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The selected papers of Thaddeus Stevens

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Author
Stevens, Thaddeus,
Date of Publication
c1997-
Call Number
923.2 S846pb
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Responsibility
Beverly Wilson Palmer, editor ; Holly Byers Ochoa, associate editor.
ISBN
082293972X (v. 1 : alk. paper)
Author
Stevens, Thaddeus,
Uniform Title
Selections.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press,
Date of Publication
c1997-
Physical Description
v. <1 > : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
v. 1. January 1814-March 1865.--v. 2. April 1865-August 1868.
Subjects
Reconstruction
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861 - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1861-1865 - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1865-1869 - Sources.
Additional Author
Palmer, Beverly Wilson,
Ochoa, Holly Byers,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 S846pb
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Nativism and slavery : the northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850's

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Author
Anbinder, Tyler.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
320.973 S532
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Responsibility
Tyler Anbinder.
ISBN
0195072332
9780195072334
Author
Anbinder, Tyler.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
xv, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and index.
Summary
Although the United States has always portrayed itself as a sanctuary for the world's victim's of poverty and oppression, anti-immigrant movements have enjoyed remarkable success throughout American history. None attained greater prominence than the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, a fraternal order referred to most commonly as the Know Nothing party. Vowing to reduce the political influence of immigrants and Catholics, the Know Nothings burst onto the American political scene in 1854, and by the end of the following year they had elected eight governors, more than one hundred congressmen, and thousands of other local officials including the mayors of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago. After their initial successes, the Know Nothings attempted to increase their appeal by converting their network of lodges into a conventional political organization, which they christened the "American Party." Recently, historians have pointed to the Know Nothings' success as evidence that ethnic and religious issues mattered more to nineteenth-century voters than better-known national issues such as slavery. In this important book, however, Anbinder argues that the Know Nothings' phenomenal success was inextricably linked to the firm stance their northern members took against the extension of slavery. Most Know Nothings, he asserts, saw slavery and Catholicism as interconnected evils that should be fought in tandem. Although the Know Nothings certainly were bigots, their party provided an early outlet for the anti-slavery sentiment that eventually led to the Civil War. Anbinder's study presents the first comprehensive history of America's most successful anti-immigrant movement, as well as a major reinterpretation of the political crisis that led to the Civil War.
Subjects
American Party.
American Party
Nativism.
Antislavery movements - United States.
Know-Nothings.
United States - Politics and government - 1853-1857.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Politics - History, 1845-1861
United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
320.973 S532
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0603/91043352-d.html
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780195072334.pdf
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Members of Congress who represented Lancaster County in the United States Congress from 1789 to the present

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Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Date of Publication
1930
United States Congress from 1789 to the present / by Hon. A. G. Seyfert. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Legislators--United States. Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1865-1950. Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1865. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1930
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Responsibility
by Hon. A. G. Seyfert.
Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
[49]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 3
Subjects
Legislators - United States.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-1950.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 3 (1930), p. 49-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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Index to Pennsylvania's colonial records series

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Author
Dunn, Mary,
Date of Publication
c1992.
Call Number
974.8004 D923
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  1 website  
Responsibility
compiled by Mary Dunn ; prepared for publication by Martin Reamy ; with a foreword by Jonathan R. Stayer of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
ISBN
0806313323
Author
Dunn, Mary,
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1992.
Physical Description
xi, 228 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
This index corresponds to the second edition of the Colonial Records. The LancasterHistory.org library has volumes 4-16 from the second edition. Volumes 1-3 are from the first edition, so the pagination is different from Dunn's references. Patrons can find the first three volumes online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010447960.
Includes bibliographical references (p. x-xi).
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - To 1775 - Sources - Indexes.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Sources - Indexes.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8004 D923
Websites
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010447960
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The Cold War at home : the Red Scare in Pennsylvania, 1945-1960

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Author
Jenkins, Philip,
Date of Publication
c1999.
Call Number
974.8043 J52
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Responsibility
Philip Jenkins.
ISBN
080784781X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Jenkins, Philip,
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press,
Date of Publication
c1999.
Physical Description
xiv, 271 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-259) and index.
Subjects
Anti-communist movements - Pennsylvania
Communism - Pennsylvania
Internal security - Pennsylvania
Anti-communist movements - United States - Case studies.
Communism - United States - Case studies.
Internal security - United States - Case studies.
Cold War - Case studies.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-1950.
United States - Politics and government - 1933-1953 - Case studies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8043 J52
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Negative

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Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Plan for South East Ward.
Object ID
D-07-03-38
Date Range
1931/05/25
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Plan for South East Ward.
Description
Plan for South East Ward, also showing 1 drawing each of St. James Free Episcopal Church, Western Hotel, Rockland Cotton Mill, Red Lion Hotel, Residence of James Black, Esq., Lancaster County Prison, Ephrata Mountain Springs--locations of buildings are noted. 1 print only
Date Range
1931/05/25
Year Range From
1931
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Black, James
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Classification
Maps
Business & Commerce
Church Exterior
Dwellings
Government & Politics
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
D-07-03-38
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
735-404
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Evolution of the government of Lancaster : village, borough, city

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1993.
Evolution of the Government of Lancaster: Village, Borough, City By John W" W" Loose, F"L.C"H"S" For the first dozen years of its existence Lancaster did not have a governing body of its own. Lancaster County's original townships were defined by the magistrates and citizens 9 June 1729, and were
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
[58]-71 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 95, no. 2
Subjects
Municipal government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 95, number 2 (1993), p. 58-71Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.95
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The municipalities of Lancaster County

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Author
Martin, Jere P.
Date of Publication
c1995.
Call Number
352 M381
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Responsibility
Jere P. Martin.
Author
Martin, Jere P.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Jere Martin,
Date of Publication
c1995.
Physical Description
32 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover map courtesy of the Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Summary
Includes profiles of the boroughs and townships within Lancaster County. Profiles contain addresses, populations, office hours, meeting times, brief histories, and descriptions.
Subjects
Municipal government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Administrative and political divisions - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
352 M381
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Archive

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Collection
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Title
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Object ID
MG0058
Date Range
1933-1937
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Collection
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Title
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Description
The Mayor James H. Ross Collection documents Ross's political career from 1933-1937. James Ross, a businessman and civic leader, served as mayor of Lancaster from 1934-1938. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and a scrapbook. The letters are related to his mayoral election and responsibilities, the James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, and personal matters. The scrapbook, compiled by his wife, contains information about his political career, the department store, and other local merchants, and provides a good background on the housing issues that threatened Lancaster City. The collection gives a fragmented picture of life in Lancaster in the 1930s, including commercial transactions, the Depression, religious charitable organizations, politics, and the Democratic Party.
Admin/Biographical History
James H. Ross was born in Green County, Ohio. When he was six, Ross's family moved to Monroe County, West Virginia where he attended school until he was seventeen. His family moved back to Ohio where he finished his schooling at Bowersville High School. After graduating, Ross moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and began working for M. T. Garvin & Co. Ross left M. T. Garvin & Co. in 1928 and established his own store, James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, in December of that same year. James H. Ross was elected Mayor of Lancaster as a Democrat in 1934.
Date Range
1933-1937
Year Range From
1933
Year Range To
1937
Date of Accumulation
1933-1937
Creator
Ross, James Hubert, 1875-1962
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Ross, James Hubert
Ross, Ethel E. Dietrich
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Other Creators
Ross, Ethel E. Dietrich, 1892-1977
Subjects
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Lancaster (Pa.)--Politics and government
Letters
Local elections
Local taxation
Mayors--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Search Terms
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Elections
James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store
Letters
Milton J. Brecht Elementary School
Mayors
Newspaper clippings
Politics
Schools
Scrapbooks
Speeches
Taxes
Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster
Wheatland
Young Men's Democratic Club
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
2 boxes, 10 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0058
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment with the Research Center staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org to view the scrapbook.
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-58
Classification
MG0058
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Scrapbook, Career of James Ross, Former Merchant and Mayor, was previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 121. Scrapbook, Career of James Ross, Former Merchant and Mayor, was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Emancipating slaves, enslaving free men : a history of the American Civil War

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Author
Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers.
Date of Publication
c1996.
Call Number
973.7 H925
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Responsibility
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel.
ISBN
0812693116 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780812693119 (cloth : alk. paper)
0812693124 (paper : alk. paper)
9780812693126 (paper : alk. paper)
Author
Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Open Court,
Date of Publication
c1996.
Physical Description
xiii, 421 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: America's Crisis -- 1. Slavery and States' Rights in the Early Republic -- 2. The Political Economy of Slavery and Secession -- 3. The Slave Power Seeks Foreign Conquest -- 4. Emergence of the Republican Party -- 5. The Confederate States of America -- 6. Mobilizing for Conflict -- 7. The Military Struggle -- 8. The War to Abolish Slavery? -- 9. Republican Neo-Mercantilism Versus Confederate War Socialism -- 10. Dissent and Disaffection - North and South -- 11. The Ravages of Total War -- 12. The Politics of Reconstruction -- 13. American Society Transformed -- Epilogue: America's Turning Point.
Summary
This book combines a sweeping narrative history of the Civil War with a bold new look at the war's significance for American society. Professor Hummel sees the Civil War as America's turning point: simultaneously the culmination and repudiation of the American revolution. A unique feature of the book is the bibliographical essays which follow every chapter. Here the author surveys the literature and points out where his own interpretation fits into the continuing clash of viewpoints which informs historical debate on the Civil War.
Subjects
States' rights (American politics)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavernij.
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Influence.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7 H925
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