University Archives and Records Center
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University Archives

 

 

Image of a passport printed on Benjamin Franklin's press in Nantes, France, and signed by him

 

Detail of a 1915 photograph of the main room on the second floor of College Hall used as a drafting room for architecture students

 

Image of a blue and white Wedgwood china medallion of University of Pennsylvania coat of arms

Founded in 1945 as the University's official repository, the University Archives strives to ensure the timeless preservation of historically significant documents and other materials that reflect the University's origins as well as the development and the activities and achievements of its officers, staff, faculty, students, alumni, and benefactors. University Archives holdings deal with history of the University of Pennsylvania and of prominent persons associated with the University and also with the history of institutions of higher learning in the United States, American intellectual life, and the Philadelphia community in which the University lives.

 

The University Archives is the place to learn Penn history and to do research in primary source materials related to the University. Researchers can access most collection guides and many primary documents on-line.

  • Secondary sources of the University Archives include over 2,500 volumes and 450 current and retrospective titles.

  • Primary source materials include:

 

The University Archives branch of University Archives and Records Center is open to the University community and the scholarly public.

 

University Records Center
is the place for secure storage and prompt delivery of inactive University and Health System records

 

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