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Collection
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Title
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Object ID
MG0062
Date Range
1868-1972
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Collection
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Title
Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
Description
Records of an organization founded by business and church leaders to overthrow commercialized vice in Lancaster by sending agents into the community to check for prostitution, obscenity, drinking, and gambling. Collection includes by-laws, minutes, annual reports, treasurers' reports, agents' expenses, reports on findings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, 25 books of agents' on-duty reports, and investigative reports. The Rev. Clifford G. Twombly was identified with this movement, as was the late William H. Hager, department store merchant.
Date Range
1868-1972
Year Range From
1868
Year Range To
1972
Date of Accumulation
1868-1972
Creator
Law and Order Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Betts, Peter J.
Hager, William Henderson
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Business records
Crime
Gambling
Letters
Prostitution
Sex crimes
Sin
Search Terms
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Crime
Gambling
Law and Order Society
Letters
Newspaper clippings
Prostitution
Reports
Sex crimes
Sin
Vice
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
8 box, 76 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
Note: Many of the items in this collection are in poor condition and fragile.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2021-02-09
Object ID
MG0062
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions at this time. However, many of the items in this collection are in poor condition and fragile.
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-62
Classification
MG0062
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was processed prior to 1997. Added to database 28 September 2017.
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From wide open to tightly closed

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Author
Hartman, William F.
Call Number
905.748 SM (Dec. 1980)
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by William F. Hartman.
Author
Hartman, William F.
Physical Description
32-37 p.
Notes
In: Susquehanna Magazine (Dec. 1980)
Subjects
Twombly, Clifford Gray, - 1869-1942.
Lancaster Law and Order Society (Pa.)
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 SM (Dec. 1980)
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A history of sin and vice : Lancaster - the fallen angel

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1992.
Law and Order Society. The stated object was to "to secure, by all proper means, the enforcement of the laws against Sunday traffic of whatever nature and character the same may be, and of all such laws and ordinances as may from time to time exist in this Commonwealth relating to the liquor traffic
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Responsibility
by John W.W. Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[105]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.94, no. 4
Subjects
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 4 (1992), p. 105-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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A history of the Lancaster Law and Order Society

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Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Date of Publication
1965
problems from the standpoint of serving public policy if not from scientific interest. Existence of the Law and Order Society presupposes a need for an organization to root out and attack public immorality. A hu- man institution, the Law and Order Society has had its failures and its critics. It has been
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by Peter J. Betts.
Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[216]-239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Twombley, Clifford J.
Spotts, Charles Dewey, - 1899-1974.
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 216-239Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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The Lancaster Law and Order Society, 1912-1972

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Author
Cobey, Harry S.
Date of Publication
1991
The Lancaster Law and Order Society, 1912 - 1972 By Harry S. Cobey, Jr. The Lancaster Law and Order Society was organized in 1912 by Dr. Clifford G. Twombly, rector of St. James's Episcopal Church, Lancaster, and other members of clergy, local college faculty, and leading citizens. As one of the
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Responsibility
by Harry S. Cobey, Jr.
Author
Cobey, Harry S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
[112]-117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 93, no. 4
Subjects
Twombly, Clifford G.
Lancaster Law and Order Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Crime - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Crime prevention - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 4 (1991), p. 112-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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The Prostitute, the soldier, and the individual girl : the fight for morality in World War I, Lancaster and beyond

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Author
Parks, Elizabeth
Date of Publication
2009
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Responsibility
by Elizabeth Parks
Author
Parks, Elizabeth
Date of Publication
2009
Physical Description
76 p.
Notes
Double click the URL for full text access.
Includes bibliography pg. 73-76.
Electronic reproduction. Lancaster, Pa. : Franklin & Marshall College, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects
Twombley, Clifford J.
Law and Order Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Ethics
World War, 1914-1918
Location
Lancaster History Library - Electronic Resources
Websites
https://dspace.fandm.edu/bitstream/handle/11016/8560/Parks.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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