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Collection: Patents Collection

Title: Patents Collection

Object ID: MG0632

Date Range: 1827-1927

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Collection: Patents Collection

Title: Patents Collection

Description: This collection contains patents issued to inventors in Lancaster County. The patents have the technical information about the invention and also drawings and/or blueprints. Some of the patents are for a horse hay rake, pinions, a railroad car brake, and improvements in threshing machines, balancing mill stones, kitchen slicing utensils and a still. Two of the documents are signed by Secretary of State Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson.

Date Range: 1827-1927

Creation Date: 1827-1927

Year Range From: 1827

Year Range To: 1927

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 13

People: Becker, Henry; Bennett, T. F.; Blake, James H.; Bomberger, Elias B.; Butler, B. F.; Clay, Henry; Eberly, John A; Fenstermaker, Emanuel Lively; Fenstermaker, Gerald Burkhart; Fellenbaum, David; Gantz, David Zook; Iske, Anthony; Jackson, Andrew; Kauffman, C. L.; Keller, J. Frank; Lutz, Jacob; McLane, Louis; Musser, Peter; Price, Edward F.; Reigart, J. Franklin; Seitz, John; Sieger, P. George; Slaymaker, Amos Fleming; Spillinger, Joseph; Way, Andrew; Weitzel, Jacob; Whitehill, James; Withers, Michael

Subjects: Drawings; Inventions; Inventors; Patents

Search Terms: Blueprints; Brakes, Peerless track; Brakes, railroad car; Canon pinions; Certificates; Double rack and pinions; Drawings; East Cocalico Twp.; Finding aids; Garbage furnaces; Inventions; Inventors; Investments; Kitchen slicing utensils; Manuscript groups; Mill gudgeons; Mill stones, balancing; Nut locks; Patents; Plough-plates; Rakes, horse hay; Salisbury Twp.; Sanitary Engineering and Construction Company; Stills; Threshing machines; Watch mechanisms

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0632

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: An original watercolor drawing by J. F. Reigart of Jacob Weitzel's still (Folder 10) is in the Curatorial Collection (2014.005).; Emanuel Fenstermaker's watch parts (Folder 1) are in the Curatorial Collection (1972.004.2 and 1972.004.4)

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-632

Other Number: MG-632

Classification: MG0632

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, February 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.

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Collection: David and John Pollock's Patents

Title: David and John Pollock's Patents

Object ID: MG0713

Date Range: 1855-1867

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Collection: David and John Pollock's Patents

Title: David and John Pollock's Patents

Description: This collection contains patents granted to David Pollock and John Pollock for a fan blower, improved ore cleaner, improved feed water heater for locomotives, and an improved rack for holding implements and utensils. There are also related documents, such as correspondence, advertising, an application, and a petition.

Date Range: 1855-1867

Year Range From: 1855

Year Range To: 1867

Date of Accumulation: 1855-1867

Creator: Pollock, John, 1798-1875

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Finn, Andrew C.; Pollock, David; Pollock, John

Other Creators: Pollock, David, 1801-1867

Subjects: Advertising; Drawings; Inventions; Inventors; Letters; Patents

Search Terms: Advertising; Applications; Correspondence; Drawings; Finding aids; Inventions; Inventors; Letters; Manuscript groups; Patents; Petitions

Extent: 1 box, 9 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0713

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Andrew B. Rote Collection, 1806-1950 (MG0363); Dodge Family Papers (MG0836); Groff Family Papers, 1865-1969 (MG0333); Henry Charles Collection, 1892-1922 (MG0335); Patents Collection, 1827-1927 (MG0632); William Walton Griest Collection, Series 20 Patents, 1908-1915 (MG0065_Ser20)

Notes: Preferred Citation: David and John Pollock's Patents (MG0713), 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-713

Other Number: MG-713

Classification: MG0713

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Transferred from the Document Collection February 2014.; Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, February 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.

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Collection: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Title: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Object ID: MG0153

Date Range: 1862-1987

• www.LancasterHistory.org Columbian Printing Co. Cope Bros. Dr. Raub’s Egg White Soap Drawings E. H. Gochnauer & Sons East Tarentum, Allegheny County Ed Stumpf’s Service Stations Engle & Hambright Ephemera Express Steam Printers Finding aids Finks Baked Products Fliers Gardner and Craver Gates Dental Company, Inc. Glitsch

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Collection: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Title: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Description: The Advertising and Promotional Collection contains materials for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Lancaster County, including manufacturers, department and clothing stores, entertainment venues, grocery stores, restaurants, service providers, and social clubs. Of special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Co. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster's Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo Houck.

Date Range: 1862-1987

Year Range From: 1862

Year Range To: 1987

Date of Accumulation: 1862-1987

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bogle, George; Bortzfield, Jere; Butler, Smedley D.; Correll, Clint; Eberly, Jay M.; Evans, Melvern R,; Frueauff, W. Herman T.; Hawbaker, Gary; Houck, Leo; Huss, Arlene Rider; Jackson, J. T.; Jenner, Edward; Kelly, P. B.; Kepler, Aaron Conrad; Lynch, Charles O.; Manning, Peggy Sheets; Martin, John W.; Miller, Charles F.; Musser, Andrew J.; Miller, J. R.; Rohrer, Willis; Ross, Betsy; Schuneman, Ray; Skiles, John D.; Slaymaker, R. M.; Smith, Lynn A.; Smith, Marjorie A.; Stauffer, Sarah Ann; Stumpf, Ed; Suydam, Henry; Tobias, Richard J.; Yecker, Paul C.; Rowe, Ceylon; Landes, Lizzie; Stehman, Henry L.

Subjects: Advertising; Ephemera; Advertising fliers; Fliers (Ephemera)

Search Terms: A&P; A. F. Huber Food Store; Advertisements; Advertising; Advertising fliers; Announcements; Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Aunt Betty's Playhouse; Big Boy Restaurants; Boston Insurance Company; Brochures; Brownstown, West Earl Twp.; Business; Christmas carols; Clarion Steam Printing House; Clipper Magazine; Colonial Theatre; Columbia; Columbia Flour Mills; Columbia Herald Job Printing Office; Columbian Printing Company; Cope Brothers; Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap; Drawings; E. H. Gochnauer and Sons; East Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Ed Stumpf's Service Stations; Engle and Hambright; Ephemera; Express Steam Printers; Finding aids; Finks Baked Products; Flyers; Gardner and Craver; Gates Dental Company, Inc.; Glitsch' Imperial Russian Mustard; Grandview Heights; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Harrison Brothers and Company; Heinitsh Furniture Company; Hershey and Groff; Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. (Maryland); Invitations; John D. Skiles, Dry Goods and Clothing; John Herr's Mill; Kelly Cadillac; Kunkel and Brother; L. B. Herr & Son; Lakeland Stabling Company; Lancaster; Lancaster Advertiser's Club; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Chemical Company; Lancaster Country Store; Lancaster County Heritage Magazine; Lancaster Dispensing Company; Lancaster Outdoor Advertising Company; Lime Spring Farm; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Lynch Drop Center Fifth Wheel and Gear Connections; Manuscript groups; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort; Mills; Moderne Manor; Musselman and Slaymaker; New Holland, Earl Twp.; Pacquin's Dentist's and Physician's hand cream; Peach Bottom Slate Mining Company; Pennsylvania Salt Company; Pequea Lime; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Place Marie; Restaurants; Restore 'N More; Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.; Russo Answer-Phone Service; Sayres, Scheid & Sweeton; Steinman Hardware; Stockyard Inn; Stores; Sunday News; Trivers Clothes; Trout and Shank; F. W. Woolworth Co.; H. L. Stehman and Co.; Heitshu's Drug Store

Extent: 1 box, 13 folders, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0153

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Business and Industry Collection (MG0107); Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253); Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182); Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153), 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-153

Other Number: MG-153

Classification: MG0153

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was originally cataloged in 1998 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

• www.LancasterHistory.org People: Bitner John R. Boardman, Harris Bowman, John Jacob Boyer, Zaccur Prall Cirt, Anna N. Griest, William Walton Hostetter, Albert Keller Kemrer, Clarence M. Knapp, Walter Kreider, Kate Kriebel, Howard Wiegner McClellan, Oliver Eldridge Royer, David Shuman, James P. Wohlsen, Anna Wohlsen, Peter

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the 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.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Collection: Alice Caldwell Papers

Title: Alice Caldwell Papers

Object ID: MG0576

Date Range: 1827-1853

Caldwell Papers contain poetry written and compiled by Alice Caldwell of Lancaster and three of her drawings. Tucked inside the manuscript volume was a eulogy for Robert Scott, composed by Henry Carter. Creator: Caldwell, Alice. Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions

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Collection: Alice Caldwell Papers

Title: Alice Caldwell Papers

Description: The Alice Caldwell Papers contain poetry written and compiled by Alice Caldwell of Lancaster and three of her drawings. Tucked inside the manuscript volume was a eulogy for Robert Scott, composed by Henry Carter.

Date Range: 1827-1853

Year Range From: 1827

Year Range To: 1853

Date of Accumulation: 1827-1853

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Caldwell, Alice; Carter, Henry; Scott, Robert

Other Creators: Caldwell, Alice; Carter, Henry

Subjects: Drawings; Eulogies; Hymns; Poetry

Search Terms: Drawings; Eulogies; Finding aids; Hymns; Manuscript groups; Poetry

Extent: 1 box, 2 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0576

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Alice Caldwell Papers, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Folder 1 was a gift of Nancy L. Gingrich, 21 May 2010. Folder 2 was a gift of Gary T. Hawbaker, 24 March 2018.

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-576

Classification: MG0576

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 16 June 2010 and 1 December 2021. Added to database 1 December 2021.

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Collection: Henry Charles Collection

Title: Henry Charles Collection

Object ID: MG0335

Date Range: 1892-1922

Note: The Henry Charles collection contains patents issued to Henry H. Charles of Manor Twp. for The Charles Brooder and an incubator. Patents include drawings, petition, specifications, and signatures of Mr. Charles, his attorneys, and witnesses. There are also copies of patent specifications filed by

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Collection: Henry Charles Collection

Title: Henry Charles Collection

Description: The Henry Charles collection contains patents issued to Henry H. Charles of Manor Twp. for The Charles Brooder and an incubator. Patents include drawings, petition, specifications, and signatures of Mr. Charles, his attorneys, and witnesses. There are also copies of patent specifications filed by other inventors, correspondence, and operating instructions.

Date Range: 1892-1922

Year Range From: 1892

Year Range To: 1922

Date of Accumulation: 1892-1922

Creator: Charles, Henry Herr, 1859-1942

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Andrews, Edwin W.; Appleman, Frank S.; Becker, Bernard C.; Burr, Archer H.; Charles, Henry Herr; Greenleaf, Miller T.; Kendig, Willis Gross; Mellinger, Theodore; Moore, John U.; Robertson, Thomas E.; Thompson, John J.

Subjects: Drawings; Inventors; Letters; Patents; Poultry--Breeding; Poultry--Hatcheries

Search Terms: Charles Brooder; Charles Products; Drawings; Correspondence; Finding aids; Inventors; Letters; Manuscript groups; Patents; Poultry breeding; Poultry hatcheries; Watson Manufacturing Company

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0335

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Printing blocks for the patent drawings are in the Curatorial Collection (2004.006); Photographs of the Charles Booder are in the Photograph Collection (1-19-09-66; 1-19-09-67; 1-19-09-68; 1-19-09-69; 1-19-09-70; 1-19-09-71)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Henry Charles Collection (MG335), 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-335

Classification: MG0335

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 3 January 2022.

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Collection: David McNeely Stauffer Papers

Title: David McNeely Stauffer Papers (MG-369)

Object ID: MG0369

Date Range: 1859-1889

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Collection: David McNeely Stauffer Papers

Title: David McNeely Stauffer Papers (MG-369)

Description: This collection contains a sketchbook and copybook of Jacob Stauffer and his son, David McNeely Stauffer. The sketch of a log house and watercolor of the Mathiot House are both attributed to David McNeely Stauffer. Letters written to D. M. Stauffer refer to The Intelligencer, genealogy related to a portrait, and his collection of signatures.

Admin/Biographical History: David McNeely Stauffer (1845-1913); Stauffer's extraordinary life began in 1845, in Mount Joy. His father was Jacob Stauffer and his mother was Mary Ann McNeely. He was raised by his stepmother since his mother passed when he was only a year old. His childhood home had somewhat of a local legend which claimed it was haunted by the unpleasant pirate who built it.; Around 1858, economic trouble forced the Stauffers to relocate to Lancaster City. His father took a job at the Lancaster Athenaeum library (on the 3rd floor of the old city hall) for small pay with the arrangement that he could establish his patent office there. David was inseparable from his father and spent more time at the library than he did at his home on North Duke Street.; From a young age David was enormously successful in school, no doubt due to his long hours at the library and absorbing the teachings of his father who was interested in natural sciences. He graduated from high school at an accelerated pace and earned his diploma at the age of 16. From there, he attended Franklin and Marshall college on a scholarship.; A crisis strikes Lancaster in 1862 with the invasion of the confederate army into Maryland. David, along with fellow classmates, were raised into a slapdash and disastrously ill prepared unit. They were eventually involved in the battle of Antietam if one uses the term "involved" loosely. Having virtually no experience or training they were kept out of the fight. After the short-lived adventure David returned to school for another year but, possibly hoping to see more action, he rejoined the service as an artillery man. Later, he accepted a job on the railways before he was offered an appointment as Master's Mate in the navy and he once again joined the military.; After his service, he returned to railroad work where he was determined to become an engineer. By 1870 he had achieved this goal, being appointed head engineer for construction of a Philadelphia street bridge. David was 25 years old. He worked diligently as an engineer for many years and finally opening his own business in New York as a consulting engineer in 1882. Stauffer was in high demand as he was considered an expert in his trade and was widely known. He was the second American to ever become a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers in London. He also became part-owner and chief editor for "Engineering News" for 23 years.; He was very active socially, largely invested in civic improvement, and belonged to numerous societies and clubs. He was also well-traveled. Appreciative of many arts, he took a particular interest in engravings which he collected. He even published a book which is critical to many collectors today: "American Engravers upon Copper and Steel".; Stauffer married rather late in life, at the age of 47, but his meeting with his wife is so extraordinary it sounds more like a sketch from a Melville novel. A shipwreck is the romantic occasion upon which these two lovers met, David and his future wife, Florence Scribner. David had been asked on an assignment for the Engineering News and Florence had been accompanying her father on a steamship when it wrecked in the Caribbean. They were married no more than a year later and set up residence in Yonkers, New York where he died in 1913.; Stauffer's passion for sketching was no doubt due to his father whose botanical sketches are still widely admired today. Of note is David's bookplate design used by Lancaster County Historical Society, which is one of many that he designed. He also left a legacy of no less than 70 drawings of early Lancaster City buildings, an unparalleled collection. Some buildings he documented still stand today; some weren't even standing when he drew them. He drew some earlier buildings that had been destroyed using only the descriptions from those who remembered them and historical documents.; Sources:; "David McNeely Stauffer". Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer. Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society, vol. 56. 1952 no.7David McNeely Stauffer could be called many things: scholar, soldier, traveler, engineer, artist, collector, author. Clearly a man of many talents and many pursuits, in his life he seemed determined to collect a wide variety of experiences.; "Biographical Sketch of David McNeely Knox Stauffer". John W. Jordan. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 37. (Philadelphia : PA).; "David McNeely Stauffer: The Little-Known Legacy He Left to Lancaster." A Talk to the Lancaster County Historical Society by C. Eugene Moore. May 7th, 1996.; "David McNeely Stauffer Aids Today's Scholars" in Artists' Album/Lancaster County. Gerald S. Lestz. Science Press, 1983.; Works by Stauffer:; "Documentary History of the Borough of Lancaster"; "American Engravers upon Copper and Steel"

Date Range: 1859-1889

Creation Date: 1859-1889

Year Range From: 1859

Year Range To: 1889

Creator: Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 09

People: Duportail, Louis Lebègue; Gratz, Simon; Hensel, William Uhler; Montgomery, James; Montgomery, Robert; Montgomery, William A.; Rice, James M.; Stauffer, David McNeely; Stauffer, Jacob

Other Creators: Stauffer, Jacob

Subjects: Drawings; Letters; Sketchbooks; Watercolors

Search Terms: Drawings; Letters; Sketchbooks; Paintings, Watercolor; Manuscript groups; Finding aids

Extent: 5 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0369

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See also: David McNeely Stauffer drawings in the Curatorial Collection

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Patrons must make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view the sketchbook in Folder 1. 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-369

Other Number: MG-369

Classification: MG0369

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared 2010; revised 2014, 2015.

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Collection: Johnny Hauck Collection

Title: Johnny Hauck Collection

Object ID: MG0063

Date Range: 1909-1975

Collection: Johnny Hauck Collection

Title: Johnny Hauck Collection

Description: This collection contains materials of Johnny Hauck, a boxing historian and brother of Leo Houck (1888-1950), a championship boxer. Consists of personal papers, newspaper clippings, correspondence, drawings, and material on boxing matches and associations.

Date Range: 1909-1975

Year Range From: 1909

Year Range To: 1975

Creator: Hauck, Johnny

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Allmuth, Frank; Casola, Juan C.; Chuvalo, George; Collopy, Jack; Hauck, Johnny; Houck, Ed; Houck, Leo; Hubbard, Elbert; Kahl, Emory G.; Kreider, Bob; Leonard, Leo P.; Mantell, Frank; Quarry, Jerry; Rebman, Earl; Taylor, Floyd "Red"

Subjects: Boxing; Boxers (Sports)

Search Terms: Amateur Athletic Union; Andrews and Messier; Boxers (Sports); Boxing; Correspondence; Drawings; Finding aids; Harry Waller's Physical Culture; Legal papers; Letters; Lists; Manuscript groups; Middle Atlantic Association; National Veteran Boxers Association; Nevin Campbell's Boxing Academy; Newspaper clippings; Old Time Boxers and Sportsmen's Association; Photographs; Poetry; Scrapbooks

Extent: 11 boxes, 134 folders, 5.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0063

Related Item Notes: Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

Credit: Johnny Hauck Collection (MG-63), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org

Classification: MG0063

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: Penmanship and School Workbook Collection

Title: Penmanship and School Workbook Collection

Object ID: MG0163

Date Range: 1808-1921

book of William Demuth. Drawings at the back. Lititz. “Cyphering be the pleasure of youth.” 1815-1816. Transferred from the Library 2003. Folder 21 Ciphering book of Susanna S. Jacobs. “The property of Miss S. S. Jacobs, Sorrel Horse School.” Earl Twp. Calligraphy by S. L. Sweitzer. 1850. Donated by

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Collection: Penmanship and School Workbook Collection

Title: Penmanship and School Workbook Collection

Description: The Penmanship and School Workbook Collection; contains published works and manuscript examples of penmanship, compositions, ciphering, and drawing, as well as instructional books on penmanship and composition, and the instructional book, "Deutsche und Englische Vorschriften fur Jugend" (trans. "German and English Handwriting for Young People"). Manuscript examples of penmanship exercises include a particularly fine early example by C. S. Shaffner Jr., well-known Lancaster scrivener and county office holder. The ciphering book of George Shober is accompanied by the original pen and several papers that were interleaved, a woodcut titled "A Living Elephant," and an advertisement in Dutch by Klaas de Koning Tilly for medicine. The high school drawing books of Ada M. Cochran are also part of this collection.

Date Range: 1808-1921

Year Range From: 1808

Year Range To: 1921

Date of Accumulation: 1808-1921

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Subjects: School notebooks

Search Terms: Advertisements; Arithmetic; Drawings; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Penmanship; School books; School notebooks

Extent: 2 boxes, 38 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0163

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment to view the items in Folders 3 and 23 by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.; All other items in the collection may be requested at the Reference Desk and used without staff assistance.

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.

Other Numbers: MG-163

Classification: MG0163

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Originally processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997; the finding aid has been revised. Added to database 26 December 2023.

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Collection: Swarr Family Collection

Title: Swarr Family Collection, 1856, 1863

Object ID: MG0921

Date Range: 1856-1863

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Collection: Swarr Family Collection

Title: Swarr Family Collection, 1856, 1863

Description: This collection contains items from the Swarr family of Lancaster County including a certificate of appointment to Postmaster of Lancaster for Hiram B. Swarr and a handwritten miniature book created by Charles J. Swarr.

Date Range: 1856-1863

Year Range From: 1856

Year Range To: 1863

Date of Accumulation: 1856, 1863

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Pierce, Franklin; Swarr, Charles J.; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Family records

Search Terms: Books; Certificates; Drawings; Family records; Finding aids; Manuscript groups

Extent: 2 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0921

Related Item Notes: MG0857 Papers of Hiram B. Swarr

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swarr Family Collection, 1856, 1863 (MG0921), Box #, 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

Accession Number: Unknown.MG0921

Other Numbers: MG-921

Other Number: MG-921

Classification: MG0921

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Noted at item level.

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