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Ephrata: a history

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Author: Ernst, James Emanuel,

Date of Publication: 1961 [c.1963]

Call Number: 905.748 PGFS

Responsibility: Posthumously edited, with an introd., by John Joseph Stoudt.

Author: Ernst, James Emanuel,

Place of Publication: Allentown, Pa

Publisher: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society,

Date of Publication: 1961 [c.1963]

Physical Description: xxi, 354 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.

Series: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. [Yearbook] v.25

Subjects: Ephrata Cloister.

Additional Author: Stoudt, John Joseph,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 PGFS

A look at today...a glimpse of tomorrow : a review and preview of urban renewal in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: ca1962.

Call Number: 352.96 L244L

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: s.n.]

Date of Publication: ca1962.

Physical Description: [17] p. : ill. ; 16 x 22 cm.

Subjects: Urban renewal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; City planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.96 L244L

The Ephrata story

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Author: Franck, Ira Stoner,

Date of Publication: 1964.

Call Number: 286.3 F822

Responsibility: by Ira S. Franck. Illustrations by James Keller.

Author: Franck, Ira Stoner,

Place of Publication: [n.p.]

Publisher: Hocking printing co, inc.,

Date of Publication: 1964.

Physical Description: 26, [4] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Ephrata Cloister.; Ephrata (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 286.3 F822

Archive

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Collection: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Title: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Object ID: MG0081

Date Range: 1753-2007

Ephrata Cloister Brief Story of Historic Ephrata: An Important Link in the Chain of Early American Development. Printed and for sale at Review Book Store, Ephrata. No date. Insert 1 “A Peculiar People,” by Howard Pyle. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. (article is not complete) No date. Insert 2 “A Study of

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Collection: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Title: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Description: Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.

Date Range: 1753-2007

Year Range From: 1753

Year Range To: 2007

Date of Accumulation: 1753-2007

Creator: Ephrata Cloister

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.; Baer, Johann; Bar, Johann; Bowman, John; Daniel, N. J.; Doll, Eugene E.; Downes, J. A.; Dunkelberger, Ralph D.; Elsen, John; Franck, Ira S.; Hagen, F. F.; Heatwole, Daniel R.; Hocker, Ludwig; Hollinger, J. Daryl; Keller, James; Kimmel, Jacob; Leber, A. P.; Lollich, P. M.; Loose, John W. W.; Miller, Henry; Mitton, Juliet; Nevin, [ ]; Plessinger, F. P.; Pyle, Howard; Raber, [ ]; Senseman, John; Stubsky, Georg

Subjects: Pamphlets; Watermarks

Search Terms: Aurand Press; Brochures; Ephrata Cloister; Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.; Ephrata Cloister Chorus; Harper's New Monthly Magazine; Hocking Printing Company, Inc.; Legal papers; Mennonite Publishing House; Pamphlets; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pow wow; Review Book Store; Seventh Day Baptists; Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata; Watermarks; Ye Village Inne

Extent: 2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English and German

Object ID: MG0081

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See also the Photograph and Library collections

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

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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.

Classification: MG0081

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.

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Golden jubilee : the Redemptorists ; Saint Clement's Mission House, Ephrata, Penna. 1914-1964 ; an outline history

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Date of Publication: 1964?]

Call Number: 271.64 G565

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1964?]

Physical Description: 80, [40] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Commemorates fifty years of Redemptorist activities in Ephrata, Pa. including the churches of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church, Ephrata, Pa., St. James Church, Lititz, Pa., and Our Lady of Lourdes Church, New Holland, Pa.; Appendix includes Baptisms and marriages (1914-1964); Present Parish statistics (January 1, 1964); List of rectors and pastors (1914-1964); and advertisements.

Subjects: Redemptorists (Ephrata, Pa.); St. Clement's Mission House (Ephrata, Pa.) - History.; Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church (Ephrata, Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.; Ephrata (Pa.) - Church history.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 271.64 G565

50th anniversary year : Ephrata Lodge No. 665, F. & A.M

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3892

Date of Publication: 1960]

Call Number: 366.1 F855i

Alternate Title: Golden anniversary :; Golden anniversary year; Ephrata Lodge No. 665, F. & A.M.

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1960]

Physical Description: [40] p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.; Freemasons. - Lodge No. 665 (Ephrata, Pa.); Freemasonry - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.

Additional Corporate Author: Freemasons. Lodge No. 665 (Ephrata, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 366.1 F855i

Snow Hill Cloister

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Author: Treher, Charles W.,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Call Number: 905.748 TPG v. 2

Responsibility: by Charles M. [i.e. W.] Treher. The dialect poems of Ralph Funk / edited by Preston A. Barba.

Author: Treher, Charles W.,

Place of Publication: Allentown

Publisher: Pennsylvania German Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: 328 p. : ill. (1 col.), facsims., port. ; 24 cm.

Series: Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, v. 2

Notes: "Snow Hill Cloister" (p. [7]-114) is based on Treher's master's paper, Shippensburg State College, 1961.; Many of the 112 selected poems of R. Funk, in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, were first published in Eck and Scholla columns of the Allentown and Reading, Pa., newspapers.; Bibliography: p. 113-114.

Subjects: Snow Hill Cloister; German American poetry.; Pennsylvania German dialect

Additional Author: Funk, Ralph,; Barba, Preston Albert,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 TPG v. 2

Ephrata public library dedication

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Date of Publication: 1967]

Call Number: 027.4 E63p

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: The Library,

Date of Publication: 1967]

Physical Description: 12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Dedication program souvenir, Sunday, Sept. 10, 1967.

Subjects: Ephrata Public Library (Ephrata, Pa.) - History.; Public libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 027.4 E63p

75th anniversary of the borough of Ephrata

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Corporate Author: Ephrata, Pa. Committee for the Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration.

Date of Publication: 1966.

Call Number: 974.815 EPHB E63j

Corporate Author: Ephrata, Pa. Committee for the Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration.

Place of Publication: Albany, N. Y

Publisher: Hooper Productions,

Date of Publication: 1966.

Physical Description: 144 p. : illus. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Anniversary celebration week: June 19 to 25, 1966.; Cover title: Ephrata, Penna. Diamond Jubilee 1891-1966.; Includes advertising material.

Subjects: Ephrata (Pa.) - History.; Ephrata (Pa.) - Church history.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 EPHB E63j

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 1, 1937-1943; Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 2, 24 December 1971- 15 April 1987

Object ID: MG0434_Box079and080

Date Range: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 1, 1937-1943; Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 2, 24 December 1971- 15 April 1987

Description: Catharine B. Spitler, a resident of Landisville, Pennsylvania, compiled these scrapbooks. Book one contains information primarily about World War II. The newspaper clippings include information about Lancaster natives, both men and women that were involved in World War II, including ranks and location of service. There are also articles about the United States involvement in World War II. Interesting local articles and programs discuss the World War II Memorial in West Hempfield Township. Columbia's Sesquicentennial was documented through a series of newspaper clippings located in this scrapbook.; Book two is a compilation of newspaper clippings, engagement announcements, wedding announcements and obituaries pertaining to Lancastrians. Locations around Lancaster County that were mentioned are as follows: Lancaster, Hempfield, Ephrata, Maytown and Mount Joy. An interesting subject within the second scrapbook is the1972 Flood of Lancaster (Hurricane Agnes).

Date Range: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Creation Date: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Year Range From: 1937

Year Range To: 1987

Creator: Spitler, Catharine Bard, 1911-1989, compiler

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Spitler, Catharine Bard

Subjects: Announcements; Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephrata Cloister; Floods--Pennsylvania; Hurricane Agnes, 1972; Hurricanes; Methodists--Pennsylvania; Obituaries; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Ephrata; Lancaster; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Scrapbooks; West Hempfield Twp.; World War II; WWII

Extent: 2 volumes

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box079and080

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 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 79 and 80

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 128 and 130.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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