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Collection
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Title
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Object ID
MG0017
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Collection
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Title
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Description
Collection consists of records of the Grand Army of the Republic and allied organizations. Most papers are from G.A.R. Post 478 (Mount Joy) and Post 84 (Lancaster). Included are minute books, burial records, membership applications, correspondence, national and state G.A.R. orders, encampment information, and Post correspondence. Many records are in book form.
Soldiers and sailors honorably discharged from the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the U.S. who fought in the cause of the Union from Apr. 12, 1861 to Apr. 9, 1865 were eligible to become members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Allied Orders include: Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans U.S.A. (later Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War) and their Auxiliary, as well as the Daughters of Veterans (later Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War).
Creation Date
1861-1931
Year Range From
1861
Year Range To
1931
Date of Accumulation
1861-1931
Creator
Grand Army of the Republic Post 478
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Cruikshank, William
Furgeson, Elizabeth
Leach, David
Long, George
Nissley, D. H.
Nissley, David H.
Stephenson, Benjamin F.
Thomas, George H.
Thumb, Tom
Veil, Chas. H.
Wimer, John
Wolf, Joseph
Other Creators
Grand Army of the Republic Post 84; Grand Army of the Republic Post 524.
Subjects
Business records
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania
Sons of Veterans, U.S.A
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Woman's Relief Corp (U.S.). Department of Pennsylvania
Search Terms
Burial records
Business records
Civil War
Correspondence
Finding aids
Grand Army of the Republic
Iroquois Band
Stork's Orchestra
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Letters
Lincoln Cemetery
Manuscript groups
Mount Joy Cemetery
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Woman's Relief Corp (U.S.)
Extent
6 boxes, 56 folders, 24 volumes, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0017
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory (Organization)
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-17
Classification
MG0017
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 6 March 2018.
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Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Title
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Object ID
MG0079
Collection
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Title
Lancaster City and County Government Collection
Description
This collection contains documents, plans, programs, and surveys related to and from the government offices of Lancaster City and Lancaster County.
System of Arrangement
A. Lancaster City
B. Lancaster County
Creator
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Baum, H. J.
Black, Russell VanNest
Conrad, Charles S., Jr.
Foster, C. Bickley
Gotch, Albert W.
Hartzog, Justin R.
Klein, H. M. J.
Malone, James J.
Miller, Paul F.
Nolen, John
Smeltz, E. S.
Walker, Hale J.
Subjects
Municipal government
Programs (Publications)
Urban renewal
Zoning
Search Terms
Fulton Opera House
Hale J. Walker-Justin R. Hartzog Associates
Lancaster City Council
Lancaster City Planning Commission
Lancaster City Water Filtration Plant
Lancaster County Commissioners
Lancaster County Planning Commission
Letters
Maps
Municipal government
Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc.
Programs
Reports
Urban renewal
Zoning
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0079
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives Collection
Lancaster County Government Records
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
Lancaster City and County Government Collection (MG-79), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0079
Description Level
Fonds
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Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Object ID
MG0081
Date Range
1753-2007
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Ephrata Cloister Collection, 1753-2007 Object ID: MG0081 2 boxes 22 folders, 1 volume .75 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 3 Scope and
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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Description
Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.
Date Range
1753-2007
Year Range From
1753
Year Range To
2007
Date of Accumulation
1753-2007
Creator
Ephrata Cloister
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.
Baer, Johann
Bar, Johann
Bowman, John
Daniel, N. J.
Doll, Eugene E.
Downes, J. A.
Dunkelberger, Ralph D.
Elsen, John
Franck, Ira S.
Hagen, F. F.
Heatwole, Daniel R.
Hocker, Ludwig
Hollinger, J. Daryl
Keller, James
Kimmel, Jacob
Leber, A. P.
Lollich, P. M.
Loose, John W. W.
Miller, Henry
Mitton, Juliet
Nevin, [ ]
Plessinger, F. P.
Pyle, Howard
Raber, [ ]
Senseman, John
Stubsky, Georg
Subjects
Pamphlets
Watermarks
Search Terms
Aurand Press
Brochures
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.
Ephrata Cloister Chorus
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Hocking Printing Company, Inc.
Legal papers
Mennonite Publishing House
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pow wow
Review Book Store
Seventh Day Baptists
Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata
Watermarks
Ye Village Inne
Extent
2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English and German
Object ID
MG0081
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Library collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level. Original documents may be used--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items 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 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.
Classification
MG0081
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.
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Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Object ID
MG0084
Date Range
1907-1967
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Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Description
Contains pamphlets, booklets, and annual reports from various water and power companies on the Susquehanna River. They include information about dams, hydroelectric projects, and how electricity is generated; maps and history of the region; and pictures of the river and hydroelectric stations.
Date Range
1907-1967
Year Range From
1907
Year Range To
1967
Date of Accumulation
1907-1967
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Rutter, Edward H.
Subjects
Hydroelectric power plants
Pamphlets
Business records
Search Terms
Business records
Certificates
Conestoga Substation
Conewago Water and Power Company
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Dams
Finding aids
Fuller Company
General Electric
Historic Strasburg Inn
Holtwood Dam
Hydroelectric power plants
Lake Aldred District
Manuscript groups
McCall Ferry Power Company
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Philadelphia Electric Power Company
S. Morgan Smith Company
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Sunday Sun
Susquehanna Power Company
Susquehanna River
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0084
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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-84
Classification
MG0084
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Updated 9 January 2008, 19 September 2008, 5 February 2009, 4 February 2010 HST
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Collection
Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection
Title
Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection
Object ID
MG0099
Date Range
1869-1950
  1 document  
Collection
Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection
Title
Musical Composers of Lancaster County Collection
Description
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.
Date Range
1869-1950
Year Range From
1869
Year Range To
1950
Date of Accumulation
1869-1950
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Aston, Isaac Earle
August, Margaret Caroline Wagner
Hagen, Francis Florentine
Hammer, John B.
Keffer, Washington Henry
Knipe, James Lloyd
McCarthy, J. Clarence
Mueller, Julius E.
Springer, Abner
Sykes, Harry A.
Thornbann, Carl
von Grabill, Stanton Becker
Wind, John
Wyman, A. P.
Subjects
Music
Composers
Piano music
Violin music
Notated music
Sheet music
Search Terms
Armstrong Radio Program
Composers
H. T. Clauder, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Miss Billee's Studio of Dancing
Music
Pamphlets
Piano music
Sheet music
Violin music
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 14 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0099
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-99
Other Number
MG-99
Classification
MG0099
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998; revised. Added to database 5 February 2019.
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Collection
Fulton Opera House Collection
Title
Fulton Opera House Collection
Object ID
MG0103
Date Range
1867-1998
  1 document  
Collection
Fulton Opera House Collection
Title
Fulton Opera House Collection
Description
The Fulton Opera House Collection contains programs, tickets, and schedules for public performances and events at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The programs list cast members and celebrities, as well as advertising for businesses and sponsoring organizations. The collection also includes a booklet from the theatre's centenary celebration in 1952 and items related to the Landmark Campaign to restore and renovate the theatre in 1995.
Date Range
1867-1998
Year Range From
1867
Year Range To
1998
Date of Accumulation
1867-1998
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Abel, Walter
Armstrong, Charles Dudley
Balfour, Val
Barnes, Arthur K.
Bausmann, Walter
Beaver, James A.
Caballos, Larry
Caldwell, Anna
Carson, Jo
Caryll, Irwin
Chandler, Karen
Landis, Bertha Cochran
Darling, Mrs. A. H.
Decca, Marie
Donnelly, Dorothy
Fulton, Robert
Green, Morris
Grove, Dorothy Mary
Haas, F. W.
Hall, William B.
Hauptman, William
Hitchcock, Raymond
Hopwood, Avery
Hudson, Henry
Jones, A. L.
Kellerman, Annette
Kellogg, Clara Louise
Knipe, James L.
Piven, Byrne
Rawlins, Lester
Rea, John P.
Reinhart, Mary Roberts
Riddle, William
Romberg, Sigmund
Shearer, Sara A.
Stone, Fred
Thompson, Denman
Trostle, Don
van Bree, J.B.
Vyner, Louis
Warfel, Mary S.
Subjects
Advertisements
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Concerts
Ephemera
Musicals
Plays
Programs (Publications)
Theaters
Tickets
Fulton Opera House
Search Terms
Advertisements
Armstrong Cork Company
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Concerts
Ephemera
Finding aids
Fulton Opera House
Fulton Theatre
Junior League of Lancaster
Kiwanis Club of Lancaster
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Manuscript groups
Musicals
Newspaper clippings
Pennsylvania Council of the Arts
Performing arts
Theatrical performances
Programs
Theaters
Tickets
Extent
1 box, 24 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0103
Location of Originals
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-103
Other Number
MG-103
Classification
MG0103
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 5 February 2019.
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Hager Store Collection
Title
Hager Store Collection
Object ID
MG0104
Date Range
1774-1953
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Hager Store Collection, 1774-1953 Object ID: MG0104 2 boxes 37 folders, 1 framed document 1 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 3 Scope
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Collection
Hager Store Collection
Title
Hager Store Collection
Description
The Hager Store Collection contains anniversary booklets, invoices, advertisements, family papers, and newsletter of the Hager Department Store which was founded in Lancaster. The collection includes a children's book that was distributed by the store and a Christmas catalog. Among the Hager family papers are deeds, land patents, and probate records.
Date Range
1774-1953
Year Range From
1774
Year Range To
1953
Date of Accumulation
1774-1953
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Arnold, Anna
Arnold, Frank W.
Cain, James M.
Cain, Kathryn
Conyngham, David H.
Dehaven, J. Harry
Demuth, Jacob
Diller, Isaac
Dowd, M. Jane
Dubbs, T. Wilson
Frey, Caroline
Frey, Jacob L.
Frosart, John
Gast, Emma L.
Gast, Henry
Graybill, Daniel
Hager, Anne Graham
Hager, Betty Rick
Hager, Charles F.
Hager, Christopher
Hager, Edward T.
Hager, Frances
Hager, Helen R.
Hager, John C.
Hager, John C., Jr.
Hager, John J.
Hager, Katherine
Hager, Margaret H.
Hager, Mary W.
Hager, Nathaniel E.
Hager, Redmond
Hager, Sarah Ellen
Hager, Susan B.
Hager, William H.
Hager, William H., Jr.
Hamilton, Margaret
Hartman, Annie M.
Hartman, George H.
Herr, Alice
Herr, C. S.
Herr, Magdalena
Herr, Rudolph
Hull, William
Keller, H.
Landis, Jacob
Lefevre, Mrs.
Miller, Charles
Randolph, Grace Lee
Randolph, John H.
Randolph, Margaret H.
Reigart, E. L.
Roy, Sue
Slaymaker, Henry
Stark, Martin N.
Steinman, George Michael
Stewart, Charles
Weber, George
Wentz, Jacob H.
Zimmerman, Mary Regina Malone
Zimmerman, Simon Ralph
Subjects
Catalogs
Deeds
Department stores
Probate records
Stores, Retail
Search Terms
Advertisements
Anniversaries
Business Historical Society Bulletin
Catalogs
Deeds
Department stores
Express (Lititz)
Financial records
Finding aids
Frank T. Riley Publishing Company
Fulton Theatre
Hager's Department Store
Hamilton Watch Company
Invoices
Lancaster Agricultural Fair Association
Lancaster Free Press Weekly
Lancaster New Era
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maps
N. Trotter and Company
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia Electric Company
Postcards
Quarter Century Club
Receipts
Stocks
Stores
Stores, Retail
Taxes
UGI Corporation
Wills
Wondertown
Extent
2 boxes, 37 folders, 1 framed document, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0104
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 use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact 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 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-104
Classification
MG0104
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Recataloged by MM, Summer 2011. Added to database 7 February 2019.
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Mount Gretna Collection
Title
Mount Gretna Collection
Object ID
MG0108
Date Range
1910-1959
Collection
Mount Gretna Collection
Title
Mount Gretna Collection
Description
Contains information on Mount Gretna, known as the Pennsylvania Chatauqua.
Date Range
1910-1959
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1959
Date of Accumulation
1910-1959
Creator
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Coghlan, Charles F.
Enck, Schuyler C.
Martin, Helen Reimensnyder
Otto, Gene P.
Scott, A. E.
Subjects
Programs (Publications)
Advertising fliers
Search Terms
Advertising
Advertising fliers
Artwork
Flyers
Hotel Conewago
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Chautauqua Society
Programs
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0108
Location of Originals
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
Mount Gretna Collection (MG-108), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0108
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Tourist Brochures
Title
Tourist Brochures
Object ID
MG0095
Collection
Tourist Brochures
Title
Tourist Brochures
Description
Collection of brochures relating to tourist attractions, museums, historic sites, events, stores, farmers' markets, hotels, and restaurants in Lancaster, Lebanon, and York Counties. Visitors' guides and road maps provide additional information about points of interest. Items in the collection date back to the late 1920s and continue to the present, but most are from the mid-twentieth century.
Year Range From
1929
Date of Accumulation
1929-present
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Albert, Donna
Anderson, V. F.
Best, J. Donald
Buchanan, James
Burnley, Patricia Kling
Clark, Earl
Clark, Molly
Coleman, Robert
Eberly, Hiram M.
Fulton, Robert
Grubb, Peter
Hampton, Cindy
Hand, Edward
Heine, Paul L. H.
Heine, Paul, Jr.
Heisey, M. Luther
Hess, James E.
Horst, Mel
Loose, John Ward Willson
Kauffman, B. L.
Keener, A. E.
Kingston, Joseph T.
Heisey, M. L.
MacNeill, H. T.
Monaghan, Thomas J.
Motto, Marilyn
Procter, Edward C.
Pyle, Carl E.
Ross, Betsy
Shenk, Aaron S.
Smucker, Alma
Smucker, Paul
Stoltzfus, Louise
Sutter, John Augustus
Trach, M. A.
Tortora, V. R.
Subjects
Pamphlets
Tourism
Search Terms
340-23 Club
A. Bube's Brewery
Amish Country Motel and Restaurant
Amish Dutchland map
Amish Farm and House
Bill Bard Associates
Bird-in-Hand Farmer's Market
Brunnerville Iron Foundry
Candy Americana Museum
Catacombs
Central Hotel
Christian Herr House
Columbia Bank Museum
Columbia Cultural and Historical Association
Columbia Dungeon
Columbia Farmers' Market House
Conestoga Motor Inn
Conestoga Traction Company
Cornwall Iron Furnace
Doneckers
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Donegal Mills Plantation
Duck's New Holland House and Hotel
Dutch Haven
Dutch Wonderland
Dutchland Music Theatre
Elizabethtown College
Ephrata Cloister
Flory's Tourist Rest and Camp Site
Foodergong Lodge
General Engraving Company
General Sutter Hotel and Gold Nugget Saloon Restaurant
Gold Nugget Saloon Restaurant
Groff's Farm Restaurant
Guided Auto Tape Tour for Lancaster
Hammond and Company
Hans Herr House
Hebrew Tabernacle Reproduction
Heritage Center Museum
Heritage Map Museum
Herr Foods, Inc.
Herr's Potato Chips
Hex Barn
Historic Lancaster Walking Tour
Holiday Inn
Lancaster Host Resort
Host Farm
Hotel Brunswick
Hotel Wheatland
Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge
Intelligencer Journal
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland
Klein Chocolate Company
Kreider's Tourist Farm Home
Lancaster Automobile Club
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster County Central Park
Lancaster County Council of Churches
Lancaster County Heritage
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster County Outlet Shopping Guide
Lancaster County Planning Commission
Lancaster Downtown Investment District Authority
Lancaster Hilton Inn
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Lancaster-York Heritage Region
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Lititz Historical Foundation
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery
Maps
Marken and Bielfeld Inc.
Masonic Homes
Masonic Villages
Mennonite Information Center
Miller's Smorgasbord
National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors Inc.
National Central Bank
North Museum of Nature and Science
Old Mill Stream Campground
Old Village Store
Olde Lincoln House
Original Brunswick Pennsylvania Dutch Tours
Pamphlets
Pathway Publishers
Patton School
Pennsylvania Dutch Harvest Frolic
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau
Discover Lancaster
Pennsylvania Folklife Society
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
People's Place
Photo Arts Press
Plain & Fancy Farm and Dining Room
Police Museum
Postcards
Robert Fulton Birthplace
Rock Ford
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association
Sentinel Printing House
Sickman's Mill
South Central Pennsylvania Travel Council
Stevens House
Strasburg Railroad
Susquehanna Valley Tour
Tourism
Trinity Lutheran Church
Underground Railroad
Veitch Printing Corporation
Verdant View Farm
Vernon Martin Associates
Village Restaurant
Wagonland
Warwick Haus
Wheatland
Wilbur Chocolate Company
Wilbur Chocolate's Factory Candy Outlet
Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Company
York County Heritage Trust
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English; Pennsylvania German
Object ID
MG0095
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
MG0095
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by AL and HST, July 2007. Finding aid prepared by HST, August 2007. Updated 9 January 2008, HST.
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S. S. Haldeman Papers
Title
S. S. Haldeman Papers
Object ID
MG0344
Date Range
1799-1977
  1 document  
Collection
S. S. Haldeman Papers
Title
S. S. Haldeman Papers
Description
The S. S. Haldeman Papers are an overview of Haldeman's career. The collection contains biographical information about and published works of Samuel Steman Haldeman on the freshwater univalve mollusca, language, and agriculture. There is also a handwritten biography on Ben Keywood.
Admin/Biographical History
Samuel Steman Haldeman was born in Locust Grove, Lancaster County circa 1812. He was the eldest of seven children of Henry Haldeman and Frances Steman. (Haldeman genealogy chart) Samuel was raised in the family mansion in Bainbridge and developed an interest in science and nature by wading in the Susquehanna River. There he collected shells, eels, Indian relics, minerals and insects. (Barber, 53) He was educated in public schools and attended Dickinson College for two years before withdrawing. Samuel left Dickinson because he found college to be irksome and that he could learn more on his own. After college Samuel educated himself by going to lectures, analyzing specimens, and studying books.
Also after college he moved into the mansion near Chickies Creek, which he designed. In 1835 S. S. Haldeman married Mary Hough of Bainbridge and they had four children. (Haldeman genealogy) Haldeman was not a religious man and was born protestant, but when he was in his thirties he converted to Roman Catholic and was a member of St. Mary's Church in Lancaster City.
During his life, Samuel was the author of scientific works, as well as many works on the study of language. One of his more famous works was A Monograph of the Limniades and other Fresh-Water Univalve Mollusca of United States. Samuel published these volumes during the 1840s. These volumes on mollusca were viewed as authoritative by most of the scientific world including Charles Darwin. (Sunday News, Lancaster, Pa.) Haldeman was considered an expert of many of the subjects he wrote about because of his attention to detail. He worked 16-hour days going over different specimens and spent time practicing the correct way to pronounce words and letters in different languages. (Croll)
Haldeman was the author of over 150 articles on natural science, zoology, ethnology, language, natural history, and archaeology. His publications include several newspaper articles for Lancaster County newspapers, the Marietta Times and the Intelligencer Journal. Additionally, he was the editor of the Pennsylvania Farm Journal for three years. Haldeman's articles were also published in Silliman's Journal, better known as The American Journal of Science, and Popular Science Monthly. (Croll)
However, Haldeman's career was not limited to publishing. His interest in the sciences led to careers in teaching and geology. In 1836 he began working for the State Geological Survey in New Jersey as an assistant and later held the same position in Pennsylvania. He received his first professorship to teach zoology at the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia in 1841. Haldeman was elected professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1851, and then in 1855 he became a professor of natural history at the University of Delaware. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania as a professor in 1876 and retained that position until his death in 1888. (Barber)
Haldeman did not limit his career solely to science. He managed the First National Bank of Marietta. He was also a partner with his brothers in the iron business that his father had built. The original name of the furnace was Chiqusalungo. It operated under the name E. Haldeman and Co. The brothers later built another blast furnace, and called the two furnaces Chickies 1 and Chickies 2. These furnaces were located along the Susquehanna south of Marietta. Haldeman perfected the practice of smelting iron with anthracite coal. Some of his articles on the use of anthracite coal in blast furnaces were published in Silliman's Journal during the 1840s. (Gramm)
Samuel Steman Haldeman brought the forefront of science to Lancaster County. He worked on issues relevant to his home and community. He was never involved in any business that did not affect his home or family and worked hard to the end of his life. He returned home, tired and exhausted, from a convention in Boston in 1888. Samuel Steman Haldeman died six days later of a heart attack at age 68. "Thus peacefully ended a useful life, full of years and honors." (Barber)
Works Cited:
Barber, Edwin A. "The Late Professor S.S. Haldeman" The Museum; 1885. MG-344 S. S. Haldeman Papers, Lancaster County Historical Society.
Croll, P. C. "Famous Pennsylvania Germans; Professor Samuel S. Haldeman, LL.D." The Pennsylvania German, v.6 1905.
Gramm, Bertha Sue, The Ironmasters of Marietta and vicinity during the period 1848-1878, Lancaster County Historical Society: Lancaster, Pa. 1948.
Haldeman genealogy chart prepared by Horace L. Haldeman, 1893. Haldeman Family file, Lancaster County Historical Society.
Date Range
1799-1977
Year Range From
1799
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1799-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Haldeman, Frances
Haldeman, Henry
Haldeman, Samuel Steman
Hough, Mary
Keywood, Ben
Munsell, Joel
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters
Linguistics
Mollusks
Proofs (Printing)
Scientists
Scientists' writings
Search Terms
Agriculture
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Farming
Finding aids
Letters
Linguistics
Manuscript groups
Mechanics' Society
Mollusks
Newspaper clippings
Pennsylvania Farm Journal
Proofs (Printing)
Scientists
Extent
1 box, 24 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, and Latin
Object ID
MG0344
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society https://haldeman-mansion.org/
Related Item Notes
Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records (MG0736)
Curatorial Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), S. S. Haldeman Papers (MG0344), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
See the attached finding aid for a list of S. S. Haldeman's publications.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use photocopies of newspaper articles.
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-344
Classification
MG0344
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged and finding aid prepared by AV, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 22 August 2017.
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