The Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection contains records of doctors and a midwife who practiced in Lancaster County. Susanna Rohrer Müller's account book is a record of her work as a midwife from 1791 to 1815. The other volumes in this collection contain medical school notes, records of births, ephemera, and medicinal formulas.
The Bucher-Ortmann Pharmacy Collection contains memorabilia from the Bucher Pharmacy and Ortmann Pharmacy in Columbia, including an account book and prescription formula books.
Admin/Biographical History
The pharmacy began with the Bucher family in 1895 and continued when Werner Ortmann purchased the business in 1953.
The English Pennsylvania Dutch dictionary : a glossary of English words and expressions with their Pennsylvania Dutch equivalents : together with an illustrated compilation of many unique and fascinating facets of the wonderful Pennsylvania Dutch people and their historical background, including their culture and customs, arts and crafts, folklore and folkways
A census of pensioners for revolutionary or military services : with their names, ages, and places of residence ... under the act for taking the sixth census. Bound with a general index
1795-1895. One hundred years of American commerce ... a history of American commerce by one hundred Americans, with a chronological table of the important events of American commerce and invention within the past one hundred yeras
ed. by Chauncey M. Depew ... Issued in commemoration of the completion of the first century of American commercial progress as inaugurated by the treaty ... negotiated by Chief Justice Jay and approved by President Washington in 1795.
Daniel and Mary Strickler, pioneers; a family record for Daniel and Mary Hammaker Strickler, Pennsylvania Dutch pioneers of 1839, Wayne County, Indiana, with illustrations, history of the Strickler family and other background information
What to see in Pennsylvania; a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for tourist, describing more than 500 places and things to see in Pennsylvania, completely indexed by cities as well as by the name of attractions with maps, 32 pages in full color and history of Pennsylvania
A brief history of the Lehman family and genealogical register of the descendants of Peter Lehman of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with data for several collateral families