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The Adams family

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Author
Adams, James Truslow,
Date of Publication
1930.
Call Number
929 A211
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by James Truslow Adams ...
Author
Adams, James Truslow,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company,
Date of Publication
1930.
Physical Description
vi p., 3 β., [3]-364 p. front., pl., ports. 25 cm.
Notes
"An Atlantic monthly press book."
"Published June, 1930."
"The chief purpose of the book is ... not at all genealogical, and only in a minor degree individually biographical."--Pref.
Contents
Preface.--Prologue.--The first generation: John Adams.--The second generation: John Quincy Adams.--The third generation: Charles Francis Adams.--The fourth generation John Quincy, Charles Francis, Henry, and Brooks Adams.--Epilogue.
Subjects
Adams family.
Adams, John, - 1735-1826.
Adams, John Quincy, - 1767-1848.
Adams, Charles Francis, - 1807-1886.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 A211
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The Antimasonic Party in Pennsylvania : a thesis

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Author
Zycowski, Stanley Sylvester.
Date of Publication
1937.
Call Number
324.274 Z99
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by Stanley Sylvester Zycowski.
Author
Zycowski, Stanley Sylvester.
Publisher
Typescript (photocopy),
Date of Publication
1937.
Physical Description
68 p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p.66-68).
Subjects
Antimasonic Party (Pa.).
Elections - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
324.274 Z99
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Archive

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Collection
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Title
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Object ID
MG0058
Date Range
1933-1937
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Collection
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Title
Mayor James H. Ross Collection
Description
The Mayor James H. Ross Collection documents Ross's political career from 1933-1937. James Ross, a businessman and civic leader, served as mayor of Lancaster from 1934-1938. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and a scrapbook. The letters are related to his mayoral election and responsibilities, the James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, and personal matters. The scrapbook, compiled by his wife, contains information about his political career, the department store, and other local merchants, and provides a good background on the housing issues that threatened Lancaster City. The collection gives a fragmented picture of life in Lancaster in the 1930s, including commercial transactions, the Depression, religious charitable organizations, politics, and the Democratic Party.
Admin/Biographical History
James H. Ross was born in Green County, Ohio. When he was six, Ross's family moved to Monroe County, West Virginia where he attended school until he was seventeen. His family moved back to Ohio where he finished his schooling at Bowersville High School. After graduating, Ross moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and began working for M. T. Garvin & Co. Ross left M. T. Garvin & Co. in 1928 and established his own store, James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, in December of that same year. James H. Ross was elected Mayor of Lancaster as a Democrat in 1934.
Date Range
1933-1937
Year Range From
1933
Year Range To
1937
Date of Accumulation
1933-1937
Creator
Ross, James Hubert, 1875-1962
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Ross, James Hubert
Ross, Ethel E. Dietrich
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Other Creators
Ross, Ethel E. Dietrich, 1892-1977
Subjects
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Lancaster (Pa.)--Politics and government
Letters
Local elections
Local taxation
Mayors--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Search Terms
Business records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Elections
James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store
Letters
Milton J. Brecht Elementary School
Mayors
Newspaper clippings
Politics
Schools
Scrapbooks
Speeches
Taxes
Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster
Wheatland
Young Men's Democratic Club
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
2 boxes, 10 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0058
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment with the Research Center staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org to view the scrapbook.
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-58
Classification
MG0058
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Scrapbook, Career of James Ross, Former Merchant and Mayor, was previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 121. Scrapbook, Career of James Ross, Former Merchant and Mayor, was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Citizens of Lancaster petition legislature for a city charter in 1798

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1930
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
177-179 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Charters.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 177-179Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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Col. Timothy Matlack : a revolutionary patriot in Lancaster

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1938
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Responsibility
by (Mrs. D.B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[149]-156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 6
Summary
A biographical sketch of this man who was active in politics and the military during the American Revolution. He lived in Lancaster , PA, for a time during the Revolution.
Subjects
Matlack, Timothy, - 1736-1829.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 6 (1938), p. 149-156Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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Congressional history of Berks (Pa.) district, 1789-1939

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Author
Fryer, Benjamin Alderfer
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
974.816 F893
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Responsibility
by Benjamin Alderfer Fryer.
Author
Fryer, Benjamin Alderfer
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Berks County,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
vi, 358 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Congress - Biography.
Berks County (Pa.) - Politics and government
Berks County (Pa.) - Biography
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 F893
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Early western Pennsylvania politics

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Author
Ferguson, Russell Jennings.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.8009 F352
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Russell J. Ferguson.
Author
Ferguson, Russell Jennings.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
300 p., [7] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Notes
"This is one of a series relating western Pennsylvania history, written under the direction of the Western Pennsylvania historical survey sponsored jointly by the Buhl foundation, the Historical society of western Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh."
Includes index.
Subjects
Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 F352
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Jackson, Buchanan and the corrupt bargain--calumny

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Author
Stenberg, Richard R.
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.58
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Responsibility
by Richard R. Stenberg.
Author
Stenberg, Richard R.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
pp. 61-85 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 58
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-186.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.58
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28306/28062
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James Buchanan during the administrations of Lincoln and Johnson

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1939
Buchanan taking a keen interest in politics up to the time of his death. Party politics, and the work of defending his administration against partisan attacks, engaged much of his attention. Lastly, the religious affairs of life, which had held his interest since childhood, certainly could not 2 Note. The
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Responsibility
by Philip G. Auchampaugh, Ph.D.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[67]-110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 3
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Johnson, Andrew, - 1808-1875.
United States - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 3 (1939), p. 67-110Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Lewis Evans

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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania, together with facsimiles of his Geographical, historical, political, philosophical, and mechanical essays, numbers I and II ... Also facsimiles of Evans' maps.
Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
8 p. l., 246 p. incl. 5 maps (4 fold.) front. (fold. map) 31 cm.
Notes
"As to ... 'A brief account of Pennsylvania' which is presented herewith, two copies of this are in existence, neither of which is the original manuscript: the so-called George Fox copy, belonging to the Historical society of Pennsylvania, and the Du Simitière copy, possessed by the Library company of Philadelphia ... The text of the Fox copy has been followed."--Pref.
Contents
pt. 1. Early scientific activities in Pennsylvania. The mapping of the middle Atlantic region, 1749. Pennsylvania boundary disputes. The mapping of the Ohio valley in 1755. The passing of Evans and the early history of his maps.--pt. 2. A brief account of Pennsylvania, 1753.--pt. 3. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number I." 1755. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number II," 1756.--pt. 4. A map of the Indian walking purchase, 1737. A map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the three Delaware counties, 1749. A revision of the 1732 edition of the foregoing map of 1749. Evans' Map of the middle Atlantic region drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. A map of the area in dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1753. A general map of the middle British colonies, 1755.
Subjects
Evans, Lewis, - 1700?-1756.
Iroquois Indians.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland.
Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania.
Middle Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley - Description and travel.
Middle Atlantic States - Maps.
Ohio River Valley - Maps.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States - Politics and government - 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Evans, Lewis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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