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Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania collection of genealogical records
This extensive collection originally was compiled and held by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Most of the records represent the research notes, reports and correspondence of genealogists. Although most of the material is secondary and often uncited to source, there is a small amount of o...
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| Collection: | Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Collection of Genealogical Records |
| Collection Number: | 3270 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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393.0 Linear feet 393 linear feet, |
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This extensive collection originally was compiled and held by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Most of the records represent the research notes, reports and correspondence of genealogists. Although most of the material is secondary and often uncited to source, there is a small amount of original documents within the volumes, including legal documents such as indentures and wills, correspondence, photographs, newsclippings (mostly of obituaries), and receipts. There are also many Photostats and typed transcripts of such documents. While some volumes include documentation regarding multiple families, usually arranged alphabetically, many volumes are devoted to one family and occasionally follow a scrapbook-like format, filled with newsclippings, photographs and printed ephemera. There are also several multi-volume subseries of special topics, such as the signers of the Declaration of Independence and their descendants, the "old families" of Philadelphia and by regional groupings, including some of the mid-Atlantic states, New England, and the counties of Pennsylvania. |