Search Results - %22Social Life and Customs Philadelphia %28Pa.%29 19th century%22

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Creator: Pile family

Contents or Abstract: '; “...Captain Samuel Pile was a prominent Philadelphia merchant and trader, the grandson of Nicholas Pyle...”
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Dilworth family papers 1932-1974, undated

Creator: Dilworth family

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...Richardson Dilworth (1898-1974) was elected mayor of Philadelphia in 1955 and served the city until...”
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Joseph F. Lockard papers 1928 - 1988

Creator: Lockard, Joseph.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... of Philadelphia. The bulk of these papers were produced while Lockard worked as administrative assistant to U.S...”
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St. David's Church (Radnor, Pa.) records circa 1706-2008

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Contents or Abstract: '; “... lines brought urban dwellers to areas like Radnor that surrounded Philadelphia. For the next century...”
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Coates and Reynell family papers 1677-1930

Creator: Coates and Reynell family

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Contents or Abstract: '; “... lives of elite Quakers in Philadelphia in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through...”
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Leon Gardiner collection of American Negro Historical Society records 1715-1962, undated 1860 - 1890

Creator: Gardiner, Leon 1892-1945.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...The American Negro Historical Society was founded in 1897 by a group of Philadelphia blacks...”
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Balch family Papers 1755-1963

Creator: Balch family

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Contents or Abstract: '; “... and Elizabeth Willis Weaver. He attended Columbia University and moved to Philadelphia, where he was admitted...”
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William Curtis Bok and Nellie Lee Holt Bok papers 1836-1991 1905 - 1984

Creator: Bok, Curtis 1897-1962., Bok, Nellie Lee Holt 1901-1984.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... in Philadelphia and was elected to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and later to the Pennsylvania...”
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Contemporary Club (Philadelphia, Pa.) records 1886-1952, undated (Bulk 1886-1932)

Creator: Contemporary Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...The records of the Contemporary Club of Philadelphia are housed in eight boxes and span from...”
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Thompson family papers 1607-1903

Creator: Thompson family

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... Street in Philadelphia. George also assumed the title of warden at the Eastern State Penitentiary from...”
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Alvah E. Simpson papers 1867-1949

Creator: Simpson, Alvah E.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... items, all of which touch on both his professional and personal life. The collection provides insight...”
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Blackburne and Sharp families papers 1792-1953, undated (Bulk, 1810-1870)

Creator: Blackburne., Sharp.

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Contents or Abstract: '; “... Croll. Some of the most interesting items center on 19th century educational materials, including...”
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Smith family papers 1660 - 1941 1680 - 1880

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Contents or Abstract: '; “... of Philadelphia from 1829 to 1851 and founder of Laurel Hill Cemetery. As a member of an influential Quaker...”
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Kneass family papers 1835-1878

Creator: Kneass family

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Contents or Abstract: '; “... description of the upcoming Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia. On 29 April 1876, William anticipated...”
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania collection of Academy of Music programs, playbills, and scrapbooks 1857-1972, undated

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “.... Despite this, researchers can glean information from the collection about Philadelphia’s cultural history...”
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J. B. Lippincott Company records 1833 - 1988

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...J. B. Lippincott Company was an American publishing house founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...”
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Republican Women of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Chapter papers 1907-2014, undated

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...The Republican Women of Pennsylvania, Inc., was founded in Philadelphia in 1920 by a small group...”
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Tony Reese papers 1946 - 2013 1955 - 1970

Creator: Reese, Tony 1919-2013.

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Contents or Abstract: '; “.... Together they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and other televised variety shows of the mid 20th century...”
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Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers 1789 - 2007

Creator: Batcheler, George Dewey 1926-2009., Batcheler, Penelope Hartshorne 1928-2007., Boëthius, Essie Sahlin 1859-1950., Hartshorne, Ellen Sahlin 1895-1988., Hartshorne, Richard 1888-1975., Sahlin, Axel 1826-1909., Sahlin, Axel 1855-1937., Sahlin, Axeline Örtendahl 1834-1922., Sahlin, Gertrude Chandler 1860-1953., Sahlin, Robert Chandler 1889-1967.

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Contents or Abstract: '; “..., 1988) and her husband, Judge Richard Hartshorne (February 29, 1888-September 19...”
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Claude W. Unger collection 1647 - 1921 1790 - 1870

Creator: Unger, Claude W. 1882-1945

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... wide range of subjects. People from the 19th century such as abolitionists, women’s suffragists...”
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