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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United States
873
Pennsylvania
402
Philadelphia
271
Penn
123
Philadelphia (Pa.)
70
Great Britain
54
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New York (State)
50
Southern States
38
New York (N.Y.)
33
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30
Virginia
26
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21
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21
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20
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20
Massachusetts
18
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16
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16
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16
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16
Canada
14
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14
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14
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13
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13
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12
Ohio
12
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12
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11
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History
1,290
Politics and government
134
African Americans
126
Social conditions
120
Slavery
83
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75
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Social life and customs
75
American poetry
73
History and criticism
71
American literature
66
American fiction
65
Biography
64
Social aspects
57
Description and travel
52
Antislavery movements
51
Painting, American
50
Emigration and immigration
49
Indians of North America
49
Slaves
47
Painting, Modern
46
Economic conditions
44
Exhibitions
42
Art, American
41
Immigrants
40
Authors, American
39
Church history
36
Women
34
Art, Modern
31
Abolitionists
29
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29
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Mitchell, S. Weir 1829-1914
21
United States Department of Justice
14
Kennedy Galleries
12
University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Medicine Society of the Alumni
12
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
9
Lasansky, Jeannette
8
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Howe, Dana Dunbar
7
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903
7
American Philosophical Society
6
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
6
Hirschl & Adler Galleries
6
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
6
Kennedy Galleries (New York)
6
Library Company of Philadelphia
6
Schwarz Philadelphia (Gallery)
6
Bailey, Sherry
5
Gross, Jennifer
5
Lippard, George, 1822-1854
5
Miller, Randall M.
5
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
5
Oral Traditions Project (Union County Historical Society)
5
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
5
Philadelphia Museum of Art
5
Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872
5
Wilmerding, John
5
Allentown Art Museum
4
Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838
4
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
4
Cohen, Jeffrey A., 1952-
4
Cooper, Wendy A.
4
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Biography
242
Exhibitions
91
Catalogs
47
Sources
44
History
35
Correspondence
32
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Periodicals
31
Genealogy
28
Records and correspondence
22
Registers
21
Fiction
17
Sermons
17
Bibliography
14
Pictorial works
14
Poetry
14
Diaries
13
Juvenile literature
13
Biographies
11
Personal narratives
11
Case studies
10
Congresses
10
Portraits
10
Speeches, addresses, etc
9
In art
8
Poems
8
Letters
7
Newspapers
7
Thanksgiving sermons
7
Indexes
6
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5
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155
1800-1899
50
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23
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22
1861-1865
17
Revolution, 1775-1783
16
1783-1865
15
War of 1812
14
1815-1861
12
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
12
17th century
11
1809-1849
10
1865-1950
9
Famine, 1845-1852
8
1700-1899
7
1783-1850
7
17th-18th centuries
7
1743-1826
6
19e siècle
6
1767-1838
5
1785-1862
5
1800-1999
5
1818-1895
5
1839-1912
5
1849-1877
5
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