-cancels, post marks, first-day covers — all considered specialized collections. "Lives of great men, thus remind us" so says the poet, Longfellow. During the term of Calvin Coolidge, the thirty-first president of the United States, a proclamation was issued that from February twenty-second until November

, Fred. The Henry "English Pattern" Rifle. (Magazine article) 1981. Johnson, Herbert A. Imported Eighteenth-Century Law Treatises in American Libraries, 1700-1799. (Book) 1978. Jolly, James A. Pa.: The Holy Experiment. (Typescript) 1981. Jolly, James A. History of Penn Manor Lanc. Co., Pa. (Typescript

of Ohio, who had been a member of the United States Supreme Court since 1839, although seventy- five years of age in 1860, still had a very definite ambition to reach the White House and in fact was the choice of Thaddeus Stevens, a delegate at large from Pennsylvania to the convention. Enroute to

—Perhaps of all the men born to the Anglo-Saxon race in the 19th century, Mr. Lincoln deserves the highest place in history. Lord Charnwood—Beyond his own country some of us recall his name as the greatest among those associated with popular government. Lloyd George—I doubt whether any statesman who ever

social groups, called a "mess." Mr. Lincoln lived at Mrs. Spriggs' board- ing house during his first session of congress. One of the members of the group with Mr. Lincoln, was Lancaster's congressman, John Strohm, then serving his second term. Beveridge states that Lin- coln was the best liked man in his

fishing and wildfowl shooting. And always when I come here I visualize Columbia as the capital of the United States. Picking up one of the mysterious "ifs" of history (and the history of the individual as well as of the nation is deeply indented with "ifs") I visualize this river incline, and more

, April 19th, 1798. General Edward Hand occupied the chair, and John Hubley, Esq., acted as secretary. An address declaring confidence in the President of the United States, and the determination of the gathering to support the government, was agreed to and submitted to the people for signature. The

fled from the justice of this State, and has taken refuge within the State of Pennsylvania. Now, Therefore, Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of the United States in such case made and provided, I do here- by request that the said Abraham Johnson (colored) be apprehended and

Gibbons family. The collection includes documents related to James Gibbons, Daniel Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, and several other family members. The letters, 1783-1865, describe the daily activities within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The deeds