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Records describing books, pamphlets and serials, amassed since 1824, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP).
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| Description |
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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| Compiler |
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies |
| Editor |
Lee Arnold |
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United States
1,119
Pennsylvania
643
Philadelphia
329
Canada
262
Philadelphia (Pa.)
243
États-Unis
215
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New York (State)
153
Virginia
140
West (U.S.)
114
California
105
New Jersey
104
Europe
99
North America
95
England
91
New York (N.Y.)
90
America
89
Great Britain
86
Washington (D.C.)
82
Penn
63
Mississippi River Valley
62
Southern States
62
Massachusetts
56
Maryland
55
Minnesota
55
New England
54
Mexico
53
Ohio River Valley
52
Middle East
47
New York
44
Italy
43
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Description and travel
Travel
1,123
History
905
Descriptions et voyages
477
Social life and customs
264
Views
211
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Indians of North America
200
Guide-books
127
Guidebooks
100
Economic conditions
93
Histoire
93
Personal narratives
79
Politics and government
73
Manners and customs
72
Natural history
66
Point of view, British
65
Historic buildings
62
Emigration and immigration
59
British
58
Discovery and exploration
55
African Americans
53
Germans
51
Frontier and pioneer life
44
Slavery
42
Colonization
39
History, Local
39
Civilization
38
Social conditions
37
Commerce
35
Gold discoveries
34
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Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
44
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
20
Boston 200 Corporation
15
Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878
15
Kynett, Harold Havelock, 1889-1973
14
Penn, William, 1644-1718
14
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Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936
14
Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
14
Arnold, Lee, 1959-
13
Pennsylvania Railroad
13
Taylor, Frank H. 1846-1927
13
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
11
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
11
Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946
11
Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779
11
Washington, George, 1732-1799
11
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
10
John Wanamaker (Firm)
10
Keim, De B. Randolph 1841-1914
10
Pennsylvania. Department of Commerce
10
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
9
Bartram, William, 1739-1823
9
Clark, William, 1770-1838
9
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
9
Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
9
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
9
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813
9
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
8
Bartram, John, 1699-1777
8
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
8
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Guidebooks
317
Early works to 1800
164
History
140
Early works
133
Biography
96
Maps
89
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Ouvrages avant 1800
57
Pictorial works
56
Personal narratives
49
Periodicals
37
Directories
33
Tours
33
Biographies
31
Travel literature
29
Diaries
26
Guide-books
24
Catalogs
19
Gazetteers
19
Sources
19
Handbooks, manuals, etc
16
Poetry
16
Correspondence
15
Genealogy
15
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
13
Travel writing
13
Bookplates (Provenance)
12
Juvenile literature
12
Autobiographies
11
Intaglio prints
11
Bibliography
10
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1783-1848
90
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
76
19th century
74
1783-1865
41
1865-1918
31
1763-1867
29
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Revolution, 1775-1783
28
To 1783
25
Civil War, 1861-1865
22
18th century
21
1865-1900
20
1848-1865
19
To 1775
18
1861-1865
17
ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
17
20th century
16
1600-1775
14
1732-1799
14
1959-
13
1775-1783
12
1775-1865
12
To 1865
12
To 1763 (New France)
11
To 1803
11
1757-1834
10
Revolution
10
19e siècle
9
To 1848
9
1778-1846
8
1800-1899
8
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