchestra, dating from October 26, 1857 to May 22, 1896.

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Indian photograph album, circa 1910s-1920s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume(s)
Abstract:
This photograph album contains 21 black and white photographs of village life in India taken around the 1910s and 1920s by an unidentified photographer.

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Photograph album of Sidi Bishr prison camp, Egypt, during World War I, 1911-1967 (inclusive) 1917-1919 (bulk)

Extent:
.33 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This album primarily features photographs taken in Sidi Bishr Camp, a prisoner of war camp located near Alexandria, Egypt, during World War I. Believed to be assembled by German missionary, [Johannes or Johan] Hahn, it contains photographs of soldiers and civilians taken throughout the camp from 1917-1919, many of which were taken by photographer Theodor Kofler (1877-1957). The album also contains a few photographs of Hahn's family and his missionary work in Africa.

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USS California and USS Shawmut photograph albums, 1920-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:
.33 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection of 3 photo albums of the USS California and USS Shawmut were compiled by an unnamed sailor in 1920-1926. Each album contains black and white photographs and photo postcards primarily of the two U.S. Navy ships and sailors. The photos include images of their interiors and exteriors, biplanes, observation balloons, munitions, crew members posing on and below deck, naval officers, and military ceremonies. The albums also include family photographs, various landscapes and buildings, and photo postcards of other U.S. naval ships.

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