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Professional and Personal Papers of Edwin Wolf 2Nd LCP.EW2 Finding Aid Prepared by Christiana Dobrzynski Grippe and Jessica Hoffman Professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd LCP.EW2 Finding aid prepared by Christiana Dobrzynski Grippe and Jessica Hoffman This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit September 15, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Library Company of Philadelphia 2014 June 19 Professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd LCP.EW2 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical note.......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................7 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................9 Collection Inventory.................................................................................................................................... 10 I. Personal papers...................................................................................................................................10 II. Professional records..........................................................................................................................20 III. Scholarship.......................................................................................................................................33 IV. Photographs by Edwin Wolf 2nd..................................................................................................130 - Page 2 - Professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd LCP.EW2 Summary Information Repository Library Company of Philadelphia Creator Wolf, Edwin, 2nd. Title The professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd Date [bulk] Bulk, 1920-1988 Date [inclusive] 1798-1996 Extent 20.0 Linear feet Language English Abstract Edwin Wolf 2nd (1911-1991) was a librarian, bibliophile, author, historian, Franklin scholar, and a civic leader in Philadelphia. Wolf was Curator of the Library Company from 1953 to 1955, and then served as Librarian from 1955 to 1984. During those years, he led the Library Company though a period of rejuvenation, growth, and prosperity. The Edwin Wolf 2nd papers contain correspondence, research files, volumes, publications, photographs, and other records that document the education, career, and personal family life of one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century. Preferred Citation note [Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Wolf papers,The Library Company of Philadelphia. - Page 3 - Professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd LCP.EW2 Biographical/Historical note Edwin Wolf 2nd (1911-1991) was a librarian, bibliophile, author, historian, Franklin scholar, and civic leader in Philadelphia. He was born on December 6, 1911 to a German Jewish family in Philadelphia. His father, Morris Wolf, was a founding partner of the law firm Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen. Wolf attended the William Penn Charter School, graduated at age fifteen, and then went on to study at the Bedales School in England. Upon his return to the United States in 1930, he began working for Dr. Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach, a famous collector and dealer of rare books, where he learned bibliographical description and cataloging of rare books. In 1943, Wolf left the employ of Dr. Rosenbach to join the United States Army and serve in World War II. Under the Army Specialized Training Program, he learned German, then was trained in Army intelligence. In 1944, Wolf was sent to Europe, where he was responsible for turning in Nazis with arrest warrants. He also spent part of his service recovering ancient and rare books (including copies of the Gutenberg Bible) that had been hidden throughout the German countryside for protection. Wolf left the Army in 1945 and returned to working for Dr. Rosenbach in 1946. Upon Dr. Rosenbach’s death in 1952, Wolf joined the Library Company of Philadelphia as a consultant and advisor. He was tasked with surveying the contents of the building (the Ridgeway building at 900 South Broad Street) and make recommendations on the future direction of the Library Company. Wolf found that the institution’s collections were of significant research value, and recommended that the Library Company cease circulation of its holdings and become a scholarly research library specializing in American history and culture to 1880. He also suggested that the collections be cataloged and moved out of the Ridgeway building, which was in deteriorating condition. Wolf was hired to carry out this plan and was named Curator of the Library Company in 1953, and Librarian in 1955. It was in this capacity that Wolf revitalized the Library Company of Philadelphia. He cataloged the institution’s holdings according to a classification system devised by Wolf to meet the unique needs of the institution and collection and sold duplicate volumes to earn money to increase the Library Company’s holdings and fill in collection gaps. In 1960, he petitioned the Orphan’s Court to sell the Ridgeway building so that the Library Company could build and move into a new building next door to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. As Librarian, Wolf made great strides in promoting the Library Company through his Annual Reports (which showcased new acquisitions and the institution’s achievements) and curated exhibitions. He collaborated with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society to produce catalogs on the subjects of American agriculture, natural history, education, and philanthropy. Wolf’s efforts to revive the Library Company garnered notable donations of books and manuscripts, and also earned funding from grantors and individuals. Wolf was also a prolific scholar, historian, and writer. His major publications include A History of the Jews of Philadelphia from Colonial Times to the Age of Jackson (co-authored with Maxwell Whiteman), Rosenbach: A Biography (co-authored with John Fleming), and The Library of James Logan of Philadelphia, 1674-1751. He served as associate editor for the volume Philadelphia: A 300-Year - Page 4 - Professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd LCP.EW2 History, and wrote and organized the picture book Philadelphia: Portrait of an American City. Wolf was named Lyell Reader in Bibliography at Oxford University for the academic year 1985-1986. The lectures that he gave at Oxford (see the Lyell Lectures in Bibliography in Series IIIb) were developed into a book called The Book Culture of a Colonial American City: Philadelphia Books, Bookmen, and Booksellers. The book Library of Benjamin Franklin was published in 2006 (with Kevin J. Hayes), and was based on Wolf’s extensive research into the library of Benjamin Franklin, which he conducted over his entire career. Wolf was comprehensively involved in the professional field of rare books and bibliography. He helped found the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, served as President of the Bibliographical Society of America, served on the Board of the Free Library of Philadelphia, was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Antiquarian Society, was chairman of the Rare Books and Manuscripts section of the American Library Association, and received honorary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and LaSalle University. Wolf was also a civic leader and served with numerous organizations. In the 1940s and 1950s, he worked for the Community Chest, the United Fund, the Young Men’s and Women’s Hebrew Association, and the local Jewish Welfare Board. Wolf acted as President of the Jewish Publication Society of America, the National Foundation of Jewish Culture, and the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia. He was an early board member of Philadelphia’s chapter of Americans for Democratic Action. Wolf received the Philadelphia Award in 1982 for his service in the arts in Philadelphia (specifically the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Board). Wolf married Margaret (“Peggy”) Gimbel Dannenbaum in 1934, with whom he had three children. Peggy died in a car accident in 1964. In 1965, Wolf was remarried to Mary Paxson Matthews, who had four daughters, three of whom Wolf adopted. Edwin Wolf died at the age of 79 on February 20, 1991, at his home in Philadelphia. BIBLIOGRAPHY Korey, Marie Elena. “The Wolf Years: The Renascence of the Library Company of Philadelphia.” Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1984. Van Horne, John C. “Edwin Wolf 2nd (6 December 1911-20 February 1991).” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 137, No. 2, June 1993. Wolf, Edwin. “An Autobiographical Sketch Written in 1987 and a Bibliography of the Published Writings of Edwin Wolf 2nd.” Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1991. Scope and Contents note The professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd houses the professional and personal records of Edwin Wolf 2nd, Curator (1953-1955) and Librarian (1955-1984) of the Library Company of Philadelphia.
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