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Collection
Stevens House Hotel Records
Title
Stevens House Hotel Records
Object ID
MG0246
Date Range
1897-1928
and archives standards. The collection was cataloged using DACS conventions. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 1 Scrapbook 1 Board Meeting Minutes for the Stevens House November 2, 1897 to January 1928 Exterior of book is in
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Collection
Stevens House Hotel Records
Title
Stevens House Hotel Records
Description
The Stevens House Hotel Records include items from the Stevens House Hotel in Lancaster, PA. The hotel was considered one of the most elegant outside of Philadelphia. Two scrapbooks contain board meeting minutes, as well as menus and programs for events that took place at the hotel. The board meeting minutes record the management and modernization of the hotel. Researchers will find an example of how Prohibition affected the local economy. The second book preserves programs from New Year's Eve celebrations, balls and banquets, and class reunions, which contain menus and list entertainment.
Date Range
1897-1928
Year Range From
1897
Year Range To
1928
Date of Accumulation
1897-1928
Creator
Shoemaker, Robert Reed, 1925-2004
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Griest, William Walton
Heisey, Martin Luther
McClain, Francis Bernard
Shoemaker, Robert Reed
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Hotels
Menus
Minutes (Records)
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Hotels
Lancaster Hotel Company
Manuscript groups
Menus
Minutes
Newspaper clippings
Pennsylvania State Hotel Association
Programs
Scrapbooks
Stevens House Hotel
Extent
1 box, 16 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0246
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Menu Collection (MG0339)
Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Stevens House Hotel Records (MG0246), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folders 15-16 are restricted because they contain original newspaper articles that are too fragile to handle.
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
1997.MG0246
Other Numbers
MG-246
Classification
MG0246
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KB, January-May 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Object ID
MG0357
Date Range
1775-1958
): Accruals: LancasterHistory will continue to add items to this collection. 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). �230 North
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Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Description
This collection contains broadsides for lectures, stores, businesses, and organizations.
Date Range
1775-1958
Year Range From
1775
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1775-1958
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Bailey, Francis
Becker, John
Bomberger, M.
Bowman, Michael
Brinton, F.
Bryson, J. H.
Chryst, Drue Young
Chryst, James
Conyngham, Redmond
Cromwell, J.
Deshong, P. M.
Eply, John
Eshleman, Elam Witmer
Fahnestock, William B.
Funk, Amos H.
Gable, Jacob
Haines, Samuel B.
Harbaugh, Henry
Hershey, Benjamin
Jefferies, Thomas
Kennedy, J. P. M.
Landis, Benjamin
Landis, David
Landis, Jesse
Landis, John
Lefever, John
Lehman, John S.
Lindsay, John J.
List, Friedrich
Mathiot, John
Maxwell, Hugh
McCall, H. W.
Mercer, J. Q.
Messersmith, Jacob
Metzler, Christian E.
Michael, J.
Roosevelt, Theodore
Scott, Joseph
Shreiner, Martin
Steele, John F.
Stevens, Enos
Witmer, A. K.
Witmer, Henry
Wylie, S. A.
Subjects
Broadsides
Political posters
Posters
Search Terms
Advertisements
Announcements
Arithmetic
Boys Work Fund
Broadsides
Camons Island
Cheap Job Printer, Lancaster Inquirer
Court of Quarter Sessions
Cromwell & Bomberger
Finding aids
Flyers
Frantz's Mill
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Lancaster Adler
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Soil Conservation District
Lancaster Unemployed Council
Lititz Turnpike Company
Manor Turnpike Company
Manuscript groups
Mayors
Mount Vista Gold and Silver Mining Company
New York and Pennsylvania Oil and Coal Mining Company
Newspapers
Notices
Paradise Lyceum
Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives
Petitions
Philadelphia Mourning Store, Jones & Fisher
Poetry
Political posters
Posters
Programs
Railroads
Reports
Review Print
Russel & Myers
S. B. Cox and Company
Sheriffs
Slackwater Turnpike
Steam Book and Job Printing
Stockholders
Stocks
Tolls
Union and Tribune Office
Youth Appreciation Week
Extent
2 boxes, 23 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, and Pennsylvania German
Object ID
MG0357
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.
Other Numbers
MG-357
Classification
MG0357
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Collection
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Title
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Object ID
MG0079
Collection
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Title
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Description
This collection contains documents, plans, programs, and surveys related to and from the government offices of Lancaster City and Lancaster County.
System of Arrangement
A. Lancaster City
B. Lancaster County
Creator
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Baum, H. J.
Black, Russell VanNest
Conrad, Charles S., Jr.
Foster, C. Bickley
Gotch, Albert W.
Hartzog, Justin R.
Klein, H. M. J.
Malone, James J.
Miller, Paul F.
Nolen, John
Smeltz, E. S.
Walker, Hale J.
Subjects
Municipal government
Programs (Publications)
Urban renewal
Zoning
Search Terms
Fulton Opera House
Hale J. Walker-Justin R. Hartzog Associates
Lancaster City Council
Lancaster City Planning Commission
Lancaster City Water Filtration Plant
Lancaster County Commissioners
Lancaster County Planning Commission
Letters
Maps
Municipal government
Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc.
Programs
Reports
Urban renewal
Zoning
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0079
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives Collection
Lancaster County Government Records
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
Lancaster City and County Government Collection (MG-79), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0079
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Object ID
MG0908
Date Range
1918
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Heritage of Colerain Township Collection Object ID: MG0908 1 folder Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 19 Scope and Content Note: This collection
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Collection
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Description
The Heritage of Colerain Township Collection contains a program for the Farmers' Institute held at Kirkwood Hall, 18 and 19 November 1918.
Admin/Biographical History
Colerain Township was incorporated in 1738.
Date Range
1918
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Barr, C. Melville
Brinton, L. W.
Brinton, Lewis
Bunting, W. Scott
Bushong, Marvin E.
Collins, G. W.
Collins, J. Chester
Ferguson, T. Walter
Ferguson, Walter
Flaharty, J. Ross
Flaharty, Olive
Flaharty, Ross
Gall, Samuel
Greenleaf, F. M.
Haverstick, George
Maule, Norman C.
McClure, John M
Montgomery, M. D.
Swisher, C. P.
Swisher, Harold P.
Swisher, Minnette
Wilson, Naomi
Subjects
Colerain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Local history
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Farmers' Institute
Finding aids
Kirkwood Hall
Manuscript groups
Programs
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0908
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Colerain Township Collection (MG0908), Folder # (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No 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
Accession Number
2022.MG0908
Other Numbers
MG-908
Classification
MG0908
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Noted at item level.
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Object ID
MG0115_P01
Date Range
1812 - present
. (1 item, 4 pages to scan) [By Elsie Singmaster Lewars.] Gift of Dr. Herbert H. Beck, 3 October 1947. �Folder 17, Insert 3 Letter from Thaddeus Stevens, Jr. to Provost Marshals’ Office, Lancaster. Certification of mustering at Lancaster into United States military service for the duration of one year
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Description
The Thaddeus Stevens Collection contains items related to Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith.
Date Range
1812 - present
Date of Accumulation
1812 - present
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Smith, Lydia Hamilton
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subjects
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements
Estates (Law)
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Lawyers
Legislators--United States
Letters
Politicians
Programs (Publications)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavery
United States. Congress. House
Search Terms
Abolition
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements
Congressmen
Correspondence
Estate settlement
Finding aids
KKK
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Lawyers
Legislators
Letters
Manuscript groups
Programs
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavery
Stevens and Smith Center
United States Congress, House of Representatives
Extent
1 box, 30 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George M. Steinman Papers (MG0184_S01; MG0184_S02)
Sally E. Nungesser Collection (MG0839)
See also the Photograph Collection
See also the Curatorial Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Box #, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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. 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.
Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Re-processed and finding aid prepared by SB, 2007-2008. Added to database 14 April 2022.
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Collection
First Reformed Church of Lancaster Collection
Title
First Reformed Church of Lancaster Collection
Object ID
MG0923
Date Range
no date
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Collection
First Reformed Church of Lancaster Collection
Title
First Reformed Church of Lancaster Collection
Description
This collection contains two copies of the program for the Order of Service for the Closing of the Tercentenary Jubilee.
Date Range
no date
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Subjects
Reformed church
United Church of Christ
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
First Reformed Church, Lancaster
Sunday Schools
Churches
Programs
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0923
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), First Reformed Church of Lancaster Collection (MG0923), 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.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0923
Other Numbers
MG-923
Other Number
MG-923
Classification
MG0923
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Noted at item level.
Documents
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Collection
George Steinman Papers
Title
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 and 2
Object ID
MG0184
Date Range
1738-1955
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Collection
George Steinman Papers
Title
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 and 2
Description
The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.
The George Steinman Papers, Series 2 is a collection of original correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera primarily compiled by George Steinman. The contents of Series 2 represent Lancaster city and county events, prominent citizens, buildings, monuments, churches, cemeteries, schools, and businesses. Most of what Steinman collected relates to 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania, highlighting Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of the key events highlighted is the Revolutionary war; with documents and images related to Philadelphia, George Washington, the Atlee family, and General Edward Hand. There are images relating to the Christiana Riot and to various buildings in early Lancaster; including but not limited to the Old Jail, the British Prison, and Postlethwaite's Tavern. Also included in the collection is currency printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1764, and Confederate States currency and bonds.
System of Arrangement
This collection is divided into two series:
Series 1 The Steinman Album
Series 2 Documents, Photographs, Ephemera
Date Range
1738-1955
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1955
Date of Accumulation
ca. 1860-1920
Creator
Steinman, George Michael, 1847-1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Altee, John
André, John
Appel, T. Roberts
Armstrong, Elizabeth
Atlee, Samuel John
Atlee, Washington Lemuel
Atlee, William Augustus
Atlee, William Pitt
Baer, John
Baily, Francis
Bair, Daniel
Baker, James G.
Baldwin, Edith L.
Barr, Elias
Barton, Thomas
Bausman, Elizabeth
Bausman, William
Bear, Henry
Beck, Herbert Huebener
Beck, Martin
Beecher, William C.
Beissel, Conrad
Beissel, John Conrad
Bender, Henry
Bethel, Samuel
Bezellon, Martha Coombe
Bezellon, Peter
Boehm, Henry
Boyle, Philip
Breneman, Benjamin Franklin
Breneman, Gideon
Breneman, Franklin Henry
Broll, John
Brown, J. H.
Bryan, George
Buchanan, James
Buchmiller, Dulon Frank
Burkhart, Anna Margarita
Burkhart, George
Burrowes, Francis Smith
Burrowes, Thomas Henry
Burt, Nathaniel
Calder, George, Jr.
Cameron, James
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, William
Cheves, Langdon
Clay, Henry
Clemson, James
Coleman, Elizabeth
Coleman, Robert
Coleman, William
Cope, Caleb
Cope, Thomas P.
Cox, John
Crawford, James
Crowel, Mary R.
Damant, James
Davis, Benjamin Franklin
Dering, Henry
Detwiler, Thomas Craig
Diffenbaugh, Henry
Diffenderfer, Milton Hess
Diffenderffer, Frank Reid
Diller, Graybill
Donnley, Felix
Downing, Samuel
Dufresne, Samuel
Duvel, P. S.
Eberly, Michael
Edge, Walter Warren
Eichholtz, Jacob
Ellicott, Andrew
Elliot, Robert
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Eshleman, Frank
Fahnestock, Samuel
Ferree, Philip
Fordney, Melchoir
Forney, J. A.
Fox, Cyrus
Frailey, Jacob
Franklin, George F.
Franklin, Walter
Fraser, Susan
Frazer, Reah
Fulton, Robert
Funck, John
Funk, John
Galbreath, John
Geist, M. W.
Germon, W. L.
Gill, William
Gingrich, Amos
Graff, Andreas
Grant, Hamilton
Graybill, Jacob
Groff, John M.
Groff, Sebastian
Grosh, John
Grove, Annie C.
Grubb, Daisy
Grubb, Peter
Hager, Walter C.
Haldeman, Samuel Steman
Hall, Charles
Hamilton, Andrew
Hamilton, James
Hammond, Frederick W.
Hamond, E. R.
Hand, Edward
Hand, John
Hand, Mollie
Harpel, Charlotte
Hayes, Alexander Laws
Hazen, Moses
Heinitsh, August
Heintzelman, Samuel Peter
Heister, Joseph
Henderson, Barton
Henderson, Thomas G.
Henry, John Joseph
Hensel, George Washington, Jr.
Hensel, William Uhler
Herr, Christian
Herr, Hans
Herr, Rudy
Hews, George H.
Hoffnagle, Peter
Hood, Alexander H.
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Hughes, Edward
Hutter, Christian
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, David
Jenkins, William
Kevinski, John B.
King, George H.
Kirkpatrick, William
Konigmacher, Joseph
Kroome, Hiram
Krug, George
Kuhn, Simon
Kuhn, Simon Adam
Landis, David Bachman
Landis, David H.
Landis, Harry
Landis, Jacob
Light, John B.
Lightner, Michael
Lincoln, Abraham
Lippold, John W.
Loeb, Jacob
Long, Henry Grimler
Long, Isaac
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Ludlow, Robert Fulton
Magee, David Francis
Marshall, Christopher
Marshall, John
Martin, C. H.
Mason, S.
Mathiot, John
Matlack, Timothy
Mayer, Christian B.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
McClain, Francis Bernard
McClellan, George Brinton
McCormick, D. R.
McFarquahr, Colin
McGrann, Bernard John
Melsheimmer, Frederick Valentine
Metzger, Samuel H.
Mifflin, Thomas
Miller, Dave "Devil"
Miller, John
Miller, Susanna
Mishler, Benjamin
Montgomery, John R.
Montgomery, William
Morton, William Augustus
Mulhatten, Barney
Musser, Yost
Myers, Albert
Mylin, Martin
Neff, John
Nevin, John D.
North, Hugh McAlister
Old, James
Parks, Jake
Pastor, John
Peiper, William L.
Penn, William
Pitt, William
Porter, Andrew
Porter, George B.
Pyle, Howard
Ramsey, David
Raub, Galen John Peoples
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel C.
Reilly, Mary Gertrude Costigan
Reinmansnyder, Helen
Reynolds, George Nelson
Reynolds, John Fulton
Reynolds, William
Rogers, Milton C.
Rose, Frederick
Ross, George
Ross, Patton
Sauber, Charles Alvin
Sener, Samuel Miller
Seyfert, Augustus G.
Shober, Emanuel
Shreiner, Philip
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, L.
Slaymaker, William
Sloane, S.
Slough, Elizabeth
Smith, Charles
Snavely, Harry H.
Stahr, John Summers
Stambauch, Samuel
Stauffer, David McNeely
Stedman, Alexander
Steinman, George Michael
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stiegel, Henry William
Strong Wolf, Chief
Summy, Levi
Sutter, John Augustus
Tener, John C.
Thornburg, Robert
Todd, Charles
Tomlinson, George
Urban, John
Vogan, John
Washington, George
Webb, James
West, Benjamin
Wharton, Thomas
Whiteside, John
Wiley, William
Williamson, Henry Stackhouse
Willson, George Bolivar
Willson, John
Winover, Peter
Wise, Charles
Wise, John
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Witmer, Esther Elizabeth
Worner, William Frederic
Wright, James
Wright, John
Yeates, Catharine
Yeates, Jasper
Zahm, Godfried
Zahm, Mathias
Zahm, Samuel H.
Zantzinger, Paul
Zehmer, Anthony
Zinzendorf, Nicholaus
Subjects
Ephemera
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Abbeville (Historic estate)
Abbeville Mill
Advent Lutheran Church
Albright's Transportation Depot
All Saints Episcopal Church
American Hose Company
Balloons
Bangor Episcopal Church
Berks County Historical Society
Binkley's Bridge
Bird-In-Hand Friends Meetinghouse
Boehm's Chapel
Buch Tavern
Buchanan Park
Caledonia Furnace
Carpenter's Union Church
Cat Tavern
Cemeteries
Central Cigar Store
Chalices
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Christian Herr House
Christiana Resistance
Churches
Clare Point Stock Farm
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Columbia Friends Meetinghouse
Conestoga Furnace
Conestoga Glue Factory
Conestoga Navigation Company
Conestoga wagon
Cosgrove's Tavern
County House
Courthouses
Covered bridges
Disasters
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Downing's Mill
Eagle Hotel
Eden Iron Works
Edge Tool Forge
Elizabeth Furnace
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel
Exchange Hotel
Feagleyville
Federal Hall
Finding aids
Fire departments
Fires
First National Store
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
First Reformed Church, Lancaster
Fites Eddy Hotel
Fountain Inn
Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin College
Franklin House
Fulton Cotton Mill
General Sutter Inn
Golden Swan Hotel
Grace Lutheran Church
Graeff's Landing
Grape Tavern
Gravestones
Graveyards
Green Cottage
Grubb Mansion
Halfway House
Hans Herr House
Hardwicke
Harmony Hall
Heinitsh Drug Store
Historical markers
Hope Episcopal Church
Hopewell Forge
Hotels
Humane Fire Company
Humes Woolen Mill
Hutter's Folly
Indian Queen Tavern
Indigenous peoples
J. B. Distillery
Keener's Mill
Kepler Lodge
Krug House
Lafayette Hill
Lamb Tavern
Lamparter's Row
Lancaster Academy
Lancaster County Courthouse
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster County National Bank
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Curling Club
Lancaster Fencibles
Lancaster Moravian Church
Landisville Mennonite Meetinghouse
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Linden Hall
Lititz Moravian Church
Manuscript groups
Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Company
Markets
Martic Forge, Martic Twp.
Martin Meylin's Gunshop
Masonic halls
Masonic lodges
Massasoit Hall
Mechanics Library
Mellinger Mennonite Church
Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church
Millersville Academy
Millersville State Normal School
Millersville University
Mills
Mischler's Exchange
Mishler's Beer Garden
Montgomery House
Monuments
Moss Cigar Factory
Mount Bethel Mansion
Mount Hope Furnace
Native Americans
Odd Fellows Hall
Old City Hall
Old Welsh Graveyard
Paper mills
Parish houses
Paxton Boys
Penn Square
Pennsbury Manor
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Petroglyphs
Photographs
Plough Tavern
Poole Forge
Postlethwaite's Tavern
Powder houses
Practical Farmer Hotel
Ranck's Mill
Reigart's Landing
Reigart's Old Wine Store
Relay Hotel
Revolutionary War
Rock Ford
Ruth's Fine Groceries
Sadsbury Friends Meetinghouse
Safe Harbor Rolling Mill
Schools
Scrapbooks
Shiffler Fire Company
Ship Tavern
Shippen School
Sign of the Bull Tavern
Sign of the Hat Tavern
Sorrel Horse Hotel
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's United Church of Christ
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Stamps
Stehli Silk Mill
Stock certificates
Strasburg Academy
Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery
Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunflower Inn
Swamp Church
Swan Hotel
Tavern signs
Taverns
Ten Hour House
Three Crowns Tavern
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union Bethel Church
Union Fire Company
Union Hotel
Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Vermont Historical Society
Voganville Hotel
Wabank House
Washington Hotel
Washington Memorial Chapel
Waterloo Tavern
Waterworks
Watt and Shand
Weaverland Mennonite Church
Wheatland
White Horse Hotel
White Swan Hotel
William Pitt Tavern
Windsor Forge
Witmer's Bridge
Witness Tree
Woodward Hill Cemetery
F. W. Woolworth Co.
York Furnace
Young Men's Christian Association
Zion Lutheran Church
Extent
1 scrapbook, 4 boxes, 112 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
"Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."
John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
The use of the original album is restricted. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions.
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-184
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Series 1 processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Series 2 finding aid prepared by JE, 2018. Added to database 20 July 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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Collection
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Title
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Object ID
MG0642
Date Range
1880, 1930
  1 document  
Collection
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Title
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Description
The Lancaster Post Office Collection contains a copy of Rates and Postage and Classification of Mail Matter (published in 1880) by James H. Marshall, Postmaster of Lancaster, and a program for the dedication of Lancaster's new post office in 1930.
Date Range
1880, 1930
Creation Date
1880, 1930
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1930
Creator
Lancaster Post Office (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Stormfeltz, Charles H.
Marshall, James Henry
McLain, Frank Xavier
Subjects
Lancaster Post Office (Lancaster, Pa.)
Programs (Publications)
Postal rates
Search Terms
Finding aids
Lancaster Post Office
Manuscript groups
Post offices
Postal rates
Programs
Rates of Postage and Classification of Mail Matter
Extent
2 folders, 2 items, 38 pages to scan
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0642
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Lancaster Post Office Collection (MG0642), 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-642
Other Number
MG-642
Classification
MG0642
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, May-June 2014. Added to database 2 July 2021.
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Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
expected. 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). People: Brubaker, John Brubaker, Margaret Brubaker, Philip Davis, Sarah
  1 document  
Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
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).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other 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 collection 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
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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Collection
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Papers
Title
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Papers
Object ID
MG0492
Date Range
2000-2008
  1 document  
Collection
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Papers
Title
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Papers
Description
The Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Papers include annual reports, correspondence, community service survey, and programs for events.
Admin/Biographical History
From the Jewish Family Service of Lancaster website: "JFS of Lancaster was established in 1989. Our vision is to be a social service agency providing a wide range of services and educational workshops in the Lancaster County community. These services and workshops will enrich and support the Lancaster Jewish community and the community at large. We strive to improve the lives of the most vulnerable residents in Lancaster. Our Jewish values of justice, compassion, and respect are the driving force behind our efforts to achieve our vision and give us a sense of obligation to the community."
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster, www.jfslancaster.org/, accessed 26 August 2021.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Date Range
2000-2008
Year Range From
2000
Year Range To
2008
Date of Accumulation
2000-2008
Creator
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Mayer, Harvey
Miron, David
Schlissel, Steve
Stameshkin, Colleen
Stameshkin, David
Starr, Phil
Wolman, Jim
Wolman, Sharon
Subjects
Annual reports
Associations, institutions, etc.
Charitable giving
Charity
Correspondence
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster (Pa.)
Programs (Publications)
Social service
Social surveys
Search Terms
Annual reports
Associations, institutions, etc.
Charitable giving
Charity
Chopped Liver River Band
Correspondence
Degel Israel
Finding aids
Jewish Family Service of Lancaster
JFS of Lancaster
Manuscript groups
Programs
Ressler Mill Foundation
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim
Social service
Surveys, social
Temple Beth El
Extent
1 box, 6 folders, 15 items, 70 pages to scan, .10 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0492
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Papers (MG0492), 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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-492
Other Number
MG-492
Classification
MG0492
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred to the archives from the Information File.
Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 26 August 2021.
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