Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)

...ins correspondence, including family correspondence; diaries, journals and travel logs; speeches, addresses, published and unpublished writings. Scrapbooks, memorabilia, and obituaries are also included. A significant portion of the materials concern Smith’s resignation as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania- a position he had held for 18 years- which made

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In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

...death of the family dog.[9] Much of the correspondence also relates to the travel that the sisters did, from summering in Rhode Island to travelling in Europe.[10] Jane would also often write her brother William, who ran the family bookstore, asking for him to send books to her and her

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The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers, 1910-2007 (MC 91)

...85. The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers document the writings, travels, and service of Monsignor Louis Joseph Meyer (1897-1985). This collection dates from 1910 to 2007 and consists of Meyer’s theater work, short stories and writings, speeches and sermons, academic materials relating to St. Charles Seminary and the University

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...h collection contains images of churches from Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and a few from Canada, mainly Montreal. More information on the collection can

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