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The American heritage history of antiques from the Civil War to World War I

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15689

Author: Davidson, Marshall B.

Date of Publication: [1969]

Call Number: 745.1 D253h

Responsibility: by the editors of American heritage. Author and editor in charge: Marshall B. Davidson.

Author: Davidson, Marshall B.

Place of Publication: [New York]

Publisher: American Heritage Pub. Co.

Date of Publication: [1969]

Physical Description: 415 p. illus. (part col.), facsims., ports. (part col.) 29 cm.

Subjects: Antiques - United States; United States - Social life and customs - 1865-1918.

Additional Title: American heritage.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 745.1 D253h

Negro employment in Lancaster : a report to the Chamber of Commerce of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17576

Author: Gershenfeld, Walter J.

Date of Publication: 1964.

Call Number: 331.6396 G381

Responsibility: prepared by Walter J. Gershenfeld and Richard L. Rowan ; under the direction of Herbert R. Northrup.

Author: Gershenfeld, Walter J.

Place of Publication: [Philadelphia]

Date of Publication: 1964.

Physical Description: 59 p. : map ; 29 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; "September 1964."

Subjects: African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Economic conditions.

Additional Author: Rowan, Richard.

Additional Corporate Author: Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 331.6396 G381

A checklist of writings on the economic history of the greater Philadelphia/Wilmington region

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo855

Date of Publication: 1968

Call Number: 010.330 W743

Place of Publication: Greenville, Del

Publisher: Eleutherian Mills Historical Library

Date of Publication: 1968

Physical Description: ix, 123 p. maps 28 cm.

Notes: African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society

Subjects: Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.) - Economic conditions - Bibliography.; Wilmington Metropolitan Area (Del.) - Economic conditions - Bibliography.

Additional Author: Nelson, Daniel,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 010.330 W743

Forty years of jobs! : The story of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, 1960-2000

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11632

Author: Moore, C. Eugene

Date of Publication: 1960]

Call Number: 352.94 E19

Author: Moore, C. Eugene

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Economic Development Company of Lancaster County ,

Date of Publication: 1960]

Physical Description: [14] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Economic Development Company of Lancaster County.; Economic conditions - Pennslvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.94 E19

The American heritage history of the confident years

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15686

Author: Russell, Francis,

Date of Publication: [1969]

Call Number: 973.8 R963

Responsibility: by the editors of American heritage. Editor in charge: Ralph K. Andrist. Narrative: Francis Russell. Pictorial commentary: Michael Harwood.

ISBN: 0828100217

Author: Russell, Francis,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: American Heritage Pub. Co.

Date of Publication: [1969]

Physical Description: 400 p. illus. (part col.), ports. (part col.) 29 cm.

Contents: Introduction -- Trial of a president -- Grant in the White House -- Rebels and reconstructors -- The politics of Boodle -- Faces of the west -- An era of expansion -- In rural America -- Rise of the tycoons -- A time for sports -- The return of the Democrats -- Builders and doers -- Unrest in the farm lands -- Avenue and alley -- Free silver and expansionism -- In the melting pot -- War with Spain -- Horseless carriage days -- America enters into the twentieth century -- Twilight on Elm Street.

Subjects: United States - History - 1865-1921.

Additional Author: Andrist, Ralph K.,

Additional Title: American heritage.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.8 R963

Economy : a report on the historical development, present characteristics, and future projections for the economy of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14465

Corporate Author: Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Date of Publication: 1964.

Call Number: 352.94 L245e

Corporate Author: Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: The Commission,

Date of Publication: 1964.

Physical Description: 152 p. ; 29 cm.

Notes: "This is the fourth in a series of basic planning studies to be prepared by the Lancaster County Planning Commission."

Subjects: Economic conditions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Economic conditions.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.94 L245e

One nation indivisible. The union in American thought, 1776-1861

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo132

Author: Nagel, Paul C.

Date of Publication: 1964.

Call Number: 342.73 N147

Author: Nagel, Paul C.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication: 1964.

Physical Description: vii, 328 p. 22 cm.

Notes: Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p.289-318)

Subjects: Federal government - United States.; State rights (American politics); United States - Politics and government - 1783-1865.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 342.73 N147

Census of population, 1960. number of inhabitants, general population characteristics, general social and economic characteristics, and detailed characteristics

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15933

Date of Publication: 1963.

Call Number: 312 U58, 1960 Population

Responsibility: prepared under the supervision of Howard G. Brunsman.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Physical Description: xlviii, 1030 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm.

Notes: "The Eighteenth Decennial Census of the United States."

Subjects: Pennsylvania - Population - Statistics.; Pennsylvania - Social conditions - Statistics.; Pennsylvania - Economic conditions - Statistics.; Pennsylvania - Census, 1960.; United States - Census, 18th, 1960.

Additional Author: Brunsman, Howard G.

Additional Corporate Author: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 312 U58, 1960 Population

The social structure of revolutionary America

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3488

Author: Main, Jackson Turner.

Date of Publication: 1965.

Call Number: 309.173 M224

Author: Main, Jackson Turner.

Place of Publication: Princeton, N.J

Publisher: Princeton University Press,

Date of Publication: 1965.

Physical Description: viii, 330 p. 21 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: United States - Social conditions - To 1865.; United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 309.173 M224

In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2723

Author: Oblinger, Carl D.

Date of Publication: 1968.

assessments, included one hundred feet of wharf space along the Susquehanna River, a two-story residence on Columbia's exclusive Front Street, and numerous other brick homes in Columbia and Lancaster. Most of the other seventy-four Negroes were not as fortunate as Whipper, but they all owned at least their

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Responsibility: by Carl D. Oblinger.

Author: Oblinger, Carl D.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2

Subjects: African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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The Conestoga wagon ; A short story of a "Ship of Inland Commerce"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8756

Author: Hill, Harry Segner,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Call Number: 684 H645

Responsibility: by Harry S. Hill.

Author: Hill, Harry Segner,

Place of Publication: Asbury Park, N.J

Publisher: Clayton press, printers,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Physical Description: 23 p. illus. 24 cm.

Notes: First published in 1930.; Bibliography : p. 23

Summary: History of the structure of the wagon and it's use. Includes a comparison to the structure of the later "Prarie Schooner."

Subjects: Wagons.; Transportation - United States

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 684 H645

The maritime commerce of colonial Philadelphia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12492

Author: Jensen, Arthur Louis,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Call Number: 387.5097 J51

Author: Jensen, Arthur Louis,

Place of Publication: Madison

Publisher: State Historical Society of Wisconsin for the Dept. of History, University of Wisconsin,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Physical Description: 312 p. 23 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliography.

Subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.) - Commerce.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Causes.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 387.5097 J51

Furniture treasury : (mostly of American origin). All periods of American furniture with some foreign examples in America, also American hardware and household utensils. 5000 illustrations with descriptions on the same page

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16086

Author: Nutting, Wallace,

Date of Publication: 1961 [c1928]

Call Number: 749.2 N988

Responsibility: by Wallace Nutting.

Author: Nutting, Wallace,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Macmillan Co.,

Date of Publication: 1961 [c1928]

Physical Description: 2 v. in 1 : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.

Notes: "Unabridged."

Subjects: Furniture - United States.; Hardware - United States.; Implements, utensils, etc.; Clocks and watches.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 749.2 N988

Historical scrap book; a record of the celebration of the one hundred seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of Bourbon County, Kentucky, May 13-20, 1961

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10607

Corporate Author: Bourbon County 175th Birthday Celebration Corporation.

Date of Publication: 1961]

Call Number: 976.942 A676

Responsibility: compiled by the History Committee.

Corporate Author: Bourbon County 175th Birthday Celebration Corporation.

Place of Publication: [Paris, Ky

Date of Publication: 1961]

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) illus., ports. 26 cm.

Notes: On cover: Bourbon County, 175th birthday celebration, 1786-1961, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky.; "Historical scrapbook vol. II."

Subjects: Bourbon County (Ky.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.; Bourbon County (Ky.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 976.942 A676

Colonial craftsmen and the beginnings of American industry

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6421

Author: Tunis, Edwin,

Edition: [1st ed.]

Date of Publication: [1965]

Call Number: 609.73 T926 Oversize

Responsibility: written and illustrated by Edwin Tunis.

Author: Tunis, Edwin,

Edition: [1st ed.]

Place of Publication: Cleveland

Publisher: World Pub. Co.

Date of Publication: [1965]

Physical Description: 159 p. illus. 31 cm.

Summary: Describes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops, and country forges.

Subjects: Technology - United States; Industries - United States; Decorative arts, Early American.; United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 609.73 T926 Oversize

The architects of the American Colonies; or, Vitruvius Americanus

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8445

Author: Millar, John Fitzhugh.

Date of Publication: 1968.

Call Number: 721 M645 Oversize

Responsibility: With drawings rendered by Suzanne Carlson.

Author: Millar, John Fitzhugh.

Place of Publication: [Barre, Mass.]

Publisher: Barre Publishers,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: 205 p. illus. 37 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 196-197.

Subjects: Architecture, Colonial - United States.; Architecture - United States.; Architects - United States.

Additional Author: Carlson, Suzanne,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 721 M645 Oversize

The 50 great pioneers of American industry; the stories of Rockefeller, Swift, Edison, Woolworth, Squibb, Proctor, Sears, Otis, Singer, Carrier, and 40 other business leaders and courageous innovators whose activities founded major industries and shaped today's economy

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4775

Corporate Author: News front.

Date of Publication: 1965.

Call Number: 923.8 W256

Responsibility: by the editors of News Front.

Corporate Author: News front.

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill

Publisher: Ferguson,

Date of Publication: 1965.

Physical Description: 207 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: United States - Biography.; United States - Industries - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.8 W256

Unquiet eagle; memory and desire in the idea of American freedom, 1815-1860

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo999

Author: Somkin, Fred.

Date of Publication: [1967]

Call Number: 917.35 S693

Author: Somkin, Fred.

Place of Publication: Ithaca, N.Y

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Date of Publication: [1967]

Physical Description: xi, 233 p. facsim. 23 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 211-228.

Subjects: United States - Civilization - 1783-1865.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 917.35 S693

The Logan Guards of Lewistown, Pennsylvania; our first defenders of 1861; a history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7360

Author: Copeland, Willis R.

Date of Publication: c1962.

Call Number: 974.846 L831

Author: Copeland, Willis R.

Place of Publication: Lewistown, Pa

Publisher: Mifflin County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: c1962.

Physical Description: 75 p. illus. 23 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliography.

Subjects: Pennsylvania. - Infantry - Logan Guards, 1858-1861.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - Logan Guards.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.846 L831

The life of the mind in America, from the Revolution to the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1005

Author: Miller, Perry,

Edition: [1st ed.]

Date of Publication: [1965]

Call Number: 917.303 M649

Author: Miller, Perry,

Edition: [1st ed.]

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World

Date of Publication: [1965]

Physical Description: xi, 338 p. 24 cm.

Notes: Contains books 1-2, and part of book 3, of a work intended to be complete in 9 books. The parts after book 3, chapter 1, were never completed.

Subjects: United States - Intellectual life.; United States - Civilization - 1783-1865.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 917.303 M649

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