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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
NARRS Files (Appearance Files)
Object ID
RG 01-00 2301
Date Range
1747-1873
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
NARRS Files (Appearance Files)
Description
Civil proceedings papers filed in the Court of Common Pleas, showing court term, case number, names of parties, nature of plea, disposition, and date filed. NARRS files, also called appearance files, are civil court abstracts.
System of Arrangement
Filed chronologically by date, then case number.
Date Range
1747-1873
Year Range From
1747
Year Range To
1873
Date of Accumulation
1747-1873
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
Court records
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court cases
Court of Common Pleas
Court records
Extent
165 boxes
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2301
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
These papers have not been processed or indexed. If requesting these papers, please allow staff extra time to fulfill this request.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 2301
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Continuance Dockets and Index
Object ID
RG 01-00 2302
Date Range
1740-1811
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Continuance Dockets and Index
Description
These are records of the proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas, showing court terms and case numbers, the names of parties and presiding attorneys, the cause of action, disposition, and date filed. Handwritten.
Contents and Object IDs:
Vol. 1 (1740-1743) RG 01-00 2302-005
Vol. 2 (1740-1744) RG 01-00 2302-010
Vol. 3 (1742) RG 01-00 2302-015
Vol. 4 (1744) RG 01-00 2302-020
Vol. 5 (1744) RG 01-00 2302-025
Vol. 6 (1744-1749) RG 01-00 2302-030
Vol. 7 (1744-1750) RG 01-00 2302-035
Vol. 8 (1746-1747) RG 01-00 2302-040
Vol. 9 (1749-1750) RG 01-00 2302-045
Vol.10 (1749-1752) RG 01-00 2302-050
Vol.11 (Aug 1751) RG 01-00 2302-055
Vol.12 (1751-1762) RG 01-00 2302-060
Vol.13 (1751-1770) RG 01-00 2302-065
Vol.14 (1752-1753) RG 01-00 2302-070
Vol.15 (Aug 1753) RG 01-00 2302-075
Vol.16 (May 1754) RG 01-00 2302-080
Vol.17 (Feb 1755) RG 01-00 2302-085
Vol.18 (1756) RG 01-00 2302-090
Vol.19 (1757) RG 01-00 2302-095
Vol.20 (Nov 1759-Nov 1761) RG 01-00 2302-100
Vol.21 (1762-1763) RG 01-00 2302-105
Vol.22 (Feb 1765-May 1766) RG 01-00 2302-110
Vol.23 (1766-1768) RG 01-00 2302-115
Vol.24 (1769-1775) RG 01-00 2302-120
Vol.25 (May 1770-Nov 1772) RG 01-00 2302-125
Vol.26 (May 1772-Feb 1791) RG 01-00 2302-130
Vol.27 (Feb 1776-May 1782) RG 01-00 2302-135
Vol.28 (May 1779-Nov 1797) RG 01-00 2302-140
Vol.29 (Nov 1786-Feb 1801) RG 01-00 2302-145
Vol.30 (Aug 1782-May 1785) RG 01-00 2302-150
Vol.31 (May 1787-Nov 1808) RG 01-00 2302-155
Vol.32 (Aug 1792-Apr 1811) RG 01-00 2302-160
Vol.33 (1776-1782) INDEX RG 01-00 2302-165
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date filed.
Date Range
1740-1811
Year Range From
1740
Year Range To
1811
Date of Accumulation
1740-1811
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subjects
Court records
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court calendars
Court cases
Court of Common Pleas
Court records
Dockets
Indexes
Extent
33 volumes
Object Name
Docket
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2302
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 2302
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Appearance Dockets
Object ID
RG 01-00 2303
Date Range
1729-1872
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Appearance Dockets
Description
These volumes contain records of civil proceedings, showing court terms and case numbers, the names of the plaintiffs and defendants, the attorneys presiding, the type and nature of instrument, cause of action, and disposition. Handwritten.
Contents and Object IDs:
v. 1 (1729-1736) RG 01-00 2303-005
v. 2 (1737-1744) RG 01-00 2303-010
v. 3 (1747-1748) RG 01-00 2303-015
v. 4 (1749-1750) RG 01-00 2303-020
v. 5 (1750-1751) RG 01-00 2303-025
v. 6 (1751-1752) RG 01-00 2303-030
v. 7 (1752-1753) RG 01-00 2303-035
v. 8 (1753-1754) RG 01-00 2303-040
v. 9 (1754-1755) RG 01-00 2303-045
v. 10 (1755) RG 01-00 2303-050
v. 11 (1756) RG 01-00 2303-055
v. 12 (1757-1758) RG 01-00 2303-060
v. 13 (1759-1760) RG 01-00 2303-065
v. 14 (1760-1761) RG 01-00 2303-070
v. 15 (1762-1763) RG 01-00 2303-075
v. 16 (1764-1765) RG 01-00 2303-080
v. 17 (1765-1766) RG 01-00 2303-085
v. 18 (1766-1767) RG 01-00 2303-090
v. 19 (1767-1768) RG 01-00 2303-095
v. 20 (1768-1769) RG 01-00 2303-100
v. 21 (1770-1771) RG 01-00 2303-105
v. 22 (1771-1773) RG 01-00 2303-110
v. 23 (1773-1775) RG 01-00 2303-115
v. 24 (1775-1778) RG 01-00 2303-120
v. 25 (1778-1780) RG 01-00 2303-125
v. 26 (1780-1782) RG 01-00 2303-130
v. 27 (1782-1783) RG 01-00 2303-135
v. 28 (1783-1784) RG 01-00 2303-140
v. 29 (1784-1785) RG 01-00 2303-145
v. 30 (1785-1786) RG 01-00 2303-150
v. 31 (1786-1787) RG 01-00 2303-155
v. 32 (1787-1788) RG 01-00 2303-160
v. 33 (1789-1790) RG 01-00 2303-165
v. 34 (1790-1792) RG 01-00 2303-170
v. 35 (1793-1795) RG 01-00 2303-175
v. 36 (1795-1797) RG 01-00 2303-180
v. 37 (1798-1799) RG 01-00 2303-185
v. 38 (1799-1800) RG 01-00 2303-190
v. 39 (1800-1802) RG 01-00 2303-195
v. 40 (1802-1805) RG 01-00 2303-200
v. 41 (1805-1807) RG 01-00 2303-205
v. 42 (1807-1809) RG 01-00 2303-210
v. 43 (1809-1811) RG 01-00 2303-215
v. 44 (1811-1813) RG 01-00 2303-220
v. 45 (1813-1814) RG 01-00 2303-225
v. 46 (1814-1815) RG 01-00 2303-230
v. 47 (1815) RG 01-00 2303-235
v. 48 (1816) RG 01-00 2303-240
v. 49 (1816) RG 01-00 2303-245
v. 50 (1816-1817) RG 01-00 2303-250
v. 51 (1817) RG 01-00 2303-255
v. 52 (1817) RG 01-00 2303-260
v. 53 (1818) RG 01-00 2303-265
v. 54 (1818) RG 01-00 2303-270
v. 55 (1819) RG 01-00 2303-275
v. 56 (1819-1820) RG 01-00 2303-280
v. 57 (1820) RG 01-00 2303-285
v. 58 (1821) RG 01-00 2303-290
v. 59 (1821-1822) RG 01-00 2303-295
v. 60 (1822-1823) RG 01-00 2303-300
v. 61 (1823-1824) RG 01-00 2303-305
v. 62 (1824-1825) RG 01-00 2303-310
v. 63 (1824-1827) RG 01-00 2303-315
v. 64 (1825-1827) RG 01-00 2303-320
v. 65 (1827-1830) RG 01-00 2303-325
v. 66 (1830-1834) RG 01-00 2303-330
v. 67 (1834-1836) RG 01-00 2303-335
v. 68 (1835-1836) RG 01-00 2303-340
v. 69 (1837-1839) RG 01-00 2303-345
v. 70 (1840-1842) RG 01-00 2303-350
v. 71 (1842-1843) RG 01-00 2303-355
v. 72 (1842-1843) RG 01-00 2303-360
v. 73 (1843-1844) RG 01-00 2303-365
v. 74 (1844-1845) RG 01-00 2303-370
v. 75 (1845-1847) RG 01-00 2303-375
v. 76 (1847-1848) RG 01-00 2303-380
v. 77 (1848-1849) RG 01-00 2303-385
v. 78 (1849) RG 01-00 2303-390
v. 79 (1850) RG 01-00 2303-395
v. 80 (1850-1851) RG 01-00 2303-400
v. 81 (1851) RG 01-00 2303-405
v. 82 (1852) RG 01-00 2303-410
v. 83 (1853) RG 01-00 2303-415
v. 84 (1853-1854) RG 01-00 2303-420
v. 85 (1854-1855) RG 01-00 2303-425
v. 86 (1855) RG 01-00 2303-430
v. 87 (1856) RG 01-00 2303-435
v. 88 (1857) RG 01-00 2303-440
v. 89 (1857-1858) RG 01-00 2303-445
v. 90 (1858-1859) RG 01-00 2303-450
v. 91 (1859-1860) RG 01-00 2303-455
v. 92 (1860) RG 01-00 2303-460
v. 93 (1861) RG 01-00 2303-465
v. 94 (1861-1862) RG 01-00 2303-470
v. 95 (1862) RG 01-00 2303-475
v. 96 (1863) RG 01-00 2303-480
v. 97 (1864) RG 01-00 2303-485
v. 98 (1865) RG 01-00 2303-490
v. 99 (1865-1866) RG 01-00 2303-495
v.100 (1866-1867) RG 01-00 2303-500
v.101 (1867) RG 01-00 2303-505
v.102 (1868) RG 01-00 2303-510
v.103 (1868-1869) RG 01-00 2303-515
v.104 (1869) RG 01-00 2303-520
v.105 (1869-1870) RG 01-00 2303-525
v.106 (1870) RG 01-00 2303-530
v.107 (1870-1871) RG 01-00 2303-535
v.108 (1871) RG 01-00 2303-540
v.109 (1871-1872) RG 01-00 2303-545
v.110 (1872) RG 01-00 2303-550
v.111 (1872) RG 01-00 2303-555
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by court term.
Date Range
1729-1872
Year Range From
1729
Year Range To
1872
Date of Accumulation
1729-1872
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subjects
Court records
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Appearance dockets
Court calendars
Court cases
Court of Common Pleas
Court records
Dockets
Extent
111 volumes
Object Name
Docket
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2303
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 2303
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb2024.
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Civil Case Records
Object ID
RG 01-00 2308
Date Range
1743-1884
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Civil Case Records
Description
Eight hardbound volumes and a portfolio which contain records of civil suits, mostly among corporations. They list the names of plaintiffs, the attorneys, date and court term, and the instrument. Some contain indexes.
Contents and Object IDs:
Vol. 1 (1743-1869, incomplete) RG 01-00 2308-005
Vol. 2 (1837-1840) RG 01-00 2308-010
Vol. 3 (1853-1854) RG 01-00 2308-015
Vol. 4 (1867-1893) RG 01-00 2308-020
Vol. 5 (1883-1884) RG 01-00 2308-025
Date Range
1743-1884
Year Range From
1743
Year Range To
1884
Date of Accumulation
1743-1884
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subjects
Court records
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court cases
Court of Common Pleas
Court records
Indexes
Extent
5 volumes
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2308
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 2308
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Plaintiffs Index
Object ID
RG 01-00 2330p
Date Range
1741-1874
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Plaintiffs Index
Description
These volumes are an index to the Appearance Dockets. Shows the names of plaintiff and defendant, court term, and case number. Handwritten.
Contents and Object IDs:
Vol. 1 (1741-1744) RG 01-00 2330-005p
Vol. 2 (1744-1749) RG 01-00 2330-010p
Vol. 3 (1749-1753) RG 01-00 2330-011p
Vol. 4 (1753-1755) RG 01-00 2330-015p
Vol. 5 (1755-1758) RG 01-00 2330-020p
Vol. 6 (1757-1775) RG 01-00 2330-021p
Vol. 7 (1781-1784) RG 01-00 2330-025p
Vol. 8 (1784-1789) RG 01-00 2330-030p
Vol. 9 (1784-1805) RG 01-00 2330-035p
Vol. 10 (1789-1791) RG 01-00 2330-040p
Vol. 11 (1789-1805) RG 01-00 2330-045p
Vol. 12 (1791-1798) RG 01-00 2330-050p
Vol. 13 (1803-1812) RG 01-00 2330-055p
Vol. 14 (1803-1816) RG 01-00 2330-060p
Vol. 15 (1805-1818) RG 01-00 2330-065p
Vol. 16 (1812-1816) RG 01-00 2330-070p
Vol. 17 (1815-1851) RG 01-00 2330-075p
Vol. 18 (1817-1821) RG 01-00 2330-080p
Vol. 19 (1817-1823) RG 01-00 2330-085p
Vol. 20 (1820-1837) RG 01-00 2330-090p
Vol. 21 (1821-1825) RG 01-00 2330-095p
Vol. 22 (1822-1824) RG 01-00 2330-100p
Vol. 23 (1824-1837) RG 01-00 2330-105p
Vol. 24 (1825-1837) RG 01-00 2330-110p
Vol. 25 (1837-1844) RG 01-00 2330-115p
Vol. 26 (1837-1844) RG 01-00 2330-120p
Vol. 27 (1837-1848) RG 01-00 2330-125p
Vol. 28 (1844-1848) RG 01-00 2330-130p
Vol. 29 (1844-1849) RG 01-00 2330-135p
Vol. 30 (1852-1854) RG 01-00 2330-140p
Vol. 31 (1855-1857) RG 01-00 2330-145p
Vol. 32 (1858-1859) RG 01-00 2330-150p
Vol. 33 (1858-1860) RG 01-00 2330-155p
Vol. 34 (1860-1863) RG 01-00 2330-160p
Vol. 35 (1863-1867) RG 01-00 2330-165p
Vol. 36 (1870-1872) RG 01-00 2330-170p
Vol. 37 (1872-1874) RG 01-00 2330-175p
System of Arrangement
The index is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff.
Date Range
1741-1874
Year Range From
1741
Year Range To
1874
Date of Accumulation
1741-1874
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subjects
Indexes
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Appearance dockets
Court of Common Pleas
Indexes
Plaintiffs
Extent
38 volumes
Object Name
Index
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2330p
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 2330
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Diffenderffer Family Papers, 1691-1963 Object ID: MG0410 1 box 23 folders .5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 10 Scope and Content
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
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).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other 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
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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