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Author
Kerfoot, J. B.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
671 K39
Responsibility
by J. B. Kerfoot, with illustrations from photographs by the author of specimens in his own collection.
Author
Kerfoot, J. B.
Place of Publication
Boston and New York
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
xxiii, 239 p. front., plates. 29 cm.
Subjects
Pewter.
Collectors and collecting.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
671 K39
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The antiques book : outstanding, authoritative articles on ceramics, furniture, glass, silver, pewter, architecture, prints and other collecting interests

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14035
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
745.1 A632
Responsibility
Edited by Alice Winchester and the staff of the magazine Antiques.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bonanza Books,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
319 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Articles from the first fifty-six volumes of Antiques, January 1922 through December 1949."
Subjects
Collectors and collecting.
Antiques.
Additional Author
Winchester, Alice.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.1 A632
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Catalogue of the Green Tree Collection

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12464
Corporate Author
Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
368 G244
Responsibility
Anthony N.B. Garvan and Carol A. Wojtowicz ; with photos. by Will Brown.
Corporate Author
Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Mutual Assurance Co.,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
165 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Coloring book is separate item.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159).
Subjects
Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire.
Collectors and collecting - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Additional Author
Garvan, Anthony N. B.
Wojtowicz, Carol A.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
368 G244
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The challenge of collecting

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14272
Author
Jarvis, Sally
Call Number
708 O44 1977
Author
Jarvis, Sally
Physical Description
35-39 p.
Notes
In: The Old Lancaster Antiques Show, 1977.
Subjects
North Museum (Lancaster, Pa.)
Collectors and collecting.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
708 O44 1977
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Collectors & collections; the Antiques anniversary book

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15479
Date of Publication
1961
Call Number
708.1 C697
Responsibility
Edited by Alice Winchester and the staff of Antiques magazine.
Place of Publication
New York
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
165 p. illus, (part col.) ports. (part col.) 31 cm.
Notes
Includes chapter entitled: New Rooms at Winterthur.
Subjects
Antiques.
Collectors and collecting.
Art objects
Additional Author
Winchester, Alice,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
708.1 C697
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Early American craftsmen

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2744
Author
Dyer, Walter Alden,
Date of Publication
1915.
Call Number
700 D996
Responsibility
by Walter A. Dyer ... being a series of sketches of the lives of the more important personalities in the early development of the industrial arts in America, together with sundry facts and photographs of interest and value to the collector of Americana.
Author
Dyer, Walter Alden,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Century Company,
Date of Publication
1915.
Physical Description
xv, 387 p. incl. plates, ports. front. 22 cm.
Notes
Head and tail pieces.
Reprinted in part from various periodicals.
Bibliography: p. 381-382.
Subjects
Decorative arts - United States
Collectors and collecting.
Artisans - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
700 D996
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Early American glass ... : the private collection of Harry Hillyer Brigham, Boston, Mass

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15110
Author
Brigham, Harry Hillyer.
Date of Publication
1937.
Call Number
748.2 B851
Author
Brigham, Harry Hillyer.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Art Association ; Anderson Galleries, Inc.,
Date of Publication
1937.
Physical Description
[7], 27, [1] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Glassware - United States
Glassware - x Collectors and collecting
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
748.2 B851
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How to know American antiques

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7542
Author
Winchester, Alice.
Date of Publication
[1951]
Call Number
645 W721
Responsibility
illustrated by Pauline W. Inman.
Author
Winchester, Alice.
Place of Publication
[New York]
Publisher
New American Library
Date of Publication
[1951]
Physical Description
191 p. illus. 18 cm.
Series
A Mentor book, 62
Subjects
Collectors and collecting.
Art objects
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
645 W721
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Letter from C. H. Robb to Elizabeth C. Hobson
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.023
Date Range
1905/01/16
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Letter from C. H. Robb to Elizabeth C. Hobson
Description
Letter from C. H. Robb to Elizabeth C. Hobson regarding the bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston’s paintings. Washington, DC. Original and carbon copy.
Date Range
1905/01/16
Creator
Robb, Charles Henry, 1867-1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Robb, Charles Henry
Hobson, Elizabeth C.
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subjects
Inheritance and succession
Legacies
Art
Art--Collectors and Collecting
Paintings
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Bequests
Inheritance and succession
Legacies
Art
Art collections
Paintings
Buchanan Collections
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 20.5 x 25 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.023
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
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@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
JBMS1995.362a-b
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 23
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.
Images
Documents
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Correspondence between May S. Kennedy and Bernard Carter
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.024
Date Range
1905/11/09
  5 documents     5 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Correspondence between May S. Kennedy and Bernard Carter
Description
Carbon copy of letter from May S. Kennedy to Bernard Carter, regarding Harriet Lane Johnston’s wish not to sell any of her paintings. Charlestown, West Virginia. No date.
Letter from Bernard Carter to Mary Speer regarding the interpretation of Harriet Lane Johnston’s wishes in her codicil and requesting a meeting to discuss the disposition of the paintings. Baltimore, Maryland. 9 November 1905.
Letter from Bernard Carter to May Kennedy advising of his request for a meeting to discuss the disposition of the paintings. 9 November 1905.
Date Range
1905/11/09
Creator
Kennedy, May S.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Kennedy, May S.
Carter, Bernard
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Speer, Mary
Other Creators
Carter, Bernard, 1834-1912
Subjects
Art
Art--Collectors and Collecting
Paintings
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Art
Art collections
Paintings
Buchanan Collections
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
3 items, 5 pages to scan, 21.5 x 27 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.024
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
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@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
JBMS1995.361a-e
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 24
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.
Images
Documents
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