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Gaylord P. Harnwell Papers

Title: Gaylord P. Harnwell Papers

The first series consists of biographical material of Harnwell as represented in two bio files, a file of early job offers to him, a file of family tree, an interview about his life and career, and files of obituary material and memorial articles. Also included in this series is his thesis on physics completed when he graduated from Haverford College in 1924. The second series of personal correspondence, spanning from 1953 to 1981, concerns matters of personal or family interest. The third series contains all business correspondence, administrative or professional. This series has been arranged alphabetically by subject. Major entries of this series include files of an Asian trip in 1956, a cyclotron project for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the year of 1940-1941, a file of Foreign Policy Research Institute of the University related to a conference on transatlantic technological collaboration in 1967, files concerning the Graduate School of Education in the period of 1961-1964, files of Iran and Pahlavi University dating from 1960 to 1980, files of the Department of Physics of the University from 1939 to 1973, a file of the Philadelphia Award he received in 1965, and files of his work with the United States military services from 1944 to 1981. The series of Administrative files include a chronologically-arranged file of administrative correspondence from 1953 to 1967, a sub-series of Desk Calendar from 1960 to 1980, a General File arranged by the initials of correspondents running from 1960 to 1981, and miscellaneous files related to the history and administration of the University or other outside organizations Harnwell was associated with. Also included in this series is a file of loyalty investigation conducted in the year of 1952-1953 concerning a Penn faculty. The series of Addresses and Lectures has been arranged chronologically, running from 1955 to 1977. Also included in this series is a taped farewell speech Harnwell made to the University Senate in 1970. The sixth series is all of teaching and research files consisting of teaching notes or reference material related to various topics in physics. The files date from 1920s to 1950s. The seventh series consists of manuscripts and notes made by Harnwell including those that were later published in book forms--Atomic Physics, Introduction to Physical Science, and Principles of Electricity and Electromagnetism. Published articles and books are to be found in the eighth series, which includes, occasionally, correspondence related to specific publishing matters. Reference reprints in the ninth series comprise basically published articles of others that Harnwell collected for his reference. The tenth series is for records of civic or governmental organizations outside the University of Pennsylvania where Harnwell served at different times. Major organizations represented in this series include the Congress of World Unity, 1973-1975; Governor's Committee on Tax Administration, 1959-1967; Governor's Council of Science and Technology, 1962-1964; Governor's Priorities Commission, 1968-1970; Governor's Tax Study and Revision Commission, 1967-1969; Greater Philadelphia Movement, 1960-1975; Greater Philadelphia Partnership, 1975-1980; Committee on Undersea Warfare of the National Academy of Sciences, 1950-1979; New York Stock Exchange, 1965-1968; Penn Central Company, 1958-1974; and the University City Science Center, 1970-1981. Series XI collects awards, diploma and certificates Harnwell received. Series XII includes portraits of Harnwell and others as well as group photographs taken on various occasions. Series XIII is of memorabilia items including a plaque of award for the support of the study of Baltic Language and Culture, Harnwell's name plate used in the New York Stock Exchange, a metal plate of appreciation from Penn students, and two academic hoods he used for graduation ceremonies at Princeton University. The fourteenth series holds all clippings, mostly from newspapers, that were originally collected by Mrs. Harnwell and pasted in bound scrapbooks. The clippings, running from 1938 all the way to 1971, record Harnwell's life and work with Penn as well as the development of the University in multifarious aspects during the period.

ArchivalResource: 30 Cubic ft.

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Center for Greater Philadelphia. Records, 1838-2005 (bulk 1984-2005).

Title: Records, 1838-2005 (bulk 1984-2005).

This collection documents the activities and development of the Center for Greater Philadelphia from the early 1980s to the end of the twentieth century. Includes the following main features: 1. The New Standards in Education Project, 1993-2001. This is a bulky series, which includes meeting records, correspondence, study and discussion of the necessity to raise education standards, and statistics of individual school districts of the area in relation to examination and assessment standards. This series also includes material of the following sub-series: the Southeastern Pennsylvania Standards Consortium, 1996-2001, Teacher Training Conference of 1999, the Institute for Learning, 1999-2000; and the Meeting America's Human Capital Development Challenge Conference, 1996; 2. The Southeastern Pennsylvania State Legislators' Conference, 1986-1994, consisting of meeting agenda and reports; 3. The Alliance for a Better Philadelpphia, 1990-2000; 4. The Call to Action Conference of 1995 May 25; 5.A collection of papers, many doctoral dissertations, of studies of historical development in various aspects of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas from the early 19th century to the present; 6. Pennsylvania State Data Center material, 1990-1996; 7. Pennsylvania Tax Commission, 1981; 8. Files of the conference on "Philadelphia: Past, Present and Future," 1977-1982. This series includes meeting records, especially those of the meeting on Oct. 26, 1982, and video tapes; 9. A general file arranged alphabetically; 10. Material of special genres such as clippings, photographs, audio and video tapes and disks.

ArchivalResource: 16.5 Cubic ft.

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Dell H. Hymes Papers, 1947-1992

Title: Dell H. Hymes Papers 1947-1992

Dell Hymes' doctoral research on Kathlamet Chinook (Indiana University, 1955) grew into a lifelong interest in the relationship between ethnography and linguistics. Following academic appointments at Harvard University (1955-1960) and the University of California, Berkley (1960-1965), Hymes joined the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965. During twenty-two years tenure at Penn he was a professor of folklore, linguistics, sociology and education. In 1975, he was promoted to Dean of the Graduate School of Education (1975-1987). A principal proponent of the emergent field of sociolinguistics, his most influential works include and The Hymes papers cover all aspects of Dell Hymes' professional life, though concentrated on his years at the University of Pennsylvania, his presidencies of the American Association of Anthropology and the Linguistic Society of America, and his editorship of the journal Of particular interest is his rich correspondence with colleagues and students on linguistic issues. The papers reflect Hymes' interests in the history of linguistics and anthropology, Native American languages, and his comparative ethnographies of communication. Reinventing Anthropology Language in Culture and Society. Language in Society.

ArchivalResource: 70.0 Linear feet

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