Collections
Father Cox Papers
Visual images from 1930 of the Great Depression, Jobless party activities, and Father Cox, a Pittsburgh Catholic priest and political and social activist.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Fidelis Zitterbart Manuscripts
Collection contains Fidelis Zitterbart's manuscript compositions for many different musical genres. Zitterbart was an active music teacher, performer, and composer from the 1860s through his death in 1915. He was also a member of the New York Theatre orchestra, first violinist with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, concertmaster of the Strakosch Opera orchestra, and a member of the Brooklyn and New York Philharmonic societies.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
Records of First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. consist of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetary maps, and lot owners; anniversary books (1919, 1939, 1949, 1989); newspaper clippings; services (1970-1975); and church history.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
Records of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), including minutes, church registers, publications, and baptismal, confirmation, marriage, and burial records.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Flood Commission of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Maps included in the Report of the Flood Commission of Pittsburgh, PA published by the Pittsburgh, Murdoch, Kerr & Company in 1912.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Ford E. and Harriet R. Curtis Theatre Collection of Pittsburgh Theatre Programs
The Ford E. and Harriet R. Curtis Theatre Collection contain tens of thousands of Pittsburgh theatre programs from the 1840s to the present. They include productions from current performing arts groups in Pittsburgh. Sometimes newspaper clippings, marketing materials, photographs, and memorabilia related to the theatres and performing arts companies are stored with the programs.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Frances Hesselbein Papers
Frances Hesselbein was a leader in the world of leadership and nonprofit management, having served as the National Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America for nearly fifteen years. She was the Chairman of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership, and served as the President and CEO for the organization's previous iterations. The digital collection consists of speeches given by Hesselbein between 1976 and 2013.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
Visual images from the 1940s-1980s which visually document train engines and stations in the western Pennsylvania area.
Contributor: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
Frank E. Bolden Papers
The entire collection contains documents relating to the life and career of journalist, Frank E. Bolden, a reporter and city editor of the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper and war correspondent for the U.S. military. The material in this collection, dating between 1930 and 1967, includes correspondence, drafts of articles, student notebooks, memos, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Frank Plumpton Ramsey Papers
Consists of autograph manuscripts documenting the philosophical work of Frank Plumpton Ramsey between the years 1920 and 1930.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Fred Wright Cartoons
Fred Wright, an American labor cartoonist and activist, created thousands of cartoons from 1939-1984 reflecting the politics and labor issues of the day, which were featured in newspapers, union publications, and overseas union activism.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Frederick J. Osterling Collection
The Frederick J. Osterling Collection includes 19 photographic images of buildings or plans for buildings that were designed by Pittsburgh architect, Frederick J. Osterling. The collection consists of a wide range of types of structures from commercial buildings, public institutions, to private residences.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Fur Trader's Journal
Collection consists of a journal from an unidentified fur trader traveling in the region of the Du Lièvre Rivere, a tributary of the Ottawa River, in western Québec. The entries, covering May to June of 1775, document a journey during which the trader faced river rapids, a number of portages between waterways, and at times hostile trading partners from the Ottawa and Nipissing tribes.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh