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Collection
Stevens House Hotel Records
Title
Stevens House Hotel Records
Object ID
MG0246
Date Range
1897-1928
Content Note: The Stevens House Hotel Records include items from the Stevens House Hotel in Lancaster, PA. The hotel was considered one of the most elegant outside of Philadelphia. Two scrapbooks contain board meeting minutes, as well as menus and programs for events that took place at the hotel. The
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Collection
Stevens House Hotel Records
Title
Stevens House Hotel Records
Description
The Stevens House Hotel Records include items from the Stevens House Hotel in Lancaster, PA. The hotel was considered one of the most elegant outside of Philadelphia. Two scrapbooks contain board meeting minutes, as well as menus and programs for events that took place at the hotel. The board meeting minutes record the management and modernization of the hotel. Researchers will find an example of how Prohibition affected the local economy. The second book preserves programs from New Year's Eve celebrations, balls and banquets, and class reunions, which contain menus and list entertainment.
Date Range
1897-1928
Year Range From
1897
Year Range To
1928
Date of Accumulation
1897-1928
Creator
Shoemaker, Robert Reed, 1925-2004
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Griest, William Walton
Heisey, Martin Luther
McClain, Francis Bernard
Shoemaker, Robert Reed
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Hotels
Menus
Minutes (Records)
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Hotels
Lancaster Hotel Company
Manuscript groups
Menus
Minutes
Newspaper clippings
Pennsylvania State Hotel Association
Programs
Scrapbooks
Stevens House Hotel
Extent
1 box, 16 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0246
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Menu Collection (MG0339)
Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Stevens House Hotel Records (MG0246), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folders 15-16 are restricted because they contain original newspaper articles that are too fragile to handle.
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
1997.MG0246
Other Numbers
MG-246
Classification
MG0246
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KB, January-May 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Collection
Wheatland Diner Records
Title
Wheatland Diner Records
Object ID
MG0549
Date Range
1955-1973
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Collection
Wheatland Diner Records
Title
Wheatland Diner Records
Description
This collection contains records of the Wheatland Diner, including correspondence, advertising, menu, recipe cards, blueprints and documents for the sale of the property. Newspaper articles report the plan for and delivery of the diner ,fires, 1956 fatal accident, problems with teenage customers and the sale of the property.
Admin/Biographical History
Wheatland Diner is now the Columbia Diner (2011).
Date Range
1955-1973
Year Range From
1955
Year Range To
1973
Date of Accumulation
1955-9173
Creator
Wheatland Diner, Inc.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Friend, Neal
Kusuplos, Spiros A.
Sanders, Ruth V.
Schaal, Dorothy C.
Snyder, Robert N.
Trott, M. William
Subjects
Advertising
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diners (Restaurants)
Menus
Recipes
Search Terms
Advertising
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Diners
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Menus
Newspaper clippings
Recipes
Wheatland Diner
Extent
2 boxes, 10 folders, 3 sets of blueprints, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0549
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Wheatland Diner Records (M0549), Box #, 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.
Other Numbers
MG-549
Other Number
MG-549
Classification
MG0549
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by high school intern, JP, Summer 2010.
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Collection
Menu Collection
Title
Menu Collection
Object ID
MG0339
Date Range
1898-1963
the item level. Biographical and Historical Note: Custodial History (Provenance): Accruals: LancasterHistory will continue to add items to this collection. Preferred Citation: Menu Collection (MG0339), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. People: Subject Headings: Menus �230 North
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Collection
Menu Collection
Title
Menu Collection
Description
Menus of local restaurants dating from the mid-nineteenth century show changes in fare and the price of meals. Some menus have tourist or historical information.
Date Range
1898-1963
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1898-1963
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Menus
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Menus
Newspaper clippings
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0339
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Menu Collection (MG0339), 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.
Other Numbers
MG-339
Classification
MG0339
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 26 November 2021.
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