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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...

American Association of University Professors

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The national chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was organized in 1915 to advance academic freedom, shared governance and to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education. The first meeting of the AAUP at Central Washington University was held on October 14, 1954. Regular monthly meetings were held during the academic year to address faculty concerns with administrative decision-making and participative governance. Central Washington Un...

American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

Butterfield, L. H. (Lyman Henry), 1909-1982

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Bradley, Sculley, 1897-....

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Dupree, A. Hunter

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Educator, author. Son of Lubbock, Texas, lawyer George W. Dupree. Professor of history at Brown University specializing in the history of American science. Work includes "Science in the Federal Government" (1957), and "Asa Gray (Biography, 1959). From the description of Papers, 1953-1970. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23735749 ...

Bridenbaugh, Carl

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Historian and author. From the description of Footnotes to Bridenbaugh's Cities in revolt: Urban life in America, 1743-1776, 1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451388 Carl Bridenbaugh was an historian with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. From the description of Carl Bridenbaugh Research Files (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 243467961 ...

Sigerest, Henry Ernest, 1891-1957.

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American association for the history of medicine

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Founded in 1925, the American Association for the History of Medicine is the oldest continuously functioning scholarly organization devoted to the study of the history of all aspects of the health profession. Its purpose is to promote interest in the field and encourage research and teaching. From the description of American Association for the History of Medicine records, 1940-1969 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168933 From the guide to the American Associat...

Shryock, Richard Harrison, 1893-1972

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Shryock was a member of the Dept. of History at Duke University. From the description of Papers, 1927-1971 (bulk 1927-1931). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 231410108 Richard Harrison Shryock was a medical historian and was Librarian of the American Philosophical Society from 1958 to 1965. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1918-1972]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489498 From the guide to the National ...

Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Alfred A. Knopf and his wife, Blanche Knopf. From the description of Letters, 1928-1944, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155870929 Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Alfred A. Knopf : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743309 American publisher. From the description of Typed letters signed (1...

Shryock family.

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Pogo, Alexander, 1893-

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Alexander Pogo was an astronomer and classical scholar born in Russia in 1893. He served as the librarian for the Mount Wilson Observatory located in Pasadena, California. From the description of Papers of Alexander Pogo, 1952-1959. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 462997178 ...

Marshall, John

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John Marshall, plantation owner of Prince Edward County, Va., and Robert H. Gaines, farmer of Charlotte County, Va. From the description of Farm journals of John Marshall and Robert H. Gaines, 1856-1883. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135464 ...

Olmsted, John W.

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Cochran, Thomas C. (Thomas Childs), 1902-1999

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Thomas C. Cochran was one of the leading business historians of the last half of the 20th century. He is particularly known for an approach that stressed the social context of American business and the sociological and psychological characteristics of business leaders, as opposed to earlier approaches that focused on the firm or the individual entrepreneur. After his retirement from the University of Pennsylvania, he was in residence at the then Eleutherian Mills Historical Library as Senior Res...

Shrock, Richard Harrison, 1893-1972.

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Hindle, Brooke.

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Brooke Hindle was born in Drexel Hill, Pa., on September 28, 1918, and received his education at MIT, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania. He spent much of his teaching career at NYU, where he was chairman of the dept. of history (1965-1967, 1970-1974) and dean of University College (1967-1969). In 1974 he became director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of History & Technology, serving until 1978, when he was named senior historian. He has held an emeritus position with the Smiths...

Boyd, Julian Charles, 1931-2005

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Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950

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Bowman became President of the Johns Hopkins University in 1935 and retired in 1948. During World War II Bowman served on the Policy Committee of the State Department and as Special Advisor to the Secretary of State. After retirement from JHU, he served as Chairman of the Economic Cooperation Administration's Committee on Overseas Territories. Isaiah Bowman (1878-1950) was a political geographer, advisor to the U.S. State Dept. and president of the Johns Hopkins Universi...

Johns Hopkins University

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Viets, Henry R. (Henry Rouse), 1890-1969

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Henry Rouse Viets was a neurologist, medical historian and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. He studied with William Osler 1916-1917 and was an elected member of the Osler Club of London. From the description of [Collected reprints of Henry Rouse Viets] 1918-1965 (Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center). WorldCat record id: 318821118 ...

Nichols, Roy F. (Roy Franklin), 1896-1973

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Roy F. Nichols : oral history, 1968-69. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 626908632 Historian Edward Potts Cheyney taught at the University of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Drafts of chapters for "Freedom of inquiry and expression, " 1936-1938, 1936-1938, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Curti, Merle (Merle Eugene), 1897-1996

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Garrison, Fielding H. (Fielding Hudson), 1870-1935

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Author of medical works, ed. of Index Medicus, 1903-1927, Librarian, Welch Medical Library, Baltimore, from 1930. From the description of Letters, to [W.G.?] Shules, 1931-1934. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34369734 George Washington Corner worked as an anatomist, endocrinologist, and medical historian. From the guide to the George Washington Corner papers, 1889-1981, 1903-1982, (American Philosophical Society) Medical librarian and histo...

Koyré, Alexandre, 1892-1964

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Temkin, Owsei, 1902-2002

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Kollmorgen, Walter Martin, 1907-

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Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973

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Leonard Carmichael (b. Nov. 9, 1898, Philadelphia, Pa.–d. Sept. 16, 1973), American educator and psychologist, was Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1953 to 1964. From the description of Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582949 Leonard Carmichael was a psychologist, but was also active in research in zoology and biology. From the description of Papers, ca. 1917-1973. (American Philosophical Soc...

Harrison, Ross G. (Ross Granville), 1870-1959

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Ross Granville Harrison was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1870. He graduated from Johns Hopkins (A.B., 1889; Ph.D., 1894) and the University of Bonn (M.D., 1899). He taught at Johns Hopkins (1896-1907) and at Yale University (1907-1959). Harrison conducted extensive scientific research in embryonic development and related fields, and produced several publications. At Yale, Harrison's administrative responsibilities included service as director of the Osborn Zoological Laborator...

American Council of Learned Societies. Meeting

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Founded in 1919 to promote advancement of the humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies represents about 30 societies and association. Serves as the spokesgroup for the International Union of Academics. The Council publishes "Speculum" and "The Journal of the History of Ideas", and also helps administer the Fulbright Program. From the description of Collection, 1956-1964. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23196764 ...

Long, Esmond R. (Esmond Ray), 1890-1979

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Esmond Ray Long was born in Chicago. He was a graduate of the University of Chicago and did post-graduate work at the University of Prague in Czechoslovakia. Long joined the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1932 as a professor of pathology and director of the Henry Phipps Institute for the Study, Treatment, and Prevention of Tuberculosis. He devoted his life to the study of tuberculosis, after having contracted it as a young man, and became known as one of the foremost leaders in...

Duke University

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Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978

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Dr. Leake received his Ph.D. degree in physiology and pharmacology. Throughout his career as a researcher, teacher, and administrator, Dr. Leake maintained an interest in the history of medicine and medical ethics. He was active in numerous organizations and on the editorial board of several journals. From the description of Chauncey Depew Leake papers, 1921-1976. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14325617 Dr. Chauncy Leake received his Ph.D. degree in phys...

Cohn, Alfred E. (Alfred Einstein), 1879-1957

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Rufus Ivory Cole served as the the director and physician-in-charge (1909-1937) of the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the first hospital in the United States devoted primarily to the investigation of disease. Cole's medical research centered on problems relating to immunity to diseases of the respiratory system, particularly pneumonia From the guide to the Rufus Ivory Cole papers, ca. 1900-1966, 1900-1966, (American Philosophical Society) Alfred ...

Cohen, I. Bernard, 1914-2003.

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Biographical NoteI. Bernard Cohen (1914-2003) was a historian of science, best known for his translation of Sir Isaac Newton&'s Principia Mathematica, published in 1972, the first English translation of the work since 1729. His interest in the history of computing manifested itself primarily in his work as an historical consultant to IBM.Cohen earned a BS in mathematics at Harvard University in 1937 and a PhD in the History of Science at Harvard in 1947. He was the first American to receive ...

Pierson, George Wilson, 1904-1993

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George Wilson Pierson received his B.A. from Yale in 1926 and his Ph.D. in 1933. He became a member of the faculty of Yale University in 1926, holding the positions of professor of history, 1944-1946; Larned professor of history, 1946-1973; and emeritus since 1973. Pierson was also historian of Yale University and the author of many books. He died on October 12, 1993. From the description of George Wilson Pierson papers, 1820-1991 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166794...

Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960

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John Farquhar Fulton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 1, 1899. He received B.S. and M.D. degrees from Harvard, and a M.A. and D. Phil. from Oxford. He was appointed Sterling Professor of Physiology at Yale in 1929 and in 1951 became the first Sterling professor of the history of medicine. During World War II, Fulton served on the National Research Council. He was an authority on comparative physiology of the primate brain, neurophysiology, aviation medicine, and medical history. He co...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania was established in 1824 by seven young Philadelphians who were inspired by the patriotic celebrations and renewed civic pride brought on by the Marquis d Lafayette's visit to the United States. The aim of their fledgling organization was to collect and preserve evidence related to history of the commonwealth, to encourage scholarly research, and to stimulate public interest in American history. This mission remains central to the wo...