From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game An image from the film of the 1915 Penn-Cornell football game at Franklin Field.(Image: Courtesy of University Archives & Records Center) From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game The oldest film in Penn’s University Archives & Records Center documents the 1915 football game featuring Penn versus Cornell, played on Thanksgiving Day in front of a packed crowd at Franklin Field. Penn plays Cornell Nov. 9 in their 130th meeting.
John Bence named University Archivist John Bence will oversee all operations of the University Archives and Records Center beginning August 1. (Image: Courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Libraries) John Bence named University Archivist Bence will assume the role on Aug. 1 as the chief administrator responsible for the University Archives and Records Center program to collect, manage, and preserve Archives materials.
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music Dillalogue views photographs by Adrian Siegel at the archives at the Academy of Music ahead of the material being moved to Penn. Siegel served as the unofficial photographer at The Philadelphia Orchestra while a cellist from 1922-1959, and then official Orchestra photographer during his retirement, from 1959 to the mid-1970s. The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music The historic partnership provides the public access to nearly 175 years of Philadelphia’s rich musical history.
Keys to knowledge: Penn presidential inaugural traditions The oldest sealed diplomas in the Archives collection, from 1760 and 1768, have early examples of the Penn seal of the corporation. Another, dated 1789, has the orrery seal. Keys to knowledge: Penn presidential inaugural traditions The inauguration ceremony for Penn’s ninth president Liz Magill on Oct. 21 will incorporate decades-long traditions and centuries-old University symbols.
From the archives, a class on different communities of Jews in China Homepage image: Students brought their own expertise to the experience of working with the archival materials, including translation of Chinese characters written on the back of photographs. Working together (center) were College freshmen (from left) Louis Dong, Nancy (Ziqi) An, and Alice (Yucheng) Feng. From the archives, a class on different communities of Jews in China Kathryn Hellerstein created an opportunity for her first-year seminar students to study archival material from a collection donated to the Penn Libraries by her mentor, Israeli scholar Irene Eber.
Penn versus Cornell used to serve up Thanksgiving specials Penn versus Cornell used to serve up Thanksgiving specials Penn and Cornell face off for the 127th time on Saturday at Franklin Field. Forty-three of the first 45 meetings were held on Thanksgiving Day.