003. Manuscript Collections
Found in 209 Collections and/or Records:
Pennsylvania German Scraps
A scrapbook containing newspaper clippings pertaining to the Pennsylvania Dutch. ‡b Includes articles by Wendell Kitzmiller, "Der Olt Schulmashter," and other columnists who wrote on Pennsylvania Dutch culture and folklore. The bulk of the articles were written in the Pennsylvania German dialect.
Leo Ascher Papers
Manuscripts, sheet music, published musical scores, scripts, photographs of early 20th century Austrian stage actors, personal photographs, sketches, and ephemera.
Maude A. & Marian F. Snyder School Notebooks
Notebooks include handwritten notes on American history and geography, grammar, arithmetic, spelling, and physiology. Outlines of a number of literary classics, compositions on various subjects, and the records of the Hawthorne Library Association for 1901 when Maud was financial secretary of the organization are also included.
Al Albrecht "Dietsch Eck" Columns
Photocopies of the monthly and bi-monthly Pennsylvania German-language newspaper column "Dietsch Eck" (sometimes spelled Deitsch Eck) edited by Al Albrecht and published by the Wakarusa Tribune of Wakarusa, Ind. The bulk of the articles are transcriptions of early Pennsylvania Dutch folk stories and anecdotes originally written by E. H. Good and other writers.
Franzi Ascher-Nash Papers
Diaries, journals, daybooks, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, sound recordings of radio programs, and miscellaneous ephemera. Includes drafts of essays, short stories and poetry plus the diary of Ms. Ascher-Nash's mother, Luise Frankl (1896-1912) and recordings of compositions by her husband, Edgar Nash.
William R. Fieler and Brother Business Correspondence
Manuscript letters addressed to the principals in the firm of William R. Fieler and Brother.
James B. Bailey Letter Copybook
Manuscript and typed letter copybook.
Pauline R. Weaver School Diary
Diary describes courses studied, school activities, school-related events, and includes lists of classmates and teachers, autographs, and a commencement photograph of Miss Weaver.
Benjamin B. Eshleman Business Ledger
Business ledger contains the accounting records of a mill operated by Benjamin B. Eshleman of Bartville, Pa. Includes the names of customers, the costs and the work completed at Eshleman's mill.
Autograph albums
Autograph albums produced in the Pennsylvania counties of Lancaster, York, Chester, Berks and Lebanon have been placed in two boxes for storage efficiency.