Papers, 1867-1930.

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Papers, 1867-1930.

Contains a document outlining the distribution of the estate of William Pepper I; a two-volume typescript of The Life of Willaim Pepper, M.D., LL. D. (1843-1898) by Francis Newton Thorpe, (1900); research material collected by William Pepper II for a book on American climatology; addresses and essays on education and medical topics by William II; correspondence with William J. Latta relating to the founding of the University Museum (1895-1896); also professional correspondence, reports and addresses of William II relating to his tenure as Dean, School of Medicine (1912-1945) including the amalgamation of that school with Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia (1916) and the proposed amalgamation with Jefferson Medical College.

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Pepper, William, 1810-1864

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Pepper, William, 1874-1947

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William Pepper, Philadelphia, Pa., medical educator, was born on 14 May 1874. He married (1) Mary Godfrey (d. 1918), then (2) Phoebe S. Voorhees Drayton. Pepper died on 3 Dec. 1947. William Pepper attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving an A.B. in 1894 and M.D. in 1897. He joined the faculty of the University's medical school in 1899 and was its dean, 1912-1945. During World War I, he was the commanding officer of Base Hospital 74. William Pepper was a Fellow ...

University of Pennsylvania. Office of the Provost

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Charles Custis Harrison was born in Philadelphia on May 3, 1844, the son of George Leib and Sarah Ann (Waples) Harrison. His early education was at the private school of Miss Tatham on Pine Street in Philadelphia and the parish school of St. Luke's Episcopal Church before entering Episcopal Academy. He received the Bachelor of Arts in 1862, the Masters of Arts in 1865, and an honorary LL.D. in 1911 from the University of Pennsylvania. As the co-owner of a very profitable sugar refinery, he becam...

University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine

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Many students of the Class of 1943 of the School of Medicine participated in the war efforts, either serving in the Navy on the hospital ship or at Hospital Base 20, both operated by the University. From the description of Class of 1943 papers, 1943-1972. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122528514 ...

Pepper, William, 1843-1898

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William Pepper was provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1890. The University commissioned Muybridge to complete his animal locomotion studies under their auspices. The results were published in 1887. From the description of William Pepper papers on Eadweard Muybridge, 1883-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566066 Physician and professor of medicine of Philadelphia. From the description of Papers, 1872-1886, Philadelphia. (Duke University)....

Pepper Family.

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The William Pepper family of Philadelphia, Pa.; educators and physicians. William Pepper I (1810-1864): M.D., U. of Pennsylvania, (1832); faculty, School of Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania, (1860-1864). William Pepper II (1843-1898): A.B., M.D., A.M. and LL. D. (hon.), U. of Pennsylvania, (1862, 1864, 1865, 1894); faculty, School of Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania, (1868-1898); Provost, U. of Pennsylvania, (1881-1894). William Pepper III (1874-1947): A.B., M.D. and Sc. D. (hon.), U. of Pennsylvania, (...

Latta, William J.

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Thorpe, Francis Newton, 1857-1926

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Francis Newton Thorpe was an author in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, writing extensively about the early history of American government and culture. Some of his books, such as Benjamin Franklin and the University of Pennsylvania, and Government of the People of the State of Pennsylvania, directly reflect early Pennsylvania history. From the description of Francis Newton Thorpe's typescript manuscript of A history of the American people, 1899-1900. (University of ...