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
Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection
Description
The Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection contains legal documents concerning property and lease agreements for 26-28 N. Queen Street and the Woolworth Building. The material also includes a membership directory, annual reports, conference materials, and correspondence for the Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster.
This collection contains correspondence, schedules of events, and membership information from the Pirates Club of Lancaster.
Admin/Biographical History
The Pirates Club began as the Shad Choir Club in Lancaster around 1910. This fraternal organization had regular shad dinners and field trips called "cruises". The organization is still active in Lancaster.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Pirates Club Collection (MG0945), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at item level.
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
Collection contains information on Armstrong World Industries, formerly the Armstrong Cork Company, manufacturers of flooring, ceiling, and building materials. Several items concern military production during World War II. There are histories of the company, management correspondence, policy manuals, blueprints, consumer catalogs, annual reports, and copies of Armstrong Today, an internal magazine. Employee correspondence, convention programs and ephemera, advertising, and news articles were added to the collection in 2007-2008.
Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Armstrong Archive, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection 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.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 1
Contents
This article also includes a list of gunsmiths of Lancaster County in the period from 1728-1863. The original list was prepared by S.E. Dyke in 1959 which was most likely created from the 3x5 cards that are available in the resource entitled "Card index of gunsmiths documented by SE Dyke" . The list appearing in this article is a revision of that list by C.B. Grove in 1969.
vol. 1, no. 1, (1965) John Armstrong - gunsmith Emmittsburg, Md. by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 1, no. 2, (1965) Christian Hawken - gunsmith by Carl Pippert -- vol. 1, no. 3, (1965) The Brunners of North Carolina by R. H. Mackintosh -- vol. 1, no. 4 (1965) Henry Mauger - gunsmith Douglass Twp by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 2, no. 1 (1966) Peter Niehardt - Gunsmith by R. B. Gabel -- vol. 2, no. 2 (1968) The Hawkins of Maryland by V. K. Goodwin -- vol. 2, no. 3 (1967) The gunsmiths of Northampton & Lehigh Co, by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 2, no. 4 (1968) Elias Brey gunsmith traveller by S. E. Dyke -- vol 3, no. 1 (1967) Peter & Elizabeth Smith - gunsmiths by S. E. Dyke -- vol 3, no. 2 (1967) Jacob Dubbs - pioneer gunsmith by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 3, no. 3 (1967) The Hess family of gunsmiths -- vol. 3, no. 4 (1967) The Kuntz bros - Jacob & Peter Kuntz by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 4, no. 1 (1967) The Moll family of gunsmiths by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 4, no. 2 (1967) The Rupp family of gunsmiths by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 4, no. 3 (1967) Christian Springs, Nazareth, Pa. gunsmights by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 4, no. 4 (1967) Some additional facts on Lancaster gunsmiths by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 5, no. 1 (1971) The Hess family of gunsmiths by R. G. Gabel -- vol. 5, no. 2 (1971) The Henry family of gunsmiths by R. G. Gabel -- vol. 5. no. 3 (1971) A reason why so few pre-Revolutionary guns exist by S. E. Dyke -- vol. 5. no. 4 (1972) The New England rifle by W. M. Guthman--v.6, no.1-3--vol.6.no.1 (1972) The Baker Family of Gunsmiths in Lancaster County, 1717-1754--v.6, no.2 (1973) Specifications or Plans for a Revolutionary War Gun Factory--v.6, no.3 (1973) Controversial Indian Faces Inlaid or Carved on Northampton County Kentucky Rifles.
