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Manuscripts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 155 Collections and/or Records:

Berlin & Hanover Turnpike Company Stock Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 112
Scope and Contents

1 Stock Certificate dated 26 August 1817.

Dates: 1817 August 26

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 Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-91 Series 4
Scope and Contents

967 pieces of sheet music

Dates: 1809-1964

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 Godfrey Leland Notebook and Sketches

 Collection — Box Notebook/Sketches
Identifier: MS-88
Scope and Contents

Notebook and sketches. Notebook includes poetry, short stories, and philosophical writings in German and English.

Dates: 1862

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

Charles Tubbs letters

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 44
Scope and Contents

Correspondence. Consists of letters from recipients of his book "Osceola in the War of the Rebellion" and other works. Includes comments relating to the American Civil War.

Dates: 1885-1911