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Collection
Mechanics' Society Collection
Title
Mechanics' Society Collection
Object ID
MG0285
Date Range
1858-1934
. Accruals: No further accruals are expected. Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mechanics’ Society Collection (MG0285), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. People: Rathvon, Simon Snyder �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
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Collection
Mechanics' Society Collection
Title
Mechanics' Society Collection
Description
The Mechanics' Society Collection contains the constitution and by-laws for the organization, a minute book, lists of the society's library books, and a library subscription book.
Admin/Biographical History
The Mechanics' Society of the City and County of Lancaster was formed "for the purpose of promoting the improvement of the Mechanic Arts, elevating the character of those concerned in them to their just standard, and advancing their general interest and welfare."
Date Range
1858-1934
Year Range From
1858
Year Range To
1934
Date of Accumulation
1858-1934
Creator
Mechanics' Society of the City and County of Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Rathvon, Simon Snyder
Subjects
Business records
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Business records
By-laws
Catalogs
Finding aids
Inquirer Printing Company
John Baer's Sons
Libraries
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, 1 book, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0285
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mechanics' Society Collection (MG0285), 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.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0285
Other Numbers
MG-285
Classification
MG0285
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 5 October 2017.
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Collection
Journal of Simon Snyder Rathvon
Title
Journal of Simon Snyder Rathvon
Object ID
MG0924
Date Range
1852-1861
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Collection
Journal of Simon Snyder Rathvon
Title
Journal of Simon Snyder Rathvon
Description
This collection contains the handwritten journal of Simon Snyder Rathvon along with handwritten essays, cover and binding, and an article about Rathvon written by Jeff Hawkes for the 24 April 2012 issue of the Lancaster Intellignecer Journal/Lancaster New Era newspaper. The "loose sheets", as his journal is referred to, was written between 25 October 1852 and 11 February 1860. Some pages are misnumbered and missing.
Admin/Biographical History
Simon Snyder Rathvon was born 24 April 1812 in Marietta, the son of Jacob Rathvon and Catherine Myers. He married Catherine Freyburger in 1834. He moved to Lancaster in 1848 and became one of Lancaster's noted naturalists. He apprenticed and worked as a tailor and had a shop on North Queen Street. In 1862 he became the curator, treasurer and resident entomologist of the Lancaster Linnaean Society. He was also a prolific writer, contributing papers to the 1861 and 1862 United States Agricultural Reports and in 1869 becoming editor of the Lancaster Farmer newspaper. In 1878 he earned an honorary doctorate degree from Franklin and Marshall College. He was one of Lancaster's foremost scientists and entomologists. His contemporaries included Samuel S. Haldeman and J. J. Libhart. He died in Lancaster on 19 March 1891.
Date Range
1852-1861
Creation Date
1852-1861
Year Range From
1852
Year Range To
1861
Creator
Rathvon, Simon Snyder (1812-1891)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Rathvon, Simon Snyder
Subjects
Autobiographies
Natural history
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Autobiographies
Entomologists
Scientists
Natural history
Extent
11 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0924
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Journal of Simon Snyder Rathvon (MG0924), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
May be used by appointment.
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
1964.MG0924
Other Numbers
MG-924
Other Number
MG-924
Classification
MG0924
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 19, Folder 8, 28 April 2022
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