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Thaddeus Stevens as a Lancaster politician, 1842-1868

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Author
Hoelscher, Robert J.
Date of Publication
1974.
to distribute favors to the party faith- ful, and an 1849 letter to Stevens from a Philadelphian who desired appointment as a United States Marshal shows the web of politics involved. The entire Whig delegation in the City [of Lancaster] and most of the County are united in a letter to Genl. Taylor
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by Robert J. Hoelscher.
Author
Hoelscher, Robert J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[157]-213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 4
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1849-1877.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 78, number 4 (1974), p. 157-213Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.78
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The disruption of the Pennsylvania democracy, 1848-1860

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Author
Coleman, John F.,
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
974.803 C692
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by John F. Coleman.
Author
Coleman, John F.,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
v, 184 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 151-155.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1845-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.803 C692
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Thomas McKean : the shaping of an American republicanism

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Author
Rowe, G. S.
Date of Publication
c1978.
Call Number
923.2 M154r
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G. S. Rowe.
ISBN
0870811002
Author
Rowe, G. S.
Place of Publication
Boulder
Publisher
Colorado Associated University Press,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Physical Description
xiv, 503 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [475]-484.
Subjects
McKean, Thomas, - 1734-1817
Politicians - United States
Lawyers - United States
Political science - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1809.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 M154r
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Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
016.9748 P415mrw
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Roland M. Baumann, project director and editor, Martha L. Simonetti, assistant editor, Douglas H. West, assistant editor.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
22 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Manuscripts, American - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Additional Author
Baumann, Roland M.
Simonetti, Martha L.
West, Douglas H.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415mrw
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Party and faction in American politics; the House of Representatives, 1789-1801

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Author
Bell, Rudolph M.
Date of Publication
[1973]
Call Number
973.4 B433
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[by] Rudolph M. Bell.
ISBN
0837163560
Author
Bell, Rudolph M.
Place of Publication
Westport, Conn
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Date of Publication
[1973]
Physical Description
xiii, 311 p. 22 cm.
Series
Contributions in American history,
Notes
Bibliography: p. 297-299.
Subjects
United States. - Congress. - House - History.
Political parties - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1789-1797.
United States - Politics and government - 1797-1801.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.4 B433
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To what extent did Harriet Lance influence the public policies of James Buchanan?

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Author
Rosenberger, Homer Tope,
Date of Publication
1970.
King of Spain." �The President Continues To Share Private Political Views With Harriet From the time he was United States Minister to the Court of St. James, Buchanan continued to confide in Harriet the political matters of the day. How could he do otherwise? Politics and the law were his life. Harriet
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by Homer T. Rosenberger.
Author
Rosenberger, Homer Tope,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
[1]-22 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 1
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 1 (1970), p. 1-22Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74
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Tench Coxe and the early Republic

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Author
Cooke, Jacob Ernest,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Call Number
923.3 C879
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Jacob E. Cooke.
ISBN
0807813087
Author
Cooke, Jacob Ernest,
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill
Publisher
Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Va., by the University of North Carolina Press,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Physical Description
xiv, 573 p. : port. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 525-543.
Subjects
Coxe, Tench, - 1755-1824.
Politicians - United States
Merchants - United States
American loyalists
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1865.
Additional Corporate Author
Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.3 C879
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Lancaster and the constitution: a special reprint of the Lancaster New Era Newspaper Series

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Author
Kessler, Charles H.
Date of Publication
1978
Call Number
974.815 LACO K42
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by Charles H. Kessler
Author
Kessler, Charles H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era,
Date of Publication
1978
Physical Description
57 P. : ill.; 28 cn.
Notes
"This reprint was prepared from a series of articles that appeared in the Lancaster New Era throughout the year of 1987".
Subjects
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Constitutions - United States.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO K42
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The Presidency of James Buchanan

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Author
Smith, Elbert B.
Date of Publication
[1975]
Call Number
923.173 B918s
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by Elbert B. Smith.
ISBN
0700601325
Author
Smith, Elbert B.
Place of Publication
Lawrence
Publisher
University Press of Kansas,
Date of Publication
[1975]
Physical Description
xiii, 225 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 25 cm.
Series
American Presidency series
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 209-217.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918s
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Papers of James Buchanan and Harriet L. Johnston

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Author
Buchanan, James,
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
Drawer 17, Sec. 1
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Author
Buchanan, James,
Place of Publication
[Washington, D.C.]
Publisher
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Labeled on box #340-343
"Mss. 16,968."
Includes index: reel 1.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861 - Sources.
Additional Author
Johnston, Harriet Lane,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 17, Sec. 1
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Guide to the microfilm of the records of Pennsylvania's revolutionary governments, 1775-1790 (record group 27) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 54 rolls : a microfilm project

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Date of Publication
1978 [c1979]
Call Number
016.9748 P415prg
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sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities ; Harry E. Whipkey and Roland M. Baumann, project director, Martha L. Simonetti, assistant project director ; Roland M. Baumann, editor, Douglas H. West, editorial associate.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1978 [c1979]
Physical Description
vii, 351 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Title on spine: Guide to microfilm of Pennsylvania's revolutionary governments, 1775-1790.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Sources - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865 - Sources - Microform catalogs.
Additional Author
Whipkey, Harry E.
Baumann, Roland M.
Simonetti, Martha L.
Additional Corporate Author
National Endowment for the Humanities.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415prg
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The formation of the Union; a documentary history based upon an exhibit in the National Archives Building

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Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
342.73 U58
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Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Service,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
80 p. illus., facsims. 30 cm.
Series
National Archives publication no. 70-13
Notes
1952 ed. issued by National Archives.
Subjects
Constitutional history - United States
United States - Politics and government - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. National Archives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
342.73 U58
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The political crisis of the 1850s

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Author
Holt, Michael F.
Date of Publication
1983, c1978.
Call Number
973.6 H758
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Michael F. Holt.
ISBN
039395370X (pbk.)
9780393953701 (pbk.)
Author
Holt, Michael F.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.,
Date of Publication
1983, c1978.
Physical Description
xvii, 330 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1978.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Party dynamics and the coming of the Civil War -- The second party system in operation -- Slavery, extension and the second party system, 1843-1848 -- Dynamics of the party system and the compromise of 1850 -- The second party system undermined, 1849-1853 -- Realignment, reorganization, and reform, 1854-1856 -- Slavery, republicanism, and the triumph of the Republican Party -- Politics, slavery, and southern secession.
Subjects
Slavery - United States
Compromise of 1850.
United States - Politics and government - 1845-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.6 H758
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Voting in provincial America : a study of elections in the thirteen colonies, 1689-1776

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Author
Dinkin, Robert J.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
329 D585
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Robert J. Dinkin.
ISBN
0837195438 :
Author
Dinkin, Robert J.
Place of Publication
Westport, Conn
Publisher
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
x, 284 p. ; 22 cm.
Series
Contributions in American history ; no. 64
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [261]-272.
Subjects
Elections - United States
United States - Politics and government - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
329 D585
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Jewish perceptions of America : from melting pot to mosaic

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Author
Karp, Abraham J.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
296.8 K18
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Abraham J. Karp.
Author
Karp, Abraham J.
Place of Publication
[Syracuse, N.Y.]
Publisher
Syracuse University,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
iv, 20 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
The B. G. Rudolph lectures in Judaic studies
Subjects
Jews - United States
United States - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
296.8 K18
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Treasury of American design; a pictorial survey of popular folk arts based upon watercolor renderings in the Index of American Design, at the National Gallery of Art

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Author
Hornung, Clarence P.,
Date of Publication
[1972]
Call Number
745.09 H813 Oversize
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by Clarence P. Hornung. Foreword by J. Carter Brown. Introd. by Holger Cahill.
ISBN
0810905167
9780810905160
Author
Hornung, Clarence P.,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Date of Publication
[1972]
Physical Description
2 volumes (xxvii, 846 pages) illustrations (some color) 31 cm
Contents
V. 1. -- Book one: On land and sea -- Book two: In the home -- Book three: Around the house and garden.
V. 2. -- Book four: Woman's world -- Book five: Children's world -- Book six: Across the nation -- State projects -- Roster of artists -- Index.
Subjects
Art - United States.
Decorative arts - United States.
Decoration and ornament - United States.
Decoration and ornament.
Decorative arts.
United States.
Additional Corporate Author
Index of American Design.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.09 H813 Oversize
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Monuments marking the graves of the Presidents; a collection of photographs and inscriptions

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Author
Laird, Archibald.
Date of Publication
[1971]
Call Number
917.304 L188
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ISBN
0815802501
Author
Laird, Archibald.
Place of Publication
North Quincy, Mass
Publisher
Christopher Pub. House
Date of Publication
[1971]
Physical Description
213 p. illus., map (on lining papers) 25 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 213.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, Pres. U.S., 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.304 L188
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A prologue to the construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

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Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Date of Publication
1971.
A Prologue to the Construction of the Fifth Columbia- Wrightsville Bridge by L. W. Newcomer Construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge across the Susquehanna River is described, and recorded for posterity, in the Journal of The Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 73, No. 1, 1969
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by L. W. Newcomer.
Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[119]-124 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
York County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 119-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
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Wheatland, home of James Buchanan : 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861

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Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
728.37 K64
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Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Penna
Publisher
Stel-mar,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
[28] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Notes
"Text by Frederic S. Klein; Color Photography by Marshall Dussinger; Cover from an Original Painting by Florence Starr Taylor; Copyright by M. A. Dussinger."
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Presidents - United States
Additional Author
Dussinger, Marshall..
Taylor, Florence Starr..
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 K64
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The Pennsylvania Abolition Society & the Pennsylvania Black : two hundredth anniversary exhibition, April 17, 1974-July 17, 1974, at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania : from its collections, those of Charles L. Blockson, and others

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Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
326 P415
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Abolition Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
24 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania
Antislavery movements - United States
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Exhibitions.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 P415
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