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History of Lamberton Lodge, no.476 Ancient York Masons, Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo477
Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Date of Publication
1921?
Call Number
366.1 L223
Responsibility
Compiled from the records of the first fifty years of its existence; also biographies of the warrant members and past masters of Lodge 476, with a complete list of members
Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.
Date of Publication
1921?
Physical Description
vii, 218 p. ill. 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 L223
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Pageant of gratitude, for two hundred years of blessing upon Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo649
Author
Burrell, Percy Jewett.
Date of Publication
1929]
Call Number
974.815 LACO B969p
Responsibility
by Percy Jewett Burrell, master of the pageant; Alice Kraft, associate and dance director; Harry A. Sykes ... composer and musical director; presented by the people of the city and county of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June 24th, 25th and 26th, 1929, 7:45 o'clock in the evening.
Author
Burrell, Percy Jewett.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Intelligence Printing Co.,
Date of Publication
1929]
Physical Description
126 p. ill. (incl. music) 29 cm.
Notes
Music: p. 106-107.
Seal of Lancaster County: 1 leaf at end.
"Design of cover and book by Robert B. Hartman."
"A chronicle", by Dr. H. M. J. Klein": p. 119-125.
Subjects
Pageants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Drama.
Additional Author
Sykes, Harry A.
Klein, H. M. J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO B969p
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History and rhymes of the Lost Battalion

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo661
Author
McCollum, Lee Charles.
Date of Publication
c1929.
Call Number
940.41 M129
  1 website  

A constitutional league of peace in the stone age of America; the League of the Iroquois and its constitution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo690
Author
Hewitt, J. N. B.
Date of Publication
1920.
Call Number
970.1 S664c
  1 website  
Responsibility
by J. N. B. Hewitt.
Author
Hewitt, J. N. B.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Govt. Print. Off.,
Date of Publication
1920.
Physical Description
527-545 p. 24 cm.
Notes
From: Smithsonian Institution. Annual report. 1918.
"The author,John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt (December 16, 1859 - October 14, 1937) , was a linguist and ethnographer who specialized in Iroquoian and other Native American languages. Hewitt was born on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation near Lewiston, New York. His parents were Harriet and David; his mother was of Tuscarora, French, Oneida, and Scottish descent, his father of English and Scottish, but raised in a Tuscarora family. His parents raised him speaking the English language, but when he left the reservation to attend schools in Wilson and Lockport, he learned to speak the Tuscarora language from other students who spoke the language." [from Wikipedia]
Summary
Discussion of the formation of the Iroquois League by five separate native American tribes ( Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca ) in 16th century America.
Subjects
Iroquois Indians.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
970.1 S664c
Websites
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A brief record of the Ebys, from their arrival in America to my grandparents Peter and Margaret Hess Eby [and] their descendants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo703
Author
Eby, Jacob,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
929 E16e
Author
Eby, Jacob,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
50 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Eby family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E16e
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Letters of Rebecca Gratz

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo756
Author
Gratz, Rebecca,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
920.1 G773p
Responsibility
edited, with an introd. and notes, by Rabbi David Philipson.
Author
Gratz, Rebecca,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Jewish publication society of America,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
xxiv, 454 p. plates, 2 port. (incl. front.) facsims. 21 cm.
Additional Author
Philipson, David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.1 G773p
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Pageant of liberty, commemorating Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the American revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1082
Author
Burrell, Percy Jewett.
Date of Publication
c1926]
Call Number
974.815 LACO B969
Responsibility
Percy Jewett Burrell, pageant director and co-author with Laura F. Kready and H. Clifton Thorbahn. Presented upon Williamson athletic field by the people of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 5th, 6th and 7th, 1926.
Author
Burrell, Percy Jewett.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster press, inc.,
Date of Publication
c1926]
Physical Description
136 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Pageants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.
Additional Author
Kready, Laura Fry,
Thorbahn, H. Clifton,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO B969
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James Buchanan and his cabinet on the eve of secession

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1126
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
923.173 B918a
Responsibility
by Philip Gerald Auchampaugh ...
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Priv. Print.,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
ix, 224 p. front. (port.) 24 cm.
Notes
Label attached to t.-p.: This volume, subsequently expanded by the results of further research, was a dissertation submitted to the Graduate board of Clark university ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy ... [1926]
Bibliography: p. 202-210.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918a
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James Patterson of Conestoga manor and his descendants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1144
Author
Bell, Edmund Hayes,
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
929 P317b
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Edmund Hayes Bell and Mary Hall Colwell.
Author
Bell, Edmund Hayes,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Wickersham Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
x p., 2 l. [3]-314 p. front.,plates,ports.,maps,facsims.(1 fold.) 26 cm.
Subjects
Patterson family.
Additional Author
Colwell, Mary Hall.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 P317b
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Date Range
1803-1971
  1 document  
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Description
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot," occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker (1821-1891), a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the Freedom Seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was
wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a
precursor to the Civil War.
The collection contains 2 distinct series: documents and photographs, from 1803-1971. Documents include: land drafts and deeds, correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts of the event, memorializations, announcements and a radio drama related to or inspired by the Christiana Resistance event of 1851.
Contained in the photograph series are photographs of: the event place and places related to the Christiana Resistance, the Pownall farm, event monuments, daguerreotypes of key figures and survivors of the resistance.
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Admin/Biographical History
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955
Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date
Date Range
1803-1971
Year Range From
1803
Year Range To
1971
Date of Accumulation
1803-1971
Creator
Moores Memorial Library
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
Subjects
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Extent
1 box, 37 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Location of Originals
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Copyright
The attached images may be used for research purposes only.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for high resolution images and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series #, Folder #, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.
The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Documents
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Collection
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Title
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Object ID
MG0026
Date Range
1898-1954
  1 document  
Collection
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Title
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Sunday School Collection contains the annual convention publications, under various titles, of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Sunday School Association. The contents of the publications vary, but generally include directories and Sunday school attendance statistics from the churches in each district. Many publications contain commercial advertisements while a few contain pictures or drawings of churches and entertainment sites.
Date Range
1898-1954
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1954
Date of Accumulation
1899-1954
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Whitteker, J. E.
Laury, Preston A.
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Sunday school conventions
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
Sunday schools
Directories
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Sunday school conventions
Sunday schools
Advertisements
Churches
Directories
Programs
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
Associations, institutions, etc.
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
2 boxes, 16 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0026
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
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-26
Classification
MG0026
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection cataloged circa 1998; added to database 8 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Michael Haverstick Collection
Title
Michael Haverstick Collection
Object ID
MG0030
  1 document  
Collection
Michael Haverstick Collection
Title
Michael Haverstick Collection
Description
Collection contains information on the Haverstick family, and includes wills, estate papers, genealogies, greeting cards and memorabilia. Large number of photographs and negatives transferred to Photograph Collection on 21 June 2016.
Year Range From
1741
Year Range To
1931
Date of Accumulation
1741-1931
Creator
Haverstick, Michael
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Abern, Mazie
Acheson, Annie L.
Bachman, Myrtle L.
Berge, Clara
Buherean, Marie
Esbenshade, Anna
Esbenshade, Isaac B.
Hanck, Rhonda A.
Haverstick, Amelia B.
Haverstick, Anna M.
Haverstick, Henry B.
Haverstick, Mary B.
Haverstick, Michael
Haverstick, Paul
Haverstick, Ruth
Haverstick, Ruth E.
Hoke, Mrs. P.M.
Hopkins, Bessie
Kell, Anna H.
Kirk, Alice L.
Mathiat, Lillian
Pierce, Elva
Roberts, Elma G.
Umble, Christian
Umble, Christy J.
Umble, Jacob K.
Wolff, Sarah M.
Subjects
Family records
Wills
Photographs
Search Terms
Family records
Photographs
Wills
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
2 boxes, 55 folders, 1.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0030
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-30
Classification
MG0030
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Photographic items were transferred to the Photograph Collection June 2016. Added to database 8 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
E. Oscar Sneath Collection
Title
E. Oscar Sneath Collection (MG-31)
Object ID
MG0031
Date Range
1925-1982
  1 document  
Collection
E. Oscar Sneath Collection
Title
E. Oscar Sneath Collection (MG-31)
Description
This collection contains a high school yearbook, high school and college diplomas, high school and college commencement programs, college pennant and Niagara Falls pennant, and a college letter of E. Oscar Sneath. There are also newspapers and a newspaper article. Photographs, including several of the Low Grade Railroad at Frey's Hollow near Highville, Pa. Also includes photograph album, corn husk doll, and Father Christmas ornament.
Date Range
1925-1982
Year Range From
1925
Year Range To
1982
Date of Accumulation
1925-1982
Creator
Sneath, E. Oscar
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Benedick, Janet
Benedict, H.
Bleacher, J.
Bleacher, M.
Bleacher, Maurice
Hallman, Alfred
Henry, Ada
Henry, Lloyd
Hoover, Maye
Mann, R.
Miller, Warren
Pickle, Paul
Ressel, Reba
Rice, Willis
Rineer, Earl
Shaifley, Willis
Shopf, Phares
Shopf, Willis
Sneath, E. Oscar
Sneath, Gertrude
Storch, Dorothy
Urban, Nand
Urban, Ralph M.
Urban, Susan Lines
Vengrin, Mrs. George
Subjects
Family records
Personal belongings
Photographs
Search Terms
Family records
Finding aids
Lebanon Valley College
Manuscript groups
Millersville High School
Pennsylvania State University
Personal belongings
Photographs
Extent
2 boxes, 11 folders, 4 items, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0031
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-31
Classification
MG0031
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by AS, 1998. Added to database 8 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
M. T. Garvin Papers
Title
M. T. Garvin Papers (MG-34)
Object ID
MG0034
Date Range
1899-1988
  1 document  
Collection
M. T. Garvin Papers
Title
M. T. Garvin Papers (MG-34)
Description
This collection contains information and materials relating to Milton Thomas Garvin, his department store and the Garvin Lecture Series. The scrapbooks were complied by him through the years of 1899-1936. Other items in this collection include letters to family and business partners, several pamphlets from the Garvin Lecture Series, M. T. Garvin & Co. store information, receipts, invoices, banquet programs, and a sampling of financial records from the store.
Admin/Biographical History
Milton Thomas Garvin was born in Fulton Township around 1860. In 1874, at the age of fourteen, Garvin quit school and moved to Lancaster City. He worked various odd jobs before he was hired to work as an errand boy for R. E. Fahnestock's dry goods store in December of 1874.
At the age of sixteen, Fahnestock promoted Garvin to a salesman for the store. He continued to work there through his adolescent years and was promoted to manager at the age of twenty-one, when Fahnestock was in failing health. Garvin assumed that responsibility for twelve years and then bought the store when Fahnestock was ready to retire. Garvin renamed the store M. T. Garvin & Co.
Over the next ten years, Garvin bought the rest of the building and several surrounding buildings to expand his store to a four story and three lot property. He prospered in business and was a philanthropist throughout Lancaster County.
Other than a prominent businessman, Garvin served as a board member, trustee, director or president of the following organizations: The Shippen School for Girls, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, Meadville Theological Seminary, A. Herr Smith and Mechanics' Libraries, Lancaster Charity Society, Joseph Priestly Conference, and People's Octoraro Meeting House.
Milton Thomas Garvin died on 18 August 1936.
Date Range
1899-1988
Year Range From
1899
Year Range To
1988
Date of Accumulation
1899-1988
Creator
Garvin, Milton Thomas, 1860-1936
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bechtold, Walter
Bixler, Julius Seelye
Cayce, Hugh Lynn
Chaisson, Eric J.
Compton, Arthur H.
Cousins, Norman
Fitch, S. W.
Fosdick, Harry Emerson
Garvin, Milton Thomas
Hart, Hornell
Hocking, William Ernest
Hopf, Richard
Hupper, Jacob
Kennedy, Gerald
Kiehl, J. P.
Kring, Walter Donald
Lamont, Corliss
Maritain, Jacques
McMurrin, Sterling M.
Niebuhr, Reinhold
Northop, F.S.C.
Noss, John B.
Park, Charles E.
Ross, James H.
Rossner, John
Royden, Maude
Ruether, Rosemary Radford
Smith, Andrew
Sperry, Willard L.
Taylor, Jeremy
Thurman, Howard
Tillich, Paul
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Business records
Civic leaders
Department stores
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Civic leaders
Correspondence
Department stores
Elks (Fraternal order)
Hotel Brunswick
Lancaster Elks Lodge, No. 134
Letters
M. T. Garvin and Co.
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Stevens House Hotel
Williamson Park
Wills
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
5 boxes,12 folders, 13 scrapbooks, 4.5 cubic ft
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0034
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Curatorial Collections.
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-34
Classification
MG0034
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by TH, April 2014. Added to database 10 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Ellsworth Edwards Collection
Title
Ellsworth Edwards Collection (MG-37)
Object ID
MG0037
Date Range
1827-1933
  1 document  
Collection
Ellsworth Edwards Collection
Title
Ellsworth Edwards Collection (MG-37)
Description
Contains Edwards family materials including correspondence and family photographs.
Date Range
1827-1933
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1933
Date of Accumulation
1827-1933
Creator
Edwards, Ellsworth
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bair, Maggie
Edwards, Bessie
Edwards, Ellsworth
Edwards, Maggie
Smoker, Katie
Subjects
Family records
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Family records
Letters
Photographs
Wills
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0037
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-37
Classification
MG0037
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 10 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Blanche Nevin Collection
Title
Blanche Nevin Collection
Object ID
MG0039
Date Range
1905-1940
  1 document  
Collection
Blanche Nevin Collection
Title
Blanche Nevin Collection
Description
Collection contains correspondence, poetry, and newspaper articles.
Admin/Biographical History
Blanche Nevin (1841-1925), artist and poet, was born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Williamson Nevin, a theologian, teacher, and minister, and Martha Jenkins, daughter of the politician and iron master at Windsor Forges, Robert Jenkins. When Dr. Nevin became the president of Franklin & Marshall College in 1855, he moved the family to Lancaster. They moved to Windsor Forges (or Windsor Place) from 1856 to 1858, while Dr. Nevin acted as executor of his mother-in-law's estate, and then moved permanently to Caernarvon Place on Columbia Avenue (the present site of Degel Israel Synagogue). The Nevin children were well-educated and cultivated for society, as their parents had been.
Blanche was the nation's first noteworthy sculptress. In 1889, she sculpted the statue of Revolutionary War General Peter Muhlenberg, which stands in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. She also sculpted the bust of President Woodrow Wilson. Lancastrians are most familiar with her Lion in the Park (1905) at Reservoir Park and her horse drinking fountain (1898) at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and West Orange Street. Blanche composed a number of poems and set several to music; many were inspired by Lancaster County, her travels, and family and friends. Her poems include: "Great-Grandma's Looking-Glass" (1895), "One Usual Day" (1916), and "To My Door" (1921).
She bought Windsor Place in Caernarvon Twp. in 1897, restored the mansion house and the name Windsor Forges, and added a studio. Furniture and other influences from her travels adorned the house and grounds. She also owned a house in Manasquan, New Jersey; spent time with friends in New York and Philadelphia; and traveled a great deal, especially during the winter.
Her obituary in a Lancaster County newspaper states, "The simple, unpretentious neighbors of Miss Nevin never questioned her foreign ideas and eccentricities, but accepted her for the true, human qualities which she so abundantly possessed."
Date Range
1905-1940
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1940
Date of Accumulation
1905-1940
Creator
Aungst, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Appel, Roberts
Appell, John
Carmichael, Catharine
Dock, Mrs.
Forney, J. G.
Gable, S. Edw.
Jenkins, Catharine Carmichael
Jenkins, Robert
Magee, David F.
Nevin, Blanche
Shenk, H. H.
Shoemaker, Henry W.
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Sculptors
Poets, American
Letters
Poetry
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Lancaster Automobile Club
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Poetry
Poets
Sculptors
Windsor Forge
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .15 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0039
Related Item Notes
MG-730 Blanche Nevin Papers
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-39
Classification
MG0039
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged in 1998; added to database 15 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Captain John M. Groff Collection
Title
Captain John M. Groff Collection (MG-44)
Object ID
MG0044
Date Range
1905-1940
  1 document  
Collection
Captain John M. Groff Collection
Title
Captain John M. Groff Collection (MG-44)
Description
Collection contains photographs, many labeled and dated, and two scrapbooks. One scrapbook contains newspaper articles concerning the military and professional life of Captain Groff. The other scrapbook contains military records including special orders, certificates, passes, correspondence, and government requirements. There are also newspaper articles, maps, and other memorabilia.
Date Range
1905-1940
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1940
Creator
Groff, John M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Davis, R.
Groff, John M.
Klein, Henry Martin John
Malone, John
Pershing, John Joseph
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918
Scrapbooks
Letters
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
Search Terms
American Defense Society
American Expeditionary Forces
American Expeditionary Forces, Supply Division, Postal Express Service
American Red Cross
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maps
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Postal Express Service
Scrapbooks
World War I
WWI
Extent
1 box, 9 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0044
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection.
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-44
Classification
MG0044
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 17 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Roy D. Pegan Collection
Title
Roy D. Pegan Collection
Object ID
MG0046
Date Range
1890-1968
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Collection
Roy D. Pegan Collection
Title
Roy D. Pegan Collection
Description
This collection contains handwritten volumes which contain genealogy, family reunion records, poems and a list of the ages of death of prominent American and foreign generals, and childhood memories of Sunday school and church activities. Three diaries recount everyday activities between 1890 and 1898.
Date Range
1890-1968
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1968
Date of Accumulation
1890-1968
Creator
Pegan, Roy D.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Gowan, Jean
Leiper, Jane S.
Miller, Allen
Pegan, Andrew
Pegan, James
Pegan, Margaret
Pegan, Roy D.
Subjects
Genealogy
Family records
Diaries
Heraldry
Search Terms
Diaries
Family crests
Family records
Family reunions
Finding aids
Genealogy
Heraldry
Manuscript groups
Photographs
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0046
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment with the Research Center staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org to view the Pegan Coat of Arms.
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-46
Classification
MG0046
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged in 1998; added to database 17 May 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Object ID
MG0061
Date Range
1670-1985
Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Description
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
Date Range
1670-1985
Creation Date
mid-20th century-1985
Year Range From
1670
Year Range To
1985
Creator
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Armstrong, John
Atherton, Cornelius
Atkins, Wyatt
Beck, John Philip
Berry, Peter
Breitenhard, Johann Christoph
Brown, Parker B.
Buchele, William M.
Corridon, Raymond R.
Dobson, Thomas
Dubbs, Jacob
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Fetter, George
Feder, George
Fondersmith, John
Grancsay, Steven V.
Grove, S.
Grubb, Peter
Hawkins, Henry
Henry, William
Hoff, H. Bare
Kendig, Joe, Jr.
Kuntz, Jacob
Kuntz, Peter
Landis, George
Landis, Henry
Lehn, Joseph
Lincoln, Abraham
Magee, D. F.
Manger, Henry
Meyhardt, Peter
Pennypacker, A. J.
Sprecher, Peter
Walker, Joseph E.
Yeates, Jasper
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company
Gunsmiths
Kentucky rifle
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Booklets
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Conrad Weiser State Park
Correspondence
Flintlock Rifles
Gunsmiths
Halbach Pistols
Harpers Ferry Arsenal and Armory
Hopewell Forge
Kentucky Match Rifle
Kentucky rifles
Kentucky Rifle Association
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Malsh Pistols
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Rifles
Rotary International
Pennsylvania Deithsch Eck
World War II
Extent
6 boxes, 113 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0061
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers (MG-61), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-61
Classification
MG0061
Description Level
Fonds
Less detail
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F077 I001
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1908
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bard, Silas
Mellinger, Lemon
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Ephrata Twp.
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F077 I001
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Additional name: Silas Bard.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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