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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
. Business records Bynden Wood Conestoga Bridge Correspondence Finding aids Flyers Franklin and Marshall College Hamilton Club Huachung University Letters Manuscript groups Membership Minutes Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Obituaries Outings Poetry Republican Party Restaurants Sphinx Club St
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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
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 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.
Accession Number
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
Documents
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Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17893
Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
Responsibility
written and directed by Thomas L. Schaefer.
Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Place of Publication
[S. l.]
Publisher
A Total Magic Video Production ,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
"Produced for Rivertownes PA USA in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge on 28 June 1863, this program narrates the dramatic story of the bridge's destruction and details the valiant attempt of an outnumbered detachment of raw Union militia to halt the advance of Confederate Brigadier General John Gordon's determined veteran infantry."
Also "introduces the poignant, very risky participation of a company of free blacks from Columbia."
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
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Excerpts from the diary of F. X. Ziegler : A nineteenth century perspective of events in Columbia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11396
Author
Bennawit, John F., Jr.
Date of Publication
2003.
Responsibility
by John F. Bennawit, Jr.
Author
Bennawit, John F., Jr.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
p.42-53 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.105, no.2.
Subjects
Ziegler, F.X., - 1817-1902.
Cholera - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - History - Nineteenth century.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 105, number 2 (2003), p. 42-53Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.105, no.2
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Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903
Author
Sheldon, George
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
973.7349 S544
Responsibility
by George Sheldon.
Author
Sheldon, George
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Quaker Hills Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references.
Summary
It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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Keller's Covered Bridge and Middle Creek Road Bridge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15632
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
624.2 K29
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
2 reports : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Written historical and descriptive data and photographs [a state-level recordation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation.
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Keller's Covered Bridge (Ephrata Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Middle Creek Road Bridge (Ephrata Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
624.2 K29
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-07
Date Range
April 5, 2003
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Wenger's Mill covered bridge, also called Rose Hill covered bridge, built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Located on Log Cabin Road, just off of Rose Hill Road. Post card.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Creeks
Log Cabin Road
Mills
Rose Hill Bridge
Rose Hill Road
Wenger's Mill
Wenger's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-07
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-09
Date Range
2003
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Wenger's Mill covered bridge, also called Rose Hill covered bridge, built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Located on Log Cabin Road, just off of Rose Hill Road. Postcard of painting by Louise Frank.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Frank, Louise
Zook, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Creeks
Log Cabin Road
Paintings
Postcards
Rose Hill Bridge
Rose Hill Road
Sleighs
Snow
Wenger's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-09
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-41
Date Range
April 6, 2003
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Lime Valley Mill covered bridge over the Pequea Creek. Built in 1871.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 6, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Lime Valley Covered Bridge
Lime Valley, West Lampeter Twp.
Pequea Creek
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
A-65-01-41
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-42
Date Range
April 6, 2003
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Lime Valley Mill covered bridge over the Pequea Creek. Built in 1871.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 6, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Lime Valley Covered Bridge
Lime Valley, West Lampeter Twp.
Pequea Creek
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
A-65-01-42
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-43
Date Range
April 6, 2003
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
David W. Jackson Sawmill Bridge. Built 1878.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 6, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Jackson's Sawmill covered bridge
Octoraro Creek
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
A-65-01-43
Images
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