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Abraham Lincoln collection, 1841-1996, 1862-1868, 1920-1977

Title: Abraham Lincoln collection 1841-1996 1862-1868, 1920-1977

The Abraham Lincoln collection comprises a variety of Lincolniana - including Civil War era newspapers, art work, sheet music, and realia - collected and assembled by the Lincoln Club of Delaware.

ArchivalResource: 2 linearfeet, 8 oversize boxes, and 4 oversize folders; (12 boxes)

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Lewis, Arthur H., 1906-. Papers, 1935-1980.

Title: Papers, 1935-1980.

Papers of a Philadelphia journalist and biographer, consisting of the working files of books he published. The research materials include newspaper and magazine clippings, photocopies of articles, correspondence, photographs, and notes of interviews. There is also an extensive collection of cassette tapes and transcripts of interviews, as well as typescripts for each book (some copy edited and some with several drafts). Other interesting items in the collection include five scrapbooks of clippings concerning the Philadelphia Kelly family, reports and correspondence concerning the African Trade Fair (New York, 1957-61), a number of black and white photographs related to various writing assignments, and two framed collections of autographed letters. The typed inventory provides a bibliography of Lewis' published works and a list of interview transcripts.

ArchivalResource: 43.6 cubic ft.(99 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122381285 View

Philadelphia Inquirer (Firm). Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1967-1994.

Title: Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1967-1994.

Regarding a book and author luncheon with early correspondence from book editor David Appel. Later correspondence concerns articles and book reviews Potok contributed to the Inquirer.

ArchivalResource: 8 items (9 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/725336915 View

Hart, William Melville. Correspondence, 1961-1963.

Title: Correspondence, 1961-1963.

Three letters and a Christmas card from William Hart on various matters. One letter to Walter Annenberg (editor/publisher) of the Philadelphia Inquirer commending him for running features on cancer and on teenagers. Letter also praises Annenberg's management of the Inquirer. A letter and Christmas card to Dr. I.S. Ravdin, who was the doctor mentioned in the paper's feature on cancer. Third letter to Tom Glasgow, a friend of Hart's, noting Dr. Ravdin's warm reply to the latter's correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 l.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122646310 View

Singer, Samuel L. Programs-playbills, 1972-1981.

Title: Programs-playbills, 1972-1981.

The annotated programs, playbills, handbills, and notes of Philadelphia inquirer drama and music critic, which reflect his critical analysis of local performances.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122381340 View

Weatherby Hotel (Millville, N.J.). Ledger, 1922-1930.

Title: Ledger, 1922-1930.

Ledger, 1922-1926, recording transactions (chiefly for room and board) with over 140 parties. Some entries, pertaining to individual lodgers, indicate their home city. Other entries represent corporate accounts (e.g., for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Atlantic City Electric Light Company). At the back of the volume are daily, monthly and yearly summaries of income and expenditures, 1922-1930.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82745526 View

Sloan, Helen Farr, 1911-2005. Helen Farr Sloan Philadelphia Inquirer notebooks. 1886-1896.

Title: Helen Farr Sloan Philadelphia Inquirer notebooks. 1886-1896.

The Helen Farr Sloan Philadelphia Inquirer notebooks consists of fourteen binders of Philadelphia-area news clippings broadly related to the subject of art. Materials date from 1886 to 1896, encompassing the early years of John Sloan's work in Philadelphia, and suggest that Mrs. Sloan supported this project to collect biographical and historical context for this period of her husband's career. The collection includes photocopies of art-related materials published in the following Philadelphia newspapers: The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Evening Call, The Evening Telegraph, The Evening Bulletin, North American, The Philadelphia Press, The Philadelphia Record, Public Ledger, and The Times. The bulk of the articles are from The Philadelphia Inquirer. The collection is organized in chronological order and is divided into three series.

ArchivalResource: 5.3 linear feet (14 volumes in 5 record center boxes and 1 manuscript box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/300486614 View

Baker, Joseph V. (Joseph Vaudrey), 1908-1993. Joseph Vaudrey Baker papers, 1935-1974.

Title: Joseph Vaudrey Baker papers, 1935-1974.

The collection consists of the papers of Joseph Vaudrey Baker from 1935-1974, including business records, personal papers and photographs. Business records include correspondence, financial records, and administrative records relating to Joseph V. Baker Associates and the publication of Brown American, Caravan, On the Track, and Wayfarer. Personal papers include, primarily, scrapbooks, with a small amount of other material such as awards. Also present is printed material collected by Baker and one notable pamphlet written by Baker, "A Primer for Race Relations." Finally, photographs in the collection were used for publication in Baker's periodicals. They include images of notable African Americans, African American employees of American corporations, as well as universities, churches, and other organizations and places.

ArchivalResource: 3.25 linear ft. (7 boxes, 1 bound volume (BV), 9 oversized bound volumes (OBV) and 5 oversized papers (OP))

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79463200 View

Philadelphia Inquirer (Firm). Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1973-1978.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1973-1978.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (3 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63643514 View

Philadelphia Inquirer (Firm). Philadelphia Inquirer Games.

Title: Philadelphia Inquirer Games. 1946-1972.

Souvenir programs of the annual Philadelphia Inquirer indoor track and field meet and the official programs of the annual Philadelphia Track Classic, which is the continuation of the Philadelphia Inquirer Games.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49728944 View

Livingston, Joseph A. Papers, 1942-1988.

Title: Papers, 1942-1988.

The papers of this Pulitzer prize winning journalist consist of correspondence, speeches, lecture notes, financial records, calendars, questionnaires, audio tapes, newspaper clippings, mailing lists, and pamphlets. The materials document Livingston's career from his days as the financial editor of the PHILADELPHIA EVENING BULLETIN to the latter years of his career as national economics pundit and professor of economics. The collectionreflects Livingston's interest in international monetary policy, particularly the influence of Western economic practices on the Eastern bloc, and American policies regarding inflation and the social security system. Subjects of interest to the economist include the Marshall Plan, supply-side economics, international trade, and the American steel industry.

ArchivalResource: 60 c.f. (58 Paige boxes, 4 card file drawers)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593927 View

Bufford (J.H.) & Co. Newspaper carriers' keepsake prints, 1859-1863.

Title: Newspaper carriers' keepsake prints, 1859-1863.

A group of prints distributed by Boston and Philadelphia newspapers through their newsboys to their customers comemorating the American revolution and Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 4 sheets.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122646316 View

Helen Farr Sloan, Philadelphia Inquirer, notebooks, 1886–1896

Title: Helen Farr Sloan notebooks Philadelphia Inquirer 1886–1896

The Helen Farr Sloan notebooks consist of fourteen binders of Philadelphia-area news clippings broadly related to the subject of art, encompassing the early years of John Sloan’s career in Philadelphia, and include a separately-organized group of materials from the same period about the Drexel family and publisher George W. Childs. Philadelphia Inquirer

ArchivalResource: 5.3 linear feet; (14 volumes in 5 record center boxes and 1 manuscript box)

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