Records describing books, pamphlets and serials, 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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Lee Arnold |
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Pennsylvania
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937
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250
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241
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213
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195
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161
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157
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156
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141
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136
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103
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94
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89
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86
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83
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75
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73
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61
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60
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60
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56
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1,919
Churches
700
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636
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559
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458
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303
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272
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233
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221
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208
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188
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184
Congregational
176
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174
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166
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150
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147
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140
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138
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134
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134
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115
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111
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111
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110
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107
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104
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97
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Sprague, William Buell, 1795-1876
43
American Philosophical Society
29
Moffitt, E. E. 1836-1930
22
United States Congress
21
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
20
Catholic Record Society (Great Britain)
15
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Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918
13
New-York Historical Society
13
Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.)
12
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
12
Second Presbyterian Church (Albany, N.Y.)
12
Boardman, Henry A. 1808-1880
10
Gannett, Ezra S. 1801-1871
10
Law Association of Philadelphia
10
Peabody, Andrew P. 1811-1893
10
Schaaf, Gregory, 1953-
10
Dutton, Samuel W. S. 1814-1866
9
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901
9
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
9
Freemasons Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
9
Frothingham, N. L. 1793-1870
9
Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland, 1804-1886
9
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
9
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936
9
Woods, Leonard, 1774-1854
9
Dean, John Ward, 1815-1902
8
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
8
George de Benneville Keim Memorial Collection
8
Girard College
8
Hotchkin, S. F. 1833-1912
8
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Genealogy
255
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118
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112
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101
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84
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81
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80
Juvenile literature
71
Sermons
71
Exhibitions
49
Sources
48
Bibliography
43
Periodicals
43
Anecdotes
42
Pictorial works
42
Registers
39
Diaries
34
Indexes
33
Autobiographies
32
Catalogs
31
Directories
30
Case studies
26
Poetry
18
Obituaries
17
Miscellanea
13
Personal narratives, American
13
Juvenile literat
12
Encyclopedias
11
Bio-bibliography
8
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Revolution, 1775-1783
272
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242
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182
20th century
136
18th century
113
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100
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1775-1865
69
1782-1852
62
1706-1790
53
1773-1841
51
War of 1812
51
1732-1799
44
1743-1826
41
1809-1865
40
1775-1783
37
1784-1850
32
1735-1826
27
1767-1845
25
1777-1852
23
1815-1861
23
1767-1848
21
1865-1950
20
1783-1809
19
1861-1865
19
To 1775
19
1644-1718
18
1750-1831
18
1791-1868
17
1783-1815
16
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16
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