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Philadelphia Custom House records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0781
Abstract The Philadelphia Custom House records consist of materials generated by and related to the United States Customs Service of the Port of Philadelphia from 1779 to 1932. These records illustrate commercial and shipping interests, as well as foreign trade relations, in the United States from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The materials also highlight the growth of the U.S. Customs Service as it took on new responsibilities and wielded greater authority over the course of...
Dates: 1779-1934; Majority of material found within 1790-1900

Sara Driver collection related to the film adaptation of Paul Bowles's "You Are Not I"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0703
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to Independent filmmaker Sara Driver's short film You Are Not I (1981), based on the 1948 short story by American composer and author Paul Bowles (1910-1999) of the same name. Included in the collection is a variety of promotional materials, distribution information, and other ephemera from the film's initial release and early screenings.

Dates: 1980-2012