Collection contains the research materials of R. Harold Barton on the mills and bridges of Lancaster County. Included are field notes, working papers, photographer's negatives, and postcards. Indexes are available listing mills by name and location, and bridges by name.
Four notebooks are the finished product of the mills and bridges research of R. Harold Barton. These notebooks are in the library under Barton, R. Harold on the online catalog (LC621.85, B283, v.1-v.4). The notebooks constitute 1 cubic ft. of the collection.
The remaining six boxes are located within the manuscript collection. These boxes house working papers, field notes, worksheets, notebooks, photographs, negatives, additional albums of photographs and other miscellaneous material relating to Lancaster County bridges and mills.
Mr. Barton uses a numerical system to locate bridges and mills by township or by the names of the streams, rivers, runs and creeks. Three indexes have been prepared: one lists the bridges by name, one the location by town or townships, and one the names of the mills.
There are a few notes related to Lancaster County gunsmiths, missionaries, and Indian traders.
System of Arrangement
Collection is arranged by township, number, and index.
Depositions: Isaac Brenniser, Cyrus K. Regar, John Schlosser, Henry S. Shirk, Jacob Kochel, Isaac Schlauch, Joseph Kochel, John Bowman.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Brenniser, Henry Redcay, Isaac Fichthorn, John Bowman, Solomon Regar, Absalom Ruth, Daniel Lichty, William Mohn, Sebastian Miller, John Musser, John Flickinger, [signature in German], Samuel Stork, John Schlosser, Samuel Regar, Cyrus K. Regar, Henry S. Shirk.
5 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Solomon Regar, John Musser, Sebastian Miller, John Flickinger, Jonas Fichthorn, Samuel Prutzman, Benjamin Shirk, Levi Hemmig, Henry S. Shirk, Joseph Kachel, John Bear, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Fichthorn, Richard Regar, Edward Regar, William Bicher, Daniel Mengel, Cyrus K. Regar, H. G. Mohn, Henry Fichthorn, Isaac Lausch, Jacob Vonnieda, G. S. Stirk, Henry Regar, Benneville Redcay, Henry Stauffer.
Bond: Henry Echternach, Henry Stauffer.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
