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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Object ID
MG0761
Date Range
1793-1906
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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Description
Historic documents, 1793-1906
Letters:
Buchanan regarding a lawsuit, 1817
Stevens regarding a financial matter, 1865
M. Quay to Col. Franklin regarding the promotion of Capt. McGovern, 122 PA Vols, Lancaster County, 1862
Edwin S. Stuart, soliciting Lancaster County's vote for governor, 1906
Vendue conditions for Christian Woldy, 1830
Arbitration, 1842
Unrecorded deed, Garber to Bomberger in Brownstown, 1864
Letters of administration for John Steman of Manor Twp., 1793
Payroll for roadwork off of Rte 999 in Manor Twp., 1817
Wertz items from Manor Twp.:
Arbitration notice, 1842
Subpoena, 1822
Summons for selling butter contrary to Columbia ordinance, 1832
County tax receipts, 1828
Receipts
Date Range
1793-1906
Year Range From
1793
Year Range To
1906
Date of Accumulation
1793-1906
Creator
Landis, Ralph Shelley, 1891-1987
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Buchanan, James
Steman, John
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stuart, Edwin S.
Woldy, Christian
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Columbia
Correspondence
Deeds
Finding aids
Legal documents
Letters
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Payroll
Receipts
Route 999
Stevens and Smith Center
Subpoenas
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0761
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_01)
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_02)
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
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.
Accession Number
2016.MG0761
Other Numbers
MG-761
Classification
MG0761
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Not cataloged, July 2023.
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.50.1
Date Range
c. 1789
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Birth & baptismal certificate on laid paper. Printed form with central textblock in German within a multiple line border. Infilled and decorated around textblock by Speyer; cross-legged angel at top, pelicans feeding young at sides and flowers at sides and bottom. Watercolors are red, blue, yellow, green and brown.
Infilled for Johannes, son of Valiendein (Valentine) and Eliesabetha (Elisabetha) Bohmer of Brecknock Township in Lancaster Co., born Dec. 13, 1788.
Georg Friederich Speyer (active 1774-1801) used this printed form produced c. 1789 by Barton & Johnson of Reading. See Notes.
Date Range
c. 1789
Year Range From
1789
Year Range To
1895
Creator
Speyer, Georg Friederich
Made By
Barton & Johnson
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Bin 2-F
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Baptismal records
Search Terms
Fraktur
Baptismal records
Object Name
Fraktur
Oither Names
Taufschein
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Height (in)
16.5
Width (in)
13
Dimension Details
Frame is 19.75 x 16'.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-07-27
Condition Notes
General wear with numerous creases and wrinkles; one pronounced vertical centerline crease. Repaired tears, esp at left edge. All edges are ragged and uneven, esp. at right.
Conserved by CCAHA in 1989 (see report in file). Hinged into window mat & back mat. Relaced in its original frame using UF-3 Plexiglas and acid-free cardboard on reverse with a taped mylar dust shield.
Object ID
G.77.50.1
Notes
Printed form by Reading printers Thomas Barton and Benjamin Johnson, circa 1789 (see Klaus Stopp, The Printed Birth & Baptismal Certificates of the Pa. Germans, v. 4, p. 84). Speyer used this printed form for Johannes Bohmer who was born the previous year in1788.
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Role
Artist
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.77.50
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Collection
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Title
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Object ID
MG0837_F001_In04
Date Range
1883/08/27
% 26%20co&f=false Source of Acquisition: The items in Folder 1 are a gift of Don and Trish Herr, 5 May 2019. Custodial History (Provenance): Accruals: LancasterHistory will continue to add items to this collection. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633
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Collection
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Title
Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers
Description
Note from John Schum to William McLean, Esq. Schum is requesting amount due for birds.
Admin/Biographical History
For information about Philip Schum, John Schum, and Philip Schum, Son & Co., see Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://books.google.com/books?id=HuxHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA350&lpg=PA350&dq=philip+schum+son+%26+co&source=bl&ots=kNLKl4SUmM&sig=ACfU3U3APEU8LXaqzX4bKc5unU9gW4wu3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih95i8g-n0AhUul3IEHU2iABoQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=philip%20schum%20son%20%26%20co&f=false
Date Range
1883/08/27
Creation Date
27 August 1883
Creator
Philip Schum, Son & Co.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
McLean, William
Schum, John
Schum, Philip
Subjects
Advertising
Advertising cards
Business records
Ephemera
Weavers
Search Terms
Advertising
Advertising cards
Business records
Ephemera
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Philip Schum, Son & Co.
Trade cards
Weavers
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0837_F001_In04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Curatorial Collection
See the Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers, MG0837_F001_In04, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2019.009
Other Numbers
MG-837
Other Number
MG-837, Folder 1, Insert 4
Classification
MG0837
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by KEF, 04 December 2020. Added to database 16 December 2021.
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Letter from the Leader Publishing Company to J. M. Cooper
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.022
Date Range
1888/12/18
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Letter from the Leader Publishing Company to J. M. Cooper
Description
Letter from the Leader Publishing Company to J. M. Cooper acknowledging his acceptance to attend their annual dinner for the newsboys and bootblacks. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date Range
1888/12/18
Creator
Leader Publishing Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Cooper, John M.
Subjects
Dinners and dining
Paperboys
Shoe shiners
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Leader Publishing Company
Annual dinner
Newsboys
Shoe shiners
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 14 x 22 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.022
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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
JBMS1995.427
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 22
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
Lancaster Magazine Photograph Collection
Object ID
LM-01-02-68
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster Magazine Photograph Collection
Description
St. James Episcopal Church Graveyard, corner of North Duke and East Orange Streets, Lancaster.
Provenance
Donated by Lancaster Magazine
Year Range From
1870
Year Range To
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
St. James Episcopal Church
Cemeteries
Churchyards
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 2.5 inches
Object ID
LM-01-02-68
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-06-01-08
Date Range
c. 1880
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bank of Pennsylvania, corner of West King and Prince Streets
Date Range
c. 1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bank of Pennsylvania
West King Street
North Prince Street
Construction
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 5 inches
Object ID
2-06-01-08
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-06-03-01
Date Range
c. 1880
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Cordelia Furnace near Ironville. Ruins survive adjacent to Twin Oaks swimming.
Date Range
c. 1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cordelia Furnace
Rough and Ready Furnace
Furnaces
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
9.75 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
2-06-03-01
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-07-14
Date Range
1880
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Penn Square, looking southwest, showing C. H. Barr and Mr. Haverbush Trunks, Saddles and Harnesses
Date Range
1880
Creator
Betz, Howard H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Penn Square
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Monuments
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
35 mm
Print Size
8 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
2-07-07-14
Negative Number
yes
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-03-09-07
Date Range
1882
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Zion Lutheran Church, 134 - 135 East Vine Street. Zion's Kirche and Reformation Fest.
Date Range
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Apses
Churches
Zion Lutheran Church
East Vine Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5.75 x 8.5 inches
Object ID
2-03-09-07
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-06-06-03
Date Range
1889
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, North Queen and East Chestnut Street
Date Range
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad stations
North Queen Street
East Chestnut Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-06-06-03
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