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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some personal and professional correspondence, research for articles and books, and manuscripts for published and unpublished works.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: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Fourth of July fireworks, downtown Lancaster

Object ID: 1-07-05-37

Date Range: June 2002

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Fourth of July fireworks, downtown Lancaster

Description: Fourth of July fireworks, downtown Lancaster

Date Range: June 2002

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Fourth of July; Fireworks

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 4 x 6 inches

Object ID: 1-07-05-37

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Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- The House of Clarendon bakery, West Walnut St.

Object ID: 1-07-05-42

Date Range: September 2002

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- The House of Clarendon bakery, West Walnut St.

Description: The House of Clarendon bakery, West Walnut St.

Date Range: September 2002

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: House of Clarendon Bakery; Bakeries; West Walnut Street

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 4 x 6 inches

Object ID: 1-07-05-42

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dbc6f2da-a52d-4288-ab69-833751148490

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 1-19-05-13

Date Range: c. 2000

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: Scale model of Lancaster's old courthouse built as a place to purchase war bonds during World War I, originally located at Penn Square but later moved to its current location, Buchanan Park. Used as a storage building.