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Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Title
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Object ID
MG0837
Date Range
No date-1883
• www.LancasterHistory.org Preferred Citation: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers (MG0837), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. People: McLean, William Schum, John Schum, Philip Subject Headings: Advertising Advertising cards Business records Ephemera Weavers Search Terms: Advertising Advertising cards Business
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Collection
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Title
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Description
The Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers contain advertising ephemera for the business and one letter from John Schum.
Admin/Biographical History
For information about Philip Schum, John Schum, and Philip Schum, Son & Co., see Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://books.google.com/books?id=HuxHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA350&lpg=PA350&dq=philip+schum+son+%26+co&source=bl&ots=kNLKl4SUmM&sig=ACfU3U3APEU8LXaqzX4bKc5unU9gW4wu3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih95i8g-n0AhUul3IEHU2iABoQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=philip%20schum%20son%20%26%20co&f=false
Date Range
No date-1883
Date of Accumulation
No date-1883
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
McLean, William
Schum, John
Schum, Philip
Subjects
Advertising
Advertising cards
Business records
Ephemera
Weavers
Search Terms
Advertising
Advertising cards
Business records
Ephemera
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Philip Schum, Son & Co.
Trade cards
Weavers
Extent
1 box, 1 folder, 4 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0837
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Curatorial Collection
See the Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
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.
Accession Number
2019.009
Other Numbers
MG-837
Classification
MG0837
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KEF, 04 December 2020. Added to database 16 December 2021.
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Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society Records
Title
Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society Records
Object ID
MG0516
Date Range
1877-1879
: Archives South, Side 11 Scope and Content Note: This collection contains minute books and the library catalog for the Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society. Creator: Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society (Pa.) Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing
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Collection
Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society Records
Title
Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society Records
Description
This collection contains minute books and the library catalog for the Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
Admin/Biographical History
The Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society was organized in 1867. Presiding officers in the first 16 years were L. S. Reist, H. M. Engle, Johnston Miller, Calvin Cooper, Joseph F. Whitmer, and Henry G. Rush. (Ellis & Evans, History of Lancaster County, pp. 353-354)
Date Range
1877-1879
Year Range From
1877
Year Range To
1879
Date of Accumulation
1877-1879
Creator
Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Library catalogs
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Finding aids
Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Library catalogs
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Extent
1 box, 3 volumes, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0516
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural Society Records (MG0516), 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-516
Classification
MG0516
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 12 March 2022.
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Griel Collection
Title
Griel Collection
Object ID
MG0321
Date Range
1884-1891
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Collection
Griel Collection
Title
Griel Collection
Description
The Griel Collection contains both family and business correspondence for the Griel family, primarily Mr. Harvey M. Griel of Lancaster. Family correspondence include letters, invitations, announcements, and ephemera. These examples provide insightful clues about a late nineteenth century family in Lancaster city. The private documents of the family are primarily addressed to Harvey and Katie, with other family members occasionally included as well. The business transactions and correspondence concern a wheel manufacturing and a polishing tool supply business that Harvey operated in Lancaster city, dating from 1890 and 1891. Business orders, receipts, billheads, cancelled checks, and a personal business card, are some of the business items that are a part of this collection. The business portion of this collection provides information about a nineteenth century trade that once flourished in Lancaster city.
Date Range
1884-1891
Year Range From
1884
Year Range To
1891
Date of Accumulation
1884-1891
Creator
Griel family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Griel, Harvey Markward
Other Creators
Griel, Harvey Markward, 1865-1917
Subjects
Letters
Invitation cards
Business records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Finding aids
Invitations
Letters
Manuscript groups
Receipts
Extent
1 box, 16 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0321
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Griel Collection (MG0321), Folder #, Insert #, 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.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0321
Other Numbers
MG-321
Classification
MG0321
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged prior to 2008. Added to database 30 July 2021.
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Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
of Abraham Lincoln. The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson. Creator: Whitson & Sproul. Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions
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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), 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-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
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Dance of the Month Club Records
Title
Dance of the Month Club Records
Object ID
MG0436
Date Range
1964-1982
. Garrett, Robert Y. Gunning, B. Nelson Gunning, Helen H. Herr, H. M. Herr, Mrs. H. M. Hitchcock, Mrs. Norman L. Hitchcock, Norman L. Holloway, Antoinette Reagin Holloway, James Phillip Hoskinson, Bernice N. Nyhuis Hoskinson, Walter D. Huffman, Edna B. Huffman, Henry R. Hyland, D. D. Hyland, Mrs. D. D
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Collection
Dance of the Month Club Records
Title
Dance of the Month Club Records
Description
The Dance of the Month Club Records contain a scrapbook filled with photographs, ephemera, club newsletters, membership lists, and organizational records for the Dance of the Month Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Date Range
1964-1982
Year Range From
1964
Year Range To
1982
Date of Accumulation
1964-1982
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Adee, Albert Wadsworth
Adee, Dorothy Henry
Barr, Martha
Barry, John Emil "Jack"
Barry, Mary D. Blichasz
Bartholomee, Eugene Theodore
Bartholomee, Vera A. Zabel
Bishop, Leroy D.
Bishop, Mrs. Leroy D.
Blaisdell, Lorraine
Blaisdell, Phil
Finnerty, Chris
Finnerty, Deb
Forney, Glenn Young
Forney, Shirley B. Eby
Game, Gretchen Huttle
Game, Vincent Allen
Garrett, Mrs. Robert Y.
Garrett, Robert Y.
Gunning, B. Nelson
Gunning, Helen H.
Herr, H. M.
Herr, Mrs. H. M.
Hitchcock, Mrs. Norman L.
Hitchcock, Norman L.
Holloway, Antoinette Reagin
Holloway, James Phillip
Hoskinson, Bernice N. Nyhuis
Hoskinson, Walter D.
Huffman, Edna B.
Huffman, Henry R.
Hyland, D. D.
Hyland, Mrs. D. D.
Ireland, C. E.
Ireland, Mrs. C. E.
Johnson, Mrs. Theodore J.
Johnson, Theodore J.
Matthews, Isabelle Porter
Matthews, Jackson K.
Maurer, Mrs. Richard H.
Maurer, Richard H.
Mooney, Charles
Mooney, Mrs. Charles
Pabst, Ethel G. Hemmerly
Pabst, Harry D.
Palmer, Dorothy
Powl, Martha Cooper
Powl, W. Robert
Ray, Joan Wolfe
Ray, Leonard N., Jr.
Rich, Mrs. Thomas L.
Rich, Thomas L.
Romero, Edward L.
Romero, Ruth P.
Schaller, D. C.
Schaller, Mrs. D. C.
Schutte, Becky
Scribner, Dorothy R. Rarick
Scribner, Eugene D.
Shenk, Elsie M. Sherer
Shenk, Willis W.
Slaugh, Mrs. Paul H.
Slaugh, Paul H.
Smith, Claude F.
Smith, Mrs. Claude F.
Tesnar, Edward Frank
Tesnar, Jeanne Edwards
Thomas, Maynard W.
Thomas, Tennyson S.
Urich, John
Urich, Mrs. John
Valaska, Mrs. Victor W.
Valaska, Victor W.
Van Dusen, C. L.
Van Dusen, Mrs. C. L.
VanBuren, Mrs. Wesley H.
VanBuren, Wesley H.
Wagner, Mrs. Richard
Wagner, Richard
Wilhelm, C. L.
Wilhelm, Mrs. C. L.
Zima, Mrs. Robert
Zima, Robert
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Allenberry Theatre
Associations, institutions, etc.
Bedford Springs Hotel
Bermuda
Buck Hill Inn
Business records
By-laws
Cards
Cherry Hill Inn
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Colony Hotel
Correspondence
Dance of the Month Club
Events
Finding aids
Flanders Hotel
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Hamilton Club
Hershey Hotel and Country Club
Hotel Dennis
Hunt Valley Inn and Golf Club
Invitations
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Letters
Limestone Valley Dinner Theatre
Manuscript groups
Meadia Heights Country Club
Membership
Newspaper clippings
Pamphlets
Penn National Race Course
Photographs
Pocono Hershey Resort
Scrapbooks
Sheraton Inn
Southampton Princess Hotel
Tofttrees Country Club and Lodge
Extent
1 box, 10 folders, 128 items, 144 pages, 1 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0436
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
The Couple Club of Lancaster Records (MG0799)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
The scrapbook in Box 1 was a gift of Jeanne S. DeLong, 21 August 2007. (Accession # 2007.MG0436.B1)
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original items may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-436
Classification
MG0436
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared May 2016. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Shiffler Fire Company Records
Title
Shiffler Fire Company Records
Object ID
MG0524
Date Range
1854-1886
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Collection
Shiffler Fire Company Records
Title
Shiffler Fire Company Records
Description
The Shiffler Fire Company Records contain minutes for the Conestoga Hose Company and Shiffler Fire Company, both in Lancaster.
Admin/Biographical History
The Shiffler Fire Company, No. 7 was organized in 1852. It soon became The Independent Fire Co. and then the Fulton Fire Co. The name changed again in 1854 to the Conestoga Fire Company. Shiffler Fire Company was readopted in 1855 and Thaddeus Stevens was elected president in 1856. (Ellis & Evans, History of Lancaster County, p.391)
Date Range
1854-1886
Year Range From
1854
Year Range To
1886
Date of Accumulation
1854-1886
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Thomas, E. H.
Subjects
Business records
By-laws
Fire stations
Invitation cards
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Business records
By-laws
Conestoga Hose Company
Finding aids
Fire departments
Invitations
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Shiffler Fire Company
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0524
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Deed (Deed_#647)
Invitation to First Grand Picnic of Shiffler Fire Company, 1871 (MG0180_Ser05_F026_I04)
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 (MG0545_Series02)
Commemorative ribbon (2003.081)
Fire ax (1927.005.1)
Fire helmet (1924.008.9)
Helmet plate (1935.013.2)
Parade belt (1924.008.10)
Parade belt (1924.008.12)
Parade belt (1924.008.16)
Parade belt (1954.002.1)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Shiffler Fire Company Records (MG0524), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Folder 4, Insert 1 was a gift of Mr. Louis H. Stroeble from the belongings of Jacob Goodman, 5 February 1954. (Accession # 1954.MG0524.F4_I1)
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-524
Classification
MG0524
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 4 January 2022.
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Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
Title
Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
Object ID
MG0205
Date Range
1699-1934
Jasper Yeates. Signatures of Jasper Yeates, William Montgomery, James Buchanan, and Philip Metzgar. 16 September 1816. With the seal of Jasper Yeates. Recorded by William Bausman, Register of Wills. 27 March 1817. Folder 16b Photocopies of Jasper Yeates’ will Photocopy of the manuscript copy of the will
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Collection
Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
Title
Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
Description
Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection provides insight into the Yeates family, local social history, and details of legal business from 1743-1870. These documents have been collected by the Lancaster County Historical Society over many years. Collection includes letters, receipts, articles, eviction notice, advertisement, estate inventories, wills, deeds, treaty, court transcript, drawings, photographs, copy of house plan, post road distances, daybook, letter book, catalog of books in Jasper Yeates' library, and an alphabetical catalog of law books.
Date Range
1699-1934
Year Range From
1699
Year Range To
1934
Date of Accumulation
1699-1934
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Atkinson, Matthew
Bausman, William
Bond, Phineas
Bowman, Valentine
Bradford, W.
Brien, Edward
Burd, Edward
Carson, John
Coates, Samuel
Conyngham, David
Conyngham, Elizabeth Yeates
Conyngham, Redmond
Dallas, George M.
Davis, Jonathan
Davison, Benjamin
Dickey, Robert
Duncannon, Thomas
Edward, Thomas
Erter, Henry
Ewing, John
Ferguson, John
Fohren, Michael
Gibson, John
Gillchrist, John
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Graff, Conrad
Gregg, Andrew
Grubb, Peter
Hamilton, Charles
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, John
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hand, Jasper
Hayes, A. L.
Henry, John
Hess, David
Jago, John
Javin, William
Keeportz, Daniel
Kittera, William
Kremer, Philip
Krug, Jacob
Kurtz, William
Lindsay, William
Loudersmith, Wendel
Lyon, Joseph Barnet
Magaw, David
Marshall, J.
McClellan, John
McKean, Thomas
Millar, John
Miller, Michael
Minich, Henry
Muhlenberg, William Augustus
Nesbitt, John
Nissley, Martin
Ord, John
Philips, David
Postlethwaite, John
Poultney, Thomas
Price, Eli K.
Probst, John
Ramsey, Robert
Rawle, William
Riegart, Adam
Rine, Widow
Ross, George
Ross, J.
Scott, James
Sergeant, Thomas
Shippen, Edward
Shippen, Evans Wallis
Shippen, Robert
Simpson, John
Smith, Charles
Smith, Mary Yeates
Stein, Charles
Steinman, Fredrick
Stevenson, Henry
Stewart, Charles
Sturmii, Johannis Christophorus
Thomas, John
Tilghman, Benjamin C.
Tilghman, E.
Tilghman, Edward
Tilghman, William
Tilghman, William B.
Towson, William
Underwood, John
Wallace, George
Wallace, William
Waln, Nicholas
Warden, J.
White, William
Wickersham, Elijah
Willson, Samuel
Yeates, Catharine
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, Jasper, Jr.
Yeates, John, Jr.
Yeates, John, Sr.
Yeates, Margaret
Yeates, Sarah Burd "Sally"
Zantzinger, Paul
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Family records
Law libraries
Letters
Library catalogs
Wills
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Family records
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Wills
Extent
6 boxes, 49 folders, 13 books, 6 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0205
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Yeates, Aungst Collection (MG0206)
Yeates, Carson Collection (MG0207)
George M. Steinman Collection (MG0184)
Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library
Objects in the Curatorial Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection (MG0205), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the item level. The letter copybooks in Folders 31 and 36 are restricted--please use the transcriptions available in the library.
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-205
Classification
MG0205
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-34 and Books 1-2 were processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to PP on 26 March 2022.
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Martin K. Fry Business Records
Title
Martin K. Fry Business Records
Object ID
MG0679
Date Range
1920-1960
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Collection
Martin K. Fry Business Records
Title
Martin K. Fry Business Records
Description
The Martin K. Fry Business Records contains records from Fry's printing business in Rothsville, Pennsylvania. Many of the invoices reflect the orders for supplies needed to operate his shop. There are printing orders from businesses in Lancaster County and examples of printing jobs for businesses in Lancaster, Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
Admin/Biographical History
"Martin K. Fry, 91, of 1709 Rothsville Road, Rothsville, owner of Fy Printing Co., died Saturday at 6 a.m. at home after an illness of one week. A lifelong resident of the area, he worked with his father in the cigar box business from 1895 to 1935, when he established his own job printing business in Rothsville. he remained active in the printing business until he became ill last week. He was a member for 54 years of Masonic Lodge 685 Free and Accepted Masons, Ephrata. He also was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Rothsville. He was married to the late Victorie E. Shiffer Fry, who died in 1966. Born in Oregon, he was the son of the late Emanuel G. and Jermina Keller Fry. Surviving are a daughter, Alta E .Fry, at hom; a granddaughter, whom he raised, Margaret L., wife of Jack R. Markert, Hampstead, Md., and three great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Edna K. Gochnauer, East Petersburg."
Lititz Record Ecpress, Thursday, December 2, 1976, p. 19
Date Range
1920-1960
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1960
Date of Accumulation
1920-1960
Creator
Fry, Martin K., 1885-1976
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Fry, Martin K.
Gochnauer, Harry E.
Ensinger, Jacob R.
Lawler, John T.
Huss, Richard E.
Weaver, Earl M.
Perrotto, Samuel
Greisemer, H. S.
Schutlz, J. H.
Balthasar, F. W.
Rohrbach, Paul R.
Sauder, Raymond W.
Subjects
Business records
Invoices
Printing
Search Terms
Andrews Paper House of York, Inc.
Bernville Fire Company
Bond Foundry and Machine Company
Brandtjen and Kluge Inc.
Business records
Capitol Printing Ink Company
Ensinger Printing Service
Finding aids
Foster Type and Equipment Company
Fulton National Bank
Garrett-Buchanan Company
Harrington Roller Company
Heidelberg Eastern, Inc.
Invoices
Irene, Inc.
Keener Manufacturing Company
Lancaster Composition Company
Lancaster Photo Engraving Company
Lower Heidelberg School
Manuscript groups
Miller and From
O'Brien's Delivery Service
Paper Distributors of Harrisburg
Penn Wheelmen Masonic Temple
Porte Publishing Company
Rand McNally
Reading Textiles
Smith Meat Market
Tamaqua Fruit Company
Record Printing Company
Extent
2 boxes, 32 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0679
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Martin K. Fry Business Records (MG0679), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The contents of Box 2 are restricted at this time due to their fragile condition.
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
2012.MG0679
Other Numbers
MG-679
Other Number
MG-679
Classification
MG0679
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by JP, June 2012. Added to database 1 October 2021.
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Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Object ID
MG0274
Date Range
1865-1898
and Company Business records Columbia Correspondence Crops Envelopes Everts and Overdeer F. M. and H. Brooke Farm produce Finding aids First National Bank of Strasburg Friedenthal George Cookman and Company Grain trade Harbert and Raymond James C. Walker and Son Kennedy, Eckert and Company Lancaster
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Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Description
The John Leaman Collection consists primarily of letters between John Leaman of Leaman Place and businesses in Philadelphia regarding produce and grain markets and prices.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1865-1898
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1898
Date of Accumulation
1865-1898
Creator
Leaman, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Baumgardner, H.
Bruner, H. F.
Bushong, Viola
Eberman, E. M.
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Herr, Calvin A.
Herr, J. F.
Leaman, A.
Leaman, Henry
Leaman, John
Leaman, Joseph H.
Leaman, Mary E.
Leaman, William
Lefevre, C. H.
Rakestraw, Charles J.
Seldomridge, J. F.
Shuey, D. B.
Thomas, W. B.
Thomas, William B.
Witmer, John S.
Woods, John N.
Subjects
Business records
Crops
Farm produce
Grain trade
Letters
Produce trade
Search Terms
Agriculture
Bitners and Company
Business records
Columbia
Correspondence
Crops
Envelopes
Everts and Overdeer
F. M. and H. Brooke
Farm produce
Finding aids
First National Bank of Strasburg
Friedenthal
George Cookman and Company
Grain trade
Harbert and Raymond
James C. Walker and Son
Kennedy, Eckert and Company
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
Leaman Place, Paradise Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
McCallum and Sloan
Newberry Brothers
Prices
Princeton, New Jersey
Produce trade
Thomas, Mason and Company
Trout and Miller
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0274
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection 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.
Other Numbers
MG-274
Classification
MG0274
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 9 September 2021.
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Adams John Quincy Adreas, Agnes Albright, W. Anderson, James Andrews, Jacob W. Andrews, James P. Ashbridge, Elizabeth Ashbridge, J. H. Ashbridge, Sarah Ashbridge, Sidney
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), 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.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
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