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Pennsylvania -- Politics and Government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

1948 Democratic National Convention ticket

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-238
Abstract

This collection contains a ticket to the 1948 Democratic National Convention.

Dates: 1948

"The Trial of William Penn"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-023
Abstract

The script of Columbia Broadcasting Company's 1950 production of "The Trial of William Penn" is a dramatic retelling of the last day of Penn's trial.

Dates: 1950

Thomas Pim Cope diaries

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-013
Abstract

Cope was a Quaker merchant, founder of Cope family shipping business, and member of Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania legislature. His diary entries cover a variety of topics including weather, religious and personal reflection, business interests, family news, and discussions of international politics.

Dates: 1800-1851

Harris Wofford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M93-2
Scope and Contents The Harris Wofford papers contain extensive writings, research files, notes, correspondence, political papers, and audiovisual recordings documenting an impressive career of a citizen passionate about activism. While not entirely complete in its scope of Wofford’s life due to many key records from the 1960s being lost in a fire early in his career, the collection nonetheless provides an invaluable resource for those interested in politics, human rights, public service, education, and law....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Thomas Scattergood journals

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1265
Abstract

This collection consists of 11 volumes of Thomas Scattergood’s manuscript journals, spanning the years 1881 to 1906.

Dates: 1881-1906