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Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War Collection
Object ID
MG0018
Date Range
1859-1990
  1 document  
Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War Collection
Description
The Civil War Collection consists of material acquired over many years from different sources. Coverage is of Lancaster County soldiers and of daily life in the county during the Civil War. The collection contains records of various military units, family correspondence, "Home Front" papers, Civil War era diaries, the Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of Commissary papers, celebration and reunion materials, images, newspaper clippings, and general orders.
System of Arrangement
The collection is organized by category into ten series.
The oversized documents of Series A, C, F, and H are oversized and filed flat in Box 4.
Series A Military Units: Series A contains documents of military units, including muster rolls, enlistment papers, discharge certificates, assignment and promotion records, and papers of individual soldiers and officers.
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pennsylvania Militia
Certificate of State Regiments
U.S. Regiments
Series B Civil War Families
Benjamin Reed Family
Soldier's Letters
Series C The Lancaster Home Front
The Bounty Funds
Pension Claims
Articles
Letters
Series D Lancaster Notables
Series E Civil War Era Diaries
Series F The Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of PA Commissary Papers
Series G Celebrations & Reunions
Series H Appendix
Articles, Photographic Prints, Blank Forms
Series I Printed General Orders
Series J Books
Date Range
1859-1990
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1990
Date of Accumulation
1859-1990
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Clark, James
Fass, John
Flick, Henry
Harris, Samuel
Hess, Martin D., Mrs.
Watson, George W.
Subjects
Letters
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army
United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Search Terms
Autobiographies
Civil War
Discharge papers
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Memoirs
Muster rolls
Persons of color
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
United States Army
Extent
15 boxes, 212 folders, 11 books, 9 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0018
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Abraham H. Good Family Papers (MG0542)
Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters (MG0570)
Lewis Jones Family Papers (MG0541)
Robert Clark Morrison Family Papers (MG0543)
Springer Family Letters (MG0540)
William M. McClure Family Papers (MG0544)
William McCaskey Civil War Letters (MG0355)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, 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.
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-18
Classification
MG0018
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Much of the collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 March 2022.
Documents
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Three unidentified men in costume on the steps of the courthouse
Object ID
1-01-07-77
Date Range
1992
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Three unidentified men in costume on the steps of the courthouse
Description
Three unidentified men in costume on the steps of the courthouse during Lancaster city's 250th Celebration.
Date Range
1992
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
Celebrations
Costumes
Courthouses
Lancaster County Courthouse
Persons of color
Uniforms
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
1-01-07-77
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Girls and boys in costume on the steps of the courthouse
Object ID
1-01-07-87
Date Range
1992
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Girls and boys in costume on the steps of the courthouse
Description
Girls and boys in costume on the steps of the courthouse during Lancaster city's 250th Celebration.
Date Range
1992
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
Boys
Celebrations
Costumes
Courthouses
Girls
Lancaster County Courthouse
Persons of color
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
1-01-07-87
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Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Title
Black man and boy
Object ID
LR-03-05-06
Date Range
July 1994
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Title
Black man and boy
Description
Unidentified man and boy
Date Range
July 1994
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
Boys
Children
Persons of color
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
LR-03-05-06
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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
  1 document  
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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Collection
Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection
Title
Notes of conversations
Object ID
MG0417_F001
Date Range
1990
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 1 Ellen Endslow’s notes of conversations with Leroy Wentzel, Pulp Foreman, 16 January 1990; Carolyn Black, store manager, 1990; and Pete Askins, 14 February 1990. Gift of Ellen Endslow, 5 February 2007. Folder 2 Decals and Catalogs. Gift of Ellen Endslow, 5
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Collection
Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection
Title
Notes of conversations
Description
Ellen Endslow's notes of conversations with Leroy Wentzel, Pulp Foreman, 16 January 1990; Carolyn Black, store manager, 1990; and Pete Askins, 14 February 1990.
Admin/Biographical History
J. M. Mast Manufacturing Company was organized in Lititz in 1901 to manufacture animal traps, patent fishing floats and vegetable graters. In 1905 the Mast Company was merged with the Animal Trap Company of Abingdon, Illinois; the new company was said to be "the largest concern of its kind in the world." (http://www.horseshoe.cc/pennadutch/places/pennsylvania/lancasterco/towns/lititz/lititz.htm, accessed 16 July 2009)
The name was changed to Woodstream Corporation in 1966 and is headquartered in Lititz. Woodstream Corporation manufactures and markets pest control, and wildlife caring and control products for the United States, Canada, and European markets. The company offers rodent control products, caring control products for pets and wildlife, pest control products for the lawn and garden, and wild bird feeder segments. It also offers mouse traps, cage traps, toxic insecticides and fungicides, and bird feeders, as well as dog and small animal cages. It distributes its products through retail locations in the United States and internationally.
(http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=96531, accessed 16 July 2009)
Date Range
1990
Creation Date
1990
Creator
Endslow, Ellen
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Askins, Pete
Black, Carolyn
Endslow, Ellen
Wentzel, Leroy
Subjects
Oral histories
Search Terms
Animal Trap Company of America
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Victor
Victor Woodstream Corporation
Woodstream Corporation
Notes
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
History
Language
English
Object ID
MG0417_F001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection
See the Curatorial Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection, MG0417_F001, 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.
Other Numbers
MG-417
Other Number
MG-417, Folder 1
Classification
MG0417
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed by DS, 2007. Added to database 16 December 2021.
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Object ID
MG0946
Date Range
1984-2003
  1 document  
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Description
This collection contains reproductions of currency issued by various banking institutions of Lancaster County. The reproductions were produced annually by the Red Rose Coin Club, Inc. from 1984 to 2003.
Admin/Biographical History
The Red Rose Coin Club, Inc. was founded in Lancaster in 1958.
Date Range
1984-2003
Year Range From
1984
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1984-2003
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Subjects
Numismatists
Bank notes
Banks and banking
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Red Rose Coin Club, Inc.
Numismatists
Bank notes
Banks
Financial institutions
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0946
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Red Rose Coin Club, Inc. Collection, 1984-2003 (MG0946), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Couirtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0946
Other Numbers
MG-946
Other Number
MG-946
Classification
MG0946
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Noted at item level.
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Contact points : American frontiers from the Mohawk Valley to the Mississippi, 1750-1830

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18679
Date of Publication
c1998.
Call Number
973.221 C759
Responsibility
edited by Andrew R.L. Cayton and Fredrika J. Teute.
ISBN
0807847348 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
x, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
"Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, the Newberry Library, Chicago, and the Historic New Orleans Collection."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-382) and index.
Contents
Introduction : on the connection of frontiers / Andrew R.L. Cayton and Fredrika J. Teute -- Shamokin, "the very seat of the Prince of darkness": unsettling the early American frontier / James H. Merrell -- Metaphor, meaning, and misunderstanding : language and power on the Pennsylvania frontier / Jane T. Merritt -- Black "go-betweens" and the mutability of "race," status, and identity on New York's pre-revolutionary frontier / William B. Hart -- "Insidious friends" : gift giving and the Cherokee-British alliance in the Seven Years' War / Gregory Evans Dowd --"Domestick ... quiet being broke" : gender conflict among Creek Indians in the eighteenth century / Claudio Saunt -- Pigs and hunters : "rights in the woods" on the trans-Appalachian frontier / Stephen Aron -- Distinctions and partitions amongst us : identity and interaction in the revolutionary Ohio Valley / Elizabeth A. Perkins -- "Noble actors" upon "the theatre of honour" : power and civility in the Treaty of Greenville / Andrew R.L. Cayton -- To live among us : accommodation, gender, and conflict in the Western Great Lakes region, 1760-1832 / Lucy Eldersveld Murphy -- "More motley than Mackinaw" : from ethnic mixing to ethnic cleansing on the frontier of the Lower Missouri, 1783-1833 / John Mack Faragher -- Remembering American frontiers : King Philip's War and the American imagination / Jill Lepore.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - United States.
Acculturation - United States
Indians of North America
Indians, Treatment of - United States
Frontier and pioneer life - United States - Congresses.
Acculturation - United States - Congresses.
Indians of North America - Congresses.
United States - Territorial expansion.
United States - Territorial expansion - Congresses.
Additional Author
Cayton, Andrew R. L.
Teute, Fredrika J.
Additional Corporate Author
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.221 C759
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Collection
Kelly Williams Schoolhouse Photo Album
Object ID
KW-115
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Kelly Williams Schoolhouse Photo Album
Description
Black Horse School
Provenance
Gift of Kelly Williams. Digital images only.
Year Range From
1991
Year Range To
1993
Creator
Williams, Kelly
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Schoolhouses
Black Horse School
Place
Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
KW-115
Images
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Collection
Kelly Williams Schoolhouse Photo Album
Object ID
KW-275
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Kelly Williams Schoolhouse Photo Album
Description
Sorrel Horse School
Provenance
Gift of Kelly Williams. Digital images only.
Year Range From
1991
Year Range To
1993
Creator
Williams, Kelly
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Schoolhouses
Sorrel Horse School
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
KW-275
Images
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