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Harrison, John, 1773-1833. Papers, 1784-1969.

Title: Papers, 1784-1969.

Comprises deeds, the earliest dated 1784, title searches, mortgages, affadavits, and legal agreements related to Harrison family members, including Michael Leib Harrison; Lydia Harrison; George L. Harrison, and Thomas S. Harrison; and other property owners in Philadelphia, including Thomas Bradley, Joseph Sims, Rudolph Field, Robert A. Parrish, Isaac M. Shister and Thomas E. Cahill. Correspondence includes a typescript copy of John Harrison's letter to Thomas Jefferson, Nov. 1, 1808; 1 item to Thomas S. Harrison from Columbus Smith and 1 item from Thomas S. Harrison to "Uncle" regarding property in England, 1870; 1 item from Charles C. Harrison to George L. Harrison regarding family history, 1887; and 1 item to W.R. Jerome from an unidentified correspondent, 1881.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122595038 View

Harrison, Charles Custis, 1844-1929. Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1892-1926.

Title: Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1892-1926.

ArchivalResource: 590 items (801 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63555379 View

Schwatt, Isaac J. (Isaac Joachim), 1867-. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1895-1934, n.d.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1895-1934, n.d.

Consists of 60 letters from Schwatt to Prof. Ernest H. Koch, dated 1921-1933; 8 offprints of Schwatt's articles that appeared in various mathematical journals, dated 1914-1932, most of which have been inscribed by Schwatt to Koch; and Schwatt's clipped obituary.

ArchivalResource: 71 items (75 leaves, 8 pamphlets)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191047005 View

Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936

Title: John Vaughan papers, 1768 - Circa 1936

The collection of about 850 items covers the period from 1782 to c. 1936, with the bulk dating to the 1780s to 1840s. The collection is divided into four series. Series I contains correspondence relating to a wide variety of topics, including French and English politics, business, trade, religious matters, and personal affairs. Many of the items are letters of introduction. There is also information on John Vaughan’s immigration to America, Joseph Priestley, vaccines and inoculation (with Jefferson's comments on the same), Vaughan's business in Philadelphia, and the American Philosophical Society. Also included in this series are 2 boxes with copies of Vaughan correspondence as well as miscellaneous notes by E. W. Madeira, gathered in the course of his research on Vaughan in the 1930s. Series II consists of three volumes. Included are two of Vaughan's commonplace books. One, entitled, "J. Vaughan's book," May 17, 1779 (47 pp., in Latin; 870/L34), includes mostly Latin notations. The other commonplace book, dated 1783 (ca. 66 pp.; B V 462.c), includes comments on several prominent Americans, such as Benjamin Rush and David Rittenhouse, as well as American society generally. The third volume is a copybook with thirty letters spanning the period 1784 to 1801 (B V462.1). Series III includes material relating to Vaughan's administration of the estate of the Philadelphia merchant Samuel Merrick, 1796-1822 (Vaughan-Merrick Papers, B V462.m; 2 boxes). Series IV consists of correspondence between Vaughan and the DuPont Co. for which he served as agent (B V462.4; photocopies of 73 letters).

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet, Ca. 850 items

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Pepper, George Wharton, 1867-1961. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1906-1951.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1906-1951.

Consists of three folders. One folder contains assorted documents dated 1906-1909 relating to a cane belonging to Benjamin Franklin that was in the possession of Lafayette's descendant, Marquis de Sahune de Lafayette. It includes a copy (in English) of Sahune's declaration of the authenticity of the various Lafayette/American Revolution relics in his possession; a declaration by Sahune's London solicitor, W. Sanders Fiske, describing the Franklin cane; a copy of the description of the cane from the French government auction catalogue; a letter from Pepper to Charles C. Harrison, Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, stating his intention to present the cane to the University; and a reply to Pepper. The second folder contains ms. drafts of four political speeches by Pepper, dated 1922-[1926]. One is to the National Lumbermen's Association; the others concern Pepper's Senate re-election campaign for 1926 and Andrew Mellon's support for Pepper's opponent, Edwin S. Vare, in the Republican primary. The third folder contains a letter dated 4 April 1951 to John L. Haney.

ArchivalResource: 10 items (40 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155886430 View

Frazer family. Papers, 1779-1979 (bulk: 1860-1909)

Title: Papers, 1779-1979 (bulk 1860-1909).

Correspondence, publications, diaries, articles, notebooks, lectures, diplomas, photographs, chemical instruments, and memorabilia which provide insight into three generations of educators, all in the field of chemistry, at the University of Pennsylvania. The bulk of the collection contains the Persifor Frazer papers, [1860]-1909. Correspondence, 1866-1909, covers a variety of topics related to Frazer's professional interests including: chemistry, minerals, anthracite coal, the Geological Survey, scientific apparatus, the Centennial, administrative and professional duties at the University of Pennsylvania, alumni efforts, and professional organizations.

ArchivalResource: 26 Cubic ft.

http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upt/upt50/frazerfam.html View

University of Pennsylvania. Houston Hall. Centennial Celebration Files, 1996.

Title: Centennial Celebration Files, 1996.

The collection consists of two parts--miscellaneous memorabilia related to the centennial celebration including flyers, posers, booklets, and a program, as well as hundreds of photographs of various events held on the occasion.

ArchivalResource: 0.3 Cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145429746 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIi, 1897

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIi 1897

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives.IIi-ead.xml View

University of Pennsylvania. Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1903-1940.

Title: Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1903-1940.

Correspondence concerns Cret's employment at the University of Pennsylvania. Correspondents comprise Warren P. Laird, Charles Custis Harrison, Jesse Y. Burk, Edgar Fahs Smith, Edward Robins, William H. Hutt, Josiah H. Penniman, Charles Osborne, George S. Koyl, Edward W. Mumford, and Thomas A. Gates. Correspondence also contains a letter from John Harbeson as acting dean of the School of Fine Arts proposing Cret for the Philadelphia Award, together with a partial list of his works.

ArchivalResource: 32 items (42 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63645728 View

William Woodville Rockhill papers

Title: William Woodville Rockhill papers

Papers of American scholar-diplomat William Woodville Rockhill.

ArchivalResource: 18 linear feet (35 boxes, 6 card file boxes, and 8 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00411/catalog View

Harrison, Charles Custis, 1844-1929. Letter, 1896.

Title: Letter, 1896.

ArchivalResource: 4 items (4 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63644864 View

Cope & Stewardson. Cope & Stewardson architectural drawings, 1890-1958, bulk 1890-1929.

Title: Cope & Stewardson architectural drawings, 1890-1958, bulk 1890-1929.

The Cope & Stewardson Collection comprises architectural drawings and photomechanical prints documenting buildings and projects of Cope & Stewardson and its successor firm Stewardson and Page. The most numerous drawings are construction drawings, but the collection includes fine examples of design and presentation drawings. Among these is a presentation drawing of the Quadrangle Dormitories, ca. 1894, signed by Charles Z. Klauder. The collection does not contain any photographs, specifications or correspondence, nor is there any documentation for the teaching activities or personal lives of any members of the firms. The fullest holdings in this collection are drawings for buildings on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The collection includes documentation for some later alterations and additions to buildings designed by Cope & and Stewardson and Stewardson and Page for the University of Pennsylvania. Most important are drawings (1946) for Robert Rodes McGoodwin's addition to the North Wing of the Veterinary Medicine Old Quadrangle and drawings (1953-1958) for Trautwein and Howard's final section of the Quadrangle Dormitories. The collection does not include any drawings for buildings on any other college or university campus. Other projects represented in the collection include hospitals, commercial buildings and houses. Samuel Sloan's design for Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, is documented in a set of 1926 Stewardson and Page survey drawings of existing buildings. Also noteworthy are two Philadelphia commercial buildings designed by Cope & Stewardson in 1893 for Charles Custis Harrison, who later became provost of the University of Pennsylvania.

ArchivalResource: Architectural drawings 3760 sheets : various media.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232992859 View

William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk)

Title: William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk)

Correspondence (chiefly letters received), articles, poems, speeches, book reviews, diaries and journals, miscellaneous notebooks, scrapbooks, clippings, and other printed material. Correspondence concerns Thayer's writings, particularly in the area of Italian history, and his connections with Harvard as editor of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine and later as an overseer. Also included are some miscellaneous papers of William Warland Clapp, a Boston journalist; and some papers of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, chiefly from a European trip made by Higginson in 1872.

ArchivalResource: 48 linear feet (96 boxes)

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00563/catalog View

Office of the Provost Records. Charles Custis Harrison Administration 1854-1943 (bulk 1891-1927)

Title: Office of the Provost Records. Charles Custis Harrison Administration 1854-1943 (bulk 1891-1927)

The Charles Custis Harrison records of the Office of the Provost document his activities as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania and as Vice President and President of the Board of Directors of the University Museum. This collection though part of the Office of the Provost Records, includes material from almost all aspects of Harrison's career with the University of Pennsylvania. It will aid research in the history of the University Museum, University fundraising, and the development of the university in the United States. The Charles Custis Harrison records contain outgoing correspondence from his years as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania (1894-1911). The correspondence relates to his job duties as Provost: budgetary, program development, building construction, and faculty hiring. Frequent correspondents include William Draper Lewis, Edward W. Mumford, Charles H. Frazier, J. Hartley Merrick, Josiah Harmar Penniman, and William Otto Miller. There is a collection of letters sent to him from a variety of leaders in the field of education, philanthropy and the University on the occasion of his retirement. The collection also includes correspondence concerning the formative years of the University Museum of Archæology and Anthropology and its academic arm - the Department of Archæology and Palæology. There are copies of the minutes of the Board of Managers of the Museum as well as correspondence with key figures, such as Sara Y. Stevenson, Clarence H. Clark, E.W. Clark, John Henry Haynes, H.V. Hilprecht, Morris Jastrow, Jr. Typescript copies of the Museum's first excavation project at Nippur in present day Iraq complement the correspondence. In addition to these early records, the collection contains correspondence about the museum's management and collections in the 1920s during Harrison's final years as President of the Board of Managers. Information on Harrison and his family can be found in the personal and family papers series. It includes newspaper clippings and some correspondence concerning the business career of Charles Custis as well as some of the family's interest in the arts, such as his purchase of "Breaking Home Ties" by Thomas Hovenden (and includes a photograph of the artist painting the picture). There is a small amount of material relating to Harrison's wife Ellen Nixon Waln and her interest in history and the Colonial Dames.

ArchivalResource: 6.5 cubic ft.

https://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upa/upa6/upa6_2h.html View