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Collection
William Barlow Papers
Title
William Barlow Papers
Object ID
MG0781
Date Range
1917-1919
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William Barlow Papers
Title
William Barlow Papers
Description
The William Barlow Papers contains the military artifacts and materials collected by and associated with William Barlow, who was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Antiaircraft M.G. Bn. Coc. during World War I. The materials include AEF documentation and identification for Barlow's use while in the field, field materials and literature, letters, maps, writings and newspaper articles written by Barlow, photographs, and certificates for his honorable discharge from the army.
Admin/Biographical History
William Barlow was born in Dundee, Scotland on June 29, 1896 to Arthur Barlow, and Faith Taylor Barlow. He was one of six children. His family immigrated to America when he was young, and eventually moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1917, Barlow enlisted in the war effort for WWI, and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion. After the war, Barlow married Esther Barlow. Barlow worked for Armstrong Cork Company as an engineer. On June 27, 1954, Barlow passed away.
Date Range
1917-1919
Creation Date
1917-1919
Year Range From
1917
Year Range To
1919
Date of Accumulation
1917-1919
Creator
Barlow, William, 1896-1954
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Barlow, William
Barlow, Arthur
Habris, P. C.
Mayer, J. F.
Subjects
Antiaircraft artillery
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters
Photographs
Telegraph
Trench warfare
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
World War, 1914-1918
Search Terms
Antiaircraft artillery
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Telegraphs
Trench warfare
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
World War I
WWI
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, 26 items, 324 pages, .5 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2019-03-05
Condition Notes
Original articles in folders 5, 6, and 7 are fragile, please only use the photocopies.
Object ID
MG0781
Related Item Notes
Photographs of William Barlow and Thomas Barlow in the Photograph Collection.
Insignia, pins, dog tags, and Purple Heart in the Curatorial Collection.
World War I Collection, 1916-1972, MG-45
World War I Papers for Frank Schober, MG-797
World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel, MG-798
Charles E. Schuler Papers, MG-780
William Raymond Elbert Papers, MG-784
Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger, MG-782
Diary Collection, 1836-1978, MG-247
William J. Buch Papers, 1917-1958, MG-658
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please only use the photocopies of the articles in folders 5, 6, and 7.
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-781
Classification
MG0781
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by EM, February 2019.
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Collection
Captain John M. Groff Collection
Title
Captain John M. Groff Collection (MG-44)
Object ID
MG0044
Date Range
1905-1940
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Captain John M. Groff Collection
Title
Captain John M. Groff Collection (MG-44)
Description
Collection contains photographs, many labeled and dated, and two scrapbooks. One scrapbook contains newspaper articles concerning the military and professional life of Captain Groff. The other scrapbook contains military records including special orders, certificates, passes, correspondence, and government requirements. There are also newspaper articles, maps, and other memorabilia.
Date Range
1905-1940
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1940
Creator
Groff, John M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Davis, R.
Groff, John M.
Klein, Henry Martin John
Malone, John
Pershing, John Joseph
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918
Scrapbooks
Letters
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
Search Terms
American Defense Society
American Expeditionary Forces
American Expeditionary Forces, Supply Division, Postal Express Service
American Red Cross
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maps
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Postal Express Service
Scrapbooks
World War I
WWI
Extent
1 box, 9 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0044
Related Item Notes
See the 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
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-44
Classification
MG0044
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 17 May 2018.
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Collection
William J. Buch Papers
Title
William J. Buch Papers
Object ID
MG0658
Date Range
1917-1958
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William J. Buch Papers
Title
William J. Buch Papers
Description
The William J. Buch Papers contains photographs, scrapbook pages, and personal letters to and from William J. Buch, also known as Joe. Several letters and items pertain to his likeness to Franklin D. Roosevelt, including correspondence with the White House and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Other items include documents and photographs of his service in World War I, Lancaster County boxers, and his son's World War II service.
Admin/Biographical History
William "Joe" Buch served in World War I. He founded Buch's Pharmacy at the corner of Charlotte and King Streets in Lancaster, Pa. and later ventured into the sporting goods business. Mr. Buch was known as a Franklin D. Roosevelt double and wrote often to offer support to the President. Mr. Buch was very active in the local and state Democratic Party. He posed as Roosevelt's twin at many political events. More information is available in Folder 17.
Date Range
1917-1958
Year Range From
1917
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1917-1958
Creator
Buch, Stanley Jay, 1924-2016
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Bowman, Lester
Brodbeck, Andrew R.
Buch, Stanley Jay
Buch, William Joseph "Joe"
Cantor, Eddie
Gott, Peter
Graves, David Bibb
Hauck, Johnny
Nutt, Carl
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Smythe, J. Henry, Jr.
Wise, Robert P.
Other Creators
Buch, William Joseph, 1893-1962
Subjects
Boxers (Sports)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Drugstores
Letters
Lookalikes
Pharmacists
Scrapbooks
Veterans
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Boxers (Sports)
Buch's Drug Store
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Democratic Party
Drugstores
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Pharmacies
Pharmacists
Photographs
Veterans
World War I
World War II
WWI
WWII
Extent
2 boxes, 18 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0658
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images when available.
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-658
Other Number
MG-658
Classification
MG0658
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KB, July 2014. Photographs transferred to the Photograph Collection, 6 October 2017.
Added to database 24 May 2021.
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Collection
American Revolution Bicentennial of Lancaster County Collection
Title
American Revolution Bicentennial of Lancaster County Collection (MG-20)
Object ID
MG0020
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Collection
American Revolution Bicentennial of Lancaster County Collection
Title
American Revolution Bicentennial of Lancaster County Collection (MG-20)
Description
This collection gives information on the activities of the 200th celebration of the American Revolution in the Lancaster area. Folders 32 to 41 cover the celebration in Greater Lancaster. Folders 42 to 51 touch upon the activities of Lititz, Solanco, Lampeter-Strasburg, Elizabethtown, Cocalico, Columbia, New Holland, Pequea Valley, Washington Boro, Penn Manor, Millersville, and Marietta. The collection contains minutes, programs, photos, financial vouchers and newspaper clippings, audio tapes. The six volumes that make up the Bicentennial Celebration, April 1971- February 1977 scrapbooks are a compilation of published materials such as newspaper articles, magazine articles, broadsides, brochures and pamphlets. The materials relay information about the actions of the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee including meetings, mailings and events. The committee chose the "Hands of Liberty" theme for the committee and upcoming celebration. The theme was present on every mailing sent out by the committee and can be found on most of the materials within the scrapbooks.
System of Arrangement
Organized by subject and area celebrations.
Year Range From
1971
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1971-1977
Creator
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Albright, J. R.
Heil, Paul
Miller, Sally
Rebman, Earl
Other Creators
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
Business records
Scrapbooks
Letters
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Search Terms
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
Broadsides
Business records
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Scrapbooks
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
5 boxes, 77 folders,19 tape reels, 6 scrapbooks, 6 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0020
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory; PV7
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The audio tapes in Box 4 are restricted.
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-20
Classification
MG0020
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 8 May 2018.
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Collection
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Title
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Object ID
MG0050
Date Range
1703-1991
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Collection
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Title
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Description
The work of Eleanor Fulton, a professional researcher. Contains information on the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County, including First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Donegal Presbyterian Church. Also, genealogy notes for local families and St. James Episcopal Church.
System of Arrangement
Organized by subject, arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1703-1991
Year Range From
1703
Year Range To
1991
Date of Accumulation
1703-1991
Creator
Fulton, Eleanor
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Ashmead, William
Buchanan, James
Fulton, Robert
Woodhull, John
Subjects
Genealogy
Letters
Presbyterian Church
United States--History--War of 1812
Search Terms
Booklets
Correspondence
Diaries
Donegal Presbytery
Ephemera
Genealogy
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Presbyterian Church
War of 1812
Extent
2 boxes, 56 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0050
Location of Originals
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-50
Classification
MG0050
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Spanish-American War Collection
Title
Spanish-American War Collection
Object ID
MG0024
Date Range
1898-1986
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Collection
Spanish-American War Collection
Title
Spanish-American War Collection
Description
Information and records regarding the Spanish-American War. Includes photographs, muster rolls, and newspaper clippings.
Date Range
1898-1986
Creation Date
1898-1986
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1986
Date of Accumulation
1898-1986
Creator
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Case, David B.
McCaskey, William Spencer
Witson, Thomas
Subjects
Spanish-American War, 1898
Veterans
Military history
Search Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Veterans
Muster rolls
Newspaper clippings
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Photographs
Torrey's Rough Riders
Military history
Fort D. A. Russell (Wyo.)
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
Oversized Items Box 2, Folder 5, .13 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0024
Location of Originals
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-24
Classification
MG0024
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 6 March 2018.
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
Lancaster Land drafts Lemon Street School Letters Manuscript groups Mortgages New Design, Earl Twp. New Holland Newspaper clippings Programs Real estate Real property surveys Reigart's Landing Susquehanna River Texas Texas Frontier Forces Windsor Forge Related Materials: Processing History: Cataloged by HST
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Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
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).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other 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 collection 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
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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Collection
Blanche Nevin Collection
Title
Blanche Nevin Collection
Object ID
MG0039
Date Range
1905-1940
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Collection
Blanche Nevin Collection
Title
Blanche Nevin Collection
Description
Collection contains correspondence, poetry, and newspaper articles.
Admin/Biographical History
Blanche Nevin (1841-1925), artist and poet, was born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Williamson Nevin, a theologian, teacher, and minister, and Martha Jenkins, daughter of the politician and iron master at Windsor Forges, Robert Jenkins. When Dr. Nevin became the president of Franklin & Marshall College in 1855, he moved the family to Lancaster. They moved to Windsor Forges (or Windsor Place) from 1856 to 1858, while Dr. Nevin acted as executor of his mother-in-law's estate, and then moved permanently to Caernarvon Place on Columbia Avenue (the present site of Degel Israel Synagogue). The Nevin children were well-educated and cultivated for society, as their parents had been.
Blanche was the nation's first noteworthy sculptress. In 1889, she sculpted the statue of Revolutionary War General Peter Muhlenberg, which stands in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. She also sculpted the bust of President Woodrow Wilson. Lancastrians are most familiar with her Lion in the Park (1905) at Reservoir Park and her horse drinking fountain (1898) at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and West Orange Street. Blanche composed a number of poems and set several to music; many were inspired by Lancaster County, her travels, and family and friends. Her poems include: "Great-Grandma's Looking-Glass" (1895), "One Usual Day" (1916), and "To My Door" (1921).
She bought Windsor Place in Caernarvon Twp. in 1897, restored the mansion house and the name Windsor Forges, and added a studio. Furniture and other influences from her travels adorned the house and grounds. She also owned a house in Manasquan, New Jersey; spent time with friends in New York and Philadelphia; and traveled a great deal, especially during the winter.
Her obituary in a Lancaster County newspaper states, "The simple, unpretentious neighbors of Miss Nevin never questioned her foreign ideas and eccentricities, but accepted her for the true, human qualities which she so abundantly possessed."
Date Range
1905-1940
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1940
Date of Accumulation
1905-1940
Creator
Aungst, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Appel, Roberts
Appell, John
Carmichael, Catharine
Dock, Mrs.
Forney, J. G.
Gable, S. Edw.
Jenkins, Catharine Carmichael
Jenkins, Robert
Magee, David F.
Nevin, Blanche
Shenk, H. H.
Shoemaker, Henry W.
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Sculptors
Poets, American
Letters
Poetry
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Lancaster Automobile Club
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Poetry
Poets
Sculptors
Windsor Forge
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .15 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0039
Related Item Notes
MG-730 Blanche Nevin Papers
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-39
Classification
MG0039
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged in 1998; added to database 15 May 2018.
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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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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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Collection
Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Title
Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Object ID
MG0284
Date Range
1882-1957
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Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Title
Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Description
The Mary Brecht Pulver Papers contain papers related to the Brecht and Pulver families. The collection includes letters, newspaper articles, obituaries, and memorabilia. A biography of Mary Brecht Pulver accompanies samples of her poetry and a scrapbook of the work of her sister, Edith Brecht.
Admin/Biographical History
Mary Brecht Pulver, one of five children of Milton J. and Mary M. Wolfe Brecht, was born on 3 March 1882. Milton was an educator. Mary Agnes Brecht married George Winfield Pulver; their son, Gordon Winfield, was born in 1912. Mary Brecht Pulver was a poet and author of short stories.
Date Range
1882-1957
Year Range From
1882
Year Range To
1957
Date of Accumulation
1882-1957
Creator
Sumner, Pamela, 1941-2016
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Brecht, Edith
Brecht, Harold
Brecht, Mary Mehaffey Wolfe
Brecht, Milton J.
Doerschuk, Ernest E., Jr.
Pulver, George Winfield
Pulver, Gordon Winfield
Pulver, Mary Agnes Brecht
Russell, Florence Brecht
Wolfe, Henry
Wolfe, Rebecca Alstead
Other Creators
Pulver, Gordon Winfield, 1912-1983
Subjects
Binghamton (N.Y.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Family records
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Letters
Poetry
Search Terms
Binghamton, New York
Biographies
Birth certificates
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage certificates
Memorabilia
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Photographs
Poetry
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, 1 scrapbook, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0284
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mary Brecht Pulver Photograph Collection, 147 Family photographs (MB-01-01-01 to MB-01-05-08)
National publications containing short stories "Pennsylvania Dutch Series" by Mary Brecht Pulver : and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983 Oversize)
National publications containing short stories by Mary Brecht Pulver: and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983s Oversize)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mary Brecht Pulver Papers (MG0284), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1997.Sumner
Other Numbers
MG-284
Classification
MG0284
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared 2012. Added to database 7 November 2017.
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