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William Pepper papers, 1752-1903 (inclusive) 1861-1898 (bulk)

Extent:
9 volume(s)
Abstract:
The collection documents Pepper's role in expanding the University of Pennsylvania in the 19th century, his contributions to the medical profession, and his activism in Philadelphia. Primarily comprising correspondence, the collection covers Pepper's life from a student at the University of Pennsylvania to his death 54 years later.

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

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William Penrose financial records, 1817-1830 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.3 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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The estate account books of William Penrose generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances for the estate of William Penrose.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William Penn: A Bibliography, 1997

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.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection consists of a book, compiled of all the sources used in the making of The Papers of William Penn Volume 5 by Edwin B. Bronner and David Fraser. Compilation and formatting was done by Sylvia T. Bronner and Dr. Isabel Kenrick. There is also a copy of the acknowledgements page from The Papers of William Penn Volume 5 by Edwin B. Bronner and David Fraser.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William Penn School Board records, 1975-1979 (bulk) 1969-1979 (inclusive)

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1.67 linear feet
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Located in southeastern Delaware County, Pennsylvania the William Penn School District serves students who live in the six communities of Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, and Yeadon Boroughs. Despite a protracted legal battle, the school district was established in 1972 per a state mandate to merge and desegregate schools from the districts of Lansdowne-Aldan, Yeadon, and Darby-Colwyn. The William Penn School Board records, 1969-1979 (bulk 1975-1979), consist of newsletters and minutes, court-related documents, press releases, financial reports, budgets, directories, a long-range plan, and some miscellaneous items.

Held at: Delaware County Historical Society [Contact Us]

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William Penn papers, 1673-1987 (inclusive) 1673-1925 (bulk)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
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A collection of letters and deeds of William Penn (1644-1718), along with biographical and historical material, graphic representations of Penn and photographs of pages from published works.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William Penn House Records, 1966-2004 (inclusive)

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11 linear ft. (23 boxes)
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William Penn House functions as a Quaker seminar and hospitality center on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. These records, dating from its founding in 1966 through 2004, document its many activities. In 2020 the board renamed the building Friends Place on Capitol Hill.

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

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William Penn Charter School archives, 1611-1992 (inclusive)

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17 linear ft. (24 boxes, 1 oversized drawer, 150+ books, 24 microfilm reels, 1 box of 3-dimensional objects, 1 box of stereopticon photographs)
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The William Penn Charter School archives contain the financial, historical, business, and social records of the school, dating back as far as 1611. Documents signed by William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and former Philadelphia mayors William Hudson and Edward Shippen, are included as well as a variety of school texts and memorabilia, which illuminate the traditions and history of the William Penn Charter School.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William Parker scrapbook, 1910

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The scrapbook is comprised of clippings of an article on the Christiana Riot, published in 1910 by the Atlantic Monthly, but originally published in 1866. The article, "The Freedman's Story," was written by William Parker, a formerly enslaved person who escaped slavery and became an abolitionist and activist in Pennsylvania. He was a key actor in the Christiana Riot, and the article describes his memory of the event. It is not known who compiled the scrapbook.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William P. Dewee papers, 1860-1864 (inclusive)

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.01 linear ft. (2 folders)
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This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of William P. Dewee and the handwritten manuscripts of essays he wrote for The Friend.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William P. Camp Papers, 1936-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
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William P. Camp (1917-1999) was a Pennsylvania psychiatrist, concerned with ethics in the mental health field and very active in his profession and in Quaker organizations. His wife, Kay Camp, was a teacher and peace activist who served as the president of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Both of the Camps were active in Quaker concerns and members of Norristown Monthly Meeting. The papers chronicle Dr. Camp's life, particularly his professional and volunteer activities. He served as superintendent of Norristown State Hospital, director of Friends Hospital, and commissioner of Mental Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also served as president of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association.

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

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William P. Bundy Papers, circa 1950-2000 (inclusive) 1969-1999 (bulk)

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24 boxes
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The William P. Bundy Papers document Bundy's career in public service, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and editor of Foreign Affairs. Additionally, the collection consists of correspondence and subject files for Bundy's 1998 book, A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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William P. Bancroft Family Papers, 1880-1928 (bulk) ca. 1880-2003 (inclusive)

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19 linear ft. (15 document boxes and 10 record cartons)
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The collection contains William P. Bancroft's letter books 1880-1928 and a small amount of Bancroft-Clark family correspondence and photographs. Also extensive transcribed material from William Bancroft's letter books and research on family members and individuals with detailed topical inventory.

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

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William Osler Collection, 1904-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 item(s)
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From 1884 to 1888 William Osler was a professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, he continued his clinical investigations, spending many hours in the postmortem rooms performing autopsies. This collection consists primarily of published works by William Osler, many inscribed with the name "Alexander Randall" inside the front cover. The other item is a published memoir, by Arthur Ames Bliss, of his experience as a resident physician at Blockely Hospital (later Philadelphia General Hospital) in 1883 and 1884.

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

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William Orick Research Papers, 1945-1990 [bulk 1960-1990] (inclusive)

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2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
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William Orick (1888-1990), who came to this country as a German refugee, was a Quaker and member of Schenectady Monthly Meeting in New York. He conducted extensive research on how women were regarded in history. The collection contains his research papers primarily include his manuscripts, notes, and correspondence relating to Orick's study on women in the Catholic Church.

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

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William O. Douglas Oral History Interviews, 1961-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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William O. Douglas served as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1939-1975, the longest term in the history of the Supreme Court. The collection includes audio and transcripts of interviews which cover Douglas's government career through the time of the interviews.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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William O. Baker Papers, 1912-2008 (inclusive)

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65 boxes
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William O. Baker (1915-2005) was a prominent research chemist, head of Bell Laboratories, and a frequent advisor to the government on scientific affairs and technology. His government service spanned from the Truman administration through the Bush administration and focused on intelligence gathering and national security issues. Baker's papers document his government service beginning with President Eisenhower, as well as his career at Bell Labs, and include correspondence, writings, and reports.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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William O. Baker Bell Laboratory collection, 1940-1976 (inclusive)

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1 linear feet (1 (.5 (box linear feet)))
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This collection is really a research file consisting of ten key monographs by Baker and two articles on the Bell Laboratories, both dating from the period in which Baker served as vice president of the Research Division. The Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey were considered to be among the world's most advanced industrial research facilities. Eleven Nobel Prizes were awarded for research conducted at the labs during Baker's tenure there.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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William Nickerson Bates manuscripts on Euripides and Sophocles, 1929-1930, circa 1940 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear feet (1 box)
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William Nickerson Bates (1867-1949) was a professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1939. He wrote primarily on Attic tragedy, including two major volumes on Euripides and Sophocles, the manuscripts for which can be found in this collection. The volumes, Euripides, a student of Human Nature and Sophocles serve to acquaint the modern reader (one with little or no knowledge of ancient Greek) with the original meaning of the plays since, as Bates stated, no work had theretofore been published for such readers that dealt directly with the original Greek texts.

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

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William N. Jennings scrapbook, photographs, and negatives, 1882-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
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William N. Jennings (1860-1946) was a photographer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania best known for being credited with the first successful photograph of lightning and his work in aerial photography. William N. Jennings scrapbook, photographs, and negatives, 1882-1937, consist of Jennings's scrapbook documenting his efforts to photograph lightning, including prints of the first photograph of lightning, as well as photographs, film negatives, and glass plate negatives of people at street scenes in Philadelphia, PA and nearby areas. There is also one oversized item consisting of mounted images of lightning.

Held at: The Historical and Interpretive Collections of The Franklin Institute [Contact Us]

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William N. Bates Mediterranean Section records, 1904-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear foot
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William N. Bates (1867-1949) was born and educated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bates curated the Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum from 1904 to 1911. In 1940, the University of Pennsylvania awarded him an honorary doctorate. The William N. Bates curatorial subgroup consists of two folders of general correspondence from 1904 to 1915.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]

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William Morris Maier papers, 1935-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.67 linear ft. (28 boxes)
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William Morris Maier (1909-1982), a Haverford College graduate, was active in a wide variety of charitable organizations, especially those related to the Society of Friends. These papers consist of materials from his phlianthropic work with many organizations, including the Ludwick Institute, the Friends' Freedmen's Association, and the Emlen Institution.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William Morris Davis and Elizabeth M. Jacobs Davis Correspondence, 1829-1863 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists primarily of correspondence of Quaker abolitionists and husband and wife, William Morris Davis (1815-1891), member of the 37th U.S. Congress, and Elizabeth M. Jacobs Davis (1817-1904) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, primarily documenting their activities during the antebellum and Civil War periods.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Michael Rossetti Collection, 1868-1907 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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The William Michael Rossetti Collection consists of manuscripts, sketches, correspondence, and miscellanea of the English art critic and essayist William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Meredith collection of Philadelphia theatrical commentaries, 1852-1857 (inclusive)

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0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
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The William Meredith collection of Philadelphia theatrical commentaries dates from December 1852 to January 1957 and contains 119 longhand commentaries on theatrical performances written either by William Morris Meredith (1799-1873), a Philadelphia lawyer and politician, or his son, William Keppele Meredith.

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

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William Meredith and Robert Drew Papers, 1949-1972 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of 167 letters by American poet William Meredith to his intimate friend Robert Drew from 1949 to 1972, postmarked Princeton, N.J., New London, Conn., and other places.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Meneely papers, 1970-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 linear feet ((1 flat box))
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William Ernest Meneely (1952-1996) was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the son of Arthur William Meneely and Grace Elouise Cook. He worked for 16 years at Georgia State University Library, where he was Head of Collection Development, retiring in 1992. Among the materials included in the collection are personal writings, photographs, and a collection of his artwork in the form of collages with mostly gay male subject matter created using cut-out images from magazines.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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William McElwee Miller Papers, 1931-1979 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
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Consists of articles, correspondence, notes, miscellaneous material, and printed matter of William McElwee Miller, a Presbyterian clergyman and a missionary in Iran from 1919 to 1962.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William McDevitt papers, 1905-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
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William McDevitt was an author, bookseller, and Socialist political agitator who operated bookstores on Sutter and Fillmore streets in San Francisco for more than forty years in the first half of the twentieth century. This collection includes correspondence from Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) and others concerning bookselling, promotional material for books and lectures, and copies of pamphlets written by McDevitt.

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

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William Martin Papers, 1757-1795 (inclusive) 1785-1795 (bulk)

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24 item(s)
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William Martin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1786, and established a practice in Georgetown, VA. Three years later he returned to Chester, PA where he continued his medical career. The William Martin Papers consist of miscellaneous manuscripts that were bound by his grandson, John Hill Martin, around 1865. The documents include legal cases, medical observations, correspondence, speeches, and literary extracts in Martin's handwriting.

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

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William Malliol Papers, 1967-1986 (inclusive)

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33 boxes and 14.75 linear feet
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William Malliol (the pseudonym of William T. McInenly) was a native of London, England. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1950 and served in Korea, where he became a sergeant and received three Purple Hearts. He joined the French Foreign Legion in 1954 and served in the Algerian War. He was also in the Royal Air Force from 1956 to 1958. His papers consist of diaries, notes, literary manuscripts, photographs, and art work.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Macy Stanton Family Papers, 1937-1995 (inclusive)

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1.25 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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Contains the papers of William Macy and Lois V. Stanton, compiled by Lois V. Stanton. The Stantons were active Quakers, and William Macy Stanton, Jr., was a conscientious objector in WWII. Both Stantons served in the American Friends Service Committee reconstruction efforts in Europe after the war as well as other Quaker activities and organizations. William Stanton worked for Swarthmore College for over twenty-five years, serving as director of physical plant. Of particular interest are the transcribed and annotated correspondence (photocopies) concerning the Stantons' education, alternate service, and relief and reconstruction activities after World War II and especially William Stanton's participation in the University of Minnesota controlled starvation experiment in 1945.

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

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William M. Sloane Papers, 1931-1979 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 3.50 linear feet
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Consists primarily of correspondence of William M. Sloane during his publishing and editorial career, which is documented in several publishing files. These include papers of the Association of American University Presses when Sloane served as vice-president and president (1966, 1969-70); the Council on Books in Wartime; the Visiting Committee of American Book Publishers; and the publishing houses of Henry Holt and Company (1938-46) and William Sloane Associates (1946-52).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William M. Leary Collection on H. Alexander Smith, 1918-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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William M. Leary (1934-2006) was an aviation historian who wrote his doctoral thesis on the politician H. Alexander Smith. The collection contains materials that Leary consulted in the process of writing his thesis, along with a manuscript of the thesis.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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William M. Calder collection, 1970-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
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This collection contains some of the writings, correspondence and research materials of the philologist, historian and classicist William M. Calder III. Although Calder's intellectual interests are extensive, this collection is primarily composed of his scholarship on and correspondence relating to the German classical philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff.

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

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William M. Armstrong Collection on E.L. Godkin, 1833-1978 (inclusive)

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14 boxes and 6.5 linear feet
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This collection consists of American historian William M. Armstrong's works and research material on Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1831-1902), a founder and editor of The Nation (1865-1881) and editor of the New York Evening Post (1883-1900). The collection contains typed manuscripts of Armstrong's biography on Godkin along with other writings, as well as photocopies, microfilms, and typescripts of correspondence.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William M. (William Marshall) Hollenback Papers, 1936-1944, undated (inclusive)

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2.5 cubic feet
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William Marshall Hollenback starred on the varsity football team at the University of Pennsylvania from 1904 – 1908 where he earned All-American honors at the position of fullback. After graduating in 1908 with a degree in Dentistry, Hollenback went on to serve as head coach for Penn State (1909, 1911-1914), the University of Missouri (1910), Pennsylvania Military College (1915) and Syracuse University (1916). Three main scrapbooks, which span the dates [1906] to 1960, are the centerpieces of this collection. Newspaper clippings about Hollenback and the University of Pennsylvania football team's exploits from 1906-1908, including later retrospective articles, comprise the bulk of the material in the scrapbooks.

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

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William Libbey Correspondence, 1876-1925 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence of William Libby, a Princeton graduate (Class of 1877) and professor in geology. Correspondents include people associated with Princeton, Libby's work in the field of geology, and personal friends.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Libbey Collection of New Jersey Documents, 1790-1857 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of fifty-two New Jersey documents collected by William Libbey (Princeton Class of 1877), the bulk of which are deeds representing the counties of Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and Hunterdon and the towns of Princeton, Rocky Hill, Montgomery, and Lawrence.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Lewis Lamborn genealogical research papers, 1873-1887 (inclusive) 1873-1874 (bulk)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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The collection contains genealogical correspondence and notes compiled by William L. Lamborn in preparation for a proposed book on the Lamborn family. Included are a few letters addressd to his brother George S. Lamborn who continued the project after William's early death. Their research was included in Samuel Lamborn's Genealogy of the Lamborn Family published in 1894.

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

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William Leo Schreiber, Jr. "Materia medica notes on Dr. James Truman's lectures", circa 1900-1901 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet (1 volume)
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Dr. William Leo Schreiber, Jr., M.D., D.D.S. (1878-1949) was a 1901 graduate of the School of Dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania, studying under Dr. James Truman (1826-1914), a professor of operative dentistry, dental histology, dental pathology, therapeutics, and materia medica, as well as the dean of the Dental Department from 1883 to 1895. This volume contains typewritten and manuscript notes from Dr. James Truman's materia medica lectures.

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

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William Leddra court records, 1660

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.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of typed transcripts and photocopies of the original court documents of William Leddra's arrest in 1660. The documents describe Leddra's arrest by the Last Court of Assistants at Boston, after returning to an area he had previously been banished from.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William Laimbeer Genealogical Papers, ca. 1950-ca. 1975 (inclusive)

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2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
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Contains the genealogical research papers of William Laimbeer. Includes genealogical data on several hundred families, of whom sixty-five are Quaker. Arranged alphabetically by family name.

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

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William L. Lincoln letter to Isaac Hays, 1869 December 30

Extent:
1 folder (1 letter)
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One letter in which Lincoln requessts Hays' opinion on "the enclosed printed matter" (not present) and the ethics of publishing it, possibly in a Minnesota State Medical Society publication.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

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William L. Lathrop papers, 1741-2000s

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12.25 linear feet
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William Langson Lathrop (1859-1938) was an artist, teacher, and sailor. He helped establish the artists colony in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. When he was not working on his own art or teaching others, he would sail on his boat The Widge. William L. Lathrop papers, 1741-2000s, consist of both original Lathrop papers and materials about him that were created or collected by his descendants. Materials include personal and professional/exhibition-related correspondence, exhibition materials, diaries, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, newspaper and magazine clippings, genealogical research on the Lathrop family, artworks, and other materials. There are some 18th century documents from the Langson family. Several items relate to Lathrop's boat, The Widge.

Held at: James A. Michener Art Museum Archives [Contact Us]

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William L. Hires genealogy research on Keyser-Shelmire family, 1950-1970 (bulk) 1833-1988 (inclusive)

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3.0 linear feet
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William Leland Hires (1918-2009) was a psychologist, military veteran, and genealogist and local historian who resided in Haverford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The William L. Hires genealogy research on Keyser-Shelmire family, 1833-1988, consists of genealogical research on members of the Keyser-Shelmire families. This material includes family data sheets, correspondence, research notes, and copies of research notes, filed by family member. There is a small amount of original primary source material in the collection.

Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]

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William L. Dayton Papers, 1791-1897 (inclusive) 1861-1864 (bulk)

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6 boxes
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William Lewis Dayton, Princeton Class of 1825, served as U.S. senator (1841-1850) and U.S. minister to France (1861-1864). His papers are largely from his years in France and consist of diplomatic dispatches, legation accounts, personal correspondence, documents pertaining to household affairs in Paris (insurance policies, leases, etc.), and material relating to his sudden death. Also included is a box of correspondence to and from his son, William Lewis Dayton Jr., Princeton Class of 1858, along with other papers concerning other members of the family.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Kincaid Newman Student Papers, 1931-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear feet (1 box.)
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William Kincaid "Bill" Newman was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1910. He graduated from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he received his degree in 1934. Newman died in 1998.\ Newman's class notes, exam booklets, and the Pennsylvania State Board of Law Examiners exam, 1931-1934.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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William Kimball Flaccus galley proofs, 1934-1940 (inclusive)

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0.33 linear feet (1 box)
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William Kimball Flaccus (1911-1972) was an American poet and biographer of Edgar Lee Masters. This collection contains the galley proofs of his 1934 Avalanche of April and 1940 The White Stranger.

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

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William Kennard diary, 1841

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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William Kennard was a Quaker minister of Somerset Monthly Meeting. Kennard's diary records his travels through Ohio, Michigan, New York, Canada, Connecticut, Vermont, and Pennsylvania, including travel by rail, steam and canal boat, and coach, and comments on visits to Quaker Meetings and with Friends.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University, 1880-1991 (inclusive)

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3 boxes
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The William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University contains research materials gathered by Selden for the publication, The Heritage of Isabella McCosh (Princeton University Press, 1991). The collections contains drafts, comments on the drafts, photographs, manuscript notes and photocopies of documents made by Selden for the book.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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William K. Selden Collection on Eating Clubs, 1906-1994 (inclusive)

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2 boxes
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The William K. Selden Collection on Eating Clubs contains research materials collected by Selden for the publication, Club Life at Princeton; An Historical Account of the Upper-Class Eating Clubs at Princeton University. Selden donated the material to the Archives in 1994.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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William Jovanovich Papers, 1950-1996 (bulk) 1815-2006 (inclusive)

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61 boxes and 32.8 linear feet
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William Jovanovich (1920-2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman, who led the publishing firm Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1954 to 1991, as president and later as chief executive officer. The collection consists of Jovanovich's author and publisher files, including an extensive file on Charles A. Lindbergh, along with correspondence, writings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and other files documenting his career as a major American publisher in the 20th century, his creative pursuits in fiction and nonfiction, and his interest in Yugoslav literature and textbook publishing.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William Joseph Thompson Papers, 1915-1938 (inclusive) 1915-1919 (bulk)

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0.25 cubic feet
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William Joseph Thompson (1864 – 1944) was a Methodist Episcopal minister, professor, and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. The William Joseph Thompson Papers relates to Thompson's efforts to erect a memorial to George Whitefield on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania between 1915 and 1919.

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

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William Jeanes Memorial Library Controversy Papers, 1939-1961 [bulk 1953-1960] (inclusive)

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1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
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Mary Knowles (b. 1910), a librarian at the William Jeanes Memorial Library in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, and Plymouth Monthly Meeting were the center of a "Red Scare" controversy in 1953-56 when Mrs. Knowles was accused of being a member of the Communist Party. Mary Knowles had pleaded the Fifth Amendment in 1953 before the Jenner Committee (Senate Internal Security Subcommittee) regarding her employment as secretary at the Samuel Adams School in Boston Mass. When she refused to take the Pennsylvania Loyalty Oath in 1954, the controversy and criticisms escalated. The William Jeanes Memorial Library was established in 1926 as a gift by Mary Rich Jeanes Miller, in memory of her first husband, granted to a Board of Trustees to be appointed by the Plymouth Preparative Meeting (Quaker), Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. By 1953, the Jeanes Library received much of its budget from various public sources. Mary Knowles was hired as a temporary librarian and became permanent in 1954. The Library...(see more)

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

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William James Campbell Papers, 1863-1878 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet
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William James Campbell studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania under Joseph Leidy. Campbell took his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in 1871 from the University after serving a residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. The lecture notes address a variety of medical subjects including hygiene, obstetrics, surgery, practical medicine, physiology, clinics, anatomy, botany, geology, and chemistry. Professors include Harrison Allen, D. Hays Agnew, Robert Bolling, Joseph Carson, Henry Hartshorne, F.V. Hayden, H. Lenox Hodge, James E. Hutchinson, Joseph Leidy, R.A.F. Penrose, George Pepper, William Pepper, J.G. Reese, Edward Rhoads, R.E. Rogers, Francis G. Smith, Henry H. Smith, Alfred Stille, James Tyson, and Horatio Wood.

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

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William Jackson journal, 1802-1803 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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William Jackson's diary of his religious visit to England and Ireland. Diary entries detail the preparations required to make the journey, as well as details about the voyage itself. Upon his arrival in Ireland, entries describe attendance at Quaker Meetings, visits with Friends, and descriptions of the various Friends who hosted Jackson during his time abroad.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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William J. Weller papers, 1977-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.3 linear feet
Abstract:
William J. Weller joined the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as Legislative Affairs Officer in 1976. In 1984 he was at the center of a lawsuit regarding his firing of United States Bankruptcy Judges over a dispute regarding their contract and status of employment. The lawsuit and pending legislation related to a broader dispute over the status of presidentially-appointed bankruptcy judges. Weller left the Administration Office in 1987. For more information about the issues surrounding the lawsuit, please see the Related Archival Materials note.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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William J. Kreidler papers, 1966-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft. (5 document boxes and 2 flat boxes)
Abstract:
William "Bill" Kreidler (1952-2000) was a teacher, writer, and activist whose work spanned education, nonviolence, conflict resolution, and LGBTQ+ advocacy from the 1970s to early 2000s. The collection spans around three decades (1970s-2000s) and includes both personal and professional materials such as correspondence, journal entries, newspaper clippings, manuscripts and typescripts, workshop materials, audiovisual recordings, publications and publishing documentation, teaching evaluations, curriculum development materials, and speech transcripts.

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

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William J. Harsha Papers, 1873-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection consists of four volumes of sermons, lecture notes, diary entries, and clippings, as well as correspondence, broadsides, a pamphlet, and a photograph belonging to William J. Harsha (1853-1938), a Presbyterian minister from Illinois who worked in Nebraska, New York, and Colorado, and who was an advocate for Indigenous civil rights.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William J. Cooper Foundation Committee records, 1943-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.25 linear ft.
Abstract:
The William J. Cooper Foundation provides funding for lectures, exhibits, concerts, and performances at Swarthmore College. The Cooper Foundation Committee, composed of students, faculty members, and staff members, works with members of all campus constituencies to arrange events and residencies. The William J. Cooper Foundation Committee records, 1943-1974, consists of administrative files that primarily document the committee's efforts to select, arrange, and publicize events.

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

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William Isbister Collection, circa 1860-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence mainly from Victorian novelists and other writers to W. Isbister & Co., publishers of Good Words and the Sunday Magazine.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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William I. Hull Papers, 1843-1939 (bulk 1900-1939) (inclusive)

Extent:
26 linear ft. (55 boxes)
Abstract:
William I. Hull, a Quaker pacifist, taught history at Swarthmore College from 1892 until his death in 1939. He was the Librarian of Friends Historical Library and also authored numerous books and articles, particularly on the subjects of Quakers in Holland, William Penn, peace, and international relations. The Papers contain correspondence (1900-1939), diaries (1892-1939), published and unpublished writings, papers relating to conferences and committees in which he participated, reference materials, and study and teaching notes. Of particular interest are his notes on the history of Quakerism in Holland, including files on persons and places as well as a translation of the minutes of Friesland Monthly Meeting of Friends (1677-1701), and a two-volume manuscript of his unpublished history of Swarthmore College. His correspondence primarily concerns his peace activities, particularly his efforts toward limitation of armaments and an advocacy of international arbitration.

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

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William I. Hull glass plate negatives on Quaker history, 1892-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:
.37 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
William I. Hull, a Quaker pacifist, taught history at Swarthmore College from 1892 until his death in 1939. He was the Librarian of Friends Historical Library and also authored numerous books and articles, particularly on the subjects of Quakers in Holland, William Penn, peace, and international relations. This collection consists of glass plate negatives assembled for use in Hull's writings for the series Swarthmore College Monographs on Quaker History. Many pertain to early Quakerism, particularly early Quakerism in the Netherlands.

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

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