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Archive

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Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Object ID: MG0237

Date Range: 1880-2003

, 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

1 document

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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Blueprint

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Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Architectural plans for Store Building for Kirk Johnson & Co.

Object ID: BLUE_F011_KirkJohnson

Date Range: 1911/07/10

Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Architectural plans for Store Building for Kirk Johnson & Co.

Description: Store Building for Kirk Johnson & Co. Lancaster, PA. C. Emlen Urban. Architect. Woolworth Building. Lancaster, PA. 10 July 1911.; East Side Elevation. Basement Floor Line, First Floor Line, Second Floor Line, Third Floor Line, Fourth Floor Line, Fifth Floor Line, Pitch of Roof. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. K-3. (in two pieces); West Side Elevation. Basement Floor Line, First Floor Line, Second Floor Line, Third Floor Line Forth Floor Line, Fifth Floor Line, Pitch of Roof. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. K-2. (in two pieces); Rear Elevation. Basement Floor Line, First Floor Line, Second Floor Line, Third Floor Line. Section "A-A", Section "B-B". Forth Floor Line, Fifth Floor Line, Pitch of Roof. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. K-1. (in two pieces); Section "A-A" Looking West. Basement Floor Line. Present Ceiling, Present Walls, Present Skylight, Present Warehouse Windows.

Date Range: 1911/07/10

Creation Date: 10 July 1911

Creator: Urban, C. Emlen, 1863-1939

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Cabinet: Flat Files

Storage Container: Folder 011

People: Urban, Cassius Emlen

Subjects: Architectural drawings; Blueprints

Search Terms: Architectural plans; Blueprints; Kirk Johnson & Co.; Lancaster

Extent: 4 items

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Object ID: BLUE_F011_KirkJohnson

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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 collection 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.

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 29 September 2023.

Blueprint

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Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Architectural plans for alterations and additions to the Keystone Manufacturing store building

Object ID: BLUE_F011_KeystoneMfg

Date Range: 1920/12/15 and 1921/03/09

Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Architectural plans for alterations and additions to the Keystone Manufacturing store building

Description: Alterations and Additions to the Store Building for Keystone Manufacturing. C. Emlen Urban. Architect. Lancaster, PA.; Present Basement Line, Present First Floor, Present Second Floor. Third Floor Line, Fourth Floor Line, New Section. Note. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Sheet No. 3. (in two pieces); Basement Plan, First Floor Plan, Mezzanine Floor Plan. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Sheet No. 1. 15 December 1920.; Section "A-A" Looking North. Present Roof, Present Windows, Present Ceiling, Present Walls, Present Skylight, Basement Floor Line.; Second Floor Plan, Third Floor Plan, Fourth Floor Plan. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Sheet No. 2. 9 March 1921. (in three pieces)

Date Range: 1920/12/15 and 1921/03/09

Creation Date: 15 December 1920; 9 March 1921

Creator: Urban, C. Emlen, 1863-1939

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Cabinet: Flat Files

Storage Container: Folder 011

People: Urban, Cassius Emlen

Subjects: Architectural drawings; Blueprints

Search Terms: Architectural plans; Blueprints; Keystone Manufacturing Company; Lancaster

Extent: 4 items

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Object ID: BLUE_F011_KeystoneMfg

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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 collection 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.

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 29 September 2023.

Blueprint

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Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Architectural plans for a garage and addition to house for A. M. Breneman

Object ID: BLUE_F011_AMBreneman

Date Range: 1921/01/24

Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Architectural plans for a garage and addition to house for A. M. Breneman

Description: Residence and Garage for Mr. A. M. Breneman. Lancaster, PA. C. Emlen Urban. Woolworth Building. Lancaster, PA. 24 January 1921. (in fragile condition); F. S. Details for Garage for Mr. A. M. Breneman. Section Through Stone Walls (Between Columns) Plan. Plan of Mullions.; Addition to Residence for Mr. A.M. Breneman. Front Elevation, Plan (Garage). Scale: 1/4''=One Foot.; North Elevation. Foundation Plan. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot.

Date Range: 1921/01/24

Creation Date: 24 January 1921

Creator: Urban, C. Emlen, 1863-1939

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Cabinet: Flat Files

Storage Container: Folder 011

People: Urban, Cassius Emlen

Subjects: Architectural drawings; Blueprints

Search Terms: Architectural plans; Blueprints; Garages

Extent: 3 items

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2023-09-29

Object ID: BLUE_F011_AMBreneman

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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 collection 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.

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 29 September 2023.

Blueprint

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Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Blueprints for Grace Lutheran Church

Object ID: BLUE_F022_GraceLutheran

Date Range: 1888, 1906, 2011

Collection: Blueprints and Architechural Drawings

Title: Blueprints for Grace Lutheran Church

Description: Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. C. Emlen Urban, Lancaster, PA. 22 February 1906. Color photocopies of elevations on linen. Gift of Grace Lutheran Church, 14 March 2011.; North Queen Street Elevation, Section through Tower, James Street Elevation. Scale: 1/8"=One Foot.; North Side Elevation, East End Elevation, Plan of Belfry. Scale: 1/8"=One Foot.; Design of Grace Lutheran Church, Queen and James Street, Lancaster. John Evans & Son, Arcts., Lancaster, PA. December 1888. Blueprint. (fragile) Transferred from the Object Collection, 12 May 2011.; Elevation of Queen Street Front and James Street Front. Scale: 1"=Eight Feet.

Date Range: 1888, 1906, 2011

Creation Date: 22 February 1906; December 1888; 2011

Year Range From: 1888

Year Range To: 2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Cabinet: Flat Files

Storage Container: Folder 022

People: Urban, Cassius Emlen

Subjects: Architectural drawings; Blueprints

Search Terms: Architectural plans; Blueprints; Churches; Grace Lutheran Church; John Evans & Son; Lancaster

Extent: 4 items

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Object ID: BLUE_F022_GraceLutheran

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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 collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.