The Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection contains sheet music written by local composers. Some local titles are "Lancaster German Waltz" and "Lancaster Theme & Gratitude Theme." Included in the collection is information about S. Becker von Grabill, composer and pianoforte teacher, and James L. Knipe of Aston, Knipe & McCarthy.
The Henry G. and Catharine H. Long Collection contains information about father, Henry, and daughter, Catharine. Their estates endowed Long's Park and the Long Home for indigent women.
Lancaster City and County Civil Defense Collection
Description
This collection contains information about the inception of the Lancaster City and County Defense organization, planning manuals and a booklet about the construction of family fallout shelters.
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
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-964
Other Number
MG-964
Classification
MG0964
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998; revised. Added to database 5 February 2019.
Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection, 1967-1979
Description
This collection contains three programs for events held by the Community Historians of Lancaster County between 1967 and 1979.
Admin/Biographical History
The Community Historians of Lancaster County was organized by a group of local historians and local history enthusiasts in 1962. They began holding meetings at Franklin and Marshall College's Fackenthal Library and later held events and lectures at various historical sites around Lancaster County.
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection (MG0971), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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.
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster Public Library Collection (MG0972), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
This collection contains published and manuscript speeches, lectures, addresses, orations, etc., written and given by people of Lancaster County on various topics and subjects.
This collection contains programs, session schedules, miscellaneous correspondence and other items from the Donegal Society.
Admin/Biographical History
The Donegal Society was organized in 1909 to maintain, preserve and promote the history and grounds of the Donegal Presbyterian Church near Mount Joy, Lancaster County, and the history of the Scots-Irish who settled in the area and founded the church in 1721.
