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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
Object ID
MG0434_Box079and080
Date Range
1937-1943; 1971-1987
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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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Object ID
MG0081
Date Range
1753-2007
Content Note: The Ephrata Cloister Collection contains items related to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs
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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Description
Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.
Date Range
1753-2007
Year Range From
1753
Year Range To
2007
Date of Accumulation
1753-2007
Creator
Ephrata Cloister
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.
Baer, Johann
Bar, Johann
Bowman, John
Daniel, N. J.
Doll, Eugene E.
Downes, J. A.
Dunkelberger, Ralph D.
Elsen, John
Franck, Ira S.
Hagen, F. F.
Heatwole, Daniel R.
Hocker, Ludwig
Hollinger, J. Daryl
Keller, James
Kimmel, Jacob
Leber, A. P.
Lollich, P. M.
Loose, John W. W.
Miller, Henry
Mitton, Juliet
Nevin, [ ]
Plessinger, F. P.
Pyle, Howard
Raber, [ ]
Senseman, John
Stubsky, Georg
Subjects
Pamphlets
Watermarks
Search Terms
Aurand Press
Brochures
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.
Ephrata Cloister Chorus
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Hocking Printing Company, Inc.
Legal papers
Mennonite Publishing House
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pow wow
Review Book Store
Seventh Day Baptists
Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata
Watermarks
Ye Village Inne
Extent
2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English and German
Object ID
MG0081
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Library collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level. Original documents may be used--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.
Classification
MG0081
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.
Documents
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Early Ephrata business and professional directory 1915-19-- : and a bit of reminiscing and rambling

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13114
Author
Ensinger, Jacob Ray,
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
919 E59
Responsibility
by J.R. (Jake) Ensinger.
Author
Ensinger, Jacob Ray,
Place of Publication
Adamstown, Pa
Publisher
Ensinger Printing Service,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
39 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Ephrata (Pa.) - Industries - Directories.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
919 E59
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Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
310.35 L739
Responsibility
recorded by Harry M. Nolt.
Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
[61 p.] : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County, Pa. " page 178 #27.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Ephrata
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Ephrata
Additional Author
Nolt, Harry M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
310.35 L739
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The life and conduct of the late Brother Ezechiel Sangmeister : now resting in God, once an inhabitant of Ephrata, whose extremely peculiar and noteworthy career is written by him under the guidance and direction of divine Providence : with all the peculiarities which go along with his career up to its blessed ending

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9619
Author
Sangmeister, Ezechiel,
Date of Publication
c1980-
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV
Responsibility
[translated by Barbara M. Schindler]
Author
Sangmeister, Ezechiel,
Uniform Title
Leben und Wandel.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley],
Date of Publication
c1980-
Physical Description
4 v. in pts. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; v. 4-10, 1979-1985.
Notes
Cover title: Leben und Wandel.
Each part has facsim. of original separate t.p. in German and also t.p. with translation in English.
Translation of: Das Leben und Wandel. Ephrata [Pa.] : J. Bauman, 1825-27.
"Consisting of 6 [i.e., 4] parts. Which is preceded by a brief chronicle, of the establishment and foundation of the Ephrata community up to the late author's arrival there [i.e., excerpts from Chronicon ephratense] ..."
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Sangmeister, Ezechiel, - 1724-1785?
Ephrata Cloister.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
German Americans - Virginia.
Additional Author
Lamech,
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Additional Title
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV
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The Ephrata Community Hospital : from its founding to 1961

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10158
Author
Wissler, Robert U.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV 1987
Responsibility
by Robert U. Wissler.
Author
Wissler, Robert U.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
5-21 p. : ill. ; 23 c,/
Notes
In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v.12.
Subjects
Ephrata (Pa.) Community Hospital.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Additional Title
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV 1987
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Ludwig Blum : Ephrata's first music teacher

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19728
Author
Duck, Dorothy Hampton
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
974.819 H673 v.22 no. 1 & 2
Responsibility
by Dorothy Hampton Duck.
Author
Duck, Dorothy Hampton
Place of Publication
Schaefferstown, Pa
Publisher
Historic Schaefferstown,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
3-30 p. : maps , photogs., facsims. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliography.
Subjects
Music - Pennsylvania - Ephrata
Musicians
Ephrata, Pa. - Biography
Additional Author
Blum, Ludwig
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 H673 v.22 no. 1 & 2
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A triad of Lancaster County history : Ephrata Cloister, Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo152
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
974.815 LACO T819
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
[12], 120 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 28 cm.
Series
Science Press keepsake ; no. 16.
Notes
This is number 52 of 1,400 copies.
LCHS copy is number 57.
Subjects
Landis, Henry K., - 1865-1955.
Landis, George Diller.
Ephrata Cloister.
Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Museums - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO T819
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The Ephrata commune : an early American counterculture

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2435
Author
Alderfer, E. Gordon
Date of Publication
c1985.
Call Number
286.3 A361
Responsibility
E.G. Alderfer.
ISBN
0822938138
0822958015 (pbk.)
Author
Alderfer, E. Gordon
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press,
Date of Publication
c1985.
Physical Description
xiii, 273 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 247-262.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister - History.
Subculture - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 A361
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A turn of the century view of Ephrata : 25th anniversary publication of The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2470
Date of Publication
c1982.
Call Number
974.815 EPHB T882
Responsibility
compiled by James A. Tshudy.
Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
Historical Society of Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
c1982.
Physical Description
132 p. : ill.
Subjects
Ephrata (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Tshudy, James A.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EPHB T882
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