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Millersville (Pa.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham Peters Receipts

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 70
Scope and Contents

3 receipts for taxes and house repair and a notice of reference for settlement.

Dates: 1795-1818; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1985
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Abraham Peters Receipts

Beatrice Hively Bacon papers

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 240
Abstract Millersville State Normal School catalog (1928), class materials, class work, song lyrics, music, programs of events, class reunion materials (1948-1993), correspondence, photographs of classmates and campus events, and student handbook (1926) relating to Beatrice Hively Bacon's years at Millersville State Normal School and to her participation in class reunions.  The collection also includes materials related to Mrs. Bacon's activities after leaving the Normal School including a family...
Dates: 1924-1994
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Beatrice Hively Bacon papers

John Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 71
Abstract

Miscellaneous papers of the founder of Millersville, Pennsylvania, John Miller.

Dates: 1764-1784; Other: Date acquired: 12/04/1983
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / John Miller papers

Lee E. Boyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 244
Abstract Correspondence, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, booklet draft, photographs, postcards, textbooks, pamphlets, and memorabilia relating to the teaching career and activities of Lee E. Boyer. Includes correspondence between Boyer and other mathematicians regarding calculus problems, textbooks and teaching notes which Boyer used in instructing his classes, drafts and layout of a booklet about a stained glass window in Millersville University’s Biemsderfer Executive Center, newspaper...
Dates: Created: 1884-1991; Other: Majority of material found in 1939-1959
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Lee E. Boyer papers

Millersville Book Club records

 Collection — Box Box 1-3
Identifier: MS-78
Scope and Contents

Constitution and by-laws, correspondence (1950-1978), minutes (1929-2000), membership list (1929-2000), programs (1959-1982), receipts (1950-1987) and a history of the organization from 1929 to 1979.

Dates: 1920-2000
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Millersville Book Club records

Ogline family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 239
Abstract Class notes, class work, correspondence, diary, gym uniform, lantern slides, mandolin, May Day dress, memorabilia, photographs, programs, receipts, report cards, scrapbooks, textbooks, yearbooks, church conference proceedings, church publications, and articles relating to the Ogline sisters' years at Millersville State Normal School and Millersville State Teachers College and to their activities later in their lives. ‡b Much of the material focuses on Fern, Katharyn, and Alice's years at...
Dates: 1902-1999
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Ogline family papers

Regina Maude Shenkle papers and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 241
Abstract

The items include wood patterns, a pen holder and blotter, wood cut blocks, book ends, marionette legs, a wooden shelf, ceramic reliefs, ceramic bowls, ceramic vases, a metal bowl, metal dyes, linoleum blocks, uncut blocks, woodcuts, and clay figurines. Included among Miss Shenkle's correspondence are letters of recommendation from E. Oram Lyte, Carrie E. Myers, and Henry F. Bitner, all of Millersville State Normal School, recommending Miss Shenkle for teaching positions.

Dates: Created: 1877-1983; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1947
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Regina Maude Shenkle papers and memorabilia

Sallie E. Bolton letters and autograph book

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 56
Scope and Contents Correspondence and autograph book. ‡b The correspondence consists of letters from Sallie E. Bolton to her mother written between 1855 and 1858 while she attended and taught at Lancaster County Normal School (presently Millersville University of Pennsylvania).  It includes comments on her concerns for her family, her feelings about a number of everyday life events, including marriage, illness, and her professional life as a young female faculty member at a new normal school in rural...
Dates: 1855-1863
Found in: Millersville University Special Collections / Sallie E. Bolton letters and autograph book

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