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Collection
Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Object ID
MG0237
Date Range
1880-2003
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
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Collection
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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Documents

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F52 I03
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0035
People
Miller, Henry
Herr, Aldus C.
Miller, E. R.
Search Terms
Liquor License
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F52 I03
Box Number
035
Additional Notes
Bond: Herr, Aldus C.; Miller, E. R.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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A geography of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo54
Date of Publication
c1995.
Call Number
917.48 G345
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Responsibility
E. Willard Miller, editor.
ISBN
0271013427 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press,
Date of Publication
c1995.
Physical Description
xviii, 406 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Physical geography - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Geography.
Additional Author
Miller, E. Willard
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 G345
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List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/519dfef0-3c83-457f-b6d3-742350248451
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #596
Date Range
1830
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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
1830
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Allexander, Elizabeth
Allexander, William
Bell, Francis
Bright, Mary
Bright, W.
Brown, Harit
Davis, H.
Davis, Mira
Davis, Nathaniel
Delbum, M.
Delbum, William
Dellum, C.
Dellum, Hanah
Dellum, James
Dickinson, J.
Dickinson, Joseph
Dickinson, Mary
Gooden, William
Green, Cassa
Green, Sarah
Green, W.
Green, Walter
Harris, J.
Harris, Stephen
Harris, Susan
Henderson, J.
Henderson, Rebecca
Henderson, Sarah
Jackson, Elizabeth
Jenkins, Emanuel
King, David
Loney, James
Miller, E.
Miller, Elizabeth
Miller, Margret
Randall, Ann
Randall, B.
Randall, John
Smith, Daniel
Snively, Mary
Tailor, Amelia
Tailor, Isaac
Thomas, Hetty
Thomas, Susan
Tolson, Elmira
Tolson, William
Williams, James
Wilson, Elizabeth
Wilson, James
Wilson, Rebecca
Wilson, Mrs.
Search Terms
Columbia
West Hempfield Twp.
Poor children
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #596
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1995/08/03.
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS.
African American.
Columbia and West Hempfield.
Allexander, _____. Parent of Allexander, Elizabeth, age 9; Allexander, William, age 10.
Bell, Francis. Fatherless. Age 7.
Bright, W. Parent of Bright, Mary, age 8.
Brown, Harit. Fatherless. Age 6.
Davis, H. Parent of Davis, Nathaniel, age 7; Davis, Mira, age 5.
Dellum, C. Parent of Dellum, Hanah, age 7.
Delbum, M. Parent of Dellum, James, age 9; Delbum, William, age 10.
Dickinson, J. Parent of Dickinson, Joseph, age 6; Dickinson, Mary, age 7.
Gooden, William. Fatherless. Age 10.
Green, Cassa. Fatherless. Age 7.
Green, W. Parent of Green, Sarah, age 9; Green, Walter, age 7.
Harris, J. Parent of Harris, Stephen, age 6; Harris, Susan, age 8.
Henderson, J.Parent of Henderson, Rebecca, age 6; Henderson, Sarah, age 8.
Jackson, [Hic Jac], Parent of Jackson, Elizabeth, age 11.
Jenkins, Emanuel. Fatherless. Age 9.
King, David. Fatherless. Age 9.
Loney, James. Fatherless. Age 8.
Miller, E. Parent of Miller, Elizabeth, age 7; Miller, Margret, age 5.
Randall, B. Parent of Randall, Ann, age 6; Randall, John, age 8.
Smith, Daniel. Fatherless. Age 10.
Snively, Mary. Child of a "grass widow". Age 7.
Tailor, Amelia. Fatherless. Age 5.
Tailor, Isaac. Fatherless. Age 7.
Thomas, Hetty. Fatherless. Age 8.
Thomas, Susan. Fatherless. Age 6.
Tolson, Elmira. Fatherless. Age 6.
Tolson, William. Fatherless. Age 8.
Williams, James. Fatherless. Age 7.
Wilson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Wilson, Elizabeth, age 8; Wilson, Rebecca, age 6.
Wilson, James. Fatherless. Age 7.
1 item. 2 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Pennsylvania, keystone to progress : an illustrated history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3096
Author
Miller, E. Willard
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1986.
Call Number
974.8009 M647 Oversize
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Responsibility
by E. Willard Miller ; pictorial research by Bromley C. Palamountain.
ISBN
0897811712 :
Author
Miller, E. Willard
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Northridge, Calif
Publisher
Windsor Publications,
Date of Publication
c1986.
Physical Description
638 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Notes
"'Partners in progress' [i.e., "Keystone enterprises'] by Mark H. Dorfman, Margaret O. Kirk, and Janet Coury Smith": p. 418-621.
"Produced in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce."
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 624-628.
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Economic conditions.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 M647 Oversize
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/24f41ff1-fc3a-4351-89f4-241665541985
Collection
Photo Album 42
Object ID
A-42-01-15
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Photo Album 42
Description
Mrs. E. Miller.
Provenance
Small brown leather album of carte de visites and tintypes. Very few are identified. Small card in album reads: "Presented to me in Oct. 1952 by Mr. James F. Spears, Robesonia, Pa., father in law of John Snyder. C. H. Martin".
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Miller, E.
Studio
N. A. and R. A. Moore
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.25 x 2.25 inches
Condition
Poor
Condition Notes
2009-06-10
Condition Date
Cover is detached from album.
Object ID
A-42-01-15
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Print, Photographic

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-02-02-63
Date Range
May 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Armstrong Cork Company, Home Office Visit, May, 1949. Back Row: L. G. Boehm, Chester Yee, A. C. Perry, C. N. Kahlsdorf, C. C. Keefe, H. L. LeFever, J. F. Boehm. Third Row: H. W. Holmes, P. Z. Kreider, M. F. Stoddard, C. M. Shissler, J. W. Slaugh, C. R. Wittlinger, M. F. Brunner, L. J. Fraser. Second Row: J. D. Glenn, Stephen Emick, L. F. Wilson, P. B. Kramer, A. G. Smith, D. A. Gerz, L. J. Herman. Front Row: E. R. Miller, A. J. Kelley, K. C. Lyon, T. W. Boyett, J. W. Glass, Jr., Robert Gunzenhauser.
Date Range
May 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Boehm, L. G.
Yee, Chester
Perry, A. C.
Kahlsdorf, C. N.
Keefe, C. C.
LeFever, H. L.
Boehm, J. F.
Holmes, H. W.
Kreider, P. Z.
Stoddard, M. F.
Shissler, C. M.
Slaugh, J. W.
Wittlinger, C. R.
Burnner, M. F.
Fraser, L. J.
Glenn, J. D.
Emick, Stephen
Wilson, L. F.
Kramer, P. B.
Smith, A. G.
Gerz, D. A.
Herman, L. J.
Miller, E. R.
Kelley, A. J.
Lyon, K. C.
Boyett, T. W.
Glass, J. W. Jr.
Gunzenhauser, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Armstrong
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-02-02-63
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1888 F033 M
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0279
People
Miller, Jacob
Andrews, H. F.
Miller, E. D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1888 F033 M
Box Number
279
Additional Notes
Andrews, H. F.; Miller, E. D. Executors.
2 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1855 F007 R
Date Range
1855
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1855
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0318
People
Reigart, Emanuel
Rohrer, John
Miller, E. R.
Miller, H. W.
Miller, H. M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1855 F007 R
Box Number
318
Additional Notes
Rohrer, John. Guardian of E. R. Miller, H. W. Miller and H. M. Miller.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/70ac44ff-bc51-4fe4-8d7e-848072407442
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1896 F024 M
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0284
People
Miller, Fanny
Miller, E. D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1896 F024 M
Box Number
284
Additional Notes
Miller, E. D. Executor.
4 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
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