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Lancaster's heritage: An historical preservation study for Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5285
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Date of Publication
1972.
Call Number
720.9 L244
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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., folded map ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes detailed inventory of sites and structures.
This report presents the case for the preservation of the architectural and environmental aspects of this heritage in a balanced, planned relationship with continued contemporary development. Information is offered concerning the County's resources, the dangers to historic areas, and the possibilities for action. While individual County landmarks do deserve additional attention, the primary emphasis within this report is on the overall character of Lancaster's environmental heritage and the need for its preservation. The natural beauty of our rural areas and the pervasive historic character of many of our older communities are among Lancaster County's basic assets.
This study was updated in 1985 by the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County. The update's title is "Our present past: An update of Lancaster's Heritage" and can be found in our collection. The author of the update is "Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County".
Bibliography: p. 9-1]-9-2.
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720.9 L244
Websites
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Lancaster County : vignettes of people and places

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9458
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
974.815 LACO S416
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
xi, 96 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Series
Science Press keepsake;
Notes
Christmas keepsake of Science Press, 1975.
Click on Table of Contens for more information.
Contents
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania--Declaration of Independence--Lancaster's Liberty Bell--Pennsylvania's Militia Meets in Lancaster--George Ross Signs the Declaration--Edward Hand...The Doctor becomes a General--Witness Tree at Donegal--A Monastic Community in Ephrata--Moravians at Lititz--Iron Industry of Lancaster County--Baron Stiegel of Manheim--Grist Mills of Lancaster County--Franklin College.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Science Press.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO S416
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Collection
Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Object ID
MG0237
Date Range
1880-2003
Content Note: The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Series 1 includes employee handbooks, a job description, a beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic
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Collection
Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Description
The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Series 1 includes employee handbooks, job description, beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, a history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic Preservation Trust calendar, and children's books.
Series 2 is a record of the property at the downtown location and at Park City Mall beginning in 1880 with deeds, legal agreements, a building inspector's permit, and insurance policies.
Admin/Biographical History
On 22 February 1878, Peter Watt, James Shand and Gilbert Thompson advertised the opening of a new store, The New York Store, featuring new lines of foreign and domestic dry goods as well as fancy goods and notions. The New York Store opened on 9 March 1878 and was an immediate success focusing on customer service. The owners had an unwritten policy stating that they remained open until the last customer left. During that first year, partner Gilbert Thompson died. Watt and Shand purchased a building located at 8-10 East King Street and changed their name from The New York Store to Watt, Shand and Company. Then during 1885, the store name was shortened to Watt & Shand even though the business was expanding to acquire 6 East King Street. The Ladies' Ready-To-Wear Department was added in 1889 which included coats, suits, dresses, and underwear. The owners proceeded to expand the business over several decades and procured Appel & Weber jewelry store and Hager's Department Store during the 1950s and 1960s. The branch store opened in 1970 at Park City Mall. The Bon-Ton Stores purchased Watt & Shand in 1992 and the store officially closed in March of 1995
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series.
Series 1 Items collected by LancasterHistory
Series 2 Gift of Penn Square Partners
Date Range
1880-2003
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1880-2003
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Ammon, Cora Mae Fox
Ammon, John M.
Appel, Eva Rengier
Appel, Percy L.
Baker, Miriam Rengier
Bell, Louise Price
Berger, R. R.
Blatchley, Charles A.
Breyers, C. J.
Buchanan, James
Drukenbrod, Lee Roy
Fehl, J. Herbert
Frantz, I. E.
Fritz, C. C.
Goodhart, E. C.
Groff, Alpheaus S.
Groff, Ella L.
Hermansader, T. F.
Hirsh, Bertha
Hirsh, Gabriel
Hostetter, D. B.
Lively, Henry
Long, Jacob M.
Loss, Natalie M.
Loss, Nathan
Marshall, Elizabeth H. W.
Marshall, Elizabeth Weber
Marshall, George A.
Marshall, George W.
Marshall, Maria L. Good
May, Jennie H.
Miller, E. N.
Myers, Harry
Myers, Maria
Myers, Patricia Marshall
Myrtetus, George B.
Noonan, Ella O.
Noonan, Raymond Smith
Prangley, James
Reed, George R.
Reichley, Jacob Christian
Reifsnyder, Arden P.
Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman
Rengier, Charles F.
Rengier, John S.
Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen
Rohrer, George Redsecker
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker
Roth, George R.
Rupert, L. H.
Schaller, Kimberly
Shand, James
Shand, Thomas Marshall
Sherrill, Anita B.
Sherrill, S. Edward
Short, Edwin P.
Skyllas, Drossos A.
Slaymaker, Peter J. Eckert
Stiles, H. A.
Stirk, Isaac
Stirk, Sarah C.
Swarr, Donald
Urban, Cassius Emlen
Watt, Laura Louise Geiger
Watt, Peter T.
Weber, May H.
Wisegarver, Harry P.
Witmer, Albert F.
Other Creators
Watt & Shand Department Store (Pa.)
Subjects
Advertising
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Building leases
Calendars
Catalogs
Deeds
Department stores
Historical markers
Insurance policies
Letters
Menus
Newsletters
Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.)
Scrapbooks
Stores, Retail
Search Terms
A and S Realty and Investment Corporation
A. B. Rote & Co.
Advertising
Agreements
Air conditioning
American Blower Corporation
Appel & Weber
Architectural plans
Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America
Awards
Blueprints
Bon-Ton
Bon-Ton Beauty Salon
Booklets
C. J. Breyer and Associates, Inc.
Calendars
Catalogs
Central Automatic Sprinkler Company
Certificates
Columbia
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Commonwealth Title Company of Philadelphia
Correspondence
Deeds
Department stores
DUSCO Property Management, Inc.
East Hempfield Twp.
Employee handbooks
Employees
Ephemera
Escalators
Finding aids
Fire sprinklers
Floorplans
Gatter and Diehl Consulting Engineers
Gift certificates
Ground-rent
Hager and Bro., Inc.
Hager Realty Corporation
Heating and ventilation systems
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
Historical markers
Insurance policies
Job descriptions
Kroll Electric Company, Inc.
Lancaster
Lancaster Parking Authority
Lancaster Trust Company
Leases
Letters
Manuscript groups
Menus
Mortgages
Newsletters
Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.
Park City Mall
Penn Square
Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Permits
Poetry
PPL
Price lists
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
Reynolds and Reynolds Company
Scrapbooks
Stores, Retail
Total Energy Leasing Corporation
Trion, Inc.
Watt and Shand
Workers' Compensation Act
York Corporation
Extent
4 boxes, 59 folders, 1 scrapbook, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0237
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folder 2 contains restricted items. With the exception of Folder 2, the items in this collection 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.
Other Numbers
MG-237
Classification
MG0237
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Scrapbook cataloged by CB, 2008. Series 2, Folder 1-48 cataloged by ML, Summer 2014. Added to database 13 January 2022.
The Watt & Shand Department Store scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.
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Water powered grist mills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1825 From the King's Continental, State and County tax and assessment lists at the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1971

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo81
Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
725.4 L866
Responsibility
by Arthur C. Lord.
Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Place of Publication
S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Typescript.
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 L866
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The Hans Herr House Restoration Committee announces Phase II of the project to restore the oldest surviving house of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17402
Date of Publication
1975?
Call Number
728.37 H564
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Restoration Committee,
Date of Publication
1975?
Physical Description
12 p. : ill. ; 16 x 23.
Notes
Cover title: The Hans Herr House phase II.
1880 photograph of the House on the cover.
Dated Lentel above door on the cover.
Subjects
Hans Herr House (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Hans Herr House (Lancaster City, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Additional Corporate Author
Hans Herr House Restoration Committee (Lancaster City, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 H564
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Let's look at our heritage in Eastern Lancaster County : "Breadbasket of the Revolution"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3469
Author
Russell, Paul M.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
974.815 EARL R966
Responsibility
by Paul M. Russell.
Author
Russell, Paul M.
Place of Publication
[New Holland, Pa.]
Publisher
Elanco Chapter, Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
154 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Miscellanea.
Terre Hill (Pa.) - History.
Brecknock (Pa. : Township) - History.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
East Earl (Pa. : Township) - History.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
New Holland (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EARL R966
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The private records of Rev. George Jacob Martz, 1869-1878 : comprising deaths, marriages, and baptisms during his ministerium at Womelsdorf Lutheran Church, Berks County, and Lutheran Churches of the southeastern area of Lebanon County and the extreme northern area of Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18144
Author
Martz, George Jacob,
Date of Publication
[1978]
Call Number
974.816 M375
Author
Martz, George Jacob,
Place of Publication
York, PA
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
[1978]
Physical Description
38 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Special publication / South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society ; no. 2 (January 1978)
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 M375
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Seventy-five years of publishing Lancaster County history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1036
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1971.
Seventy-Five Years of Publishing Lancaster County History by John Ward Willson Loose As the Journalof the Lancaster County Historical Society cele- brates its seventy-fifth anniversary, we are reminded it may be well to pause and to reflect on the history of that venerable publication. The
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[179]-190 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 4
Subjects
Eshleman, Henry Frank, - 1869-1953.
Worner, William Frederick, - 1888-1944.
Heisey, Martin Luther, - 1881-1964.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Periodicals.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 4 (1971), p. 179-190Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
Documents

edit_vol75no4pp179_190.pdf

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100 years of camera scenes: views of eastern Lancaster county in our nation's second century. A bicentennial project of the eastern Lancaster county chapter of the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee, inc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3538
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee. Eastern Lancaster County Chapter. Historic Research Committee.
Date of Publication
1978]
Call Number
974.815 LACO E13

Shadows of the Rhine along the Tulpehocken, book two

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4274
Author
Mohn, Viola Kohl.
Date of Publication
1972.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 14, no. 7
Responsibility
By Viola Kohl Mohn, ed. by Henry C. Westenberger.
Author
Mohn, Viola Kohl.
Place of Publication
[Lebanon, Pa.]
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
[2] 275-336 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Series
Historical papers and addresses (Lebanon County Historical Society) ;
Notes
"Read in part before the Lebanon County Historical Society, May 25, 1970."
Includes information on the following families: Batdorf, Lehman, Walborn, Koppenhaver, LaRoux, Bickel/Pickel.
Subjects
Batdorf family.
Walborn family.
Lern family.
LaRoux family.
Koppenhaver family.
Pickel family.
Bickel family.
Lehman family.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Lebanon County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 14, no. 7
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Shadows of the Rhine along the Tulpehocken

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8091
Author
Mohn, Viola Kohl.
Date of Publication
1970, c1972.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 10, no. 5
Responsibility
Edited by Henry C. Westenberger.
Author
Mohn, Viola Kohl.
Place of Publication
[Lebanon, Pa.]
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1970, c1972.
Physical Description
133-191 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
"Read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, May 25, 1970."
Subjects
Tice family.
Theiss family.
Teis family.
Copenhaver family.
Lei family.
Immel family.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 10, no. 5
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Lancaster diary, 1776 : excerpts from diaries, day-books, journals, newspapers, and court records of the daily life of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the year 1776

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1083
Date of Publication
1976 [c1975]
Call Number
973.31 A973
Responsibility
compiled by Walter F. Ayars III for the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
The Chapter,
Date of Publication
1976 [c1975]
Physical Description
ix, 119 p. : maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Diaries.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.
Additional Author
Ayars, Walter F.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee. Greater Lancaster Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
973.31 A973
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Young People's guide book for a visit to Rock Ford, Lancaster County : A project of the Edward Hand Junior American Citizens, Hans Herr Elementary School, Lampeter, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16908
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
728.37 Y75
Place of Publication
Mimeographed
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
26 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Illustrations on title page and inside back cover by Kerry Breneman.
Text in printed manuscript.
Subjects
Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802.
Breneman, Kerry.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Rock Ford (Lancaster, Pa.)
Dwellings
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 Y75
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Early History of the Church of the Brethren (German Baptist Brethren) in America, 1729-1890

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Author
Bomberger, Christian.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
286.5 B844e
Responsibility
revised and edited by Isaac Wayne Keller.
Author
Bomberger, Christian.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
26 leaves, 28 cm.
Notes
"Among the books and papers which have passed from generation to generation in the Keller family is a small leather-bound, hand-written booklet. The firsrt entry states: "Copy of memorandum of the Brethren's Church kept by Christian Bomberger, Rothsville." The copy was made by Lizzie W. Keller, Springville.
Translation of the German notes by Frielinde Kratz Ebersole.
Not indexed.
Subjects
Conestoga Church of the Breheren (Leola, Pa) - History.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Genealogy
Leola (Pa.) - Church history.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Ebersole, Frielinde Kratz.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
286.5 B844e
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Object ID
MG0029
Date Range
1916-1993
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Description
General Strickler was a three star general who served in the Mexican Conflict, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Far East Command in Japan. He was born in Columbia, Pa., educated as a lawyer, and served as Pennsylvania's Republican Lieutenant Governor from 1947-1950. Collection includes military citations and certificates, correspondence when elected, speaking engagements, clubs and organizations, and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Daniel Bursk Strickler
Personal Life:
Daniel Bursk Strickler was born on 17 May 1897 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Calvin Ruby Strickler and Harriet Bursk Strickler, raised him in Columbia. Strickler married Caroline Grace Bolton on 11 October 1924. Daniel and Caroline Strickler had two children, Nancy Cupper Strickler and Daniel Bursk Strickler, Jr. Daniel Bursk Strickler, Sr. died on 21 June 1992.
Military Career:
Daniel Strickler enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard under the command of General Edward C. Shannon as a private on 31 January 1916. By April, Strickler was promoted to corporal and in July was assigned to the Mexican Border Conflict as a sergeant. He soon showed his value as a soldier and leader, and in April of 1917 was elected second lieutenant of Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard.
In September, Strickler was promoted once again to first lieutenant, at the same time that Company C became Company B of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army. His company was deployed to France in September 1917 during World War I. Strickler served in five French campaigns including the Battle of Argonne Forest, which was when he received his Purple Heart. He obtained several commissions over the next eleven years including captain in 1918, major in 1922 and lieutenant colonel in 1928.
Just seven years after being promoted to colonel, Strickler was sent to France for a second time. He was in command of the 28th Division, Infantry Regiment during World War II. In 1942, he started command with the 109th Unit and then the 110th Unit of the 28th Division. In June of 1944, Strickler and his men landed at Omaha Beach. Strickler commanded troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the following December. He returned to the United States after three years of fighting.
Strickler was presented the honor of brigadier general in March of 1946 and on 24 December 1947, he was promoted to major general. Strickler remained in the Army and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Afterwards, he served as an advisor for the Army as a diplomat to Korea until his retirement in 1957. Strickler's final commission occurred on 8 February 1960 to lieutenant general. He had been honored many times and received military decorations for valor, heroism, and dedication including three stars.
Education:
Daniel Strickler attended Columbia area public schools until he graduated from Columbia High School in 1916. He was the captain of the track team, president of the junior and senior class, and a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon his return from World War I in 1918, Strickler enrolled at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. He took on many more responsibilities at this stage of his life. Not only did he receive his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1922, but he was also a member of various organizations, clubs and teams during his three years at Cornell University. He was captain of the track team and a member of the Senior Honor Society. Strickler was also president of the following organizations: Senior Class, Student Council, Quill and Dagger Society and Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Professional Career:
Daniel Strickler was admitted to the Bar of several courts during the 1920s including Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Courts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; United States District Court; and United States Supreme Court. He worked with several law firms after obtaining his degree and in 1930, between the births of his two children, he established his own law firm in Lancaster. His legal career was not much different from his military or educational careers. He was involved with various professional organizations such as Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lancaster Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Blackstonian Club of Lancaster, and the Republican Club. Strickler served as Auditor for Lancaster County from 1927 to 1929 and on a Special Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. In 1931, Strickler was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature to serve in the House of Representatives, thus jump-starting his political career.
Political Career:
The political career of Daniel Strickler brought him several new titles including auditor, special counsel member, representative, commissioner, solicitor, committeeman, delegate and lieutenant governor. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during 1931 and 1932, General and Special Sessions. In 1931, Strickler served as the delegate for Pennsylvania at the National Young Republican Conference in Washington, DC. He was the temporary president of the Young Republican State Committee (YRSC) during 1931 as well. After his temporary appointment, he became an executive committee member of YRSC until 1936 and was also appointed as treasurer from 1934 until 1936.
From April to December of 1932, Strickler became the commissioner of the police department of Lancaster City as a special temporary appointment. During this time, he was in charge of cleaning up the police department and taking a stand against corruption and crime. He was a strong prohibitionist and cleaned up the city. Upon selection, he became the solicitor for Lancaster County, the York-Lancaster Inter-County Bridge Commission, and the Lancaster Municipal Airport from 1933 to 1941. He also served as the Republican County Committeeman for the 1st Precinct, 6th Ward, in Lancaster City until 1941. In 1946, Strickler was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, which he fulfilled from 1947 until 1950 when he resigned to serve in the Korean War.
System of Arrangement
Boxes 1-6 are organized by subject. Scrapbooks are organized by volume
Book 1: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, Military Records, November 1918-February 1933
Book 2: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, [1919-1922]
Book 3: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, October 1923-January 1947
Book 4: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, April 1932-November 1933
Book 5: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, February 1942-September 1975
Book 6: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, March 1945-January 1947
Book 7: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-May 1948
Book 8: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-October 1950
Book 9: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1958-March 1958
Date Range
1916-1993
Creation Date
1897-1992
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1993
Creator
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bradley, Omar Nelson
Clark, Mark
Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
Eisenhower, Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie"
Groff, John
Ridgeway, Matthew Bunker
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Taylor, Lydia Happer
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
Subjects
Broadsides
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia (Pa.)
Cornell University--Track and field
Cornell University. Law School
France
Germany
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Lancaster (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
Letters
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations--United States
Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Governor (1947-1951 : Strickler)
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
United States. Army Reserves
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster, Pa.
Search Terms
Broadsides
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia
Cornell University Law School
Correspondence
France
Germany
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ithaca, New York
Korean War
Lancaster
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lieutenant Governor
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
Track and field
Veterans
World War I
World War II
WWI
WWII
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
6 boxes, 54 folders, 9 scrapbooks, 6 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0029
Associated Material
Located at Pennsylvania State Archives:
Daniel B. Strickler Collection, 1916- 1919, 1943- 1957, 1967, & undated, 3 cu. ft., Manuscript Group 356
Related Item Notes
Located in the LancasterHistory.org research library:
Distinguished Military Men: Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest, by Wayne Von Stetten, Call No. 923.5 V945
Coming of Age in Columbia, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
Memoirs of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Daniel Bursk Strickler, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917
Lancaster Law Library Association, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, esq., Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 39
Soul of America, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 71
Daniel B. Strickler, World War I Diary, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917d
25 Cited as Most Influential Lancaster Countians of the Century, by John Ward Willson Loose, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 102, no. 4
Please see the Curatorial Collection for objects and the Photograph Collection for photographs.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions for Boxes 1-6. Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Scrapbooks:
Book 1: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 2: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 3: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 4: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 5: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 6: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 7: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 8: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 9: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
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-29
Classification
MG0029
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Boxes 1-6 were cataloged prior to July 1997. Scrapbooks 1-9 were cataloged in 2008. Added to database 5 September 2017.
Documents
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Early Lancaster architecture

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1412
Author
Lippold, John W.
Date of Publication
1971.
buildings of Lancaster remain, and those of the county are fast disappearing as well. Helpfully some photographs of the exterior of former build- ings remain. Most unfortunately there are no descriptions of them, and no photographs of what must have been, in many instances, beautiful interiors, to show the
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Responsibility
by John W. Lippold.
Author
Lippold, John W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[145]-178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 4
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 4 (1971), p. 145-178Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
Documents

edit_vol75no4pp145_178.pdf

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Older than the nation : The United Church of Christ and its German Reformed beginnings in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7614
Author
Wagner, James E.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
285.8 W133
Responsibility
by James E. Wagner.
Author
Wagner, James E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
15 p. : 23 cm.
Subjects
United Church of Christ - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
German Reformed Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 W133
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Collection
Calendar Collection
Title
Calendar Collection
Object ID
MG0070
Date Range
1867-1995
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Collection
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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Lancaster County waysides

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13687
Author
Kendig, John D.
Date of Publication
c1979.
Call Number
974.815 LACO K33L
Responsibility
by John D. Kendig.
Author
Kendig, John D.
Place of Publication
[Manheim, Pa.]
Publisher
Kendig,
Date of Publication
c1979.
Physical Description
vi, 170 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Kendig, John D.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, Local.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO K33L
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1875 historical atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15911
Corporate Author
Everts and Stewart.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
912.74815 E93
Responsibility
compiled, drawn, and published from personal examinations and surveys by Everts & Stewart.
Corporate Author
Everts and Stewart.
Place of Publication
Knightstown, IN
Publisher
Bookmark,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
xviii, 120 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 43 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1875 ed. published by Everts and Stewart, Philadelphia under title: Combination atlas map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
"Sponsored by the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania."
Kept on top of counter-height shelving unit in Reading Room.
Subjects
Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Co. - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Everts and Stewart.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
912.74815 E93
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