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Memorabilia Collection, 1787-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
1500 items
Abstract:
In addition to thousands of written and printed documents, photographs and other visual images, the University Archives also houses a burgeoning memorabilia collection. Numbering over 1,500 items, memorabilia enhance and complete millions of words of historical text with their unique, three-dimensional quality. The memorabilia collection spans items dating from the late 1700's to the twenty-first century. The items in this collection are related to University of Pennsylvania founders and stewards, as well as to Penn history, traditions, organizations, schools and centers, athletics, and intellectual pursuits.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Department of English Records, 1948-1976 (inclusive) 1948-1967 (bulk)

Extent:
6.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Department of English Records document student essays written in the mid twentieth century. The majority of the collection contains senior honors theses from 1948 to 1968 which cover a variety of topics relating to both American and British literature. The collection also contains student essays from the 1970s.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. G. Holmes Perkins Administration, 1945-1971 (inclusive) 1950-1965 (bulk)

Extent:
37 cubic feet
Abstract:
G. Holmes Perkins became Dean of the School of Fine Arts in 1951 succeeding George Simpson Koyl. He served in that capacity through to 1971, overseeing changes in the curriculum and structure of the School in the second half of the twentieth century. The Records for G. Holmes Perkins tenure as dean of the School of Design reflect the administrative and academic activities of the school from about 1950 to 1965.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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John Rissel Kessler Papers, 1858-1969 (inclusive) 1917-1923 (bulk)

Extent:
2.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
John Rissel Kessler was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, who served in the U.S. Army Ambulance Service during World War I. The John Rissel Kessler Papers consist primarily of correspondence from Rissler to his family between 1917 and 1920 - documenting his experience serving as an U.S. Army ambulance driver assigned to the French Army.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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