- Collection
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Title
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Object ID
- MG0116
- Date Range
- 1805-1984
1 document
- Collection
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Title
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Description
- Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
- Date Range
- 1805-1984
- Year Range From
- 1805
- Year Range To
- 1984
- Date of Accumulation
- 1805-1984
- Creator
- Hand family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Genealogy
- Family records
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Genealogy
- Family records
- Family reunions
- Rock Ford
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Finding aids
- Extent
- 1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0116
- 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
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection (MG-116), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-116
- Classification
- MG0116
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 1 May 2019.
Documents
- Collection
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Title
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Object ID
- MG0098
- Date Range
- 1776-1976
2 documents
- Collection
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Title
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Description
- The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
- Date Range
- 1776-1976
- Creation Date
- 1776-1976
- Year Range From
- 1776
- Year Range To
- 1976
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- People
- Beddulph, Robert
- Boyd, John
- Burd, James Edward
- Chambers, Stephen
- Coedans, James
- Cooke, William
- Ferree, John
- Getty, Christian
- Gurney, Francis
- Hubley, Adam
- Jolly, James A. "Jim"
- Joy, Daniel
- Kieffer, Henry Martyn
- Moore, William
- Neal, James
- Patterson, Alex
- Porter, Thomas
- Ramsay, David
- Rapp, Brandon
- Reid, George W.
- Worner, William Frederic
- Zellty, John A.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Letters
- Military history
- Military regulations
- Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
- Prisoners of war
- Soldiers
- Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
- Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
- Search Terms
- Battle of Newtown
- Battle of Stony Point
- Cemeteries
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Military history
- Military records
- Military regulations
- Prisoners of war
- Receipts
- Revolutionary War
- Soldiers
- Sullivan Campaign, 1779
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0098
- Notes
- Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@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
- Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-98
- Other Number
- MG-98
- Classification
- MG0098
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
Documents
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Object ID
- MG0828
- Date Range
- 1839-1932
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Description
- The General Thomas Welsh Family Papers is a collection of original correspondence, official documents, and ephemera. Many of the papers were created by or directed to Thomas Welsh between approximately 1843 and his death in 1863. They provide glimpses into his youth, his experiences in the Mexican War, his life in Columbia between the wars, and his rise in rank to Brigadier General during the Civil War.
- The collection contains correspondence with his wife and family from 1861-1863. There are also official correspondence and documents related to Welsh's military service, autobiographical pieces, correspondence following his death, obituaries, and family papers into the early twentieth century. Other items in the collection include genealogy pages from the family bible, photographic images of Thomas Welsh and family members, two scrapbooks, newspaper issues and newspaper clippings, written notes from recollections of one of Welsh's daughter, and a biographical sketch of Welsh written by his son.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men.
- Welsh lost his father at the age of 2, and went to work to support his family at age 8. He had very little formal schooling, and was largely self-educated. In 1843, at age 19, he left Lancaster County for Washington City, then went west as an itinerant carpenter/laborer to Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.
- When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, he enlisted in a Kentucky regiment, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista (1847) from which he never fully recovered. Returning home to Columbia, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant, assigned to the 11th U.S. infantry regiment in Mexico City. Within days of his arrival in Mexico City, he was declared unfit for service on account of his battle wound, and sent home again.
- Back in Columbia as a civilian, he dabbled in politics, and received a patronage job in the Pennsylvania Main Line of Public Works (the rail and canal system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). After several years, he opened up a grocery and dry goods store in Columbia's canal basin. He also became an insurance agent. In 1857, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and his reputation grew as a community leader. By 1860, he was president of the Borough Council, a founding member of the Columbia Board of Trade, Vice President of the Columbia Cricket Club, and a canal boat operator, in addition to a dry goods merchant, insurance agent, and Justice of the Peace. He had a wife, 5 surviving children, and legal guardianship of his sister's 4 children.
- When Confederate forces shelled Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Welsh raised and organized the first company of volunteers from Lancaster County, and took them into the field as their Captain. Within days, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, which served out its 90-day enlistment in the Shenandoah Valley.
- Returning to Harrisburg, he was appointed Commandant of Camp Curtin, the problem-plagued processing center for new recruits. In short order, Welsh cleaned up the camp's poor sanitary conditions, improved the health of the camp, and implemented soldierly discipline and training.
- In October 1861, he resigned from his camp duties, and as Colonel of the 45th Pennsylvania, led his regiment into the field. After brief service outside of Washington, they were sent to South Carolina in December, where they were posted to Otter Island. After the battle of James Island, they were recalled to Newport News, in July 1862, then sent to guard Aquia Creek.
- In September, now in brigade command in Burnsides' 9th Corps, Welsh chased Lee's Confederate army west into central Maryland. His brigade broke the enemy line in Fox's Gap, on Sept. 14, then 3 days later achieved the furthest Union advance at Antietam, reaching the edge of Sharpsburg, and nearly cutting off Lee's only avenue of escape. Welsh's gallantry earned him a field promotion to brigadier general, which Congress confirmed on March 13, 1863.
- The 9th Corps (Welsh now in command of the 1st Division) was sent west in the spring of 1863, then dispatched south to support Grant's investment of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg fell, they turned east and defeated Confederate General Johnston at the Battle of Jackson. Welsh contracted malaria in the southern swamps, and died in Cincinnati upon their return north. One of his men later recalled, "Had he lived, Welsh would undoubtedly have attained a much higher command. 1
- 1. Beauge, Eugene, in Albert, Allen D., Ed., History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Williamsport, PA: Grit Publ. Co, 1912, p. 79.
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged in series:
- Series A Thomas Welsh before the Mexican War
- Series B Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Series C Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, 1848-1861
- Series D Civil War
- Series E Post-Civil War
- Series F Miscellaneous Family Papers
- Series G Papers from the families of Gen. Thomas Welsh and Blanton C. Welsh
- Date Range
- 1839-1932
- Year Range From
- 1839
- Year Range To
- 1932
- Creator
- Wiggin, Richard C.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Welsh, Thomas
- Welsh, Annie Eunice Young
- Welsh, Blanton Charles
- Welsh, Effie
- Welsh, Lilian
- Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"
- Buchanan, James
- Subjects
- Letters
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Military orders
- Military promotions
- Personal correspondence
- Political campaigns
- Presidents--Election
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- United States. Army--Military life
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Search Terms
- Civil War
- Correspondence, Personal
- Letters
- Mexican War
- Military life
- Military orders
- Military promotions
- Political campaigns
- Presidential elections
- Speeches
- United States Army
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair to good
- Condition Date
- 2020-12-18
- Condition Notes
- Items are in fair to good condition.
- Object ID
- MG0828
- 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.
- Classification
- MG0828
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Almost all of the papers have been passed down through successive generations of Welsh's descendants, from Thomas Welsh's wife and children to his granddaughter, Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin, to her daughter Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. After Nancy Townsend's death, her son Charles Townsend passed them on to his cousin, Richard Wiggin (grandson of Emilie Benson Wiggin) in 2015.
- A few papers passed out of the family's possession and found their way into other collections. Richard Abel of Columbia, PA began collecting Welsh papers and artifacts some years ago, and subsequently transferred this collection of Welsh materials to Richard Wiggin in 2012.
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 2 Papers of Harriet Lane Johnston, Series 1 Correspondence
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 2 Series 1
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 2 Papers of Harriet Lane Johnston, Series 1 Correspondence
- Description
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 2 Papers of Harriet Lane Johnston, Series 1 contains the correspondence of Harriet Lane Johnston.
- Subseries 1 contains letters written by Harriet to James Buchanan, Lily Macalester and Charles Macalester, Lois Buchanan, Hiram B. Swarr, Mary Speer, and others from 1848-1902.
- Subseries 2 contains letters written to Harriet from Captain W. R. Palmer, Alfred Pleasanton, Laura Pleasanton, Isaac E. Hiester and others from 1854 to 1897, including several describing Washington, D.C. in 1861.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Born on May 9, 1830, Harriet Lane was the youngest surviving child of Elliot Toll Lane and Jane Buchanan Lane. When both of her parents died of consumption, now known as tuberculosis, Harriet went on to be her Uncle James Buchanan's ward in 1841. A well-educated lady, Harriet attended several boarding schools before graduating from the Georgetown Academy of Visitation Convent at the age of 18. When James Buchanan served as the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, Harriet Lane joined him for a time and served as a hostess. During her time in England, which she noted as "the realization of a beautiful dream," she befriended none other than Queen Victoria. When her Uncle assumed the presidency, Harriet Lane assumed her role as hostess. She is considered the first First Lady, as the title had initially been given to the president's hostess during Harriet's time in Washington.
- After Buchanan's presidency, Harriet Lane married Henry Elliot Johnston, a banker from Baltimore, on January 11, 1866. She was 35 years old. The couple went on to have two sons, both of whom would pass away from rheumatic fever in their early teenage years. Two years after losing her youngest son, Harriet lost her husband to pneumonia. By 1884, Harriet was a childless widow. She would go on to leave a legacy for generations to come, including establishing a children's hospital in Baltimore called The Harriet Lane Home for Invalid Children (today the Harriet Lane Clinic at the John's Hopkins Children's Hospital), preserving her Uncle's letters and manuscripts, bestowing her art collection to the Corcoran Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and constructing the St. Alban's School, a school for choir boys. She died on July 3, 1903. [ https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland/, accessed 10/24/2019]
- System of Arrangement
- JBFP Part 2 Series 1 Correspondence
- Subseries 1 Letters from Harriet Lane Johnston
- Subseries 2 Letters to Harriet Lane Johnston
- Year Range From
- 1848
- Year Range To
- 1902
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Subjects
- Baltimore (Md.)
- Lancaster (Pa.)
- Letters
- Personal correspondence
- Washington (D.C.)
- Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
- Search Terms
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Buchanan Collections
- Correspondence
- Correspondence, Personal
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- James Buchanan
- Lancaster
- Letters
- Washington, DC
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 box, 71 folders, .20 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Correspondence
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 2 Series 1
- 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 Family Papers
- James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- 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.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry, Series 1 Correspondence
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 3 Series 1
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry, Series 1 Correspondence
- Description
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry, Series 1 contains the correspondence of James Buchanan Henry. Subseries 1 is letters written by James Buchanan Henry and Subseries 2 is letters received by James Buchanan Henry. The letters are primarily to and from family members and friends with family news, details of his travels, political and business matters, social engagements and responsibilities, and information about friends. Correspondents include Mary Hagner Nicholson Henry, Louisa Anderson Henry, his children, extended family members, William Uhler Hensel, Hiram B. Swarr, classmates, and friends. The dates range from 1850 to 1909.
- Admin/Biographical History
- James Buchanan Henry, also known as Buck, was born on March 1, 1833. Just like his cousin, Harriet, Buck lost both of his parents and was taken in as James Buchanan's ward in 1840. During his early years, he attended several boarding schools and eventually graduated from the College of New Jersey. Though his interests remained with the arts, Buck went on to read law under an attorney named John Cadwalader. When James Buchanan assumed the presidency, he called for Buck to join him as his private secretary, a position known today as the Chief of Staff. While Buck worked at Washington, he found himself in frequent conflict with his Uncle. This conflict came to a head in 1858 when Buck proposed to his sweetheart, Mary Nicholson. Upset that Buck hadn't consulted him on the proposal, James Buchanan disapproved of the match. Buck left his position as private secretary and went on to marry Miss Nicholson. The couple would have two children, one of whom would survive into adulthood.
- Soon after the birth of their second child, Mary Nicholson died of consumption, leaving Buck a widower. Later on, he married Louisa Anderson, and the two had six sons. After fourteen years of marriage, Louisa died. Buck would marry for a third time much later in his life to a woman named Margaret Grote Elliman. Buck was 71 and Margaret was 24. The two had no children and enjoyed 11 years of marriage before Buck died on February 17, 1915. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland/, accessed 10/24/2019]
- System of Arrangement
- JBFP Part 3, Series 1 Correspondence
- Subseries 1 Letters from James Buchanan Henry
- Subseries 2 Letters to James Buchanan Henry
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1909
- Creator
- Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Subjects
- Letters
- Personal correspondence
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- Buchanan Collections
- Letters
- Correspondence, Personal
- Manuscript groups
- Finding aids
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 4 boxes, 331 folders, 667 items, 1.5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Correspondence
- Language
- English, French, Spanish, Italian
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 3 Series 1
- 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 Family Papers
- James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- 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.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 5 Papers of Other Members of the Buchanan Family, Series 1 Correspondence
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 5 Series 1
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 5 Papers of Other Members of the Buchanan Family, Series 1 Correspondence
- Description
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 5 Papers of Other Members of the Buchanan Family, Series 1 Correspondence contains papers from members of the Buchanan family, excluding James Buchanan, Harriet Lane Johnston, James Buchanan Henry and Edward Young Buchanan. Subseries 1 is correspondence from members of the Buchanan Family and Subseries 2 is correspondence to members of the Buchanan Family. The letters span over one hundred years, from 1809 through 1925, with the bulk of the items from 1845 to 1873.
- The earliest items are excerpts of letters written by James Buchanan and his parents at the beginning of his law career and from his early political years. There is a collection of typed transcripts of letters to Maria Lois Buchanan, affectionately known as "Lodie," from her family who was taking care of James Buchanan at Wheatland from March through June 1868. The remaining letters are between various family members concerning the family and their well-being, as well as the purchasing of homes and financial matters.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Many additional members of James Buchanan's family are included in this part of the collection. Including the following relations: James Buchanan (1761-1821) and Elizabeth Speer (1767-1833) James Buchanan's parents; Harriet Buchanan (1802-1840), James Buchanan's sister; James Buchanan Lane (1814-1863), James Buchanan's nephew and Harriet Lane's older brother; Jessie Magaw, James Buchanan's niece from his sister, Maria Buchanan Magaw (1795-1849); Mary Nicholson Henry, James Buchanan Henry's first wife; and Louisa Anderson Henry James Buchanan Henry's second wife; Reginald E. Henry (Louisa and James' son) and Robert Edward Henry, Jr. (Louisa and James' grandson); Edward Y. Buchanan's wife, Ann Elizabeth Foster, and his daughters, Anne Buchanan (1838-1927), Harriet Buchanan (1841-1912), Henrietta ("Netsie") Buchanan (1844-1906) and Maria Lois Buchanan Cassatt (1847-1920) (referred to as "Lois" or "Lodie"), and Alexander J. Cassatt (Lois Buchanan's husband). The letters to Maria Lois Buchanan show a good chronological history.
- System of Arrangement
- JBFP Part 5 Series 1 Correspondence
- Subseries 1 Letters from Members of the Buchanan Family
- Subseries 2 Letters to Members of the Buchanan Family
- Year Range From
- 1809
- Year Range To
- 1925
- Creator
- Buchanan family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Search Terms
- Letters
- Correspondence
- Correspondence, Personal
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 box, 26 folders, 41 items, .5 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Correspondence
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 5 Series 1
- 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 Family Papers
- James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- 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.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 1 Correspondence
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 8 Series 1
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 1 Correspondence
- Description
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 the Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 1 contains correspondence from various individuals who, although not familiarly related to James Buchanan, may be related through business, extended family relationships, and friends and guests of Wheatland.
- Named recipients and authors include Joseph C. Passmore (1843), Virginia Pleasonton (1849), Ann Elizabeth Foster Buchanan (1850), George S. Bryan (1855); H. S. Gara (1855), George Steinman (1857), Morrison Foster (1859), D.G. Eshleman (1860), Hiram B. Swarr (1860), H. M. North (1860), William E. Cooper (1861, 1862, 1864, 1866, 1888), Harry N. Howell (1862), P. S. Dechert (1862, 1864), George W. Birdseye (1863), M. J. Nevin (1877), S. M. L. Barlow (1881), R. J. Brown (1885), William Anderson (1886), Elizabeth C. Hobson (1905), C. H. Robb (1905), Bernard Carter (1905), May S. Kennedy (1905), Mary Speer (1905), and Louisa Anderson Henry.
- Subject matter varies greatly from politics to family issues. There is mention of the political figures and climate in Lancaster and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania just prior to and after the start of the Civil War. There are also letters discussing the publication of Stephen Foster's songs, George Ticknor Curtis' biography of James Buchanan, the death of Louisa Anderson Henry, and the status of Harriet Lane Johnston's paintings after her death. The majority of the letters were either from or to Pennsylvania, particularly Lancaster County, with a few from New York and Washington, DC. The letters are arranged in chronological order and range from 1843 through 1905.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Many of the individuals named throughout this part of the collection are unknown, only their names as they appear on the document and the dates on those documents represent their history. There are a few exceptions.
- Simon Cameron was a Pennsylvania senator in 1845 and Lincoln's Secretary of War during the Civil War. Most of his political career was tarnished with corruption scandals and rumors. He was also a staunch opponent of James Buchanan.
- George Ticknor Curtis was an attorney and author who wrote a biography of James Buchanan in 1883 entitled "Life of James Buchanan: 15th President of the United States."
- Reverend John Grimke Drayton was a highly respected Episcopalian minister from South Carolina, known for advocating on behalf of slaves and creating beautiful gardens on his estate as part of his legacy.
- Jonathan Foltz was a Naval doctor and close acquaintance with James Buchanan. Part 7 of this collection contains letters to and from Dr. Foltz.
- Virginia Pleasonton was an acquaintance of Harriet Lane Johnston and James Buchanan Henry and there are few letters from her to Mr. Henry in Part 3 of this collection.
- Stephen C. Foster was an American songwriter during the 1850's and 1860's, who composed "Camptown Races" and "Oh, Susannah!". His brother was Morrison Foster and his sister, Ann Elizabeth Foster, married Reverend Edward Young Buchanan, James Buchanan's brother, in 1833.
- Henry A. Muhlenberg was an attorney who served as both a Congressman and a Senator for Pennsylvania.
- 1 The Gilder Lehrman Institute. (2015) Mr. Lincoln & Friends: Simon Cameron (1799-1889). Retrieved from http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/inside.asp?pageID=84&
- 2 Syracuse University Libraries. (2008). George Ticknor Curtis Letters. Special Collections Research Center, Retrieved from http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/curtis_gt.htm#adminlink
- System of Arrangement
- JBFP Part 8 Series 1 Correspondence
- Year Range From
- 1843
- Year Range To
- 1905
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Cameron, Simon
- Curtis, George Ticknor
- Drayton, John Grimke
- Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith
- Foster, Stephen Collins
- Foster, Morrison
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus
- Search Terms
- Correspondence, Personal
- Letters
- Wheatland
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Buchanan collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 box, 27 folders, 34 items, .5 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Correspondence
- Language
- English, French
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 8 Series 1
- 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
- George Ticknor Curtis Letters. Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University. http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/curtis_gt.htm
- Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864) Collection; Center for American Music; University of Pittsburgh Library; http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/foster.htm
- Related Item Notes
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- Charles S. Foltz, Surgeon of the Seas: The Adventurous Life of Surgeon General Jonathan M. Foltz In the Days of Wooden Ships, Told from His Notes of the Moment. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Call # 923.5 F671f
- 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.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 8 Series 2
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
- Description
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 2 contains financial and legal documents. Series 2 includes financial and legal documents within three subseries. Subseries 1 has bills, receipts, ledgers and accounts. Subseries 2 has deeds and land records. Subseries 3 has legal papers.
- The financial and legal documents are arranged chronologically, spanning almost 100 years, from 1770 through 1866. The bulk of the items, dated between 1784 and 1790, are promissory notes, receipts of payment and rental slips. There is a large gap between 1790 and 1849. The items from the 1800s include bills of sale, accounts and receipts. The deeds and land records include one hand-drawn survey for an unknown location (1858) and a title report for property in Warren County, New York (1865). The legal papers include documents filed with the courts, transcriptions of a legislative act from Maryland, notes, purchase contract, as well as two foreign documents, possibly a German enlistment record and a Swedish passport, both for Eugene Francois Theodore de la Croix.
- Admin/Biographical History
- The origination of many of the items contained in this part of the collection are unknown. It is also unclear of the relationship they have with James Buchanan. In the first subseries, there are two names that reappear often from 1770 to 1790, Daniel McCausland and James Crawford. All of these items are either promissory notes, receipts of payment of loans or letters from Daniel to James requesting that he pay a certain sum to the bearer of the note and the reverse would show the receipt of payment of that loan. There is some mention of a Revolutionary War Colonel James Crawford from Lancaster and Daniel addresses one of the notes to "Col. Crawford" so this may be the same individual. (See 8.2.1.001) There is a gap in the receipts and promissory notes from 1790 to 1849. This is also where we see the money on the documents change from pounds and shillings to dollars and cents. There is a bill of sale of the Lancaster Intelligencer newspaper from Edwin W. Hutter by a S. Boyd Hamilton in July 1849, as well as some follow up correspondence regarding that sale. However, in an article published in the Intelligencer on August 7, 1849, Mr. Hutter states that his successor is Captain George Sanderson of Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Lancaster Intelligencer, August 7, 1849, p. 2), which is confirmed in the December 4, 1849 edition which names the editor as "Geo. Sanderson (Lancaster Intelligencer, December 4, 1849, p. 1). The name McCausland reappears in the next subseries for legal papers, however, it is not a William McCausland, Jr. This is in reference to a law suit he filed against James Crawford and William McCausland for money due to him in outstanding rents and profits. There is a deposition notice addressed to "Col. Crawford" so it is likely to be the same James Crawford who had business dealings with Daniel McCausland.
- An interesting piece in this subseries is a large transcript of the Court Papers filed in the action by the stockholders of the Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Company against five of their Trustees. The Trustees were entrusted to resolve the company and collect all outstanding debts. However due to a robbery at the bank wherein all of the notes were stolen, they were unable to collect any of the debts. The background of this case is illustrated in Francis Lyman's A Mysterious Bank Robbery (LCHSR 905.748 HSP v. 94, p. 384-385), where it is alleged that one of the Trustees/Defendants, Jacob Grosh, committed the crime. The remaining items are random and vague in the origination and contextual relationship.
- 1 Ellis, F & Evans, S. (1883). History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everetts & Peck. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=WsQxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA52&dq=%22James+Crawford%22+Lancaster,+PA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBWoVChMIhPb155rHyAIVAV0eCh2FDgt6#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Crawford%22%20Lancaster%2C%20PA&f=false
- System of Arrangement
- JBFP Part 8 Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
- Subseries 1 Bills, Receipts, Ledgers, Accounts
- Subseries 2 Deeds and Land Records
- Subseries 3 Legal Papers
- Year Range From
- 1770
- Year Range To
- 1866
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Cameron, Simon
- Curtis, George Ticknor
- Drayton, John Grimke
- Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith
- Foster, Stephen Collins
- Foster, Morrison
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus
- Search Terms
- Correspondence, Personal
- Letters
- Wheatland
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 box, 36 folders, 39 items, .5 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German, Swedish
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 8 Series 2
- 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
- Archives of Maryland Online. Session Laws 1862. (Vol 532. Pg. 267). Retrieved from: http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/000001/000532/html/am532--267.html
- Related Item Notes
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- Charles S. Foltz, Surgeon of the Seas: The Adventurous Life of Surgeon General Jonathan M. Foltz In the Days of Wooden Ships, Told from His Notes of the Moment. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Call # 923.5 F671f
- 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.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Documents
- Collection
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Title
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Object ID
- MG0100
- Date Range
- 1889-1939
1 document
- Collection
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Title
- C. Emlen Urban Collection
- Description
- Collection consists of records by Cassius Emlen Urban, a Lancaster architect. He supervised the construction of the Lancaster Post Office at 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster. Many letters from James H. Windrim, supervising architect of the Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. Book of correspondence contains details of the construction. Also includes letters he wrote to his son, Rathfon, dated February 14-29, 1939, while on the Italian liner, Roma.
- Admin/Biographical History
- C. Emlen Urban
- Throughout Downtown Lancaster numerous iconic buildings make up the city's landscape giving it its unique and ornate character. Landmark buildings such as the Greist Building, the Watt and Shand Department Store, Hager Building, Southern Market, along with many more churches, residential units including the facade of the Fulton Opera House were the design of Cassius Emlen Urban. Urban was Lancaster's first architect and one of the most significant influences on the city. 1 Urban modernized the city's landscape as he designed buildings in a new era where technologies never before available to architects made it possible for himself to leave such a grand impression.
- Urban was born on February 20, 1863 in Conestoga Township to a Civil War veteran Amos Urban, a distinguished citizen known for his modesty and community service. Urban finished high school in 1880 and would get his architectural training through an apprenticeship with Scanton, PA architect E.L. Walter. Later in 1884 Urban would move to Philadelphia where he served as a draftsman to Willis G. Hale. Upon returning to Lancaster roughly a year later Urban would open his own practice in Lancaster.2
- Only a few years after Urban opened his practice through a family connection he would receive a commission to design Lancaster's Southern Market. Urban's career would take off leading him to design many more iconic buildings in Lancaster and Hershey as well. Urban, through his membership at the Hamilton Club made acquaintance with Milton Hershey who hired him to design such buildings as Hershey Chocolates original company offices and even his own mansion.3
- Urban spent the majority of his life in Lancaster with the exception of his time studying as a young man. Urban is remembered for his buildings designed in Queen Anne and Beaux style architecture.4 Shenk in his A History of Lancaster County wrote of Urban, "Few men of Lancaster county can point to a finer array of useful and beautiful work than can Cassius Emlen Urban."
- Nicole O. Sturla, "Cassius Emlen Urban: Lancaster's First Native Architect," Susquehanna Monthly Magazine, September 1980.
- 2 History of Lancaster County, ed. E.M.J. Klein (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company Inc., 1924), 443.
- 3 "Urban, C. Emlen; 1863-1939," Hershey Community Archives, accessed September 30, 2014. http://www.hersheyarchives.org/essay/details.aspx?EssayId=34&Rurl=%2Fresources%2Fsearch-results.aspx%3FType%3DBrowseEssay.
- 4 "Introduction," To Build Strong and Substantial: The Career of Architect C. Emlen Urban, (2009): 2-3.
- Date Range
- 1889-1939
- Year Range From
- 1889
- Year Range To
- 1939
- Creator
- Urban, C. Emlen, 1863-1939
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Architects
- Buildings--Specifications
- Business records
- Letters
- Historic buildings
- Lancaster (Pa.)
- Post Office (Postal service)
- Search Terms
- Architects
- Buildings, Specifications
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Historic buildings
- Lancaster
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Post offices
- Extent
- 1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0100
- Related Item Notes
- See also the Photograph Collection; Blueprints and Architectural Plans
- 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
- C. Emlen Urban Collection (MG-100), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
- Other Numbers
- MG-100
- Other Number
- MG-100
- Classification
- MG0100
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Updated by HST, 18 March 2010; Biographical information by DJ, Fall 2014. Added to database 22 August 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Title
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Object ID
- MG0344
- Date Range
- 1799-1977
- 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.
- Collection
- Steinman Family Business Records
- Title
- Steinman Family Business Records
- Object ID
- MG0563
- Date Range
- 1853-1932
1 document
- Collection
- Steinman Family Business Records
- Title
- Steinman Family Business Records
- Description
- This collection of Steinman Family Business Records contains ledger and account books for George M. Steinman, J. P. Hale, Hale Lumber Company and the Steinman Hardware Store. There are also stock certificate and ledger books from Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc. and Kirk Johnson and Company.
- Date Range
- 1853-1932
- Year Range From
- 1853
- Year Range To
- 1932
- Date of Accumulation
- 1853-1932
- Creator
- Steinman family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 12
- People
- Baker, Scott W.
- Coho, Martin Van Buren
- Franklin, Walter M.
- Hale, J. P.
- Hale, James
- Hale, John
- Hershey, Harry E.
- Moon, S. Z.
- North, Hugh McAlister
- Smith, Samuel B.
- Steinman, George Michael
- Other Creators
- Hale family
- Search Terms
- Account books
- Business records
- Coal trade
- Correspondence
- Drumore Farm
- Finding aids
- Hale Lumber Company
- Hardware stores
- Kirk Johnson & Co.
- Lancaster and Middletown Turnpike Company
- Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc.
- Letters
- Lititz Turnpike Company
- Lumber industry
- Manor Turnpike Company
- Manuscript groups
- Minutes
- Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania
- Steinman Hardware
- Stocks
- Extent
- 20 folders, 5 volumes, 4.5 cubic ft
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0563
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Andrew J. Steinman Collection (MG0066)
- Sarah Moore Breneman Papers (MG0365)
- See also the Photograph Collection
- See also the Curatorial Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Steinman Family Business Records (MG0563), Folder/Book #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restricted access for Books 19-23. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- 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-563
- Classification
- MG0563
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged by HST, 4 February 2010. Added to database 31 August 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
- Title
- Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
- Object ID
- MG0029
- Date Range
- 1916-1993
1 document
- Collection
- Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
- Title
- Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
- Description
- General Strickler was a three star general who served in the Mexican Conflict, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Far East Command in Japan. He was born in Columbia, Pa., educated as a lawyer, and served as Pennsylvania's Republican Lieutenant Governor from 1947-1950. Collection includes military citations and certificates, correspondence when elected, speaking engagements, clubs and organizations, and photographs.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Daniel Bursk Strickler
- Personal Life:
- Daniel Bursk Strickler was born on 17 May 1897 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Calvin Ruby Strickler and Harriet Bursk Strickler, raised him in Columbia. Strickler married Caroline Grace Bolton on 11 October 1924. Daniel and Caroline Strickler had two children, Nancy Cupper Strickler and Daniel Bursk Strickler, Jr. Daniel Bursk Strickler, Sr. died on 21 June 1992.
- Military Career:
- Daniel Strickler enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard under the command of General Edward C. Shannon as a private on 31 January 1916. By April, Strickler was promoted to corporal and in July was assigned to the Mexican Border Conflict as a sergeant. He soon showed his value as a soldier and leader, and in April of 1917 was elected second lieutenant of Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard.
- In September, Strickler was promoted once again to first lieutenant, at the same time that Company C became Company B of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army. His company was deployed to France in September 1917 during World War I. Strickler served in five French campaigns including the Battle of Argonne Forest, which was when he received his Purple Heart. He obtained several commissions over the next eleven years including captain in 1918, major in 1922 and lieutenant colonel in 1928.
- Just seven years after being promoted to colonel, Strickler was sent to France for a second time. He was in command of the 28th Division, Infantry Regiment during World War II. In 1942, he started command with the 109th Unit and then the 110th Unit of the 28th Division. In June of 1944, Strickler and his men landed at Omaha Beach. Strickler commanded troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the following December. He returned to the United States after three years of fighting.
- Strickler was presented the honor of brigadier general in March of 1946 and on 24 December 1947, he was promoted to major general. Strickler remained in the Army and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Afterwards, he served as an advisor for the Army as a diplomat to Korea until his retirement in 1957. Strickler's final commission occurred on 8 February 1960 to lieutenant general. He had been honored many times and received military decorations for valor, heroism, and dedication including three stars.
- Education:
- Daniel Strickler attended Columbia area public schools until he graduated from Columbia High School in 1916. He was the captain of the track team, president of the junior and senior class, and a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon his return from World War I in 1918, Strickler enrolled at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. He took on many more responsibilities at this stage of his life. Not only did he receive his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1922, but he was also a member of various organizations, clubs and teams during his three years at Cornell University. He was captain of the track team and a member of the Senior Honor Society. Strickler was also president of the following organizations: Senior Class, Student Council, Quill and Dagger Society and Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
- Professional Career:
- Daniel Strickler was admitted to the Bar of several courts during the 1920s including Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Courts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; United States District Court; and United States Supreme Court. He worked with several law firms after obtaining his degree and in 1930, between the births of his two children, he established his own law firm in Lancaster. His legal career was not much different from his military or educational careers. He was involved with various professional organizations such as Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lancaster Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Blackstonian Club of Lancaster, and the Republican Club. Strickler served as Auditor for Lancaster County from 1927 to 1929 and on a Special Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. In 1931, Strickler was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature to serve in the House of Representatives, thus jump-starting his political career.
- Political Career:
- The political career of Daniel Strickler brought him several new titles including auditor, special counsel member, representative, commissioner, solicitor, committeeman, delegate and lieutenant governor. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during 1931 and 1932, General and Special Sessions. In 1931, Strickler served as the delegate for Pennsylvania at the National Young Republican Conference in Washington, DC. He was the temporary president of the Young Republican State Committee (YRSC) during 1931 as well. After his temporary appointment, he became an executive committee member of YRSC until 1936 and was also appointed as treasurer from 1934 until 1936.
- From April to December of 1932, Strickler became the commissioner of the police department of Lancaster City as a special temporary appointment. During this time, he was in charge of cleaning up the police department and taking a stand against corruption and crime. He was a strong prohibitionist and cleaned up the city. Upon selection, he became the solicitor for Lancaster County, the York-Lancaster Inter-County Bridge Commission, and the Lancaster Municipal Airport from 1933 to 1941. He also served as the Republican County Committeeman for the 1st Precinct, 6th Ward, in Lancaster City until 1941. In 1946, Strickler was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, which he fulfilled from 1947 until 1950 when he resigned to serve in the Korean War.
- System of Arrangement
- Boxes 1-6 are organized by subject. Scrapbooks are organized by volume
- Book 1: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, Military Records, November 1918-February 1933
- Book 2: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, [1919-1922]
- Book 3: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, October 1923-January 1947
- Book 4: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, April 1932-November 1933
- Book 5: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, February 1942-September 1975
- Book 6: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, March 1945-January 1947
- Book 7: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-May 1948
- Book 8: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-October 1950
- Book 9: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1958-March 1958
- Date Range
- 1916-1993
- Creation Date
- 1897-1992
- Year Range From
- 1916
- Year Range To
- 1993
- Creator
- Strickler, Daniel Bursk
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 01
- People
- Bradley, Omar Nelson
- Clark, Mark
- Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
- Eisenhower, Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie"
- Groff, John
- Ridgeway, Matthew Bunker
- Strickler, Daniel Bursk
- Taylor, Lydia Happer
- Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
- Subjects
- Broadsides
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- College Student Government, Cornell University
- Columbia (Pa.)
- Cornell University--Track and field
- Cornell University. Law School
- France
- Germany
- Harrisburg (Pa.)
- Ithaca (N.Y.)
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Lancaster (Pa.)
- Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
- Letters
- Mexican Border Conflict
- Mexico
- Military decorations--United States
- Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Governor (1947-1951 : Strickler)
- Phi Delta Phi
- Political cartoons
- Politicians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
- Scrapbooks
- Swimmandos
- United States. Army Reserves
- Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster, Pa.
- Search Terms
- Broadsides
- College Student Government, Cornell University
- Columbia
- Cornell University Law School
- Correspondence
- France
- Germany
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Ithaca, New York
- Korean War
- Lancaster
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Letters
- Lieutenant Governor
- Mexican Border Conflict
- Mexico
- Military decorations
- Phi Delta Phi
- Political cartoons
- Politicians
- Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
- Scrapbooks
- Swimmandos
- Track and field
- Veterans
- World War I
- World War II
- WWI
- WWII
- Young Men's Christian Association
- Extent
- 6 boxes, 54 folders, 9 scrapbooks, 6 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0029
- Associated Material
- Located at Pennsylvania State Archives:
- Daniel B. Strickler Collection, 1916- 1919, 1943- 1957, 1967, & undated, 3 cu. ft., Manuscript Group 356
- Related Item Notes
- Located in the LancasterHistory.org research library:
- Distinguished Military Men: Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest, by Wayne Von Stetten, Call No. 923.5 V945
- Coming of Age in Columbia, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
- Memoirs of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Daniel Bursk Strickler, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917
- Lancaster Law Library Association, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, esq., Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 39
- Soul of America, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 71
- Daniel B. Strickler, World War I Diary, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917d
- 25 Cited as Most Influential Lancaster Countians of the Century, by John Ward Willson Loose, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 102, no. 4
- Please see the Curatorial Collection for objects and the Photograph Collection for photographs.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions for Boxes 1-6. Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
- Scrapbooks:
- Book 1: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
- Book 2: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
- Book 3: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
- Book 4: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
- Book 5: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
- Book 6: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
- Book 7: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
- Book 8: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
- Book 9: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
- 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-29
- Classification
- MG0029
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Boxes 1-6 were cataloged prior to July 1997. Scrapbooks 1-9 were cataloged in 2008. Added to database 5 September 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- Paul A. Mueller, Jr. Collection
- Title
- Paul A. Mueller, Jr. Collection
- Object ID
- MG0360
- Date Range
- 1774-1916
1 document
- Collection
- Paul A. Mueller, Jr. Collection
- Title
- Paul A. Mueller, Jr. Collection
- Description
- The Paul A. Mueller, Jr. Collection contains a deed for property in Lancaster Borough, an early collection of recipes, a receipt book for the Hamilton Lots, a valentine, stock certificate books for the New Process Steel Corporation, and Civil War letters. The Honorable Paul A. Mueller, Jr. is a descendant of the Zahm, Shreiner, and Cochran families on his mother's side. The items in this collection were passed down through the family for several generations.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Klein, Huffnagle, and Mussertown
- The deed shows the sale of property in Mussertown by innkeepers Leonard and Rosina Klein to Peter Huffnagle. Leonard (1725-1793) married Amalia Rosina Waidlin (1732-1795) at Warwick, Lancaster County in December 1749. At that time he was a saddler in Lancaster. Although they did not have children, they were sponsors at several baptisms at the Moravian Church and Trinity Lutheran Church, both in Lancaster. Peter Huffnagle (1746-1806) and his wife, Charlotte, had their children baptized at the First Reformed Church in Lancaster. They were also buried in that churchyard. Mussertown was laid out in 1760 by John Musser, and was later added onto by Henry Musser. Its original boundaries were the streets now called Church, Strawberry, Locust, and Rockland.
- Hamilton Lots
- In 1730, Andrew Hamilton, a skilled lawyer, purchased a tract of land in the newly incorporated Lancaster County and convinced the commissioners to place the county seat within his holdings. Queen Street and King Street run through that tract. James Hamilton (1710-1783) acquired 500 acres of land from his father in 1734, and started selling lots by 1735. Although Hamilton sold the lots, he imposed ground-rents so tenants had to pay for the right to occupy and improve the land that they owned. Tenants were also required to build dwellings on their property within two years and to meet certain building specifications. He continued to acquire and sell lots until 1773. Ground-rents were still being collected on the Hamilton Lots after World War II.
- Zahm and Shreiner
- Godfried Zahm was a brushmaker in Lancaster. His son, Michael (d.1883), learned the brushmaking business from his father and then learned the watchmaking and jewelry business from his brother-in-law, Martin Shreiner, Jr. (1767-1866). Godfried's daughter, Maria, married Martin Shreiner who is best remembered as a Lancaster clockmaker. Maria kept a trimming shop on North Queen Street in Lancaster.
- Cochran and New Process Steel Corporation
- Harry B. Cochran, great-grandfather of Paul A. Mueller, Jr., was the president of New Process Steel Corporation in 1916. New Process Steel Co. began as New Process Steel Wire Manufacturing Co. and was renamed in 1907. This manufacturer of drill rods and special steel shapes became a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation in 1919. It is significant that Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. owned stock in the New Process Steel Corporation in 1916. Sloan was president of Hyatt Roller Bearing Company when it merged with the United Motors Corporation in 1916. He then became president of United Motors which merged with General Motors Corporation in 1918. Sloan was president and CEO of General Motors from 1923-1946.
- Date Range
- 1774-1916
- Year Range From
- 1774
- Year Range To
- 1916
- Date of Accumulation
- 1774-1916
- Creator
- Mueller, Paul A., b. 1930
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 09
- People
- Albright, F. S.
- Angeoine, Harry W.
- Balsbach, Andrew
- Barrett, Richard L.
- Bough, Mathias
- Bubach, Gerhart
- Buback, Garret
- Bugie, Henry A.
- Burkhart, Samuel H.
- Burkholder, I. Dora
- Burkholder, John D.
- Cochran, Harry B.
- Cochran, John S.
- Cochran, Thomas
- Curtis, John
- Eberman, P. G.
- Eshleman, Benjamin
- Fairer, A.
- Frantz, Carrie B.
- Goble, Jacob
- Godshalk, Earl M.
- Good, Henry
- Hamilton, John
- Hamilton, William
- Harnish, Aaron B.
- Hartman, John K.
- Hinerdeer, Henry G.
- Hite, Edward B.
- Hoofnagle, Peter
- Hostetter, A. H.
- Ingersoll, Charles H.
- Ingersoll, Fred R.
- Keller, A. S.
- Kline, Leonard
- Kline, Rosina
- Knell, Henry
- Kreider, Elizabeth
- Kunkle, Aaron
- Lefever, George D.
- Lenher, Philip
- Leonard, Philip
- Loucks, Aaron
- Lowry, William
- Martin, Samuel O.
- McCleery, Carpenter
- McClure, H. L.
- McClure, Harry L.
- McCoy, Sarah A.
- Messenkop, John A.
- Michenfelder, Caspar
- Moore, John
- Moore, Martin A.
- Mueller, Jane Moffat
- Mueller, Paul A.
- Musselman, Amos
- Musser, Ann
- Musser, Henry
- Nauman, David
- Newman, Charles
- Parry, Vaughn Ingersoll
- Price, John
- Reichenbach, William
- Scott, George A.
- Shertz, Jacob
- Sherwood, Warren A.
- Shreiner, John F.
- Shrum, William
- Sloan, Alfred P. Jr.
- Stoddard, Williston B.
- Stoner, C. L.
- Turbett, Samuel
- Weaver, Henry M.
- Weidler, David
- Weiss, Jay G.
- Wenger, A. D.
- Wenger, D. H.
- Wenger, D. M.
- Wentz, Henry
- Witmer, Amos K.
- Yeates, Jasper
- Zahm, Godfried
- Zantmiller, Kate
- Zercher, Jacob
- Other Creators
- Shreiner family
- Cochran family
- Zahm family
- Subjects
- Cookbooks
- Deeds
- Letters
- Recipes
- Stock certificates
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Valentines
- Search Terms
- Boswell and McCleery
- Civil War
- Cookbooks
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- General Motors Corporation
- Hamilton lots
- John Meaner and Company
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Mussertown, Lancaster
- New Process Steel Corporation
- New Process Steel Wire Manufacturing Company
- Recipes
- Stock certificates
- Valentines
- Extent
- 1 box, 10 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German
- Object ID
- MG0360
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Shand, William and Dean Keller. 1965. "Twentieth Century Industrial Development of Lancaster." Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society 69: 151-162.
- Wood, Stacy B. C. 1994. "Martin Shreiner: from Clocks to Fire Engines." Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society 96: 114-137.
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Paul A. Mueller, Jr. Collection (MG0360), Folder #, 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-360
- Other Number
- MG-360
- Classification
- MG0360
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Folders 1-9 cataloged in 2005. Folder 10 cataloged in 2009. Added to database 7 September 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
- Title
- Lancaster Law and Order Society Collection
- Object ID
- MG0062
- Date Range
- 1868-1972
1 document
- 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
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 02
- 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.
Documents
- Collection
- J. Houston Mifflin Collection
- Title
- J. Houston Mifflin Collection
- Object ID
- MG0150
- Date Range
- 1754-1881
1 document
- Collection
- J. Houston Mifflin Collection
- Title
- J. Houston Mifflin Collection
- Description
- Collection consists of personal, legal, and business-related letters and documents concerning the life and affairs of J. Houston Mifflin. Also, similar documents to, from, and about other members of the extended Houston and Mifflin families. Contains typed copies of two letters from J. Houston Mifflin to his son, Lloyd Mifflin, containing an eye-witness account of the June 1863 Confederate advance into Wrightsville. Also, a legal document signed by John Passmore.
- Date Range
- 1754-1881
- Year Range From
- 1754
- Year Range To
- 1881
- Date of Accumulation
- 1754-1881
- Creator
- Mifflin, J. Houston, 1807-1888
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- People
- Archer, H. W.
- Bayard, A. C.
- Cowen, John F.
- Fisher, J. N.
- Franklin, Thomas E.
- Gamble, J. A.
- Grier, David
- Grisein, David J.
- Houston, Anna S.
- Houston, Henry H.
- Houston, J. W.
- Houston, John J.
- Houston, Robert W.
- Houston, Susanna
- Houston, William F.
- Howell, C. M.
- Jenkins, William
- Jordan, John
- Kerbaugh, Francis
- Lane, J.
- Marshall, William
- Mattack, Thomas
- Mifflin, Ann
- Mifflin, Elizabeth A. B.
- Mifflin, James E.
- Mifflin, John Houston
- Mifflin, Joseph
- Mifflin, Lloyd
- Mifflin, Samuel W.
- Neagle, J.
- Nunemacher, John R.
- Plant, Augusta Mifflin
- Plant, T. H.
- Reynolds, James L.
- Rogers, Anna R.
- Wilson, Benjamin
- Other Creators
- Mifflin family
- Subjects
- Artists
- Business records
- Family records
- Legal instruments
- Real property
- Letters
- Photographers
- Search Terms
- Artists
- Bank of Pennsylvania
- Business records
- Charlton and Ward
- Columbia Bank and Bridge Company
- Correspondence
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Land records
- Legal documents
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Mifflin and Houston Company
- P. Malcolm and Company
- Photographers
- Real estate
- Tilford and Samuel
- Wills
- Extent
- 1 box, 11 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0150
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Photograph Collection
- Curatorial Collection
- Lloyd Mifflin Collection, 1751-1965, MG0059
- 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-150
- Other Number
- MG-150
- Classification
- MG0150
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Folders 1-10 processed and finding aid prepared by DT, 1998-1999. Folder 11 was cataloged in 2011. Added to the database 28 September 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- McCaa Collection
- Title
- McCaa Collection
- Object ID
- MG0281
- Date Range
- 1825-1922
1 document
- Collection
- McCaa Collection
- Title
- McCaa Collection
- Description
- The McCaa Collection contains the papers of and collected by the family of James McCaa in northeastern Lancaster County. Among the items are account and ledger books, a physician's visiting book, legal papers, deeds, certificates for commissions, receipts, letters, and estate papers.
- Date Range
- 1825-1922
- Year Range From
- 1825
- Year Range To
- 1922
- Date of Accumulation
- 1825-1922
- Creator
- McCaa family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- People
- Bechard, Philip
- Beichey, Abraham
- Binney, Horace
- Brinton, Edward Penrose
- Brooks, E. G.
- Brown, Bill
- Brumbaugh, Martin G.
- Burlingame, Daniel
- Cadwalader, John
- Cadwalader, Thomas
- Compton, George W.
- Curtin, Andrew Gregg
- Dehaven, Philip
- Eberly, A. J.
- Eberman, Jacob
- Fonts, Martin
- Frantz, Joseph
- Good, J. J.
- Groff, Israel M.
- Gundacker, John
- Hahl, John N.
- Hall, N. Franklin
- Hamilton, Andrew
- Handwork, George
- Hertzler, John
- Hohn, Leona J.
- Hollinger, Moses
- House, N. E.
- Jacobs, Harrison B.
- Jacobs, William B.
- Jenkins, Robert
- Johnson, Allen
- Johnston, Libbie
- Kauffman, S. S.
- Kenney, William
- Kieffer, Sarah Ann
- Kinport, Martin
- Kinsers, Saby
- Konigmacher, Edwin
- Kreider, Isabella
- Kurtz, Catharine
- Kurtz, Christian
- Leaman, George
- Lengel, Paul
- Levy, William
- Groff, Lizzie H.
- McCaa, D. Galen
- McCaa, David Jenkins
- McCaa, James
- McCaa, William J.
- McGill, I.
- McGill, John
- Mintzer, Rebecca
- Mintzer, William
- Nevin, John W.
- Packer, William F.
- Patts, Clement R.
- Robeson, Andrew
- Robeson, James J.
- Robinson, H. W.
- Rohrer, George R.
- Royer, George S.
- Shurk , Francis R.
- Slaymaker, Henry Young
- Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran
- Smith, Lessie
- Snader, A. W.
- Sparr, William
- Spotts, Jacob
- Stephenson, Anna J.
- Stoutzenberger, David
- Styer, David
- Tener, John K.
- Trout, Paul
- Welch, George
- Welch, Ruth Ann
- Welsh, George
- Welsh, George, Sr.
- Wilson, Joseph N.
- Winger, Frank
- Witman, Amos
- Wood, William
- Wright, Benjamin
- Subjects
- Bonds
- Business records
- Deeds
- Invoices
- Letters
- Mortgages
- Probate records
- Promissory notes
- Real property
- Real property surveys--Pennsylvania
- Receipts (Acknowledgments)
- Wills
- Search Terms
- Bonds
- Business records
- Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Finding aids
- Herr and Bowman
- Invoices
- Land drafts
- Legal papers
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Margaretta Furnace
- Mortgages
- New Garden Academy
- Probate records
- Promissory notes
- Real estate
- Receipts
- Releases
- Stauffer and Russell
- Wills
- Windsor Forge
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 13 folders, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0281
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: McCaa Collection (MG0281), Box #, Folder #, 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-281
- Other Number
- MG-281
- Classification
- MG0281
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- The volumes in Folder 11-13 were transferred from MG-266 Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 3 on 5 March 2009.
- Added to database 5 October 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection
- Title
- John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection
- Object ID
- MG0019
- Date Range
- 1850-1993
1 document
- Title
- John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection
- Description
- The John Wise and History of Ballooning Collection contains material about John Wise, a pioneering balloonist from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the history of ballooning. Articles written by and about John Wise provide information about the man and his career. The bulk of Series 1 is correspondence, research notes, and drafts of "The John Wise Story," by John H. Andrews. Series 2 contains material about the ballooning hobby, other early aircraft, and the history of air mail.
- Admin/Biographical History
- As an adventurous and inquisitive young boy, John Wise was drawn to the skies above his native Lancaster County. He was fascinated by aerial pursuits and began to conduct experiments. He tied his cat to his homemade parachute and observed the cat's safe descent from a local church steeple.
- A keen interest in ballooning developed and Wise became a famous aeronaut. Although balloon ascensions were common at county fairs and carnivals he had never observed an ascension before he made his first one in Philadelphia in 1835. John Wise completed 462 balloon ascensions including Lancaster ascensions from Penn Square and the prison yard.
- In the nineteenth century many ascensions were made just for the novelty of the event, but John Wise's approach was from a scientific perspective. Each ascension gave him a chance to conduct scientific investigations of the atmosphere, pneumatics and hydrostatics.
- It also gave him the opportunity to develop a more advanced flying machine. Wise was the first to observe the "great river of air which always blows from west to east" in the higher regions of the atmosphere. Today we call this phenomenon the jet stream. He also developed the ripcord safety mechanism.
- John Wise promoted the advantages of balloon transportation. In 1843 he conceived a project for crossing the Atlantic Ocean and asked Congress to appropriate $15,000 for the project. Congress rejected the appropriation. Wise suggested a plan to bomb the Castle at Vera Cruz during the Mexican War and during the Civil War the Bureau of Topographical Engineers requested his services as a balloonist. He is credited with the first airmail transportation in 1859.
- Detailed descriptions of his ascensions and experiments are found in his book, Through the Air, published in 1873. The last ascent of John Wise took place on September 29, 1879 from St. Louis, Missouri. This flight ended disastrously in Lake Michigan where his balloon fell and his remains lie.
- Prepared by the Lancaster County Historical Society, ca. 1995.
- System of Arrangement
- This collection is arranged into two series.
- Series 1 John Wise
- Series 2 History of Ballooning
- Date Range
- 1850-1993
- Creation Date
- 1850-1993
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1993
- Date of Accumulation
- 1850-1993
- Creator
- Andrews, John H.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 01
- People
- Albertson, Catherine
- Andrews, John Henry
- Atkinson, S. C.
- Bache, Hartman
- Ball, Charles I.
- Bartlett, Mrs. R. A.
- Batchelder, Robert C.
- Beckwith, A.
- Beller, William
- Black, J. W.
- Blanchard, Jean Pierre
- Blitzstein, Madelin
- Bradbury, Ray
- Brown, Elizabeth B.
- Bruce, George
- Burlingame, Roger
- Burr, George
- Byars, W. W.
- Casey, Louis
- Cessna, Clyde
- Coffman, Ramon
- Cornish, Joseph Jenkins, III
- Cox, Palmer
- Douty, Esther
- Douty, Esther M.
- Drepperd, Carl W.
- Edwards, Vincent
- Elvin, Thomas
- Evans, William
- Field, Francis J.
- Fischer, Hans
- Fleck, Glen
- French, Melvin
- Galzer, Emmett J.
- Gambetta, Francis Leon
- Greeley, A. W.
- Grimm, Janet
- Gryzewski, Tad
- Halmi, Robert
- Harrell, D. Tudor
- Hautrive, M.
- Hayden, F. Stansbury
- Hopkins, Philip S.
- Hunt, E. F.
- Ingle, Harold E.
- Kehr, Ernest A.
- Keith, Barbara
- Kessler, F. W.
- Klein, Frederic S.
- Kouwenhoven, John A.
- Kreider, Ira
- Kriebel, Robert C.
- Kriebel, Robert G.
- Lamorisse, Albert
- LaPaz, Lincoln
- Lindbergh, Charles
- Lindquist, H. L.
- Long, Elmer R.
- Lundgren, Laura May Gross
- Madsen, Peter
- Maier, Alfred D.
- Maxwell, George T.
- McCloskey, Lores
- McDevitt, William
- Mills, James
- Myers, Wilfred
- Naves, Glen W.
- Nicklin, John
- Pasquarella, Gus
- Peers, W.
- Prevost, John W.
- Roland, John
- Rosenfeld, Albert
- Sanabria, Nicolas
- Schatvet, H. C.
- Serviss, Garrett P.
- Smith, Philip R., Jr.
- Stehling, Kurt R
- Steinmetz, Rollin
- Stilphen, George F.
- Taylor, Florence
- Thompson, Howard
- Topping, A.D.
- Waitt, Robert
- Warner, B. H.
- Watson, Marion A.
- Wetherill, Richard B.
- Whipple, A. W.
- Wilbur, W. H.
- Wise, John
- Wiseman, Frederick J.
- Wolcott, Charles
- Wolf, Constance
- Woodruff, J. C.
- Wright, Wilbur
- Young, Pearl
- Other Creators
- Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
- Subjects
- Hot air balloons
- Hot air balloons--Launching
- Airships
- Aeronautics
- Letters
- Air mail service
- Hindenburg (Airship)
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Search Terms
- Aeronautics
- Air mail service
- Airships
- Aviation
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Hindenburg (Airship)
- Hot air balloons
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Newspaper clippings
- Obituaries
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0019
- 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-19
- Classification
- MG0019
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 28 February 2018.
Documents
- Collection
- Hubley Collection
- Title
- Hubley Collection
- Object ID
- MG0002
- Date Range
- 1741-1864
1 document
- Collection
- Hubley Collection
- Title
- Hubley Collection
- Description
- The Hubley Collection contains legal documents, case papers, family and military papers, wills, deeds, bills and receipts, indentures for servants and enslaved persons, correspondence, petitions, and church-related information.
- Admin/Biographical History
- John Hubley and Joseph Hubley were Lancaster attorneys.
- System of Arrangement
- The legal papers are arranged chronologically. Case papers are arranged
- alphabetically by surname of the plaintiff or defendant. Family papers are grouped by the family member's name and chronologically within that name. Box 6 is arranged chronologically.
- Date Range
- 1741-1864
- Year Range From
- 1741
- Year Range To
- 1864
- Date of Accumulation
- 1741-1864
- Creator
- Hubley family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 01
- People
- App, Michael
- Barr, John
- Deshler, Adam
- Ferree, Polly
- Foulke, Caleb
- Franklin, Thomas
- Fromberger, John
- Hubley, Adam
- Hubley, Frederick
- Hubley, George
- Hubley, John
- Hubley, Joseph
- Hubley, Michael
- Jones, Owen, Jr.
- Lauman, Ludwig
- Musser, John
- Porter, Andrew
- Rieger, Jacob
- Rieger, Catherine
- Thomas, Adam
- Subjects
- Court records
- Deeds
- Depositions
- Family records
- Indentured servants
- Judgments
- Law offices
- Letters
- Promissory notes
- Slavery
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Wills
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Court records
- Deeds
- Depositions
- Enslaved persons
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Indentured servants
- Judgments
- Law offices
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Military
- Promissory notes
- Revolutionary War
- Slavery
- Warder, Parker and Company
- Wills
- Yeiser & Weaver
- Extent
- 6 boxes, 84 folders, 2.25 cu. ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0002
- Related Item Notes
- Hubley Family File in the library.
- 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-2
- Classification
- MG0002
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.
Documents
- Collection
- Grand Army of the Republic Collection
- Title
- Grand Army of the Republic Collection
- Object ID
- MG0017
1 document
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 2 Harriet Lane Johnston
- Title
- Letter from Col. H. Kyd Douglas to Harriet Lane Johnston
- Object ID
- JBFP 2.1.2.013
- Date Range
- 1897/02/09
2 documents
12 images
- Title
- Letter from Col. H. Kyd Douglas to Harriet Lane Johnston
- Description
- Letter from Col. H. Kyd Douglas to Harriet Lane Johnston recounting his attendance at Buchanan’s inauguration as part of an escort from Franklin & Marshall College and his subsequent graduation with a diploma signed by the President, his presence at the John Brown raid, his wounds and the kindness of Henry E. Johnston, and commanding the brigade which fired the last Confederate shot at Appomattox. Envelope addressed to Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, Washington, D.C., with 2-cent stamp attached. Written on the envelope: “A beautiful interesting letter from Col. H. Kid Douglas Ans. Feb 14, 97”. Hagerstown, Maryland.
- Date Range
- 1897/02/09
- Creator
- Douglas, Henry Kyd, 1838-1903
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Container
- JBFP Part 2, Box 1
- Subjects
- Personal correspondence
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Correspondence, Personal
- Letters
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 2 items, 12 pages to scan, 5.5 x 4.5 in. and 8 x 5.25 in.
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 2 Series 1
- Object ID
- JBFP 2.1.2.013
- 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 Family Papers
- MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- 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
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- 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.
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- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number
- JBMS1995.011
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 2, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 13
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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