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
38,245
Pennsylvania
34,001
Philadelphia
17,085
Philadelphia (Pa.)
5,917
New Jersey
5,208
Massachusetts
3,579
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New York (State)
3,459
Penn
3,276
Great Britain
3,273
Virginia
2,853
Maryland
2,238
États-Unis
2,022
Canada
1,980
England
1,861
Delaware
1,750
New York
1,582
New York (N.Y.)
1,415
Connecticut
1,356
North Carolina
1,350
Bucks County (Pa.)
1,202
Chester County (Pa.)
1,090
France
1,086
Ohio
1,079
America
965
Germany
950
California
916
North America
909
Montgomery County (Pa.)
903
Berks County (Pa.)
892
Illinois
800
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History
38,370
Politics and government
6,441
Description and travel
4,873
African Americans
4,706
Genealogy
3,996
Church records and registers
3,882
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Societies, etc
3,250
Sources
3,061
Biography
2,996
Periodicals
2,950
Jews
2,767
Indians of North America
2,728
Census records
2,579
Social life and customs
2,563
Deeds
2,533
Slavery
2,473
Histoire
2,375
Streets
2,220
Social conditions
2,186
Registers of births, etc
2,180
Emigration and immigration
2,152
Almanacs, American
1,902
Education
1,897
Bibliography
1,680
Churches
1,674
Church history
1,599
Probate records
1,590
Religious life
1,410
Economic conditions
1,373
Germans
1,307
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Philadelphia Record
1,299
Pennsylvania
654
United States
475
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
466
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
437
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
430
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Penn, William, 1644-1718
357
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
337
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
300
Washington, George, 1732-1799
299
Archives of Czechs and Slovaks Abroad
279
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
272
Jackson, Ronald Vern
257
New England Historic Genealogical Society
224
United States. Bureau of the Census
212
University of Pennsylvania
192
American Philosophical Society
180
Strobridge & Co. Lith.,
179
United States. Department of State
178
United States Census Office
173
John Forbes & Company,
169
Pennsylvania Railroad
166
Cunningham, John T.
162
Albertype Co
155
Sanborn Map Company
153
Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
149
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
148
Library of Congress
147
Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
146
United States. Congress
146
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Biography
10,745
Genealogy
7,349
Periodicals
6,057
History
5,133
Church records
3,849
Census records
2,559
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Deeds
2,504
Bibliography
2,029
Fiction
1,836
Directories
1,719
Catalogs
1,696
Newspapers
1,592
Biographies
1,444
Sources
1,418
Registers
1,162
Early works to 1800
1,142
Exhibitions
1,132
Indexes
1,120
Sermons
1,023
Maps
959
Probate records
931
Dictionaries
894
Pictorial works
845
Handbooks, manuals, etc
818
Guidebooks
816
Poetry
792
Controversial literature
783
Early works
733
Congresses
724
Personal narratives
715
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Revolution, 1775-1783
3,008
Civil War, 1861-1865
2,528
19th century
2,403
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
2,284
20th century
1,807
18th century
1,262
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1732-1799
1,148
1850
1,023
1900
819
1775-1783
721
Revolution
704
1809-1865
686
1861-1865
660
1706-1790
562
To 1775
511
War of 1812
509
1775-1865
500
Civil War
389
1900-1999
370
1743-1826
327
17th century
324
1880
315
1917-
304
1644-1718
301
1800-1899
269
1783-1865
255
1939-1945
247
1830
227
19e siècle
220
1775-1783 (Révolution)
218
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