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James B. Kremer scrapbook
Kremer was a resident of Carlisle, Pa. and the Pennsylvania agent of the Liverpool and London Globe Insurance Company and was brought in by Governor Beaver to be the Secretary of Flood Relief Commission of Pennsylvania. In this position, Kremer kept track of and distributed all of the relief moneys...
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| Collection: | James B. Kremer Scrapbook |
| Collection Number: | Am.24972 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Kremer, James B. |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a James B. Kremer scrapbook |f 1889-1893 | |
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| 520 | |a Kremer was a resident of Carlisle, Pa. and the Pennsylvania agent of the Liverpool and London Globe Insurance Company and was brought in by Governor Beaver to be the Secretary of Flood Relief Commission of Pennsylvania. In this position, Kremer kept track of and distributed all of the relief moneys flooding into Johnstown, and a job that was thought to only take a few weeks was not wrapped up until more than six months later. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and letters concerning the work of the Commission following the Johnstown Flood and the controversy over the distribution of the relief. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Purchased, Elise Willing Balch Fund.; 1973 acquired | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Disaster relief--Pennsylvania--19th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Flood damage--Pennsylvania--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Hate mail--Pennsylvania--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Johnstown Flood. |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b James B. Kremer Scrapbook |c Am.24972 | ||