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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Object ID: MG0846

Date Range: 1727 - 1980s

Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School Search Terms: Business records Correspondence Deeds Diaries Lampeter Twp. Leacock Twp. Letters Mills Philadelphia Quakers Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Description: This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.

Date Range: 1727 - 1980s

Creator: Gibbons family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Bonsall, Daniel; Bonsall, Edward Horne; Bonsall, Rachel; Brinton, William; Brown, Ellen; Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons; Conrad, Abraham; Dunbar, Andrew; Dunbar, Mary; Eaby, Christian; Eaby, Samuel; Earle, Mary Hussey; Evans, Thomas; Evans, Rebecca; Evans, William; Gibbons, Abraham; Gibbons, Caroline; Gibbons, Daniel; Gibbons, Deborah; Gibbons, Joseph; Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle; Gibbons, Rachel; Gibbons, Samuel; Gibbons, William; Grigs, Joseph; Hamilton, James; Hertzkey, John; Kendall, John; Kirk, Jeremiah; Lightfoot, Jepthat; Miller, Eliza; Miller, John; Reynolds, Margaret; Stauffer, Christian; Steer, Joseph; Stevens, Thaddeus; Thomas, William B.; Wartnaby, Elizabeth

Subjects: Business records; Deeds; Letters; Mills and mill-work; Quakers; Society of Friends; Westtown Boarding School

Search Terms: Business records; Correspondence; Deeds; Diaries; Finding aids; Lampeter Twp.; Leacock Twp.; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mill Creek; Mills; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Quakers; Society of Friends; Westtown Boarding School

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0846

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Copies: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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: 2021.008

Other Numbers: MG-846

Other Number: MG-846

Classification: MG0846

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.

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Blueprint

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Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Blueprints for restoration of the Hans Herr House

Object ID: BLUE_F020_HansHerr

Date Range: 1971-1974

Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Blueprints for restoration of the Hans Herr House

Description: Restoration of the Hans Herr House. Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, Lancaster County, PA. For the Lancaster Mennonite Conference Historical Society. John D. Milner. A.I.A. Architect. Chadds Ford, PA. 19137. Later John D. Milner. A.I.A. Architect. 309 Matlock St. West Chester, PA. 19830.; Cover Page.; First Floor Plan. Stube, Kammer, Storage Kammer, Kuche. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 2. Issued 25 January 1971.; Reflected First Floor Ceiling (Second Floor Framing) Plan. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 3. Issued 25 January 1971.; Second Floor Plan. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Phase 1 Scope of Work. Phase 1 Reconstruction of Roof. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 4. Issued 25 January 1971.; South Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 5. Issued 8 June 1971.; East Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 6. Issued 8 June 1971.; North Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 7. Issued 8 June 1971.; West Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 8. Issued 8 June 1971.; Section and Details. Looking East @ West Elevation of Fireplace. Section 1/9. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by R. Silets. Sheet 9. Issued 8 June 1971.; Section and Details. Looking West @ West Gable Wall. Section 1/10. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by R. Silets. Sheet 10. Issued 8 June 1971.; Fireplace. Hans Herr House-1719. Done by Historic American Buildings Survey. United States Department of the Interior. Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations. Branch of Plan and Design.; Door Details. Front Door Details. Full Size. Front Door Elevations. Scale: 3/4''=One Foot. (Milner). 10 March 1973.; Chimney Damper. Main Fireplace Chimney Damper Details. Plan of Chimney Above Damper. Section 'A'. Drawn by R.S. Sheet S-1. 20 October 1971.; Door and Stair Details. Wood Door. Batten Elevation, Board Elevation. Tread and Riser Detail. Scale: 1 1/2''=One Foot. Batten Details. Detail 1, Detail 2, Detail 3. Regular Tread, Tread to Carry Stringer. Full Size. Drawn by J.C.B. 24 April 1973.; Shutter Details. Wood Shutter. Interior Elevation, Exterior Elevation. Scale: 1 1/2''=One Foot. Batten Details. Detail 1, Detail 2, Detail 3. Full Size. Drawn by B.L.W. 20 February 1973.; Window Frame Details. Plate 7. Full Size Details for Typical Large Frame & Sash, Full Size Details for Typical Large Frame (Batten and Sash). Plan & Elevation of Typical Window Frame. Int. Elev. of Window Frame at First Floor Stair, Interior Elevation. Scale: 1 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by H.D.M. 22 October 1972.; Bannister Details. Plan, Elevation, Side View. Scale: 1''=One Foot. Drawn by A.H.S. 15 November 1973.; East Gable Elevation. 26 February 1971.; Plate 3.; Window Frames. Plate 6. Material as Specified by Architect. Sheet 1 of 1. Drawn by M.B. Allen. 29 February 1972.; Concept Sketch Plan. Scale: 1''=30 Feet. 19 March 1973.; Concept Sketch Plan. Scale: 1''=30 Feet. 10 April 1974.; Landscape Plan. Scale: 1''= 30 Feet. Done by Weber Surveyors Inc. Columbia, PA. DWG No. L-27. 1 February 1974.; Hans Herr House Parking Lot Layout. Scale: 1''=10 feet. 22 May 1974.; Landscape Plan. Planting Plan Segments A & B. Segment A, Segment B. Scale: 1''= 10 Feet. Sheet 2 of 3. 4 April 1974.; Landscape Plan. Planting Plan Segment C. Segment C. 1''= 10 Feet. Sheet 3 of 3. 4 April 1974.; Proposed Site Plan. Key. Scale: 1''= 50'. Preliminary Prepared June 1973.; Preliminary Planting Plan. Scale: 1''= 10 Feet. 19 November 1973.; Working Drawings, Handrail Details, Stair Details. Handrail Details. Plan of Cellar Stairs, Section Through Cellar Stair, Plan of First Floor Winder, Section Through Winder Stairs. Scale:1''=One Foot. Cellar Handrail Profile, First Floor Winder Profile. Full Size. Sheet 1 of 1. 30 April 1974.; Hans Herr Site-Visitor Center. "D. Mark Huber House." Proposed First Floor Plan, Proposed Second Floor Plan. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Drawn by A.H.S. Preliminary Prepared July 1973.; Electrical and Mechanical Plans. 1st Floor, 2nd Floor. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Typical Thermostat Detail. Scale: 3''=One Foot. Notes. Symbols. Sheet E1 of 1. Drawn by M.B.A. 12 July 1972.; Two Unmarked Elevations.; Cellar Plan. Plan of Root Cellar. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 1.

Date Range: 1971-1974

Creation Date: 1971-1974

Year Range From: 1971

Year Range To: 1974

Creator: Milner, John D.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Cabinet: Flat Files

Storage Container: Folder 020

People: Milner, John D.

Subjects: Architectural drawings; Blueprints

Search Terms: Architectural plans; Blueprints; Dwellings; Hans Herr House; Houses; Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society; Restorations; Willow Street, West Lampeter Twp.

Extent: 33 items

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Object ID: BLUE_F020_HansHerr

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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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 collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.