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
35,561
Pennsylvania
32,534
Philadelphia
16,298
Philadelphia (Pa.)
5,664
New Jersey
5,097
Penn
3,508
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Massachusetts
3,370
Great Britain
3,165
New York (State)
3,078
Virginia
2,786
Maryland
2,162
England
1,724
Delaware
1,687
Canada
1,589
Connecticut
1,322
North Carolina
1,321
New York
1,288
New York (N.Y.)
1,244
Bucks County (Pa.)
1,191
Chester County (Pa.)
1,078
Ohio
1,010
France
907
Montgomery County (Pa.)
889
Berks County (Pa.)
882
America
849
South Carolina
785
North America
773
California
765
New England
734
Germany
733
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History
35,793
Politics and government
5,940
Genealogy
4,669
African Americans
4,558
Description and travel
4,266
Biography
4,070
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Church records and registers
3,845
Periodicals
3,257
Sources
3,040
Societies, etc
2,838
Jews
2,687
Census records
2,597
Deeds
2,532
Indians of North America
2,521
Slavery
2,439
Social life and customs
2,285
Streets
2,218
Registers of births, etc
2,071
Social conditions
1,987
Bibliography
1,859
Emigration and immigration
1,817
Education
1,735
Churches
1,651
Probate records
1,588
Almanacs, American
1,529
Church history
1,436
Fiction
1,287
Railroads
1,259
Economic conditions
1,246
Religious life
1,225
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Philadelphia Record
1,299
Pennsylvania
652
United States
463
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
430
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
427
Penn, William, 1644-1718
352
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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
338
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
296
Washington, George, 1732-1799
290
Jackson, Ronald Vern
256
United States Congress House
227
New England Historic Genealogical Society
222
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
219
United States Bureau of the Census
206
United States Congress
197
United States Census Office
189
University of Pennsylvania
186
Strobridge & Co. Lith
179
American Philosophical Society
175
United States Dept. of State
172
John Forbes & Company,
169
Cunningham, John T.
161
Albertype Co
155
Sanborn Map Company
153
Walnut Street Theatre (Organization : Philadelphia, Pa.)
147
Library of Congress
142
Pennsylvania Railroad
142
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903
140
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
140
United States Congress Senate
137
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Biography
7,862
Genealogy
5,814
Periodicals
3,946
Church records
3,850
Census records
2,559
Deeds
2,504
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Directories
1,510
History
1,473
Bibliography
1,447
Catalogs
1,352
Sources
1,164
Indexes
1,041
Newspapers
1,040
Registers
1,029
Fiction
937
Probate records
931
Exhibitions
831
Sermons
758
Maps
724
Controversial literature
702
Pictorial works
695
Guidebooks
682
Handbooks, manuals, etc
676
Personal narratives
529
Early works to 1800
517
Dictionaries
514
Poetry
477
Gravestone inscriptions
462
Congresses
425
Marriage records
418
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Revolution, 1775-1783
2,810
Civil War, 1861-1865
2,430
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
2,138
19th century
2,072
20th century
1,488
1732-1799
1,086
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18th century
1,039
1850
1,015
1900
818
Revolution
718
1809-1865
665
1861-1865
527
1706-1790
526
War of 1812
489
1775-1865
472
To 1775
471
1775-1783
435
Civil War
394
1743-1826
314
1880
312
1644-1718
296
1917-
285
17th century
263
1783-1865
237
1830
217
1857-1861
207
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
207
Civil war
169
1815-1861
167
1918-1945
161
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