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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle
Object ID
MG0434_Box097_It01
Date Range
1911-1926
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle
Description
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle, 1911-1926. This scrapbook chronicles the social life of Grace and the political, service, and religious life of her husband, Clement M. Biddle. The volume contains newspaper and magazine clippings, church bulletins, event programs, photographs, and correspondence. The newspaper clippings, from French and American publications, pertain to YMCA/YWCA campaigns, World War I volunteer and post-war relief efforts, travel overseas, and local and national events. The ephemera includes announcements of Swarthmore College alumni events in Mount Vernon, New York.
Admin/Biographical History
Grace Anna Brosius was the daughter of Hon. Marriott Henry Brosius and Elizabeth Jackson Coates Brosius of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She attended Swarthmore College from 1895-1897. She married Clement Miller Biddle (1876-1959) on 28 November 1900 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Marriott-Brosius/6000000006598453470
https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/agents/people/16142
https://archive.org/stream/biddlefamilygene00gayp/biddlefamilygene00gayp_djvu.txt
Date Range
1911-1926
Creation Date
1911-1926
Year Range From
1911
Year Range To
1926
Creator
Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius, 1877-1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius
Biddle, Clement Miller
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conference on the Limitation of Armament (1921-1922 : Washington, D.C.)
Conscientious objectors
Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.)
Ephemera
League of Nations
Liberty bonds
National Council for Prevention of War (Great Britain)
Prohibition
Quakers
Scrapbooks
Treaty of Lausanne (1923 July 24)
Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28)
Victory gardens
War relief
World War, 1914-1918
YMCA of the USA
Young Women's Christian Association
Search Terms
American Red Cross
City Boys' Club
Clayton Antitrust Act
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conscientious objectors
Democratic National Convention, New York, NY, 1924
Disarmament Conference
Ephemera
Friends' Intelligencer
League of Nations
Liberty loans
National Council for Prevention of War
New York Federal Food Board
Newspaper clippings
Pacifists
Primrose Club
Prohibition
Quakers
Rotary International
Scrapbooks
Swarthmore College
Treaty of Lausanne
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Victory gardens
War relief
Washington, DC
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
World War I
WWI
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box097_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College:
Swarthmore College Photograph Albums (SFHL-PA-010)
Biddle Family Papers (SFHL-RG5-177)
Related Item Notes
Scrapbooks:
1898-1900 (MG0434_Box096)
1926-1937 (MG0434_Box097_It02)
1935-1959 (MG0434_Box098)
Photograph albums and loose photographs (Grace Anna Brosius Biddle Collection)
Album 1, 1900s-1940s (GB-01-01-001 to GB-01-01-111)
Album 2, 1900-1907 (GB-01-02-01 to GB-01-02-41)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Scrapbook Collection (MG0434), Box #, Object ID, 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 for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2011.Malin
Other Numbers
MG-434
Other Number
MG-434, Box 97, Item 1
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 13 April 2022.
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 1, January 1915
The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 2, 1925-1926
Object ID
MG0434_Box028and029
Date Range
1915, 1925-1926
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 1, January 1915
The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 2, 1925-1926
Description
These scrapbooks commemorate the centennial celebration of the founding of The Church of Our Father, a Unitarian church located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They illustrate the beliefs within the religion and the stance on evolution and science. The volumes contain newspaper clippings, church bulletins, event invitations, and congregation letters, both typed and handwritten. The church was involved in community efforts as well education, lectures and clubs. Some of the Unitarian organizations are also mentioned such as the American Unitarian Association, National League of Unitarian Laymen, Unitarian Laymen's League, and Men's Liberal Club. Prominent people within the church and religion that were mentioned were John B. Day, Rush and Zoë Shippen, Samuel Elliot, and Earl C. Davis. Others mentioned throughout the books were Milton T. Garvin, Nicholas Jozan, Arthur Coxon, Robert Sheridan Miller, Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Priestley, Henry Shippen, Edward Howard Griggs, Earnest Adams, Edward Reeman, Charles Riedel, Charles Henry Tucker, and Earl C. Davis. Some of the articles give historical context with subjects such as woman's suffrage and Woodrow Wilson.
Note: Loose newspaper articles have been photocopied. Both the photocopies and loose ephemera have been removed from the books and placed into separate folders to prevent further damage to the items.
Date Range
1915, 1925-1926
Creation Date
January 1915, 1925-1926
Year Range From
1915
Year Range To
1926
Creator
Garvin, Milton Thomas, ca. 1860-1936, compiler
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Davis, Earl
Day, John William
Garvin, Milton Thomas
Shippen, Rush Rhees
Wilson, Woodrow
Subjects
American Unitarian Association
Bible and evolution
Church bulletins
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Invitation cards
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Unitarian churches--History
Unitarian Laymen's League
Works of art
Search Terms
Church bulletins
Churches
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Invitations
Lancaster
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Scrapbooks
Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster
Extent
2 volumes
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box028and029
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Church of Our Father, Unitarian Church Records (Lancaster, Pa.) (MG0597), not cataloged
M. T. Garvin Papers (MG0034)
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 28 and 29
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 26 and 27.
This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Collection
Robert Fulton Collection
Title
Robert Fulton Collection
Object ID
MG0102
Date Range
1909
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Collection
Robert Fulton Collection
Title
Robert Fulton Collection
Description
The Robert Fulton Collection contains souvenir programs, a poem by William Riddle, and a scrapbook.
Date Range
1909
Date of Accumulation
1909
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Fulton, Robert
Hudson, Henry
Riddle, William
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Letters
Postcards
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Postcards
Programs
Scrapbooks
Telegrams
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0102
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-102
Other Number
MG-102
Classification
MG0102
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 5 February 2019.
Documents
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Collection
F. W. Woolworth Collection
Title
F. W. Woolworth Collection
Object ID
MG0105
Date Range
1904-1979
  1 document  
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.
Documents
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius
Object ID
MG0434_Box096
Date Range
1898-1900
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius
Description
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius. This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs, programs, and correspondence. The newspaper clippings supplement the invitations, reception mementos, and prizes received. Receptions include euchre parties, gatherings at the Elsmere and Swarthmore, and annual banquets in Washington, D.C. Programs for theater performances correspond to magazine clippings of actors and actresses. Grace accompanied her father, Hon. Marriot Brosius, to many society events and banquets.
Admin/Biographical History
Grace Anna Brosius was the daughter of Hon. Marriott Henry Brosius and Elizabeth Jackson Coates Brosius of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She attended Swarthmore College from 1895-1897. She married Clement Miller Biddle (1876-1959) on 28 November 1900 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Marriott-Brosius/6000000006598453470
https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/agents/people/16142
https://archive.org/stream/biddlefamilygene00gayp/biddlefamilygene00gayp_djvu.txt
Date Range
1898-1900
Creation Date
1898-1900
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1900
Creator
Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius, 1877-1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius
Brosius, Marriot
McKinley, William
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Invitation cards
Photographs
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Invitations
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Programs
Scrapbooks
Swarthmore College
Extent
1 volume with loose items
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box096
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College:
Swarthmore College Photograph Albums (SFHL-PA-010)
Biddle Family Papers (SFHL-RG5-177)
Related Item Notes
Scrapbooks:
1911-1926; 1926-1937 (MG0434_Box097)
1935-1959 (MG0434_Box098)
Photograph albums and loose photographs (Grace Anna Brosius Biddle Collection)
Album 1, 1900s-1940s (GB-01-01-001 to GB-01-01-111)
Album 2, 1900-1907 (GB-01-02-01 to GB-01-02-41)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Scrapbook Collection (MG0434), Box #, Object ID, 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 for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2011.Malin
Other Numbers
MG-434
Other Number
MG-434, Box 96
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 13 April 2022.
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Collection
Auto Racing Collection
Title
Auto Racing Collection
Object ID
MG0137
Date Range
1932-1987
, Paul Subject Headings: Advertisements Automobile racing Automobile racing drivers Automobile racing--Accidents Automobiles Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Programs (Publications) Racetracks (Automobile racing) Stock car drivers �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
  1 document  
Collection
Auto Racing Collection
Title
Auto Racing Collection
Description
The Auto Racing Collection contains photocopies of photographs of race car drivers, newspaper articles, advertisements, and programs related to auto racing at Lancaster County speedways. The items include a history of auto racing in Lancaster County, information about J. Earl Way, and an article about a benefit for the Williams Grove Old-Timers Association.
Admin/Biographical History
J. Earl Way (1907-1997) of Salunga, Pennsylvania was a barber, dance instructor, and local band leader. He was also involved in auto racing, was a race promoter at Landisville Speedway, and wrote articles about racing for several newspapers. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43953963/obituary-for-j-earl-way-aged-89/
Date Range
1932-1987
Year Range From
1932
Year Range To
1987
Date of Accumulation
1932-1987
Creator
Way, J. Earl, 1907-1997
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Acker, Ralph
Barzda, Joe
Bennet, W.
Bob, Gert
Bob, Joe
Bonmoyer, Herry
Brubaker, Allen
Chittwood, Joe
Cooper, Joe
Cooper, Russel
Culp, Dutch
Dotter, Clyde
Emery, E.
Emery, L. D.
Fritz, Ben
Gable, Bill
Gasta, Al
Gensler, Le Roy
Graham, Ray
Greer, Adam
Greer, Wilbur
Hamilton. Les
Heister, Duer
Herman, George
Holland, Bill
Horn, Ted
Keenig, Len
Kelcher, Ammon
Kline, Ted
Kolas, Fred
Light, Mark
Martin, Jack
Matera, Johnny
McClanagan, Don
Menke, Bill
Meyer, Newt
Miller, Paul
Mowery, Earl
Myers, Chares
Shollenberger, Ray "Dutch"
Shoop, Bill
Spahr, Russel
Stine, Ottis
Trissler, John
Way, Ardella
Way, Betsy
Way, Betty
Way, Fern
Way, John Earl
Way, Steven
Wentz, Walt
Wilt, Dave
Wolf, M. J.
Young, Paul
Subjects
Advertisements
Automobile racing
Automobile racing drivers
Automobile racing--Accidents
Automobiles
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Programs (Publications)
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Stock car drivers
Search Terms
Advertisements
Automobile racing
Automobile racing drivers
Automobile racing--Accidents
Automobiles
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Bird-in-Hand Speedway
Bishop's Café
Cars
Central Speedway
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Columbia
Finding aids
Greer's Motor Dome
Landisville, East Hempfield Twp.
Landisville Speedway
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Lancaster Fairgrounds
Pennsylvania Casualty Company
Programs
R. R. Graybill's Garage
Racetracks
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Russ Cooper's Riley Special
Sambler Special
Speedways
Star Beer Special A V8 Ford
Statistics
Stock car drivers
Williams Grove Old Timers
Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Young Bros.
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0137
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Auto Racing Collection (MG0137), Folder #, 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-137
Classification
MG0137
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by AS, 1999. Finding aid typed by KS, March 2013. Added to database 25 September 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Edith Raub Helm Scrapbooks
Object ID
MG0434_Box044and045
Date Range
1929-1943
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Edith Raub Helm Scrapbooks
Description
These volumes contain various newspaper clippings, printed materials, and ephemera collected by Edith Raub Helm. The books provide insight into her life including the schools she attended-Shippen School for Girls and Briarcliff Junior College. The scrapbooks focus on the social aspects of women's lives, featuring the theatre, wedding invitations, and engagement, marriage, and birth announcements.
System of Arrangement
Edith Raub Helm, Book 1, 1929-1940
Edith Raub Helm, Book 2, January 1939-May 1943
Date Range
1929-1943
Creation Date
1929-1943
Creator
Helm, Edith Raub, 1918-1978
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Helm, Edith Raub
Subjects
Briarcliff Junior College (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Invitation cards
Playbills
Scrapbooks
Women--Education
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Invitations
Junior League of Lancaster
Lancaster Country Club
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Shippen School
Women
World War II
WWII
Extent
2 volumes
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box044and045
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 44 and 45
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.
Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Books 10 and 11.
This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Stevens House Hotel Records
Title
Stevens House Hotel Records
Object ID
MG0246
Date Range
1897-1928
Bernard Subject Headings: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Hotels Menus Minutes (Records) Programs (Publications) Scrapbooks Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Finding aids Hotels Lancaster Hotel Company Manuscript groups Menus Minutes Newspaper clippings Pennsylvania State Hotel
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Collection
Stevens House Hotel Records
Title
Stevens House Hotel Records
Description
The Stevens House Hotel Records include items from the Stevens House Hotel in Lancaster, PA. The hotel was considered one of the most elegant outside of Philadelphia. Two scrapbooks contain board meeting minutes, as well as menus and programs for events that took place at the hotel. The board meeting minutes record the management and modernization of the hotel. Researchers will find an example of how Prohibition affected the local economy. The second book preserves programs from New Year's Eve celebrations, balls and banquets, and class reunions, which contain menus and list entertainment.
Date Range
1897-1928
Year Range From
1897
Year Range To
1928
Date of Accumulation
1897-1928
Creator
Shoemaker, Robert Reed, 1925-2004
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Griest, William Walton
Heisey, Martin Luther
McClain, Francis Bernard
Shoemaker, Robert Reed
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Hotels
Menus
Minutes (Records)
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Hotels
Lancaster Hotel Company
Manuscript groups
Menus
Minutes
Newspaper clippings
Pennsylvania State Hotel Association
Programs
Scrapbooks
Stevens House Hotel
Extent
1 box, 16 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0246
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Menu Collection (MG0339)
Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Stevens House Hotel Records (MG0246), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folders 15-16 are restricted because they contain original newspaper articles that are too fragile to handle.
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
1997.MG0246
Other Numbers
MG-246
Classification
MG0246
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KB, January-May 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
Documents
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
The Bicentennial of the First Settlement in Lancaster County, 1710-1910
Object ID
MG0434_Box027
Date Range
1910
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
The Bicentennial of the First Settlement in Lancaster County, 1710-1910
Description
The scrapbook is composed of William Uhler Hensel's correspondence from 1910. These letters are responses to Hensel's invitation to the celebration of the 200th birthday of the first settlement in Lancaster County, near present-day Willow Street. The majority of the letters are handwritten. The book also contains programs describing the events of the celebration and an historical description of the first settlement in 1710.
Admin/Biographical History
William Uhler Hensel
William Uhler Hensel was born in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on 3 December 1851. Hensel attended the local public school and a series of private academies before entering Franklin and Marshall College in 1866. Hensel was very active in the school including fraternities and clubs. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1870.
After graduation, Hensel pursued a career in law and studied under Judge Isaac Hiester and David G. Eshleman. In 1873, Hensel was admitted to the Lancaster Bar and established his own practice in Lancaster. While studying law, he became interest in journalism and later maintained a dual career in journalism and law. After opening his law firm, Hensel became the co-owner of the Lancaster Intelligencer and also became editor of the newspaper.
Hensel was active in politics and helped in the efforts of the Democratic Party in Lancaster County. He compiled many writings that aided campaigns such as biographies of the Democratic candidates. In 1891, he became the attorney general of Pennsylvania.
As one of the founding members of the Lancaster County Historical Society, he wrote many articles for the historical society's journal that depict the county's history. Hensel was active in the community by giving lectures and presenting information to societies and clubs throughout Lancaster County. He was also president of the Pennsylvania-German Society.
Hensel married Emily Flinn; they had one daughter named Elizabeth. He practiced law throughout his life and received honorary doctorates from Dickinson College in 1909 and Franklin and Marshall in 1912. Hensel died on 27 February 1915 from cirrhosis of the liver while on vacation in Georgia.
First Settlement in Lancaster County
Lancaster County was officially established in 1729 out of Chester County. The first settlement began in 1709 and was established by Swiss Mennonites in 1710 around the area of present-day Willow Street. Hans Herr was the bishop of the founding group. The Hans Herr House is now the oldest building in Lancaster County dating back to 1719. The original inhabitants of the area included the Susquehannocks (also known as the Conestogas), Shawnee, Gawanese, Delaware, and Nanticoke. Huguenots, Scots-Irish, English, Welsh, and Rhineland Germans settled in Lancaster County after the Swiss Mennonites.
Date Range
1910
Creation Date
1910
Creator
Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915, compiler
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Hensel, William Uhler
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Lancaster (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Scrapbooks
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box027
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Related Materials at Millersville University:
Lloyd Mifflin-William Uhler Hensel Letters (MS048)
Related Item Notes
Ferree, Barr. William Uhler Hensel: An Appreciation. New York, New York: The Society, 1915.
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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 this item by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.
Copyright
This item 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, Box 26
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 26 September 2023.
Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 175.
This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Collection
Lancaster Sketch Club Records
Title
Lancaster Sketch Club Records, 1932-1935
Object ID
MG0670
Date Range
1932-1935
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Collection
Lancaster Sketch Club Records
Title
Lancaster Sketch Club Records, 1932-1935
Description
The Lancaster Sketch Club records are comprised of meeting minutes, correspondence, exhibition programs and membership lists. The exhibition programs show the works exhibited and names of the artists. The club had a studio at 106 N. Christian Street, Lancaster. These records were apparently kept by Miss Gertrude Cosgrove, secretary of the organization.
Date Range
1932-1935
Year Range From
1932
Year Range To
1935
Date of Accumulation
1932-1935
Creator
Lancaster Sketch Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Bouguereau, William Adolphe
Cosgrove, Gertrude
Fairfield, Otto Pearre
Hager, Nathaniel
Humphrey, Harry S.
Subjects
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Events
Exhibits
Finding aids
Lancaster Sketch Club
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0670
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Lancaster Sketch Club Records (MG0670), Folder #, 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-670
Other Number
MG-670
Classification
MG0670
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, September 2013. Added to database 30 September 2021.
Documents
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