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Collection: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Collection

Title: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Collection, 1944-1955

Object ID: MG0927

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Collection: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Collection

Title: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Collection, 1944-1955

Description: This collection contains programs and ephemera from the Columbia Symphony Orchestra.

Admin/Biographical History: The Columbia Symphony Orchestra was established by C. Bernard Seiple and performed at the Columbia High School Auditorium and at the Columbia Opera House.

Year Range From: 1944

Year Range To: 1955

Date of Accumulation: 1944-1955

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Minnich, Loretta; Seiple, C. Bernard

Subjects: Symphony orchestras; Columbia (Pa.)

Search Terms: Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Orchestras; Music

Extent: 4 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0927

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Columbia Symphony Orchestra Collection (MG0927), 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: 1957.MG0927

Other Numbers: MG-927

Other Number: MG-927

Classification: MG0927

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Transferred from Library 9 May 2022.

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Collection: John Hoff Records

Title: John Hoff Records

Object ID: MG0572

Date Range: 1797-1817

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Collection: John Hoff Records

Title: John Hoff Records

Description: This collection contains records from John Hoff's clockmaking business. The account book, 1800-1816, shows the new clocks made in Lancaster and his clients. There is also a treasurer's account for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1816-1817. The flute book, 1797-1799, contains the music for Hoff's musical clocks.

Date Range: 1797-1817

Creation Date: 1797-1817

Year Range From: 1797

Year Range To: 1817

Creator: Hoff, John

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Hoff, John; Keller, Kate Van Winkle; Wood, Stacy B. C.

Subjects: Business records; Clock and watch makers; Clock chime music

Search Terms: Business records; Clocks; Correspondence; Letters; Clock and watch makers; Clock chime music; Music; Finding aids; Manuscript groups

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

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0572

Related Item Notes: Images of New Instructions for the German Flute are in the Photograph Collections: John Hoff Flute Album, A-49-01-01 to A-49-01-143; John Hoff Flute Album, A-49-01-01 to A-49-01-143

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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.

Other Numbers: MG-572

Classification: MG0572

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Organized and finding aid prepared by HST, March 2013

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Collection: Songbooks Collection

Title: Songbooks Collection

Object ID: MG0149

Date Range: 1794-

and Flag of the Free “Come Again”: Selection of Songs for Institutes and Schools, Brief Elements of Music, Twelve Responsive Readings. [Compiled by J. P. McCaskey.] Pennsylvania School Journal Print, Lancaster. No date. 116 pages. Insert 1 “Flag of the Free,” No. 1; 125 Best Songs: National Songs

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Collection: Songbooks Collection

Title: Songbooks Collection

Description: The Songbooks Collection contains printed music, school songbooks, and manuscript songbooks. Many of the school songbooks were compiled by J. P. McCaskey or E. Oram Lyte. Of special interest are the manuscript songbooks which contain songs or hymns in English and German. Selections in this collection include patriotic, Christmas, nursery, home, religious, love, and military songs.

Date Range: 1794-

Year Range From: 1794

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Brecht, M. J.; Fordney, Casper; Hamscher, Johannes; Kreider, A. B.; Lestz, Gerald S.; Lyte, Eliphalet Oram; Matz, Carl; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Sloan, I. N.; Wallick, J. R.

Search Terms: DeLuxe Music Company; Finding aids; Harper and Brothers; Manor Publishing Company; Manuscript groups; Music; Pennsylvania School Journal; Songs

Extent: 2 box, 14 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English; German

Object ID: MG0149

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. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection 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-149

Classification: MG0149

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: Almanac Collection

Title: Almanac Collection

Object ID: MG0092

Date Range: 1775-present

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Collection: Almanac Collection

Title: Almanac Collection

Description: The Almanac Collection consists of almanacs printed in Lancaster County and other locations. They contain long-range weather predictions, calendars, moon phases, planting guides, and natural remedies. Many publications also contain articles and poems about historical events and persons, as well as government and political information, housekeeping information, recipes, songs, titles of sheet music, music for a variety of instruments, times and places of the Meetings of the Friends on the Continent of America, and engravings and descriptions of battles. Some almanacs are illustrated.

System of Arrangement: Organized by language. Each series has paper indexes arranged alphabetically, chronologically, and by box and folder numbers.; Series 1 English; Series 2 German

Date Range: 1775-present

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Baer, John; Foulke, Joseph, Jr.; Gruber, John; Ibach, Laurence; Magee, Richard; McDowell, Joseph; Sheaffer, John; Thomas, Robert B.

Subjects: Almanacs

Search Terms: Almanacs; Calendars; Gardening; Music; Planting guides; Poetry; Politics; Recipes; Weather

Extent: 12 boxes, 5.5 cubic ft

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0092

Location of Originals: 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-92

Classification: MG0092

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 24 October 2017.

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Collection: Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection

Title: Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection

Object ID: MG0099

Date Range: 1869-1950

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Collection: Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection

Title: Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection

Description: The Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection contains sheet music written by local composers. Some local titles are "Lancaster German Waltz" and "Lancaster Theme & Gratitude Theme." Included in the collection is information about S. Becker von Grabill, composer and pianoforte teacher, and James L. Knipe of Aston, Knipe & McCarthy.

Date Range: 1869-1950

Year Range From: 1869

Year Range To: 1950

Date of Accumulation: 1869-1950

Creator: LancasterHistory

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Aston, Isaac Earle; August, Margaret Caroline Wagner; Hagen, Francis Florentine; Hammer, John B.; Keffer, Washington Henry; Knipe, James Lloyd; McCarthy, J. Clarence; Mueller, Julius E.; Springer, Abner; Sykes, Harry A.; Thornbann, Carl; von Grabill, Stanton Becker; Wind, John; Wyman, A. P.

Subjects: Music; Composers; Piano music; Violin music; Notated music; Sheet music

Search Terms: Armstrong Radio Program; Composers; H. T. Clauder, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Miss Billee's Studio of Dancing; Music; Pamphlets; Piano music; Sheet music; Violin music; Manuscript groups; Finding aids

Extent: 1 box, 14 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0099

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-99

Other Number: MG-99

Classification: MG0099

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998; revised. Added to database 5 February 2019.

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Catalog of orchestral and choral compositions, published and in manuscript between 1790 and 1840

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Corporate Author: Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

Date of Publication: c1974]

Call Number: 780.1 M985

Responsibility: from the library of The Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

Corporate Author: Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

Place of Publication: [Philadelphia]

Publisher: Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia,

Date of Publication: c1974]

Physical Description: 79, [2] p. 23 cm.

Notes: A catalog of compositions acquired and performed by the Society during the first four decades of its existence (1820-1860).

Subjects: Music

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 780.1 M985

Clock, Tall Case

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.92.02

Date Range: c. 1803

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: 8-day musical clockworks by Mennonite Christian Eby (c.1768-1803) of Manheim. Housed in a large, inlaid cherry case attributed to Emanuel Dyer. Case is transitional from Chippendale to Federal, although strongly Federal due to inlay of eagle and floral motifs on tympanum, quarter fan inlays and another floral inlay on waist section, and a patera centered on the base within a cartouche of line inlay.; Notes: Weight, key, and various parts located in box on Unit 52, Bottom Shelf.; Hood has side lights, fluted colonettes at sides, swan's neck scrolls terminating in inlaid paterae, three ball and spire finials (spire missing on center finial). Waist and base have fluted quarter columns. French bracket feet.; White-painted iron dial w/ Roman numerals on chapter ring. Seconds use Arabic numerals. Floral spandrels, lunar dial and inscription "C EBY Manheim under XII. Above lunar dial are ten names of tunes played by the musical works. Dial attributed to Reading area due to a dark moon wheel and the 2 hemispheres for the moon phase are identical (per Gary Sullivan). He also notes that brass-clad weights are very unusual, and usually an English practice.

Provenance: Ex Renner (per Gary Sullivan, clock dealer). Later from estate sale of Pauline Heilman of York, PA by Sotheby's July 17, 1982. The buyer, a private client of Citibank, put clock in storage in Florida, then consigned it Christie's where HCLC purchased Jan. 1992.

Date Range: c. 1803

Year Range From: 1768

Year Range To: 1803

Made By: Eby, Christian; Deyer, Emanuel

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Gerhart Gallery

Storage Wall: East Wall

People: Eby, Christian; Deyer, Emanuel

Subject: Clock chime music; Clocks; Tall case clocks

Search Terms: Clock chime music; Clocks; Inlays (Decorations); Movements (Clockworks); Music; Tall case clocks

Inscription Position: On dial under XII.

Inscription Technique: Painted

Inscription Text: C Eby Manheim

Inscription Type: Manufacturer's Mark

Object Name: Clock, Tall Case

Material: Wood, Glass, Brass

Height (cm): 269.875

Height (ft): 8.8541666667

Height (in): 106.25

Width (cm): 64.135

Width (ft): 2.1041666667

Width (in): 25.25

Depth (cm): 30.7975

Depth (ft): 1.0104166667

Depth (in): 12.125

Condition: good

Condition Date: 2017-12-04

Condition Notes: John and Carol Pyfer paid $800 for Quentin Johnson to repair the clockworks and get it running in 2004. Clock hands have losses (pieces in a box stored in clock bottom), repaired by Johnson. Case refinished (see early photos in file). Scratch on side to left of pendulum door; nicks & scratches at left side vertical member of opening to pendulum. Marred overall. Split at left side of front section of molding under hood. Pieces of string inlay replaced. Proper left back foot loose; proper left front column loose. See Gary Sullivan condition report (loan to Willard House)

Object ID: P.92.02

Notes: Made by Christian Eby (c.1768-1803), working 1792-1803. Case attributed to Emanuel Deyer.; J.J. Snyder notes, "The clock is significant because it is the only known Lancaster Co. eagle-inlaid clock with a musical movement. Musical movements predating 1840 are quite rare, and fewer than eight Lancaster Co. musical clocks prior to 1840 are known to survive. The inlay is unique in the placement of the eagle in the center of the pediment rather than in an oval medallion above the pendulum door and in the use of floral inlay in addition to the eagle. In summary, the Christian Eby clock is a masterpiece of not only regional but also national importance."; Snyder also states "Unquestionably, this is one of the most elegant and sophisticated pieces of Lancaster County Federal furniture now known." He adds "Of all the known Lancaster County eagle-inlaid clock cases, this one alone has floral inlays. In view of the fact that this case must predate Christian Eby's death in 1803, it stands as the earliest known use of the eagle as a patriotic device in Lancaster County furniture."; Snyder also suggests Manheim cabinetmaker Emanuel Dyer (1760-1836) as the probable casemaker. Working for about a half century starting in the early 1780s, Dyer was the leading Manheim cabinetmaker.

Place of Origin: Manheim

Credit: Gift of members and friends of the Heritage Center, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: P.92.02

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The Handelian Society of Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1929

, 1823, contained an announcement that the Handelian Society of Lancaster would present to its friends and the public an oratorio, or con- cert, of sacred music, vocal and instrumental, in Saint James's Protestant Episcopal church, on Tuesday evening, March 11th, under the direction of Mr. Samuel Dyer

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1929

Physical Description: 254-257 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 12

Subjects: Handelian Society of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.); Music

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 12 (1929), p. 254-257Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Letter from Stephen C. Foster to William E. Miller

Object ID: JBFP 8.1.1.004

Date Range: 1849/05/25

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Letter from Stephen C. Foster to William E. Miller

Description: Letter from Stephen C. Foster to William E. Miller regarding the copyrights and publications of his songs “Louisiana Belle,” “Uncle Ned” and “Oh, Susanna.” Cincinnati, OH. Photostatic copy.

Date Range: 1849/05/25

Creator: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Foster, Stephen Collins; Miller, William E.

Subjects: Copyright--Music; Music publishing; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Copyright; Music; Music publishing; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan, 20 x 24.5 cm.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 8.1.1.004

Location of Originals: Photostatic copy. Location of the original is unknown.

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

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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: JBMS2000.039.3

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 4

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.