American and English genealogies in the Library of Congress
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6111
- Corporate Author
- Library of Congress
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Date of Publication
- 1919.
- Call Number
- 929.1 U58
- Responsibility
- comp. under the direction of the chief of the Catalogue division.
- Corporate Author
- Library of Congress
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Publisher
- G.P.O.,
- Date of Publication
- 1919.
- Physical Description
- iv, 1332 p. 27 cm.
- Notes
- Compiled and edited by M.A. Gilkey. cf. Prefatory note.
- Subjects
- Library of Congress - Catalogs.
- United States - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs
- Great Britain - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs
- Additional Author
- Gilkey, M. A.
- Additional Corporate Author
- Library of Congress. Catalog Division.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Call Number
- 929.1 U58
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1912 F002 M
- Date Range
- 1912
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1912
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1912
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0011
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- Lancaster
- Letters
- Affidavits
- Place
- Lancaster
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1912 F002 M
- Box Number
- 011
- Additional Notes
- Or McCullagh, P. J.
- Included letter and affidavit.
- 3 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1892 F007 H
- Date Range
- 1892
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1892
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1892
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- People
- Hobart, Henrietta W.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- Collateral statement
- Correspondence
- Place
- None
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1892 F007 H
- Box Number
- 007
- Additional Notes
- Only: two correspondences and collateral statement.
- 3 items, 3 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Judge Joseph Wissler Collection
- Title
- Judge Joseph Wissler Collection
- Object ID
- MG0090
- Date Range
- 1913-1974
1 document
- Collection
- Judge Joseph Wissler Collection
- Title
- Judge Joseph Wissler Collection
- Description
- The Judge Joseph Wissler Collection documents his fifty-five year career as a lawyer and judge. He recorded and categorized criminal court cases in a handwritten volume. Two scrapbooks contain his certificate of admittance to the Lancaster County Courts, letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings about criminal cases.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Joseph Buch Wissler was born in Clay Township, Lancaster County on 7 August 1892. Wissler attended Lititz High School and later graduated from Franklin and Marshall College. He earned his law degree from Harvard University. Wissler became a member of the Lancaster Bar Association, of which he was president in 1964 and 1965. He returned to practicing law as a local attorney after holding the position of District Attorney of Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1928. In 1941, Wissler was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and served in that position for twenty-nine years. Judge Wissler served in the law profession for over fifty-five years. Phi Beta Kappa of Franklin and Marshall College made Judge Wissler an honorary member in 1950 and the college presented him with an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1952. He was also a member of the Lancaster Tucquan Club from 1949 to 1969.
- Date Range
- 1913-1974
- Year Range From
- 1913
- Year Range To
- 1974
- Date of Accumulation
- 1913-1974
- Creator
- Wissler, Joseph Buch, 1892-1983
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Criminal courts
- Judges
- Lawyers
- Letters
- Murder
- Scrapbooks
- Trials
- Trials (Murder)
- Search Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Criminal courts
- Finding aids
- Judges
- Lawyers
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Murder
- Newspaper clippings
- Scrapbooks
- Trials
- Trials (Murder)
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 1 handwritten volume, 2 scrapbooks, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0090
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Portrait of Judge Joseph B. Wissler, by Florence Starr Taylor, 2003.408
- Photograph Collection
- Commonwealth vs. Edward L. Gibbs, 1950-1951, MG0476
- 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-90
- Classification
- MG0090
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 22 January 2019.
Documents
- Collection
- Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
- Title
- Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
- Object ID
- MG0284
- Date Range
- 1882-1957
1 document
- Collection
- Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
- Title
- Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
- Description
- The Mary Brecht Pulver Papers contain papers related to the Brecht and Pulver families. The collection includes letters, newspaper articles, obituaries, and memorabilia. A biography of Mary Brecht Pulver accompanies samples of her poetry and a scrapbook of the work of her sister, Edith Brecht.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Mary Brecht Pulver, one of five children of Milton J. and Mary M. Wolfe Brecht, was born on 3 March 1882. Milton was an educator. Mary Agnes Brecht married George Winfield Pulver; their son, Gordon Winfield, was born in 1912. Mary Brecht Pulver was a poet and author of short stories.
- Date Range
- 1882-1957
- Year Range From
- 1882
- Year Range To
- 1957
- Date of Accumulation
- 1882-1957
- Creator
- Sumner, Pamela, 1941-2016
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- People
- Brecht, Edith
- Brecht, Harold
- Brecht, Mary Mehaffey Wolfe
- Brecht, Milton J.
- Doerschuk, Ernest E., Jr.
- Pulver, George Winfield
- Pulver, Gordon Winfield
- Pulver, Mary Agnes Brecht
- Russell, Florence Brecht
- Wolfe, Henry
- Wolfe, Rebecca Alstead
- Other Creators
- Pulver, Gordon Winfield, 1912-1983
- Subjects
- Binghamton (N.Y.)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Family records
- Lancaster County (Pa.)
- Letters
- Poetry
- Search Terms
- Binghamton, New York
- Biographies
- Birth certificates
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Marriage certificates
- Memorabilia
- Newspaper clippings
- Obituaries
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Extent
- 1 box, 4 folders, 1 scrapbook, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0284
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Mary Brecht Pulver Photograph Collection, 147 Family photographs (MB-01-01-01 to MB-01-05-08)
- National publications containing short stories "Pennsylvania Dutch Series" by Mary Brecht Pulver : and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983 Oversize)
- National publications containing short stories by Mary Brecht Pulver: and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983s Oversize)
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mary Brecht Pulver Papers (MG0284), 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.
- Accession Number
- 1997.Sumner
- Other Numbers
- MG-284
- Classification
- MG0284
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Processed and finding aid prepared 2012. Added to database 7 November 2017.
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
1 document
- Collection
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Title
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Description
- The S. S. Haldeman Papers are an overview of Haldeman's career. The collection contains biographical information about and published works of Samuel Steman Haldeman on the freshwater univalve mollusca, language, and agriculture. There is also a handwritten biography on Ben Keywood.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Samuel Steman Haldeman was born in Locust Grove, Lancaster County circa 1812. He was the eldest of seven children of Henry Haldeman and Frances Steman. (Haldeman genealogy chart) Samuel was raised in the family mansion in Bainbridge and developed an interest in science and nature by wading in the Susquehanna River. There he collected shells, eels, Indian relics, minerals and insects. (Barber, 53) He was educated in public schools and attended Dickinson College for two years before withdrawing. Samuel left Dickinson because he found college to be irksome and that he could learn more on his own. After college Samuel educated himself by going to lectures, analyzing specimens, and studying books.
- Also after college he moved into the mansion near Chickies Creek, which he designed. In 1835 S. S. Haldeman married Mary Hough of Bainbridge and they had four children. (Haldeman genealogy) Haldeman was not a religious man and was born protestant, but when he was in his thirties he converted to Roman Catholic and was a member of St. Mary's Church in Lancaster City.
- During his life, Samuel was the author of scientific works, as well as many works on the study of language. One of his more famous works was A Monograph of the Limniades and other Fresh-Water Univalve Mollusca of United States. Samuel published these volumes during the 1840s. These volumes on mollusca were viewed as authoritative by most of the scientific world including Charles Darwin. (Sunday News, Lancaster, Pa.) Haldeman was considered an expert of many of the subjects he wrote about because of his attention to detail. He worked 16-hour days going over different specimens and spent time practicing the correct way to pronounce words and letters in different languages. (Croll)
- Haldeman was the author of over 150 articles on natural science, zoology, ethnology, language, natural history, and archaeology. His publications include several newspaper articles for Lancaster County newspapers, the Marietta Times and the Intelligencer Journal. Additionally, he was the editor of the Pennsylvania Farm Journal for three years. Haldeman's articles were also published in Silliman's Journal, better known as The American Journal of Science, and Popular Science Monthly. (Croll)
- However, Haldeman's career was not limited to publishing. His interest in the sciences led to careers in teaching and geology. In 1836 he began working for the State Geological Survey in New Jersey as an assistant and later held the same position in Pennsylvania. He received his first professorship to teach zoology at the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia in 1841. Haldeman was elected professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1851, and then in 1855 he became a professor of natural history at the University of Delaware. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania as a professor in 1876 and retained that position until his death in 1888. (Barber)
- Haldeman did not limit his career solely to science. He managed the First National Bank of Marietta. He was also a partner with his brothers in the iron business that his father had built. The original name of the furnace was Chiqusalungo. It operated under the name E. Haldeman and Co. The brothers later built another blast furnace, and called the two furnaces Chickies 1 and Chickies 2. These furnaces were located along the Susquehanna south of Marietta. Haldeman perfected the practice of smelting iron with anthracite coal. Some of his articles on the use of anthracite coal in blast furnaces were published in Silliman's Journal during the 1840s. (Gramm)
- Samuel Steman Haldeman brought the forefront of science to Lancaster County. He worked on issues relevant to his home and community. He was never involved in any business that did not affect his home or family and worked hard to the end of his life. He returned home, tired and exhausted, from a convention in Boston in 1888. Samuel Steman Haldeman died six days later of a heart attack at age 68. "Thus peacefully ended a useful life, full of years and honors." (Barber)
- Works Cited:
- Barber, Edwin A. "The Late Professor S.S. Haldeman" The Museum; 1885. MG-344 S. S. Haldeman Papers, Lancaster County Historical Society.
- Croll, P. C. "Famous Pennsylvania Germans; Professor Samuel S. Haldeman, LL.D." The Pennsylvania German, v.6 1905.
- Gramm, Bertha Sue, The Ironmasters of Marietta and vicinity during the period 1848-1878, Lancaster County Historical Society: Lancaster, Pa. 1948.
- Haldeman genealogy chart prepared by Horace L. Haldeman, 1893. Haldeman Family file, Lancaster County Historical Society.
- Date Range
- 1799-1977
- Year Range From
- 1799
- Year Range To
- 1977
- Date of Accumulation
- 1799-1977
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- People
- Haldeman, Frances
- Haldeman, Henry
- Haldeman, Samuel Steman
- Hough, Mary
- Keywood, Ben
- Munsell, Joel
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters
- Linguistics
- Mollusks
- Proofs (Printing)
- Scientists
- Scientists' writings
- Search Terms
- Agriculture
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Farming
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Linguistics
- Manuscript groups
- Mechanics' Society
- Mollusks
- Newspaper clippings
- Pennsylvania Farm Journal
- Proofs (Printing)
- Scientists
- Extent
- 1 box, 24 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German, and Latin
- Object ID
- MG0344
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society https://haldeman-mansion.org/
- Related Item Notes
- Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records (MG0736)
- Curatorial Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), S. S. Haldeman Papers (MG0344), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- See the attached finding aid for a list of S. S. Haldeman's publications.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use photocopies of newspaper articles.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
- Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Other Numbers
- MG-344
- Classification
- MG0344
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged and finding aid prepared by AV, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 22 August 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- Steinman Family Business Records
- Title
- Steinman Family Business Records
- Object ID
- MG0563
- Date Range
- 1853-1932
), Folder/Book #,
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
�230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org
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
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
- Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
- Title
- Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces (MG-0028)
- Object ID
- MG0028
- Date Range
- 1913-1981
1 document
- Title
- Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces (MG-0028)
- Description
- Records of the Society which was formed to continue the traditions of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, which began in World War I. Includes membership lists, post minutes, correspondence, financial reports, convention programs, scrapbooks, and Divisional histories.
- Date Range
- 1913-1981
- Year Range From
- 1913
- Year Range To
- 1981
- Date of Accumulation
- 1913-1981
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 01
- Subjects
- Business records
- Letters
- Programs (Publications)
- Scrapbooks
- United States. Army
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- World War, 1939-1945
- Search Terms
- American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Minutes
- Programs
- Scrapbooks
- United States Army
- United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
- United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th
- World War I
- World War II
- WWI
- WWII
- Extent
- 6 boxes, 59 folders, 3 scrapbooks, 5 books, 3 cubic feet
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0028
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- MG-17 The Grand Army of the Republic Collection
- MG- 18 The Civil War Collection
- MG-45 The World War I Collection
- MG-209 The Col. Robert E. Miller Collection
- MG-29 The Gen. Daniel B. Strickler Collection
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
- Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Other Numbers
- MG-28
- Classification
- MG0028
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- This collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 5 September 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.
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