Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library

This collection consists of approximately 700 folders containing non-photographic material related to certain subjects found in the Subject series of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue (Collection V07). It was created by the Philadelphia Record newspaper, c. 1900-1947.

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record (Creator)
Collection:Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library
Collection Number:3946
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Online Access:Link to finding aid
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110 2 |a Philadelphia Record  |e creator 
245 1 |a Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library  |f circa 1900-1947  |g 1920 - 1945 
300 |a 3.25 Linear feet  |f ; 7 boxes 
351 |b The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. 
506 |a The collection is open. 
520 |a This collection consists of approximately 700 folders containing non-photographic material related to certain subjects found in the Subject series of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue (Collection V07). It was created by the Philadelphia Record newspaper, c. 1900-1947.  
520 |a The Philadelphia Record, which was established in 1870 and closed in 1947, was for a time one of the leading newspapers in the United States. ThePhiladelphia Record photograph morgue reference library is comprised of non-photographic reference material, c. 1900-1947, pertaining to select topics within the Subject series of thePhiladelphia Record Photograph Morgue (Collection V07).  
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item here], Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library (Collection 3946), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.  
541 1 |a Gift of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1951. 
544 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania also houses: Collection V07, the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue, tens of thousands of photographs pertaining to significant local, national and global events and personages, c. 1900-1947. Collection 3344, the Philadelphia Record News Clippings Morgue (unprocessed), an estimated 300,000 clippings of numerous people, events and subjects used by the Philadelphia Record, c. 1900-1947. Collection 3944, Philadelphia Record World War II Casualty Cards, approximately 20,000 3x5 cards listing the soldier's name, rank, branch of service, status, and the war arena in which he served, c. 1944-1945. Collection 3945, the Philadelphia Record WWII Servicemen Photographs, approximately 7,500 black and white photographs, c. 1943-1944.  
545 |a Founded in 1870, the Philadelphia Record long held standing as one the Philadelphia area’s most esteemed newspapers. Initially owned first by William Swain, and then William W. Singerly, the paper was purchased by the locally prominent Wanamaker family in 1898. Newspaper magnate J. David Stern acquired it in 1928. In the 1930s, competition stiffened between the Record and its primary morning competitor, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and in 1947 the Record went out of business, ultimately selling its assets to thePhiladelphia Evening Bulletin.  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
546 |a The collection is in English 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library  |l 3946 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/r/RecordReferenceLibrary3946.html