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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1944-2016
(Bulk: 1960-2009)
Creator:
Solomonow, Allan
Extent: 34.8 linear feet (36 boxes)
Allan Wayne Solomonow (born 1937) is a Jewish peace activist who was active in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area
from the 1970s through the 2010s. His particular concern was Middle East peace, especially the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. This collection documents Solomonow's life's work and primarily comprise his professional papers related to the
Jewish peace community as well as collected secondary material that informed his thinking.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1968-1973
(Bulk: 1969-1970)
Creator:
Reina, Ruben E., 1924-
Extent: 4 linear feet (the collection consists of twenty-five folders in three archival boxes, two boxes of five-by-eight inch catalogue
cards, and a three-by-five file box of photograph catalogue cards)
The Antigua Guatemala expeditions were conducted in 1969 and 1970 by Dr. Ruben Reina. Originally from Argentina, Dr. Reina
received his B.A. at the University of Michigan and his M.A. at Michigan State University. He completed his Ph.D. at the University
of North Carolina followed by a Research Assistantship at the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Reina began his career at the University of Pennsylvania after teaching at the University
of Puerto Rico. He became a Professor in the Anthropology Department in 1967 and assumed the position of Curator of Latin
American Ethnology, American Section of the Penn Museum. Dr. Reina spent 34 years at the University, becoming Professor Emeritus
in 1990. The expeditions to Guatemala yielded three boxes of field notes and drawings, a catalogue of findings, extensive
information on native ceramic pottery, and photographs. In addition, Dr. Reina's trips produced a file of five-by-eight catalogue
and excavation unit cards and an additional photograph catalogue file of three-by-five cards. Both of the card files are housed
separately in smaller archival boxes.
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]
1928-2002
(Bulk: 1964-2002)
Creator:
Bates, Barbara, Dr., 1928-2002 -- Archives
Extent: 11 linear feet (22 archival boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 flat oversized box, 1 medical bag)
The Barbara Bates papers include correspondence, writings, photographs, and personal papers that shed light on her career
in the medical and nursing history fields, research projects, and personal life.
Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]
1739-1981
(Bulk: 1880-1981)
Extent: 7 linear feet (15 document cases and 2 short top boxes)
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1969-1976
(Bulk: 1970-1971)
Creator:
John R. Bockstoce, b. Aug 10, 1944
Extent: 0.8 linear foot
The Cape Nome expedition collection was donated to the University Museum by the author himself, John Bockstoce. The collection
documents Bockstoce’s records and analysis of his archeological findings in Cape Nome fom 1969-1974. It consists of five series:
field notes, drawings, photographs, reports and publications, and oversized documents. The expedition was conducted by Bockstoce
for the purpose writing a dissertation on the cultures of the Arctic and obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the
University of Oxford, which he achieved in 1974. This expedition was advised by Dr. Froelich Rainey of the University Museum,
University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Douglas Anderson of the Haffenreffer Museum of Brown University, and Dr. Derek Roe of Oxford
University.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1818-2000
(Bulk: 1907-1998)
Creator:
Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Extent: 16.6 linear feet (26 boxes)
Founded in 1907, the Charlotte Cushman Club was originally intended to provide respectable lodgings for actresses appearing
in Philadelphia theaters. In the years of World War II the Club ceased to provide residential services, becoming a favorite
gathering place of theater lovers as well as of the many actresses and actors visiting the city with their touring companies.
The Charlotte Cushman Club Records offer insight into the activities, the administration, and the membership of the Club during
the whole life of the organization, until its closure in 1998. The collection also includes part of the holdings of the former
Club’s museum and library.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1923-2000
(Bulk: 1975-1998)
Creator:
Mahoney, David J.
Extent: 73 boxes
Personal papers of business executive and philanthropist David J. Mahoney. The bulk of the materials comprise correspondence
from 1951 to 2000, including letters from Richard Nixon, Norton Simon, William Safire, and Vernon Jordan; writings from 1965
to 1999, including two books written by Mahoney: Confessions of a Street Smart Manager (1988) with Richard Conarroe and The
Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection (1998) with Richard Restak, M.D.; and events covering
the years 1968 to 1998, such as the Horatio Alger Award, which Mahoney won in 1977, and the Bilderburg Conference in both
1981 and 1982. Also available are newspaper clippings and publicity materials focusing on Mahoney as a society figure and
businessman, media such as VHS tapes and DVD’s, books, photographs, and award plaques and medals.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1952-1973
(Bulk: 1960-1971)
Creator:
Bass, George Fletcher, 1932-
Extent: 27 linear foot (the collection consists of twenty-seven archival boxes of data of which seventeen boxes contain correspondence.
there are six boxes of expedition records and four boxes of photographs)
George Fletcher Bass, a pioneer in the field of Underwater Archaeology, was born in South Carolina in 1932. Planning to follow
in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who were Professors of English, he enrolled at Johns Hopkins University. A
trip to Rome and the sight of the Roman antiquities altered Bass'life. After returning to Johns Hopkins, Bass spent two years
at the School of Classical Studies in Athens followed by enrollment at Penn for his Ph.D. studies in classical archaeology.
Bass was chosen in 1960 by Rodney Young, Professor and Chairman of Classical Archaeology at Penn and the Curator of the Mediterranean
Section of the Penn Museum to direct the underwater excavation of a Bronze-Age shipwreck in Cape Gelidonya, Turkey. This event
marked the beginnings of underwater archaeology as a discipline and as Bass'life's work. Bass conducted additional expeditions
in Turkey at Yassi Ada, sponsored by the University Museum and the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology as well as the
Thera Excavations sponsored by the Greek Department of Antiquities. Additional excavations were conducted in Italy at a Neolithic
and Bronze Age site near Gravina di Puglia. Bass participated in or supervised additional work at Bodrum and Antolya, Turkey.
In 1972, George Bass established the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and decided to make this organization the next step
in his career. He became not only the founder but the director of the Institute which is now housed at Texas A&M University.
The George F. Bass Underwater Archaeology papers are composed of twenty-seven boxes of correspondence, expedition records,
photographs and drawings mainly from his work at Cape Gelidonya and Yassi Ada.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1723-2006
(Bulk: 1967-2006)
Creator:
Gotham Book Mart.
Extent: 79 linear feet (95 boxes)
The Gotham Book Mart (1920-2006) was one of New York City’s most iconic bookstores during the 20th century. Founded by Frances
Steloff (1887-1989), the daughter of poor Russian-Jewish immigrants, the Book Mart became a social center for the New York
literati and a focal point for literary modernism in the United States. Steloff’s successor, independent literary manuscript
dealer Andreas Brown (1933-), maintained the store’s focus on avant garde and small press publications while incorporating
his own interests in postcards and genealogy. This collection contains 91 boxes of material relating to the daily operation
of the Book Mart; correspondence, biographical, and legal material from both Brown and Steloff; postcard and genealogical
material collected by Brown; photographs of the store, its employees, and events which took place there; and manuscripts and
ephemera offered for sale.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1903-2006
(Bulk: 1931-2003)
Creator:
Fast, Howard, 1914-2003, Author
Extent: 41 linear feet ((105 boxes, 1 oversized folder))
Howard Melvin Fast (1914-2003) was a best-selling and prolific American author of historical fiction, mysteries, and science
fiction, known for his books on themes of patriotism, social justice, and the immigrant experience. He wrote nearly 100 books
and more than 150 short stories, as well as numerous screenplays, stage plays, and newspaper columns. The Howard Fast papers
include correspondence, journals, appointment books, address books, financials, writings, promotion and reviews, scrapbooks,
biographies, profiles, chronologies, bibliographies, interviews, governmental and political files, vital records, personal
documents, awards, photographs, artwork, and audiovisual materials. The papers were deposited at the University of Pennsylvania
over the course of 45 years and represent nearly all facets of the writer's life.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1869-2014
(Bulk: 1958-2013)
Creator:
DePreist, James, 1936 -
Extent: 130 boxes (+ 2 map drawer folders)
James DePreist (1936-2013) was an African-American conductor of international renown. This collection primarily documents
James DePreist's conducting career, with a focus on the 1980s and 1990s with the Oregon Symphony, including organizational
records, concert programs, press coverage, scores, and recordings.
Biddle Law Library: National Bankruptcy Archives [Contact Us]
1952-2001
(Bulk: 1966-2001)
Creator:
King, Lawrence P., 1929-2001
Extent: 35 linear feet (about 9000 items)
As a teacher, scholar, lawyer, and consultant, Lawrence P. King (1929-2001) played an important role in the reform of bankruptcy
law from the 1960s to his death in 2001. King taught commercial and bankruptcy law at New York University Law School. He served
on a number of congressional commissions formed to analyze and reform bankruptcy law, including the Advisory Committee on
Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He gave speeches and participated in panels regarding bankruptcy
legislation for a number of seminars and educational programs. He was an active member of the National Bankruptcy Conference,
an organization of lawyers, judges, and professors dedicated to bankruptcy reform. He had leadership roles in National Bankruptcy
Conference committees, including the Committee on Legislation, where he was Chairman. He is well known as Editor of Collier
on Bankruptcy, a reference series that became the leading treatise on bankruptcy law during King's 40-year tenure. The collection,1952-2001,
includes personal and professional correspondence; reports, correspondence, and memoranda relating to King's participation
in the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules; congressional hearings and testimony by King and his colleagues; meeting minutes,
correspondence, and committee materials from the National Bankruptcy Conference, of which King was an active member; papers
relating to the New York University Advanced Workshop on Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization, which King created and taught;
seminar materials from the Federal Judicial Center, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Association of American
Law Schools, and other organizations; articles written by King; teaching materials; subject files on a range of topics, including
personal bankruptcy, bankruptcy reform, the Bankruptcy Code, consumer legislation, and the Marathon Pipeline bankruptcy court
case; and other papers used by King in the course of his scholarship.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1901-2015
(Bulk: 1968-2015)
Creator:
Strassfeld, Michael
Extent: 42 linear feet (70 boxes)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld (born February 8, 1950) is an American Reconstructionist Rabbi. Raised in a Orthodox Jewish household,
Strassfeld was profoundly influenced by the burgeoning Jewish anti-establishment movement in the Boston area in the 1960s
and early 1970s. The Michael Strassfeld papers contain the records of the his education and life's work. Represented are elements
of his Orthodox upbringing, traditional Jewish education, influence of the Jewish anti-establishment and countercultural movements
of the 1960s and early 1970s, and his training and practice as a Reconstructionist Rabbi.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1851-2000
(Bulk: 1873-1992)
Extent: 6 linear feet (8 boxes)
Wolrd's fairs and expositions have been held internationally from 1851 and continue into the present. This collection comprises
written materials, memorabilia, and, to a more limited extent, other materials such as photographs and musical recordings
from or related to world's fairs and expositions that took place between 1851 and 1992. Most expositions recognized by the
Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) are represented, as well as many that are not officially recognized by the BIE.
Some non-world's fair events are also represented to a limited extent. While events from around the world are featured in
the collection, it primarily centers on expositions that occurred in the United States.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1912-1984
(Bulk: 1933-1972)
Creator:
Colum, Mary
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 Extent: 7.5 linear feet (20 boxes)
Mary Colum (nee Maguire) (1884-1957) was a literary critic known for her memoir, Life and the Dream, the posthumously published
Our Friend James Joyce, as well as contributions to such magazines as Scribner's, The Saturday Review of Literature, and The
Forum, where she also served as literary editor. Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was a poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, and
folklorist, known primarily for his collections of myths and folktales for children, his novels Castle Conquer and The Flying
Swans, a volume of collected poetry, and several plays. This collection contains 20 boxes of material relating to the works
and careers of Padraic and Mary Colum, the management of Padraic Colum's estate following his death, and the life of Emmet
Greene, nephew of Padraic and Mary Colum and executor of Padraic Colum's estate.
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