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Album, Autograph

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Collection
Autograph Album Collection
Title
Autograph album of Lizzie H. Shenk
Object ID
MG0118_F037
Date Range
1887-1889, 1894
autographs. Several have engravings, colored prints, or drawings; some have mementos. Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization) Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research
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Collection
Autograph Album Collection
Title
Autograph album of Lizzie H. Shenk
Description
Autograph album of Lizzie H. Shenk, Safe Harbor. Maroon velvet cover. The album includes poetry, messages, and signatures of friends and family.
Admin/Biographical History
Elizabeth Herr Shenk (1869-1934) married Leroy Frey Mayer (1868-1958). Their daughter Kathryn M. Mayer Lichty (1901-1972) and her husband Charles Fouse Lichty (1899-1983) moved to Howell County, Missouri between 1940 and 1950.
Date Range
1887-1889, 1894
Creation Date
1887-1889, 1894
Year Range From
1887
Year Range To
1894
Creator
Mayer, Elizabeth Herr Shenk, 1869-1934
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Binkley, Alice E.
Breneman, Lizzie
Dietrich, Amanda S.
Doerstler, Fred F.
Eshbach, Susie K.
Eshleman, Lizzie H.
Harrington, Mollie
Haverstick, Mattie E.
Lutz, Annie S.
Mann, Effie G.
Mayer, Elizabeth Herr Shenk "Lizzie"
Neff, Annie S.
Neff, Daniel S.
Newcomer, Amanda
Newcomer, Lizzie B.
Shank, Martha R.
Shenk, A. M.
Stigleman, Bertha
Warren, Anna
Witmer, Frances M.
Witmer, Jonas H.
Witmer, Susie B.
Young, Emma J.
Subjects
Autograph albums
Autographs
Poetry
Search Terms
Autograph albums
Autographs
Poetry
Extent
1 item, 68 pages to scan
Object Name
Album, Autograph
Language
English
Object ID
MG0118_F037
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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
2022.012
Other Numbers
MG-118
Other Number
MG-118
Classification
MG0118
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
This album was part of a donation to the State Historical Society of Missouri; the items in the donation had no provenance.
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American historical and literary curiosities : consisting of fac-similes of original documents relating to the events of the revolution, &c. &c. with a variety of reliques, antiquities, and modern autographs

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1209
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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Responsibility
Collected and ed. by J. Jay Smith and John F. Watson.
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lloyd P. Smith,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1. : ill. (65 pl.) ; 35 x 28 cm.
Notes
The plates, part printed on both sides, include 1 mounted illustration and 2 mounted portraits.
Includes letter of Robert Fulton; poem and profiles cut by John Andre.
Subjects
Autographs - United States
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Watson, John F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/50c0771f-6469-4d22-b49b-952840687660
Collection
Autograph Album Collection
Title
Autograph Album Collection
Object ID
MG0118
Date Range
1827-1931
autographs. Several have engravings, colored prints, or drawings; some have mementos. Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization) Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research
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Collection
Autograph Album Collection
Title
Autograph Album Collection
Description
This collection contains autograph albums with original poems, prayers, and sentiments, with autographs. Several have engravings, colored prints, or drawings; some have mementos.
Date Range
1827-1931
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1931
Date of Accumulation
1827-1931
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Subjects
Autographs
Poetry
Autograph albums
Search Terms
Autograph albums
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Poetry
Autographs
Extent
4 boxes, 34 folders, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0118
Location of Originals
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.
Other Numbers
MG-118
Other Number
MG-118
Classification
MG0118
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 30 June 2021.
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Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21608
Corporate Author
United States.
Date of Publication
1777.
Call Number
Book 587 1777
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Corporate Author
United States.
Uniform Title
Articles of Confederation
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed by Francis Bailey,
Date of Publication
1777.
Physical Description
26 pages ; 30 cm
Notes
Title within ornamental border; symbolic woodcut (Christ on the Emmaus Road?) at head of first p. of text.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeaates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 587 as assigned by Yeates.
Handwrittne Index precedes text.
Evans
Subjects
United States. - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional history - United States - Sources - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional history.
Politics and government.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Early works to 1800.
United States.
Paper bindings (Binding)
Stabbing (Binding)
Chainlines (Paper)
Catchwords (Printing)
Printers' devices (Publishing)
Marginalia (Provenance)
Autographs (Provenance)
Early works.
Sources.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 587 1777
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Assigned estate of Chas. Steigerwalt, Esq. of Lancaster, Pa. ... : valuable collection of autograph letters and historical documents ... to be sold ... January 31, 1911

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15277
Corporate Author
Stan. V. Henkels (Firm)
Date of Publication
1911]
Call Number
017.7 S818
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Responsibility
catalogue compiled and sale conducted by Stan. V. Henkels.
Corporate Author
Stan. V. Henkels (Firm)
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Stan. V. Henkels,
Date of Publication
1911]
Physical Description
74 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : facsims. ; 26 cm.
Series
Catalogue / Stan. V. Henkels ; no. 1023
Subjects
Steigerwalt, Charles.
Autographs - Collections.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
017.7 S818
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Autographs, old historical, topographical and genealogical letters and documents relating to Pennsylvania or to Pennsylvanians : for sale by C.W. Unger, Pottsville, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17529
Date of Publication
[19--?]
Call Number
010.091 U57
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Place of Publication
Pottsville, Pa
Publisher
C.W. Unger,
Date of Publication
[19--?]
Physical Description
38 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"List 946".
Subjects
Unger, C.W.
Autographs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
010.091 U57
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Book

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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
"West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesG_F02
Date Range
1878
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
"West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh
Description
"West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" is book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh that he recieved in West Point, New York at the military academy there. The book was published by Homer Lee & Co. of 65 Liberty Street, New York and copyrighted in 1878. The book is dedicated to the cadets and graduates of the United States Military Academy. The contents include cadet songs and poems, army poems, and other miscellaneous writings as well as illustrations all from various authors and illustrators. There are also loose interted photographs and paper cut outs throughout the pages and signature pages in the back of the book.
Date Range
1878
Creation Date
1878
Year Range From
1878
Year Range To
1882
Date of Accumulation
1878-1882
Creator
Homer Lee & Co.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Harte, Bret
Welsh, Blanton Charles
Subjects
Autographs
Poetry
Signatures (Writing)
Songbooks
United States Military Academy
Search Terms
Autographs
Illustrations
Poetry
Songbooks
West Point Military Academy
Signatures (Writing)
Extent
1 item, 180 pages to scan
Object Name
Book
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-07-20
Condition Notes
Pages in the front of the book are detached but remain inside the book, book spine is crakced and freyed, some pages are stained.
Parent Object ID
MG0828
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesG_F02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
The book is inscribed as belonging to Blanton C. Welsh. Blanton C. Welsh wrote inside "B.C. Welsh, West Point N.Y. June 11, 1878 Class '81. The three loose photots within the book are evidently from West Point and reside between pages 112 and 113. The signatures in the back of the book date mostly from 1880-1881 but vary and date up until 1882.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, 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 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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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
2021.030
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation. Added to database 07/20/2022.
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A catalogue of the collection of autographs formed by Ferdinand Julius Dreer

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17177
Author
Dreer, Ferdinand Julius,
Date of Publication
1890-1893.
Call Number
010.091 D812
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Author
Dreer, Ferdinand Julius,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for private distribution,
Date of Publication
1890-1893.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts. (v. 1, port.; v. 2, facsim.) 29 cm.
Notes
"Two hundred copies printed."
Collection presented to the Historical society of Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Autographs - United States.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
010.091 D812
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The confidential correspondence of Robert Morris, the great financier of the revolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence

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Author
Morris, Robert,
Date of Publication
[1917?]
Call Number
973.3 H513
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Responsibility
embracing letters of the most vital historical importance from signers of the Declaration of Independence (many of them written in 1776) members of the Continental Congress, generals, commodores, other officers and patriots in the revolution ... to be sold Tuesday afternoon and evening, Jan. 16th, 1917.
Author
Morris, Robert,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
S. V. Henkels
Date of Publication
[1917?]
Physical Description
xvi, 208 p. illus. 28 cm.
Subjects
Morris, Robert, - 1734-1806.
Autographs
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 H513
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t7vm4tr4x&view=1up&seq=7
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The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10794
Author
Perry, William Stevens,
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
283 S846
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Responsibility
by William Stevens Perry ; projected by Clarence F. Jewett.
Author
Perry, William Stevens,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
J. R. Osgood,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
v. 1. The planting and growth of the American colonial church, 1587-1783.--v. 2. The organization and progress of the American church, 1783-1883.
Subjects
Episcopal Church - History.
Protestant episcopal church - History.
Autographs - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
283 S846
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