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Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Title
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Object ID
MG0116
Date Range
1805-1984
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Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Title
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Description
Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
Date Range
1805-1984
Year Range From
1805
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1805-1984
Creator
Hand family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Hand, Edward
Lear, Robert H.
Brien, Edward
Brien, Dorothy Hand
Hand, Jasper
Subjects
Genealogy
Family records
Letters
Search Terms
Genealogy
Family records
Family reunions
Rock Ford
Correspondence
Letters
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0116
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
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection (MG-116), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-116
Classification
MG0116
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Object ID
HC0001
Date Range
1905-1974
date. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 16 Antique sale flyers. 1935-1937. (11 items, 41 pages) Flyer for the sale of the private collection of Charles J. Griest, held at Griest Homestead, York Springs, PA. 4 pages. 30
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Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Description
This collection contains ephemera related to Alice Potter Fordney, antiques dealer and rugmaker. Items in the collection include business correspondence with Armstrong, F. Schumacher & Co., and the Montclair art museum; personal correspondence with friends and family; hooked rug patterns; and antiques sale flyers from the early 20th century. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, including the obituary of Fordney's sister Ellen Franklin; reference material for rug making and interior design (informational sheets, books and patterns); several items related to the Yeates School, which Fordney's brother William Bush Fordney attended; several photographs of unidentified persons; and a statement related to the will of William J. Fordney, her uncle.
Admin/Biographical History
Alice Potter Fordney was born June 21, 1887 in Lancaster, the daughter of Ida Cox and Thomas Potter Fordney. A prominent antique dealer from the late 1920s to her retirement in 1965, Fordney also made and sold hooked rugs.
Fordney's family features prominently in Lancaster County history. Her maternal great-grandfather was John Michael, who owned the historic Grape Hotel from 1805-1839. Fordney's paternal great-grandfather William Jenkins built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district attorney from 1839-1845 and negotiated for the loan that enabled Lancaster city to build the "water works" in the 1830s. Sarah Cox, her maternal grandmother, was a known philanthropist and for years helped to manage the Home for Friendless Children in Lancaster. Her sister, Ellen Fordney Franklin, was a "pioneer" in the industry of women's knit suits, opening her first shop in 1929 in Philadelphia.
Fordney never married. She kept in contact with her nieces and nephews, as evidenced by letters in the collection. According to notes provided by Wendell Zercher, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine Muench, her niece and the donor of the collection, recalled her as "warm and artistic," and "a character." She died April 17, 1973, at the age of 85.
Works Cited:
"Mrs. Franklin, pioneer of women's knit suits, dies." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 10 May 1963, p. 2.
"Accident Fatal to Mrs. Sarah A. Cox." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], no date, page unknown.
"Miss Fordney, Antique Dealer, 85, Succumbs." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 18 April 1973, p. 2.
"One of Lancaster's Most Prominent and Venerable Citizens Passes Away." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 29 July 1889, p. 1.
Date Range
1905-1974
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1974
Date of Accumulation
1905-1974
Creator
Fordney, Alice Potter, 1887-1973
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 28
People
Appel, Charles Rengier
Bohlen, Sidney Franklin
Bowman, Mrs. Edward J.
Boyer, R. J.
Brenneman, Mary Rue Bard
Brown, Hazel Dell
Chiarell, Fred P.
Clark, George W.
Daugherty, Harvey P.
Demuth, Charles
Dodge, Arthur B.
Embsweiler, Ruth
Erb, Edna
Fordney, Alice Potter
Fordney, William Bush Jr.
Fordney, William Jenkins
Franklin, Ellen Julia Fordney
Gibbons, Alice McIlvaine
Gilbert, L. J.
Gingrich, Milton E.
Graybill, John M.
Griest, Charles J.
Higby, Everett
Hostetter, A. K.
Howe, John
Irvine, Blanche
Kent, William Winthrop
Knodle, Edward
Krone, Herbert B.
Lindenmuth, J. D.
Long, Yvonne
Maclay, Helen Hurley
Malone, Clarence
Morris, Charles R.
Morris, Grace M.
Nauman, Gertrude Colson
Orr, Barclay
Pennypacker, Charles A.
Pennypacker, James G.
Randall, Meda
Rannels, Paul
Stokes, Agnes M.
Strickler, Belle
Wolf, Emily
Other Creators
Muench, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine, d. 2006
Subjects
American newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Women
Antique dealers
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong World Industries
F. Schumacher & Co.
Farm Journal Media
House & Garden
Interior decoration
Letters
Montclair Art Museum
Patterns for crafts
Rugs
Rugs, Hooked
Student newspapers and periodicals
Woman's world magazine
Search Terms
Albert Steiger Company
Antique dealers
Antique sales
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Berlinwork patterns
Blue and Brown (Yeates School)
Cheney Silks
Cheney Weaves
Christmas
Correspondence
Cricket Club
Dickinson Presbyterian Church
Estate sales
F. Schumacher and Company
Farm Journal Media
Fiber arts
Finding aids
Gilbert's store
Griest Homestead
Guernsey Sales Pavilion
Hager's Department Store
Hershey Fire Hall
Hooked rugs
House & Garden
Interior decoration
Kleinfelter's auction rooms
Letters
Manuscript groups
Montclair Art Museum
Odd Fellows Hall
Olson Rugs
Patterns for crafts
Rossmere Hotel
Rug patterns
Rugs
State Armory Hall
V-mail
Woman's World Magazine
Yeates School
Extent
3 boxes, 37 folders, 333 items, 1,015 pages to scan, 4.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
HC0001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Sarah McIlvaine Muench Family Papers, MS 44 at Archives and Special Collections, Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.
Related Item Notes
See photograph collection.
See curatorial collection for examples of rugs.
Fordney Family Diaries (MG0539)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Archive of Alice P. Fordney (HC0001), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The kraft paper patterns in Folders 33-37 are restricted. Please make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view these items.
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
G.04.23.52
Classification
HC0001
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
From the Heritage Center of Lancaster County collection, G04.23.52.
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Collection
Calendar Collection
Title
Calendar Collection
Object ID
MG0070
Date Range
1867-1995
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Calendar Collection
Title
Calendar Collection
Description
This collection consists of calendars containing photographs, drawings, and prints from Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some depict local culture, architecture, historic sites, events, or have Pennsylvania Dutch sayings. There are also backs of calendars containing information about Lancaster.
Date Range
1867-1995
Year Range From
1867
Year Range To
1995
Date of Accumulation
1867-1995
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Albright, R. A.
Bushong, Joyce
Ferguson, Novelda H.
Forney, Myrl
Hart, Deborah A.
Hough, Doris
Landis, David Bachman
Mellinger, C.
Reed, Anita
Rider, Jacob D.
Sweigart, Caleb K.
Taggart, M. W.
Warfel, Arthur
Wesley, Hazel S.
Wierman, Julia
Subjects
Calendars
Search Terms
Brown and Bigelow
Calendars
Chickaree Studio
De Laval
Denver Service Station
Drawing Board Associates, Inc.
Finding aids
H. M. Stauffer and Sons, Inc.
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
Intelligencer Printing Company
Lancaster County Association for the Blind
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co-op Association
Lancaster County Postcard Club
Lebanon High School
Manuscript groups
Mount Joy Area Historical Society
Pearsol and Geist
Pensupreme Dairy
Sir Speedy
Southern Lancaster County Historical Society
Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Extent
3 boxes, 14 folders, 3 oversized folders, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0070
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the item level. Restricted items 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-70
Classification
MG0070
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 October 2018.
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Collection
Daniel Reiber Collection
Title
Daniel Reiber Collection
Object ID
MG0210
Date Range
1805-1981
, George Oliver Subject Headings: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Diaries Genealogy Letters Obituaries �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Bangor Episcopal Church Caernarvon Cemetery Caernarvon Cemetery Association
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Daniel Reiber Collection
Title
Daniel Reiber Collection
Description
The Daniel Reiber Collection contains the personal papers of Martin Bickham, who married Mme. Emilie Raymonde Adeline Eugenie Rivalz de St. Antoine in 1805. Many of the documents and letters are in French, some have been translated into English. There is genealogy tracing lines of the McCamant, Jenkins, McCaa, and Andes families from 1722-1942. Obituaries, correspondence with the McCaa family, and deeds for the Caernarvon Cemetery are among other items in the collection.
Date Range
1805-1981
Year Range From
1805
Year Range To
1981
Date of Accumulation
1805-1981
Creator
Reiber, Daniel Grube, 1910-1990
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Rivalz de St. Antoine, Emilie Raymonde Adeline Eugenie
Andes, John B.
Bickham, Alfred
Bickham, Stephen Girard
Bickman, Martin
Buchanan, James
Carpenter, William
Collins, Lavina Bickham
Curwen, Joseph
Diffenbaugh, Peter
Diller, Edwin Carpenter
Diller, John Vagan
Frailey, Charles R.
Girard, Stephen
Grube, Daniel Houder
Hull, Isaac
Hull, Louisa
Larramendi, Joseph Jean
Line, Gabriel
Marks, Elizabeth
McCaa, David G.
McCaa, David Jenkins
McCaa, James
McCaa, William J.
McCamant, Alexander
McCamant, James B.
McCamant, Thomas J.
McCamant, Wallace
McMichaels, William
Reed, George
Rivalz, Martin Stephen
Roland, George Oliver
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diaries
Genealogy
Letters
Obituaries
Search Terms
Bangor Episcopal Church
Caernarvon Cemetery
Caernarvon Cemetery Association
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Delaware River
Diaries
Finding aids
Genealogy
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage certificates
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Port Louis, Mauritius
Raccoon Island, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Extent
1 box, 14 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, French
Object ID
MG0210
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
See collections related to Martin Bickham at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
See collections related to Martin Bickham and Stephen Girard at Girard College.
Related Item Notes
McCaa Collection (MG0281)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Daniel Reiber Collection (MG0210), 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-210
Classification
MG0210
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Title
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Object ID
MG0212
Date Range
1947-1961
continue to add items to this collection. Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection (MG0212), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Subject Headings: Associations, institutions, etc. Business records Minutes
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Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Title
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection
Description
The Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection contains the minutes of the organization, which record the officers and activities of the club.
Date Range
1947-1961
Year Range From
1947
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1947-1961
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0212
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Women's Democratic Club of Lancaster Collection (MG0212), 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-212
Classification
MG0212
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 20 February 2022.
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Collection
Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Title
Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Object ID
MG0365
Date Range
1919-1956
of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce has article in 30 July 1934 Lancaster New Era. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 7 Steinman Hardware Company and Kirk Johnson Company documents, 1937- 1939 Minutes of stockholders’ meetings
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Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Title
Sarah Moore Breneman Papers
Description
The Sarah Moore Breneman Papers contain documents from the Steinman Hardware Company, the Kirk Johnson Company, and the Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc. The collection includes minutes of stockholders meetings and board of director meetings, financial reports, the election of officers, letters to stockholders, presidents' reports, company by-laws and minutes of the meetings organizing the companies.
Date Range
1919-1956
Year Range From
1919
Year Range To
1956
Date of Accumulation
1919-1956
Creator
Breneman, Sarah Moore, 1932-2005
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Atlee, Benjamin Champneys
Baker, Scott
Hess, Norman B.
Manning, Harry H.
Mease, Lorena Watson
Miller, Harry E.
Moore, Adam Zerphy
Moore, Ruth Johnson
Moore, Sylvester Zerphy
Pickel, Elwood
Pickel, Mary
Worrell, L. Bruce
Zahm, Edward J.
Other Creators
Moore, Adam Zerphy, 1895-1957
Subjects
Business records
Hardware stores
Minutes (Records)
Radio stations
Stockholders
Search Terms
Brunswick Hotel
Business records
By-laws
Camp Kaul Tea House
Colonial Golf Course
Conventions
Financial records
Finding aids
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Glen Moore, Manheim Twp.
Hardware stores
Inventories
Kendig Bros.
Kirk Johnson & Co.
Korean War
Lancaster Broadcasting Company
Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc.
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Mortgages
North Pine Street
Obituaries
Prince Street
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Reports
Robinson-Patman Act
Specialty Advertising Company
Sprenger Food Company
St. George Hotel
Steinman Hardware
Stevens House
Stockholders
WEST (radio station)
West King Street
WGAL (radio station)
WKJC (radio station)
Extent
1 box, 14 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0365
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection:
Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-01-01)
Staff of WKJC (SH-01-01-02)
Steinman Hardware Company truck (SH-01-01-03)
200 Year Anniversary of Steinman Hardware Co. (SH-01-01-04)
View of south side of East King Street (SH-01-01-05)
View of south side of West King Street (SH-01-01-06)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-01)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-02)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-03)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-04)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-05)
Interior of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-02-06)
Framed receipt (SH-01-03-01)
Image of account book (SH-01-03-02)
Image of a print of the old courthouse (SH-01-03-03)
Image of a print of East King Street (SH-01-03-04)
Image of account book (SH-01-03-05)
Map of Lancaster (SH-01-03-06)
Five men in front of Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-07)
Man looking at account book (SH-01-03-08)
Close-up of Steinman Hardware Co. sign (SH-01-03-09)
First block of East King Street (SH-01-03-10)
Man examining shotgun shells (SH-01-03-11)
Conestoga wagon jacks (SH-01-03-12)
Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-13)
Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-14)
Archery equipment at Steinman Hardware store (SH-01-03-15)
Man taking inventory of horseshoes (SH-01-03-16)
See the Curatorial Collection:
Commemorative saw, "Two Hundred Years of Hardware Service 1744-1944, The Steinman Hardware Company Lancaster PA" (2005.006.1)
Eyeglasses and case with label on one side "Steiman Hardware Company Lancaster PA", other side marked with printing "Arundel Tinted, Edw. J. Zahm, Jeweler, Zahm's Corner, Lancaster PA" (2005.006.2)
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2005.MG0365
Other Numbers
MG-365
Classification
MG0365
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records
Title
RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records
Object ID
MG0398
Date Range
1942-1997
Employees General Electric Company Letters Newsletters Radio Corporation of America RCA Corporation Television picture tubes Television--Receivers and reception �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Brochures Consumer
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RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records
Title
RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records
Description
The RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records contain items from Radio Corporation of America and Thomson Consumer Electronics. The collection includes histories of the facility, publicity, corporate and local plant newsletters, employee policies and programs, personnel directories and organizational charts, 1980 information on the color picture tube, and correspondence and information about the Zero Defects program. The newsletters contain a wealth of information about, and pictures of, employees of the Lancaster plant, as well as the activities of the company.
Admin/Biographical History
A 90-acre cornfield purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1942 led to the most modern electron tube plant in the world. The U.S. Navy produced radar tubes in Lancaster during World War II. Radio Corporation of America purchased the plant in 1946 and converted it over to television tube production. The Lancaster plant primarily manufactured color picture tubes until 1972. The following years were devoted to support other facilities. Thomson Consumer Electronics, a French company, bought the rights to RCA's consumer electronics in 1986 and closed the Lancaster plant in 2006.
System of Arrangement
This collection is divided into three series based on the donors.
Series 1 RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records
Series 2 RCA History and Newsletters
Series 3 Zero-Defects Program, George A. DeLong Papers
Date Range
1942-1997
Year Range From
1942
Year Range To
1997
Date of Accumulation
1942-1997
Creator
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
DeLong, George A.
Other Creators
Bechtold, Keith
DeLong, George A., 1922-2002
Subjects
Brochures
Employees
General Electric Company
Letters
Newsletters
Radio Corporation of America
Television picture tubes
Television--Receivers and reception
Search Terms
Brochures
Consumer Electronics News
Correspondence
Employees
Finding aids
Focus in Lancaster
General Electric Company
Letters
LTEC News
Manuscript groups
Newsletters
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
RCA, Picture Tube Division
Television picture tubes
Televisions
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
Zero-Defects Program
Extent
3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0398
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Conestoga Television Association Records (MG0400)
Notes
Series 1 Gift of RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant), 10 April 2010
Series 2 Gift of Keith Bechtold, 5 April 2006
Series 3 Gift of Jeanne S. DeLong, in memory of George A. DeLong, 20 November 2008.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), RCA, Thomson Consumer Electronics (Lancaster Plant) Records (MG0398), Series #, 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 site 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-398
Classification
MG0398
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Title
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Object ID
MG0416
Date Range
1916-1958
Church Investments Invoices Keystone Mill Lancaster Iron Works Letters Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery Manuscript groups National Capital Company National Capital Memorial Park, Inc. Nazarene Church Pamphlets Philadelphia National Bank Posey Iron Works Probate records Real estate Reamstown Fire
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Mary Kilhefner Papers
Title
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Description
This collection contains documents related to Mary Kilhefner, a resident of East Cocalico Township. The majority of these documents are financial in nature. A passbook records transactions in an early savings account. A decade of school tax receipts track tax rates in East Cocalico Township. As a stockholder in Lancaster Iron Works, Kilhefner received numerous items of correspondence regarding that company's operations, including its Depression-era bankruptcy and 1948 name change to Posey Iron Works. Other stock-related materials include an alleged case of fraud by an agent of National Capital Company and National Capital Memorial Park, Inc. Other materials include Ms. Kilhefner's will and invoices for coal, medical care, and Kilhefner's funeral.
Date Range
1916-1958
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1916-1958
Creator
Kilhefner, Mary, 1869-1957
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Adams, Harvey
Brubaker, A. R.
Burrows, C. H.
Gausch, J. W.
Heisey, Amos
Heisey, Richard B.
Kilhefner, John C.
Kilhefner, Mary Garman
Kissinger, Mabel
Leid, Henry H.
Lynch, Anna M. Martin
Lynch, Ross Barton
Martin, Joseph Weaver
Martin, Levi B.
Mitchell, L. A.
Musser, M. E.
Neidhart, Paul Wolfgang
Oberholtzer, Harry B.
Oberholtzer, Richard E.
Schlock, Adam G.
Smith, W. J. B.
Sweet, William H.
Wolf, S.
Subjects
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Stockholders
Stocks
Search Terms
Annual reports
Bonds
Checks
Correspondence
DeWalt, Inc.
East Cocalico Twp.
Ephrata Hospital
Ephrata National Bank
Ernst and Ernst
Finding aids
Fire insurance
George Birkins Company
H. Good and Son
Hahnstown United Zion Church
Investments
Invoices
Keystone Mill
Lancaster Iron Works
Letters
Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery
Manuscript groups
National Capital Company
National Capital Memorial Park, Inc.
Nazarene Church
Pamphlets
Philadelphia National Bank
Posey Iron Works
Probate records
Real estate
Reamstown Fire Company Ambulance Service
Receipts
Reynolds and Company
Stockholders
Stocks
Taxes
Wills
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0416
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 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
2007.MG0416
Other Numbers
MG-416
Classification
MG0416
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 22 February 2022.
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Collection
Howard C. Bare Papers
Title
Howard C. Bare Papers
Object ID
MG0430
Date Range
1911-2002
North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Baer, Friederick Bare, Edith C. Bare, Howard C. Bare, Kendig Charles “Casey” Bare, Kendig Herr Bare, Robert C. Barr, Christian Barr, Elias J. Subject Headings: Autobiographies Genealogy Letters
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Howard C. Bare Papers
Title
Howard C. Bare Papers
Description
The Howard C. Bare Papers contain documents created and collected by Mr. Bare. His baby book, college degrees, certificate to practice as an attorney, original writings and correspondence are among the personal papers. His memories of being a prisoner of war and discharge papers provide information about his service during World War II. There is also considerable genealogy and related correspondence for the Bare family.
Admin/Biographical History
Howard C. Bare was an attorney in Lancaster, PA. He served during World War II and was taken Prisoner of War. He took the place of his brother, Kendig C. Bare, as Mayor of Lancaster from 1950-1951, when Kendig was called to service during the Korean Conflict. Please see Folder 1 for more information.
Date Range
1911-2002
Year Range From
1911
Year Range To
2002
Date of Accumulation
1911-2002
Creator
Bare, Howard C., 1911-2002
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Baer, Friederick
Bare, Edith C.
Bare, Howard C.
Bare, Kendig Charles "Casey"
Bare, Kendig Herr
Bare, Robert C.
Barr, Christian
Barr, Elias J.
Subjects
Autobiographies
Genealogy
Letters
Poetry
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Autobiographies
Finding aids
Genealogy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Memoirs
Poetry
World War II
WWII
Extent
5 boxes, 69 folders, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0430
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Curatorial Collection and Photograph Collection.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Howard C. Bare Papers (MG0430), Box #, 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.
Accession Number
2002.MG0430
Other Numbers
MG-430
Classification
MG0430
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The items in this collection were selected from Mr. Bare's estate by the staff of LancasterHistory.
Processed and box list prepared by TH, Spring 2015. Added to database 22 February 2022.
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Collection
Charles Kessler Papers
Title
Charles Kessler Papers
Object ID
MG0432
Date Range
1939-2004
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Charles Kessler Papers, 1939-2004 Object ID: MG0432 13 boxes 127 folders 6.5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 10 Scope and
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Charles Kessler Papers
Title
Charles Kessler Papers
Description
The Charles Kessler Papers contain some personal and professional correspondence, research for articles and books, and manuscripts for published and unpublished works. Kessler authored several pamphlets and books on local history including Lancaster in the Revolution in 1975 and President Buchanan: Trapped in a Whirlwind in 2003.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles H. Kessler, a World War II veteran, began his career as a reporter for the Reading Eagle Times, and later worked for the Lancaster New Era until his retirement in 1984.
Date Range
1939-2004
Year Range From
1939
Year Range To
2004
Date of Accumulation
1939-2004
Creator
Kessler, Charles H., 1921-2005
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Kessler, Charles H.
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subjects
Authors
Family records
Jewish veterans
Letters
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Authors
Correspondence
Family records
Finding aids
Jewish veterans
Letters
Manuscript groups
World War II
WWII
Extent
13 boxes, 127 folders, 6.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0432
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Charles Kessler Papers (MG0432), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the folder or 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. 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-432
Classification
MG0432
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection has not been fully cataloged. Added to database 22 February 2022.
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