Records, 1963-1995.

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Records, 1963-1995.

The collection documents the real estate business investments and opportunities of the UCA, since the late 1960s. The Board of Director and Administration series documents the transition of the UCA from an independent corporation to the integrated unit of the University of Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1992. The minutes of the board of directors as well as their agendas and reports detail this process. These series also contain various letters, financial reports and drafts of agreements regarding the property management of the UCA. The property files trace the transactions on many of the properties the UCA has offered for lease during the 1980s and early 1990s. This series contains lease agreements signed between the UCA and tenants, administrative correspondence, some construction or maintenance records, and miscellaneous financial records including City of Philadelphia tax documents. Among the properties represented here are the former Episcopalian Philadelphia Divinity School, Walnut Mall, Chestnut Hall, Spruce Hall, University City Shopping Center, 133 South 38th Street, 3424 Sansom Street, and 3910 Chestnut Street. There are also appraisal reports of all the UCA properties held in 1985, some of which include photographs of the buildings.

9.5 cubic feet.

Related Entities

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University of Pennsylvania. Division of Institutional Real Estate.

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Hertzfeld Associates, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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University of Pennsylvania. Office of the Treasurer. Dept. of Real Estate.

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University of Pennsylvania.

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In 1919 Edward Bushnell was appointed publicity agent for the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment began a long and expanding effort at public relations at the University. In 1954 the Department of Public Relations expanded its work to include two new units, Motion Picture Services and the Office of Radio and Television. These two offices operated until 1975 when they were phased out of a stream-lined department. From the description of University Film Collection, 1915-1989. (...

University City Associates, Inc. (University of Pennsylvania)

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In November 1963, a group of people termed "friends" of the University of Pennsylvania, that included a few senior administrators of the University of Pennsylvania, formed University City Associates, Incorporated (UCA). The corporation was created as a for-profit stock company whose mission was primarily to locate and develop interim student housing around the University campus. In March of 1964 the University entered into an agreement with the UCA in which it would be entitled to t...