Skip header and navigation
  Revise Search

Revise Search

5 records – page 1 of 1.

Debunking the myths surrounding Augusta Harriet Bitner

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15794
Author
Roth, Cynthia Douts.
Date of Publication
2009.
More detail
Responsibility
by Cynthia Douts Roth.
Author
Roth, Cynthia Douts.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org ,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
6 - 11 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society : v. 111, no. 1.
Subjects
Bitner, Augusta Harriet, - 1884 - 1906.
Memorials - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Cemetery.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 111, number 1 (2009), p. 6-11Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 111 no.1
Less detail

John Fulton Reynolds

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1190
Author
Scott, John F. R.
Date of Publication
1948
Reynolds in sacrificing his life saved at that time this battle to his country." �Further Notes on the Life of Reynolds Compiled by the Editor MEMORIALS. A bronze statue by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) was placed on the battle field (National Cemetery) at Gettysburg in 1872, and a portrait by
More detail
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Col. John Fulton Reynolds Scott (U.S. Army, retired).
Author
Scott, John F. R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[21]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 2
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
United States. - Army.
Memorials - United States.
Monuments - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 2 (1948), p. 21-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
Documents
thumbnail

edit_vol52no2pp21_46.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF
Less detail

Presidential temples : how memorials and libraries shape public memory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16892
Author
Hufbauer, Benjamin.
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
973.099 H889
More detail
Responsibility
Benjamin Hufbauer.
ISBN
0700614222 (cloth : alk. paper)
Author
Hufbauer, Benjamin.
Place of Publication
Lawrence, Kan
Publisher
University Press of Kansas,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
270 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
CultureAmerica
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-258) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The transformation of presidential commemoration -- Prologue: the words in the Lincoln Memorial -- A shift in commemoration: the Roosevelt Presidential Library -- The rhetoric of the replica: the Truman Library's Oval Office and Benton Mural -- Symbolic power, democratic access, and the imperial presidency: the Johnson Library -- Celebrity and power: the commemoration of first ladies -- Reinventing the presidential library: the new displays at the Truman Museum -- Conclusion: Presidential libraries and the final campaign.
Subjects
Presidents - United States.
Presidential libraries - United States.
Library architecture - United States.
Memorials - United States.
Memory - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.099 H889
Less detail

Request

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dd04b1fe-959c-45f0-891e-343532094340
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Request for donations to help restore Buchanan’s original marble tomb
Object ID
MG0096 F053 In01
Date Range
1905/05/10
More detail
  1 document     1 image  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Request for donations to help restore Buchanan’s original marble tomb
Description
A request for donations to help restore Buchanan’s original marble tomb. Presented by the Pilot Club of Lancaster for James Buchanan Memorial Fund. Lancaster. 1957.
Date Range
1905/05/10
Creator
Pilot Club of Lancaster
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Sepulchral monuments
Monuments
Memorials
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Search Terms
Pilot Club of Lancaster
James Buchanan Memorial Fund
Sepulchral monuments
Monuments
Memorials
Donations
Woodward Hill Cemetery
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 1 page to scan, 28 x 21 cm
Object Name
Request
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F053 In01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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 Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
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, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 053, Insert 01
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
thumbnail
Documents
thumbnail

Transcription

Read PDF Download PDF
Less detail

Sculpting doughboys : memory, gender, and taste in America's World War I memorials

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17119
Author
Wingate, Jennifer.
Date of Publication
[2013]
Call Number
730.973 W769
More detail
Responsibility
Jennifer Wingate.
ISBN
9781409406556 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1409406555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Wingate, Jennifer.
Place of Publication
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington
Publisher
Ashgate,
Date of Publication
[2013]
Physical Description
xiv, 229 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes picture of memorial at Masonic Home, Elizabethtown, Pa. on page 179.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
War memorials - United States.
World War, 1914-1918 - United States.
Soldiers in art.
Art and society - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
730.973 W769
Less detail