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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Object ID: MG0237

Date Range: 1880-2003

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, blueprints, and insurance policies. Creators: LancasterHistory (Organization); Watt & Shand

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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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Bellmont Mansion: an exercise in archival excavation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5802

Author: Shirk, Willis L.

Date of Publication: 2000.

Responsibility: by Willis L. Shirk, Jr.

Author: Shirk, Willis L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society ,

Date of Publication: 2000.

Physical Description: 4-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.101, no. 3.

Subjects: Blunston, Samuel , - 2689-1745.; Wright, Susanna , - 1697-1784.; Architecture - Pennsylvania - Columbia.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 101, number 3 (2000), p. 4-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.101, no.3

Columbia Historic Preservation Society newsletter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17804

Date of Publication: 2002-

Call Number: 974.815 COLU C726ch

Place of Publication: [Columbia, Pa.]

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: 2002-

Physical Description: v.

Notes: Library has: no. 39 --

Subjects: Columbia Historic Preservation Society.; Columbia (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 COLU C726ch

Columbia, Marietta, and Wrightsville

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16377

Date of Publication: 2009.

Call Number: 974.815 COLU C726a

Alternate Title: Images of America, Columbia, Marietta, and Wrightsville.

ISBN: 9780738564739

Place of Publication: Charleston, SC

Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Date of Publication: 2009.

Physical Description: 127 p. ill. 24 cm.

Subjects: Marietta (Pa.) - History.; Columbia (Pa.) - History.; Wrightsville (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 COLU C726a

Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19812

Date of Publication: ca. 2009

Call Number: 923.5 W461c

Place of Publication: [S.l

Publisher: s.n.],

Date of Publication: ca. 2009

Physical Description: 65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: From cover: Sponsored jointly by : The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.

Subjects: Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.; Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Military biography; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography; Columbia (Pa.) - History

Additional Corporate Author: The Columbia Public Library (Pa.); The Columbia Historic Preservation Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 W461c

Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17893

Author: Schaefer, Thomas L.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 974.815 COLU D313 DVD

Responsibility: written and directed by Thomas L. Schaefer.

Author: Schaefer, Thomas L.

Place of Publication: [S. l.]

Publisher: A Total Magic Video Production ,

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: "Produced for Rivertownes PA USA in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge on 28 June 1863, this program narrates the dramatic story of the bridge's destruction and details the valiant attempt of an outnumbered detachment of raw Union militia to halt the advance of Confederate Brigadier General John Gordon's determined veteran infantry."; Also "introduces the poignant, very risky participation of a company of free blacks from Columbia."

Subjects: Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-; African Americans - Pennsylvania; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 974.815 COLU D313 DVD

Diary of Francis X. Ziegler , 1854-1867

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11858

Author: Ziegler, Francis X. ,

Date of Publication: [2002]

Call Number: 923.7 Z66

Responsibility: transcribed by John Bennawit, Jr.

Author: Ziegler, Francis X. ,

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Date of Publication: [2002]

Physical Description: unp. 29 cm.

Notes: Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society Archives.

Summary: Francis Ziegler was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1817 and he died in 1902. He was a school teacher and a telegraph operator.He recorded in this diary sporadically between 1854 and 1857. His entries describe personal experiences, but many entries pertain to events of the day, both local and national. His discontent with politics and the times, in general, is clear. The diary begins at the time of a cholera epidemic in Columbia during which many people died. He presents a picture of a very frightening time. Another highlight of the diary was his description of the invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate troops during the Civil War. He witnessed the burning of the bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. This action closed off a potential route for the Confederates to reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg after Gettysburg.

Subjects: Ziegler, Francis X - Diaries.; Cholera - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Columbia (Pa.) - History - Personal narratives.; Susquehanna River Valley - History, Military - 19th century.; Diaries.

Additional Author: Bennawit, John,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.7 Z66

Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Alternate Title: The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: v, 133 leaves.

Summary: "Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]

Subjects: Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.; Columbia, Pa. - History.; African Americans - Pennsylvania.; African American business people - Pennsylvania.; Lumber trade.; Slavery - Pennsylvania; Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Excerpts from the diary of F. X. Ziegler : A nineteenth century perspective of events in Columbia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11396

Author: Bennawit, John F., Jr.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Responsibility: by John F. Bennawit, Jr.

Author: Bennawit, John F., Jr.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: p.42-53 : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.105, no.2.

Subjects: Ziegler, F.X., - 1817-1902.; Cholera - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Columbia.; Columbia (Pa.) - History - Nineteenth century.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 105, number 2 (2003), p. 42-53Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.105, no.2

Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903

Author: Sheldon, George

Date of Publication: 2006.

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Responsibility: by George Sheldon.

Author: Sheldon, George

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Quaker Hills Press ,

Date of Publication: 2006.

Physical Description: 186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographic references.

Summary: It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]

Subjects: Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

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