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

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Date of Publication
1963.
Call Number
312 U58, 1960 Population
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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
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Negro employment in Lancaster : a report to the Chamber of Commerce of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author
Gershenfeld, Walter J.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
331.6396 G381
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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
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The Negro in Pennsylvania; a study in economic history

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Author
Wright, Richard R.
Date of Publication
1969.
Call Number
326 W952
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Responsibility
[by] Richard R. Wright, Jr.
Author
Wright, Richard R.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Arno Press,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
250 p. 23 cm.
Series
The American Negro; his history and literature
Notes
A reprint of the 1912 ed.
Bibliography: p. 233-250.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Slaves - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 W952
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Churches of today and yesterday in southern Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1968]
Call Number
200 D921
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Responsibility
Raymond L. Dunlap, editor, assisted by George E. Herbert [and] Richard G. Yates, Sr.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster? Pa
Publisher
Fellowship of Solanco Churches
Date of Publication
1968]
Physical Description
xvii, 204 p. illus., port. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 192.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Baptist Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Brethren Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Church of God - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Mennonite Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
United Methodist Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Roman Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Episcopal Church - Pennyslvania - Lancaster County
African Methodist Episcopal Church - Lancaster County
Independent Churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Dunlap, Raymond L.,
Herbert, George E.,
Yates, Richard G.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
200 D921
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Forty years of jobs! : The story of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, 1960-2000

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Author
Moore, C. Eugene
Date of Publication
1960]
Call Number
352.94 E19
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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
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Economy : a report on the historical development, present characteristics, and future projections for the economy of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
352.94 L245e
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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
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A checklist of writings on the economic history of the greater Philadelphia/Wilmington region

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Date of Publication
1968
Call Number
010.330 W743
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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
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Urbanization and the development of eighteenth-century Southeastern Pennsylvania and adjacent Delaware

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Author
Lemon, James T.
Date of Publication
1967.
Call Number
974.8 L556
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Responsibility
by James T. Lemon.
Author
Lemon, James T.
Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
William and Mary ,
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
502-542 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy of article in: The William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd ser., v.24, no.4(Oct. 1967)
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial Period, ca.1600-1775.
Delaware - History - Colonial Period, ca.1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - Social conditions - To 1865.
Delaware - Social conditions - To 1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 L556
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The Politics of civil rights in Lancaster, Pennsylvania : a senior thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, in partial fulfillmentt of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18314
Author
Shirk, John Osborne.
Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
323.974815 S558
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Author
Shirk, John Osborne.
Place of Publication
Princeton, NJ
Publisher
University,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
174 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
African Americans
Civil rights movements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Senior theses
Additional Corporate Author
Princeton University. Undergraduate Studies. BA theses. Politics.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
323.974815 S558
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1795-1895. One hundred years of American commerce ... a history of American commerce by one hundred Americans, with a chronological table of the important events of American commerce and invention within the past one hundred yeras

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Author
Depew, Chauncey M.
Date of Publication
1968.
Call Number
380 D419
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Alternate Title
One hundred years of American commerce
Responsibility
ed. by Chauncey M. Depew ... Issued in commemoration of the completion of the first century of American commercial progress as inaugurated by the treaty ... negotiated by Chief Justice Jay and approved by President Washington in 1795.
Author
Depew, Chauncey M.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Greenwood,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
2 v. illus. (part col.) 30 cm.
Notes
Paged continuously.
Subjects
Commerce
Inventions - United States
United States - Economic conditions - To 1865.
United States - Economic conditions - 1865-1918.
United States - Commerce - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
380 D419
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Hopewell Village; a social and economic history of an iron-making community

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Author
Walker, Joseph E.,
Date of Publication
[1966]
Call Number
974.816 W181
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Responsibility
[by] Joseph E. Walker.
Author
Walker, Joseph E.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Date of Publication
[1966]
Physical Description
526 p. illus. 22 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 473-498.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 W181
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Archive

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Collection
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Title
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Object ID
MG0268_S02
Date Range
1759-1928
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Collection
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Title
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2
Description
The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2 was carefully curated by Mr. Slaymaker and contains papers dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. This series is primarily composed of correspondence related to business, railroads, legal affairs, and personal matters. The personal letters are rich in details of social history and genealogy. Legal documents include estate papers for the Fleming, Slaymaker, Leech, and Boyd families. The remaining documents include land surveys, receipts, tickets, accounts, bonds, and wills.
System of Arrangement
The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection is divided into six series according to the original order; Series 1, 2 and 4 have been cataloged and are available for research.
Series 1 Trunk: SRS I and Minnie
Series 2 Document Boxes
Series 3 Family Papers
Series 4 Museum Cases and Metal Box
Series 5 Slaymaker Lock Company Records
Series 6 Papers of Samuel R. Slaymaker II
Date Range
1759-1928
Year Range From
1759
Year Range To
1928
Date of Accumulation
1759-1928
Creator
Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker, 1923-1989
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 07
People
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry Fleming
Slaymaker, Minnie Louise Cohr
Slaymaker, Samuel Cochran, 1828-1894
Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker
Other Creators
Slaymaker family
Subjects
African Americans--History
Business records
Court records
Deeds
Family records
Invitation cards
Legal documents
Letters
Postmasters
Railroads--Pennsylvania
Railroads--Records and correspondence
Real property surveys--Pennsylvania
Kinzers (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Search Terms
Accounts
Business records
Columbia Store
Correspondence
Court records
Deeds
Enslaved persons
Family records
Finding aids
Invitations
Kinzers, Paradise Twp.
Legal documents
Letters
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Postmasters
Railroads
Railroads, Records and correspondence
Reading and Chesapeake Railroad
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Reading, Lancaster and Baltimore Railroad
Real property surveys
Receipts
Salisbury Twp.
White Chimneys
Wilmington and Reading Railroad
Extent
7 boxes, 113 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0268_S02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also Photograph and Object Collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are 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-268, Series 2
Classification
MG0268
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 8 August 2022.
Much of this series was microfilmed by the Pennsylvania State Archives. The microfilmed items are noted within the finding aid and the microfilm is available in LancasterHistory's Research Center.
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A treatise of common recoveries, their nature and use : to which is added the case of Page and Hayward more fully reported than in any other book extant : and also a case between the late Earl of Derby and the coheirs of his elder brother : with precedents for amending fines and recovers : and a complete table to the whole

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Author
Pigott, Nathaniel,
Edition
2nd ed. /
Date of Publication
1770.
Call Number
Book 677 1770
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Alternate Title
Page v. Hayward
Common recoveries
Responsibility
by N. Pigott.
Author
Pigott, Nathaniel,
Edition
2nd ed. /
Place of Publication
London : For J. Worrall and B. Tovey, and P. Uriel
Publisher
Printed by his Majesty's Law-Printers ;
Date of Publication
1770.
Physical Description
[2], 232 (i.e. 236), [16] pages ; 21 cm (4to)
Notes
Pagination irregular following starred pagination of earlier edition, inset in the margin of the text.
Edited by George Wilson.
"Books lately published:" 2nd preliminary leaf.
Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, B-2I⁴, 2K².
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signiature at top of title page.
Book number 677 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Fines and recoveries - Great Britain.
Fines and recoveries.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Derby, James Stanley,
Wilson, George,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 677 1770
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Diocese of Harrisburg, 1868-1968

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Author
Dillon, John J.
Corporate Author
Catholic Church. Diocese of Harrisburg (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1968?]
Call Number
280.2 D363
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Author
Dillon, John J.
Corporate Author
Catholic Church. Diocese of Harrisburg (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.?
Date of Publication
1968?]
Physical Description
217 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Catholic Church - Pennsylvania.
Dioceses - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Church history.
Adams County (Pa.) - Church history.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - Church history.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Church history.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Church history.
York County (Pa.) - Church history.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
280.2 D363
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Bill of Sale

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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Bill of sale of an enslaved woman
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F005
Date Range
1779, 1780
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Bill of sale of an enslaved woman
Description
Bill of sale of an enslaved woman, Nann (Ann). To Thomas Dewers by James Crawford, 1779. On reverse: To David Potts by Thomas Dewers, 1780.
Date Range
1779, 1780
Creation Date
1779, 1780
Year Range From
1779
Year Range To
1780
Creator
Crawford, James
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Crawford, James
Dewers, Thomas
Potts, David
Nann (Ann)
Other Creators
Dewers, Thomas
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Bills of sale
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Bill of Sale
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F005
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
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Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 2
Other Number
MG-240, Series 2, Folder 5
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 24 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Housing tomorrow's citizens; a report on the past growth and future projections of housing in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Date of Publication
1963.
Call Number
352.75 L245h
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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
1963.
Physical Description
xiii, 80 p. : maps, tables ; 28 cm.
Notes
"This is the third in a series of basic planning studies prepared by the Lancaster County Planning Commision.".
Subjects
Community development - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Housing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Planning.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.75 L245h
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Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Author
Kramer, Fay Follet.
Date of Publication
1967
in Pennsylvania, known as Lancaster County, has developed into the "Garden Spot of Amer- ica."' Lancastrians, whether native or adopted, pride themselves on a past steeped on heroic actions and of their forefathers' participa- tion and contributions in the shaping and guiding of not only their county
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Responsibility
by Fay Follet Kramer.
Author
Kramer, Fay Follet.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[1]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 1
Subjects
Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.) - History.
Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 1 (1967), p. 1-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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Persons naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1740-1773

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
Edition
Indexed ed.
Date of Publication
1967
Call Number
929.3 P415
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
Edition
Indexed ed.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Clearfield Company Reprints & Remanders]
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
139 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1876 ed. which was published as 2d ser. v. 2, p. [345]-486 of Pennsylvania archives.
Subjects
Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 P415
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The political career of G. Graybill Diehm : a thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Social Studies, Millersville State College, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education

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Author
Goodhart, Edward C.
Date of Publication
1966.
Call Number
923.2 D559g
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Author
Goodhart, Edward C.
Date of Publication
1966.
Physical Description
154 p. : port. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-147).
Subjects
Diehm, Guy Graybill, - 1880-1970.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 20th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 D559g
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The quest for equilibrium in an established sect : a study of social change in the General Conference Mennonite Church

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Author
Harder, Leland David,
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
289.709 H259
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Responsibility
Leland David Harder.
Author
Harder, Leland David,
Publisher
Typescript (carbon copy),
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
xv, 385 β. : tables ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: β. 359-368.
Subjects
General Conference Mennonite Church - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.709 H259
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