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Collection
Speeches, Lectures and Addresses Collection
Title
Speeches, Lectures and Addresses Collection
Object ID
MG0974
Collection
Speeches, Lectures and Addresses Collection
Title
Speeches, Lectures and Addresses Collection
Description
This collection contains published and manuscript speeches, lectures, addresses, orations, etc., written and given by people of Lancaster County on various topics and subjects.
Year Range From
1849
Year Range To
1960
Date of Accumulation
1849-c.1960
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Peachy, Shem
Brosious, Marriott
Bossert, Frank G.
Martin, E. K.
Coyle, John A.
Barton, Benjamin Smith
Smith, Edgar Fahs
Mifflin, Thomas
Davis, S. T.
McElroy, George W.
Subjects
Speeches
Search Terms
Bart Mennonite Church
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Fulton Hall
Iris Club
Capital punishment
Tamaqua Lyceum
Speeches
Manuscript groups
Extent
8 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0974
Notes
Preferred Citation: Speeches, Lectures and Addresses Collection (MG0974), Folder #, 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-974
Other Number
MG-974
Classification
MG0974
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 14 November 2023.
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Collection
Blueprints and Architectural Drawings
Title
Architectural drawings for Fulton Hall
Object ID
BLUE_F030_FultonHall
Date Range
1852
Collection
Blueprints and Architectural Drawings
Title
Architectural drawings for Fulton Hall
Description
Fulton Hall. Samuel Sloan. Architect. 154 Walnut St. Philadelphia. 1852.
Notes on the Fulton Hall Floor Plans
Third Story, Forth Story. Scale: 8 Feet to the Inch.
First Story, Second Story, Transversal Section. 8 Feet to the Inch.
Third Story, Forth Story. Scale: 8 Feet to the Inch. (Copy).
Column Details. Handwritten Notes.
Window Details. Handwritten Notes.
Outside Elevation of Third Story Windows, Inside Elevation of Third Story Windows, Transom of Third Story Window. Sash, Sill.
Detail Drawings of an Old Doorway. Part of Interior, Rough Sill, Brick, Second Story Window Sill and Bottom Sash.
Date Range
1852
Creation Date
1852
Creator
Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Cabinet
Flat Files
Storage Container
Folder 030
People
Sloan, Samuel
Subjects
Architectural drawings
Search Terms
Architectural drawings
Architectural plans
Fulton Hall
Object Name
Drawing, Architectural
Language
English
Object ID
BLUE_F030_FultonHall
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection 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 collection 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.
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 14 October 2023.
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Fulton Hall and its graven image

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7778
Author
Hager, Walter C.
Date of Publication
1918
FULTON HALL AND ITS GRAVEN IMAGE. The erection of "Fulton Hall," in 1852, on the site of the old Lancaster County Prison, was one of the many constructive developments in Lancaster, Pa., which were a part of the larger prosperity throughout the United States, at the period following the discovery
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Responsibility
by Walter C. Hager.
Author
Hager, Walter C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1918
Physical Description
141-148 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 9
Summary
The article gives the history of Fulton Hall (now known as the Fulton Opera House) including mention of a number of events held there prior to 1918. It also includes the history of the original carved cedar statue placed in the niche in the front of the building.
Subjects
Hager, Christopher.
Sloane, Samuel.
Sener, John.
Cannon, Hugh.
Fulton Hall (Lancaster, Pa.)
Fulton Opera House.
Municipal buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 9 (1918), p. 141-148Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
Documents

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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Fulton Hall Polka
Object ID
MG0942_Polka_1853
Date Range
1853
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Fulton Hall Polka
Description
Fulton Hall Polka as performed by the Phil-harmonic Society, Lancaster, composed by Washington H. Keffer. Inscribed "To C. Hager, Esq."
Published by G. Willig, Baltimore. E. Gillingham, iconographer. 2500. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by G. Willig in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Maryland.
Date Range
1853
Creation Date
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Oversized Box 01
People
Gillingham, E.
Keffer, Washington Henry
Willig, George, Jr.
Subjects
Polkas
Sheet music
Search Terms
Fulton Hall
Fulton Theatre
Polkas
Sheet music
Extent
1 item, 6 pages scanned
Object Name
Music, Sheet
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2024-02-21
Condition Notes
Brittle, pages separated, water damage/stained
Object ID
MG0942_Polka_1853
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org 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. 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.
Other Numbers
MG-942
Classification
MG0942
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database on 21 February 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Program for Jarrett & Palmer's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Object ID
MG0942_1874_UncleTomsCab
Date Range
1874
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Program for Jarrett & Palmer's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Description
Program for "Jarrett & Palmer's superb spectacular revival of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'," performed at Fulton Hall on Friday, 29 March 1874. The production featured the following Black artists, musical groups, and camp meeting leader: The Famous Louisiana Troubadours, The Four Jolly Coons, Horace Weston, The Renowned Slidell Children, and Sarah Washington.
Date Range
1874
Creation Date
1874
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Oversized Box 01
People
Bates, Marie
Bigelow, Lenore
Burns, John A.
Carroll, George
Chapman, L.
Conway, George
Denham, Fanny
Dickson, Georgie
Ebbets, E. W.
Eberle, C. W.
Harkins. W. S.
Hawk, Harry
Hunt, J. H.
Jarrett, Henry Clay
Johns, N. W.
Kenney, C.
Kunkel, George
May, Laura
Palmer, Henry David "Harry"
Rouse, Mrs. W. A.
Rouse, William A.
Rowe, J. H.
Stafford, Rose
Vivian, Willie
Watkins, H.
Weston, Horace
Wharton, La Petite
Subjects
African Americans--Fiction
Enslaved persons--Fiction
Plantation life--Fiction
Programs (Publications)
Slavery
Search Terms
African American children
African American men
African American women
Children
Enslaved persons
Free persons of color
Freedmen
Fulton Hall
Fulton Theatre
Jarrett and Palmer
Lancaster
Persons of color
Programs
Slavery
Theatrical performances
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Women
Extent
1 item, 4 pages scanned
Object Name
Program, Theater
Language
English
Object ID
MG0942_1874_UncleTomsCab
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org 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. 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.
Other Numbers
MG-942
Classification
MG0942
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database on 21 February 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
List of sale of liquors by the executors of the will of James Buchanan at Fulton Hall
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.025
Date Range
1868/10/06
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
List of sale of liquors by the executors of the will of James Buchanan at Fulton Hall
Description
List of sale of liquors by the executors of the will of James Buchanan at Fulton Hall, Lancaster, including the amount, type, price and buyer, for a total of $1,265.70 realized. Lancaster.
Date Range
1868/10/06
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 6, Box 1
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Executors and administrators
Estates (Law)
Decedents' estates
Wills
Fulton Opera House
Liquors
Sales
Estate sales
Search Terms
Executors and administrators
Estate settlement
Decedents' estates
Wills
Fulton Hall
Liquors
Sales
Estate sales
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 32.5 x 8 in.
Object Name
Record, Sales
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 6 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.025
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
JBMS1996.110
Other Number
JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 25
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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