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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
, Robert W. Hager, E. M. Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker Hamblin, Dora Jane Hartman, Edwin Mitman Hartman, Mr. Herman, Emma Garrigan Herman, Theodore F. Honig, Margaret Honig, Stanley Jefferson, Thomas Jordan, Paul Jurgelski, Susan Kell, R. M. Kilby, Tom Kunkel, Arthur King Lincoln, Abraham Maugans, David
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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents 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.
Accession Number
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Blackstone's Commentaries : with notes of reference, to the Constitution and laws, of the federal government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia : in five volumes, with an appendix to each volume, containing short tracts upon such subjects as appeared necessary to form a connected view of the laws of Virginia, as a member of the federal union

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21089
Author
Blackstone, William,
Date of Publication
1803.
Call Number
Book 354 1893
Book 353 1803
Book 352 1803
Book 351 1803
Book 350 1803
Responsibility
by St. George Tucker ...
Author
Blackstone, William,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small ... Robert Carr, printer,
Date of Publication
1803.
Physical Description
5 v. : geneal. tables (engravings) ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
"This edition by 'St. George Tucker ... ' follows the text of the ninth edition, London, 1783. It contains a selection of Christian's notes, marked with his name"--Eller, C.S. The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library, 1938.
Pagination of the Commentaries is that of another edition.
Signatures: v. 1: [A]⁴ B-4G⁴; v. 2: [A]⁴ B-4F⁴ (4F4 blank); v. 3: pi² A-5A⁴ 5B1, IV leaves of plates (3 folded); v. 4: pi² A-4L⁴ [4M]1; v. 5: pi² A-4G⁴ 5A-5F⁴ 5G².
Errata: v. 1, leaf 4G4; v. 4, leaf [4M]1.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 350, 351, 352, 353, 354 as assigned by Yeates.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cohen, M.L. Bibliography of Early American law,
Eller, C.S. William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library,
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
Subjects
Law - United States.
Law - Great Britain.
Law - Virginia.
Law.
Great Britain.
United States.
Virginia.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Tucker, St. George,
Christian, Edward,
Rives, William C.
Jefferson, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
William Blackstone Collection (Library of Congress)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 354 1893
Book 353 1803
Book 352 1803
Book 351 1803
Book 350 1803
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Debates and other proceedings of the Convention of Virginia : convened at Richmond, on Monday the 2d day of June 1788, for the purpose of deliberating on the constitution recommended by the Grand Federal Convention, to which is prefixed the federal constitution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21665
Corporate Author
Virginia. Convention
Date of Publication
MDCCLXXXVIII-MDCCLXXXIX [1788-1789]
Call Number
Book 593, 1788b
Corporate Author
Virginia. Convention
Place of Publication
Petersburg
Publisher
Printed by Hunter and Prentis,
Date of Publication
MDCCLXXXVIII-MDCCLXXXIX [1788-1789]
Physical Description
3 v. ; 23 cm (8vo)
Notes
Vols. 2-3 published in 1789, with imprint: Petersburg : Printed by William Prentis.
Vol. 1: 194, [2] p.; v. 2: 195, [1] p.; v. 3: 228 p.
Errata: v. 1, p. 194, v. 2, p. 194-195; v. 3, p. 227-228.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 593 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound after Thomas Lloyd, Debates of the convention of the state of Pennsyvania, vol 1, 1788 and before page 321 of Thomas Lloyd, Debates of the general assembly of Pennsylvania, v. 4.
Bound with Lloyd, Thomas, Debates of the General Assembly of Pennvania, vol 4, Philadelphia: printed for the editor, 1788 - Lloy, Thomas, Debates of the convention of the state of Pennsylvnania on the constitution proposed for the government of the United States, vol 1, Philadia: Joseph James, 1788.
ESTC
Evans
Subjects
Constitutions - United States - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional law - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional law.
Constitutions.
Politics and government
Virginia - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
United States.
Virginia.
Early works.
Full leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Jefferson, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Place
Virginia Petersburg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 593, 1788b
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The Englishman's right : a dialogue between a barrister at law and a juryman, plainly setting forth I. The antiquity, II. The excellent designed use, III. The office and just privileges of juries by the law of England

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21145
Author
Hawles, John,
Date of Publication
Printed in the year MDCCLXXI [1771]
Call Number
Book 445 1783
Responsibility
by Sir John Hawles, Knight, Solicitor-General to the late King William.
Author
Hawles, John,
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
Printed in the year MDCCLXXI [1771]
Physical Description
vi, [2], 51, [1] p. ; 16 cm (12mo)
Notes
"This treatise has passed through many editions. It appeared first in the year 1680 ... and is now presented to the public at least for the eighth time. ...": Advertisement to the reader, p. [1], 2nd group of paging.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁶ F².
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 445 as assigned by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
English Short Title Catalogue,
Subjects
Jury - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Jury.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Half leather linen (Binding)
Additional Author
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Jefferson, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper
Additional Corporate Author
Ebenezer Hazard Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 445 1783
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The law of evidence : wherein all the cases that have yet been printed in any of our law books or tryals, and that in any wise relate to points of evidence, are collected and methodically digested under their proper heads : with necessary tables to the whole

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21014
Date of Publication
1717.
Call Number
Book 218 1717
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling (assignees of Edward Sayer Esq.) for R. Gosling ...,
Date of Publication
1717.
Physical Description
[16], 243, [77] p. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
Published anonymously. Attributed to Geoffrey Gilbert. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Also attributed to William Nelson. Cf. BM.
Signatures: A-X⁸.
Advertisements on verso of p. [1-2] in front and p. [76-77] at end.
Errata on p. [75] at end.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page.
Book number 218 as assigned by Yeates.
Small bookplate of David Franch affixed to back of front cover.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints
British Museum. General catalogue of printed books,
English short title catalogue,
Subjects
Evidence (Law) - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Evidence (Law)
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather [Binding]
Gilt title on maroon spine label[Binding]
Name of David French embossed on both covers.
Additional Author
Gilbert, Geoffrey,
Nelson, William,
Jefferson, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
French, David,
Additional Corporate Author
Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 218 1717
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Title
Letter from John Nidile to J. B. Henry
Object ID
JBFP 3.1.2.034
Date Range
1856/11/07
  2 documents  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Title
Letter from John Nidile to J. B. Henry
Description
Letter from John Nidile to J. B. Henry asking how to locate a letter of Thomas Jefferson’s about the Louisiana Purchase.
Date Range
1856/11/07
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 3, Box 3
People
Henry, James Buchanan
Nidile, John
Jefferson, Thomas
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 12.4 x 20.1 cm. DO NOT FILM
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition Notes
Water damaged.
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 3 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 3.1.2.034
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.473
Other Number
JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 34
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
Wheatland
Title
The Presidents of the United States'
Object ID
W.2003.006.001
Date Range
1845
Collection
Wheatland
Title
The Presidents of the United States'
Description
Color lithograph of 'The Presidents of the United States.' George Washington in center oval. Surrounding ovals contain pictures of John Adams, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, James Polk, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jack
Provenance
Found in collection.
Date Range
1845
Creator
Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888
People
Adams, John
Adams, John Quincy
Jackson, Andrew
Jefferson, Thomas
Madison, James
Monroe, James
Polk, James
Tyler, John
Van Buren, Martin
Washington, George
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Lithographs
Presidents
Prints
Object Name
Lithograph
Material
Paper
Makers Mark
Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St. N.Y.'
Height (in)
14.75
Width (in)
9.75
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2003-06-27
Condition Notes
Removed from acidic frame and backing due to acid burn and discoloration.
Object ID
W.2003.006.001
Notes
Removed from acidic frame and backing to prevent further acid burns / discoloration.
Place of Origin
USA
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Accession Number
W.2003.006
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder no date #043
Date Range
No date
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
No date
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0068
People
Dungan, John
Grimes, John
Hemphill, Samuel
Hanoway, Charles
Hilton, Uriah
Hartzel, Luesa
Hartzel, Ann
Harley, Jane Lydia
Jefferson, Thomas
Kauffman, William
Kennady, Ann Mary
Kennady, Elizabeth
Knowlen, S. Philip
Knapp, Sarah
Murrey, Elizabeth
Moore, Mariah
Moore, Amy
Montgomery, Amos
McCullough, Ann Allice
McLone, Ann Margaret
McMinn, Jane Mary
McDade, Ellen Mary
McDade, Ann Sarah
Nickerson, Ann Mary
Nickerson, I[rv]in Stephen
Peacock, William
Peacock, Jane
Pugh, Caleb
Pugh, R. Franklin
Quigley, Ann Eliza
Rogers, Lavina
Rogers, Isaias
Smith, Harriet
Sumption, Charles
Sumption, Mary
Sheridan, John
Townsend, Rebecca
Wright, James
Wright, Eliza
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder no date #043
Box Number
068
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Dungan, John. Age 9.
Grimes, John. Age 8.
Hemphill, Samuel. Age 11.
Hanoway, Charles. Age 7.
Hilton, Uriah. Age 10.
Hartzel, Luesa. Age 7.
Hartzel, Ann. Age 7.
Harley, Jane Lydia. Age 7.
Jefferson, Thomas. Age 5.
Kauffman, William. Age 7.
Kennady, Ann Mary. Age 11.
Kennady, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Knowlen, S. Philip. Age 9.
Knapp, Sarah. Age 7.
Murrey, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Moore, Mariah. Age 9.
Moore, Amy. Age 8.
Montgomery, Amos. Age 8.
McCullough, Ann Allice. Age 8.
McLone, Ann Margaret. Age 7.
McMinn, Jane Mary. Age 5.
McDade, Ellen Mary. Age 5.
McDade, Ann Sarah. Age 6.
Nickerson, Ann Mary. Age 8.
Nickerson, I[rv]in Stephen. Age 6.
Peacock, William. Age 10.
Peacock, Jane. Age 8.
Pugh, Caleb. Age 11.
Pugh, R. Franklin. Age 9.
Quigley, Ann Eliza. Age 9.
Rogers, Lavina. Age 9.
Rogers, Isaias. Age 6.
Smith, Harriet. Age 11.
Sumption, Charles. Age 6.
Sumption, Mary. Age 8.
Sheridan, John. Age 9.
Townsend, Rebecca. Age 7.
Wright, James. Age 10.
Wright, Eliza. Age 9.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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