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Alexander James Dallas, lawyer, politician, financier, 1759-1817

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3904
Author
Walters, Ray,
Date of Publication
1943.
Call Number
923.4 D145
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Responsibility
by Raymond Walters, Jr.
Author
Walters, Ray,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
vi p., 1 β., 251 p. front. (port.) 21 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania lives
Notes
Without thesis note.
"Bibliographical note": p. 239-243.
Subjects
Dallas, Alexander James, - 1759-1817.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1789-1809.
United States - Politics and government - 1809-1817.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.4 D145
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Collection
YMCA, YWCA Records
Title
YMCA, YWCA Records
Object ID
MG0319
Date Range
1859-1961
U.S. Indian Industrial School Band of Carlisle. 7-14 April 1901. “Opening Hymn,” written by James D. Law of Lancaster for 8 April 1901. Added to the collections in 1901. Folder 12 Letter from E. S. Snyder and A. M. Breneman regarding the 9-Day Campaign for $100,000 to pay off the Lancaster YMCA’s debt
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YMCA, YWCA Records
Title
YMCA, YWCA Records
Description
This collection contains papers and records of the YMCA and YWCA in Lancaster, including the 1859 constitution and by-laws of the YMCA. Newsletters for both organizations outline services and classes offered, lecture series, meetings, and information about health and fitness. Brochures advertise Camp Shand and Camp Totem from 1947-1961. Several items list committee members and officers for the associations.
System of Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
Series 1 YMCA
Series 2 YWCA
Date Range
1859-1961
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1859-1961
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
Subjects
Business records
Newsletters
YMCA of the USA
Young Women's Christian Association
Search Terms
Business records
Camp Shand
Camp Totem
Finding aids
Kepler Lodge
Manuscript groups
Newsletters
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
Extent
1 box, 19 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0319
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), YMCA, YWCA Records (MG0319), Series #, Folder #, 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-319
Classification
MG0319
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 10 February 2022.
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Collection
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Title
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Object ID
MG0212
Date Range
1947-1961
continue to add items to this collection. Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection (MG0212), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Subject Headings: Associations, institutions, etc. Business records Minutes
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Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Title
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Description
The Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection contains the minutes of the organization, which record the officers and activities of the club.
Date Range
1947-1961
Year Range From
1947
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1947-1961
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0212
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection (MG0212), Folder #, 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-212
Classification
MG0212
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 20 February 2022.
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Collection
Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Title
Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Object ID
MG0365
Date Range
1919-1956
, Sylvester Zerphy Pickel, Elwood Pickel, Mary Worrell, L. Bruce Zahm, Edward J. Subject Headings: Business records Hardware stores Minutes (Records) Radio stations Stockholders Search Terms: Brunswick Hotel Business records By-laws Camp Kaul Tea House Colonial Golf Course Conventions Financial records
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Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Title
Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Description
The Sarah Moore Breneman Papers contain documents from the Steinman Hardware Company, the Kirk Johnson Company, and the Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc. The collection includes minutes of stockholders meetings and board of director meetings, financial reports, the election of officers, letters to stockholders, presidents' reports, company by-laws and minutes of the meetings organizing the companies.
Date Range
1919-1956
Year Range From
1919
Year Range To
1956
Date of Accumulation
1919-1956
Creator
Breneman, Sarah Moore, 1932-2005
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Atlee, Benjamin Champneys
Baker, Scott
Hess, Norman B.
Manning, Harry H.
Mease, Lorena Watson
Miller, Harry E.
Moore, Adam Zerphy
Moore, Ruth Johnson
Moore, Sylvester Zerphy
Pickel, Elwood
Pickel, Mary
Worrell, L. Bruce
Zahm, Edward J.
Other Creators
Moore, Adam Zerphy, 1895-1957
Subjects
Business records
Hardware stores
Minutes (Records)
Radio stations
Stockholders
Search Terms
Brunswick Hotel
Business records
By-laws
Camp Kaul Tea House
Colonial Golf Course
Conventions
Financial records
Finding aids
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Glen Moore, Manheim Twp.
Hardware stores
Inventories
Kendig Bros.
Kirk Johnson & Co.
Korean War
Lancaster Broadcasting Company
Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc.
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Mortgages
North Pine Street
Obituaries
Prince Street
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Reports
Robinson-Patman Act
Specialty Advertising Company
Sprenger Food Company
St. George Hotel
Steinman Hardware
Stevens House
Stockholders
WEST (radio station)
West King Street
WGAL (radio station)
WKJC (radio station)
Extent
1 box, 14 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0365
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection:
Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-01-01)
Staff of WKJC (SH-01-01-02)
Steinman Hardware Company truck (SH-01-01-03)
200 Year Anniversary of Steinman Hardware Co. (SH-01-01-04)
View of south side of East King Street (SH-01-01-05)
View of south side of West King Street (SH-01-01-06)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-01)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-02)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-03)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-04)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-05)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-06)
Framed receipt (SH-01-03-01)
Image of account book (SH-01-03-02)
Image of a print of the old courthouse (SH-01-03-03)
Image of a print of East King Street (SH-01-03-04)
Image of account book (SH-01-03-05)
Map of Lancaster (SH-01-03-06)
Five men in front of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-07)
Man looking at account book (SH-01-03-08)
Close-up of Steinman Hardware Co. sign (SH-01-03-09)
First block of East King Street (SH-01-03-10)
Man examining shotgun shells (SH-01-03-11)
Conestoga wagon jacks (SH-01-03-12)
Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-13)
Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-14)
Archery equipment at Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-15)
Man taking inventory of horseshoes (SH-01-03-16)
See the Curatorial Collection:
Commemorative saw, "Two Hundred Years of Hardware Service 1744-1944, The Steinman Hardware Company Lancaster PA" (2005.006.1)
Eyeglasses and case with label on one side "Steiman Hardware Company Lancaster PA", other side marked with printing "Arundel Tinted, Edw. J. Zahm, Jeweler, Zahm's Corner, Lancaster PA" (2005.006.2)
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).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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 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
2005.MG0365
Other Numbers
MG-365
Classification
MG0365
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Pageant Collection
Title
Pageant Collection (MG-0014)
Object ID
MG0014
Date Range
1926-1977
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Collection
Pageant Collection
Title
Pageant Collection (MG-0014)
Description
Collection contains material pertaining to pageants, festivals, and celebrations in Lancaster County. The majority of the collection pertains to the "Pageant of Liberty," celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (1776-1926), and the "Pageant of Gratitude," commemorating the 200th anniversary of the formation of Lancaster County (1729-1929). Included are scripts, minutes, programs, invitations, correspondence, financial records, tickets, photographs, blueprints, and sheet music.
System of Arrangement
Organized by pageant:
Box 1, Pageant of Liberty
Box 2, Pageant of Gratitude
Box 3, Other Pageants
Date Range
1926-1977
Year Range From
1926
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1926-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bruder, Edward
Burrell, Percy J.
Groff, John M.
Kready, Laura F.
Metzger, T. Warren
Musser, Frank
Seltzer, Richard
Thorbach, H. Clifton
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Pageants
Search Terms
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Pageant of Gratitude
Pageant of Liberty
Pageants
Scripts
Sheet music
Extent
3 boxes, 32 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0014
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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-14
Classification
MG0014
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 8 February 2018.
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Collection
United Church Women of Lancaster Collection
Title
United Church Women of Lancaster Collection
Object ID
MG0008
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Collection
United Church Women of Lancaster Collection
Title
United Church Women of Lancaster Collection
Description
Collection includes the United Church Women of Lancaster's organizational minutes, reports, financial records, and records pertaining to the Crispus Attucks Project.
Creation Date
1915-1967
Year Range From
1915
Year Range To
1967
Date of Accumulation
1915-1967
Creator
United Church Women of Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
Subjects
Business records
Programs (Publications)
Recipes
Menus
Search Terms
Crispus Attucks Community Center
Business records
Financial records
Food subsidies
Menus
Recipes
Programs
Reports
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
4 boxes, 24 folders, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0008
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-8
Classification
MG0008
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.
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Collection
Dodge Family Papers
Title
Dodge Family Papers
Object ID
MG0836
Date Range
1879-2003
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Dodge Family Papers
Title
Dodge Family Papers
Description
The Dodge Family Papers collection consists of materials related to the Dodge family and their various business and personal concerns. The contents of the collection include a variety of materials, including personal papers, historical memorabilia, objects, ledgers, albums, patents, and Safety Buggy Company records.
Box 1
Legal papers, Richard K. Dodge (1914-1996) & Nancy Howle Dodge (1918-2003)
Box 2
Papers of Byron G. Dodge
Box 3
Box 4
Papers of Byron G. Dodge & Arthur B. Dodge, Sr.
Box 5
Papers of the Dodge Cork Company
Box 6
Box 7
Objects Produced by and for the Dodge Cork Company
Box 8
Plaque and Account Books, G.W. Dodge & Sons, Byron G. Dodge
Box 9
Account Books and Ledgers: The Safety Buggy Company and Dodge Cork Company
Date Range
1879-2003
Creation Date
1879-2003
Year Range From
1879
Year Range To
2003
Creator
Dodge, Clifford H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Dodge, Arthur Byron, Sr.
Dodge, Byron Griswold
Dodge, George Washington
Dodge, Nancy Howle
Dodge, Richard Keller
Subjects
Business records
Search Terms
Business records
Cork
Dodge Cork Company
G. W. Dodge and Sons
Manuscript groups
Safety Buggy Company
Extent
9 boxes
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0836
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.019
Other Numbers
MG0836
Description Level
Fonds
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/313473ee-dad1-4dc4-9dae-244066546475
Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1 Market Houses
Object ID
MG0545_Series01
Date Range
1827-1926, 1999
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George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1 Market Houses
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 1 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the market houses, primarily in the nineteenth century. Payments to Market Masters and for gas lighting, advertising and maintenance show some of the costs associated with running the market houses in the nineteenth century. Market license certificates provide the names of stand holders and their products for 1925-1926.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1827-1926, 1999
Creation Date
1827-1926, 1999
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1999
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Snyder, John
Wilhelm, John
Bostick, John
Donley, Henry
Wilhelm, Henry
Book, John
Subjects
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Markets--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
Search Terms
Business records
Finding aids
Invoices
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Licenses
Manuscript groups
Market houses
Markets
Mellert Foundry and Machine Company
Extent
1 box, 40 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org 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-545, Series 1
Other Number
MG-545, Series 1
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Organized and preserved by MM, Summer 2011. Added to database 10 May 2021.
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Collection
Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records
Title
Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records
Object ID
MG0736
Date Range
1814-1957
230 North President Avenue · Lancaster, PA 17603 717.392.4633 · lancasterhistory.org Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records, 1814-1957 Object ID: MG0736 1 box 73 folders, 291 items, 1,115 pages to scan .5 cubic foot Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives
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Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records
Title
Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records
Description
The Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records collection contains correspondence between various members of the Haldeman family-the majority of which were sent or received by Samuel Haldeman or his daughter Eliza. The first sets of letters are between Samuel's parents and other family and acquaintances, then progress to Samuel and his family. The content includes Paris Haldeman's life during the California gold rush; Eliza's studies in Philadelphia and France; the Civil War; Carsten Haldeman's severe throat illness; and Samuel's travels throughout Europe. The letters span from 1814 to 1883. Mentioned in many of the letters to and from Eliza is her friend Mary Cassatt, an American Impressionist artist. As for the letters sent by Samuel, their content tends to be extremely detailed, sending home as good a description of his travels as he could with locations ranging from Philadelphia to Pompeii. Also included in the collection are several newspaper clippings concerning the Haldeman mansion and Chickies Rock as well as a ledger from the E. Haldeman and Co. furnaces at Chickies.
Admin/Biographical History
Samuel Steman Haldeman (1812-1880) born at the mansion in Bainbridge on August 12, 1812, was the oldest of seven children of Henry Haldeman (1787-1849) and his wife Frances Steman (1794-1826). His father, who appreciated culture, endeavored to foster a love of learning in his children. His mother, an accomplished musician, died when Samuel was fourteen years of age.
Samuel was educated in the public schools, at the classical academy in Harrisburg and at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. He found college routine irksome and left after two years at the age of eighteen saying, "I cannot learn from others, I must see for myself." Thereafter he educated himself by attending lectures, recording observations of bird habits, learning to stuff birds and mammals from a traveling Methodist minister, resulting in a large collection of specimens in natural history and also a scientific and linguistic library.
As a child Haldeman had a penchant for collecting specimens from nature and Native American stone implements found on and near the mansion site, keeping them in his own museum. His collection included skeletons of rabbits, opossums, muskrats, and field mice, which he prepared by boiling the carcasses. It also included fresh-water shells from both banks of the Susquehanna River and its islands. A letter from Samuel to a friend, dated 1844, says, "I collected shells on the banks of the Susquehanna long before I knew the meaning of genus and species." We'll see later what an influence these early shell-collecting days on the Susquehanna River had on Haldeman's scientific scholarship.
After his marriage in 1835 to Mary A. Hough of Bainbridge, he moved to a new residence at the base of Chickies Rock, Marietta. Not only did he design the stately home built by his father, he laid out the grounds with native specimens of trees and shrubs gathered from the surrounding woods, and some foreign varieties, all of which were planted with his own hands.
Not having a particular fondness for business, he continued his studies of nature, but did assist his father in a saw mill and later became a silent partner in the iron business with his brothers. He wrote articles on anthracite furnaces for Silliman's Journal, and contributed sound and practical suggestions for improvements to both the mill business and construction of the blast furnace.
At the age of twenty-three, Samuel contributed to the Lancaster Journal an article refuting Locke's "Moon Hoax". From then on, his life was devoted to science. For forty-five years he spent most of the time in his library, many times working sixteen hours a day. In 1836, Professor Haldeman became an assistant on the State geological survey of New Jersey, and was later transferred to a similar position in Pennsylvania. During extensive geological work, he discovered a new genus and species of fossil plant. Geology did not engross his whole attention, as he was now busy collecting and studying shells, and made substantial contributions in this field through an expertly illustrated massive work of copperplate engravings, drawn and colored from the original shells and living animals. This was finished in 1845.
One professional association of Samuel Haldeman during this period of 1840 to 1850 is particularly significant for his scientific development as well as for the development of American science. In 1844 he became a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a fledgling organization just beginning to function. At the request of this organization, he prepared a paper entitled "Enumeration of the Recent Freshwater Mollusk Which are Common to North America and Europe, with Observations on Species and their Distribution." Fifteen years later, an obscure British scientist had the following to say about this paper, "In 1843-44 professor Haldeman (Boston Journal of Natural History, United States, Vol. IV, pg. 468) has ably given the arguments for and against the hypothesis of the development and modification of species: he seems to lean towards the side of change." This scientist was Charles Darwin and he was writing in the preface to his Origin of Species, one of the most influential and controversial science books ever published. Samuel was said to have been the only American Naturalist with whom Charles Darwin corresponded, and whose opinion Darwin regarded as authoritative."
Samuel continued to write important and prize-winning essays and articles in philology, phonography, ethnology, natural history, and archaeology. His writings in all fields of science are literally innumberable, with well over one hundred articles on such scientific subjects as conchology and crustacea (the study of mollusks and shells), entomology (the study of insects), arachnidae (the study of spiders), annelids (the study of earthworms, leeches and related animals ), geology, chemistry and archeology.
He became professor of zoology at Franklin Institute of Philadelphia in 1841; chemist and geologist of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society in 1852; professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania from 1850-1853; and the same position at Delaware College at Newark, Delaware from 1855-1858; and professor of comparative philology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1876 until the time of his death. This university conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws. Professor Haldeman was among the first to undertake the spelling reform of English words. He corresponded with Noah Webster, who credited him with many words and definitions in his dictionary, also contributing to Worchester's Dictionary, the National Dictionary, and Johnson's Cyclopedia. He studied the languages of our Indian tribes, and of various nations and tribes of other parts of the world. He considered his most outstanding accomplishments to have been his investigations in philology (the study of the evolution of speech sounds).
Dr. Haldeman was elected to twenty-eight honorary scientific societies, both in this country and abroad. With others, he formed the Entomological Society of Pennsylvania and was president of the American Philological Association. Letters of inquiry from all parts of the world came across his desk; publishers asking opinions of books; writers begging information; teachers with a pronunciation to be settled; naturalists forwarding packages of shells, insects, or minerals for identification; farmers and others sending clays to be analyzed; requests for lectures; requests for data from scientific newspaper articles; request for reviews from editors, and so on.
Samuel Steman Haldeman died on September 10, 1880 at the age of sixty-eight, at his study table, of heart paralysis. He left a wife, two sons, and two daughters. He is buried beside his wife in the Haldeman family plot in the Marietta Cemetery. At a meeting of scientists following his death, this remark was made of him, "He was no ordinary man whom you might compliment with a passing respectful obituary notice - in science and letters he was a great man." - HMPS Records www.haldeman-mansion.org/samuelstemanhaldeman.htm
The biographical information was provided by the Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society. www.haldeman-mansion.org
Date Range
1814-1957
Creation Date
1814-1957
Year Range From
1814
Year Range To
1957
Creator
Haldeman family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Haldeman, Samuel Steman
Figyelmessy, Elisa Jacobean Haldeman
Haldeman, Henry
Haldeman, Paris
Haldeman, Mary Ann Hough
Haldeman, Carsten N.
Haldeman, Victor Macholski
Haldeman, Horace
Haldeman, Preston Elder
Black, Mira H.
Black, Harry "Pep" Crawford
Figyelmessy, Loyos Philip Haldeman
Cassatt, Mary Stevenson
Solis-Cohen, Jacob da Silva
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Search Terms
Letters
Correspondence
Business records
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 73 folders, 291 items, 1,115 pages to scan, .5 cubic foot
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0736
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society https://www.haldeman-mansion.org/
Related Item Notes
Curatorial Collection
S. S. Haldeman Papers, MG0344
Notes
The following notes, including a partial Haldeman Family tree, document only those who authored and/or received the letters:
Henry Haldeman (18 Dec 1787 - 21 Mar 1849)
m. (1) Francis Steman (1 Mar 1794 - 15 Feb 1826) on 1811
Children: Samuel Steman Haldeman; Horace Haldeman
m. (2) Margaret Armstrong (15 Aug 1804 - 17 May 1867) on 1830
Children: Paris Haldeman
Samuel Steman Haldeman (12 Aug 1812 - 10 Sep 1880)
m. Mary Ann Hough (12 Dec 1812 - 6 Jul 1883) on 1835
Children: Carsten N. Haldeman (13 Oct 1837 - 14 Apr 1892); Eliza (Itty) Jacobean Haldeman (5 Nov 1843 - 10-Dec 1910); Frances H. Haldeman (9 May 1840 - 20 Oct 1904); Victor M. Haldeman (29 Jul 1854 - 12 Aug 1924)
Horace Haldeman (14 Aug 1820 - 10 Sep 1883)
m. Annie Breneman Haines (1823 - 16 Jan 1892)
Paris Haldeman (30 Jan 1831 - 13 Aug 1893)
Preston Elder Haldeman was Eliza Haldeman's cousin
Mira/Myra H. Black (1847-1895) and her brother Harry (Pep) Crawford Black (14 Mar 1846 - 22 Mar 1921) were second cousins to Eliza Haldeman.
Loyos Philip Haldeman Figyelmessy (2 Sep 1877 - 8 Apr 1889) was Eliza Haldeman's son. Eliza was married to Col. Philip Figyelmessy (1822-1907).
Mary S. Cassatt (May 22, 1844 - June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. She was a close friend of Eliza Haldeman.
J. Solis-Cohen had a private medical practice in Philadelphia, where he concentrated on diseases of the throat and chest. www.collegeofphysicians.org
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.
Accession Number
2014.MG0736
Other Numbers
MG-736
Classification
MG0736
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The letters and record book in this collection were kept by Eliza Haldeman and later sold by her son, S. Haldeman Figyelmessy, to his cousin and the donor's father, Guy K. Haldeman.
Processed and finding aid prepared by RR and SM in Summer and Fall 2015; and SW in Spring 2016. Added to database 23 May 2021.
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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Object ID
MG0753
Date Range
1920-2010
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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Description
This collection contains the minutes of the James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star.
Admin/Biographical History
The James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star was founded in 1920 and was dissolved in 2011.
Date Range
1920-2010
Creation Date
1920-2010
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
2010
Creator
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
Subjects
Fraternal organizations
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Finding aids
Fraternal organizations
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Lancaster
Extent
6 boxes, 30 volumes, 3 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0753
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-753
Other Number
MG-753
Classification
MG0753
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RR and SM in Summer and Fall 2015; and SW in Spring 2016. Added to database 23 May 2021.
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