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Collection
Survivors' Club Collection
Title
Survivors' Club Collection
Object ID
MG0316
Date Range
1867-1921
, Milton Whiteside, William M. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Associations, institutions, etc. Business records Dinners and dining Minutes Programs (Publications) Search Terms: Associations, institutions, etc
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Collection
Survivors' Club Collection
Title
Survivors' Club Collection
Description
The Survivors' Club collection contains dinner banquet programs for the Survivors' Club annual dinner held in February of each year between 1871 and 1914. While the club met between 1868 and 1921, this collection only includes banquet programs from 1871 and 1914, with years missing. Each program includes the living and deceased members and the dinner menu, unless otherwise noted below. The minute book begins in 1867 and ends with an entry from the last surviving member in 1921.
Admin/Biographical History
The Survivors' Club, which consisted of 20+ prominent Lancaster Civil War veterans from the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteers, was organized on 29 September 1867 at the Leopard Hotel in Lancaster. The first annual dinner banquet was held on 22 February 1868 and the members met annually on George Washington's birthday through 1921. Over the years, the plate of each deceased member would be draped in mourning, until only one member remained. P. L. Sprecher, the last member of the Survivors' Club, wrote the last entry in the minute book on 22 February 1921. After his death, each member's dinner plate and the punch bowl were donated to the Lancaster County Historical Society. The historical society later acquired the Survivors' Club minute book and the dinner banquet programs.
The Survivors' Club included the following members:
Charles D. Rupley; John Johns; John K. Rutter; Edgar C. Reed; Samuel E. Leaman; Jonathan Sprecher; Eli Landis; Dr. William M. Whiteside; Charles H. Sprecher; Edward A. Sener; John James McGrann; George F. Sprenger; A. S. Landis; John Copland; Jacob K. Barr; John D. Skiles; William S. Shirk; W. D. Stauffer; Isaac W. Slokom; J. C. Muhlenberg; P. L. Sprecher; Milton Weidler
Date Range
1867-1921
Year Range From
1867
Year Range To
1921
Date of Accumulation
1867-1921
Creator
Survivors' Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Barr, Jacob K.
Copland, John
Johns, John
Landis, A. S.
Landis, Eli
Leaman, Samuel E.
McGrann, John James
Muhlenberg, J. C.
Reed, Edgar C.
Rupley , Charles D.
Rutter, John K.
Sener, Edward A.
Shirk, William S.
Skiles, John D.
Slokom, Isaac W.
Sprecher, Charles H.
Sprecher, Jonathan
Sprecher, P. L.
Sprenger, George F.
Stauffer, W. D.
Weidler, Milton
Whiteside, William M.
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Dinners and dining
Minutes (Records)
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Banquets
Business records
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Programs
Survivors' Club
Extent
1 box, 4 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0316
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Survivors' Club plates, saucers, and cups in the Curatorial Collection (1926.033)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Survivors' Club Collection (MG0316), 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-316
Other Number
MG-316
Classification
MG0316
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared by MEB, Spring 2006. Added to database 1 October 2021.
The items were donated with the Survivors' Club plates, saucers, and cups, 1926.033. The programs and minute book were transferred to the Archives in 2005.
Documents
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1926.033.15
Date Range
1868-1922
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Survivors' Club cup, heavy earthenware with gilded name of member.
W. M. Whiteside
Date Range
1868-1922
Year Range From
1868
Year Range To
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
People
Whiteside, William M.
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Search Terms
Survivors' Club
Object Name
Cup
Diameter (in)
9
Object ID
1926.033.15
Accession Number
1926.033
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1926.033.11
Date Range
1868-1922
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Survivors' Club plate, heavy earthenware with gilded name of member.
W. M. Whiteside
Date Range
1868-1922
Year Range From
1868
Year Range To
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
People
Whiteside, William M.
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Search Terms
Survivors' Club
Object Name
Plate, Dinner
Diameter (in)
9
Object ID
1926.033.11
Accession Number
1926.033
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Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1861 F037
Date Range
1861
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1861
Year
1861
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Paul, Samuel
Paul, James
Whiteside, William M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1861 F037
Box Number
007
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Enlistment.
Petitioner: Paul, James.
Filed against: Whiteside, William M. Occupation: Captain, PA Volunteers.
Petition.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
1120.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
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