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The anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : 1840-1900. A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Social Studies, Millersville State College, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1967.
Call Number
669.1 L863
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Millersville, Pa
Publisher
State College,
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
viii, 171 β. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: β. 141-153.
Contents
Chikiswalungo Furnace -- Henry Clay Furnace -- Sarah Ann Furnace -- Conestoga Furnace -- Marietta Furnace -- Donegal Furnace -- Cordelia Furnace -- Safe Harbor Furnace -- St. Charles Furnace -- Eagle Furnace -- Vesta Furnace -- Railroads -- Chickies Furnace -- Penn Iron Works Rolling Mill -- Lancaster Manufacturing Co. -- Penn Iron Co. -- Safe Harbor Rolling Mill -- Reeves, Abbott And Co. -- Columbia Rolling Mill -- Smith, Bruner, Sourbeer and Co. -- Lancaster Rolling Mill -- Susquehanna Rolling Mill -- Susquehanna Iron Co. -- Chickies Rolling Mill -- Columbia Iron Co. Rolling Mill -- Shawnee Furnace.
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Srikes and lockouts
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville State College (Millersville, Pa.). Graduate Studies Division. Masters thesis. History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
669.1 L863
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The Politics of civil rights in Lancaster, Pennsylvania : a senior thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, in partial fulfillmentt of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18314
Author
Shirk, John Osborne.
Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
323.974815 S558
Author
Shirk, John Osborne.
Place of Publication
Princeton, NJ
Publisher
University,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
174 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
African Americans
Civil rights movements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Senior theses
Additional Corporate Author
Princeton University. Undergraduate Studies. BA theses. Politics.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
323.974815 S558
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A comprehensive survey of the Penn Manor School District, Millersville, Pa. Made for the Penn Manor Board of School directors, the Administration and for the citizens of the Penn Manor School District by the Educational Service Bureau, Temple University

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2522
Corporate Author
Philadelphia. Temple University. College of Education. Educational Service Bureau.
Date of Publication
1967.
Call Number
373.748 M285c
Responsibility
C. Jackson Salisbury, director.
Corporate Author
Philadelphia. Temple University. College of Education. Educational Service Bureau.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
var. paging : charts ;
Subjects
Educational surveys - Penn Manor School District.
Penn Manor School District (Millersville, Pa.) - Education.
Additional Author
Salisbury, Charles Jackson.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
373.748 M285c
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Social statistics for Lancaster County 1860

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Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
Drawer 15, sec. 2
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Alternate Title
Federal nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania, 1850-1880, sociasl statistics and supplemental schedules
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Series
National Archives microfilm publication ; microcopy no. 597.
Notes
Each census arranged alphabetically by county.
Library owns: Reel 4 - Social Statistics 1850 Jefferson to Northumberland Counties -- Reel 7 - Social Statistics 1860 Crawford to Monroe Counties -- Reel 16 Dependent, Defective and Delinquent Classes 1880 Lakawanna to Lebanon Counties.
Record Group 29.
Contents
The LancasterHistory Research Center only holds the "Social Statistics 1860: Crawford to Monroe Counties" microfilm reel. Digital files associated with this resource provide all pages related to Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties. The entire series of this resource include the following: Reels 1-5. Social Statistics, 1850. -- Reels 6-8. Social Statistics, 1860. -- Reel 10. Social Statistics, 1870. -- Reels 11-23. Dependent, defective, and deliquent classes, 1880.
Summary
The Social Statistics presents data for each township and borough in the county. The types of data include the following: Valuation of estate, real, and personal; Annual taxes; Seasons and crops with "usual average crop"; Schools/colleges/academies and the number of students; libraries and the number of volumes; Newspapers/periodicals and their circulation; Religious organizations/churcHes along with the number of persons they can accommodate and the valuation of church property; number of paupers; number of criminals; and average wages for six different categories of work.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Census, 1850.
Pennsylvania - Census, 1860.
Pennsylvania - Census, 1870.
Pennsylvania - Census, 1880.
United States - Census, 1850.
United States - Census, 1860.
United States - Census, 1870.
United States - Census, 1880.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
United States. Census Office.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, sec. 2
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Postage stamps of the United States : an illustrated description of all United States postage and special service stamps issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847 to December 31, 1961

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Corporate Author
United States. Post Office Dept. Office of Special Assistant to the Postmaster General.
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
383.22 U58
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Poverty in the Garden Spot : Prepared for the Community Action Program Committee of Lancaster County, Pa. by Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pa. under the direction of Martha Eppley and John M. Yancey. Graphics by Marcia Heimbach

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17577
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.). Community Action Program Committee.
Date of Publication
January 1966.
Call Number
330 C734
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.). Community Action Program Committee.
Place of Publication
Elizabethtown, Pa
Date of Publication
January 1966.
Physical Description
2 v.
Subjects
Poverty - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Eppley, Martha A.
Additional Corporate Author
Elizabethtown College.
Community Action Program Committee, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
330 C734
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The House of Krupa : a history of the motion picture industry in Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Krupa, Catharine,
Date of Publication
1965.
fabulous career in the motion picture industry began. His first actual experience in motion pictures was acquired when he purchased a projector in 1906 from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog. His first "office" was in the unfinished basement of the Dreamland — a desk and chair next to the furnace — but this
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Responsibility
by Catharine Krupa as told to her daughter, Beatrice Broden.
Author
Krupa, Catharine,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
[187]-214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Krupa, Elsie Johns Shaub, - 1880-1940.
Krupa, Catharine, - 1899-
Krupa, George Martin, - 1873-1961.
Motion picture theaters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Broden, Beatrice.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 187-214Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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Supplement (1962) to The Emison families, revised (1954) : partial genealogies of Emison families of Kentucky and Virginia

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Author
Emison, James Wade,
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
929 E54e
Responsibility
by James Wade Emison.
Author
Emison, James Wade,
Place of Publication
Vincennes, Ind
Publisher
Edwards Brothers,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
vii, 399 p. : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Both editions should be consulted together."
Includes index.
LCHS has copy 63.
Subjects
Emison family.
United States - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Emison, James Wade,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E54e
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Partial history of the descendants of John Frederick Zinn, came to America in 1738 and settled in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4532
Author
Grass, E. Maurice
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
929 Z78
Author
Grass, E. Maurice
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
E.M. Grass,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
[33], 250 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Genealogy of the Zinn family of York & Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania / by E. Maurice Grass.
Remainder of title: Jacob Zinn, came to America in 1749 and settled in CoCalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ... Jacob (Zurn) Zinn, came to America in 1851 and settled in the Hanover area of York County ... George March, came to America about 1752 and settled in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania ...
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Zinn family.
Hoover family.
Seifert family.
Marsh family.
Grass family.
Emig family.
York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 Z78
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In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1968.
In Recognition of Their Prominence: A Case Study of the Economic and Social Backgrounds of an Ante- Bellum Negro Business and Farming Class in Lancaster County Carl D. Oblinger Preface Social and political revolutions are based upon a few determin- ants. There must be a mass of men (identifiable
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Responsibility
by Carl D. Oblinger.
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
[65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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The Department of the Susquehanna

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Author
Billet, Glenn E.
Date of Publication
1962.
pursued an extremely successful career in politics including State Treasurer, U. S. Senator and National Chairman of the Republican Party. (Right) Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817-1894) Dickinson College 1837; admitted to the Bar in 1839; famous war time governor 1861-1867; minister to Russia 1869-1872; and
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Responsibility
Glenn E. Billet.
Author
Billet, Glenn E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
[1]-64 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.66, no.1
Subjects
Couch, Darius Nash, - 1822-1897.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 1 (1962), p. 1-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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Fool's gold; the decline and fall of Captain John Sutter of California

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Author
Dillon, Richard H.
Date of Publication
[1967]
Call Number
923.9 S967d
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Responsibility
by Richard Dillon.
Author
Dillon, Richard H.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Coward-McCann
Date of Publication
[1967]
Physical Description
380 p. illus., maps, ports. 22 cm.
Notes
"Bibliographical reprise": p. 357-363.
Subjects
Sutter, John Augustus, - 1803-1880.
Pioneers - California
California - History - To 1846.
California - History - 1846-1850.
California - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 S967d
Websites
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A report to the citizens of Millersville, Pennsylvania for the year (yr)

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Date of Publication
1965 - ?]
Call Number
353.006 M652
Alternate Title
The place, the people, the promise.
The many faces of Millersville.
Place of Publication
[Millersville, Pa
Publisher
Millersville Borough Council,
Date of Publication
1965 - ?]
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Community development - Pennsylvania - Millersville.
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville (Pa.). Borough Council.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
353.006 M652
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Conestoga crossroads: The rise of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1789 [PhD thesis]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo647
Author
Wood, Jerome H.
Date of Publication
1969.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876t
Responsibility
by Jerome Herman Wood.
Author
Wood, Jerome H.
Place of Publication
[Providence, R.I.]
Publisher
Wood,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
(iv,532 leaves) : maps
Notes
"Notes and bibliographical essay" : leaves 438-532.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876t
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The quest for equilibrium in an established sect : a study of social change in the General Conference Mennonite Church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4712
Author
Harder, Leland David,
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
289.709 H259
Responsibility
Leland David Harder.
Author
Harder, Leland David,
Publisher
Typescript (carbon copy),
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
xv, 385 β. : tables ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: β. 359-368.
Subjects
General Conference Mennonite Church - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.709 H259
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George Croghan of Pennsboro; a paper presented before the Cumberland County Historical Society and Hamilton Library Association on May 7, 1964

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15229
Author
Crist, Robert Grant.
Date of Publication
[1965]
Call Number
974.802 C554
Author
Crist, Robert Grant.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Dauphin Deposit Trust Co.
Date of Publication
[1965]
Physical Description
31 p. illus., maps. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 29-31).
Subjects
Croghan, George, - d. 1782.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 C554
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A historical study of the Lancaster city elementary physical education program, 1924-1968

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10306
Author
Dell, Bernard R.
Date of Publication
1969.
Call Number
370 D357
Responsibility
Bernard R. Dell.
Author
Dell, Bernard R.
Place of Publication
[West Chester, Pa.]
Publisher
West Chester State College,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
vi, 107 leaves : tables ; 29 cm.
Notes
Appendix: leaves 107, A - R-6.
Subjects
Physical education and training - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 D357
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The social structure of revolutionary America

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3488
Author
Main, Jackson Turner.
Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
309.173 M224
Author
Main, Jackson Turner.
Place of Publication
Princeton, N.J
Publisher
Princeton University Press,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
viii, 330 p. 21 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
United States - Social conditions - To 1865.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
309.173 M224
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The Kirby collection of historical paintings, located at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2742
Corporate Author
Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.)
Date of Publication
[1963]
Call Number
708.1 K46 Oversize
Corporate Author
Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Easton, Pa
Publisher
The College,
Date of Publication
[1963]
Physical Description
54 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Kirby, Allan P - Art collections - Catalogs.
Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) - Catalogs.
Portraits, American
Portrait painting, American
Narrative painting - United States
United States in art
Painting - Pennsylvania - Easton
United States - Biography - Portraits - Catalogs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
708.1 K46 Oversize
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Salem United Church of Christ - Rohrerstown, PA - Rededication of Renovated Church Building Dedication of new Christian Education Building: November 3 and 6, 1963

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17772
Corporate Author
Salem United Church of Christ, Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.
Date of Publication
1963?]
Call Number
285.8 R739s
Corporate Author
Salem United Church of Christ, Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n. ;
Date of Publication
1963?]
Physical Description
8 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 136, # 4.
Subjects
Salem United Church of Christ (Rohrerstown, Pa.)
Rohrerstown, Pa. - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 R739s
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