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Collection: Business and Industry Collection

Title: Business and Industry Collection

Object ID: MG0107

Date Range: 1874-present

• www.LancasterHistory.org Coble’s Tire Service Columbia Electric Light and Power Company Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company DeWalt, Inc. Eby Fertilizer Eichholtz & Bowman's Art Store Engle & Hambright Ephemera Everite Pump and Manufacturing Company F. A. Erickson & Co. Finding aids

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Collection: Business and Industry Collection

Title: Business and Industry Collection

Description: The Business and Industry Collection contains catalogs, newsletters, and ephemera for businesses in Lancaster County.

Date Range: 1874-present

Date of Accumulation: 1874-1970

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Burri, Eric; Deichler, Albert M.; Garden, William O.; Garman, Lewis; Groff, Isaac M.; Heilbron, Samuel L.; Hess, Conrad Z.; Hoffman, A. H.; Hoffman, Byron; Knox, Willis R.; Livingston, S. H.; Merlier, Franz de; Nissley, J. Richard; Miley, Frank D.; Barto, J. Wilson

Subjects: Advertisements; Business enterprises; Catalogs; Ephemera; Letters; Newsletters; Small business

Search Terms: A. Buch's Sons Company; A. H. Hoffman, Inc.; Advertisements; American Machine and Foundry Company; Amos Eby and Company; Amsco Music Publishing Company; Bards Gift Shop; Baumgardner Company; Burger's Music House; Business enterprises; Catalogs; Champion Blower and Forge Company; Co-operative Mutual Life Insurance Company; Coble's Tire Service; Columbia Electric Light and Power Company; Connecticut Fire Insurance Company; Connecticut General Life Insurance Company; DeWalt, Inc.; Eby Fertilizer; Eichholtz and Bowman's Art Store; Engle and Hambright; Ephemera; Everite Pump and Manufacturing Company; F. A. Erickson and Company; Finding aids; Gundaker's Emporium; H. A. Darrenkamp; Hammond Pretzel Bakery, Inc.; Herr and Schroyer's Gents' Furnishing Store; Hoffman's Farm Seeds; Huth Engineers, Inc.; Independent Telephone Company of Lancaster County; Industries; J. B. Martin and Company; J. O. Cunningham and Company; J. H. Troup's Music House; John S. Gleim and Company; Keystone Hide Company; Kitchen Kettle Foods, Inc.; Lancaster County Seed Company; Lancaster Real Estate Company; Lancaster Stockyards; Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum; Leisure Miniature Golf Course; Lititz Mutual Insurance Company; Live Stock Commission; Manuscript groups; Mount Joy Fleet of Insurance Companies; New Holland Machine Company; Newsletters; Oblender's Furniture Store; Oblinger Brothers and Company; Permutit Company; Radio Corporation of America; Raub Supply Company; Rohrer's Liquor Store; Root's Nurseries, Inc.; Schroyer's Central Floral Depot; Sensenich Brothers; Small business; Southeastern Penna. Artificial Breeding Cooperative; Sperry New Holland; Stehli and Co., Inc.; Union Stock Yards; Utilities; Wenger Chiropractic Clinic; Wilson Laundry Machinery Company; Zook's Art Studio

Extent: 1 box, 28 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0107

Location of Originals: 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.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-107

Classification: MG0107

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 February 2019.

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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Object ID: MG0237

Date Range: 1880-2003

handbooks Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County Historical markers Heating and ventilation systems Insurance policies Job descriptions Kroll Electric Company, Inc. Lancaster Lancaster Parking Authority Lancaster Trust Company Leases Letters Price lists Manuscript groups Menus Newsletters

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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Description: The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Series 1 includes employee handbooks, job description, beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, a history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic Preservation Trust calendar, and children's books.; Series 2 is a record of the property at the downtown location and at Park City Mall beginning in 1880 with deeds, legal agreements, a building inspector's permit, and insurance policies.

Admin/Biographical History: On 22 February 1878, Peter Watt, James Shand and Gilbert Thompson advertised the opening of a new store, The New York Store, featuring new lines of foreign and domestic dry goods as well as fancy goods and notions. The New York Store opened on 9 March 1878 and was an immediate success focusing on customer service. The owners had an unwritten policy stating that they remained open until the last customer left. During that first year, partner Gilbert Thompson died. Watt and Shand purchased a building located at 8-10 East King Street and changed their name from The New York Store to Watt, Shand and Company. Then during 1885, the store name was shortened to Watt & Shand even though the business was expanding to acquire 6 East King Street. The Ladies' Ready-To-Wear Department was added in 1889 which included coats, suits, dresses, and underwear. The owners proceeded to expand the business over several decades and procured Appel & Weber jewelry store and Hager's Department Store during the 1950s and 1960s. The branch store opened in 1970 at Park City Mall. The Bon-Ton Stores purchased Watt & Shand in 1992 and the store officially closed in March of 1995

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged by series.; Series 1 Items collected by LancasterHistory; Series 2 Gift of Penn Square Partners

Date Range: 1880-2003

Year Range From: 1880

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1880-2003

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Ammon, Cora Mae Fox; Ammon, John M.; Appel, Eva Rengier; Appel, Percy L.; Baker, Miriam Rengier; Bell, Louise Price; Berger, R. R.; Blatchley, Charles A.; Breyers, C. J.; Buchanan, James; Drukenbrod, Lee Roy; Fehl, J. Herbert; Frantz, I. E.; Fritz, C. C.; Goodhart, E. C.; Groff, Alpheaus S.; Groff, Ella L.; Hermansader, T. F.; Hirsh, Bertha; Hirsh, Gabriel; Hostetter, D. B.; Lively, Henry; Long, Jacob M.; Loss, Natalie M.; Loss, Nathan; Marshall, Elizabeth H. W.; Marshall, Elizabeth Weber; Marshall, George A.; Marshall, George W.; Marshall, Maria L. Good; May, Jennie H.; Miller, E. N.; Myers, Harry; Myers, Maria; Myers, Patricia Marshall; Myrtetus, George B.; Noonan, Ella O.; Noonan, Raymond Smith; Prangley, James; Reed, George R.; Reichley, Jacob Christian; Reifsnyder, Arden P.; Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman; Rengier, Charles F.; Rengier, John S.; Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen; Rohrer, George Redsecker; Rohrer, Jeremiah; Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker; Roth, George R.; Rupert, L. H.; Schaller, Kimberly; Shand, James; Shand, Thomas Marshall; Sherrill, Anita B.; Sherrill, S. Edward; Short, Edwin P.; Skyllas, Drossos A.; Slaymaker, Peter J. Eckert; Stiles, H. A.; Stirk, Isaac; Stirk, Sarah C.; Swarr, Donald; Urban, Cassius Emlen; Watt, Laura Louise Geiger; Watt, Peter T.; Weber, May H.; Wisegarver, Harry P.; Witmer, Albert F.

Other Creators: Watt & Shand Department Store (Pa.)

Subjects: Advertising; Architectural drawings; Blueprints; Building leases; Calendars; Catalogs; Deeds; Department stores; Historical markers; Insurance policies; Letters; Menus; Newsletters; Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.); Scrapbooks; Stores, Retail

Search Terms: A and S Realty and Investment Corporation; A. B. Rote & Co.; Advertising; Agreements; Air conditioning; American Blower Corporation; Appel & Weber; Architectural plans; Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America; Awards; Blueprints; Bon-Ton; Bon-Ton Beauty Salon; Booklets; C. J. Breyer and Associates, Inc.; Calendars; Catalogs; Central Automatic Sprinkler Company; Certificates; Columbia; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; Commonwealth Title Company of Philadelphia; Correspondence; Deeds; Department stores; DUSCO Property Management, Inc.; East Hempfield Twp.; Employee handbooks; Employees; Ephemera; Escalators; Finding aids; Fire sprinklers; Floorplans; Gatter and Diehl Consulting Engineers; Gift certificates; Ground-rent; Hager and Bro., Inc.; Hager Realty Corporation; Heating and ventilation systems; Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Historical markers; Insurance policies; Job descriptions; Kroll Electric Company, Inc.; Lancaster; Lancaster Parking Authority; Lancaster Trust Company; Leases; Letters; Manuscript groups; Menus; Mortgages; Newsletters; Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.; Park City Mall; Penn Square; Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania Power and Light Company; Permits; Poetry; PPL; Price lists; Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company; Reynolds and Reynolds Company; Scrapbooks; Stores, Retail; Total Energy Leasing Corporation; Trion, Inc.; Watt and Shand; Workers' Compensation Act; York Corporation

Extent: 4 boxes, 59 folders, 1 scrapbook, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0237

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Folder 2 contains restricted items. With the exception of Folder 2, the items in this collection may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection 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. 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-237

Classification: MG0237

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Scrapbook cataloged by CB, 2008. Series 2, Folder 1-48 cataloged by ML, Summer 2014. Added to database 13 January 2022.; The Watt & Shand Department Store scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.

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Collection: Hager Store Collection

Title: Hager Store Collection

Object ID: MG0104

Date Range: 1774-1953

Headings: Catalogs Deeds Department stores Probate records Stores, Retail Search Terms: Advertisements Anniversaries Business Historical Society Bulletin Catalogs Deeds Department stores Express (Lititz) Financial records Frank T. Riley Publishing Company Fulton Theatre Hager's Department Store Hamilton

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Collection: Hager Store Collection

Title: Hager Store Collection

Description: The Hager Store Collection contains anniversary booklets, invoices, advertisements, family papers, and newsletter of the Hager Department Store which was founded in Lancaster. The collection includes a children's book that was distributed by the store and a Christmas catalog. Among the Hager family papers are deeds, land patents, and probate records.

Date Range: 1774-1953

Year Range From: 1774

Year Range To: 1953

Date of Accumulation: 1774-1953

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Arnold, Anna; Arnold, Frank W.; Cain, James M.; Cain, Kathryn; Conyngham, David H.; Dehaven, J. Harry; Demuth, Jacob; Diller, Isaac; Dowd, M. Jane; Dubbs, T. Wilson; Frey, Caroline; Frey, Jacob L.; Frosart, John; Gast, Emma L.; Gast, Henry; Graybill, Daniel; Hager, Anne Graham; Hager, Betty Rick; Hager, Charles F.; Hager, Christopher; Hager, Edward T.; Hager, Frances; Hager, Helen R.; Hager, John C.; Hager, John C., Jr.; Hager, John J.; Hager, Katherine; Hager, Margaret H.; Hager, Mary W.; Hager, Nathaniel E.; Hager, Redmond; Hager, Sarah Ellen; Hager, Susan B.; Hager, William H.; Hager, William H., Jr.; Hamilton, Margaret; Hartman, Annie M.; Hartman, George H.; Herr, Alice; Herr, C. S.; Herr, Magdalena; Herr, Rudolph; Hull, William; Keller, H.; Landis, Jacob; Lefevre, Mrs.; Miller, Charles; Randolph, Grace Lee; Randolph, John H.; Randolph, Margaret H.; Reigart, E. L.; Roy, Sue; Slaymaker, Henry; Stark, Martin N.; Steinman, George Michael; Stewart, Charles; Weber, George; Wentz, Jacob H.; Zimmerman, Mary Regina Malone; Zimmerman, Simon Ralph

Subjects: Catalogs; Deeds; Department stores; Probate records; Stores, Retail

Search Terms: Advertisements; Anniversaries; Business Historical Society Bulletin; Catalogs; Deeds; Department stores; Express (Lititz); Financial records; Finding aids; Frank T. Riley Publishing Company; Fulton Theatre; Hager's Department Store; Hamilton Watch Company; Invoices; Lancaster Agricultural Fair Association; Lancaster Free Press Weekly; Lancaster New Era; Letters; Manuscript groups; Maps; N. Trotter and Company; Newsletters; Newspaper clippings; Pennsylvania Railroad; Philadelphia Electric Company; Postcards; Quarter Century Club; Receipts; Stocks; Stores; Stores, Retail; Taxes; UGI Corporation; Wills; Wondertown

Extent: 2 boxes, 37 folders, 1 framed document, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0104

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: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection 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. 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-104

Classification: MG0104

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Recataloged by MM, Summer 2011. Added to database 7 February 2019.

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department

Object ID: MG0545_Series02

Date Range: 1856-1897

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department

Description: The documents in MG0545, Series 2 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the fire department, which was established in 1881 by consolidating the private fire companies in the city. These nineteenth century documents are primarily invoices for engine and hose parts and repairs; horse tack, feed and stables; alarm boxes; supplies; engine house maintenance; and salary payments. A few invoices are for the earlier volunteer fire companies.

Admin/Biographical History: "A radical change in the method of providing protection against fire was brought about in 1882, a paid city fire department being substituted for the volunteer fire companies. The old system had to some extent fallen into; disrepute and become inefficient. The ordinance creating the new system was approved Dec. 21, 1881, and actual organization was commenced in February 1882 by the appointment of Henry N. Howell as chief engineer.; The engine-houses, engines, and hose-carts of the American and Washington Fire Companies were purchased, and also the engines of the Union and Sun Companies and the house of the Humane. The department was in working order in April 1882 and has since then been constantly undergoing improvement."; Ellis, Franklin and Samuel Evans. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. 1883.

System of Arrangement: This collection is organized into series by subject:; Series 1 Market Houses; Series 2 Fire Department; Series 3 Bridges; Series 4 Railroads; Series 5 Lamps and Lighting; Series 6 Relief Fund; Series 7 Administrative Records

Date Range: 1856-1897

Year Range From: 1856

Year Range To: 1897

Date of Accumulation: 1856-1897

Creator: Lancaster (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Albright, Robert; Barr, Charles H.; Bateman, William H.; Beidle, John; Bihl, A. F.; Blickenderfer, R.; Brimmer, Fred; Brimmer, George H.; Brown, Daniel; Brown, George W.; Calder, George Jr.; Colvin, C. H.; Cox, Samuel B.; Cummings, W. P.; Eby, Jonas F.; Edgerley, Edward; Erisman, H. M.; Eshelman, J. W.; Faust, Jacob; Finney, W. B.; Glazier, Henry; Groff, Abraham S.; Groff, H. E.; Groff, Nathaniel; Hartman, Army; Hatz, Jacob; Hawthorn, John A.; Heinitsh, John F.; Herr, Abraham; Herr, Allan A.; Herr, J. L.; Herr, M. B.; Hirsh, B. W.; Hoch, W. T.; Huber, Joseph H.; Jacks, Samson; Jahn, Francis; Jeffries, John R.; Kitch, Davis; Kreider, Jacob S.; Martin, B. B.; Miller, Fred; Miller, H. C.; Miller, Mrs. L.; Pfeiffer, F. W.; Plitt, Edward; Pontz, Adam; Ringwalt, Amos; Roote, G. W.; Rudy, Frank H.; Rudy, Philip; Schum, Philip; Shaub, H.; Shaub, J. C.; Shenk, B. M.; Shenk, Charles G.; Shindle, J. P.; Shirk, Reuben; Smeltz, Edmond S.; Steigerwalt, H. J.; Sutton, J. L.; Vondersmith, H. B.; Walker, Edward; Welchans, A. C.; Wilson, William H.; Wise, Zeb; Wohlsen, William; Wylie, William T.; Zook, Jacob K.

Subjects: Fire departments; Volunteer fire departments; Business records; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: American Fire Engine and Hose Company; Baumgardner Company; Baumgardner, Eberman and Company; Baumgardners and Jefferies; Binkley's Bridge Post Office; Burger and Anderson; Business records; C. V. Rote and Company; Centennial Pastry Board; Chambers and Palmer; Citizens' Electric Light, Heat and Power Company; City Hotel; Crystal Ice Company; D. B. Landis and Son; Dennison Manufacturing Company; Dialogue and Serrill; Eagle Spoke and Bending Works; Eureka Fire Company; Everts and Overdeer; Finding aids; Fire departments; Friendship Fire Company; Fulton Cotton Mill; Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company; George M. Steinman and Company; Gleason and Bailey Manufacturing Company; Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company; Henwood Company; Humane Fire Company; Invoices; J. B. Prescott and Son; J. B. Shannon and Sons; J. M. Migeod and Son; J. P. Stormfeltz and Sons; John Best and Son; L. G. Tillotson and Company; La France Fire Engine Company; Lancaster; Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company; Lancaster Planing Mill Company; Lancaster Son and Company; Lancaster Steam Soap and Candle Works; Lowell Harness and Collar Company; Manchester Locomotive Works; Manuscript groups; Marion and Stoy; McLaughlin and Gesell; Miller and Hartman; Patrick and Carter Company; Philip Lebzelter and Company; Phoenix Cork Works; Reilly Brothers and Raub; Ridenour and Schaum; Samuel Eastman and Company; Shiffler Fire Company; Southern Electric Company; Stoner, Shreiner and Company; Sun Fire Company; Union Fire Company; Washington Fire Company; Wilfing and Sawyer

Extent: 2 boxes, 72 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0545_Series02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives; George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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-545, Series 2

Other Number: MG-545, Series 2

Classification: MG0545

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.; Collection was organized and rehoused by PH, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by HST, April 2012.

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Collection: C. G. Herr Collection

Title: C. G. Herr Collection

Object ID: MG0381

Date Range: 1867-1875

, Pennsylvania Finding aids Gibson House Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company Hiss and Chandler Holl, Kirkpatrick and Company Holl, Kirkpatrick and Whiteman Howe Sewing Machines Lancaster Letters Lewis Bremer’s Sons Lobenstein and Gans Lock Haven Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company Lock Haven, Clinton

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Collection: C. G. Herr Collection

Title: C. G. Herr Collection

Description: The C. G. Herr Collection contains correspondence to Christian G. Herr. Most of the letters are related to his tobacco business. Although cigar brands and tobacco cuts are mentioned, most of the correspondence is about payments, orders, and samples.

Admin/Biographical History: Christian G. Herr (1839-1902) was the son of Daniel Herr and Susan Margaretta Hornberger, and a descendant of Rev. Hans Herr.; A tobacconist in Lancaster, he began as a clerk in the 1850s and soon owned a store. By 1877, he had a tobacco warehouse in the city and was manufacturing cigars with his business partners. His business was located at 45-47 N. Market Street for the majority of years, but he also had locations on N. Queen Street and N. Christian Street. C. G. Herr ordered from and shipped to tobacconists in Lancaster County, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York. At the turn of the twentieth century, he was a manager at Julius Vetterline & Co.; Christian married Emma Miller circa 1860. They had two sons: William M. (b. 1863) and Charles C. (b. 1868). The family resided at 224 W. Orange Street. Emma is listed in the 1880 census as having consumption. She passed away in 1881 and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery. Charles was involved in the tobacco business in 1900; William was a physician, married to Lizzie with one daughter.

Date Range: 1867-1875

Year Range From: 1867

Year Range To: 1875

Date of Accumulation: 1867-1875

Creator: Herr, Christian G., 1839-1902

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 09

People: Brosey, S. G.; Douglass, John; Eby, J.; Hahn, J. M.; Herr, Christian G.; Herr, Daniel Hornberger; Kintzing, T. C.; Lewis, William; Polen, D. P.; Smith, R. E.; Wolf, Jacob

Subjects: Business records; Cigar industry; Cigars; Letters; Tobacco; Tobacco industry

Search Terms: Adams Express Company; A. J. McConkey; Bagleys May Flower; Bucknor, McCammon and Company; Business records; Charles E. Spier and Company; Cigar industry; Cigars; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Commercial Hotel; Connecticut Cigars; Correspondence; Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania; Finding aids; Gibson House; Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company; Hiss and Chandler; Holl, Kirkpatrick and Company; Holl, Kirkpatrick and Whiteman; Howe Sewing Machines; Lancaster; Letters; Lewis Bremer's Sons; Lobenstein and Gans; Lock Haven Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company; Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; Manheim; Manuscript groups; New York, New York; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Pretzfeld Brothers; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Robb and McConkey; Royal Arms; S. Michaelis and Company; Schlichter and Townsend; Stationery; Ten Eyck Segar Machine Company; Tobacco; Tobacco industry; Wilkens and Klier

Extent: 1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0381

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), C. G. Herr Collection (MG0381), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection 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. 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.

Accession Number: 2005.MG0381

Other Numbers: MG-381

Classification: MG0381

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 03 January 2022.

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Collection: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Title: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Object ID: MG0514

Date Range: 1934-1990

) Newsletters United Steelworkers of America. Local 285 (Lancaster, Pa.) Search Terms: Armstrong Cork Company Business records Correspondence Finding aids Kerr Group, Inc. Labor unions Letters Manuscript groups Minutes Newsletters United Steel Workers Union, Local 285 Related Materials at LancasterHistory

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Collection: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Title: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Description: The United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records contain minutes of union meetings, negotiations with Armstrong Cork Company and Kerr Group, Inc., publications of Local 285 and Armstrong, correspondence with national union representatives, union flyers and other documents related to labor issues and strikes at Armstrong.

Date Range: 1934-1990

Year Range From: 1934

Year Range To: 1990

Date of Accumulation: 1934-1990

Creator: United Steelworkers of America. Local 285 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

Subjects: Business records; Labor unions; Labor unions--Records and correspondence; Letters; Minutes (Records); Newsletters; United Steelworkers of America. Local 285 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Search Terms: Armstrong Cork Company; Business records; Correspondence; Finding aids; Kerr Group, Inc.; Labor unions; Letters; Manuscript groups; Minutes; Newsletters; United Steel Workers Union, Local 285

Extent: 8 boxes, 206 folders, 6 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0514

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Armstrong World Industries Collection (MG0032); Kerr Group, Inc. and Armstrong Cork Company Architectural Drawings, 1916-1992 (MG0372); Photograph Collection

Notes: This finding aid is a box list showing folder titles in order to make the collection available to researchers. The documents within the folders have not yet been cataloged at the item level. LancasterHistory replaced the folders with acid-free archival folders and retained the original folder titles. The newsletters, Local 285 Spotlight and Floor Plant Journal, were organized and placed in folders.; Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records (MG0514), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: This collection is not fully cataloged, but may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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.

Accession Number: 2009.MG0514

Other Numbers: MG-514

Classification: MG0514

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Box list prepared by FM, 2010. Added to database 12 March 2022.

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Collection: Martin K. Fry Business Records

Title: Martin K. Fry Business Records

Object ID: MG0679

Date Range: 1920-1960

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Collection: Martin K. Fry Business Records

Title: Martin K. Fry Business Records

Description: The Martin K. Fry Business Records contains records from Fry's printing business in Rothsville, Pennsylvania. Many of the invoices reflect the orders for supplies needed to operate his shop. There are printing orders from businesses in Lancaster County and examples of printing jobs for businesses in Lancaster County, Berks County, and Schuylkill County.

Admin/Biographical History: "Martin K. Fry, 91, of 1709 Rothsville Road, Rothsville, owner of Fy Printing Co., died Saturday at 6 a.m. at home after an illness of one week. A lifelong resident of the area, he worked with his father in the cigar box business from 1895 to 1935, when he established his own job printing business in Rothsville. he remained active in the printing business until he became ill last week. He was a member for 54 years of Masonic Lodge 685 Free and Accepted Masons, Ephrata. He also was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Rothsville. He was married to the late Victorie E. Shiffer Fry, who died in 1966. Born in Oregon, he was the son of the late Emanuel G. and Jermina Keller Fry. Surviving are a daughter, Alta E .Fry, at hom; a granddaughter, whom he raised, Margaret L., wife of Jack R. Markert, Hampstead, Md., and three great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Edna K. Gochnauer, East Petersburg."; Lititz Record Ecpress, Thursday, December 2, 1976, p. 19

Date Range: 1920-1960

Year Range From: 1920

Year Range To: 1960

Date of Accumulation: 1920-1960

Creator: Fry, Martin K., 1885-1976

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 13

People: Fry, Martin K.; Gochnauer, Harry E.; Ensinger, Jacob R.; Lawler, John T.; Huss, Richard E.; Weaver, Earl M.; Perrotto, Samuel; Greisemer, H. S.; Schutlz, J. H.; Balthasar, F. W.; Rohrbach, Paul R.; Sauder, Raymond W.

Subjects: Business records; Invoices; Printing

Search Terms: Andrews Paper House of York, Inc.; Bernville Fire Company; Bond Foundry and Machine Company; Brandtjen and Kluge Inc.; Business records; Capitol Printing Ink Company; Ensinger Printing Service; Finding aids; Foster Type and Equipment Company; Fulton National Bank; Garrett-Buchanan Company; Harrington Roller Company; Heidelberg Eastern, Inc.; Invoices; Irene, Inc.; Keener Manufacturing Company; Lancaster Composition Company; Lancaster Photo Engraving Company; Lower Heidelberg School; Manuscript groups; Miller and From; O'Brien's Delivery Service; Paper Distributors of Harrisburg; Penn Wheelmen Masonic Temple; Porte Publishing Company; Rand McNally; Reading Textiles; Smith Meat Market; Tamaqua Fruit Company; Record Printing Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 32 folders, .75 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0679

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Martin K. Fry Business Records (MG0679), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: For items in Box 1, please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.; The contents of Box 2 are restricted at this time due to their fragile condition.

Copyright: Collection 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. 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

Accession Number: 2012.MG0679

Other Numbers: MG-679

Other Number: MG-679

Classification: MG0679

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by JP, June 2012. Added to database 1 October 2021.; Purchased from Mel Horst, January 2006. Transferred from the Heritage Center Museum 12 March 2012

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Collection: Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection

Title: Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection

Object ID: MG0417

Date Range: 1940-1990

#, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. People: Endslow, Ellen Wentzel, Leroy Black, Carolyn Askins, Pete Subject Headings: Annual reports Business records Catalogs Decalcomania Decoys (Hunting) Ephemera Search Terms: Animal Trap Company of America Annual reports Business records Catalogs Decals Decoys (Hunting

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Collection: Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection

Title: Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection

Description: This collection contains information, decals, catalogs, and an annual report for Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

Admin/Biographical History: J. M. Mast Manufacturing Company was organized in Lititz in 1901 to manufacture animal traps, patent fishing floats and vegetable graters. In 1905 the Mast Company was merged with the Animal Trap Company of Abingdon, Illinois; the new company was said to be "the largest concern of its kind in the world." (http://www.horseshoe.cc/pennadutch/places/pennsylvania/lancasterco/towns/lititz/lititz.htm, accessed 16 July 2009); The name was changed to Woodstream Corporation in 1966 and is headquartered in Lititz. Woodstream Corporation manufactures and markets pest control, and wildlife caring and control products for the United States, Canada, and European markets. The company offers rodent control products, caring control products for pets and wildlife, pest control products for the lawn and garden, and wild bird feeder segments. It also offers mouse traps, cage traps, toxic insecticides and fungicides, and bird feeders, as well as dog and small animal cages. It distributes its products through retail locations in the United States and internationally.; (http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=96531, accessed 16 July 2009)

Date Range: 1940-1990

Year Range From: 1940

Year Range To: 1990

Date of Accumulation: 1940-1990

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Askins, Pete; Black, Carolyn; Endslow, Ellen; Wentzel, Leroy

Subjects: Annual reports; Business records; Catalogs; Decalcomania; Decoys (Hunting); Ephemera

Search Terms: Animal Trap Company of America; Annual reports; Business records; Catalogs; Decals; Decoys (Hunting); Ephemera; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Victor; Victor Woodstream Corporation; Woodstream Corporation

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, .10 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0417

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See the Photograph Collection; See the Curatorial Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection (MG0417), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Folders 1 and 2: gift of Ellen Endslow, 5 February 2007. Folder 3: gift of Mrs. June R. Bomberger, 31 January 2009.

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.

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-417

Classification: MG0417

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Folders 1-2 processed by DS, 2007. Folder 3 added by HST, 2011. Added to database 16 December 2021.

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Collection: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Title: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Object ID: MG0308

Date Range: 1815-1853

& Co. E. Van Antwerp & Co. Eagles & Lockwood F. Curtis & Co. Finding aids Hanline and Ostheimer Hardware Hardware stores Harrison, Brothers & Co. Heaton & Denckla Invoices Justice, Steinmetz, & Justice Letters M. & J. M. Rowe Manuscript groups Meade & Long National Bank of Pottstown Philadelphia

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Collection: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Title: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Description: This collection contains receipts and invoices from the Pinkerton & Slaymaker business. The receipts date primarily from May 1851, with one receipt from May 1853, and are for a wide variety of items. The collection also contains letters from the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company and an undated check from the National Bank of Pottstown.

Admin/Biographical History: Henry Edwin Slaymaker and William C. Pinkerton went into the hardware business as Pinkerton & Slaymaker ca. 1850. The store was located on North Queen Street in Lancaster. The business was closed out in 1857.; Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, p. 94.

Date Range: 1815-1853

Year Range From: 1914

Year Range To: 1978

Date of Accumulation: 1815-1853

Creator: Pinkerton & Slaymaker

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Bickford, Bacon; Boon, Philip T.; Brady, William; Dale, W. P.; Eberley, Jacob; Govett, William; Hansson, Joseph; Harrison, John; Hayes, Jacob; Hovey, Roswell; Jones, J.; Jones, J. C.; Keller, John; Lewis, Edward; Martin, George; McNeely, William T.; Miller, Samuel; Morris, William; Mullins, Edward; Pinkerton, William C.; Reigart, Adam; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Steinman, George Michael; Strenge, George; Thompson, T. S.; Trollezlov, N.; Tucker, Samuel; Wilstach, William P.; Wilt, Peter; Wolf, W. W.; Wyman, Isaac

Subjects: Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Invoices; Business records; Hardware; Hardware stores

Search Terms: Bowlby and Brenner; Business records; Colemanville Works; Correspondence; Cuscaden and Company; E. Van Antwerp and Company; Eagles and Lockwood; F. Curtis and Company; Finding aids; Hanline and Ostheimer; Hardware; Hardware stores; Harrison Brothers and Company; Heaton and Denckla; Invoices; Justice, Steinmetz, and Justice; Letters; M. and J. M. Rowe; Manuscript groups; Meade and Long; National Bank of Pottstown; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Pinkerton and Slaymaker; Pinkerton and Smeltz; Potter and Carmichael; Receipts; Russell and Erwin Manufacturing Company; William H. Horstmann and Sons

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0308

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection (MG0308), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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-308

Other Number: MG-308

Classification: MG0308

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared by MEB, Spring 2006. Added to database 1 October 2021.

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Collection: Mechanics' Society Collection

Title: Mechanics' Society Collection

Object ID: MG0285

Date Range: 1858-1934

717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Business records Minutes (Records) Search Terms: A. Herr Smith Memorial Library Business records Finding aids Lancaster County National Bank Lancaster Free Library Manuscript groups Mechanics’ Society of the City and County of Lancaster Minutes (Records

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Collection: Mechanics' Society Collection

Title: Mechanics' Society Collection

Description: The Mechanics' Society Collection contains the constitution and by-laws for the organization, a minute book, lists of the society's library books, and a library subscription book.

Admin/Biographical History: The Mechanics' Society of the City and County of Lancaster was formed "for the purpose of promoting the improvement of the Mechanic Arts, elevating the character of those concerned in them to their just standard, and advancing their general interest and welfare."

Date Range: 1858-1934

Year Range From: 1858

Year Range To: 1934

Date of Accumulation: 1858-1934

Creator: Mechanics' Society of the City and County of Lancaster (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Rathvon, Simon Snyder

Subjects: Business records; Minutes (Records)

Search Terms: Business records; By-laws; Catalogs; Finding aids; Inquirer Printing Company; John Baer's Sons; Libraries; Manuscript groups; Minutes

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, 1 book, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0285

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mechanics' Society Collection (MG0285), Folder #, 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. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: Unknown.MG0285

Other Numbers: MG-285

Classification: MG0285

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 5 October 2017.

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