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Collection
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Title
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Object ID
MG0062
Date Range
1868-1972
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Collection
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Title
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Description
Records of an organization founded by business and church leaders to overthrow commercialized vice in Lancaster by sending agents into the community to check for prostitution, obscenity, drinking, and gambling. Collection includes by-laws, minutes, annual reports, treasurers' reports, agents' expenses, reports on findings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, 25 books of agents' on-duty reports, and investigative reports. The Rev. Clifford G. Twombly was identified with this movement, as was the late William H. Hager, department store merchant.
Date Range
1868-1972
Year Range From
1868
Year Range To
1972
Date of Accumulation
1868-1972
Creator
Law and Order Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Betts, Peter J.
Hager, William Henderson
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Business records
Crime
Gambling
Letters
Prostitution
Sex crimes
Sin
Search Terms
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Crime
Gambling
Law and Order Society
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Prostitution
Reports
Sex crimes
Sin
Vice
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
8 box, 76 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
Note: Many of the items in this collection are in poor condition and fragile.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2021-02-09
Object ID
MG0062
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions at this time. However, many of the items in this collection are in poor condition and fragile.
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-62
Classification
MG0062
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was processed prior to 1997. Added to database 28 September 2017.
Documents
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1866 F045 QS
Date Range
1866/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1866/08
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Reese, Jacob
Bear, Amos
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: forgery
Charge: obtaining goods under false pretenses
Charge: forging an order and obtaining goods
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1866 F045 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Amos Bear.
Forging an order and obtaining goods.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
48.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1865 F086 QS
Date Range
1865/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1865/08
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Snyder, Edwin E.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: destruction of property
Charge: destroying an order for goods
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1865 F086 QS
Additional Notes
Destroying an order for goods.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
113.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Constitution, by-laws and rules of order of Union Lodge, No.31, of the Ancient Order of Good Fellows, of the State of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14799
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
366.7 C758
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Hiestand, Huber, and Heckert, Printers,
Date of Publication
1860.
Notes
Copy belonging to John Uhre, initiated 13 May, 1864.
Subjects
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, Pennsylvania Union Lodge, No.31.
Friendly societies - Pennsylvania - Millersville
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.7 C758
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