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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials

Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 3

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials

Description: The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Series 3 contains documents and ephemera from Buchanan's Presidential campaign, inauguration, and inaugural ball. The items date between 1833 and 1869.; Subseries 1 includes ephemera from the 1856 Presidential campaign and Subseries 2 has ephemera from Buchanan's inauguration and inaugural balls. The materials from James Buchanan's Presidential campaign include portraits of the candidates of the election of 1856, various political cartoons, a Democratic ticket from Virginia with engravings featuring Buchanan, a booklet, the results from the 1856 election, a handout promoting the Democratic ticket, and a song written about the life of James Buchanan set to the Democratic tune of "Poor Old Horse let him die." The inauguration materials include multiple invitations to the Grand National Inauguration Ball, Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper articles and illustrations of certain Inauguration scenes.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]

System of Arrangement: JBFP Part 1 Series 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials; Subseries 1 Presidential Campaign; Subseries 2 Inauguration/Ball

Year Range From: 1833

Year Range To: 1869

Creator: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

People: Buchanan, James

Other Creators: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Subjects: Balls (Parties); Elections; Inauguration; Invitation cards; Political campaigns; Political cartoons; Presidential candidates; Presidents--Election; Ephemera

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Elections; Finding aids; Inaugurations; James Buchanan; Manuscript groups; Political campaigns; Political cartoons; Presidential candidates; Presidential elections; Balls (Parties); Invitations; Ephemera; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 box, 33 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive; Cartoon; Ballot

Language: English

Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 3

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection, MG0096; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; 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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. 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.; Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Object ID: MG0294

Date Range: 1865-1961

County, Pennsylvania Correspondence Death Decedents' estates Earl Twp. East Earl Twp. Ephrata Estate settlement Farmers National Bank Finding aids Florida Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania Funerals Gap, Salisbury Twp. Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota Health Hotel

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Description: The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1865-1961

Year Range From: 1865

Year Range To: 1961

Date of Accumulation: 1865-1961

Creator: Geist family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Alexander, James K.; Anderson, Howard; Bachman, Julie C.; Bard, Bertha; Brown, George; Bulleit, Edward Banister; Dague, Isaac W.; Dague, Lily C. Geist; Diller, Luther R.; Eshleman, John H.; Fox, Christian, Jr.; Geist, Adam; Geist, Agnes; Geist, Bertha Wanner; Geist, Daniel W.; Geist, Ettie G.; Geist, Everett S.; Geist, Harry Kohler; Geist, Lilly Kate; Groff, John M.; Heisher, Daniel; Hobson, Jesse; Hobson, Maria; Horst, Jacob G.; Kjorlien, Alvin C.; Leaman, William; Lyte, Eliphalet Oram; Martin, Luke W.; Milledge, Stanley; Miller, Helen Mildred Diller; Miller, Leon H. B.; Miller, Ruth; Ott, Janet F.; Overly, Herman Witmer; Overly, Richard Geist; Pond, B. C.; Pool, Virginia L.; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Rush, Charles William; Rush, Harriet Geist; Shaub, Sadie; Shirk, H. S.; Shirk, Henry; Shirk, Lawrence; Stoner, H. K.; Weaver, C. R.; Weaver, George A.; Werner, John Thomas; Witmer, Clara; Wolf, Lemon A.; Wolfe, Helen

Subjects: Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Taxation

Search Terms: A. Geist and Son; Adams County, Pennsylvania; Albert Pick Company; Births; Bismarck, North Dakota; Blue Ball Bank; Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.; Calling cards; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Correspondence; Death; Decedents' estates; Earl Twp.; East Earl Twp.; Ephrata; Estate settlement; Farmers National Bank; Finding aids; Florida; Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania; Funerals; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Grand Forks Herald; Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Health; Hotel Gladstone; Hunters; Inheritance; Internal Revenue Service; Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Johnson City, Broome County, New York; K. Aslesen Company; Lancaster; Lancaster New Era; Leland-Parker Hotel; Letters; Manuscript groups; Masons; McClure House; Miami, Florida; Millersville; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; Mountville Farm Women's Society; New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey; Parades; Patterson Hotel; Pennsylvania State Normal School; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Postage stamps; Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Receipts; Republican Party; San Francisco, California; Schools; Stamps; Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.; Stocks; Tax returns; Taxation; Trusts and trustees; United Commercial Travelers of America; Vienna Bakery Company; Visiting cards; Washington, DC; West Cocalico School District; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wills; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0294

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 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

Accession Number: 2002.Hawbaker

Other Numbers: MG-294

Classification: MG0294

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 January 2022.

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Collection: William J. Buch Papers

Title: William J. Buch Papers

Object ID: MG0658

Date Range: 1917-1958

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Collection: William J. Buch Papers

Title: William J. Buch Papers

Description: The William J. Buch Papers contains photographs, scrapbook pages, and personal letters to and from William J. Buch, also known as Joe. Several letters and items pertain to his likeness to Franklin D. Roosevelt, including correspondence with the White House and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Other items include documents and photographs of his service in World War I, Lancaster County boxers, and his son's World War II service.

Admin/Biographical History: William "Joe" Buch served in World War I. He founded Buch's Pharmacy at the corner of Charlotte and King Streets in Lancaster, Pa. and later ventured into the sporting goods business. Mr. Buch was known as a Franklin D. Roosevelt double and wrote often to offer support to the President. Mr. Buch was very active in the local and state Democratic Party. He posed as Roosevelt's twin at many political events. More information is available in Folder 17.

Date Range: 1917-1958

Year Range From: 1917

Year Range To: 1958

Date of Accumulation: 1917-1958

Creator: Buch, Stanley Jay, 1924-2016

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 13

People: Bowman, Lester; Brodbeck, Andrew R.; Buch, Stanley Jay; Buch, William Joseph "Joe"; Cantor, Eddie; Gott, Peter; Graves, David Bibb; Hauck, Johnny; Nutt, Carl; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Smythe, J. Henry, Jr.; Wise, Robert P.

Other Creators: Buch, William Joseph, 1893-1962

Subjects: Boxers (Sports); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Democratic Party (U.S.); Drugstores; Letters; Lookalikes; Pharmacists; Scrapbooks; Veterans; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Boxers (Sports); Buch's Drug Store; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Democratic Party; Drugstores; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Pharmacies; Pharmacists; Photographs; Veterans; World War I; World War II; WWI; WWII

Extent: 2 boxes, 18 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0658

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images when available.

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-658

Other Number: MG-658

Classification: MG0658

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by KB, July 2014. Photographs transferred to the Photograph Collection, 6 October 2017.; Added to database 24 May 2021.

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Collection: Revolutionary War Collection

Title: Revolutionary War Collection

Object ID: MG0098

Date Range: 1776-1976

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Collection: Revolutionary War Collection

Title: Revolutionary War Collection

Description: The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.

Date Range: 1776-1976

Creation Date: 1776-1976

Year Range From: 1776

Year Range To: 1976

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Beddulph, Robert; Boyd, John; Burd, James Edward; Chambers, Stephen; Coedans, James; Cooke, William; Ferree, John; Getty, Christian; Gurney, Francis; Hubley, Adam; Jolly, James A. "Jim"; Joy, Daniel; Kieffer, Henry Martyn; Moore, William; Neal, James; Patterson, Alex; Porter, Thomas; Ramsay, David; Rapp, Brandon; Reid, George W.; Worner, William Frederic; Zellty, John A.

Subjects: Cemeteries; Letters; Military history; Military regulations; Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779; Prisoners of war; Soldiers; Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779; Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons

Search Terms: Battle of Newtown; Battle of Stony Point; Cemeteries; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Finding aids; Haudenosaunee Confederacy; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military history; Military records; Military regulations; Prisoners of war; Receipts; Revolutionary War; Soldiers; Sullivan Campaign, 1779

Extent: 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0098

Notes: Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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: Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-98

Other Number: MG-98

Classification: MG0098

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.

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Collection: Mayor James H. Ross Collection

Title: Mayor James H. Ross Collection

Object ID: MG0058

Date Range: 1933-1937

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Collection: Mayor James H. Ross Collection

Title: Mayor James H. Ross Collection

Description: The Mayor James H. Ross Collection documents Ross's political career from 1933-1937. James Ross, a businessman and civic leader, served as mayor of Lancaster from 1934-1938. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and a scrapbook. The letters are related to his mayoral election and responsibilities, the James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, and personal matters. The scrapbook, compiled by his wife, contains information about his political career, the department store, and other local merchants, and provides a good background on the housing issues that threatened Lancaster City. The collection gives a fragmented picture of life in Lancaster in the 1930s, including commercial transactions, the Depression, religious charitable organizations, politics, and the Democratic Party.

Admin/Biographical History: James H. Ross was born in Green County, Ohio. When he was six, Ross's family moved to Monroe County, West Virginia where he attended school until he was seventeen. His family moved back to Ohio where he finished his schooling at Bowersville High School. After graduating, Ross moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and began working for M. T. Garvin & Co. Ross left M. T. Garvin & Co. in 1928 and established his own store, James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, in December of that same year. James H. Ross was elected Mayor of Lancaster as a Democrat in 1934.

Date Range: 1933-1937

Year Range From: 1933

Year Range To: 1937

Date of Accumulation: 1933-1937

Creator: Ross, James Hubert, 1875-1962

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Ross, James Hubert; Ross, Ethel E. Dietrich; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

Other Creators: Ross, Ethel E. Dietrich, 1892-1977

Subjects: Business records; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Lancaster (Pa.)--Politics and government; Letters; Local elections; Local taxation; Mayors--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Photographs; Scrapbooks; Speeches, addresses, etc.

Search Terms: Business records; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Elections; James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store; Letters; Milton J. Brecht Elementary School; Mayors; Newspaper clippings; Politics; Schools; Scrapbooks; Speeches; Taxes; Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster; Wheatland; Young Men's Democratic Club; Manuscript groups; Finding aids

Extent: 2 boxes, 10 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0058

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment with the Research Center staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org to view the scrapbook.

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-58

Classification: MG0058

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Scrapbook, Career of James Ross, Former Merchant and Mayor, was previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 121. Scrapbook, Career of James Ross, Former Merchant and Mayor, was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Object ID: MG0237

Date Range: 1880-2003

, Albert F. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Advertising Architectural plans Blueprints Building leases Calendars Catalogs Deeds Department stores Historical markers Insurance policies Letters Manuscript groups Menus

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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Description: The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Series 1 includes employee handbooks, job description, beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, a history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic Preservation Trust calendar, and children's books.; Series 2 is a record of the property at the downtown location and at Park City Mall beginning in 1880 with deeds, legal agreements, a building inspector's permit, and insurance policies.

Admin/Biographical History: On 22 February 1878, Peter Watt, James Shand and Gilbert Thompson advertised the opening of a new store, The New York Store, featuring new lines of foreign and domestic dry goods as well as fancy goods and notions. The New York Store opened on 9 March 1878 and was an immediate success focusing on customer service. The owners had an unwritten policy stating that they remained open until the last customer left. During that first year, partner Gilbert Thompson died. Watt and Shand purchased a building located at 8-10 East King Street and changed their name from The New York Store to Watt, Shand and Company. Then during 1885, the store name was shortened to Watt & Shand even though the business was expanding to acquire 6 East King Street. The Ladies' Ready-To-Wear Department was added in 1889 which included coats, suits, dresses, and underwear. The owners proceeded to expand the business over several decades and procured Appel & Weber jewelry store and Hager's Department Store during the 1950s and 1960s. The branch store opened in 1970 at Park City Mall. The Bon-Ton Stores purchased Watt & Shand in 1992 and the store officially closed in March of 1995

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged by series.; Series 1 Items collected by LancasterHistory; Series 2 Gift of Penn Square Partners

Date Range: 1880-2003

Year Range From: 1880

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1880-2003

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Ammon, Cora Mae Fox; Ammon, John M.; Appel, Eva Rengier; Appel, Percy L.; Baker, Miriam Rengier; Bell, Louise Price; Berger, R. R.; Blatchley, Charles A.; Breyers, C. J.; Buchanan, James; Drukenbrod, Lee Roy; Fehl, J. Herbert; Frantz, I. E.; Fritz, C. C.; Goodhart, E. C.; Groff, Alpheaus S.; Groff, Ella L.; Hermansader, T. F.; Hirsh, Bertha; Hirsh, Gabriel; Hostetter, D. B.; Lively, Henry; Long, Jacob M.; Loss, Natalie M.; Loss, Nathan; Marshall, Elizabeth H. W.; Marshall, Elizabeth Weber; Marshall, George A.; Marshall, George W.; Marshall, Maria L. Good; May, Jennie H.; Miller, E. N.; Myers, Harry; Myers, Maria; Myers, Patricia Marshall; Myrtetus, George B.; Noonan, Ella O.; Noonan, Raymond Smith; Prangley, James; Reed, George R.; Reichley, Jacob Christian; Reifsnyder, Arden P.; Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman; Rengier, Charles F.; Rengier, John S.; Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen; Rohrer, George Redsecker; Rohrer, Jeremiah; Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker; Roth, George R.; Rupert, L. H.; Schaller, Kimberly; Shand, James; Shand, Thomas Marshall; Sherrill, Anita B.; Sherrill, S. Edward; Short, Edwin P.; Skyllas, Drossos A.; Slaymaker, Peter J. Eckert; Stiles, H. A.; Stirk, Isaac; Stirk, Sarah C.; Swarr, Donald; Urban, Cassius Emlen; Watt, Laura Louise Geiger; Watt, Peter T.; Weber, May H.; Wisegarver, Harry P.; Witmer, Albert F.

Other Creators: Watt & Shand Department Store (Pa.)

Subjects: Advertising; Architectural drawings; Blueprints; Building leases; Calendars; Catalogs; Deeds; Department stores; Historical markers; Insurance policies; Letters; Menus; Newsletters; Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.); Scrapbooks; Stores, Retail

Search Terms: A and S Realty and Investment Corporation; A. B. Rote & Co.; Advertising; Agreements; Air conditioning; American Blower Corporation; Appel & Weber; Architectural plans; Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America; Awards; Blueprints; Bon-Ton; Bon-Ton Beauty Salon; Booklets; C. J. Breyer and Associates, Inc.; Calendars; Catalogs; Central Automatic Sprinkler Company; Certificates; Columbia; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; Commonwealth Title Company of Philadelphia; Correspondence; Deeds; Department stores; DUSCO Property Management, Inc.; East Hempfield Twp.; Employee handbooks; Employees; Ephemera; Escalators; Finding aids; Fire sprinklers; Floorplans; Gatter and Diehl Consulting Engineers; Gift certificates; Ground-rent; Hager and Bro., Inc.; Hager Realty Corporation; Heating and ventilation systems; Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Historical markers; Insurance policies; Job descriptions; Kroll Electric Company, Inc.; Lancaster; Lancaster Parking Authority; Lancaster Trust Company; Leases; Letters; Manuscript groups; Menus; Mortgages; Newsletters; Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.; Park City Mall; Penn Square; Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania Power and Light Company; Permits; Poetry; PPL; Price lists; Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company; Reynolds and Reynolds Company; Scrapbooks; Stores, Retail; Total Energy Leasing Corporation; Trion, Inc.; Watt and Shand; Workers' Compensation Act; York Corporation

Extent: 4 boxes, 59 folders, 1 scrapbook, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0237

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Folder 2 contains restricted items. With the exception of Folder 2, the items in this collection 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 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-237

Classification: MG0237

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Scrapbook cataloged by CB, 2008. Series 2, Folder 1-48 cataloged by ML, Summer 2014. Added to database 13 January 2022.; The Watt & Shand Department Store scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.

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Collection: Sphinx Club Records

Title: Sphinx Club Records

Object ID: MG0341

Date Range: 1912-2000

. Business records Bynden Wood Conestoga Bridge Correspondence Finding aids Flyers Franklin and Marshall College Hamilton Club Huachung University Letters Manuscript groups Membership Minutes Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Obituaries Outings Poetry Republican Party Restaurants Sphinx Club St

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Collection: Sphinx Club Records

Title: Sphinx Club Records

Description: This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.

Date Range: 1912-2000

Year Range From: 1912

Year Range To: 2000

Date of Accumulation: 1912-2000

Creator: Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Appel, Roberts R.; Browne, George I.; Cooper, John Wallace; Cramer, Margaret Snader; Cramer, William Stuart; Davidson, Paul; Dippell, Marion Fox; Dippell, Victor William; Distler, Theodore A.; Donner, M. M.; Dotterer, Ray H.; Duke, Robert W.; Hager, E. M.; Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker; Hamblin, Dora Jane; Hartman, Edwin Mitman; Hartman, Mr.; Herman, Emma Garrigan; Herman, Theodore F.; Honig, Margaret; Honig, Stanley; Jefferson, Thomas; Jordan, Paul; Jurgelski, Susan; Kell, R. M.; Kilby, Tom; Kunkel, Arthur King; Lincoln, Abraham; Maugans, David; Mencken, Henry Louis; Michalak, Beverly; Michalak, Stanley; Moore, C. Eugene; Parks, Cynthia; Poole, H. Herbert; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Roy, John; Rudisill, Carl; Rudisill, Flo; Sayres, Alfred Nevin; Schmitchew, Peter; Schwalm, Ted; Smith, Howard P.; Steinmetz, Rollin; Thornley, Richard; Twombly, Clifford Gray

Subjects: Associations, institutions, etc.; Business records; Letters; Minutes (Records); Obituaries

Search Terms: Accomac Inn; Alfred's Victorian Restaurant; Associations, institutions, etc.; Business records; Bynden Wood; Conestoga Bridge; Correspondence; Finding aids; Flyers; Franklin and Marshall College; Hamilton Club; Huachung University; Letters; Manuscript groups; Membership; Minutes; Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Obituaries; Outings; Poetry; Republican Party; Restaurants; Sphinx Club; St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Trivia; World War II; WWII

Extent: 1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0341

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 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.

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Accession Number: 2004.MG0341

Other Numbers: MG-341

Classification: MG0341

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.

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Archive

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4 Speeches and Writings

Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 4

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4 Speeches and Writings

Description: The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 4, contains the speeches and Buchanan's other writings. The collection is arranged into two subseries, separating speeches and other writings. Subseries 1 contains Buchanan's printed speech in Greensburg, Pa. on 7 October, 1852, supporting candidate Franklin Pierce. In Subseries 2 Buchanan explains his role in seeking the appointments of William C. Frazer, Capt. John Steele, and Roland A. Luther for federal office and his reasons for non-payment of personal property taxes in Lancaster while residing in Washington, D. C. ca.1846. It also contains a poem attributed to Buchanan.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]

System of Arrangement: JBFP Part 1 Series 4 Speeches and Writings; Subseries 1 Speeches; Subseries 2 Other Writings

Year Range From: 1842

Year Range To: 1857

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

People: Buchanan, James; Frazer, William Clark; Steele, John; Luther, Roland A.

Other Creators: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Subjects: Appointment to office; Inauguration; Poetry; Presidents--United States--Inaugural addresses; Real property tax; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Whig Party (U.S.)

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Finding aids; Inaugural addresses; Inaugurations; James Buchanan; Manuscript groups; Poetry; Political appointments; Real property tax; Speeches; Whig Party; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 box, 5 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 4

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection, MG0096; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; 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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. 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.; Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Newspaper

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: A “stupendous sheet of pictures” published by The Brother Jonathon (newspaper) boasts portraits of the Presidential candidates of the election of 1856

Object ID: JBFP 1.3.1.001

Date Range: 1856/12/01

1 document 2 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: A “stupendous sheet of pictures” published by The Brother Jonathon (newspaper) boasts portraits of the Presidential candidates of the election of 1856

Description: A “stupendous sheet of pictures” published by The Brother Jonathon (newspaper) boasts portraits of the Presidential candidates of the election of 1856: James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge (Democrats), John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton (Republicans), and Millard Fillmore and Andrew J. Donelson (Know Nothings). New York, NY.

Date Range: 1856/12/01

Creator: Brother Jonathan

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: JBFP Oversized Box 1

People: Buchanan, James; Breckenridge, John Cabell; Fremont, John Charles; Dayton, William Lewis; Fillmore, Millard; Donelson, Andrew Jackson

Subjects: Newspapers; Presidential candidates; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (U.S.); Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); American Party

Search Terms: Newspapers; Brother Jonathan; Presidential candidates; Political campaigns; Illustrations; Democratic Party; Republican Party; Know-Nothing Party; American Party; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan,2.25 x 34 in.

Object Name: Newspaper

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 3

Object ID: JBFP 1.3.1.001

Location of Originals: Housed in JBFP Oversized Box 1.

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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: JBMS2000.029.1

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 3, Subseries 1, Folder 1

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz

Title: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz

Object ID: JBFP 7.1.1.012

Date Range: 1847/11/23

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz

Title: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz

Description: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz updates him even further on candidate matters including a recent meeting of his Democrat supporters. Philadelphia.

Date Range: 1847/11/23

Creator: Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith, 1810-1877

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 7, Box 1

People: Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith; Buchanan, James

Subjects: Political campaigns; Political candidates; Democratic Party (U.S.); Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Political candidates; Political campaigns; Democratic Party; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 19.5 x 25 cm.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 7 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 7.1.1.012

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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: JBMS1995.728

Other Number: JBFP Part 7, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 12

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.