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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: Charles Kessler Papers

Title: Charles Kessler Papers

Object ID: MG0432

Date Range: 1939-2004

H. Buchanan, James Johnston, Harriet Lane Subject Headings: Authors Family records Jewish veterans Letters World War, 1939-1945 Search Terms: Authors Correspondence Family records Finding aids Jewish veterans Letters Manuscript groups World War II World War, 1939-1945 Processing History: The

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Collection: Charles Kessler Papers

Title: Charles Kessler Papers

Description: The Charles Kessler Papers contain some personal and professional correspondence, research for articles and books, and manuscripts for published and unpublished works. Kessler authored several pamphlets and books on local history including Lancaster in the Revolution in 1975 and President Buchanan: Trapped in a Whirlwind in 2003.

Admin/Biographical History: Charles H. Kessler, a World War II veteran, began his career as a reporter for the Reading Eagle Times, and later worked for the Lancaster New Era until his retirement in 1984.

Date Range: 1939-2004

Year Range From: 1939

Year Range To: 2004

Date of Accumulation: 1939-2004

Creator: Kessler, Charles H., 1921-2005

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Kessler, Charles H.; Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane

Subjects: Authors; Family records; Jewish veterans; Letters; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Authors; Correspondence; Family records; Finding aids; Jewish veterans; Letters; Manuscript groups; World War II; WWII

Extent: 13 boxes, 127 folders, 6.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0432

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Charles Kessler Papers (MG0432), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the folder or 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. 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.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-432

Classification: MG0432

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: The collection has not been fully cataloged. Added to database 22 February 2022.

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Collection: World War I Collection

Title: World War I Collection

Object ID: MG0045

Date Range: 1916-1972

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Collection: World War I Collection

Title: World War I Collection

Description: The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.

Date Range: 1916-1972

Year Range From: 1916

Year Range To: 1972

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Andrews, David F.; Benda, W. T.; Beneker, Gerrit A.; Boyce, C. M.; Breitigan, Abraham; Brenner, William A.; Brown, Arthur William; Bryson, Raymond; Bull, Charles Livingston; Carbaugh, Calvin A.; Chambers, Charles E.; Christy, Howard Chandler; Cover, Martin; Culp, Guy; Daugherty, James A.; Davis, Robert Courtney; De Maris, Walter; Dommel, Elmer; Drepperd, C. W.; Eschbach, H. H.; Fergeson, George; Fisher, Harrison; Foringer, A. E.; Forsythe, Clyde; France, Charles; Fulton, Hugh R.; Gibble, Ammon; Griest, William Walton; Habel, Albert A.; Harner, Marvin; Helwig, John W.; Hendee, A.; Hiemenz, Edward A.; Hiestand, Benjamin; Hottenstein, H.; Kahl, William; Kellish, William; Kimmel, Harry; Krone, Herbert D.; Landis, Estes B.; Leber, Paul Revere; Lundy, Edwin H.; Lyons, Julius; Matricardi, Frank; McFarland, Owen; McKee, W. M.; Miller, Peter; Moore, Luther; Musser, John W.; Myers, S. W.; O'Bryen, Benjamin Frank; Orr, Alfred Everitt; Palm, Elam B.; Shafer, L. A.; Shenk, Roy; Shoop, J. M.; Small, W. F.; Snyder, James H.; Tittle, Walter; Usner, Isaac L.; Volk, Douglas; Wauk, S. J.; Worthington, Henry H.; Zellers, George

Subjects: Alco-Gravure; American Lithographic Co.; E. Ketterlinus & Co.; Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.; Fatherless Children of France (Organization); Lithography; Posters; Rusling Wood, Litho.; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Prt. Co.; Scrapbooks; Strobridge Lithographing Company; United States. Army; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th; Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; W.F. Powers Co.; William H. Forbes & Company; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; YMCA of the USA

Search Terms: 28th Division; Alco-Gravure; Ambulance Company No. 111; American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111; American Lithographic Company; American Red Cross; Committee on Public Information Division of Pictorial Society; E. Ketterlinus and Company; Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Company; Emergency Fleet Corporation; Fatherless Children of France (Organization); Finding aids; Haywood Strasser and Voigt Lithographic Company; Lithography; Manuscript groups; Military draft cards; Posters; Prohibition; Rotoprint Gravure Company; Rusling Wood, Litho.; Sackett and Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company; Scrapbooks; Strobridge Lithographing Company; United States Army; United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces; United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th; Veterans; W. F. Powers Company; William H. Forbes and Company; World War I; WWI; YMCA; Commission for Relief in Belgium

Extent: 1 box, 49 folders, 31 posters, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0045

Related Item Notes: MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces; MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

Additional Notes: The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.

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.

Other Numbers: MG-45

Classification: MG0045

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.

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Collection: Grand Army of the Republic Collection

Title: Grand Army of the Republic Collection

Object ID: MG0017

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Collection: Grand Army of the Republic Collection

Title: Grand Army of the Republic Collection

Description: Collection consists of records of the Grand Army of the Republic and allied organizations. Most papers are from G.A.R. Post 478 (Mount Joy) and Post 84 (Lancaster). Included are minute books, burial records, membership applications, correspondence, national and state G.A.R. orders, encampment information, and Post correspondence. Many records are in book form.; Soldiers and sailors honorably discharged from the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the U.S. who fought in the cause of the Union from Apr. 12, 1861 to Apr. 9, 1865 were eligible to become members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Allied Orders include: Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans U.S.A. (later Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War) and their Auxiliary, as well as the Daughters of Veterans (later Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War).

Creation Date: 1861-1931

Year Range From: 1861

Year Range To: 1931

Date of Accumulation: 1861-1931

Creator: Grand Army of the Republic Post 478

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Cruikshank, William; Furgeson, Elizabeth; Leach, David; Long, George; Nissley, D. H.; Nissley, David H.; Stephenson, Benjamin F.; Thomas, George H.; Thumb, Tom; Veil, Chas. H.; Wimer, John; Wolf, Joseph

Other Creators: Grand Army of the Republic Post 84; Grand Army of the Republic Post 524.

Subjects: Business records; Grand Army of the Republic; Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania; Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic; Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania; Sons of Veterans, U.S.A; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Woman's Relief Corp (U.S.). Department of Pennsylvania

Search Terms: Burial records; Business records; Civil War; Correspondence; Finding aids; Grand Army of the Republic; Iroquois Band; Stork's Orchestra; Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic; Letters; Lincoln Cemetery; Manuscript groups; Mount Joy Cemetery; Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Woman's Relief Corp (U.S.)

Extent: 6 boxes, 56 folders, 24 volumes, 3 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0017

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory (Organization)

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-17

Classification: MG0017

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 6 March 2018.

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Collection: Spanish-American War Collection

Title: Spanish-American War Collection

Object ID: MG0024

Date Range: 1898-1986

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Collection: Spanish-American War Collection

Title: Spanish-American War Collection

Description: Information and records regarding the Spanish-American War. Includes photographs, muster rolls, and newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1898-1986

Creation Date: 1898-1986

Year Range From: 1898

Year Range To: 1986

Date of Accumulation: 1898-1986

Creator: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Case, David B.; McCaskey, William Spencer; Witson, Thomas

Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898; Veterans; Military history

Search Terms: Spanish-American War, 1898; Veterans; Muster rolls; Newspaper clippings; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Photographs; Torrey's Rough Riders; Military history; Fort D. A. Russell (Wyo.); Manuscript groups; Finding aids

Extent: Oversized Items Box 2, Folder 5, .13 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0024

Location of Originals: 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-24

Classification: MG0024

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Collection cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 6 March 2018.

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Collection: War of 1812 Militia Trials

Title: War of 1812 Militia Trials

Object ID: MILITIA TRIALS

Collection: War of 1812 Militia Trials

Title: War of 1812 Militia Trials

Admin/Biographical History: Originating office not determined.; Court martial records of the Pennsylvania Militia from the War of 1812. Docket book entries include charges, pleadings, witness accounts, court minutes, and judgments. Summons papers include defendant's name, name of commanding officer, appearance date, and amount of fine.

System of Arrangement: Arranged by regiment and company, then numerically by case number.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: MILITIA TRIALS

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 99-00 0244

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: BRIDGE RECORDS

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Object ID: BRIDGE RECORDS

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: QUARTER SESSIONS

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: QUARTER SESSIONS

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: COLLATERAL APPRAISEMENTS

Date Range: 1848-1913

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1848-1913

Year Range From: 1849

Year Range To: 1913

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: COLLATERAL APPRAISEMENTS

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory and Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: RG 03-00 0312

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: HABEAS CORPUS PAPERS

Date Range: 1800-1894, 1896, 1897

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Description: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees. Handwritten, handwritten on printed forms, and a very few typewritten.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of filing.

Date Range: 1800-1894, 1896, 1897

Creation Date: 1800-1894, 1896, 1897

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Extent: 8 cubic feet

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: HABEAS CORPUS PAPERS

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Fonds

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