topic:"Memorials" found 44 records - Research Collections

John Fulton Reynolds

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Author: Scott, John F. R.

Date of Publication: 1948

Reynolds in sacrificing his life saved at that time this battle to his country." �Further Notes on the Life of Reynolds Compiled by the Editor MEMORIALS. A bronze statue by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) was placed on the battle field (National Cemetery) at Gettysburg in 1872, and a portrait by

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Responsibility: by Col. John Fulton Reynolds Scott (U.S. Army, retired).

Author: Scott, John F. R.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1948

Physical Description: [21]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 2

Subjects: Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.; United States. - Army.; Memorials - United States.; Monuments - United States.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 2 (1948), p. 21-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 2 Harriet Lane Johnston

Title: Letter from Charles M. Howell to Mrs. Henry E. Johnston

Object ID: JBFP 2.1.2.029

Date Range: 1868/11/23

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 2 Harriet Lane Johnston

Title: Letter from Charles M. Howell to Mrs. Henry E. Johnston

Description: Letter from Charles M. Howell to Mrs. Henry E. Johnston explaining that the weight of James Buchanan’s tomb will be carried by an interior brick arch; asserting that the plan differs only slightly from the wishes of Mr. Buchanan, unlike the draft which he received from Mr. Johnston which is very pretty; and that H. B. Swarr and E. Y. Buchanan have approved the plan. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1868/11/23

Creator: Howell, Charles M.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 2, Box 1

People: Howell, Charles M.; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Buchanan, James; Swarr, Hiram Behm; Buchanan, Edward Young

Subjects: Letters; Sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Memorials

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Woodward Hill Cemetery; Sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Memorials; Harriet Lane Johnston; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 2 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 2.1.2.029

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS2001.010

Other Number: JBFP Part 2, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 29

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F109_In02_It02

Date Range: 1784/05/12

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Description: Letter to General Edward Hand from Rev. John Ettwein in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania regarding a memorial dedicated to the "Christian Indians".

Date Range: 1784/05/12

Creation Date: 12 May 1764

Creator: Ettwein, John, 1721-1802

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0004

People: Ettwein, John; Hand, Edward

Subjects: Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples; Letters; Memorials; Native Americans; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Search Terms: Correspondence; Indigenous peoples; Letters; Memorials; Native Americans; Persons of color; Revolutionary War

Extent: 1 item, 3 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F109_In02_It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

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Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 109, Insert 2, Item 2

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 30 May 2023; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan

Title: Letter from E. Y. Buchanan to H. B. Swarr

Object ID: JBFP 4.1.1.040

Date Range: 1871/04/18

2 documents 2 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan

Title: Letter from E. Y. Buchanan to H. B. Swarr

Description: Letter from E. Y. Buchanan to H. B. Swarr enclosing a letter to Mr. Reed for Swarr’s approval; stating that, after reading Mr. Swarr’s letter to Mrs. Johnston, he sealed it and mailed it directly to her; noting that his daughter appreciated the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Swarr to them and that they were pleased with the tomb and the size of the lot. [Oxford Church Parsonage], Philadelphia.

Date Range: 1871/04/18

Creator: Buchanan, Edward Young, 1811-1895

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 4, Box 1

People: Buchanan, Edward Young; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Reed, William Bradford; Swarr, Hiram Behm; Swarr, Frances Osborne Toby

Subjects: Sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Memorials; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Memorials; Woodward Hill Cemetery; Buchanan Collections; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 5.25 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 4 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 4.1.1.040

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.585

Other Number: JBFP Part 4, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 40

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan

Title: Letter to E. Y. Buchanan from Charles M. Howell

Object ID: JBFP 4.1.2.003

Date Range: 1868/10/21

2 documents 2 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan

Title: Letter to E. Y. Buchanan from Charles M. Howell

Description: Letter to E. Y. Buchanan from Charles M. Howell proposing the construction of the tomb of James Buchanan of Italian marble except the base of American marble or granite 7’ 1” x 3’ 7” including engraved inscription at a cost of $2500.

Date Range: 1868/10/21

Creator: Howell, Charles M.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 4, Box 1

People: Buchanan, Edward Young; Howell, Charles M.; Buchanan, James

Subjects: Sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Memorials; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Memorials; Woodward Hill Cemetery; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 10 x 8 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 4 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 4.1.2.003

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS2001.008

Other Number: JBFP Part 4, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 3

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Invitation for a ceremony at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution

Object ID: MG0096 F023 It02

Date Range: 1845/05/29

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Invitation for a ceremony at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution

Description: An invitation to James Buchanan from a committee appointed to organize a military encampment at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) for a ceremony to lay a cornerstone of a monument erected in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution. The soldiers were “buried in the vicinity of the village, wounded at the Battle of Brandywine…died in the hospitals at Ephrata.” Lancaster.

Date Range: 1845/05/29

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Buchanan, James

Subjects: Ephrata (Pa.); Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Monuments; Rites and ceremonies; Cornerstone laying; Soldiers' monuments; War memorials; Military hospitals; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Ephrata; Camp Brandywine; Battle of Brandywine; Revolutionary War; Monuments; Ceremonies; Cornerstone laying; Soldiers' monuments; War memorials; Military hospitals; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 25 x 18.5 cm

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F023 It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 023, Item 02

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection: Lancaster Camera Club Collection

Object ID: LC-01-04-60

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Object Name: Negative, Glass Plate

Collection: Lancaster Camera Club Collection

Description: Spanish-American War Memorial at Buchanan Park

Provenance: Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.

Year Range From: 1910

Year Range To: 1920

Creator: Landis, David Bachman

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Monuments; Memorials; Buchanan Park; Spanish-American War, 1898; Parks

Object Name: Negative, Glass Plate

Film Size: 4 x 5 inches

Object ID: LC-01-04-60

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Presidential temples : how memorials and libraries shape public memory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16892

Author: Hufbauer, Benjamin.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 973.099 H889

Responsibility: Benjamin Hufbauer.

ISBN: 0700614222 (cloth : alk. paper)

Author: Hufbauer, Benjamin.

Place of Publication: Lawrence, Kan

Publisher: University Press of Kansas,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: 270 p. ; 24 cm.

Series: CultureAmerica

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-258) and index.

Contents: Introduction: The transformation of presidential commemoration -- Prologue: the words in the Lincoln Memorial -- A shift in commemoration: the Roosevelt Presidential Library -- The rhetoric of the replica: the Truman Library's Oval Office and Benton Mural -- Symbolic power, democratic access, and the imperial presidency: the Johnson Library -- Celebrity and power: the commemoration of first ladies -- Reinventing the presidential library: the new displays at the Truman Museum -- Conclusion: Presidential libraries and the final campaign.