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003. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: 003
Manuscript materials.

Found in 209 Collections and/or Records:

[Bond] 1868, March 30, binding John Hayes [sic] of Rapho Township to Benjamin K. Long of East Hempfield Township in the amount of $1200.

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 191
Abstract

Printed and sold by John Baer's Sons, Lancaster, with pertinent information written in. U.S. internal revenue stamps attached.

Dates: Created: 30 March 1868

Books by Louis Bromfield : page from "Until the day break" / by Louis Bromfield.

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 177
Abstract

Page autographed by author.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1945?

Breed School Student Letters to Mrs. Katzeff

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS462
Abstract

Handwritten letters composed by a group of elementary school students to their teacher, Mrs. Katzeff, on the occasion of the birth of her baby boy. These letters were written in mid-June 1932, probably to Doris Winer Katzeff.

Dates: June 1932; Other: Date acquired: 06/09/2016

Brief sketch of the life of Nathan Dundore (from notes compiled by himself)

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 26
Scope and Contents

Manuscript. Contains the biography of Nathan Dundore of Bern Township, and Philadelphia, Pa. Includes family histories of the Dundore and DeWees families and a transcribed license to trade with the Delaware Indians issued to "N. Dundore" in 1864.

Dates: 1864

Bruce Kellner Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 479
Scope and Contents Biographical information, obituary, manuscripts, correspondence, and event programs from plays Bruce Kellner either attended or performed in. The manuscripts within this collection included a variety of records that consisted of essays, poems, scripts for personal speeches, and published articles written by Bruce Kellner. Although not limited to personal writing, this collection also includes reviews and critiques on Kellner's published works and his performances in different plays. The...
Dates: 1950-2019

C. Richard Beam Pennsylvania-Dutch Newspaper Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 145
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings of columns written in the Pennsylvania-Dutch dialect by C. Richard Beam, entitled "Es Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Eck", for Die Botschaft, The Shopping News, The Lebanon Daily News, West Berks Crier, The Budget and Lancaster Sunday News from 1976 to 2000. The collection also consists of newspaper clippings of columns by: Earl C. Haag ("Es Neinuhr Schtick"), Dave Hendricks ("Wunnerfritz"), Bill Klouser ("En Kat'z Deisch Schtick"), Ernest W. Bechtel ("Gscheitheide un...
Dates: 1879-2000

Carl Van Vechten memorial collection of arts and letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-91
Scope and Contents Photographs, sheet music, playbills, prints, publications, sound recordings, programs, souvenir books, correspondence, drawings, broadsides, articles, ephemera, manuscripts, and journal issues relating to the theater, music, dance, and literature.  Although not limited to materials related to African American artists and their works, the collection includes a large number of materials documenting African American artistic endeavors during the early and mid-twentieth century. The collection...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1880-; Other: Date acquired: 04/09/1986

Catalog of the Personal Effects of John S. Rohrer

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 403
Scope and Contents

Catalog for auction held at the residence of John S. Rohrer, corner of North Queen and Lemon Streets, Lancaster, Pa.  Includes advertisements for merchants in Lancaster.

Dates: 1885 March 28 and 30

Catalogue giving history and also remarks on the relics pertaining to the Stone Age in the collection

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 89
Scope and Contents

Artifact catalog of Alfred Franklin Berlin of Allentown, Pa. Each entry provides a detailed description of an artifact and notes the location where the item was found and the name of the person who donated it.

Dates: 1875-1899

Charles M. Howell's Cash Book, Scrapbook and Other Material

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 67
Scope and Contents Cash book and scrapbook containing newspaper articles, engravings, invitations, tickets, and other items documenting the expenses, activities and interests of Charles Miller Howell.  The cash book records daily expenditures from June 4, 1858 to August 13, 1860 and includes transactions with many of Lancaster, Pennsylvania's most prominent citizens.  The scrapbook contains poems, short stories, news articles, and cartoons clipped from a variety of newspapers including The Olio, The Inquirer...
Dates: 1835-1876