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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/aa692ba3-3fbb-4545-a019-080953677125
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-05-22
Date Range
c. 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Three photos of C. Russell Kauffman of Holtwood while stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. Kauffman was a Sergeant with the 455th Amphibious Engineers. Digital image only.
Provenance
Original image owned by Cory Van Brookhoven
Date Range
c. 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kauffman, C. Russell
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Holtwood, Martic Twp.
Military
World War II
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-10-05-22
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a1461ff2-5be5-4bbb-8742-302838722010
Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Object ID
MG0061
Date Range
1670-1985
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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Description
Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Date Range
1670-1985
Creation Date
mid-20th century-1985
Year Range From
1670
Year Range To
1985
Creator
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Armstrong, John
Atherton, Cornelius
Atkins, Wyatt
Beck, John Philip
Berry, Peter
Breitenhard, Johann Christoph
Brown, Parker B.
Buchele, William M.
Corridon, Raymond R.
Dobson, Thomas
Dubbs, Jacob
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Fetter, George
Feder, George
Fondersmith, John
Grancsay, Steven V.
Grove, S.
Grubb, Peter
Hawkins, Henry
Henry, William
Hoff, H. Bare
Kendig, Joe, Jr.
Kuntz, Jacob
Kuntz, Peter
Landis, George
Landis, Henry
Lehn, Joseph
Lincoln, Abraham
Magee, D. F.
Manger, Henry
Meyhardt, Peter
Pennypacker, A. J.
Sprecher, Peter
Walker, Joseph E.
Yeates, Jasper
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company
Gunsmiths
Kentucky rifle
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Booklets
Cabinetmakers
Clocks
Conrad Weiser State Park
Correspondence
Flintlock Rifles
Gunsmiths
Halbach Pistols
Harpers Ferry Arsenal and Armory
Hopewell Forge
Kentucky Match Rifle
Kentucky rifles
Kentucky Rifle Association
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Malsh Pistols
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Rifles
Rotary International
Pennsylvania Deithsch Eck
World War II
Extent
6 boxes, 113 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0061
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers (MG-61), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-61
Classification
MG0061
Description Level
Fonds
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/85b0056f-d17a-4f78-aa43-482522017954
Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx. Creator: Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.) Conditions for Access: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk. Conditions
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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents 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.
Accession Number
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/75cd9e62-12d4-4d8f-a075-908518921450
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
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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
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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/38897d48-f1f8-47ac-84c3-017116567513
Collection
Sarah Darmstaetter Collection
Object ID
SA-01-02-33
Date Range
1942
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Sarah Darmstaetter Collection
Description
Douglas Darmstaetter in World War II uniform.
Provenance
Donated by Mary Elizabeth Darmstaetter, from her mother, Sarah Moss Darmstaetter.
Date Range
1942
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Darmstaetter, Douglas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Military
World War II
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2 x 2 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
SA-01-02-33
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Tag, Identification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/20f154ca-d943-4c63-8bcf-414739618740
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
2016.005.23
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
Identification tag for Robert C Myers, stamped with "Myers Robert C/ 33513055 T43 44 A." Small tag with three religious figures added to ball chain. Tag opens to signature of R. C. Myers. Obverse "I am a Catholic. Call a Priest." and religious imagery.
Year Range From
1943
Year Range To
1946
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
People
Myers, Robert C. "Peanut"
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
Religion
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
WWII
World War II
Object Name
Tag, Identification
Length (in)
2
Width (in)
1
Dimension Details
smaller tag: 1 x 1.25in
Condition
Good
Object ID
2016.005.23
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Accession Number
2016.005
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a81d115d-d305-4383-8d41-388611968524
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-15-08-05
Date Range
July 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster City Councilman Nelson M. Polite was a Staff Sergeant at Camp Lee, Virginia during World War II when this photo was taken.
Date Range
July 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Polite, Nelson
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
World War II
Military
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
2-15-08-05
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7acd9c09-4854-4a7a-a486-194775487310
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Marietta "Welcome Home" parade, World War II.
Object ID
1-03-02-86
Date Range
September 1946
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Marietta "Welcome Home" parade, World War II.
Description
Marietta "Welcome Home" parade, World War II.
Date Range
September 1946
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parades
Military
World War II
Place
Marietta
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 3.5 inches
Object ID
1-03-02-86
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1b8c5c1c-c48e-413f-8393-503460799031
Collection
Slaymaker Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
SF-03-03-01
Date Range
March 14, 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Slaymaker Family Photograph Collection
Description
Stage with banner for Slaymaker Lock Co, speaker at Podium with men in uniform sitting on stage . Album with gold writing stating: "Army-Navy E Award Ceremonies, The Slaymaker Lock Company, Lancaster, PA, March 14,1945"
Date Range
March 14, 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
E Award
Military
World War II
Slaymaker Lock Company
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
9 x 7 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
photo has bits of black photo album paper stuck to back
Object ID
SF-03-03-01
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b49c4ca6-6864-4b95-8591-047887582300
Collection
Slaymaker Family Photograph Collection
Title
Army-Navy E Award Ceremonies
Object ID
SF-03-03-02
Date Range
March 14, 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Slaymaker Family Photograph Collection
Title
Army-Navy E Award Ceremonies
Description
Speaker at podium with microphones from WGAL and NBC. Album with gold writing stating: "Army-Navy E Award Ceremonies, The Slaymaker Lock Company, Lancaster, PA, March 14,1945"
Date Range
March 14, 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Podiums
WGAL (radio station)
NBC
Slaymaker Lock Company
E Award
World War II
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
9 x 7 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
photo has bits of black photo album paper stuck to back
Object ID
SF-03-03-02
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