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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Object ID: MG0237

Date Range: 1880-2003

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 5 Deed from Albert F. Witmer, substituted Fiduciary of the Trust Mortgage Pool of the Lancaster Trust Company to Watt and Shand, Inc. for the property of Number 12 East King Street on the South side of East King Street between

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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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A tribute to the past : places, pastors, people and a challenge for the future. Eighty-five years, 1914-1999. First Pentecostal Church and First Assembly of God, Lancaster, Pa

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Author: Witwer, Barbara Sutphin.

Date of Publication: 1999.

Call Number: 286 W832

Responsibility: compiled by Barbar Sutphin Witwer.

Author: Witwer, Barbara Sutphin.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: the author ,

Date of Publication: 1999.

Physical Description: 25 p., 5 l. : 28 cm.

Subjects: First Pentecostal Church (Lancaster, Pa.); First Assembly of God Church (Lancaster, Pa. ); Pentecostal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Pentecostals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 286 W832

The Lancaster Cemetery and Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Pennsylvania, preservation needs assessment for the Historic Trust of Lancaster County funded by the Lancaster County Foundation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18251

Date of Publication: 1991.

Call Number: 352.72 H673

Responsibility: prepared by Landscapes : landscape architecture, planning, historic preservation.

Date of Publication: 1991.

Physical Description: [iii] 61 + appendices unpaged : ill., maps. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "with the assistance of David Schuyler, Historian."

Subjects: Historic Trust of Lancaster County (Lancaster, Pa.).; Woodward Hill cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.) - Planning.; The Lancaster Cemetery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Planning.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania; Lancaster County, Pa. - Planning.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.72 H673

Map of Lancaster County, Pa. showing lines of Conestoga Traction Company

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Corporate Author: Conestoga Traction Company.

Date of Publication: 1909.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO 141

cO · LED ANON - - ··-··- ~ · · / • • - · · - ! JOY O•# 1,.1;1,r ~ l'IIA..IIW"'"""l"''J' MAP OF .Lapcaster County, Pa. Showing Lines of Conestoga Traction Company Figures Give Population of Townships Scale I inch = 4.61 miles SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN AUGUST, 1909 Courtesy, Conestoga

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Responsibility: courtesy, Conestoga Traction Company.

Corporate Author: Conestoga Traction Company.

Place of Publication: [Lititz, Pa

Publisher: Express Printing Co.,],

Date of Publication: 1909.

Physical Description: 1 map ; 23 x 27 cm.

Notes: Scale on map: 1 in. = 4.61 miles.; "Supplement of the Pennsylvania German, August, 1909."; "Figures give population of townships."; Reduced reprinting of original map.

Subjects: Conestoga Traction Company.; Electric railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Population - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.815 LACO 141

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Annual message of John P. McCaskey mayor of the city of Lancaster, Pa. : together with the finances of Lancaster City reported from June 1, 1907 to June 1, 1908

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Corporate Author: Lancaster (Pa.) Mayor's office

Date of Publication: 1908

Responsibility: E.M. Kauffman city treasurer

Corporate Author: Lancaster (Pa.) Mayor's office

Place of Publication: Lancaster, PA

Publisher: Commerical Printing House,

Date of Publication: 1908

Physical Description: 113 pages: 23.5 cm.

Subjects: McCaskey, J.P (John Piersol), - 1837-1935; Lancaster (Pa.) - Periodicals - Appropriations and expenditures - Politics and government

Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to William Carpenter

Object ID: MG0096 F013 In02

Date Range: 1857/07/04

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to William Carpenter

Description: A letter from James Buchanan to William Carpenter, Esq. regarding draft for $5,000 on the Philadelphia Bank and securing a mortgage on property in Lancaster with W. Killinger. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1857/07/04

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Buchanan, James; Carpenter, William; Killinger, W.

Subjects: Philadelphia Bank; Mortgages; Real property; Drafts; Finance, Personal; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Philadelphia Bank; Mortgages; Real estate; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; Bank drafts; Financial records; Finance, Personal; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 20 x 16 cm.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F013 In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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 Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; 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, Pa.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 013, Insert 02

Classification: MG0096

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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"Martic Estate" and "Colemanville Works" : belonging to the Coleman family in Martic-Providence-Drumore and Conestoga Twps. Lancaster Co., Penna

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Date of Publication: 1932.

Call Number: 974.815 MART 100

Responsibility: drawn by John G. Rohrer.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: First Title Insurance Co. ,

Date of Publication: 1932.

Physical Description: 1 map : photocopy ; 49 x 44 cm.

Notes: Designed to show boundaries in color.; Includes list of landowners.

Subjects: Coleman family.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Co.; Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Co.; Lancaster Co. (Pa.) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.815 MART 100

Conestoga United Methodist Church Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pa. formerly Conestoga Methodist Episcopal Church records for Safe Harbor Circuit

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1533

Date of Publication: 1983.

Call Number: 287 C747

Responsibility: prepared and indexed by Pauline Benedict James.

Place of Publication: Photocopy

Date of Publication: 1983.

Physical Description: 3 vol. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Contains records of Colemanville Church (Rineer page 79 # 6) Conestoga Church (Rineer page 80 # 7)and Safe Harbor Church (Rineer page 285 # 10)..; Book I, 1927 - 1957 includes baptisms, deaths and marriages.; Book 3, 1927 - 1957 is the membership register.; Includes separate index for these two volumes plus Safe Harbor records at CR 287 S128c.

Subjects: Safe Harbor Methodist Church (Manor Township); Colemanville Methodist Church (Conestoga Township); Conestoga Methodist Church (Conestoga Township); Register of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 287 C747

Lancaster Water Works : report of Charles B. Brush, C.E., to the mayor and Special Committee, Lancaster, Pa., on the improvement of the water supply, and additional reservoir capacity, dated, May 4th, 1891

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Author: Brush, Charles B.

Date of Publication: 1891.

Call Number: 352.61 L224 1891

Author: Brush, Charles B.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: New Era Book and Job Print.,

Date of Publication: 1891.

Physical Description: 14 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Water-supply - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.61 L224 1891

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A tribute to the past : places, pastors, people and a challenge for the future. Eighty-five years, 1914-1999. First Pentecostal Church and First Assembly of God, Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7282

The Lancaster Cemetery and Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Pennsylvania, preservation needs assessment for the Historic Trust of Lancaster County funded by the Lancaster County Foundation

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Map of Lancaster County, Pa. showing lines of Conestoga Traction Company

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15838

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Annual message of John P. McCaskey mayor of the city of Lancaster, Pa. : together with the finances of Lancaster City reported from June 1, 1907 to June 1, 1908

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2035

Letter

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"Martic Estate" and "Colemanville Works" : belonging to the Coleman family in Martic-Providence-Drumore and Conestoga Twps. Lancaster Co., Penna

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Conestoga United Methodist Church Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pa. formerly Conestoga Methodist Episcopal Church records for Safe Harbor Circuit

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Lancaster Water Works : report of Charles B. Brush, C.E., to the mayor and Special Committee, Lancaster, Pa., on the improvement of the water supply, and additional reservoir capacity, dated, May 4th, 1891

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17535