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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.

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Patriot's Day Ephrata, Penna., Sept. 17th, 1977

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19804

Date of Publication: 1977.

Call Number: 974.815 EPHB P314 1977

Alternate Title: Rededication and exercises marking the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Mt. Zion monument :

Place of Publication: Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: Hocking Printing,

Date of Publication: 1977.

Physical Description: 22 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Cover title.

Subjects: Soldiers' monuments - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.; Patriots' Day.; Ephrata (Pa.) - History.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Monuments.; Ephrata (Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Monuments.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 EPHB P314 1977

Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata Township Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ; parochial registers 1753-1915

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1060

Date of Publication: 1973

Call Number: 284.1 B494 1973

Responsibility: revised by Pastor Frederick S. Weiser.

Place of Publication: typescript

Date of Publication: 1973

Physical Description: 195 pgs. : 29 cm.

Notes: Baptisms 1753 - 1915; burials 1834 - 1850, 1850 - 1859.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 180, #1.; Use with CR 284.1 B494 1935, Church record book translated by Mr. and Mrs. M. Luther Heisey.

Subjects: Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ephrata Township); Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Ephrata Township; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Ephrata Township

Additional Author: Heisey, Mr.and Mrs. Luther; Weiser, Frederick S.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 284.1 B494 1973

Furniture of the Ephrata Cloister

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10155

Author: Kraft, John L.

Date of Publication: 1978.

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1978

Responsibility: by John L. Kraft.

Author: Kraft, John L.

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa.]

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,

Date of Publication: 1978.

Physical Description: p. 35-58 : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, vol. 3 (1978).

Subjects: Furniture - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.; Cabinetmakers - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.

Additional Title: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1978

The Ephrata paper mill

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10156

Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Date of Publication: 1977.

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1977

Responsibility: by Clarence E. Spohn.

Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,

Date of Publication: 1977.

Physical Description: p. 37-60 : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v.2 (1977).; Includes bibliographical references.; Includes indentures to the property.

Subjects: Paper mills - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.; Paper mills; Ephrata,Pa.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1977

The Hauck-Fry (Frey) Cemetery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10644

Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Date of Publication: 1977.

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1977

Responsibility: by Clarence E. Spohn.

Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa.]

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,

Date of Publication: 1977.

Physical Description: p. 61-63 : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, vol. 2 (1977).

Subjects: Hauck-Fry (Frey) Cemetery (Ephrata, Pa.); Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.

Additional Title: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1977

Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/75cd9e62-12d4-4d8f-a075-908518921450

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.

A report of archaeological investigations at the Ephrata Cloister, 1963-1966

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19131

Author: Biever, Dale E.

Date of Publication: 1970.

Call Number: 905.748 TPG v. 3

Responsibility: by Dale E. Biever.

Author: Biever, Dale E.

Place of Publication: Breinigsville, Pa

Publisher: The Pennsylvania German Society,

Date of Publication: 1970.

Physical Description: 53 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: In: Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society v. 3.

Subjects: Ephrata Cloister.; Pennsylvania - Antiquities.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 TPG v. 3

Ephrata in the 1830's : the reminiscences of George R. Barr

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9845

Author: Barr, George R. ,

Date of Publication: 1976-1978.

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1976

Responsibility: by George R. Barr.

Author: Barr, George R. ,

Place of Publication: [Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,

Date of Publication: 1976-1978.

Physical Description: p. 3-58, 5-36, 15-33 : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley. v.1 (1976) ; v.2 (1977) ; v .3 (1978).

Subjects: Barr, George R. , - 1826-1885.; Ephrata, Pa.

Additional Author: Tshudy, James A.; Strunk, Lawrence N.

Additional Title: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV 1976

Milton H. Heinicke's history of Ephrata

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2469

Author: Heinicke, Milton H.,

Date of Publication: [1974]?.

Call Number: 974.815 EPHB H468

Responsibility: Arranged for publication by Ralph M. Hartranft.

Author: Heinicke, Milton H.,

Place of Publication: [Ephrata]

Publisher: The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Date of Publication: [1974]?.

Physical Description: 11 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Consists of eleven booklets.

Subjects: Ephrata (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Hartranft, Ralph M.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 974.815 EPHB H468

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