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Seeing America and its great men; the journal and letters of Count Francesco dal Verme, 1783-1784

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12417
Author
Dal Verme, Francesco,
Date of Publication
[1969]
Call Number
917 D313
Responsibility
Translated and edited by Elizabeth Cometti.
ISBN
081390255X
Author
Dal Verme, Francesco,
Place of Publication
Charlottesville
Publisher
University Press of Virginia
Date of Publication
[1969]
Physical Description
xxxiii, 147 p. illus., maps, ports. 25 cm.
Notes
Library has photocopy of p. 32-35; 118-123: The Middle States and New England.
Mention is made of his visits to Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim and Lancaster.
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [95]-136)
Subjects
United States - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
West Indies - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Cometti, Elizabeth,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917 D313
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Furniture treasury : (mostly of American origin). All periods of American furniture with some foreign examples in America, also American hardware and household utensils. 5000 illustrations with descriptions on the same page

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16086
Author
Nutting, Wallace,
Date of Publication
1961 [c1928]
Call Number
749.2 N988
Responsibility
by Wallace Nutting.
Author
Nutting, Wallace,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Macmillan Co.,
Date of Publication
1961 [c1928]
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
"Unabridged."
Subjects
Furniture - United States.
Hardware - United States.
Implements, utensils, etc.
Clocks and watches.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749.2 N988
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The Douglas register, being a detailed record of births, marriages, and deaths, together with other interesting notes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8660
Author
Douglas, William,
Date of Publication
1966.
Call Number
975.5 J79
Responsibility
as kept by the Rev. William Douglas from 1750 to 1797; an index of Goochland wills; notes on the French-Huguenot refugees who lived in Manakin-town. Transcribed and edited by W. Mac Jones.
Author
Douglas, William,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1966.
Physical Description
408 p. 23 cm.
Notes
"Originally published ... 1928."
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Virginia - Goochland County.
Registers of births, etc. - Virginia.
Additional Author
Jones, William Macfarlane,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.5 J79
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Travels in North America in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo925
Author
Chastellux, Francʹois Jean,
Date of Publication
c1963.
Call Number
917.3 C489
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Responsibility
by the Marquis de Chastellux ; a revised translation, with introduction and notes, by Howard C. Rice, Jr.
Author
Chastellux, Francʹois Jean,
Uniform Title
Voyages dans l'Amerique septentrionale.
Place of Publication
Chapel HIll, N.C
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press,
Date of Publication
c1963.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., ports. ; maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia."
Includes index.
Summary
"The definitive edition of an American classic of great literary and historical value. Chastellux, one of three major generals who accompanied Rochambeau and the French Expeditionary Forces to America, was a man of letters and a member of the French Academy. His absorbing journal is a deeply and clearly etched portrait of a country and its people. This is the second of two volumes." [Worldcat.org]
"Francois Jean De Beauvoir, Marquis De Chastellux was born in Paris, France in 1734. He joined the French Army as a Second Lieutenant at the age of 13 and rose through the ranks during the Seven Years' War. Chastellux came to be as famous for his literary work, with his publication of a book on philosophy in 1772, as he was for his military exploits. When the French expeditionary forces assigned to the Revolutionary Continental Army set sail for America in 1779, he was one of the three major generals sent with General Rochambeau. They arrived in America and took part in the victorious Yorktown campaign. Invaluable to the Continental Army commanders for his command of the English language, Chastellux remained in America until returning to France in early 1783. Travels in North America is an account of Chastellux's travels between campaigns." [from the Preface]
Subjects
Manners and customs.
United States - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
United States - Social life and customs - 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Rice, Howard C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 C489
Websites
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Collection
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Title
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Object ID
MG0062
Date Range
1868-1972
  1 document  
Collection
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Title
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Description
Records of an organization founded by business and church leaders to overthrow commercialized vice in Lancaster by sending agents into the community to check for prostitution, obscenity, drinking, and gambling. Collection includes by-laws, minutes, annual reports, treasurers' reports, agents' expenses, reports on findings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, 25 books of agents' on-duty reports, and investigative reports. The Rev. Clifford G. Twombly was identified with this movement, as was the late William H. Hager, department store merchant.
Date Range
1868-1972
Year Range From
1868
Year Range To
1972
Date of Accumulation
1868-1972
Creator
Law and Order Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Betts, Peter J.
Hager, William Henderson
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Business records
Crime
Gambling
Letters
Prostitution
Sex crimes
Sin
Search Terms
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Crime
Gambling
Law and Order Society
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Prostitution
Reports
Sex crimes
Sin
Vice
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
8 box, 76 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
Note: Many of the items in this collection are in poor condition and fragile.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2021-02-09
Object ID
MG0062
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions at this time. However, many of the items in this collection are in poor condition and fragile.
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-62
Classification
MG0062
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was processed prior to 1997. Added to database 28 September 2017.
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British pottery and porcelain, 1780-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8996
Author
Godden, Geoffrey A.
Date of Publication
1963.
Call Number
738.309 G578b Oversize
Responsibility
by Geoffrey A. Godden.
Author
Godden, Geoffrey A.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A.S. Barnes,
Date of Publication
1963.
Physical Description
144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography : p. 138-140.
Subjects
Ceramics - Great Britain
Pottery, British
Porcelain, British
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
738.309 G578b Oversize
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The English Pennsylvania Dutch dictionary : a glossary of English words and expressions with their Pennsylvania Dutch equivalents : together with an illustrated compilation of many unique and fascinating facets of the wonderful Pennsylvania Dutch people and their historical background, including their culture and customs, arts and crafts, folklore and folkways

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16214
Author
Snader, Howard,
Date of Publication
c1965.
Call Number
437 S669
Responsibility
by Howard Snader [and Ann Hark].
Author
Snader, Howard,
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Culinary Arts Press,
Date of Publication
c1965.
Physical Description
96, [4] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Parts of this book were originally published as a Glossary of Pennsylvania Dutch words, c1949, and by House & garden magazine, June 1941"--P. [4].
Subjects
English language - Dictionaries
Pennsylvania German dialect.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Additional Author
Hark, Ann.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
437 S669
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Collection
F. W. Woolworth Collection
Title
F. W. Woolworth Collection
Object ID
MG0105
Date Range
1904-1979
  1 document  
Collection
F. W. Woolworth Collection
Title
F. W. Woolworth Collection
Description
The F. W. Woolworth Collection contains materials related to the F. W. Woolworth Store, including anniversary booklets, dinner menu, event program, and annual reports.
Admin/Biographical History
The first successful F. W. Woolworth Store opened in Lancaster, PA in July 1879.
Date Range
1904-1979
Year Range From
1904
Year Range To
1979
Date of Accumulation
1904-1979
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Landis, James D.
Woolworth, Frank Winfield
Subjects
Annual reports
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
F.W. Woolworth Company
Letters
Menus
Programs (Publications)
Sales catalogs
Variety stores
Search Terms
Annual reports
Catalogs
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Ephemera
F. W. Woolworth Company
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Menus
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Stores
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0105
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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-105
Other Number
MG-105
Classification
MG0105
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 19 February 2019.
Documents
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Colonial craftsmen and the beginnings of American industry

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6421
Author
Tunis, Edwin,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[1965]
Call Number
609.73 T926 Oversize
Responsibility
written and illustrated by Edwin Tunis.
Author
Tunis, Edwin,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
Cleveland
Publisher
World Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1965]
Physical Description
159 p. illus. 31 cm.
Summary
Describes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops, and country forges.
Subjects
Technology - United States
Industries - United States
Decorative arts, Early American.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
609.73 T926 Oversize
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Collection
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Title
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Object ID
MG0390
Date Range
1871-1979
Memorials Lancaster City Council Lancaster County Monumental Association Lancaster New Era Letters Manuscript groups Memorial Day Minutes Monuments Newspaper articles Receipts Reports Resolutions Soldiers and Sailors Monument Stationery Related Materials: Processing History: Processed and finding aid
  1 document  
Collection
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Title
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Description
The Lancaster County Monumental Association Records date from 1871 to 1979. The organization's constitution, charter and by-laws are included in the collection, as well as invoices for repairs to the monument. The meeting minutes record the official proceedings of the association. Discussion and debate on whether the monument should be moved from its current spot is also well-documented.
Date Range
1871-1979
Year Range From
1871
Year Range To
1979
Date of Accumulation
1871-1979
Creator
Lancaster County Monumental Association (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Bartholomae, John W.
Bush, L. L.
De Laurentis, Peter
Hammond, F. W.
Kessler, Charles H.
Long, Audrey M.
Long, George W.
Rehm, William C.
Stamm, Harry C.
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Arthur Lionel Horting Printing
Associations, institutions, etc.
Batterson, Canfield and Company
Bonds
Business records
By-laws
Cards
Charters
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Concord House Real Estate
Contracts
Correspondence
Finding aids
Fulton Bank
Haldy Memorials
Invoices
Keener Memorials
Lancaster City Council
Lancaster County Monumental Association
Lancaster New Era
Letters
Manuscript groups
Memorial Day
Minutes
Monuments
Newspaper clippings
Receipts
Reports
Resolutions
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Stationery
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0390
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Monumental Association Records (MG0390), Folder #, Insert #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the 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
Other Numbers
MG-390
Classification
MG0390
Description Level
Fonds
Documents
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