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Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle

Object ID: MG0434_Box097_It01

Date Range: 1911-1926

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle

Description: Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle, 1911-1926. This scrapbook chronicles the social life of Grace and the political, service, and religious life of her husband, Clement M. Biddle. The volume contains newspaper and magazine clippings, church bulletins, event programs, photographs, and correspondence. The newspaper clippings, from French and American publications, pertain to YMCA/YWCA campaigns, World War I volunteer and post-war relief efforts, travel overseas, and local and national events. The ephemera includes announcements of Swarthmore College alumni events in Mount Vernon, New York.

Admin/Biographical History: Grace Anna Brosius was the daughter of Hon. Marriott Henry Brosius and Elizabeth Jackson Coates Brosius of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She attended Swarthmore College from 1895-1897. She married Clement Miller Biddle (1876-1959) on 28 November 1900 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Marriott-Brosius/6000000006598453470; https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/agents/people/16142; https://archive.org/stream/biddlefamilygene00gayp/biddlefamilygene00gayp_djvu.txt

Date Range: 1911-1926

Creation Date: 1911-1926

Year Range From: 1911

Year Range To: 1926

Creator: Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius, 1877-1960

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius; Biddle, Clement Miller

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Conference on the Limitation of Armament (1921-1922 : Washington, D.C.); Conscientious objectors; Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.); Ephemera; League of Nations; Liberty bonds; National Council for Prevention of War (Great Britain); Prohibition; Quakers; Scrapbooks; Treaty of Lausanne (1923 July 24); Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28); Victory gardens; War relief; World War, 1914-1918; YMCA of the USA; Young Women's Christian Association

Search Terms: American Red Cross; City Boys' Club; Clayton Antitrust Act; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Conscientious objectors; Democratic National Convention, New York, NY, 1924; Disarmament Conference; Ephemera; Friends' Intelligencer; League of Nations; Liberty loans; National Council for Prevention of War; New York Federal Food Board; Newspaper clippings; Pacifists; Primrose Club; Prohibition; Quakers; Rotary International; Scrapbooks; Swarthmore College; Treaty of Lausanne; Treaty of Versailles, 1919; Victory gardens; War relief; Washington, DC; Woman's Christian Temperance Union; World War I; WWI; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association; Young Women's Christian Association; YWCA

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box097_It01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College:; Swarthmore College Photograph Albums (SFHL-PA-010); Biddle Family Papers (SFHL-RG5-177)

Related Item Notes: Scrapbooks:; 1898-1900 (MG0434_Box096); 1926-1937 (MG0434_Box097_It02); 1935-1959 (MG0434_Box098); Photograph albums and loose photographs (Grace Anna Brosius Biddle Collection); Album 1, 1900s-1940s (GB-01-01-001 to GB-01-01-111); Album 2, 1900-1907 (GB-01-02-01 to GB-01-02-41)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Scrapbook Collection (MG0434), Box #, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2011.Malin

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box 97, Item 1

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 13 April 2022.

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Corporate Lancaster

Object ID: MG0434_Box030

Date Range: 1890-1927

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Corporate Lancaster

Description: Corporate Lancaster encompasses a large variety of businesses throughout the county. Many of these businesses are power companies including electric, water and coal. Some of the major companies mentioned include Atglen Water Company, Susquehanna Canal Water and Power Company, Pennsylvania Water and Power Company, Lititz Water Works, Edison Electric Illuminating Company, and Holtwood Coal Company. These comprise the majority of the scrapbook, however, many retail, savings and insurance companies are also mentioned. Recognizable names are F. W. Woolworth and Company, City Savings and Trust, Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Steinman Hardware Store, and the Hager Store. Information about taxes, population, censuses and stocks are featured in some of the newspaper clippings. Many modes of transportation were written about, such as trolley lines, railroads and canals. The materials available in this book include an account book, newspaper clippings, photographs, advertisements, and postcards.

Date Range: 1890-1927

Creation Date: 1890-1927

Year Range From: 1890

Year Range To: 1927

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Account books; Advertisements; Cadastral maps; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Electric industries; Energy industries; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Manufacturing industries; Maps; Photographs; Postcards; Scrapbooks; Service industries; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Bangor Episcopal Church; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Lancaster; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box030

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request this item by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: This item may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

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Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box 30

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 23 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 171; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: The Bicentennial of the First Settlement in Lancaster County, 1710-1910

Object ID: MG0434_Box027

Date Range: 1910

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: The Bicentennial of the First Settlement in Lancaster County, 1710-1910

Description: The scrapbook is composed of William Uhler Hensel's correspondence from 1910. These letters are responses to Hensel's invitation to the celebration of the 200th birthday of the first settlement in Lancaster County, near present-day Willow Street. The majority of the letters are handwritten. The book also contains programs describing the events of the celebration and an historical description of the first settlement in 1710.

Admin/Biographical History: William Uhler Hensel; William Uhler Hensel was born in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on 3 December 1851. Hensel attended the local public school and a series of private academies before entering Franklin and Marshall College in 1866. Hensel was very active in the school including fraternities and clubs. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1870.; After graduation, Hensel pursued a career in law and studied under Judge Isaac Hiester and David G. Eshleman. In 1873, Hensel was admitted to the Lancaster Bar and established his own practice in Lancaster. While studying law, he became interest in journalism and later maintained a dual career in journalism and law. After opening his law firm, Hensel became the co-owner of the Lancaster Intelligencer and also became editor of the newspaper.; Hensel was active in politics and helped in the efforts of the Democratic Party in Lancaster County. He compiled many writings that aided campaigns such as biographies of the Democratic candidates. In 1891, he became the attorney general of Pennsylvania.; As one of the founding members of the Lancaster County Historical Society, he wrote many articles for the historical society's journal that depict the county's history. Hensel was active in the community by giving lectures and presenting information to societies and clubs throughout Lancaster County. He was also president of the Pennsylvania-German Society.; Hensel married Emily Flinn; they had one daughter named Elizabeth. He practiced law throughout his life and received honorary doctorates from Dickinson College in 1909 and Franklin and Marshall in 1912. Hensel died on 27 February 1915 from cirrhosis of the liver while on vacation in Georgia.; First Settlement in Lancaster County; Lancaster County was officially established in 1729 out of Chester County. The first settlement began in 1709 and was established by Swiss Mennonites in 1710 around the area of present-day Willow Street. Hans Herr was the bishop of the founding group. The Hans Herr House is now the oldest building in Lancaster County dating back to 1719. The original inhabitants of the area included the Susquehannocks (also known as the Conestogas), Shawnee, Gawanese, Delaware, and Nanticoke. Huguenots, Scots-Irish, English, Welsh, and Rhineland Germans settled in Lancaster County after the Swiss Mennonites.

Date Range: 1910

Creation Date: 1910

Creator: Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915, compiler

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Hensel, William Uhler

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Lancaster (Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Letters; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Scrapbooks

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box027

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: Related Materials at Millersville University:; Lloyd Mifflin-William Uhler Hensel Letters (MS048)

Related Item Notes: Ferree, Barr. William Uhler Hensel: An Appreciation. New York, New York: The Society, 1915.; Hensel, William Uhler. The Christiana Riot and the Treason Trials of 1851: An Historical Sketch. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The New Era Printing Company, 1911.; The William Uhler Hensel Collection, 1870- 1915 (MG0076); Musser, Wilma I. Village of West Willow, 1710- 1974, Lancaster County Pennsylvania: A History. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Schaff Library, Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1974.

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request this item by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: This item may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

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Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box 26

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 26 September 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 175.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 1, January 1915; The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 2, 1925-1926

Object ID: MG0434_Box028and029

Date Range: 1915, 1925-1926

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 1, January 1915; The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 2, 1925-1926

Description: These scrapbooks commemorate the centennial celebration of the founding of The Church of Our Father, a Unitarian church located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They illustrate the beliefs within the religion and the stance on evolution and science. The volumes contain newspaper clippings, church bulletins, event invitations, and congregation letters, both typed and handwritten. The church was involved in community efforts as well education, lectures and clubs. Some of the Unitarian organizations are also mentioned such as the American Unitarian Association, National League of Unitarian Laymen, Unitarian Laymen's League, and Men's Liberal Club. Prominent people within the church and religion that were mentioned were John B. Day, Rush and Zoë Shippen, Samuel Elliot, and Earl C. Davis. Others mentioned throughout the books were Milton T. Garvin, Nicholas Jozan, Arthur Coxon, Robert Sheridan Miller, Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Priestley, Henry Shippen, Edward Howard Griggs, Earnest Adams, Edward Reeman, Charles Riedel, Charles Henry Tucker, and Earl C. Davis. Some of the articles give historical context with subjects such as woman's suffrage and Woodrow Wilson.; Note: Loose newspaper articles have been photocopied. Both the photocopies and loose ephemera have been removed from the books and placed into separate folders to prevent further damage to the items.

Date Range: 1915, 1925-1926

Creation Date: January 1915, 1925-1926

Year Range From: 1915

Year Range To: 1926

Creator: Garvin, Milton Thomas, ca. 1860-1936, compiler

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Davis, Earl; Day, John William; Garvin, Milton Thomas; Shippen, Rush Rhees; Wilson, Woodrow

Subjects: American Unitarian Association; Bible and evolution; Church bulletins; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Invitation cards; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks; Unitarian churches--History; Unitarian Laymen's League; Works of art

Search Terms: Church bulletins; Churches; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Invitations; Lancaster; Letters; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Scrapbooks; Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster

Extent: 2 volumes

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box028and029

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Church of Our Father, Unitarian Church Records (Lancaster, Pa.) (MG0597), not cataloged; M. T. Garvin Papers (MG0034)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request these items by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: These items may be photographed. 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-434

Other Number: MG-434, Boxes 28 and 29

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 28 September 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Books 26 and 27.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Education Job descriptions Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population Local taxation Marietta (Pa.) Murder Occupations Pennsylvania Dutch Scrapbooks Search Terms: Christiana Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Columbia Education Lancaster

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted access.; Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original volume may be used by appointment only-contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; 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-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915

Object ID: MG0434_B022

Date Range: 1902-1015

. Floods -- Susquehanna River. Floods -- Pennsylvania. Trolley cars. Scrapbooks. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History, local. Lancaster (Pa.) Administrative/Biographical History: James Buchanan James Buchanan was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania on 23 April 1791. He graduated

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915

Description: James Buchanan Memorial, 1902-1915. Although James Buchanan is the subject; his Freemasonry is the focus of this scrapbook. The book contains information on the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown and Wheatland in Lancaster. The people mentioned in the scrapbook are H. T. Albert, William Uhler Hensel, and Jacob Hay Brown.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old.

Date Range: 1902-1015

Creation Date: 1902-1915

Year Range From: 1902

Year Range To: 1915

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Buchanan, James; Hensel, William Uhler; Albert, H. T.; Brown, Jacob Hay

Subjects: Masonic Homes (Elizabethtown, Pa.); Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Freemasons; Floods--Susquehanna River; Floods--Pennsylvania; Trolley cars; Scrapbooks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Wheatland; Historic houses; Freemasons; Scrapbooks; Newspaper clippings; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Masonic Homes; Floods; Masonic Villages

Extent: 1 volume, 87 scans

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_B022

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers (JBFP); Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm in the LancasterHistory Research Library; LancasterHistory Library collection; Photograph collection; Curatorial collection; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images.; Original scrapbook may only be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. 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.; To make a request, please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

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Other Numbers: MG-0434, Box 022

Other Number: MG-0434, Box 022

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.; This scrapbook was cataloged as part of a project funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0585 I009

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1918

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Conestoga Creek; Manor Twp.; Millersville, Manor Twp.; Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Inspections; Bridges

Place: Manor Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0585 I009

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: Court term: May 1918.; Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek on public road from Millersville, Manor Twp., to Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.; Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.; Order for inspection and inspection report.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Specification

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone F

Object ID: Bridge F0925 I002

Date Range: 1919

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone F

Description: Document type: Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone F.; 1. Octoraro No. 1; [Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County]; Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.; 2. Octoraro No. 1.5; Location: At Ross' Fording.; 3. Andrew's Bridge; [Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County]; 4. Newcomer's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 5 [?]; 5. Octoraro No. 3; Location: Over Octoraro Creek at Bell Bank, Colerain Twp.; 6. Worth's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 5 [?]; [Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]

Admin/Biographical History: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1919

Year: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Andrews Bridge; Andrews Bridge, Colerain Twp.; Bell Bank, Colerain Twp.; Bridges; Colerain Twp.; Creeks; Fords; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Newcomer's Bridge; Octoraro Creek; Octoraro Creek, East Branch; Ross Ford; Sadsbury Twp.; Specifications; Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.; Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Worth's Bridge

Extent: 2 items, 10 pieces

Object Name: Specification

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0925 I002

Box Number: 013

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Report

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0475 I005

Date Range: 1917/01

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1917/01

Year: 1917

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Columbia Pike; Creeks; Inspections; Lancaster Twp.; Little Conestoga Creek; Manor Twp.; Millersville Pike; Orders; Reports; Roads; Turnpikes

Place: Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0475 I005

Box Number: 007

Additional Notes: [Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.]; Court term: January 1917.; Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek on public road from the Millersville Pike to the Columbia Pike.; Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 89.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0585 I008

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1911

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Conestoga Creek; Manor Twp.; Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; Specifications; Bridges

Place: Manor Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0585 I008

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: [Manor Twp.]; Location: Near Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; Document type: Specifications for repairing and painting bridge.; 2 items, 14 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d46e92a8-c973-4aa9-8183-315777232915

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0865 I001

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Conestoga Creek; East Hempfield Twp.; Lancaster Twp.; Manor Twp.; Reports; Bridges

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0865 I001

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 1; [East Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 2; [Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 3; 4. Bridge No. 5; [Manor Twp.]; 5. Bridge No. 7; 6. Bridge No. 8; 6 items, 6 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5f0836e4-fcd6-4067-a8e4-892529325390

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0865 I002

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1914

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Conestoga Creek; Manor Twp.; Reports; Bridges

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0865 I002

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 4 or 5; [Manor Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 6; 3. Bridge No. 7; 3 items, 3 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Report

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/255ff262-7d78-4abd-9bad-415726907585

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Object ID: Bridge F0865 I003

Date Range: 1916

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Description: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 1; [East Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 2; [Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.]; Location: At Stone Roads Mill.; 3. Bridge No. 4; [Manor Twp.]; 4. Bridge No. 5; 5. Bridge No. 6; Owl Hill Bridge; 6. Bridge No. 7; 7. Bridge No. 8

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1916

Year: 1916

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Creeks; East Hempfield Twp.; Lancaster Twp.; Little Conestoga Creek; Manor Twp.; Mills; Owl Hill Bridge; Reports; Stoneroad's Mill

Extent: 7 items, 7 pieces

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0865 I003

Box Number: 013

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/04957fdd-2748-4205-9760-448158711710

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors

Object ID: Bridge F0905 I003

Date Range: 1919

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors

Description: Document type: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors.; 1. Big Conestoga No. 24; [Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]; Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; 2. Chickies No. 6; [East Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.]; Location: Over Chickies Creek at Shenk's Mill.; 3. Chickies No. 3; [Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.]; Location: Over Chickies Creek.; 4. Little Chickies No. 2; [Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.]; Location: Over Little Chickies Creek.; 5. Big Chickies No. 13; [East Donegal Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]; 6. Pequea No. 6; [Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; Location: Over Pequea Creek at Parkes' Nursery.; 7. Pequea No. 8; Location: Over Pequea Creek.; 8. Mill Creek No. 2.75; [East Lampeter Twp.]; Location: Over Mill Creek, first bridge above Yeates' School.; 9. Raccoon Creek Bridge; Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]; Location: Over Raccoon Creek near Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.; 10. Hammer Creek No. 2; [Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.]; Location: Over Hammer Creek.; 11. Cocalico No. 3; [Ephrata Twp.]; Location: Over Cocalico Creek at quarry south of Ephrata.; 12. Conestoga No. 1; Caernarvon Twp.; Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.; 13. Bridge No. 23; Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] at Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.; 14. Conewago No. 2; [Lancaster County and Dauphin County]; Location: Over Conewago Creek.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1919

Year: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Big Chickies Bridge; Big Conestoga Bridge; Bridges; Caernarvon Twp.; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Chickies Bridge; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.; Cocalico Bridge; Cocalico Creek; Conestoga Bridge; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Conewago Bridge; Conewago Creek; Creeks; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; East Donegal Twp.; East Hempfield Twp.; East Lampeter Twp.; Ephrata; Ephrata Twp.; Hammer Creek; Hammer Creek Bridge; Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Leacock Twp.; Lists; Little Britain Twp.; Little Chickies Bridge; Little Chiques Bridge; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; Manor Twp.; Mills; Mill Creek; Mill Creek Bridge; Mount Joy Twp.; Nurseries; Paradise Twp.; Parkes' Nursery; Penn Twp.; Pequea Bridge; Pequea Creek; Quarries; Raccoon Creek; Raccoon Creek Bridge; Rapho Twp.; Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; Shenk's Mill; Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.; Warwick Twp.; West Hempfield Twp.; Yeates School

Extent: 1 item, 2 pieces

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0905 I003

Box Number: 013

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Report

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cd567431-5107-4c72-a604-527172519030

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I003

Date Range: 1913

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Description: Document type: Condition of bridge reports; 1. Bridge No. 18; [East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 18.5; Witmer's Bridge; [East Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 19; Old Factory Bridge; [Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]; 4. Bridge No. 20; [Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]; 5. Bridge No. 21; [Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]; 6. Bridge No. 22; 7. Bridge No. 23; [Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]; 8. Bridge No. 24; 9. Bridge No. 25; Safe Harbor Bridge

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1913

Year: 1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Creeks; East Lampeter Twp.; Lancaster; Lancaster Twp.; Manheim Twp.; Manor Twp.; Old Factory Bridge; Pequea Twp.; Reports; Safe Harbor Bridge; West Lampeter Twp.; Witmer's Bridge

Extent: 9 items, 9 pieces

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I003

Box Number: 013

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Report

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/47fa723b-3947-4cd3-bc85-098549325374

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I007

Date Range: 1916

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Description: Document type: Condition of bridge reports; 1. Bridge No. 13; Talmage Bridge; [West Earl Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 14; Bushong's Mill Bridge; [Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 15; Pinetown Bridge; 4. Bridge No. 16; Hunsecker's [Mill] Bridge; 5. Bridge No. 18.5; Witmer's Bridge; [East Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]; 6. Bridge No. 19; Factory Bridge; [Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]; 7. Bridge No. 21; [Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]; 8. Bridge No. 23; Slackwater Bridge; [Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]; 9. Bridge No. 24; Rock Hill Bridge; 10. Bridge No. 25; Safe Harbor Bridge

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1916

Year: 1916

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Bushong's Mill; Bushong's Mill Bridge; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Creeks; East Lampeter Twp.; Factory Bridge; Hunsecker's Mill; Hunsecker's Covered Bridge; Lancaster; Lancaster Twp.; Manheim Twp.; Manor Twp.; Pequea Twp.; Pinetown Bridge; Reports; Rock Hill Bridge; Safe Harbor Bridge; Slackwater Bridge; Talmage Bridge; Upper Leacock Twp.; West Earl Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Witmer's Bridge

Extent: 10 items,10 pieces

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I007

Box Number: 013

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Specification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8237fd38-c89b-47c7-9814-948349271430

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0130 I005

Date Range: 1910

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1910

Year: 1910

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0002

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Creeks; Manor Twp.; Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.; Specifications

Place: Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.

Object Name: Specification

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0130 I005

Box Number: 002

Additional Notes: Location: Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.; Document type: Specifications for bridge painting.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Specification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/06883340-3e3b-48d4-89b6-730968258657

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0130 I006

Date Range: 1910

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1910

Year: 1910

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0002

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Creeks; Manor Twp.; Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; Specifications

Place: Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.

Object Name: Specification

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0130 I006

Box Number: 002

Additional Notes: Location: Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; Document type: Specifications for bridge repair.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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