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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Object ID
MG0305
Date Range
1948-2018
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Barney Ewell Collection, 1948-2018 Object ID: MG0305 1 box 4 folders Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note: The Barney
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Description
The Barney Ewell Collection contains a program of athletic events celebrating Barney Ewell's achievements, newspaper articles, a postcard, and a dedication program for the installation of a state historical marker.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
1948-2018
Year Range From
1948
Year Range To
2018
Date of Accumulation
1948-2018
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Spiese, Roberta L.
Subjects
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Postcards
Programs (Publications)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd, 1984, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England)
Pennsylvania Senior Games
Postcards
Programs
Track and field athletes
Extent
1 box, 5 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0305
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection
Notes
Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), 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.
Other Numbers
MG-305
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 2 December 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
"Barney's London Olympics"
Object ID
MG0305_F002
Date Range
2012/07/08
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
"Barney's London Olympics"
Description
Photocopy of newspaper article. "Barney's London Olympics," Sunday News. Lancaster.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
2012/07/08
Creation Date
8 July 2012
Creator
Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Subjects
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England)
Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England)
Sunday News
Track and field athletes
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Article
Language
English
Object ID
MG0305_F002
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/656b453e-76e2-47da-9a52-758145026376
Notes
Preferred Citation: "Barney's London Olympics", Sunday News, Lancaster, 8 July 2012, Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), MG0305_F002, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@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. 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-305
Other Number
MG-305, Folder 2
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 2 December 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Images
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Bosom friends : the intimate world of James Buchanan and William Rufus King

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22229
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Date of Publication
2019.
Call Number
973.68 B174
Responsibility
Thomas J. Balcerski.
ISBN
9780190914592 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
2019.
Physical Description
x, 337 pages : Illustrations, maps : 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Remembering -- Leavening, 1786-1819 -- Hardening, 1820-1834 -- Messing, 1834-1840 -- Wooing, 1840-1844 -- Ministering, 1844-1848 -- Running, 1848-1853 -- Presiding, 1853-1868 -- Epilogue: Preserving -- Washington residences of James Buchanan and William Rufus King (1834-1853) -- Percentage correlation of roll call votes of James Buchanan with senators of the Bachelor's Mess, 23rd to 28th Congresses (1834-1844) -- Calendar of correspondence of James Buchanan / Harriet Lane Johnston and William Rufus King / Catherine Margaret Ellis (1837-1868.
Summary
"Politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) of Pennsylvania and William Rufus King (1786-1853) of Alabama has excited much speculation through the years. Why did they never marry? Might they have been gay, or was their relationship a nineteenth-century version of the modern-day 'bromance'? Then, as now, they have intrigued by the many mysteries surrounding them. In Bosom Friends : the Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history. Unlikely companions from the start, they lived together as messmates in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse. There developed a bosom friendship that blossomed into a significant political partnership. Before the Civil War, each man was elected to high executive office, William Rufus King the vice-presidency in 1852 and James Buchanan as the nation's fifteen president in 1856. This book offers a dual biography of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. Special attention is given to their early lives prior to elected office, the circumstances of their boardinghouse friendship, and the juicy political gossip that has circulated about them ever since. In addition, the author traces their many contributions to the Jacksonian political agenda, manifest destiny, and the debates over slavery, while finding their style of politics to have been disastrous for the American nation. Ultimately, Bosom Friends demonstrates that intimate male friendships among politicians were, and continue to be, an important part of success in American politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects
King, William R. (William Rufus), - 1786-1853.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Male friendship - United States
Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B174
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James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17417
Date of Publication
c2013.
Call Number
973.68 B918
Responsibility
edited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
ISBN
9780813044262 (alk. paper)
081304426X (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Gainesville
Publisher
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
x, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Papers from a conference held at LancasterHistory.org in 2008. Presentation copy from the editors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Paul Finkelman -- Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / William P. MacKinnon -- General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / Nicole Etcheson -- In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / John M. Belohlavek -- President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / Michael A. Morrison -- The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / Jean H. Baker -- "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / William G. Shade -- Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / Daniel W. Crofts -- A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Moderated by John W. Quist -- Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Michael J. Birkner.
Summary
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Quist, John W.
Birkner, Michael J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B918
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell State Historical Marker
Object ID
MG0305_F003
Date Range
2018/10/17
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell State Historical Marker
Description
Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell Blue & Gold State Historical Marker at John Piersol McCaskey High School. Contains a brief biography and a list of achievements. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. (2 copies)
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
2018/10/17
Creation Date
17 October 2018
Creator
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Subjects
Athletes
Olympic athletes
Programs (Publications)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Olympic athletes
Programs
Track and field athletes
Extent
2 items, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Program
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2021-12-02
Object ID
MG0305_F003
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/656b453e-76e2-47da-9a52-758145026376
Notes
Preferred Citation: Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell state historical marker, 17 October 2018, Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), MG0305_F003, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@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. 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.
Accession Number
2018.MG0305.F3
Other Numbers
MG-305
Other Number
MG-305, Folder 3
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 2 December 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Images
Less detail