Philadelphia Area Archives

Nehemiah Robinson reports on indemnification and reparations, 1945-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 volume(s)
Abstract:: Dr. Nehemiah Robinson (1898-1964) was a lawyer, the director of the Institute of Jewish Affairs of the World Jewish Congress, and an authority on indemnification and reparations and war crimes following World War II and the persecution of the Jewish peoples. These two volumes contain eight reports written by Robinson for the Institute of Jewish Affairs relating to restitution legislation and court practices, as well as official and unofficial actions and views on reparations across the world.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

Abraham Anscher papers, 1883-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Abraham Anscher papers comprise a detailed narrative of an 1883-1884 expedition through southern African written by the exploring party leader, Anscher, who was a Jewish Chicago immigrant. His narrative details various places in South Africa including: Botswana, Matabeleland, the Transvaal, along the Zambezi River, and beyond. Some correspondence is also included.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

George Ashdown Audsley Collection, 1893-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Day and Klauder Collection, 1895-1958 (inclusive)

Extent:: 78 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection comprises architectural drawings, photographic materials and other records documenting over 200 buildings and projects designed between 1895-1958 by the architectural firm of Day and Klauder or by their predecessor or successor firms. Predecessor firms represented in the collection are Frank Miles Day and Brother; and Day Brothers and Klauder. Successor firms are Charles Z. Klauder, architect; Office of Charles Z.Klauder; and Trautwein and Howard, architects. Projects include private commissions, public buildings, and the firm's extensive work for collegiate institutions.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Cope and Lippincott Collection, 1957-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 44 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains architectural drawings, project and office records, and photographic material related to the work of architects and professional partners, Paul M. Cope, Jr. and H. Mather Lippincott. Projects with the most extensive holdings include the NYU Art Conservation Center, Friends Neighborhood Guild House (1961-1965), Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Friends Center Complex (1971-1979), and the Fred W. Noyes Foundation Museum (1979-1981). Collaborations with Robert Venturi are indicated within the container list.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Louis Sauer Collection, 1946-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 linear feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Victoria Donohoe Collection, 1950-2016 (inclusive) 1960-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Victoria Donohoe Collection includes materials related to her career as a writer for Philadelphia Inquirer, as a researcher, an art historian and critic whose interests were in Philadelphia architecture and city, and in the progression of architects in the region. This collection contains personal papers, correspondence, ephemera relating to her writings, Venturi Scott Brown Associates, Louis I. Kahn, Philadelphia School architects, and Philadelphia architects and architecture.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Llewellyn Price Collection, 1896-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear feet
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

George Pohl negatives and prints, circa 1955-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9.25 linear feet (9 boxes (7 record cartons + 2 flat boxes))
Abstract:: George Pohl, Jr. (1931-2023) was a self-taught photographer who lived and worked in Spain and Philadelphia, Pa. from the 1950s to the mid-1970s. He documented the work and student life at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Fine Arts, as well as the independent work of faculty, architects Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi, among others. He photographed the early years of Penn's Institute of Contemporary Art. Pohl's personal photography mainly documents the people and places in Philadelphia, especially the Fairmount and Spring Garden neighborhoods. The George Pohl negatives and prints include 35mm black and white photographic negatives, contact sheets, 35mm color slides and photographic prints, dating from about 1955 to 1975.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]

Malcolm Wells records, circa 1955-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 linear feet (10 boxes + 12 flat file folders)
Abstract:: This collection documents the work of architect Malcolm Wells – a pioneer of earth-sheltered architecture. It comprises architectural drawings, photographic materials, papers, writings and manuscripts, original illustrations and cartoons, publications (books and magazines), one architectural model and misc. 3-dimensional items.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]