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
1,545
Great Britain
701
Canada
505
Philadelphia
478
New York (State)
429
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Virginia
286
France
279
America
263
Massachusetts
263
New Jersey
247
Philadelphia (Pa.)
215
Maryland
208
Southern States
195
Germany
192
North Carolina
189
New York
181
New York (N.Y.)
181
North America
174
Penn
173
California
138
Washington (D.C.)
131
Confederate States of America
118
South Carolina
118
Europe
111
Connecticut
99
Illinois
94
Kentucky
91
Poland
90
Kansas
89
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History
12,266
Politics and government
3,435
Slavery
2,008
Biography
1,396
African Americans
1,376
Emigration and immigration
1,150
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Periodicals
1,067
Jews
1,051
Societies, etc
1,018
Genealogy
974
Description and travel
850
Sources
828
Foreign relations
825
Social conditions
821
Regimental histories
784
Presidents
718
Race relations
686
Social life and customs
668
Bibliography
614
Campaigns
560
Economic conditions
501
Minorities
489
Personal narratives
483
Immigrants
453
Germans
434
Registers of births, etc
424
Indians of North America
405
Antislavery movements
402
Civilization
401
Education
397
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Jackson, Ronald Vern
220
United States
163
United States Bureau of the Census
160
United States Dept. of State
141
United States Census Office
139
United States Congress House
134
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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
108
Teeples, Gary Ronald,
94
United States Congress
88
United States Congress Senate
73
United States Dept. of the Treasury
62
United States Continental Congress
61
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
58
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
57
Washington, George, 1732-1799
56
Frederic R. Kirkland Collection
55
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
53
Union League of Philadelphia
52
Library of Congress
51
United States War Dept
51
United States Commission on Civil Rights
50
Madison, James, 1751-1836
47
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
46
Pennsylvania Railroad
45
American Anti-Slavery Society
44
United States Census Office 7th census, 1850
44
Philadelphia Record
41
Potter, Dorothy Williams
41
Teeples, Gary Ronald
41
Browder, Earl, 1891-1973
40
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Biography
2,393
Periodicals
825
Genealogy
748
Controversial literature
446
Sources
434
Bibliography
366
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Personal narratives
361
History
326
Catalogs
294
Registers
276
Exhibitions
239
Newspapers
189
Handbooks, manuals, etc
188
Speeches in Congress
182
Directories
167
Fiction
161
Congresses
158
Indexes
156
Sermons
136
Pictorial works
124
Correspondence
118
Juvenile literature
117
Poetry
104
Statistics
100
Maps
80
Case studies
74
Dictionaries
74
Guidebooks
74
Portraits
72
Early works to 1800
66
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Revolution, 1775-1783
2,232
Civil War, 1861-1865
2,167
19th century
854
20th century
614
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
603
Revolution
531
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War of 1812
457
1861-1865
454
18th century
418
1775-1783
365
Civil War
308
1783-1865
232
1917-
227
1732-1799
223
To 1775
215
1857-1861
202
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
180
1809-1865
169
Civil war
158
1815-1861
157
1775-1865
141
1933-1945
133
To 1865
118
1743-1826
117
1918-1945
105
1783-1848
99
1860
97
1865-1918
97
1706-1790
93
1782-1852
82
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