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Collection
Joseph Simon Papers
Title
Joseph Simon Papers
Object ID
MG0623
Date Range
1754-1786
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Joseph Simon Papers
Title
Joseph Simon Papers
Description
This collection contains financial and legal papers of Joseph Simon, including a mortgage, his will, and a bill of exchange. There is also a 1768 letter of introduction from Thomas Barton, rector of St. James Episcopal Church to William Johnson, First Baronet.
Admin/Biographical History
Joseph Simon was a successful trader and owned enormous tracts of land in the West. As the head of one of the earliest Jewish families in Lancaster County, he was also a religious leader in Lancaster,Pa. See Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 7 (1899), p. 165-172.
https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/simon-joseph-simon-papers-1754-1786/
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2flibrary%2fdocs%2fvol3no7pp165_172_224559.pdf#search=Simon%2c%20Joseph&phrase=false
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2flibrary%2fdocs%2fedit_vol80no4pp211_322.pdf#search=Simon%2c%20Joseph&phrase=false
Date Range
1754-1786
Creation Date
1754-1786
Date of Accumulation
1764-1766, 1795
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Barton, Thomas
Johnson, William
Simon, Joseph
Subjects
Letters
Wills
Indian traders
Jewish businesspeople
Search Terms
Correspondence
Jewish businesspeople
Letters
Merchants
Mortgages
Wills
Extent
1 box, 2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0623
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the 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
Papers regarding the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre Collection (MG-614), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-623
Other Number
MG-623
Classification
MG0623
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Title
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Object ID
MG0721
Date Range
1762-1855
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents, 1762-1855 Object ID: MG0721 1 box 6 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 15 Scope
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Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Title
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Description
The Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents include legal contracts between apprentice, or the parent or guardians, and master; as well as one contract between an indentured servant and master. The contracts identify the parties involved, municipalities, trade to be learned, and terms of contract.
Date Range
1762-1855
Creation Date
1762-1855
Year Range From
1762
Year Range To
1855
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Boyd, Nickolas C.
Brant, John
Carver, Seneca
Convery, Patrick
Daly, James
Eshleman, Guy
Eversole, Jacob
Fenney, Catherine
Ganter, George
Hess, John
Humerich, Christian
Humphreville, Frank
Humphreville,Henry
Humphreville, Susanna
Ihling, John
Johns, Jacob
Johnston, Abraham
Lesher, John
Long, George
Messner, Christian
Moore, David
Moore, Zacharias
Parsons, Mary
Peddin, John
Porter, John
Porter, William
Quick, Philip
Reinhard, Jacob
Reinhard, Mary
Remo, Jenetta
Remo, Samuel
Remo, Susanna
Ruch, John
Ruch, Peter
Seeger, Fredrich
Steele, William W.
Stewart, Peter
Welsh, James
Subjects
Apprentices
Blacksmiths
Carpenters
Contract labor
Contracts
Joiners
Saddlery
Tinsmiths
Weavers
Search Terms
Apprentices
Blacksmiths
Brecknock Twp.
Carpenters
Contract labor
Cocalico Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Finding aids
Indentures
Joiners
Lancaster
Little Britain Twp.
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Providence Twp.
Saddlery
Tinsmiths
Weavers
Extent
1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0721
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-721
Classification
MG0721
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera
Title
Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera, 1929-1991
Object ID
MG0648
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Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera
Title
Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera, 1929-1991
Description
This collection contains ephemera of the Hamilton Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Admin/Biographical History
The Hamilton Club was founded in 1889 as a place for prominent citizens of the city to gather and named in honor of James Hamilton (1740-1783), a prominent lawyer and politician in colonial Pennsylvania, as well as planner of the City of Lancaster.
Year Range From
1929
Year Range To
1991
Date of Accumulation
1929-1991
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
Subjects
Hamilton Club of Lancaster
Ephemera
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Hamilton Club
Ephemera
Extent
2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0648
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-648
Other Number
MG-648
Classification
MG0648
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
George Ross Papers
Title
George Ross Papers
Object ID
MG0624
Date Range
1767-1777
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Collection
George Ross Papers
Title
George Ross Papers
Description
The George Ross Papers contain a land draft for Burkholder's Island, owned by George Ross, and articles of agreement for the sale of property in Donegal Twp.
Date Range
1767-1777
Year Range From
1767
Year Range To
1777
Date of Accumulation
1767-1777
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Ross, George
Hamilton, Charles
Wheeler, John
Burkholder, Abraham
Preston, Thomas
Subjects
Islands
Real property
Real property surveys--Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Manuscript groups
Articles of agreement
Burkholder's Island
Islands
Land drafts
Real estate
Susquehanna River
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, 2 items, 6 pages to scan
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0624
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: George Ross Papers (MG0624), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-624
Other Number
MG-624
Classification
MG0624
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared 2014. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The collection was cataloged using DACS conventions.
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Collection
Scouts of America Collection
Title
Scouts of America Collection
Object ID
MG0140
Date Range
1945-1996
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Collection
Scouts of America Collection
Title
Scouts of America Collection
Description
The Scouts of America Collection contains items related to scouting in Lancaster County, PA. The Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorer Post are represented with annual reports, ephemera, and newsletters that contain financial data and information about troop locations and activities.
Date Range
1945-1996
Year Range From
1945
Year Range To
1996
Date of Accumulation
1945-1996
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Subjects
Annual reports
Boy Scouts
Day camps
Explorers (Boy Scouts)
Girl Scouts
Newsletters
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Annual reports
Boy Scouts
Camp Mack
Day camps
Explorers (Boy Scouts)
Finding aids
Girl Scouts
J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation
Manuscript groups
Newsletters
Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council
Pennsylvania Dutch Boy Scout Council
Programs
Scoutcaster
Scouter Focus
Scrapbooks
Zion News
Zion United Church of Christ
Extent
1 box, 6 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0140
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Scrapbook of Explorer Scouts of Post 325, Troop 25 (MG0434_Box105)
Explorer Scouts Post 325 Troop 25 Album (A-60-01-001 to A-60-01-200)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Scouts of America Collection (MG0140), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-140
Other Number
MG-140
Classification
MG0140
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998-1999. Added to database 9 September 2021.
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Collection
Stock Certificates Collection
Title
Stock Certificates Collection
Object ID
MG0326
Date Range
1822-1995
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Stock Certificates Collection, 1822-1995 Object ID: MG0326 1 box 13 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content
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Stock Certificates Collection
Title
Stock Certificates Collection
Description
This collection contains stock certificates for businesses and associations in Lancaster County and this region, or for shares held by residents of Lancaster County.
Date Range
1822-1995
Year Range From
1822
Year Range To
1995
Date of Accumulation
1822-1995
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Barber, John
Bausman, J. B.
Bolton, W. P.
Bowman, Robert K.
Burkholder, Abe W.
Cleveland, S. M.
Dick, William
Dombach, Calvin S.
Eshleman, Kathryn
Fairlamb, Harry
Folmer, Charles John
Frank, J. Barcley
Franklin, Walter M.
Givler, John
Givler, John S.
Good, C. W.
Green, E.
Haines, Joyce
Haines, Karl
Harrison, W.
Hartman, H. W.
Hartman, John F.
Hartzell, H. O.
Hess, Mark S.
Jenkins, William
Jones, J.
Kauffman, I. M.
Keller, Dean
Kendall, L. A.
Kreider, Elam
Long, John F.
Loose, John Ward Willson "Jack"
Lorch, George A.
Lutz, P. H.
Martin, Isaac
Maxwell, Joseph R.
Maxwell, Mrs. Joseph R.
Metzger, H. R.
Metzler, Christian E.
Meyer, Anna Magdalen
Miller, William
Mowrer, J. H.
Nissley, J. H.
Parkins, R. B.
Pickle, J. Harry
Pollard, Myron A.
Price, Samuel
Riddick, Frank A.
Rudy, James K.
Rush, E. W.
Sahm, Norman R.
Shand, William
Shurler, F.
Smith, Jacob
Smith, W. J. B.
Snavely, Helen
Snyder, P. F.
Sweigart, S. F
Wagner, F. D.
Webster, George W.
Yost, J. F.
Zimmerman, Elmer D.
Subjects
Stock certificates
Search Terms
Agricultural Trust and Savings Company
American Bank Note Company
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Broun-Green Company
Columbia Pennsylvania Library Company
Conestoga Aero Corporation
E. A. Wright Bank Note Company
Eastern Livestock Cooperative Marketing Association
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmers Oil Company
Finding aids
Follmer, Clogg and Company
Gap Mine Company
Goldsmith Brothers
International Bank Note Company
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Lancaster Development Company
Lancaster Manufacturing Company
Lancaster Suburban Water Company
Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad Company
Linglestown Fair Association
Lone Star Gas and Oil Company
Manheim, Petersburg and Lancaster Plank Road
Manheim, Petersburg and Lancaster Turnpike
Manufacturing
Manuscript groups
New Holland Airport
Railroads
Reynolds and Company
Seed-leaf Tobacco Growers Company
Service and Parking Garage Company
Sicily Island Fishing Club
Silver Springs Dairy Company Ltd.
Stock certificates
Tobacco
Turnpikes
United Ice Company
West End Water Company
William F. Murphy's Sons Company
Winslow Petroleum Company
Extent
1 box, 13 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0326
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.
Other Numbers
MG-326
Classification
MG0326
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Object ID
MG0305
Date Range
1948-2018
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Barney Ewell Collection, 1948-2018 Object ID: MG0305 1 box 4 folders Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note: The Barney
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Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Description
The Barney Ewell Collection contains a program of athletic events celebrating Barney Ewell's achievements, newspaper articles, a postcard, and a dedication program for the installation of a state historical marker.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
1948-2018
Year Range From
1948
Year Range To
2018
Date of Accumulation
1948-2018
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Spiese, Roberta L.
Subjects
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Postcards
Programs (Publications)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd, 1984, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England)
Pennsylvania Senior Games
Postcards
Programs
Track and field athletes
Extent
1 box, 5 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0305
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection
Notes
Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-305
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection
Title
Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection
Object ID
MG0417
Date Range
1940-1990
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection, 1940-1990 Object ID: MG0417 1 box 3 folders .10 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side
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Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection
Title
Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection
Description
This collection contains information, decals, catalogs, and an annual report for Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Admin/Biographical History
J. M. Mast Manufacturing Company was organized in Lititz in 1901 to manufacture animal traps, patent fishing floats and vegetable graters. In 1905 the Mast Company was merged with the Animal Trap Company of Abingdon, Illinois; the new company was said to be "the largest concern of its kind in the world." (http://www.horseshoe.cc/pennadutch/places/pennsylvania/lancasterco/towns/lititz/lititz.htm, accessed 16 July 2009)
The name was changed to Woodstream Corporation in 1966 and is headquartered in Lititz. Woodstream Corporation manufactures and markets pest control, and wildlife caring and control products for the United States, Canada, and European markets. The company offers rodent control products, caring control products for pets and wildlife, pest control products for the lawn and garden, and wild bird feeder segments. It also offers mouse traps, cage traps, toxic insecticides and fungicides, and bird feeders, as well as dog and small animal cages. It distributes its products through retail locations in the United States and internationally.
(http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=96531, accessed 16 July 2009)
Date Range
1940-1990
Year Range From
1940
Year Range To
1990
Date of Accumulation
1940-1990
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Askins, Pete
Black, Carolyn
Endslow, Ellen
Wentzel, Leroy
Subjects
Annual reports
Business records
Catalogs
Decalcomania
Decoys (Hunting)
Ephemera
Search Terms
Animal Trap Company of America
Annual reports
Business records
Catalogs
Decals
Decoys (Hunting)
Ephemera
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Victor
Victor Woodstream Corporation
Woodstream Corporation
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .10 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0417
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection
See the Curatorial Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Woodstream Corporation (Lititz, Pa.) Collection (MG0417), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Folders 1 and 2: gift of Ellen Endslow, 5 February 2007. Folder 3: gift of Mrs. June R. Bomberger, 31 January 2009.
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
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@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.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-417
Classification
MG0417
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-2 processed by DS, 2007. Folder 3 added by HST, 2011. Added to database 16 December 2021.
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Collection
Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Object ID
MG0237
Date Range
1880-2003
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Watt & Shand Collection, 1880-2003 Object ID: MG0237 4 boxes 59 folders, 1 scrapbook 2 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 6 Scope and
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Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Description
The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Series 1 includes employee handbooks, job description, beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, a history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic Preservation Trust calendar, and children's books.
Series 2 is a record of the property at the downtown location and at Park City Mall beginning in 1880 with deeds, legal agreements, a building inspector's permit, and insurance policies.
Admin/Biographical History
On 22 February 1878, Peter Watt, James Shand and Gilbert Thompson advertised the opening of a new store, The New York Store, featuring new lines of foreign and domestic dry goods as well as fancy goods and notions. The New York Store opened on 9 March 1878 and was an immediate success focusing on customer service. The owners had an unwritten policy stating that they remained open until the last customer left. During that first year, partner Gilbert Thompson died. Watt and Shand purchased a building located at 8-10 East King Street and changed their name from The New York Store to Watt, Shand and Company. Then during 1885, the store name was shortened to Watt & Shand even though the business was expanding to acquire 6 East King Street. The Ladies' Ready-To-Wear Department was added in 1889 which included coats, suits, dresses, and underwear. The owners proceeded to expand the business over several decades and procured Appel & Weber jewelry store and Hager's Department Store during the 1950s and 1960s. The branch store opened in 1970 at Park City Mall. The Bon-Ton Stores purchased Watt & Shand in 1992 and the store officially closed in March of 1995
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series.
Series 1 Items collected by LancasterHistory
Series 2 Gift of Penn Square Partners
Date Range
1880-2003
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1880-2003
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Ammon, Cora Mae Fox
Ammon, John M.
Appel, Eva Rengier
Appel, Percy L.
Baker, Miriam Rengier
Bell, Louise Price
Berger, R. R.
Blatchley, Charles A.
Breyers, C. J.
Buchanan, James
Drukenbrod, Lee Roy
Fehl, J. Herbert
Frantz, I. E.
Fritz, C. C.
Goodhart, E. C.
Groff, Alpheaus S.
Groff, Ella L.
Hermansader, T. F.
Hirsh, Bertha
Hirsh, Gabriel
Hostetter, D. B.
Lively, Henry
Long, Jacob M.
Loss, Natalie M.
Loss, Nathan
Marshall, Elizabeth H. W.
Marshall, Elizabeth Weber
Marshall, George A.
Marshall, George W.
Marshall, Maria L. Good
May, Jennie H.
Miller, E. N.
Myers, Harry
Myers, Maria
Myers, Patricia Marshall
Myrtetus, George B.
Noonan, Ella O.
Noonan, Raymond Smith
Prangley, James
Reed, George R.
Reichley, Jacob Christian
Reifsnyder, Arden P.
Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman
Rengier, Charles F.
Rengier, John S.
Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen
Rohrer, George Redsecker
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker
Roth, George R.
Rupert, L. H.
Schaller, Kimberly
Shand, James
Shand, Thomas Marshall
Sherrill, Anita B.
Sherrill, S. Edward
Short, Edwin P.
Skyllas, Drossos A.
Slaymaker, Peter J. Eckert
Stiles, H. A.
Stirk, Isaac
Stirk, Sarah C.
Swarr, Donald
Urban, Cassius Emlen
Watt, Laura Louise Geiger
Watt, Peter T.
Weber, May H.
Wisegarver, Harry P.
Witmer, Albert F.
Other Creators
Watt & Shand Department Store (Pa.)
Subjects
Advertising
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Building leases
Calendars
Catalogs
Deeds
Department stores
Historical markers
Insurance policies
Letters
Menus
Newsletters
Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.)
Scrapbooks
Stores, Retail
Search Terms
A and S Realty and Investment Corporation
A. B. Rote & Co.
Advertising
Agreements
Air conditioning
American Blower Corporation
Appel & Weber
Architectural plans
Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America
Awards
Blueprints
Bon-Ton
Bon-Ton Beauty Salon
Booklets
C. J. Breyer and Associates, Inc.
Calendars
Catalogs
Central Automatic Sprinkler Company
Certificates
Columbia
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Commonwealth Title Company of Philadelphia
Correspondence
Deeds
Department stores
DUSCO Property Management, Inc.
East Hempfield Twp.
Employee handbooks
Employees
Ephemera
Escalators
Finding aids
Fire sprinklers
Floorplans
Gatter and Diehl Consulting Engineers
Gift certificates
Ground-rent
Hager and Bro., Inc.
Hager Realty Corporation
Heating and ventilation systems
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
Historical markers
Insurance policies
Job descriptions
Kroll Electric Company, Inc.
Lancaster
Lancaster Parking Authority
Lancaster Trust Company
Leases
Letters
Manuscript groups
Menus
Mortgages
Newsletters
Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.
Park City Mall
Penn Square
Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Permits
Poetry
PPL
Price lists
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
Reynolds and Reynolds Company
Scrapbooks
Stores, Retail
Total Energy Leasing Corporation
Trion, Inc.
Watt and Shand
Workers' Compensation Act
York Corporation
Extent
4 boxes, 59 folders, 1 scrapbook, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0237
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folder 2 contains restricted items. With the exception of Folder 2, the items in this collection 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.
Other Numbers
MG-237
Classification
MG0237
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Scrapbook cataloged by CB, 2008. Series 2, Folder 1-48 cataloged by ML, Summer 2014. Added to database 13 January 2022.
The Watt & Shand Department Store scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.
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Independent Battery I of Light Artillery Newsletters
Title
Independent Battery I of Light Artillery Newsletters
Object ID
MG0877
Date Range
1989-1991
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Independent Battery I of Light Artillery Newsletters, 1989-1991 Object ID: MG0877 1 folder Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 15 Scope and
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Independent Battery I of Light Artillery Newsletters
Title
Independent Battery I of Light Artillery Newsletters
Description
This collection contains three newsletters published for the Independent Battery I of Light Artillery, a group of Civil War reenactors commanded by Jack L. McSherry III of Conestoga, Pennsylvania.
Date Range
1989-1991
Year Range From
1989
Year Range To
1991
Date of Accumulation
1989-1991
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
McSherry, Jack L. III
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Associations, institutions, etc.
Newsletters
Civil War re-enactors
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0877
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Independent Battery I of Light Artillery Newsletters (MG0877), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0877
Other Numbers
MG-877
Other Number
MG-877
Classification
MG0877
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 23, Folder 2, Items 1-3, 24 January 2022.
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