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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

8 Scope and Content Note: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Brinton Family Collection

Object ID: MG0038

Date Range: 1808-1946

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Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Brinton Family Collection

Description: The Brinton Family Collection contains genealogy, estate records, receipts, school workbooks, correspondence, farm records, tax records, bank records, wedding and funeral announcements, invitations, visiting cards, and postcards.

Admin/Biographical History: The Brintons were a prosperous family, owned farms and mills, and participated in other business ventures. They were of English heritage and members of the Quakers, or Society of Friends. In order to escape religious persecution in England, William Brinton purchased 200 acres in Birmingham Twp., Pennsylvania in 1684. His descendants eventually moved further west to eastern Lancaster County.1; Cyrus Brinton (1830-1917), the fourth of six children, was the son of Samuel and Lydia P. Jackson Brinton. In 1813, Samuel purchased 200 acres of land in Christiana (land that was later bounded by the Christiana Machine Shop on the south, Pine St. on the west, Sadsbury Ave. on the north, and Rte. 41 on the east). The land was not ideal for farming, but the property was picturesque and the farm was successful. Cyrus married Rebecca Whitson and they farmed on his father's property for about ten years. At that time they purchased a farm and mill on the road from Cooperville to the Noble Road. The original woolen mill was later turned into a grist mill, then a creamery. Cyrus and Rebecca had five children: Francis, Thomas Luther, William Haslam, Anne Haslam, and Martha Alice.2; Genealogy:3; Thomas Whitson m. Martha Hobson; b. 7 February 1796 b. 10 November 1800; d. 27 November 1864 d. 18 June 1889; (Sadsbury, Chester County) (Sadsbury); They were married at New Salem Meeting, 17 May 1827. Rebecca was one of their eight children.; Cyrus Brinton m. Rebecca Whitson; b. 28 December 1830 b. 3 February 1832; d. 9 February 1917 d. 29 October 1903; (Sadsbury, Lancaster County) (Lancaster County); They were married at Christiana, PA, 12 February 1857.; Thomas Whitson m. Hannah Starr; b. 27 September 1760 b. 3 February 1765; d. 1 June 1826 d. 20 April 1836; (Sadsbury); The parents of Thomas Whitson, they were married 31 October 1787.; Francis Hobson m. Ann Johnson; b. 14 February 1768 b. 15 December 1775; d. 1835 (Lancaster County); farmer and shoemaker d. 1852; (New Garden) (New Garden); The parents of Martha Hobson, they were married 14 September 1797.; 1 Garrett, Mary. 1979. "Brintons of Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County: Where they originated, what they accomplished, and where they have gone." Octorara Area Historical Society 1:13.; 2 Ibid.; 3 Whitson Family Chart, August 1951. The Albert Cook Myers Collection. Chester County Historical Society (Pa.)

Date Range: 1808-1946

Year Range From: 1808

Year Range To: 1946

Date of Accumulation: 1808-1946

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Bacon, Benjamin C.; Brinton, Samuel; Garrison, William Lloyd; Whitson, Martha Hobson; Whitson, Thomas

Subjects: Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Finance, Personal; Invitation cards; Letters; New-England Anti-Slavery Society; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society; Personal correspondence; Receipts (Acknowledgments); School notebooks; Social reformers; Visiting cards

Search Terms: Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Calling cards; Correspondence; Finance, Personal; Finding aids; Invitations; Land records; Letters; Manuscript groups; New-England Anti-Slavery Society; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society; Receipts; Sadsbury School District; Sadsbury Twp.; School books; Sharon Boarding School; Social reformers; Surveys; Visiting cards

Extent: 4 boxes, 40 folders, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0038

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: The Chester County History Center (Pa.) also has information on the Brinton and Whitson families.

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Brinton Family Collection (MG0038), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Folder 40 was a gift of Betsey Collins, 5 March 1993.

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-38

Classification: MG0038

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Box 1 was recataloged by JB, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 16 June 2021.

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Collection: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Title: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Object ID: MG0514

Date Range: 1934-1990

, Local 285, Records (MG0514), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Business records Labor unions Labor unions--Records and correspondence Letters Minutes (Records

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Collection: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Title: United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records

Description: The United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records contain minutes of union meetings, negotiations with Armstrong Cork Company and Kerr Group, Inc., publications of Local 285 and Armstrong, correspondence with national union representatives, union flyers and other documents related to labor issues and strikes at Armstrong.

Date Range: 1934-1990

Year Range From: 1934

Year Range To: 1990

Date of Accumulation: 1934-1990

Creator: United Steelworkers of America. Local 285 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

Subjects: Business records; Labor unions; Labor unions--Records and correspondence; Letters; Minutes (Records); Newsletters; United Steelworkers of America. Local 285 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Search Terms: Armstrong Cork Company; Business records; Correspondence; Finding aids; Kerr Group, Inc.; Labor unions; Letters; Manuscript groups; Minutes; Newsletters; United Steel Workers Union, Local 285

Extent: 8 boxes, 206 folders, 6 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0514

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Armstrong World Industries Collection (MG0032); Kerr Group, Inc. and Armstrong Cork Company Architectural Drawings, 1916-1992 (MG0372); Photograph Collection

Notes: This finding aid is a box list showing folder titles in order to make the collection available to researchers. The documents within the folders have not yet been cataloged at the item level. LancasterHistory replaced the folders with acid-free archival folders and retained the original folder titles. The newsletters, Local 285 Spotlight and Floor Plant Journal, were organized and placed in folders.; Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records (MG0514), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: This collection is not fully cataloged, but may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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: 2009.MG0514

Other Numbers: MG-514

Classification: MG0514

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Box list prepared by FM, 2010. Added to database 12 March 2022.

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Collection: Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection

Title: Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection

Object ID: MG0116

Date Range: 1805-1984

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Collection: Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection

Title: Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection

Description: Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.

Date Range: 1805-1984

Year Range From: 1805

Year Range To: 1984

Date of Accumulation: 1805-1984

Creator: Hand family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Hand, Edward; Lear, Robert H.; Brien, Edward; Brien, Dorothy Hand; Hand, Jasper

Subjects: Genealogy; Family records; Letters

Search Terms: Genealogy; Family records; Family reunions; Rock Ford; Correspondence; Letters; Manuscript groups; Finding aids

Extent: 1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0116

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: Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection (MG-116), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-116

Classification: MG0116

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 1 May 2019.

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Collection: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Title: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Object ID: MG0105

Date Range: 1904-1979

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Collection: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Title: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Description: The F. W. Woolworth Collection contains materials related to the F. W. Woolworth Store, including anniversary booklets, dinner menu, event program, and annual reports.

Admin/Biographical History: The first successful F. W. Woolworth Store opened in Lancaster, PA in July 1879.

Date Range: 1904-1979

Year Range From: 1904

Year Range To: 1979

Date of Accumulation: 1904-1979

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Landis, James D.; Woolworth, Frank Winfield

Subjects: Annual reports; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephemera; F.W. Woolworth Company; Letters; Menus; Programs (Publications); Sales catalogs; Variety stores

Search Terms: Annual reports; Catalogs; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Ephemera; F. W. Woolworth Company; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Menus; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Stores

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0105

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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-105

Other Number: MG-105

Classification: MG0105

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 19 February 2019.

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Collection: Military Records of Charles A. Meisenberger

Title: The Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger

Object ID: MG0782

Date Range: 1894-1942

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Collection: Military Records of Charles A. Meisenberger

Title: The Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger

Description: The Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger contain the military materials and paperwork, documenting the career Charles A. Meisenberger had in the Army, from 1898 to 1938, when he was last discharged. Meisenberger served in the Spanish American War, the China Insurrection, the Mexican War, and World War I. This collection contains, letters from the War Department, photographs of Meisenberger and his gravestone, Honorable Discharge certificates, obituaries, and other military information.

Admin/Biographical History: Charles A. Meisenberger was born on December 18, 1874. He served in the military for 40 years, and served during the Spanish American War, the China Insurrection, the Mexican War, and World War I. Meisenberger was married to Mary E. Buch before they eventually divorced. Together they had three children: Charles A. Jr., Vintage, Paul A. and Catherine Mary. He passed away on October 5, 1941 at the age of 66.

Date Range: 1894-1942

Creation Date: 1894-1942

Year Range From: 1894

Year Range To: 1942

Date of Accumulation: 1894-1942

Creator: Meisenberger, Charles A., 1874-1941

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Buch, Mary E.; Meisenberger, Charles A.; Strickler, Daniel Bursk

Subjects: Letters; Military discharge; Photographs; United States. Army; World War, 1914-1918

Search Terms: Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military discharge; Photographs; United States Army; World War I; WWI

Extent: 1 box, 1 folder, 21 items, 32 pages, .5 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2019-03-05

Object ID: MG0782

Related Item Notes: 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 Barlow Papers, MG-781; William Raymond Elbert Papers, MG-784; Diary Collection, 1836-1978, MG-247; William J. Buch Papers, 1917-1958, MG-658

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: Military Records of Charles A. Meisenberger (MG-782), Folder #, Insert #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-782

Classification: MG0782

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by EM, February 2019.

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Collection: World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel

Title: World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel

Object ID: MG0798

Date Range: 1917-2014

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Collection: World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel

Title: World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel

Description: The World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel collection contains materials written and collected by three brothers who fought during World War I in the 109th Machine Gun Battalion. The collection contains letters written by the brothers to their families while in the service, and some other letters from their loved ones. There are also newspaper articles, literature on the battalion they fought in, post cards, military paperwork, and photographs.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Kegel (1895-1958), James Kegel (1891-1927), Victor Kegel (1898-1923) were three brothers who served together in the 109th Machine Gun Battalion during World War I. Their parents were Charles and Mary Rogers Kegel, and they had eleven children. Their family home was on 59 Locust Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They were all drafted in 1917, and were trained in Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia. After their extensive training, they were sent to fight in the trenches in France. On separate occasions, each brother was wounded during the war, but they all survived and came home to Lancaster after the war in 1919.; James L. Kegel was born on August 10, 1891. He was a poultry dresser and dealer and was married to Arabella E. Raymond Kegel (1884-1966) on August 27, 1911. They had three children: Charles, James, and Mary Annabelle. James passed away at the age of 35 on February 9, 1927, due to pneumonia.; Thomas Kegel was born on January 18, 1895. He married Veronica R. "Fannie" Karch Kegel. Together, they had four children: Thomas, Helen, Dorn Anne, and John. He was a watchmaker, in addition to other various occupations. By a doctor's recommendation in 1939, Thomas and his family moved to Miami, Florida, due to his injuries and struggles with PTSD. He passed away on February 18, 1958.; Victor A. Kegel was born on March 29, 1898. He was a poultry dresser after coming back to Lancaster from the war in 1919. He was married to Ellen F. Kegel. He passed away on December 26, 1923, due to inflammation of the brain. He was 25 years old.

Date Range: 1917-2014

Creation Date: 1917-2014

Year Range From: 1917

Year Range To: 2014

Date of Accumulation: 1917-2014

Creator: Kegel, Thomas, 1895-1958

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Delmarra, Red; Eickert, Earl; Fillinger, Joe; Grim, George; Heidig, Hen; Hersh, Ted; Kegel, James; Kegel, Thomas; Kegel, Victor; Kimmel, Fred; Metzger, George; Metzger, Harvy; Rodgers, Harry; Seachrist, Harry

Other Creators: Kegel, James, 1891-1927; Kegel, Victor, 1898-1923

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Letters; Machine Gun Training Center (Camp Hancock, Ga.); Photographs; Trench warfare; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces; World War, 1914-1918

Search Terms: Camp Hancock, Georgia; Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Machine Gun Training Center; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Photographs; Trench warfare; United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces; World War I; WWI

Extent: 1 box, 61 folders, 91 items, 281 pages to scan, .5 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2019-03-05

Condition Notes: The dosuments in folders 24, 33, and 47 are fragile and require staff supervision.

Object ID: MG0798

Related Item Notes: World War I Collection, 1916-1972, MG-45; World War I Papers for Frank Schober, MG-797; Charles E. Schuler Papers, MG-780; William Barlow Papers, MG-781; 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

Notes: Donation was made possible with the assistance of Charles and Mary Brill.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level. The documents in Folders 24, 33, and 47 are fragile and require staff supervision. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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-798

Other Number: MG-798

Classification: MG0798

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by EM, January/February 2019.

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Collection: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Title: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Object ID: MG0090

Date Range: 1913-1974

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Collection: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Title: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Description: The Judge Joseph Wissler Collection documents his fifty-five year career as a lawyer and judge. He recorded and categorized criminal court cases in a handwritten volume. Two scrapbooks contain his certificate of admittance to the Lancaster County Courts, letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings about criminal cases.

Admin/Biographical History: Joseph Buch Wissler was born in Clay Township, Lancaster County on 7 August 1892. Wissler attended Lititz High School and later graduated from Franklin and Marshall College. He earned his law degree from Harvard University. Wissler became a member of the Lancaster Bar Association, of which he was president in 1964 and 1965. He returned to practicing law as a local attorney after holding the position of District Attorney of Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1928. In 1941, Wissler was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and served in that position for twenty-nine years. Judge Wissler served in the law profession for over fifty-five years. Phi Beta Kappa of Franklin and Marshall College made Judge Wissler an honorary member in 1950 and the college presented him with an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1952. He was also a member of the Lancaster Tucquan Club from 1949 to 1969.

Date Range: 1913-1974

Year Range From: 1913

Year Range To: 1974

Date of Accumulation: 1913-1974

Creator: Wissler, Joseph Buch, 1892-1983

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Wissler, Joseph Buch; Gibbs, Edward Lester

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Criminal courts; Judges; Lawyers; Letters; Murder; Scrapbooks; Trials; Trials (Murder)

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Criminal courts; Finding aids; Judges; Lawyers; Letters; Manuscript groups; Murder; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks; Trials; Trials (Murder)

Extent: 2 boxes, 1 handwritten volume, 2 scrapbooks, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0090

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Portrait of Judge Joseph B. Wissler, by Florence Starr Taylor, 2003.408; Photograph Collection; Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs, 1950-1951, MG0476

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-90

Classification: MG0090

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 22 January 2019.

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Collection: Harriet Diller Collection

Title: Harriet Diller Collection

Object ID: MG0088

Date Range: 1877-1842

Collection: Harriet Diller Collection

Title: Harriet Diller Collection

Description: Collection contains information on the Diller family, collected by Harriet Diller.

Date Range: 1877-1842

Year Range From: 1877

Year Range To: 1942

Date of Accumulation: 1877-1942

Creator: Diller, Harriet

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Diller, Harriet; Ellmaker, J. Watson

Subjects: Family records; Genealogy; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Family history; Family records; Finding aids; Genealogy; Letters; Manuscript groups

Extent: 1 box, 2 folders, .1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0088

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Lancaster, Pa.)

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

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Collection: Archive of Alice P. Fordney

Title: Archive of Alice P. Fordney

Object ID: HC0001

Date Range: 1905-1974

built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district

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Collection: Archive of Alice P. Fordney

Title: Archive of Alice P. Fordney

Description: This collection contains ephemera related to Alice Potter Fordney, antiques dealer and rugmaker. Items in the collection include business correspondence with Armstrong, F. Schumacher & Co., and the Montclair art museum; personal correspondence with friends and family; hooked rug patterns; and antiques sale flyers from the early 20th century. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, including the obituary of Fordney's sister Ellen Franklin; reference material for rug making and interior design (informational sheets, books and patterns); several items related to the Yeates School, which Fordney's brother William Bush Fordney attended; several photographs of unidentified persons; and a statement related to the will of William J. Fordney, her uncle.

Admin/Biographical History: Alice Potter Fordney was born June 21, 1887 in Lancaster, the daughter of Ida Cox and Thomas Potter Fordney. A prominent antique dealer from the late 1920s to her retirement in 1965, Fordney also made and sold hooked rugs.; Fordney's family features prominently in Lancaster County history. Her maternal great-grandfather was John Michael, who owned the historic Grape Hotel from 1805-1839. Fordney's paternal great-grandfather William Jenkins built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district attorney from 1839-1845 and negotiated for the loan that enabled Lancaster city to build the "water works" in the 1830s. Sarah Cox, her maternal grandmother, was a known philanthropist and for years helped to manage the Home for Friendless Children in Lancaster. Her sister, Ellen Fordney Franklin, was a "pioneer" in the industry of women's knit suits, opening her first shop in 1929 in Philadelphia.; Fordney never married. She kept in contact with her nieces and nephews, as evidenced by letters in the collection. According to notes provided by Wendell Zercher, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine Muench, her niece and the donor of the collection, recalled her as "warm and artistic," and "a character." She died April 17, 1973, at the age of 85.; Works Cited:; "Mrs. Franklin, pioneer of women's knit suits, dies." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 10 May 1963, p. 2.; "Accident Fatal to Mrs. Sarah A. Cox." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], no date, page unknown.; "Miss Fordney, Antique Dealer, 85, Succumbs." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 18 April 1973, p. 2.; "One of Lancaster's Most Prominent and Venerable Citizens Passes Away." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 29 July 1889, p. 1.

Date Range: 1905-1974

Year Range From: 1905

Year Range To: 1974

Date of Accumulation: 1905-1974

Creator: Fordney, Alice Potter, 1887-1973

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 28

People: Appel, Charles Rengier; Bohlen, Sidney Franklin; Bowman, Mrs. Edward J.; Boyer, R. J.; Brenneman, Mary Rue Bard; Brown, Hazel Dell; Chiarell, Fred P.; Clark, George W.; Daugherty, Harvey P.; Demuth, Charles; Dodge, Arthur B.; Embsweiler, Ruth; Erb, Edna; Fordney, Alice Potter; Fordney, William Bush Jr.; Fordney, William Jenkins; Franklin, Ellen Julia Fordney; Gibbons, Alice McIlvaine; Gilbert, L. J.; Gingrich, Milton E.; Graybill, John M.; Griest, Charles J.; Higby, Everett; Hostetter, A. K.; Howe, John; Irvine, Blanche; Kent, William Winthrop; Knodle, Edward; Krone, Herbert B.; Lindenmuth, J. D.; Long, Yvonne; Maclay, Helen Hurley; Malone, Clarence; Morris, Charles R.; Morris, Grace M.; Nauman, Gertrude Colson; Orr, Barclay; Pennypacker, Charles A.; Pennypacker, James G.; Randall, Meda; Rannels, Paul; Stokes, Agnes M.; Strickler, Belle; Wolf, Emily

Other Creators: Muench, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine, d. 2006

Subjects: American newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Women; Antique dealers; Armstrong Cork Company; Armstrong World Industries; F. Schumacher & Co.; Farm Journal Media; House & Garden; Interior decoration; Letters; Montclair Art Museum; Patterns for crafts; Rugs; Rugs, Hooked; Student newspapers and periodicals; Woman's world magazine

Search Terms: Albert Steiger Company; Antique dealers; Antique sales; Armstrong Cork Company; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; Berlinwork patterns; Blue and Brown (Yeates School); Cheney Silks; Cheney Weaves; Christmas; Correspondence; Cricket Club; Dickinson Presbyterian Church; Estate sales; F. Schumacher and Company; Farm Journal Media; Fiber arts; Finding aids; Gilbert's store; Griest Homestead; Guernsey Sales Pavilion; Hager's Department Store; Hershey Fire Hall; Hooked rugs; House & Garden; Interior decoration; Kleinfelter's auction rooms; Letters; Manuscript groups; Montclair Art Museum; Odd Fellows Hall; Olson Rugs; Patterns for crafts; Rossmere Hotel; Rug patterns; Rugs; State Armory Hall; V-mail; Woman's World Magazine; Yeates School

Extent: 3 boxes, 37 folders, 333 items, 1,015 pages to scan, 4.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: HC0001

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: Sarah McIlvaine Muench Family Papers, MS 44 at Archives and Special Collections, Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.

Related Item Notes: See photograph collection.; See curatorial collection for examples of rugs.; Fordney Family Diaries (MG0539)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Archive of Alice P. Fordney (HC0001), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The kraft paper patterns in Folders 33-37 are restricted. Please make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view these items.

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: G.04.23.52

Classification: HC0001

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: From the Heritage Center of Lancaster County collection, G04.23.52.; Processed and finding aid prepared by MJ, June 2018.

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