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003. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: 003
Manuscript materials.

Found in 209 Collections and/or Records:

Maggie Cameron Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 157
Abstract

Diaries kept by Margaret Cameron, daughter of Simon Cameron, during her travels to the British Isles and Western Europe in 1857 (May 22-Sept. 28) and to Russia in 1862 (May 5-July 23). During the Russian trip, she accompanied her father who had been named ambassador to that country.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1836-1862

All Kinds Blintzes Press Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-MS 402
Scope and Contents

Between 1998 and 2008 Bruce Kellner and Joel Farber, under the name of All Kinds Blintzes Press, hand-produced 60 chapbooks on a wide range of topics.  All proceeds from this chapbooks were given entirely to charities and non-profit organizations.  In 10 years, almost $15,000 was raised.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1998-2008; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2008

Penmanship Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 443
Abstract

Penmanship instruction manuals and copy slips.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1813-1888

John Henry Ammon ledger

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 13
Scope and Contents

Ledgers contain business records of a family farm and slaughterhouse. ‡b Includes daily transactions of the slaughterhouse from 1846 to 1856 and dairy farm records from 1857 to 1897.

Dates: 1846-1897

West Willow School Board Records

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 12
Scope and Contents

Ledger containing the monthly minutes of the West Willow School Board. ‡b Includes by-laws, forms, teacher contracts and miscellaneous ephemera relating to the School Board's activities.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911-1914

John Wesley McAllister Financial and Real Estate Records

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 6
Scope and Contents

Financial (1804-1887), legal (1848-1888), and real estate (1760-1892) records of the McAllister and Hackman families of Lancaster County, Pa. Includes deeds, wills, inventories, indentures, promissory notes, insurance policies, and additional records.

Dates: 1760-1892; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/1974

Mary Rhoads Autograph Book

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 10
Scope and Contents

Includes autographs from individuals residing in Lancaster, Chester, Berks and Schuylkill counties between 1855 and 1884. The bulk of the signatures are from West Chester, Pottstown and Amity, Pa.

Dates: 1855-1884

Pennsylvania Rifle

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 11
Scope and Contents

Published by the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee in 1974 as part of the series: Lancaster County during the American Revolution.

Dates: 1974

Fredericksburg book of school lists

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 18
Scope and Contents

School ledger containing the names of students who attended Jacob Schnotterly's school in Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, Pa. from 1828 to 1841. ‡b Includes grades, attendance records, parents' names and fees charged.

Dates: 1828-1841

A way of life typescript

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 17
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts. Consists of original typescripts with author's hand written corrections and additions. Includes galley proofs, paste-ups, and editor's transcript.

Dates: 1974