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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.
Documents
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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
Less detail