Papers, 1913-1933.

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Papers, 1913-1933.

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Correspondence between Mike Dorizas and Benjamin Rose Hoffman make up almost the entirety of this collection. These letters document their strong friendship and cover the following topics: wrestling and other sporting activities at the University of Pennsylvania, travel, service during World War I, and his early teaching career at the University of Pennsylvania. There are photoprints, programs, tickets, announcements, publications, broadsides, and clippings relative to these same interests.

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University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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University of Pennsylvania.

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The Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania was part of the Towne Scientific School until 1920, when a separate School of Fine Arts was established, teaching architecture and other fine arts. Teaching staff and courses of instruction of the Towne Scientific School, Department of Architecture were listed in the Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania. The School of Fine Arts published its teaching staff, regulations, courses of study, competitons and, in some years, curre...

Wharton School.

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Hoffman, Benjamin Rose, 1879-1958.

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Benjamin Rose Hoffman was a wealthy Philadelphian who largely lived a life of leisure. He attended Haverford College (class of 1897) and administered his land holdings while travelling extensively. He lived with his mother (Mrs. Sellers Hoffman) and sisters (Hannah, Jessie, Agnes) at the family home, "Burnside," at 60th and Cobbs Creek in West Philadelphia, later purchasing the Grange estate in Overbrook. He married Margaret Clawson in 1922 and they travelled abroad often both together and separ...

Dorizas, Michail M., 1890-1957

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Michail M. Dorizas, athlete, educator, traveler. Received his A.M., 1915 and his Ph.D., 1924 from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught economic and political geography at the Wharton School from 1919-1929 as an Instructor and from 1929-1957 as an Assistant Professor. He was known as the world's strongest man, representing Greece in three Olympic games. As a student at the University of Pennsylvania, he excelled in football, track and field, and wrestling, holding the intercollegiate champio...