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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7e6c0c43-a410-4aa0-b203-384173303507
Collection
Alice Caldwell Papers
Title
Alice Caldwell Papers
Object ID
MG0576
Date Range
1827-1853
, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Drawings Eulogies Hymns Poetry Search Terms: Drawings Eulogies Finding aids Hymns Manuscript groups Poetry Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 16 June 2010 and 1 December 2021. This collection has been
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Alice Caldwell Papers
Title
Alice Caldwell Papers
Description
The Alice Caldwell Papers contain poetry written and compiled by Alice Caldwell of Lancaster and three of her drawings. Tucked inside the manuscript volume was a eulogy for Robert Scott, composed by Henry Carter.
Date Range
1827-1853
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1853
Date of Accumulation
1827-1853
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Caldwell, Alice
Carter, Henry
Scott, Robert
Other Creators
Caldwell, Alice
Carter, Henry
Subjects
Drawings
Eulogies
Hymns
Poetry
Search Terms
Drawings
Eulogies
Finding aids
Hymns
Manuscript groups
Poetry
Extent
1 box, 2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0576
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Alice Caldwell Papers, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Folder 1 was a gift of Nancy L. Gingrich, 21 May 2010. Folder 2 was a gift of Gary T. Hawbaker, 24 March 2018.
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-576
Classification
MG0576
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 16 June 2010 and 1 December 2021. Added to database 1 December 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5acf8fc9-ef2a-49aa-83d1-432362932920
Collection
C. Emlen Urban Collection
Title
C. Emlen Urban Collection
Object ID
MG0100
Date Range
1889-1939
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Collection
C. Emlen Urban Collection
Title
C. Emlen Urban Collection
Description
Collection consists of records by Cassius Emlen Urban, a Lancaster architect. He supervised the construction of the Lancaster Post Office at 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster. Many letters from James H. Windrim, supervising architect of the Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. Book of correspondence contains details of the construction. Also includes letters he wrote to his son, Rathfon, dated February 14-29, 1939, while on the Italian liner, Roma.
Admin/Biographical History
C. Emlen Urban
Throughout Downtown Lancaster numerous iconic buildings make up the city's landscape giving it its unique and ornate character. Landmark buildings such as the Greist Building, the Watt and Shand Department Store, Hager Building, Southern Market, along with many more churches, residential units including the facade of the Fulton Opera House were the design of Cassius Emlen Urban. Urban was Lancaster's first architect and one of the most significant influences on the city. 1 Urban modernized the city's landscape as he designed buildings in a new era where technologies never before available to architects made it possible for himself to leave such a grand impression.
Urban was born on February 20, 1863 in Conestoga Township to a Civil War veteran Amos Urban, a distinguished citizen known for his modesty and community service. Urban finished high school in 1880 and would get his architectural training through an apprenticeship with Scanton, PA architect E.L. Walter. Later in 1884 Urban would move to Philadelphia where he served as a draftsman to Willis G. Hale. Upon returning to Lancaster roughly a year later Urban would open his own practice in Lancaster.2
Only a few years after Urban opened his practice through a family connection he would receive a commission to design Lancaster's Southern Market. Urban's career would take off leading him to design many more iconic buildings in Lancaster and Hershey as well. Urban, through his membership at the Hamilton Club made acquaintance with Milton Hershey who hired him to design such buildings as Hershey Chocolates original company offices and even his own mansion.3
Urban spent the majority of his life in Lancaster with the exception of his time studying as a young man. Urban is remembered for his buildings designed in Queen Anne and Beaux style architecture.4 Shenk in his A History of Lancaster County wrote of Urban, "Few men of Lancaster county can point to a finer array of useful and beautiful work than can Cassius Emlen Urban."
Nicole O. Sturla, "Cassius Emlen Urban: Lancaster's First Native Architect," Susquehanna Monthly Magazine, September 1980.
2 History of Lancaster County, ed. E.M.J. Klein (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company Inc., 1924), 443.
3 "Urban, C. Emlen; 1863-1939," Hershey Community Archives, accessed September 30, 2014. http://www.hersheyarchives.org/essay/details.aspx?EssayId=34&Rurl=%2Fresources%2Fsearch-results.aspx%3FType%3DBrowseEssay.
4 "Introduction," To Build Strong and Substantial: The Career of Architect C. Emlen Urban, (2009): 2-3.
Date Range
1889-1939
Year Range From
1889
Year Range To
1939
Creator
Urban, C. Emlen, 1863-1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Rote, Andrew B.
Urban, Cassius Emlen
Urban, Rathfon Merrill
Windrim, James Hamilton
Subjects
Architects
Buildings--Specifications
Business records
Letters
Historic buildings
Lancaster (Pa.)
Post Office (Postal service)
Search Terms
Architects
Buildings, Specifications
Business records
Correspondence
Finding aids
Historic buildings
Lancaster
Letters
Manuscript groups
Post offices
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0100
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph Collection; Blueprints and Architectural Plans
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
C. Emlen Urban Collection (MG-100), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-100
Other Number
MG-100
Classification
MG0100
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Updated by HST, 18 March 2010; Biographical information by DJ, Fall 2014. Added to database 22 August 2017.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f5172d62-7dfa-46af-9547-116094022720
Collection
Alice Caldwell Papers
Title
Manuscript book of poetry, with drawings and eulogy
Object ID
MG0576_F001
Date Range
1827-1853
, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Drawings Eulogies Hymns Poetry Search Terms: Drawings Eulogies Finding aids Hymns Manuscript groups Poetry Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 16 June 2010 and 1 December 2021. This collection has been
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Collection
Alice Caldwell Papers
Title
Manuscript book of poetry, with drawings and eulogy
Description
Manuscript book of poetry compiled by Alice Caldwell of Lancaster. Some poems, songs and hymns are copied from other sources, but some may be original. She signed and dated each composition. 1837-1839, 1853.
Insert 1 Three drawings by Alice Caldwell
Two drawings of a vase with intertwined flowers. 28 September 1827.
Branch with two peaches and at the side a smaller bird with a flower in its beak. 28 October 1831.
Insert 2 Eulogy, "On the Death of Robert Scott," composed by Henry Carter. Mr. Scott, a native of Little Britain, Lancaster County, died of Erysipelas Fever in California. No date.
Date Range
1827-1853
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1853
Date of Accumulation
1827-1853
Creator
Caldwell, Alice
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Caldwell, Alice
Carter, Henry
Scott, Robert
Other Creators
Carter, Henry
Subjects
Drawings
Eulogies
Hymns
Poetry
Search Terms
Drawings
Eulogies
Finding aids
Hymns
Manuscript groups
Poetry
Extent
5 items
Object Name
Poem
Drawing
Language
English
Object ID
MG0576_F001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Alice Caldwell Papers, Object ID, 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.
Accession Number
2010.MG0576.F1
Other Numbers
MG-576, Folder 1
Other Number
MG-576, Folder 1
Classification
MG0576
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, 16 June 2010. Added to database 1 December 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fca7db6-47b5-4852-bc86-681625481021
Collection
Alice Caldwell Papers
Title
Poems copied by Alice Caldwell
Object ID
MG0576_F002
Date Range
1836
, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Drawings Eulogies Hymns Poetry Search Terms: Drawings Eulogies Finding aids Hymns Manuscript groups Poetry Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 16 June 2010 and 1 December 2021. This collection has been
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Collection
Alice Caldwell Papers
Title
Poems copied by Alice Caldwell
Description
Copies of hymns, "The Sun-Bright Clime" and "The Good Shepherd." Copied by Alice Caldwell, Lancaster, 11 June 1836.
Copy of poem, "Sweet Home." Copied by Alice Caldwell, Lancaster, 4 June 1836.
Date Range
1836
Date of Accumulation
1836
Creator
Caldwell, Alice
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Caldwell, Alice
Subjects
Hymns
Poetry
Search Terms
Finding aids
Hymns
Manuscript groups
Poetry
Extent
5 items
Object Name
Poem
Language
English
Object ID
MG0576_F002
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Alice Caldwell Papers, Object ID, 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.
Accession Number
2018.MG0576.F2
Other Numbers
MG-576, Folder 2
Other Number
MG-576, Folder 2
Classification
MG0576
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, 1 Decemver 2021. Added to database 1 December 2021.
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