Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Johann Bunians Pilgrims- oder Christen Reise auss dieser Welt nach der zukünfftigen : der dritte Theil. Dargelegt unter dem gleichnis eines Traums: zeignde, die mancherley Beschwernisse und Gefahren, die ihm begegnet: und die viele Siege, die er erhalten über Welt, Fleisch und den Teufel; wie auch dessen glückliche Ankunfft in der him̃lischen Stadt, under der Herrlichkeit und Freude, die er da gefunden zu seinem Vergnügen
An anonymous continuation of The pilgrim's progress, written in imitation of Bunyan's style, and originally published in English in 1693. Parts 1 and 2 published at Ephrata, Pa., 1754. "Das angenehme Opfer oder Die Vortrefflichkeit eines zerbrochenen Hertzens ... verfasset von dem ... Diener Jesu Christi. Johann Bunian ..." Germantown, 1755, 151, [1] p. at end, has separate title page but continuous registration. It was originally published in English in 1689.
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.
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MG0071
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Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.