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
12,409
Pennsylvania
4,961
Philadelphia
1,813
Great Britain
1,015
Penn
949
New Jersey
872
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Virginia
841
New York (State)
749
Philadelphia (Pa.)
695
Massachusetts
632
Maryland
455
Canada
430
North Carolina
426
France
391
England
345
Delaware
324
America
304
New England
280
New York (N.Y.)
271
South Carolina
268
Ohio
257
Southern States
246
Ireland
241
New Hampshire
239
Connecticut
236
Kentucky
219
Georgia
206
Maine
192
California
189
Ukraine
186
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History
Sources
2,169
Biography
1,320
Politics and government
1,313
African Americans
1,027
Genealogy
1,000
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Description and travel
809
Regimental histories
704
Social life and customs
704
Indians of North America
699
Societies, etc
691
Church history
676
Jews
636
Emigration and immigration
624
Campaigns
573
Bibliography
568
Social conditions
526
Periodicals
501
Archives
420
Slavery
417
History, Local
371
Race relations
355
Personal narratives
326
Economic conditions
325
Causes
311
Education
289
Germans
285
Archival resources
278
Women
273
Churches
249
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
134
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
121
Frederic R. Kirkland Collection
107
Pennsylvania Comptroller-General's Office
97
Newcomen Society of the United States
90
United States Work Projects Administration Division of Professional and Service Projects
61
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United States Work Projects Administration Division of Community Service Programs
48
New Jersey Historical Society
47
New Jersey Historical Commission
44
Washington, George, 1732-1799
42
United States Dept. of State
39
Maryland Historical Society
38
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901
36
Library of Congress Congressional Research Service
36
Jones, Richard S.
35
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
35
United States Continental Congress
35
Time-Life Books
34
Newcomen Society in North America
33
Vermont Historical Records Survey
33
George de Benneville Keim Memorial Collection
32
New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project
32
Catholic Record Society (Great Britain)
31
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
31
Great Britain Public Record Office
31
Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)
30
United States Works Progress Administration Division of Women's and Professional Projects
30
Historical Records Survey (U.S.) Ohio
29
Page, William, 1861-1934
29
Penn, William, 1644-1718
29
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Biography
1,919
History
1,349
Genealogy
1,035
Sources
765
Periodicals
627
Bibliography
380
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Registers
362
Personal narratives
328
Pictorial works
320
Fiction
239
Catalogs
213
Exhibitions
167
Indexes
123
Directories
111
Maps
109
Guidebooks
99
Juvenile literature
93
Correspondence
88
Poetry
87
Sermons
82
Congresses
81
Early works to 1800
70
Diaries
69
Addresses, sermons, etc
63
Chronology
63
Biographies
62
Anecdotes
61
Handbooks, manuals, etc
51
Microform catalogs
48
Miscellanea
45
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Revolution, 1775-1783
2,749
Civil War, 1861-1865
2,382
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
2,063
19th century
1,290
18th century
783
20th century
765
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Revolution
590
War of 1812
477
Civil War
264
17th century
215
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
206
1775-1865
203
1732-1799
201
1775-1783
191
To 1775
166
1861-1865
161
Civil war
116
1783-1865
104
1809-1865
104
1644-1718
78
Civil war, 1861-1865
77
1815-1861
74
War with Mexico, 1845-1848
71
1706-1790
65
To 1763 (New France)
64
Revolution, 1789-1799
59
1783-1815
58
1865-1898
51
Constitutional period, 1789-1809
50
1757-1834
48
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