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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

, Massachusetts Brenner & Reed Cambridge, Massachusetts Cape May, New Jersey Charles C. & J. Watson Christ Church Burial Ground Cincinnati, Ohio Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence Delaware Dixon Walker & Co. Earp & Bros. Finding aids Grape Hotel Greene County, New York H. Behlen & Co. Illnesses

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Collection: Mary Brecht Pulver Papers

Title: Mary Brecht Pulver Papers

Object ID: MG0284

Date Range: 1882-1957

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Collection: Mary Brecht Pulver Papers

Title: Mary Brecht Pulver Papers

Description: The Mary Brecht Pulver Papers contain papers related to the Brecht and Pulver families. The collection includes letters, newspaper articles, obituaries, and memorabilia. A biography of Mary Brecht Pulver accompanies samples of her poetry and a scrapbook of the work of her sister, Edith Brecht.

Admin/Biographical History: Mary Brecht Pulver, one of five children of Milton J. and Mary M. Wolfe Brecht, was born on 3 March 1882. Milton was an educator. Mary Agnes Brecht married George Winfield Pulver; their son, Gordon Winfield, was born in 1912. Mary Brecht Pulver was a poet and author of short stories.

Date Range: 1882-1957

Year Range From: 1882

Year Range To: 1957

Date of Accumulation: 1882-1957

Creator: Sumner, Pamela, 1941-2016

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Brecht, Edith; Brecht, Harold; Brecht, Mary Mehaffey Wolfe; Brecht, Milton J.; Doerschuk, Ernest E., Jr.; Pulver, George Winfield; Pulver, Gordon Winfield; Pulver, Mary Agnes Brecht; Russell, Florence Brecht; Wolfe, Henry; Wolfe, Rebecca Alstead

Other Creators: Pulver, Gordon Winfield, 1912-1983

Subjects: Binghamton (N.Y.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Family records; Lancaster County (Pa.); Letters; Poetry

Search Terms: Binghamton, New York; Biographies; Birth certificates; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Marriage certificates; Memorabilia; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Photographs; Poetry

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, 1 scrapbook, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0284

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Mary Brecht Pulver Photograph Collection, 147 Family photographs (MB-01-01-01 to MB-01-05-08); National publications containing short stories "Pennsylvania Dutch Series" by Mary Brecht Pulver : and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983 Oversize); National publications containing short stories by Mary Brecht Pulver: and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983s Oversize)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mary Brecht Pulver Papers (MG0284), 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: 1997.Sumner

Other Numbers: MG-284

Classification: MG0284

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared 2012. Added to database 7 November 2017.

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Collection: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Title: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Object ID: MG0071

Date Range: 1726-1922

Genealogy Letters Marriage records Stocks Wills Search Terms: Aoelian Hall Carnegie Hall Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence Deeds Ephrata Cloister Family records Finding aids Genealogy Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia Letters Manuscript groups Marriage records Metropolitan Opera

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Collection: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Title: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Description: Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers' certificate. There is also a blank book with paper made at Ephrata Cloister in 1796.

Date Range: 1726-1922

Year Range From: 1726

Year Range To: 1922

Date of Accumulation: 1726-1922

Creator: Ellmaker family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Cochran, Thomas B.; Eichholtz, Jacob; Elder, Thomas; Ellmaker, Alfred; Ellmaker, Amos; Ellmaker, Ana Margareta; Ellmaker, Benjamin Ellmaker; Ellmaker, E. Ben; Ellmaker, Edgar O.; Ellmaker, Elizabeth; Ellmaker, Enos; Ellmaker, John Leonard; Ellmaker, John Watson; Ellmaker, Leonard; Ellmaker, Lucy H.; Ellmaker, Nathaniel; Ellmaker, Thomas; Graunnon, Christiana Margaretta; Haverstick, H. B.; Hoofgardner, Ferdinand; Hornberger, Maria; Hubbard, Elbert; Huston, R. M.; Koning, P.; Mayor, Robert; Moor, John; Nicolaas, I.; Pancoast, Dr.; Schnierer, Jacob; Snyder, Edwin L.; Snyder, John A.; Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.

Other Creators: Ellmaker, John Leonard

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Deeds; Family records; Genealogy; Letters; Marriage records; Stocks; Wills

Search Terms: Aoelian Hall; Carnegie Hall; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Deeds; Ephrata Cloister; Family records; Finding aids; Genealogy; Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia; Letters; Manuscript groups; Marriage records; Metropolitan Opera House; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Philharmonic Society of New York; Roycroft; Stocks; Wills

Extent: 2 boxes, 58 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German, Dutch

Object ID: MG0071

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Photograph Collection

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

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request at Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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.

Classification: MG0071

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.

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Collection: Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)

Title: Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)

Object ID: MG0573

Date Range: 1923-2003

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Collection: Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)

Title: Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)

Description: This collection contains genealogy for some of the descendants of Philip Lefever. Family history includes family sheets for several descendants, the family crest and a family tree. Copies of the will and estate inventory of Martin K. Lefever are among the documents. Minutes are preserved from the Adam Lefever Descendants Reunions, 1945-1979. There are also legal papers and information for the Philip Lefever Cemetery and Philip Lefever Burial Ground Association, including the rededication of the cemetery in 2001.

Date Range: 1923-2003

Creation Date: 1923-2003

Year Range From: 1923

Year Range To: 2003

Creator: Lefevre family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Brandt, Kathleen; Brenneman, Mabel; Brubaker, Ann Mary Lefever; Brubaker, John H.; Buckwalter, Nancy; Buckwalter, Naomi; Buckwalter, Nathan; Dagen, Florence Lefever; Dagen, Jacob Jr.; Dagen, Jacob L.; Dagen, Lester L.; Eaby, Christian Earl; Eshleman, Arlene; Eshleman, Chester L. Jr.; Frey, Furry H.; Gontner, Lizzie; Hess, Edith A. Lefever; Houser, Emma Lefever; Huber, Christian; Huber, Elizabeth Lefever; Kirk, Ethel; Knight, Mary Lefever; Lefever, Adam K.; Lefever, Ruth M.; Lefever, Benjamin M.; Lefever, Charles; Lefever, Charles J., Sr.; Lefever, Charles R.; Lefever, Christian; Lefever, Clair; Lefever, Edna; Lefever, Elizabeth; Lefever, Elizabeth M. Gerlach; Lefever, Emilie A.; Lefever, Enos; Lefever, Ernest; Lefever, Frank K.; Lefever, Gertrude M.; Lefever, Gladys Brenneman; Lefever, Harry M.; Lefever, Henry; Lefever, Henry K.; Lefever, Isaac; Lefever, John A.; Lefever, John M.; Lefever, Leon; Lefever, Martin; Lefever, Martin K.; Lefever, Martin M.; Lefever, Mary Buckwalter; Lefever, Mary C.; Lefever, Mengen; Lefever, Parke M.; Lefever, Paul S.; Lefever, Philip; Lefever, Walter F.; Martin, Anna G. Lefever; Martin, Reba Mae; Meck, Robert A.; Mellinger, Catherine; Metzler, Mary L. Lefever; Morrow, Grace; Mylin, Amanda C.; Mylin, Frank H.; Mylin, Martha Lefever; Rohrer, Betty P. Lefever; Sensenig, Gladys; Shimp, Charles; Shimp, Verna Lefever; Smith, Dottie; Stoltzfus, Amos L.; Stoltzfus, Clarence L.; Stoltzfus, Elmer L.; Stoltzfus, Marjorie E. Lefever; Williams, Steven A.

Subjects: Family records; Cemeteries; Genealogy; Business records; Family reunions

Search Terms: Business records; Cemeteries; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Family records; Family reunions; Finding aids; Genealogy; Grave Concerns, Inc.; Harvest Presbyterian Church; Letters; Manuscript groups; Minutes; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Philip Lefever Burial Ground Association; Philip Lefever Cemetery; Wills

Extent: 1 box, 21 folders, 1 binder, .75 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0573

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-573

Classification: MG0573

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, February-March 2014.

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Collection: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Title: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Object ID: MG0019

Date Range: 1850-1993

) Letters (LHo-LOC sh 85076240) Search Terms: Aeronautics Air mail service Airships Aviation Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence Finding aids Hindenburg (Airship) Hot air balloons Letters Manuscript groups Newspaper clippings Obituaries Reconnaissance aircraft �230 North President Avenue

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Collection: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Title: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Description: The John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection contains material about John Wise, a pioneering balloonist from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the history of ballooning. Articles written by and about John Wise provide information about the man and his career. The bulk of Series 1 is correspondence, research notes, and drafts of "The John Wise Story," by John H. Andrews. Series 2 contains material about the ballooning hobby, other early aircraft, and the history of air mail.

Admin/Biographical History: As an adventurous and inquisitive young boy, John Wise was drawn to the skies above his native Lancaster County. He was fascinated by aerial pursuits and began to conduct experiments. He tied his cat to his homemade parachute and observed the cat's safe descent from a local church steeple.; A keen interest in ballooning developed and Wise became a famous aeronaut. Although balloon ascensions were common at county fairs and carnivals he had never observed an ascension before he made his first one in Philadelphia in 1835. John Wise completed 462 balloon ascensions including Lancaster ascensions from Penn Square and the prison yard.; In the nineteenth century many ascensions were made just for the novelty of the event, but John Wise's approach was from a scientific perspective. Each ascension gave him a chance to conduct scientific investigations of the atmosphere, pneumatics and hydrostatics.; It also gave him the opportunity to develop a more advanced flying machine. Wise was the first to observe the "great river of air which always blows from west to east" in the higher regions of the atmosphere. Today we call this phenomenon the jet stream. He also developed the ripcord safety mechanism.; John Wise promoted the advantages of balloon transportation. In 1843 he conceived a project for crossing the Atlantic Ocean and asked Congress to appropriate $15,000 for the project. Congress rejected the appropriation. Wise suggested a plan to bomb the Castle at Vera Cruz during the Mexican War and during the Civil War the Bureau of Topographical Engineers requested his services as a balloonist. He is credited with the first airmail transportation in 1859.; Detailed descriptions of his ascensions and experiments are found in his book, Through the Air, published in 1873. The last ascent of John Wise took place on September 29, 1879 from St. Louis, Missouri. This flight ended disastrously in Lake Michigan where his balloon fell and his remains lie.; Prepared by the Lancaster County Historical Society, ca. 1995.

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged into two series.; Series 1 John Wise; Series 2 History of Ballooning

Date Range: 1850-1993

Creation Date: 1850-1993

Year Range From: 1850

Year Range To: 1993

Date of Accumulation: 1850-1993

Creator: Andrews, John H.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Albertson, Catherine; Andrews, John Henry; Atkinson, S. C.; Bache, Hartman; Ball, Charles I.; Bartlett, Mrs. R. A.; Batchelder, Robert C.; Beckwith, A.; Beller, William; Black, J. W.; Blanchard, Jean Pierre; Blitzstein, Madelin; Bradbury, Ray; Brown, Elizabeth B.; Bruce, George; Burlingame, Roger; Burr, George; Byars, W. W.; Casey, Louis; Cessna, Clyde; Coffman, Ramon; Cornish, Joseph Jenkins, III; Cox, Palmer; Douty, Esther; Douty, Esther M.; Drepperd, Carl W.; Edwards, Vincent; Elvin, Thomas; Evans, William; Field, Francis J.; Fischer, Hans; Fleck, Glen; French, Melvin; Galzer, Emmett J.; Gambetta, Francis Leon; Greeley, A. W.; Grimm, Janet; Gryzewski, Tad; Halmi, Robert; Harrell, D. Tudor; Hautrive, M.; Hayden, F. Stansbury; Hopkins, Philip S.; Hunt, E. F.; Ingle, Harold E.; Kehr, Ernest A.; Keith, Barbara; Kessler, F. W.; Klein, Frederic S.; Kouwenhoven, John A.; Kreider, Ira; Kriebel, Robert C.; Kriebel, Robert G.; Lamorisse, Albert; LaPaz, Lincoln; Lindbergh, Charles; Lindquist, H. L.; Long, Elmer R.; Lundgren, Laura May Gross; Madsen, Peter; Maier, Alfred D.; Maxwell, George T.; McCloskey, Lores; McDevitt, William; Mills, James; Myers, Wilfred; Naves, Glen W.; Nicklin, John; Pasquarella, Gus; Peers, W.; Prevost, John W.; Roland, John; Rosenfeld, Albert; Sanabria, Nicolas; Schatvet, H. C.; Serviss, Garrett P.; Smith, Philip R., Jr.; Stehling, Kurt R; Steinmetz, Rollin; Stilphen, George F.; Taylor, Florence; Thompson, Howard; Topping, A.D.; Waitt, Robert; Warner, B. H.; Watson, Marion A.; Wetherill, Richard B.; Whipple, A. W.; Wilbur, W. H.; Wise, John; Wiseman, Frederick J.; Wolcott, Charles; Wolf, Constance; Woodruff, J. C.; Wright, Wilbur; Young, Pearl

Other Creators: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)

Subjects: Hot air balloons; Hot air balloons--Launching; Airships; Aeronautics; Letters; Air mail service; Hindenburg (Airship); Reconnaissance aircraft; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Aeronautics; Air mail service; Airships; Aviation; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Finding aids; Hindenburg (Airship); Hot air balloons; Letters; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Reconnaissance aircraft

Extent: 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0019

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-19

Classification: MG0019

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 28 February 2018.

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Collection: Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers

Title: Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers

Object ID: MG0700

Date Range: 1791-1956

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Collection: Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers

Title: Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers

Description: This collection contains mostly deeds and releases for property in Manor Township between the Herr, Kauffman, and Neff families. The dates for the deeds and releases are 1791-1792, 1804-1808, and 1841-1865. It seems that there are three main properties that all of the documents are mentioning within Manor Township. There are also nine bonds between Tobias H. Herr and Henry Herr Sr. that were all made in 1864. There are two Cyrus Neff's mentioned in this collection, Cyrus Neff and Cyrus L. Neff. One of the documents is Cyrus Neff's Certificate of Election for the Lancaster County Auditor in 1887. The documents pertaining to Cyrus L. Neff are his policy with the Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company in the early 1920's. Towards the end of the collection there are two newspapers from 1929 and 1947, pertaining to the Herr family farm and house as well as what seems to be instructions on how to make animal feed.

Admin/Biographical History: John Herr came to Pennsylvania in 1710 with four of his five sons. His oldest son, Abraham Herr came with his father in 1710, and was the only one to settle west of the Conestoga River in Manor Township.; Francis Neff came to America from Switzerland in the early 1700's. One of his sons, Henry Neff, was the first to live in Manor Township. One of Henry Neff's four sons, Henry Neff Jr., was the only child that stayed at the homestead in Manor Township. He and his wife, Susannah Neff, had a son named Benjamin Neff who, in turn, married Anna Hostetter, daughter of Ulrich Hostetter and had two sons, Cyrus and Benjamin H. Neff. Cyrus Neff attended common schools till he was 18 years old then farmed for 11 years, after which he taught in schools for three terms. He was very active in the school board for six years and then was elected as Lancaster County Auditor in 1887. He married Kate Lehman, a daughter of Reverend Benjamin Lehman, of Manor Township, and together they had eight children. Cyrus died in 1890 at the age of thirty-eight years.; The donor, Ethel Huber, is related to the Neff and the Herr families on her mother's side and may be a descendent of Abraham Herr, the brother of Christian Herr.

Date Range: 1791-1956

Year Range From: 1791

Year Range To: 1956

Date of Accumulation: 1791-1956

Creator: Huber, Ethel M.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Barr, Ann Kauffman; Garber, Jacob B.; Herr, Abraham; Herr, Ann; Herr, Catharine; Herr, Harry; Herr, Henry, Sr.; Herr, Rudolph; Herr, Tobias H.; Hershey, Christian; Hershey, Magdalen; Hertzler, Abraham; Hertzler, Barbara; Hertzler, Mary; Hochstetter, Jacob; Huber, Ethel M.; Huston, Esther Kauffman; Kauffman, Edgar M.; Kauffman, John; Kaufman, Abraham; Kaufman, Ester; Kaufman, John; Kaufman, Rudolph; Miller, Abraham; Neff, Annie K.; Neff, Cyrus; Neff, Cyrus L.; Neff, Edward; Randler, Charles G.; Randler, M. Elizabeth; Strickler, Jacob; Sweeny, Elizabeth; Witmer, Abraham; Witmer, Barbara; Witmer, David; Witmer, Eli; Witmer, Jacob; Witmer, John; Witmer, Magdalena

Subjects: Bonds; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Deeds; Insurance policies; Manor (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)

Search Terms: Bonds; Certificates; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings; Deeds; First-Columbia National Bank; Insurance policies; Letters; Manor Twp.; Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company; Garden Spot Farm News; Manuscript groups; Finding aids

Extent: 1 box, 17 folders, 40 items, 74 pages, .2 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0700

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use photocopy in Folder 11.

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-700

Classification: MG0700

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by EB, Spring-Summer 2015. Added to database 25 January 2018.

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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: Zahm Family Collection

Title: Zahm Family Collection, 1800-1833

Object ID: MG0914

Date Range: 1800-1833

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Collection: Zahm Family Collection

Title: Zahm Family Collection, 1800-1833

Description: This collection contains the scrapbook of Mathias Zahm (1760-1844). Mathias Zahm kept this scrapbook of journal entries and clippings from Lancaster's German language newspapers from 1800 to 1833.

Date Range: 1800-1833

Year Range From: 1800

Year Range To: 1833

Date of Accumulation: 1800-1833

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Zahm, Mathias

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Diaries; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks

Extent: 1 folder

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0914

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Zahm Family Collection, 1800-1831 (MG0914), 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: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 1931.MG0914

Other Numbers: MG-914

Other Number: MG-914

Classification: MG0914

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Noted at item level.

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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: Lancaster Sketch Club Records

Title: Lancaster Sketch Club Records, 1932-1935

Object ID: MG0670

Date Range: 1932-1935

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Collection: Lancaster Sketch Club Records

Title: Lancaster Sketch Club Records, 1932-1935

Description: The Lancaster Sketch Club records are comprised of meeting minutes, correspondence, exhibition programs and membership lists. The exhibition programs show the works exhibited and names of the artists. The club had a studio at 106 N. Christian Street, Lancaster. These records were apparently kept by Miss Gertrude Cosgrove, secretary of the organization.

Date Range: 1932-1935

Year Range From: 1932

Year Range To: 1935

Date of Accumulation: 1932-1935

Creator: Lancaster Sketch Club (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 13

People: Bouguereau, William Adolphe; Cosgrove, Gertrude; Fairfield, Otto Pearre; Hager, Nathaniel; Humphrey, Harry S.

Subjects: Business records; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Letters; Minutes (Records); Programs (Publications)

Search Terms: Business records; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Events; Exhibits; Finding aids; Lancaster Sketch Club; Letters; Manuscript groups; Membership; Minutes; Newspaper clippings; Programs

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0670

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Lancaster Sketch Club Records (MG0670), 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-670

Other Number: MG-670

Classification: MG0670

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, September 2013. Added to database 30 September 2021.

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