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
2,008
Pennsylvania
96
Southern States
79
Kansas
75
Africa
72
Great Britain
62
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Virginia
58
West Indies, British
48
Washington (D.C.)
40
Maryland
39
Philadelphia
33
West Indies
29
California
27
Massachusetts
26
South Carolina
26
Kentucky
24
Jamaica
19
Texas
19
Georgia
18
Liberia
18
North Carolina
18
Missouri
15
America
13
New Jersey
13
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
12
Illinois
12
Boston
10
Cuba
10
Louisiana
9
United Sta
9
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Slavery
History
406
Politics and government
342
African Americans
299
Antislavery movements
238
Slaves
191
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Extension to the territories
188
Controversial literature
184
Slavery and the church
175
Emancipation
127
Slave trade
125
Justification
103
Social conditions
82
Speeches in Congress
79
Abolitionists
75
Afro-Americana
75
Law and legislation
68
Colonization
64
Fugitive slaves
59
Race relations
50
Slavery in the Bible
46
%SP3
44
Society of Friends
44
Political aspects
43
Societies, etc
43
Compromise of 1850
39
Republican
39
Secession
38
Description and travel
36
Economic conditions
31
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American Anti-Slavery Society
35
United States Congress House
32
Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
22
Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896
20
United States Congress Senate
19
Whiteman, Maxwell
19
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Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
18
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
17
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
15
Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
14
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
12
Jay, William, 1789-1858
11
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
10
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
10
Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
10
Woolman, John, 1720-1772
10
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
9
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
9
Mann, Horace, 1796-1859
9
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
9
American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race
8
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
8
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
8
Van Dyke, Henry J. 1822-1891
8
YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
8
American Colonization Society
7
Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879
7
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
7
Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865
7
Philadelphia Female Anti-slavery Society
7
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Controversial literature
433
Speeches in Congress
148
Biography
47
Congressional addresses
42
Sermons
41
Periodicals
38
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Poetry
32
Fiction
22
Early works to 1800
20
Anti-slavery literature
18
Personal narratives
17
History
14
Bibliography
13
Letters
10
Sources
10
Congresses
9
Addresses
8
Anti-abolition literature
7
Catalogs
7
Juvenile literature
7
Trials, litigation, etc
7
Juvenile fiction
6
Poems
6
Printed wrappers (Binding)
6
Campaign literature, 1856
5
Constitution
4
Drama
4
Early wo
4
Exhibitions
4
Songs and music
4
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1860
88
19th century
79
1857-1861
78
1856
75
1854-1861
71
Civil War, 1861-1865
63
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1861-1865
59
1850
58
1862
38
1861
36
1854
33
1775-1865
32
18th century
27
1836
23
1853-1857
23
1859
23
Civil War
23
To 1863
23
1863
22
1857
20
1858
20
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
19
1851
18
1846-1850
17
1852
17
1845
16
1848
16
1809-1865
15
1847
15
1855
15
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