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Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151
Author
Weisser, Teresa A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
926.74 S661
Alternate Title
The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.
Author
Weisser, Teresa A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
v, 133 leaves.
Summary
"Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]
Subjects
Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.
Columbia, Pa. - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania.
African American business people - Pennsylvania.
Lumber trade.
Slavery - Pennsylvania
Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
926.74 S661
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Object ID
OH0163
Date Range
2007/03/15
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Hazel Jackson Location: home of Hazel Jackson Subject: Date of Interview: March 15, 2007 Transcription Date: January 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Description
Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.
Date Range
2007/03/15
Date of Interview
2007-03-15
Creator
Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jackson, Hazel
LeFever, Carol
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Jackson, Hazel
Other Creators
Shugar, Miles, collector
Subjects
African Americans
African American women
African American teachers
African American Veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American teachers
African American Veterans
African American women
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Teachers
Veterans
Women
Area / Region
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Place of Interview
Home of Hazel Jackson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:31:50
Object ID
OH0163
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0166
Date Range
2006/02/13
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Wilkerson, Ruby and Spencer Location: Home of the Wilkersons Subject: Military experiences Date of Interview: February 13, 2006 Transcription Date: February 23, 2009
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Ruby Wilkerson.
Date Range
2006/02/13
Date of Interview
2006-02-13
Creator
Wilkerson, Ruby, 1925-2007, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wilkerson, Ruby
LeFever, Carole
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carole
Narrator
Wilkerson, Ruby
Subjects
African American veterans
African American women
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Women
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Women
Place of Interview
Home of Ruby Wilkerson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0166
Notes
Mark Subject
Classification
OH0166
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0164
Date Range
2006/10/19
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Nelson Polite Location: Home of Nelson Polite Subject: American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 19, 2006 Transcription Date: January 23, 2009 Transcriber: Miles
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veteran oral history interview with Nelson Polite Sr., a prominent African American leader in Lancaster City.
Date Range
2006/10/19
Date of Interview
2006-10-19
Creator
Polite, Nelson Sr, 1923-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
LeFever, Carole
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Subjects
African Americans
American Legion
African American veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American Veterans
African American American Legion Post 780
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Nelson Polite Sr.
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
00:48:21
Object ID
OH0164
Classification
OH0164
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0165
Date Range
2006/10/17
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Sydney Bridgett Location: home of Sydney Bridgett Subject: African American-American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 17, 2006 Transcription Date: January 21, 2009
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Sydney Bridgett Sr. Bridgett discusses how the African American-American Legion Post 780 was established in Lancaster County.
Date Range
2006/10/17
Date of Interview
2006-10-17
Creator
Bridgett, Sydney Sr., 1925-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bridgett, Sydney, Sr.
LeFever Carole
Shugar Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Bridgett, Sidney
Subjects
African American veterans
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Veterans Oral History
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Sidney Bridgett
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0165
Notes
Mark Subject
0:05:08 First annual military ball held at Crispus Attucks Comunity Center
0:05:38 Orginal program from where the charter was presented
0:07:31 Contains three chapter verses of the Negro Naitonal Anthem and call to order
Classification
OH0165
Description Level
Item
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The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12044
Date of Publication
2000?]
Call Number
974.83 C748 2000
Meeting
Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (12th : 2000 : Nanticoke, PA)
Place of Publication
[Nanticoke, PA
Publisher
Luzerne County Community College,
Date of Publication
2000?]
Physical Description
117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Lynett, Elizabeth R.
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Electric railroads - Pennsylvania
Women's rights - Lackawanna County (PA)
Clothing factories - Pennsylvania
African-American children - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
African-American - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
African-American politicians - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Strikes and lockouts
Census - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Coal mines and mining in art - Pennsylvania.
Coal miners in art - Pennsylvania.
Art, modern - Pennsylvania.
Wilkes-Barre (PA) - History - Spanish-American War, 1898 - Participation, African-Americans.
Wyoming Valley (PA) - History.
Lackawanna Valley (PA) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Luzerne County Community College. Social Science History Department.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.83 C748 2000
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What this cruel war was over : soldiers, slavery, and the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16817
Author
Manning, Chandra.
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
973.74 M283
Responsibility
Chandra Manning.
ISBN
9780307264824
0307264823
Author
Manning, Chandra.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
350 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-332) and index.
Contents
"Lincoln and liberty": why an antislavery president meant war -- "Richmond is a hard road to travel": gaps between expectations and experience -- "Kingdom coming in the year of Jubilo": revolution and resistance -- "Mine years have seen the glory": the war and the hand of God -- "Many are the hearts that are weary tonight": the war in 1864 -- "Slavery's chain done broke at last": the coming of the end -- Conclusion: what this cruel war was over.
Summary
Chandra Manning uses letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take the reader inside the minds of Civil War soldiers-black and white, Northern and Southern-as they fought and marched across a divided country. With stunning poise and narrative verve, Manning explores how the Union and Confederate soldiers came to identify slavery as the central issue of the war and what that meant for a tumultuous nation. [from the publisher]
Subjects
United States. - Army - History
Confederate States of America. - Army - History.
Soldiers - United States
Soldiers - Confederate States of America
Slavery - United States
Slavery - Confederate States of America
Public opinion - United States
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.
United States - Race relations - History - 19th century.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Social aspects.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.74 M283
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Collection
Hubley Collection
Title
Hubley Collection
Object ID
MG0002
Date Range
1741-1864
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Collection
Hubley Collection
Title
Hubley Collection
Description
The Hubley Collection contains legal documents, case papers, family and military papers, wills, deeds, bills and receipts, indentures for servants and enslaved persons, correspondence, petitions, and church-related information.
Admin/Biographical History
John Hubley and Joseph Hubley were Lancaster attorneys.
System of Arrangement
The legal papers are arranged chronologically. Case papers are arranged
alphabetically by surname of the plaintiff or defendant. Family papers are grouped by the family member's name and chronologically within that name. Box 6 is arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1741-1864
Year Range From
1741
Year Range To
1864
Date of Accumulation
1741-1864
Creator
Hubley family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
App, Michael
Barr, John
Deshler, Adam
Ferree, Polly
Foulke, Caleb
Franklin, Thomas
Fromberger, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, Frederick
Hubley, George
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, Michael
Jones, Owen, Jr.
Lauman, Ludwig
Musser, John
Porter, Andrew
Rieger, Jacob
Rieger, Catherine
Thomas, Adam
Subjects
Court records
Deeds
Depositions
Family records
Indentured servants
Judgments
Law offices
Letters
Promissory notes
Slavery
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Wills
Search Terms
Correspondence
Court records
Deeds
Depositions
Enslaved persons
Family records
Finding aids
Indentured servants
Judgments
Law offices
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military
Promissory notes
Revolutionary War
Slavery
Warder, Parker and Company
Wills
Yeiser & Weaver
Extent
6 boxes, 84 folders, 2.25 cu. ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0002
Related Item Notes
Hubley Family File in the library.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-2
Classification
MG0002
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.
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Collection
Musical Events Programs
Title
Musical Events Programs
Object ID
MG0267
Date Range
1858-2005
Note: This collection of Musical Events Programs contains programs for the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Conservatory of Music, Lancaster Community Concert Association, The American Guild of Organists, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Musical Arts Society, The Oratorio Society, and Lancaster
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Collection
Musical Events Programs
Title
Musical Events Programs
Description
This collection of Musical Events Programs contains programs for the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Conservatory of Music, Lancaster Community Concert Association, The American Guild of Organists, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Musical Arts Society, The Oratorio Society, and Lancaster Opera Company. Venues include camp meetings, local schools, churches and the Fulton Opera House. There is also an autographed program for a concert by the Trapp Family Singers in 1949.
Date Range
1858-2005
Year Range From
1858
Year Range To
2005
Date of Accumulation
1858-2005
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 07
People
Adler, Larry
Alexay, Alexander
Algard, Erik
Allan-Allen, Baldwin
Amram, David
Ansara, Edward
Antoine, Josephine
Armstrong, Martha
Aument, Karl B.
Austin, Christopher
Badura-Skoda, Paul
Balogh, Erno
Bamboschek, Giuseppe
Baromeo, Chase
Barsumian, Puzant
Bartlett, Ethel
Baughey, H. B.
Bay, Emanuel
Beecham, Thomas
Benner, James
Benoist, Andre
Bentonelli, Joseph
Berberian, Ara
Biggs, E. Power
Birchall, Alice A.
Bjoerling, Jussi
Blair, Abbie
Bogue, Laurence
Borton, Michael
Bos, Coenraad V.
Bower, Jacob
Bowman, Charles L.
Breiner, Scott
Broderick, William
Buccelli, Luigi
Burdino, Andre
Burger, Chris
Burrows, Stanley
Bussotti, Carlo
Campbell, Edna
Campbell, John
Carter, John
Casadesus, Robert
Castor, Doris
Castor, Godwin
Cerny, William
Charnley, Milne
Collins, L. John
Colton, Charles
Connel, Horatio
Conner, Nadine
Cooper, E. Virgil
Cossack, Don
Costello, Marilyn
Cowhick, Fred E.
Crooks, Richard
Cummings, Eva
Darrenkamp, John
Davis, Peter
de Paur, Leonard
Dearborn, Harold
Demidoff, Eugene
Demus, Joerg
Devine, Maude Metzger
Devine, Ned
Diller, Carolyn V.
Dja, Devi
Dosia, Elen
Douglass, Myrtle
Douty, Nicholas
Drake, Victoria
Draper, Paul
Dravonette, Jessica
Duncan, Todd
Eby, Gordon M.
Echternach, Earle
Edson, Edward
Edwards, Thomas
Endich, Sara Mae
Esbenshade, Charles
Faas, Mildred
Farrell, Eileen
Fasano, Renato
Ferrante, Arthur
Ferrier, Kathleen
Fidele, David
Fiedler, Arthur
Fink, Arnold Frederick
Fisher, E. Ruth
Fisher, Violet
Fleisher, Leon
Flock, Allen W.
Forrester, Maureen
Fowler, Frederick C.
Fox, Virgil
Frailey, Minnie
Francescatti, Zino
Frey, Percy
Garner, Adam
Gast, Marie R.
Getz, Russel
Geyer, Gwynne
Gibson, Barbara
Giddings, Hart
Godden, Reginald
Graseck, James
Greco, Jose
Greenhouse, Bernard
Grossman, Ferdinand
Guilet, Daniel
Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Habecker, Dorothy S.
Haglegans, Marguerite
Hall, Ray B.
Harris, Edward
Harris, Roy
Harrison, Guy Fraser
Hay, Phillip Jeffrey
Hayes, Patrick
Heiney, lIene Geller
Helm, Enos
Hemberg, Eskil
Henry, Cora
Hershey, Laura
Hess, Mildred M.
Hilger, Elsa
Hill, Robert
Hollinger, Daryl
Hollister, Carrol
Holt, Dean
Hoover, Annie
Howell, Henry B.
Huss, Mildred M.
Iturbi, Jose
Jamanis, Frances Veri
Jamanis, Micheal
Janis, Byron
Jaroff, Serge
Johannesen, Grant
Johnston, Kathyrn Byers
Joio, Norman Dello
Jollif, Jonas, Marla
Jones, Carol
Kapell, William
Karlsrud, Edmond
Keenen, Margaret
Kent, Arthur
Kindler, Hans
Kirk, Florence
Koo, Katcha
Kooiker, Anthony
Kopleff, Florence
Kreider, Amos
Kreider, Jacob
Kreisler, Fritz
Krsmanovich, Branko
Kullman, Charles
Kunz, Alfred
Lambdin, Thomas
Lamson, Carl
Lang, J. M.
Lau, Daniel
LeFever, Elizabeth
LeFevre, Wayne
LeFevre, Wayne B.
Lehman, Barbara
Leindorf, Erich
Lewis, Jack R.
Liebling, Joseph
Lockwood, Charlotte Matthewson
Long, Emma
Lunt, Reginald F.
Malcolm, Scott
Mann, Bertha
Marsh, Ozan
Martin, Hildreth
Martin, Margaret
Martinelli, Giovanni
May, John
Maynor, Dorothy
McAllister, Gertie
McConnell, Frank A.
McNeal, Lem
Melchior, Lauritz
Melton, James
Mentzer, Edna J.
Messner, Lucile Lane
Mileradoff, Igor
Miller, Harry
Miller, Mitch
Miquel, Pablo
Mittler, Frank
Moeller, Edith
Moffo, Anna
Mohr, Katharine
Mohr, Margaret
Morgana, Nina
Morini, Erika
Mowrey, Helen
Moyer, Karl
Murr, Harry
Newmark, John
Olheim, Helen
Onegin, Sigrid
Oswald, Belinda
Oswald, Mark
Padwa, Vladimir
Pan, Xun
Papavasilion, Ernest
Paray, Paul
Parnova, Lisa
Paulee, Mona
Pavlovsky, Valentin
Piatigorsky, Gregor
Piston, Walter
Pleam, R. R.
Pratt, Charles E.
Quillian, James
Rakestraw, Sue L.
Ralston, Howard
Reiner, Fritz
Rex, Charles
Rich, Thaddeus
Riddle, George
Ringwall, Rudolph
Robertson, Rae
Rodgers, George B.
Rodzinski, Artur
Roland, Robert
Romero, Trini
Ross, Stuart
Round, Carrie
Round, Clara
Salvi, Alberto
Sander, Arpad
Sandoval, Miguel
Sangree, Margaret
Santelmann, William F.
Satcher, Herbert Boyce
Sayao, Bidu
Schauwecker, Frederick
Schick, George
Schmitt, Elvin
Schroeder, Carl E.
Schuller, Gunther
Seigel, Charles
Seiver, Rebecca
Serkin, Rudolf
Sessions, Roger
Seyfert, Otto
Shaw, Robert
Shuk, Lajos
Shuman, William
Sieger, P. George
Silba, Muri
Simons, John
Slenczynska, Ruth
Slichter, Emma
Smith, Brooks
Snavely, Annie E.
Snell, Milford
Snow, Harry
Sokoloff, Vladimir
Somer, Hilde
Sousa, John
Spalding, Albert
Spitalny, Phil
Steinberg, William
Stever, Eleanor
Stewart, Reginald
Stopak, Josef
Svetlova, Marina
Sykes, Harry A.
Szell, George
Taleff, Carol
Tamayo, Ernesto
Tedick, Feodore
Thomas, John Charles
Tochette, Charles
Traubel, Helen
Trees, Sylvia
Trovillo, George
Valente, Benita
Van Vliet, Cornelius
Veri, Francis
Vilee, Gergrud V.
Vyner, Louis
Vyner, Mary
Wager, Karl H.
Walker, Mallory
Warfield, William
Warren, Leonard
Watts, Andre
Weede, Robert
Welsh, Francis
White, Roger
Willhoite, Earl
Williams, Camilla
Williamson, Francis H.
Wisner, Charles E.
Wittel, Ivan
Wittemore, Arthur
Wolf, Andrew
Wolle, J. Fred
Wood, Edna
Zardo, Eric
Zercher, Kathryn M.
Subjects
Advertisements
Broadsides
Choirs (Music)
Choral societies
Glee clubs
Musicians
Orchestra
Programs (Publications)
Symphonies
Search Terms
Advertisements
American Business Club
American Guild of Organists
American Guild of Organists, Lancaster Chapter
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Benefactors
Boston Pops Orchestra
Broad Street Methodist Church
Broadsides
Brochures
Busch Symphony Orchestra
Chicago City Opera Company
Choirs
Cleveland Orchestra
Composers
Concerts
Conductors
Dancers
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Elizabethtown
Ephrata Cloister
Exchange Club of Lancaster
Finding aids
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall Academy
Franklin and Marshall College Glee Club
Fulton Opera House
Gordonville Gotwald Chapel
J. B. Kevinksi's Music Store
J. P. McCaskey High School
Junior League of Lancaster
Kiwanis Club of Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster Church of the Brethren
Lancaster Community Concert Association
Lancaster Conservatory of Music
Lancaster County Choral Festival
Lancaster County Courthouse
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster Drama Club
Lancaster Mennonite High School
Lancaster MusiComedy Guild
Lancaster Opera Company
Lancaster Stock Company
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Lancaster Trust Building
Landisville Camp Meeting
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Township High School
Manuscript groups
Metropolitan Opera Association
Metropolitan Quartet
Mount Joy
Music Naturally Summer Institute Festival
Musical Art Society of Lancaster
Musical instruments
Musicians
National Association of Organists, Lancaster Chapter
National Symphony Orchestra
Orchestras
Pearsol and Geist
Pennsylvania Academy of Music
Philadelphia Orchestra
Pianists
Pittsburgh Symphony Society
Programs
Recitals
Robert Shaw Chorale and Concert Orchestra
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Rocky Springs Park Theater
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, England
Shindig at Cripple Creek
Six Piano Ensemble of the Musical Art Society
Soloists
Southern District High School Chorus Festival
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Tableaux of the Young Ladies of the Conestoga Collegiate Institute
Trapp Family Singers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Twilight Concert Series
United States Marine Band
Violinists
West Orange Street
Youth Symphony
Zion Lutheran Church
Extent
1 box, 39 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, Pennsylvania German, German
Object ID
MG0267
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Fulton Opera House Collection (MG0103)
Fulton Theatre Archives (MG0942)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Musical Events Programs (MG0267), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-267
Classification
MG0267
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by AN, May 2013. Added to database 31 January 2022.
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Author
Scott, Donald,
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
973.7415 S431
Responsibility
Donald Scott.
ISBN
0738557358
9780738557359
Author
Scott, Donald,
Place of Publication
Charleston, SC
Publisher
Arcadia Pub.,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Images of America
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Located in Chelten Hills just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camp William Penn was the largest and first Civil War facility to exclusively train Northern-based federal black soldiers during the war. Boasting the biggest free-black population in the country and the 19th-century’s epicenter of the Underground Railroad, Philadelphia and Camp William Penn, hosted the greatest anti-slavery abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Robert Purvis, and William Still. Douglass and Tubman spoke to and rallied some of the almost 11,000 soldiers, many of them runaway or ex-slaves, who trained in eleven regiments that fought in a slew of major battles, helped to corner the Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Rebel forces, as well as capture President Lincoln’s assassins. Several earned the Medal of Honor for their bravery, and many gave their lives. At a time when America’s very existence was threatened, the warriors and freedom fighters for human equality associated with Camp William Penn were a major part of the country’s salvation. The complete story is told here. [from the publisher]
Subjects
United States. - Colored Troops.
African American soldiers - Pennsylvania - Biography.
African American soldiers - Pennsylvania
La Mott (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Camp William Penn (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - African Americans.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7415 S431
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