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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
, Joseph Hamilton, James Hertzkey, John Kendall, John Kirk, Jeremiah Lightfoot, Jepthat Miller, Eliza Miller, John Reynolds, Margaret Stauffer, Christian Steer, Joseph Stevens, Thaddeus Thomas, William B. Wartnaby, Elizabeth Subject Headings: Business records Deeds Letters Mills and millwork Quakers
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Description
This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Creator
Gibbons family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bonsall, Daniel
Bonsall, Edward Horne
Bonsall, Rachel
Brinton, William
Brown, Ellen
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Conrad, Abraham
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Eaby, Christian
Eaby, Samuel
Earle, Mary Hussey
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Rebecca
Evans, William
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbons, Caroline
Gibbons, Daniel
Gibbons, Deborah
Gibbons, Joseph
Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
Gibbons, Rachel
Gibbons, Samuel
Gibbons, William
Grigs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Hertzkey, John
Kendall, John
Kirk, Jeremiah
Lightfoot, Jepthat
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Reynolds, Margaret
Stauffer, Christian
Steer, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Wartnaby, Elizabeth
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Letters
Mills and mill-work
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Diaries
Finding aids
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
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Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Object ID
MG0274
Date Range
1865-1898
Leaman, Joseph H. Leaman, Mary E. Leaman, William Lefevre, C. H. Rakestraw, Charles J. Seldomridge, J. F. Shuey, D. B. Thomas, W. B. Thomas, William B. Witmer, John S. Woods, John N. Subject Headings: Business records Crops Farm produce Grain trade Letters Produce trade Search Terms: Agriculture Bitners
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Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Description
The John Leaman Collection consists primarily of letters between John Leaman of Leaman Place and businesses in Philadelphia regarding produce and grain markets and prices.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1865-1898
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1898
Date of Accumulation
1865-1898
Creator
Leaman, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Baumgardner, H.
Bruner, H. F.
Bushong, Viola
Eberman, E. M.
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Herr, Calvin A.
Herr, J. F.
Leaman, A.
Leaman, Henry
Leaman, John
Leaman, Joseph H.
Leaman, Mary E.
Leaman, William
Lefevre, C. H.
Rakestraw, Charles J.
Seldomridge, J. F.
Shuey, D. B.
Thomas, W. B.
Thomas, William B.
Witmer, John S.
Woods, John N.
Subjects
Business records
Crops
Farm produce
Grain trade
Letters
Produce trade
Search Terms
Agriculture
Bitners and Company
Business records
Columbia
Correspondence
Crops
Envelopes
Everts and Overdeer
F. M. and H. Brooke
Farm produce
Finding aids
First National Bank of Strasburg
Friedenthal
George Cookman and Company
Grain trade
Harbert and Raymond
James C. Walker and Son
Kennedy, Eckert and Company
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
Leaman Place, Paradise Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
McCallum and Sloan
Newberry Brothers
Prices
Princeton, New Jersey
Produce trade
Thomas, Mason and Company
Trout and Miller
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0274
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 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-274
Classification
MG0274
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 9 September 2021.
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1900 F005 T
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0126
People
Thomas, William B.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1900 F005 T
Box Number
126
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1862 F018
Date Range
1862/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1862/04
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hagan, Jane
Thomas, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1862 F018
Additional Notes
Fornication and Bastardy.
Mother of Child: Hagan, Jane.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
12.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
AUG 1901 F138
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1901
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thomas, William M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1901 F138
Additional Notes
Bawdy house
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
136.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1860 F006
Date Range
1860/11
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1860/11
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thomas, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1860 F006
Additional Notes
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
5.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1860 F007
Date Range
1860/11
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1860/11
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thomas, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1860 F007
Additional Notes
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
6.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to William B. Thomas (forwarded to Joseph Gibbons)
Object ID
MG0846_F009
Date Range
1861/05/08
, Joseph Hamilton, James Hertzkey, John Kendall, John Kirk, Jeremiah Lightfoot, Jepthat Miller, Eliza Miller, John Reynolds, Margaret Stauffer, Christian Steer, Joseph Stevens, Thaddeus Thomas, William B. Wartnaby, Elizabeth Subject Headings: Business records Deeds Letters Mills and millwork Quakers
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to William B. Thomas (forwarded to Joseph Gibbons)
Description
Transcribed copy of a letter from Thaddeus Stevens in Lancaster, Pa. to William B. Thomas, which was evidently sent to Dr. Joseph Gibbons. Gibbons had asked for a recommendation and Stevens provided it.
Date Range
1861/05/08
Creation Date
8 May 1861
Creator
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Gibbons, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Recommendations
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846_F009
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks 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.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846, Folder 9
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 21 July 2021.
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Letter of recommendation from Thaddeus Stevens for J. J. Cochran
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F003_In05
Date Range
1861/04/24
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Letter of recommendation from Thaddeus Stevens for J. J. Cochran
Description
Letter of recommendation from Thaddeus Stevens to Hon. William B. Thomas for J. J. Cochran who was seeking employment with Judge Hibsman and H. A. Zook. Lancaster. With transcription.
Date Range
1861/04/24
Creation Date
24 April 1861
Creator
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Cochran, J. J.
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Zook, H. A.
Subjects
Letters
Employment references
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Letters of recommendation
Stevens and Smith Center
Extent
2 items, 3 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F003_In05
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please 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-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 5
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 18 April 2022.
Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 3, Item 2
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #360
Date Range
1828
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1828
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Adams, Charlotte
Albright, George
Anthony, Will
Baile, Jonathan
Baile, Rebecca
Barre, Isaac
Basler, Joseph
Basley, John
Biddle, Benjamin
Bile, Henry
Bolias, Henry
Bower, Philip
Brad, Fanny
Branum, Artheur
Brown, Jacob
Brown, Mary
Burns, Elizabeth
Bush, John
Butt, Matty
Cacky, Mary
Cadron, Peter
Cambell, David
Campbell, Alexander
Campbell, Jefferson
Casabar, Joseph
Casey, Charles
Casgrove, John
Chaney, William
Clair, Richard
Claman, James
Clare, Richard
Cowhick, Dennis
Cowhick, Fanny
Cromwell, John
Curran, John
Davis, Alexander
Davis, Sanford
Dettel, Mary
Dorsh, Betsy
Dorsh, Elizabeth
Dresmond, William
Ebrison, Abraham
Fergeson, Matthew
Fips, Samuel
Fist, Catharine
Forter, WIlliam
Foust, Catharine
Foust, Jacob
Frankford, Sally
Fury, Edward
German, Peter
Gibbons, Sophia
Gibbons, Thomas
Gittinger, Abraham
Green, Abner
Green, Barney
Hetz, Philip
Hickman, Sally
Hutcheson, James
Isenberger, Gabriel
Jackson, George
Jacobs, Benjamin
Jefferies, Mary
Johnson, Samuel
Johnstonson, Henry
Jones, Isaac
Kelly, Timothy
Kenny, Barton
King, John
Lambert, Peter
Lawrence, Joseph
Lewis, Henry
Lochraine, James
Loehrance, Mary
Logan, James
Lynch, Hannah
McCarn, John
McDonald, Charles
McKitrick, Patrick
McLaney, John
McPhann, William
Meeler, Jacob
Meloy, Techele
Meyer, Anthony
Miller, Mary
Morris, Samuel
Moyers, Joseph
Musketnuss, Susan
Neal, David
Newlet, Adam
Noble, Catharine
Norris, Michael
O'Donald, Nancy
Porter, Matthew
Rancour, John
Remick, Harriet
Richardson, Betsy
Richey, William
Rinehart, Mary
Roof, Fanny
Sam
Sarting, Richard
Sharp, Henry
Sharp, Maria
Sharp, Thomas
Sheffield, Thomas
Slaughter, John
Snyder, Mary
Standerford, Thomas
Star, Job
Stasa, John
Steigerwalt, Michael
Stempney, Peter
Stephens, Elias
Steward, Mary
Steward, William
Sydney, Mary
Thomas, WIlliam
Thompson, James
Thompson, Margaret
Tripple, Catharine
Wady, Nancy
Walker, Thomas
Ward, Michael
Warter, Peter
Watt, Jane
Weedle, Adam
West, James
Whipper, Sally
Whipper, Sarah
White, Joseph
Will, John
Wills, John
Wood, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Lancaster
Persons of color
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #360
Box Number
008
Notes
Partially entered into Q & A Jun 28, 2001.
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
Prisons.
List of vagrants, dissolute and suspicious persons 1827--1828.
Lightner, Nathaniel. Mayor of Lancaster.
Warter, Peter
Newlet, Adam
White, Joseph
McPhann, William
Norris, Michael
Morris, Samuel
Barre, Isaac
Green, Barney
Anthony, Will
Richey, William
Baile, Jonathan
Baile, Rebecca
Gibbons, Thomas
Bower, Philip
Hutcheson, James
Ebrison, Abraham
M'Lany, John
Walker, Thomas
McDonald, Charles
Bile, Henry
Meyer, Anthony
Claman, James
Brown, Jacob
O'Donald, Nancy
Stasa, John
Sam. African American.
Bolias, Henry
Rancour, John
Isenberger, Gabriel
German, Peter
Porter, Matthew
McLaney, John
Stempney, Peter
Star, Job
McCarn, John
Dresmond, William
King, John
Forter, WIlliam
Meloy, Techele
Foust, Catharine
Dorsh, Betsy
Thompson, James
Fergeson, Matthew
Wills, John
Basley, John
McKitrick, Patrick
Jackson, George
Lewis, Henry
Logan, James
Sheffield, Thomas
Sarting, Richard
Stephens, Elias
Wady, Nancy
Fury, Edward
Brad, Fanny
Jones, Isaac
Clare, Richard
Loehrance, Mary
Cromwell, John
Wood, Peter
Sharp, Thomas\
Sharp, Maria
Standerford, Thomas
Davis, Alexander
Sydney, Mary
Dorsh, Elizabeth
Burns, Elizabeth
Steigerwalt, Michael
Kenny, Barton
Steward, Mary
Biddle, Benjamin
Slaughter, John
Foust, Jacob
Rinehart, Mary
Miller, Mary
Weedle, Adam
Fips, Samuel
Snyder, Mary
Fist, Catharine
Watt, Jane
Albright, George
Thomas, WIlliam
Neal, David
Casabar, Joseph
Noble, Catharine
Cowhick, Fanny
Cowhick, Dennis
Campbell, Alexander
West, James
Cadron, Peter
Campbell, Jefferson
Lynch, Hannah
Johnson, Samuel
Lochraine, James
Casey, Charles
Gittinger, Abraham
Ward, Michael
Clair, Richard
Lawrence, Joseph
Kelly, Timothy
Adams, Charlotte
Davis, Sanford
Cambell, David
Remick, Harriet
Jacobs, Benjamin
Butt, Matty
Basler, Joseph
Musketnuss, Susan
Dettel, Mary
Johnstonson, Henry
Whipper, Sarah
Sharp, Henry
Branum, Artheur
Curran, John
Green, Abner
Hetz, Philip
Steward, William
Thompson, Margaret
Moyers, Joseph
Jefferies, Mary
Whipper, Sally
Meeler, Jacob
Chaney, William
Roof, Fanny
Cacky, Mary
Gibbons, Sophia
Richardson, Betsy
Hickman, Sally
Will, John
Lambert, Peter
Frankford, Sally
Tripple, Catharine
Brown, Mary
Bush, John
Casgrove, John
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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