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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Pennsylvania
12,506
Philadelphia (Pa.)
3,080
Penn
2,222
United States
484
New Jersey
166
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Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
89
New York (State)
61
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
60
Germantown
57
Philadelphia County (Pa.)
50
Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
42
Philadelphia County
42
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
42
Delaware
39
England
39
Camden
38
Manayunk (Philadelphia, Pa.)
35
New York
35
Massachusetts
30
Maryland
28
Roxborough (Philadelphia, Pa.)
28
Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.)
25
Philadelphia Region
25
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
25
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
24
Delaware River
22
Frankford (Philadelphia, Pa.)
22
Schuylkill River
22
Bucks County (Pa.)
20
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Streets
1,933
History
1,813
Church records and registers
593
Churches
438
Schools
385
Description and travel
305
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Theatrical productions
294
Episcopal
284
Societies, etc
280
African Americans
279
Cemeteries
275
Historic buildings
236
Charities
226
Physicians
223
Residences
222
Politics and government
185
Drama
176
Recording
176
Directories
171
Restaurants
169
Women
157
Deeds
154
Hospitals
152
Ethnic groups
142
Biography
136
Social life and customs
134
Poor
132
Almanacs, German-American
130
Almanacs, American
129
Education
129
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Philadelphia Record
655
Walnut Street Theatre (Organization : Philadelphia, Pa.)
144
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
129
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
124
John Forbes & Company,
115
National Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
114
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Strobridge & Co. Lith
102
H.A. Thomas, Lith. Studio (New York, N.Y.)
87
Union Benevolent Association
85
Pennsylvania
81
Sanborn Map Company
66
Leach, Frank Willing
63
Chestnut Street Opera House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
53
Broad Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
51
Baker, J.E.
46
Philadelphia (Pa.)
46
M. Thomas & Sons (Auctioneers : Philadelphia)
44
Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
43
Philadelphia Museum of Art
41
W.J. Morgan and Company
40
Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896
38
Gilmore's Auditorium (Philadelphia, Pa.)
38
Philadelphia (Pa.) Councils
38
American Philosophical Society
35
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
35
Ledger Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.)
32
Courier Printing Company
30
Morgan, Matthew Somerville, 1839-1890
30
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
30
Mallowe, Mike
28
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Biography
937
Church records
589
Periodicals
533
Directories
350
Catalogs
209
Guidebooks
182
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Cemetery records
172
Deeds
148
Maps
121
Probate records
121
Newspapers
117
Genealogy
112
Pictorial works
110
Registers
110
Exhibitions
90
Undertakers' records
73
By-laws
64
Death records
54
Handbooks, manuals, etc
53
Tours
50
Sermons
48
Burial records
47
History
47
Charters
45
Marriage records
44
Bibliography
34
Undertakers records
33
Constitution
28
Statistics
27
Fiction
25
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19th century
271
20th century
124
18th century
109
Civil War, 1861-1865
49
Revolution, 1775-1783
48
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
42
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1750-1831
33
1706-1790
30
1732-1799
19
1746-1813
17
1865-
15
1644-1718
13
17th century
13
1792-1864
12
d. 1848
12
1775-1865
11
1829-1894
11
1838-1922
11
1734-1806
10
1748-1842
10
21st century
10
1699-1777
9
1741-1827
9
1748-1836
9
1790?-1848
9
1959-
9
1768-1837
8
1936-
8
To 1775
8
1674-1751
7
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