Subject: Semitic languages

Draft of a letter from Dr. Paul Haupt to James E. Rhoads, concerning Bryn Mawr College business and the scientific and moral character of a Dr. Collitz. Written in Washington, District of Columbia, circa 1885.

Letter written on March 15, 1886, from James E. Rhoads to Dr. Paul Haupt. The letter, written on Bryn Mawr College letterhead, discusses the trustees' decision to offer Dr. Haupt a professorship at Bryn Mawr College.

One-page typed letter signed (TLS) on University of Pennsylvania Library stationery, measuring 8" x 10 1/2", dated March 23, 1901. Addressed to the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, the letter requests a complete file of the company's reports for the University of Pennsylvania Library. Morris Jastrow Jr. explains that the reports are of great value to professors and students, highlighting the Library's interest in acquiring such collections from private railroad companies in the United States. This letter represents an early example of the development of business archives within a US university.

This book, "The Semitic Nations," by Daniel Chwolson, was published in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1874 by Bloch & Co. It is a scholarly work exploring the history, culture, and languages of the Semitic peoples. While the specific content requires further analysis of the book itself, given the subject tags provided by the donor, it's likely to contain discussions of antisemitism prevalent during that period.