News and Notes
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania obtains American Society for Testing Materials records
June 20, 2013
The American Society for Testing and Materials, now known as ASTM International, was founded in 1898 by a group of engineers and scientists to tackle the problem of frequent break in railroad track
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Susan Parry volumes, 1849-circa 1890, come to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
June 19, 2013
Susan Parry (circa 1833-circa 1895) of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, taught school in Lumberville, Pennsylvania in 1849.
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Schoenberg and Albert Collections of Manuscripts donated to the University of Pennsylvania
June 19, 2013
Two collections containing important materials relating to the history of science, technology, and medicine were recently donated to the University of Pennsylvania. The first, the Lawrence J.
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New Collections at Hagley Museum and Library
June 18, 2013
Hagley announces the addition of four new collections in the history of technology, covering the rise of shooting sports, computer developments at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a landmark
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George F. Parry family volumes at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
June 18, 2013
George F.
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The Show-Room and the Workshop: The Laboratory within the Natural History Museum and the Development of American Biology, 1850-1935
June 6, 2013
Jenna Tonn, Harvard University
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New Website: PGH Photo Collection
May 7, 2013
The Philadelphia General Hospital photo collection is a collaboration between the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing and the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Imag
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Fellow Update: Christopher Jones
March 28, 2013
Former PACHS Fellow Chris Jones (Ph.D.
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2013-2014 Research and Writing Fellows
March 21, 2013
The Center is delighted to announce its Research Fellows and Dissertation Writing Fellows for 2013-2014.
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Summer Research Fellowship - History of Women in Medicine
March 5, 2013
Deadline has been extended to April 1, 2012.