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

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Author
Walters, Ray,
Date of Publication
1943.
Call Number
923.4 D145
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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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The Allegheny

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Author
Way, Frederick,
Date of Publication
[1942]
Call Number
974.80091 W357
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by Frederick Way, Jr., illustrated by Henry Pitz.
Author
Way, Frederick,
Place of Publication
New York, Toronto
Publisher
Farrar & Rinehart
Date of Publication
[1942]
Physical Description
5 p. ø., 3-280 p. illus. (incl. map.) 21 cm.
Series
Rivers of America
Notes
Bibliographical references included in "Acknowledgements" (p. 219-222)
Summary
"Captain Frederick Way, Jr. began his career as a mud clerk (an all around worker on a steamboat) , then became a mate, a master, and finally in 1923, received his pilot's license. In 1925, Captain Way bought his first packet (a ship traveling at regular intervals between two ports)..." [wikipedia]
This book "[s]tarts with an outboard motor trip down the Allegheny from Olean, New York, to Pittsburgh, giving nice detail of the nature of the river and its individuality. Then follows the history and the personalities and the feel of succeeding periods. There is a good deal about Pittsburgh and the oil boom of that section ... There is flood control, keel and steamboating, rivermen and river yarns, interspersed with anecdotes and reminiscences of the author and his family." [Kirkusreviews.com]
Subjects
Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 W357
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American clocks and clockmakers

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Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Edition
[1st ed.].
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
681 D772
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Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Edition
[1st ed.].
Place of Publication
Garden City, N.Y
Publisher
Doubleday,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
312 p. illus. 22 cm.
Notes
A list of American clockmakers: p. 196-293.
Bibliography: p. 312.
Subjects
Clocks and watches
Clock and watch makers - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 D772
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Amusements in Lancaster 1750-1940

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Author
Reichmann, Felix,
Date of Publication
1941
so unpleasant ever happened to what I would call the stepson of the theatre. It started with �barn shows of wild animals and was calculated to satisfy the curiosity of the great masses at a very cheap admission fee. The combination of these little menageries with bands of itinerant acrobats gave
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by Felix Reichmann.
Author
Reichmann, Felix,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[25]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 2
Subjects
Theater - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amusements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 2 (1941), p. 25-56Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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An Indian battle at Rocky Springs?

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1946
Shippen wrote to James Hamil- ton in Philadelphia, regarding an alarm at midnight the day previous, of a threatened Indian attack. After three hundred men had gathered in Penn Square, it was found how poorly equipped they were for such an eventuality, for among them there were but fifty guns and little
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[153]-154 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 6
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 6 (1946), p. 153-154Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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Anthony's History of the battle of Hanover (York county, Pennsylvania) Tuesday, June 30, 1863

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Author
Anthony, William,
Date of Publication
1945.
Call Number
973.734 P962
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Responsibility
compiled from writings of George R. Prowell and others by William Anthony, editor, printer and publisher.
Author
Anthony, William,
Place of Publication
Hanover, Pa
Date of Publication
1945.
Physical Description
4 p. ø., 160 p. incl. front., illus., pl., ports. 24 cm.
Contents
Chapters: 1. The Battle of Hanover / 2. Newspaper reports,illustrations, etc / 3. Newspaper reports furnished by the HanoverPublic Library / 4. Dedications and reminiscences.
Summary
"This is the second of three battles fought on Pennsylvania soil from the time of the American Revolution...material for this book was selected from the historical writings of George R. Powell...,from others who have made available material from family records, and from researches made at the Public Library from old newspapers" [from the forward]
Subjects
Hanover, Pa., Battle of, 1863.
Hanover (York County, Pa.)
Additional Author
Prowell, George Reeser,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.734 P962
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Archive

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Collection
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Title
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Object ID
MG0050
Date Range
1703-1991
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Collection
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Title
Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
Description
The work of Eleanor Fulton, a professional researcher. Contains information on the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County, including First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Donegal Presbyterian Church. Also, genealogy notes for local families and St. James Episcopal Church.
System of Arrangement
Organized by subject, arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1703-1991
Year Range From
1703
Year Range To
1991
Date of Accumulation
1703-1991
Creator
Fulton, Eleanor
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Ashmead, William
Buchanan, James
Fulton, Robert
Woodhull, John
Subjects
Genealogy
Letters
Presbyterian Church
United States--History--War of 1812
Search Terms
Booklets
Correspondence
Diaries
Donegal Presbytery
Ephemera
Genealogy
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Presbyterian Church
War of 1812
Extent
2 boxes, 56 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0050
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-50
Classification
MG0050
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Gates Dental Company Collection
Title
Gates Dental Company Collection
Object ID
MG0055
Date Range
1920-1961
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Collection
Gates Dental Company Collection
Title
Gates Dental Company Collection
Description
This collection contains records of the Gates Dental Company, a dental equipment and supply company established in 1917. The records include by-laws, stockholders minutes, board minutes, presidents' reports, treasurers' reports, secretary's oath, real estate transactions, and correspondence.
Date Range
1920-1961
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1920-1961
Creator
Gates Dental Company, Inc.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
Subjects
Business records
Dental instruments and apparatus industry
Letters
Minutes (Records)
By-laws
Stockholders
Search Terms
Business records
By-laws
Correspondence
Dental instruments and apparatus industry
Finding aids
Gates Dental Company, Inc.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Reports
Stockholders
Extent
2 boxes, 36 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0055
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-55
Classification
MG0055
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Archive

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Collection
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Object ID
HC0001
Date Range
1905-1974
); several items related to the Yeates School, which Fordney's brother William Bush Fordney attended; several photographs of unidentified persons; and a statement related to the will of William J. Fordney, her uncle. Creators: Fordney, Alice Potter, 1887-1973; Muench, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine, d. 2006
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Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Description
This collection contains ephemera related to Alice Potter Fordney, antiques dealer and rugmaker. Items in the collection include business correspondence with Armstrong, F. Schumacher & Co., and the Montclair art museum; personal correspondence with friends and family; hooked rug patterns; and antiques sale flyers from the early 20th century. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, including the obituary of Fordney's sister Ellen Franklin; reference material for rug making and interior design (informational sheets, books and patterns); several items related to the Yeates School, which Fordney's brother William Bush Fordney attended; several photographs of unidentified persons; and a statement related to the will of William J. Fordney, her uncle.
Admin/Biographical History
Alice Potter Fordney was born June 21, 1887 in Lancaster, the daughter of Ida Cox and Thomas Potter Fordney. A prominent antique dealer from the late 1920s to her retirement in 1965, Fordney also made and sold hooked rugs.
Fordney's family features prominently in Lancaster County history. Her maternal great-grandfather was John Michael, who owned the historic Grape Hotel from 1805-1839. Fordney's paternal great-grandfather William Jenkins built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district attorney from 1839-1845 and negotiated for the loan that enabled Lancaster city to build the "water works" in the 1830s. Sarah Cox, her maternal grandmother, was a known philanthropist and for years helped to manage the Home for Friendless Children in Lancaster. Her sister, Ellen Fordney Franklin, was a "pioneer" in the industry of women's knit suits, opening her first shop in 1929 in Philadelphia.
Fordney never married. She kept in contact with her nieces and nephews, as evidenced by letters in the collection. According to notes provided by Wendell Zercher, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine Muench, her niece and the donor of the collection, recalled her as "warm and artistic," and "a character." She died April 17, 1973, at the age of 85.
Works Cited:
"Mrs. Franklin, pioneer of women's knit suits, dies." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 10 May 1963, p. 2.
"Accident Fatal to Mrs. Sarah A. Cox." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], no date, page unknown.
"Miss Fordney, Antique Dealer, 85, Succumbs." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 18 April 1973, p. 2.
"One of Lancaster's Most Prominent and Venerable Citizens Passes Away." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 29 July 1889, p. 1.
Date Range
1905-1974
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1974
Date of Accumulation
1905-1974
Creator
Fordney, Alice Potter, 1887-1973
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 28
People
Appel, Charles Rengier
Bohlen, Sidney Franklin
Bowman, Mrs. Edward J.
Boyer, R. J.
Brenneman, Mary Rue Bard
Brown, Hazel Dell
Chiarell, Fred P.
Clark, George W.
Daugherty, Harvey P.
Demuth, Charles
Dodge, Arthur B.
Embsweiler, Ruth
Erb, Edna
Fordney, Alice Potter
Fordney, William Bush Jr.
Fordney, William Jenkins
Franklin, Ellen Julia Fordney
Gibbons, Alice McIlvaine
Gilbert, L. J.
Gingrich, Milton E.
Graybill, John M.
Griest, Charles J.
Higby, Everett
Hostetter, A. K.
Howe, John
Irvine, Blanche
Kent, William Winthrop
Knodle, Edward
Krone, Herbert B.
Lindenmuth, J. D.
Long, Yvonne
Maclay, Helen Hurley
Malone, Clarence
Morris, Charles R.
Morris, Grace M.
Nauman, Gertrude Colson
Orr, Barclay
Pennypacker, Charles A.
Pennypacker, James G.
Randall, Meda
Rannels, Paul
Stokes, Agnes M.
Strickler, Belle
Wolf, Emily
Other Creators
Muench, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine, d. 2006
Subjects
American newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Women
Antique dealers
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong World Industries
F. Schumacher & Co.
Farm Journal Media
House & Garden
Interior decoration
Letters
Montclair Art Museum
Patterns for crafts
Rugs
Rugs, Hooked
Student newspapers and periodicals
Woman's world magazine
Search Terms
Albert Steiger Company
Antique dealers
Antique sales
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Berlinwork patterns
Blue and Brown (Yeates School)
Cheney Silks
Cheney Weaves
Christmas
Correspondence
Cricket Club
Dickinson Presbyterian Church
Estate sales
F. Schumacher and Company
Farm Journal Media
Fiber arts
Finding aids
Gilbert's store
Griest Homestead
Guernsey Sales Pavilion
Hager's Department Store
Hershey Fire Hall
Hooked rugs
House & Garden
Interior decoration
Kleinfelter's auction rooms
Letters
Manuscript groups
Montclair Art Museum
Odd Fellows Hall
Olson Rugs
Patterns for crafts
Rossmere Hotel
Rug patterns
Rugs
State Armory Hall
V-mail
Woman's World Magazine
Yeates School
Extent
3 boxes, 37 folders, 333 items, 1,015 pages to scan, 4.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
HC0001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Sarah McIlvaine Muench Family Papers, MS 44 at Archives and Special Collections, Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.
Related Item Notes
See photograph collection.
See curatorial collection for examples of rugs.
Fordney Family Diaries (MG0539)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Archive of Alice P. Fordney (HC0001), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The kraft paper patterns in Folders 33-37 are restricted. Please make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view these items.
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
G.04.23.52
Classification
HC0001
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
From the Heritage Center of Lancaster County collection, G04.23.52.
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Collection
Keppel & Bro. Collection
Title
Keppel & Bro. Collection
Object ID
MG0368
Date Range
1926-1965
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. Language: English Biographical
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Keppel & Bro. Collection
Title
Keppel & Bro. Collection
Description
The volumes in the Keppel & Bro. Collection span forty years of corporate history for R. F. Keppel & Bro.; Keppel & Ruof, Inc.; and Keppels, Inc. The payroll book shows how this company reacted during the early years of the depression.
Date Range
1926-1965
Year Range From
1926
Year Range To
1965
Date of Accumulation
1926-1965
Creator
Keppel & Bro. (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Aierstock, Harry F.
Binz, George A.
Boettger, Maud P.
Botzfield, Clarence G.
Bowman, Charles Ezra
Bricker, O. P.
Buchheil, Edward A.
Buckwalter, O. E.
Calnan, Thomas J.
Chadman, Elizabeth L.
Clark, Ada E.
Clark, John A.
Clark, Linnie S.
Denlinger, Jacob
Denlinger, John M.
Denlinger, Lizzie M.
Denlinger, Mae E.
Denlinger, Norman J.
Denlinger, Simon
Denlinger, Susanna
Denlinger, Willis B.
Diller, Adam
Eby, J. S.
Fenninger, E. S.
Fenninger, Lena
Effrig, Walter A.
Eshleman, Mary Edna
Fulmer, M. Frances
Fulmer, Mary F.
Groff, Celia
Hershey, Amos W.
Hess, Ara G.
Hess, Elvin
Hess, John
Hess, John F.
Hess, Milo H.
Horner, Ellis
Hostetter, A. Mary
Houser, Nellie E.
Keppel, P. H.
Keppel, Robert F.
Kirchner, Edward A.
Kirchner, Catherine Anna
Knobb, George L.
Knobb, Mabel F.
Kreider, Elmer
Kreider, Mary E.
Kurtz, Ellis D.
Kurtz, Martin D.
Leinart, Anna Mae
McManus, Estella
Mehaffey, Alice
Mentzer, Isaac C.
Miller, James B.
Miller, James M.
Miller, Laura E.
Mowery, Jacob B.
Myers, E. Nora
Nolt, J. C.
Ressel, L. B.
Reynolds, George K.
Rodkey, Frederick
Ruof, Anna Marie Sener
Ruof, Leo A.
Shank, Carrie N.
Shirk, Mary R.
Spigelmyer, Mary
Weaver, Aaron
Welch, Elizabeth
Wissler, Emma E.
Ziegler, George L.
Ziegler, Marie C.
Zimmerman, Ella Merle
Zimmerman, Enos L.
Zimmerman, Maurice L.
Zimmerman, Violetta B.
Zimmerman, Willis L.
Subjects
Account books
Business records
Stocks
Stockholders
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Employees
Finding aids
Keppel & Bro.
Keppel and Ruof, Inc.
Keppels, Inc.
Lancaster
Manuscript groups
R. F. Keppel and Brother, Inc.
Stockholders
Stocks
Extent
4 volumes, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0368
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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.MG0368
Other Numbers
MG-368
Classification
MG0368
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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