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Collection: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Title: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Object ID: MG0071

Date Range: 1726-1922

Margaretta Haverstick, H. B. Hoofgardner, Ferdinand Hornberger, Maria Hubbard, Elbert Huston, R. M. Koning, P. Mayor, Robert Moor, John Nicolaas, I. Pancoast, Dr. Schnierer, Jacob Snyder, Edwin L. Snyder, John A. Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L. Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Deeds Family records

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Collection: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Title: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Description: Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers' certificate. There is also a blank book with paper made at Ephrata Cloister in 1796.

Date Range: 1726-1922

Year Range From: 1726

Year Range To: 1922

Date of Accumulation: 1726-1922

Creator: Ellmaker family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Cochran, Thomas B.; Eichholtz, Jacob; Elder, Thomas; Ellmaker, Alfred; Ellmaker, Amos; Ellmaker, Ana Margareta; Ellmaker, Benjamin Ellmaker; Ellmaker, E. Ben; Ellmaker, Edgar O.; Ellmaker, Elizabeth; Ellmaker, Enos; Ellmaker, John Leonard; Ellmaker, John Watson; Ellmaker, Leonard; Ellmaker, Lucy H.; Ellmaker, Nathaniel; Ellmaker, Thomas; Graunnon, Christiana Margaretta; Haverstick, H. B.; Hoofgardner, Ferdinand; Hornberger, Maria; Hubbard, Elbert; Huston, R. M.; Koning, P.; Mayor, Robert; Moor, John; Nicolaas, I.; Pancoast, Dr.; Schnierer, Jacob; Snyder, Edwin L.; Snyder, John A.; Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.

Other Creators: Ellmaker, John Leonard

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Deeds; Family records; Genealogy; Letters; Marriage records; Stocks; Wills

Search Terms: Aoelian Hall; Carnegie Hall; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Deeds; Ephrata Cloister; Family records; Finding aids; Genealogy; Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia; Letters; Manuscript groups; Marriage records; Metropolitan Opera House; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Philharmonic Society of New York; Roycroft; Stocks; Wills

Extent: 2 boxes, 58 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German, Dutch

Object ID: MG0071

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Photograph Collection

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: No restrictions. Please request at Reference Desk or 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.

Classification: MG0071

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.

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Collection: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Title: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Object ID: MG0019

Date Range: 1850-1993

September 1955. Insert 7 Letter from Robert C. Batchelder of Saint James’ Church to John Andrews commenting on the paper he wrote on John Wise. Invitation to the Lancaster Public Library. 2-21 April 1956. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633

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Collection: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Title: John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection

Description: The John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection contains material about John Wise, a pioneering balloonist from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the history of ballooning. Articles written by and about John Wise provide information about the man and his career. The bulk of Series 1 is correspondence, research notes, and drafts of "The John Wise Story," by John H. Andrews. Series 2 contains material about the ballooning hobby, other early aircraft, and the history of air mail.

Admin/Biographical History: As an adventurous and inquisitive young boy, John Wise was drawn to the skies above his native Lancaster County. He was fascinated by aerial pursuits and began to conduct experiments. He tied his cat to his homemade parachute and observed the cat's safe descent from a local church steeple.; A keen interest in ballooning developed and Wise became a famous aeronaut. Although balloon ascensions were common at county fairs and carnivals he had never observed an ascension before he made his first one in Philadelphia in 1835. John Wise completed 462 balloon ascensions including Lancaster ascensions from Penn Square and the prison yard.; In the nineteenth century many ascensions were made just for the novelty of the event, but John Wise's approach was from a scientific perspective. Each ascension gave him a chance to conduct scientific investigations of the atmosphere, pneumatics and hydrostatics.; It also gave him the opportunity to develop a more advanced flying machine. Wise was the first to observe the "great river of air which always blows from west to east" in the higher regions of the atmosphere. Today we call this phenomenon the jet stream. He also developed the ripcord safety mechanism.; John Wise promoted the advantages of balloon transportation. In 1843 he conceived a project for crossing the Atlantic Ocean and asked Congress to appropriate $15,000 for the project. Congress rejected the appropriation. Wise suggested a plan to bomb the Castle at Vera Cruz during the Mexican War and during the Civil War the Bureau of Topographical Engineers requested his services as a balloonist. He is credited with the first airmail transportation in 1859.; Detailed descriptions of his ascensions and experiments are found in his book, Through the Air, published in 1873. The last ascent of John Wise took place on September 29, 1879 from St. Louis, Missouri. This flight ended disastrously in Lake Michigan where his balloon fell and his remains lie.; Prepared by the Lancaster County Historical Society, ca. 1995.

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged into two series.; Series 1 John Wise; Series 2 History of Ballooning

Date Range: 1850-1993

Creation Date: 1850-1993

Year Range From: 1850

Year Range To: 1993

Date of Accumulation: 1850-1993

Creator: Andrews, John H.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Albertson, Catherine; Andrews, John Henry; Atkinson, S. C.; Bache, Hartman; Ball, Charles I.; Bartlett, Mrs. R. A.; Batchelder, Robert C.; Beckwith, A.; Beller, William; Black, J. W.; Blanchard, Jean Pierre; Blitzstein, Madelin; Bradbury, Ray; Brown, Elizabeth B.; Bruce, George; Burlingame, Roger; Burr, George; Byars, W. W.; Casey, Louis; Cessna, Clyde; Coffman, Ramon; Cornish, Joseph Jenkins, III; Cox, Palmer; Douty, Esther; Douty, Esther M.; Drepperd, Carl W.; Edwards, Vincent; Elvin, Thomas; Evans, William; Field, Francis J.; Fischer, Hans; Fleck, Glen; French, Melvin; Galzer, Emmett J.; Gambetta, Francis Leon; Greeley, A. W.; Grimm, Janet; Gryzewski, Tad; Halmi, Robert; Harrell, D. Tudor; Hautrive, M.; Hayden, F. Stansbury; Hopkins, Philip S.; Hunt, E. F.; Ingle, Harold E.; Kehr, Ernest A.; Keith, Barbara; Kessler, F. W.; Klein, Frederic S.; Kouwenhoven, John A.; Kreider, Ira; Kriebel, Robert C.; Kriebel, Robert G.; Lamorisse, Albert; LaPaz, Lincoln; Lindbergh, Charles; Lindquist, H. L.; Long, Elmer R.; Lundgren, Laura May Gross; Madsen, Peter; Maier, Alfred D.; Maxwell, George T.; McCloskey, Lores; McDevitt, William; Mills, James; Myers, Wilfred; Naves, Glen W.; Nicklin, John; Pasquarella, Gus; Peers, W.; Prevost, John W.; Roland, John; Rosenfeld, Albert; Sanabria, Nicolas; Schatvet, H. C.; Serviss, Garrett P.; Smith, Philip R., Jr.; Stehling, Kurt R; Steinmetz, Rollin; Stilphen, George F.; Taylor, Florence; Thompson, Howard; Topping, A.D.; Waitt, Robert; Warner, B. H.; Watson, Marion A.; Wetherill, Richard B.; Whipple, A. W.; Wilbur, W. H.; Wise, John; Wiseman, Frederick J.; Wolcott, Charles; Wolf, Constance; Woodruff, J. C.; Wright, Wilbur; Young, Pearl

Other Creators: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)

Subjects: Hot air balloons; Hot air balloons--Launching; Airships; Aeronautics; Letters; Air mail service; Hindenburg (Airship); Reconnaissance aircraft; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Aeronautics; Air mail service; Airships; Aviation; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Finding aids; Hindenburg (Airship); Hot air balloons; Letters; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Reconnaissance aircraft

Extent: 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0019

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-19

Classification: MG0019

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 28 February 2018.

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Collection: Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs Records

Title: Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs

Object ID: MG0476

Date Range: 1950-1951

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Collection: Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs Records

Title: Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs

Description: On 10 January 1950, Marian L. Baker was brutally murdered by Edward Lester Gibbs. This collection contains W. Hensel Brown's copies of the clerk's file, transcripts, appeal briefs, and other court records from the murder trial of Edward L. Gibbs, 1950. Newspaper articles report on the 1950 trial and his 1951 electrocution.

Admin/Biographical History: Edward Lester Gibbs (1924-1951), veteran (98th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force) and husband of Helen Woodward, was from Gloucester County, NJ. In 1950, he was a student at Franklin and Marshall College. (1); Marian Louise Baker (1928-1950), the daughter of Walter M. Baker and Helen Beatrice Soule Britcher, was originally from New Bloomfield, Perry County, PA. (2) She had spent much of her childhood in Conestoga, PA with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy O'Donel. (3) In 1950, she worked as a cashier and secretary in the treasurer's office at Franklin and Marshall College (4) and was engaged to Edward Rankin. (5); W. Hensel Brown was the attorney chosen to defend Gibbs.; "On January 10, 1950, Marian Louise Baker was brutally slain by being; beaten to death with a lug wrench. Eight days later Edward Lester; Gibbs, defendant, confessed the killing. Thereafter, he was indicted in; Lancaster County, tried by a jury, and convicted of murder in the first; degree with the penalty fixed at death. Prior to his bringing this appeal, his motion for new trial was denied and sentence was imposed in accordance with the verdict.; At the time of the killing, defendant, a married war veteran twenty-five years of age, was a student at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. *185 In the early afternoon of January 10, 1950, he was in downtown Lancaster when he saw Miss Baker, an employee of the college. He offered to drive her back to the campus in his car and she accepted. However, instead of returning directly to the college, they rode out of town and into the open country. When they reached an isolated spot several miles from the city she commented on the view and defendant stopped the car so that they both might enjoy it. While sitting there he suddenly reached over and began choking her. She broke away and got out of the car. He followed her and after choking her again, he returned to the car, unlocked and opened the luggage compartment, removed the lug wrench, and beat her over the head with it until she was dead. He then left but later returned to hide the body and remove any incriminating evidence. The body was not discovered until four days later.; On January 18, 1950, defendant admitted committing the crime and on that same day he signed a statement setting forth the facts as we have synopsized them here. Neither at the trial nor at any other time did he deny the truth of that confession and substantially all of the facts contained in it were verified by the independent investigation of the Pennsylvania State Police." (6); 1 "Edward Lester Gibbs," Find A Grave, accessed November 27, 2018, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76555590/edward-lester-gibbs.; 2 "Marian Louise Baker," Find A Grave, accessed November 27, 2018, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76632108/marian-louise-baker.; 3 "Vintage photos, the 1950 murder of an F&M secretary," PennLive.com, last modified January 8, 2016, https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/vintage_photos_the_1950_murder.html.; 4 "Marian Louise Baker," Find A Grave, accessed November 27, 2018, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76632108/marian-louise-baker.; 5 "Vintage photos, the 1950 murder of an F&M secretary," PennLive.com, last modified January 8, 2016, https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/vintage_photos_the_1950_murder.html.; 6 "Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Drew, November 20, 1950," Justia, accessed November 27, 2018, https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1950/366-pa-182-0.html.

Date Range: 1950-1951

Creation Date: 1950-1951

Year Range From: 1950

Year Range To: 1951

Date of Accumulation: 1950-1951

Creator: Brown, W. Hensel, b.1902.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Brown, W. Hensel; Baker, Marian Louise; Gibbs, Edward Lester

Subjects: Murder; Trials (Murder); Trial transcripts; Trials; Court records; Jury selection; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Court records; Finding aids; Jury selection; Manuscript groups; Murder; Newspaper clippings; Trial transcripts; Trials; Trials (Murder)

Extent: 1 box, 15 folders, 24 items, 1,081 pages to scan, .5 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0476

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Information about photographs used as evidence may be found in the Photograph Collection-many of the photographs are restricted.; ObjectID 2-15-04-01 to 2-15-04-21; Information about photographs used as evidence may be found in the Photograph Collection-many of the photographs are restricted.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Folders 12-15 are restricted. Use photocopies in Folders 8-11.

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 Number: MG-476

Classification: MG0476

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by RC, May 2017.

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Collection: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Title: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Object ID: MG0090

Date Range: 1913-1974

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Collection: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Title: Judge Joseph Wissler Collection

Description: The Judge Joseph Wissler Collection documents his fifty-five year career as a lawyer and judge. He recorded and categorized criminal court cases in a handwritten volume. Two scrapbooks contain his certificate of admittance to the Lancaster County Courts, letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings about criminal cases.

Admin/Biographical History: Joseph Buch Wissler was born in Clay Township, Lancaster County on 7 August 1892. Wissler attended Lititz High School and later graduated from Franklin and Marshall College. He earned his law degree from Harvard University. Wissler became a member of the Lancaster Bar Association, of which he was president in 1964 and 1965. He returned to practicing law as a local attorney after holding the position of District Attorney of Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1928. In 1941, Wissler was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and served in that position for twenty-nine years. Judge Wissler served in the law profession for over fifty-five years. Phi Beta Kappa of Franklin and Marshall College made Judge Wissler an honorary member in 1950 and the college presented him with an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1952. He was also a member of the Lancaster Tucquan Club from 1949 to 1969.

Date Range: 1913-1974

Year Range From: 1913

Year Range To: 1974

Date of Accumulation: 1913-1974

Creator: Wissler, Joseph Buch, 1892-1983

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Wissler, Joseph Buch; Gibbs, Edward Lester

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Criminal courts; Judges; Lawyers; Letters; Murder; Scrapbooks; Trials; Trials (Murder)

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Criminal courts; Finding aids; Judges; Lawyers; Letters; Manuscript groups; Murder; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks; Trials; Trials (Murder)

Extent: 2 boxes, 1 handwritten volume, 2 scrapbooks, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0090

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Portrait of Judge Joseph B. Wissler, by Florence Starr Taylor, 2003.408; Photograph Collection; Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs, 1950-1951, MG0476

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-90

Classification: MG0090

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 22 January 2019.

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Collection: Political Campaigns and Elections Collection

Title: Political Campaigns and Elections Collection

Object ID: MG0094

Date Range: 1847 - present

Collection: Political Campaigns and Elections Collection

Title: Political Campaigns and Elections Collection

Description: Collection contains material related to political parties, campaigns, and elections in Lancaster County, including programs, ephemera, election certificates, election returns, campaign brochures, and posters.

Date Range: 1847 - present

Date of Accumulation: 1847-

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Achey, Charles A.; Aikens, James W.; Aleci, Eugene; Allen, Tony; Angermier, Kay; Armstrong, Gib; Arnold, Marlene; Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr.; Betan, Daniel; Bowman, Isaac; Bowman, Tobias; Brubaker, H. Clay; Bush, George W.; Clinton, Bill; Cody, Heidi Kraft; Coe, George; Cummings, Homer; DeBord, Bruce; Draper, Betty; Duff, James H.; Dukakis, Michael Stanley; Eshleman, H. Frank; Ford, Ron; Franklin, George M.; Franklin, Walter M.; Giberson, Robert; Hartman, Lewis S.; Heinz, John; Higbee, E. E.; Kenderdine, Henry S., Jr.; Kennedy, John F.; Landis, Bertha C.; Landis, C. R.; Landis, D. B.; Landis, James L.; Lincoln and Johnson; Livengood, William S., Jr.; Livingston, J. B.; Martin, Edward; McMellen, E.; Musser, F. G.; Paulson, Greg; Peck, Kathy; Pugh, Russell; Quayle, James Danforth "Dan"; Reinaker, Dennis E.; Roland, John; Ruoff, Ed; Rutt, Ken; Schuler, Jere; Smith, A. Herr; Smithgall, Charlie; Starr, Phil; Stengel, Lawrence F.; Strickler, Daniel B.; Sweeton, J. Frank; Urdaneta, Jose; Walker, Bob; Walker, Tom; Wiley, Jane; Witmer, Dick; Zartman, Kevin

Other Creators: Lancaster County Historical Society

Subjects: Advertising, Political; Campaign literature; Political campaigns

Search Terms: Advertising, Political; Brochures; Campaign literature; Campaign posters; Correspondence; Democratic Party; Directories; Election returns; Ephemera; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Political advertising; Political campaigns; Republican Party; Salt River; Songbooks; Speeches

Extent: 2 boxes, 21 folders, 5 oversized folders, .75 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0094

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Lancaster, Pa.)

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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

Credit: Political Campaigns and Elections Collection (MG-94), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org

Classification: MG0094

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Reprocessed 23 December 2005, HST; Updated January 2008, February and March 2010 HST

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Collection: Robert Fulton Collection

Title: Robert Fulton Collection

Object ID: MG0102

Date Range: 1909

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Collection: Robert Fulton Collection

Title: Robert Fulton Collection

Description: The Robert Fulton Collection contains souvenir programs, a poem by William Riddle, and a scrapbook.

Date Range: 1909

Date of Accumulation: 1909

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Fulton, Robert; Hudson, Henry; Riddle, William

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephemera; Letters; Postcards; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephemera; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Postcards; Programs; Scrapbooks; Telegrams

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0102

Location of Originals: 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-102

Other Number: MG-102

Classification: MG0102

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 5 February 2019.

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Collection: Fulton Opera House Collection

Title: Fulton Opera House Collection

Object ID: MG0103

Date Range: 1867-1998

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Collection: Fulton Opera House Collection

Title: Fulton Opera House Collection

Description: The Fulton Opera House Collection contains programs, tickets, and schedules for public performances and events at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The programs list cast members and celebrities, as well as advertising for businesses and sponsoring organizations. The collection also includes a booklet from the theatre's centenary celebration in 1952 and items related to the Landmark Campaign to restore and renovate the theatre in 1995.

Date Range: 1867-1998

Year Range From: 1867

Year Range To: 1998

Date of Accumulation: 1867-1998

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Abel, Walter; Armstrong, Charles Dudley; Balfour, Val; Barnes, Arthur K.; Bausmann, Walter; Beaver, James A.; Caballos, Larry; Caldwell, Anna; Carson, Jo; Caryll, Irwin; Chandler, Karen; Landis, Bertha Cochran; Darling, Mrs. A. H.; Decca, Marie; Donnelly, Dorothy; Fulton, Robert; Green, Morris; Grove, Dorothy Mary; Haas, F. W.; Hall, William B.; Hauptman, William; Hitchcock, Raymond; Hopwood, Avery; Hudson, Henry; Jones, A. L.; Kellerman, Annette; Kellogg, Clara Louise; Knipe, James L.; Piven, Byrne; Rawlins, Lester; Rea, John P.; Reinhart, Mary Roberts; Riddle, William; Romberg, Sigmund; Shearer, Sara A.; Stone, Fred; Thompson, Denman; Trostle, Don; van Bree, J.B.; Vyner, Louis; Warfel, Mary S.

Subjects: Advertisements; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Concerts; Ephemera; Musicals; Plays; Programs (Publications); Theaters; Tickets; Fulton Opera House

Search Terms: Advertisements; Armstrong Cork Company; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Concerts; Ephemera; Finding aids; Fulton Opera House; Fulton Theatre; Junior League of Lancaster; Kiwanis Club of Lancaster; Lancaster Symphony Orchestra; Manuscript groups; Musicals; Newspaper clippings; Pennsylvania Council of the Arts; Performing arts; Theatrical performances; Programs; Theaters; Tickets

Extent: 1 box, 24 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0103

Location of Originals: 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-103

Other Number: MG-103

Classification: MG0103

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 5 February 2019.

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Collection: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Title: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Object ID: MG0105

Date Range: 1904-1979

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Collection: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Title: F. W. Woolworth Collection

Description: The F. W. Woolworth Collection contains materials related to the F. W. Woolworth Store, including anniversary booklets, dinner menu, event program, and annual reports.

Admin/Biographical History: The first successful F. W. Woolworth Store opened in Lancaster, PA in July 1879.

Date Range: 1904-1979

Year Range From: 1904

Year Range To: 1979

Date of Accumulation: 1904-1979

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Landis, James D.; Woolworth, Frank Winfield

Subjects: Annual reports; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephemera; F.W. Woolworth Company; Letters; Menus; Programs (Publications); Sales catalogs; Variety stores

Search Terms: Annual reports; Catalogs; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Ephemera; F. W. Woolworth Company; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Menus; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Stores

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0105

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment. 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-105

Other Number: MG-105

Classification: MG0105

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 19 February 2019.

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Collection: Exchange Club of East Hempfield Twp. Collection

Title: Exchange Club of East Hempfield Twp. Collection

Object ID: MG0111

Date Range: 1946-1989

Collection: Exchange Club of East Hempfield Twp. Collection

Title: Exchange Club of East Hempfield Twp. Collection

Description: The Exchange Club was a service organization located in East Hempfield Township. Collection includes membership lists, history, board minutes, correspondence, financial records, activities albums, state level Exchange Club records, and programs.

Date Range: 1946-1989

Year Range From: 1946

Year Range To: 1989

Date of Accumulation: 1946-1989

Creator: Exchange Club of East Hempfield Twp. (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Search Terms: Associations, institutions, etc.; Business records; East Hempfield Twp.; Exchange Club of East Hempfield Township; Finding aids; Manuscript groups

Extent: 11 boxes, 125 folders, 5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0111

Location of Originals: 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).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Request items at the Reference Desk or 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-111

Classification: MG0111

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: William Barlow Papers

Title: William Barlow Papers

Object ID: MG0781

Date Range: 1917-1919

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Collection: William Barlow Papers

Title: William Barlow Papers

Description: The William Barlow Papers contains the military artifacts and materials collected by and associated with William Barlow, who was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Antiaircraft M.G. Bn. Coc. during World War I. The materials include AEF documentation and identification for Barlow's use while in the field, field materials and literature, letters, maps, writings and newspaper articles written by Barlow, photographs, and certificates for his honorable discharge from the army.

Admin/Biographical History: William Barlow was born in Dundee, Scotland on June 29, 1896 to Arthur Barlow, and Faith Taylor Barlow. He was one of six children. His family immigrated to America when he was young, and eventually moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1917, Barlow enlisted in the war effort for WWI, and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion. After the war, Barlow married Esther Barlow. Barlow worked for Armstrong Cork Company as an engineer. On June 27, 1954, Barlow passed away.

Date Range: 1917-1919

Creation Date: 1917-1919

Year Range From: 1917

Year Range To: 1919

Date of Accumulation: 1917-1919

Creator: Barlow, William, 1896-1954

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Barlow, William; Barlow, Arthur; Habris, P. C.; Mayer, J. F.

Subjects: Antiaircraft artillery; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Letters; Photographs; Telegraph; Trench warfare; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces; World War, 1914-1918

Search Terms: Antiaircraft artillery; Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Photographs; Telegraphs; Trench warfare; United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces; World War I; WWI

Extent: 1 box, 7 folders, 26 items, 324 pages, .5 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2019-03-05

Condition Notes: Original articles in folders 5, 6, and 7 are fragile, please only use the photocopies.

Object ID: MG0781

Related Item Notes: Photographs of William Barlow and Thomas Barlow in the Photograph Collection.; Insignia, pins, dog tags, and Purple Heart in the Curatorial Collection.; World War I Collection, 1916-1972, MG-45; World War I Papers for Frank Schober, MG-797; World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel, MG-798; Charles E. Schuler Papers, MG-780; William Raymond Elbert Papers, MG-784; Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger, MG-782; Diary Collection, 1836-1978, MG-247; William J. Buch Papers, 1917-1958, MG-658

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please only use the photocopies of the articles in folders 5, 6, and 7.

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-781

Classification: MG0781

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by EM, February 2019.

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