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University
Catalogues
The University Archives houses University of Pennsylvania Catalogues going as far back as 1825. The earliest catalogues provided listings of trustees, faculty and matriculants for the various constituent schools or departments of the University along with summary enrollment statistics for the Academy and Charity School. As the nineteenth century progressed, the catalogues concentrated almost exclusively on the College and professional schools. The type of information offered in the catalogues was expanded to include University regulations regarding entrance requirements, course offerings, examination subjects, most recent graduates, special fees, and other matters.
A growing selection of these catalogues are available on-line by the University Archives and the Hathi Trust Digital Library. The University Archives' copies have been scanned in color and in their entirety (including oversized maps and inserts) and provided here in PDF format. The Hathi Trust copies are noted with an asterisk (*) and are available in PDF format but do not include scans of oversize inserts. Any missing pages and text can be obtained from the University Archives.
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University Catalogues available on line:
Twentieth Century
Nineteenth Century
1836-37 (not available)
1837-38 College and Medical Department
also a second version of the 1837-38 College1838-39 (not available)
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Other early University publications available online:
Penn Gazette, begun 1902
Student publications available online:
The Record, student yearbook begun 1863
The Women's Record, student yearbook begun 1913
University Magazine, begun 1875