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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1875-1963
Creator:
Norris, George William, 1875-1965
Extent: 0.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
George William Norris (1975-1963) was a professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and chief of Medical
Service at the Pennsylvania Hospital. After a successful career and a period of overseas service with the Medical Corps during
the first World War, Norris retired to a country house in northeast Pennsylvania. There, Norris was able to dedicate himself
to his greatest interests: photography and family history. This collection contains four scrapbooks (1875-1963) compiled by
Norris which feature many photographic portraits of Norris family members and landscapes of the Pennsylvania countryside.
The scrapbooks also contain background information about Norris’ family and one scrapbook is filled with some of George Norris’
correspondence, certificates of membership to philanthropic and academic societies, and other papers. This collection also
includes a short account of a 1963 Christmas trip to Guatemala.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1896-2015
(Bulk: 1936-1944)
Creator:
Scull, Howard Myers, 1913-1944
Extent: 1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)
Howard Myers Scull was a flight surgeon with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He died in a plane crash
on July 4, 1944. This collection documents his early life and education, his World War II service, and the way in which his
family mourned his death. Researchers will find photographs, correspondence, diaries, and official documents relating to Scull's
education at Lafayette College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, his military career (including training
and service in England), and his death.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1934-1979
(Bulk: 1951-1953)
Creator:
Reichert, Katharine, E
Extent: 1.33 linear feet (7 boxes)
Katharine "Kay" E. Reichert was an Air Force nurse who served with the Far East Air Force in Japan during the Korean War.
After her return to the United States, Reichert earned her B.S. in Nursing Education from the University of Pennsylvania and
then her M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The bulk of this collection is comprised of photo albums
and scrapbooks documenting daily life and excursions to destinations around Japan. Also included are official and personal
papers and ephemera, yearbooks from Reichert's studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and artifacts such as medical bag
and equipment, military insignias and honors, and door signs.
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