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
3,448
Pennsylvania
588
Great Britain
439
Philadelphia
185
New York (State)
163
Philadelphia (Pa.)
138
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Massachusetts
123
Virginia
118
Kansas
108
New Jersey
102
France
89
Maryland
86
Europe
82
America
68
North Carolina
64
New York (N.Y.)
61
Southern States
59
South Carolina
57
Canada
55
Penn
53
Ukraine
53
Delaware
51
California
49
Germany
48
Ireland
48
Soviet Union
44
Czechoslovakia
41
Connecticut
35
New England
35
Washington (D.C.)
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Politics and government
History
1,313
Slavery
346
Foreign relations
199
Presidents
180
African Americans
152
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Sources
146
Causes
135
Social conditions
135
Biography
122
Colonies
113
Economic conditions
93
Jews
92
Political parties
87
Secession
85
Periodicals
81
Reconstruction
80
Political activity
79
Extension to the territories
78
Statesmen
76
Speeches in Congress
71
Race relations
69
Legislators
67
Election
64
Democratic
58
Law
58
Republican
54
Social life and customs
54
Elections
53
Communism
52
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Union League of Philadelphia
31
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
31
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
29
United States Congress Senate
27
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
26
United States Continental Congress
26
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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
24
Pennsylvania
20
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
19
Philadelphia (Pa.)
19
United States Congress House
19
Kelley, William D. 1814-1890
18
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
17
Madison, James, 1751-1836
17
Smith, William, 1727-1803
17
United States Congress
17
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
16
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
16
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808
15
Jefferson, Thomas, President, U.S., 1743-1826
15
Mallowe, Mike
14
Philadelphia (Pa.) Councils
14
Pennsylvania General Assembly
13
Price, Richard, 1723-1791
13
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
12
Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)
12
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
12
Washington, George, 1732-1799
12
Benjamin, J. P. 1811-1884
11
McPherson, Edward, 1830-1895
11
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Biography
360
Periodicals
94
Sources
85
Speeches in Congress
74
History
71
Controversial literature
65
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Handbooks, manuals, etc
33
Congressional addresses
22
Correspondence
22
Biographies
19
Congresses
19
Bibliography
16
Handbooks and manuals
15
Sermons
15
Personal narratives
14
Archives
13
Exhibitions
13
Newspapers
13
Catalogs
12
Caricatures and cartoons
11
Case studies
11
Directories
10
Addresses, essays, lectures
9
Biogra
7
Charters
7
Early works to 1800
7
Genealogy
7
Humor
7
Records and correspondence
7
Registers
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1861-1865
452
1775-1783
329
To 1775
324
1775-1865
321
1857-1861
204
Revolution, 1775-1783
182
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Civil War, 1861-1865
170
1865-1950
145
Revolution
139
19th century
134
1815-1861
123
20th century
119
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
116
1854-1861
108
1933-1945
95
18th century
92
1783-1865
87
1789-1797
73
1783-1809
67
1789-1809
67
Civil War
65
1809-1865
62
1760-1789
61
1783-1789
59
1945-1953
54
1797-1801
51
1812-1815
51
1829-1837
51
1853-1857
48
1865-1869
48
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