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 |
Editor |
Lee Arnold |
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United States
437
Pennsylvania
150
Great Britain
76
England
45
New York (State)
43
North Carolina
37
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Virginia
34
Massachusetts
27
New Jersey
25
Philadelphia
23
Ohio
20
America
17
Maryland
17
Washington County
17
Yorkshire (England)
14
Canada
13
Leeds (England)
12
South Carolina
12
Confederate States of America
10
Connecticut
10
Delaware
10
Philadelphia (Pa.)
10
Georgia
9
Ireland
9
Bucks County (Pa.)
8
France
8
Germany
8
Kentucky
8
Lancaster County (Pa.)
8
Rhode Island
8
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History
765
Genealogy
184
Sources
122
Registers of births, etc
115
Politics and government
85
Population
42
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African Americans
34
Manuscripts
32
Emigration and immigration
30
Taxation
28
Societies, etc
27
Cemeteries
24
Church records and registers
23
Wills
23
Archives
21
Church history
20
Indians of North America
20
Finance, Public
19
Marriage records
19
Epitaphs
16
Presidents
16
Court records
15
Deeds
15
Foreign relations
15
Manuscripts, American
12
Social conditions
12
Social life and customs
12
Constitutional history
11
Slavery
11
Colonies
10
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United States Census Office
41
Potter, Dorothy Williams
39
Great Britain Public Record Office
14
Pennsylvania Comptroller-General's Office
14
United States Bureau of the Census
13
United States President
9
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Washington, George, 1732-1799
9
Frederic R. Kirkland Collection
7
Lumb, George Denison
7
Penn, William, 1644-1718
7
Bickford, Charlene Bangs
6
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
6
Hockett, Thomas Jack
6
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
6
O'Callaghan, E. B. 1797-1880
6
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
6
Richardson, James D. 1843-1914
6
Van Laer, Arnold J. F. 1869-1955
6
Cox, Evelyn M.
5
De Pauw, Linda Grant
5
Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941
5
United States
5
United States Continental Congress
5
Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943
4
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901
4
Haun, Weynette Parks
4
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
4
Holcomb, Brent
4
Jay, John, 1745-1829
4
Kelly, Arthur C. M.
4
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Genealogy
285
History
55
Bibliography
49
Biography
48
Indexes
43
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Catalogs
37
Correspondence
34
Registers
34
Archives
27
Periodicals
22
Directories
21
Census, 1790
12
Lists
12
Diaries
10
Handbooks, manuals, etc
8
Personal narratives
8
Abstracts
7
Census, 1st, 1790
7
Newspapers
7
Census
6
Registers, lists, etc
6
Chronology
5
Congresses
5
Registers (Lists)
5
Statistics, Vital
5
Encyclopedias
4
Exhibitions
4
Manuscripts
4
Maps
4
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Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
117
Revolution, 1775-1783
107
19th century
44
Civil War, 1861-1865
31
18th century
23
Revolution
22
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1775-1783
12
To 1775
12
20th century
11
1732-1799
10
1783-1865
9
1789-1797
9
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
7
1783-1815
6
17th century
6
1809-1865
6
1900-1999
6
1706-1790
5
1775-1865
5
1849-1877
5
1861-1865
5
Confederation, 1783-1789
5
Constitutional period, 1789-1809
5
To 1763 (New France)
5
War of 1812
5
War with Mexico, 1845-1848
5
1783-1789
4
1815-1861
4
1865-1898
4
1933-1945
4
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