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 gender equality battle at AT&T, and the formative years at Singer Manufacturing Company. The papers of the Wilmington [Delaware] Trapshooting Association, founded in 1916, include board minutes, financial ledgers, and photographs that outline the history of the club.
George F. Parry (1838-1886) of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was one of the first veterinarians (and probably the first from Pennsylvania) to receive professional veterinary training in the United States. He graduated from the Boston Veterinary Institute in 1859, served as a veterinary surgeon with the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War, and conducted a private practice in Newtown from shortly after the war until his death at age 48. George had at least two surviving siblings: Susan Parry (1826-1890), and Helen (or Helena) Parry (1829-1854). Another sister, Rachel, died in 1825.
Jenna Tonn, Harvard University
2012 to 2013 Research Fellow
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 Image (SCETI). Featuring over a thousand images which cover the full history of the PGH nursing school, this site will serve as an invaluable research resource that highlights the evolution of the City of Philadelphia and the growth of the nursing profession in general.
Former PACHS Fellow Chris Jones (Ph.D. 2009) has accepted a position as assistant professor of Environmental Humanities at Arizona State University in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies.
The Center is delighted to announce its Research Fellows and Dissertation Writing Fellows for 2013-2014.
Elisabeth Berry Drago
University of Delaware
Research Fellow
Thomas Wijck’s Painted Alchemists at the Intersection of Art, Science and Practice
Kathleen Brian
George Washington University
Research Fellow
Morbid Propensities: Suicide, Sympathy, and the Making of the Eugenic Public, 1843-1903
Deadline has been extended to April 1, 2012.
The University Archives and Records Center of the University of Pennsylvania is proud to announce the online publication of Medical History at the University of Pennsylvania (http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/subjguides/medical_history/med_hist_intro.html). Created by Senior Archivist Joseph-James Ahern and edited by the Director of University Archives Mark Frazier Lloyd, this guide is designed to assist researchers in accessing the Archives' holdings related to Medical History.
The History and Sociology of Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania will host the Workshop for the History of Environment, Agriculture, Technology, and Science (WHEATS) from March 15-17, 2013. This event will bring nine graduate students from around the country to Penn for a series of events, chief among them a day-long collaborative workshop of an interdisciplinary group of article-length papers. There will also be a keynote talk delivered by Dr.
The Center and its consortium partners are delighted to welcome Drexel University as a new member. Drexel's addition to the consortium was expedited by its 2011 affiliation with the Academy of Natural Sciences, a founding member of the consortium. The University offers a master's degree in Science, Technology and Society and is home to about a dozen faculty working on the history of science, technology and medicine as well as related contemporary social and political issues. Several of Drexel's faculty have already been very active in the Center's activities.
