Records describing over 6500 collections (~21 million individual items) of manuscripts and graphics, amassed since 1824, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP).
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The Society's collections center on eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and parts of Delaware and Maryland, but also include a wealth of materials on the eastern United States, the founding of this country, and the diversity of ethnic and immigrant experiences across the United States. The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies merged with HSP in 2002. |
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies |
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Cary Hutto |
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
10
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
8
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs--20th century
4
Pennsylvania--Politics and government
3
Fort George G. Meade (Md.)
2
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County)
2
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce
2
Barbados
1
Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.)
1
Camp Crowder (Mo.)
1
Camp Davis (N.C.)
1
Camp Lee (Va.)
1
Camp Stoneman (Calif.)
1
Confederate States of America
1
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
1
Fort Riley (Kan.)
1
Fort Sam Houston (Tex.)
1
Haiti--Revolution, 1791-1804
1
Jamaica
1
Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952
1
Kansas--History--1854-1861
1
Lincoln University (Pa.). Board of Trustees
1
London (England)
1
Marina di Pisa (Italy)
1
New Jersey
1
New Jersey--Politics and government--1775-1865
1
Oran (Algeria)--Social life and customs
1
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Genealogy
1
Pennsylvania--Social life and customs
1
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court
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Family life--Pennsylvania--20th century
5
Family life--Personal correspondence--20th century
4
Personal Correspondence
4
Spouses--Correspondence-–20th century
4
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
4
Family life--Pennsylvania--19th century
3
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Genealogy
3
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
3
Slavery--United States--History
3
World War, 1939-1945
3
World War, 1939-1945--Correspondence
3
Books and Bookselling--19th Century
2
Booksellers and bookselling -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
2
Economics--19th century
2
Family life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
2
Husband and Wife--Correspondence
2
International trade--19th century
2
Medicine
2
Municipal government--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
2
Municipal officials and employees--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
2
Pennsylvania--Politics and government
2
Philadelphia (Pa.)--City planning
2
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--20th century
2
Publishers and publishing
2
Publishing
2
Publishing--19th century
2
Selling--Books
2
Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History
2
Social reformers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
2
Soldiers--Family relationships--United States--History--20th century
2
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Carey, Henry Charles 1793-1879
2
Logan family
2
Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia
1
Baker, Edward James 1894 - 1983
1
Berger, Herman
1
Biddle family
1
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Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel 1896-1961
1
Biddle, Sheila
1
Bining, Arthur Cecil 1893-1957
1
Bishop, Deborah D.
1
Blain, Daniel
1
Bok, Curtis 1897-1962
1
Bok, Nellie Lee Holt 1901-1984
1
Bradley, Frank Gordon
1
Breunig
1
Breunig, Arthur
1
Breunig, John Joseph (Jack)
1
Breunig, Milton
1
Brooke, John, Rutter 1838-1926
1
Buchanan, James 1791-1868
1
Butler, Pierce 1807-1867
1
Carpenter, Louis Henry 1839-1916
1
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) 1808-1873
1
Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.)
1
Constitutional Centennial Commission (U.S.)
1
Cooke, Jay 1821-1905
1
Cox, Harold E. Dr
1
Dawson, John
1
Diaz, Nelson A. 1947-
1
Dilworth family
1
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Correspondence
Photographs
15
Financial records
11
Diaries
9
Scrapbooks
7
Speeches, addresses, etc
7
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Deeds
5
Legal records
5
Minutes
5
Account books
3
Broadsides
3
Business records
3
Ephemera
3
Publications
3
Audiovisual materials
2
Autographs collections
2
Commonplace books
2
Estate records
2
Family papers
2
Hate mail
2
Invitations
2
Maps
2
Poems
2
Prints (Visual works)
2
Records
2
Speeches
2
Wills
2
Annual reports
1
Atlases
1
Biographies
1
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1805-1879
4
1674-1751
3
1809-1865
3
1918-
3
1671-1735
2
1760-1839
2
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1772-1834
2
1776-1857
2
1780-1859
2
1782-1862
2
1784-1850
2
1786-1863
2
1787-1858
2
1792-1864
2
1794-1859
2
1800-1872
2
1800-1891
2
1801-1860
2
1803-1881
2
1804-1858
2
1806-1854
2
1806-1891
2
1810-1883
2
1814-1869
2
1817-1881
2
1837-1896
2
1843-1916
2
1850-1924
2
1898-1974
2
1910-
2
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