Records describing over 6500 collections (~21 million individual items) of manuscripts and graphics, amassed since 1824, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP).
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The Society's collections center on eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and parts of Delaware and Maryland, but also include a wealth of materials on the eastern United States, the founding of this country, and the diversity of ethnic and immigrant experiences across the United States. The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies merged with HSP in 2002. |
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies |
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Cary Hutto |
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
8
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
4
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs--20th century
2
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--Pictorial works
1
Pennsylvania--Politics and government
1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc
1
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce
1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Economic conditions--20th century
1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Pictorial works
1
Philadelphia County (Pa.)
1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military tactics--Union
1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Union
1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women
1
United States--History--Mexican War, 1845-1848
1
United States--History--National Bank
1
United States--Politics and Government--19th century
1
United States--Treasury Dept
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Genealogy
6
Medicine
3
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
2
Family life--Pennsylvania--19th century
2
Family life--Pennsylvania--20th century
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Family life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Family life--Personal correspondence--19th century
2
Genealogical correspondence
2
Insurance companies--United States
2
Pennsylvania--Genealogy
2
Pennsylvania--Politics and government
2
Philadelphia (Pa.)--City planning
2
Slavery--United States--History
2
Urban renewal--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
2
World War II
2
World War, 1939-1945
2
Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
1
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation--United States
1
African Americans--Georgia
1
African Americans--History--Negro Education--Late 19th Century
1
Airports--Pennsylvania
1
Alchemy
1
Ambassadors--United States
1
Ambassadors’ spouses
1
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
1
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
1
Appomattox Campaign, 1865
1
Architecture--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History
1
Armenia--History
1
Armories--Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia Record
2
Batcheler, George Dewey 1926-2009
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Batcheler, Penelope Hartshorne 1928-2007
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Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel 1896-1961
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Blain, Daniel
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Bott, Thomas L.
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Bott, William L. 1908-1978
1
Bowman, Christina D.
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Boëthius, Essie Sahlin 1859-1950
1
Butler, Pierce 1807-1867
1
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) 1808-1873
1
Clark, Warner 1912-2007
1
Cox, Harold E. Dr
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Dilworth, Richardson 1898-1974
1
Dundas
1
Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania
1
Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania Foundation
1
Estey, Elizabeth S. M.
1
Etting family
1
Fairmount Park Art Association
1
Frishman, Robert
1
Furness, Horace Howard 1833-1912
1
Gibbon, John 1827-1896
1
Greenfield, Albert M. 1887-1967
1
Hand
1
Hartshorne, Ellen Sahlin 1895-1988
1
Hartshorne, Richard 1888-1975
1
Howley, Edith Cadwallader
1
Howley, Frank L. 1903-1993
1
Howley, Jeanine Alexander
1
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Photographs
Correspondence
15
Financial records
7
Scrapbooks
7
Diaries
4
Minutes
4
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Speeches, addresses, etc
4
Business records
3
Ephemera
3
Legal records
3
Annual reports
2
Audiovisual materials
2
Broadsides
2
Family histories
2
Hate mail
2
Newsletters
2
Prints (Visual works)
2
Publications
2
Speeches
2
Account books
1
Atlases
1
Biography
1
Church records
1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
1
Currency
1
Deeds
1
Estate records
1
Journals
1
Letters
1
Maps
1
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1803-1881
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1806-1891
2
1843-1916
2
1918-
2
-1953
1
1674-1751
1
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1708-1789
1
1744-1822
1
1764-1831
1
1764-1847
1
1771-1846
1
1774-1836
1
1775-1854
1
1776-1862
1
1778-1838
1
1781-1862
1
1782-1865
1
1792-1868
1
1794-1878
1
1795-1858
1
1800-1878
1
1801-1872
1
1802-1884
1
1805-1879
1
1805-1886
1
1808-1894
1
1809-1893
1
1810-1875
1
1811-1872
1
1811-1874
1
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