Records describing books, pamphlets and serials, 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 |
Editor |
Lee Arnold |
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia (Pa.)
2,998
Penn
1,455
United States
405
New Jersey
129
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Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
83
Germantown
57
New York (State)
55
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
53
Philadelphia County (Pa.)
50
Philadelphia County
42
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
41
Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
39
Delaware
31
Manayunk (Philadelphia, Pa.)
30
Camden
29
England
26
Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.)
24
Massachusetts
23
New York
23
Frankford (Philadelphia, Pa.)
21
Philadelphia Region
21
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
20
Roxborough (Philadelphia, Pa.)
20
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
20
Maryland
18
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
16
Chester County
16
Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)
16
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History
1,428
Streets
919
Church records and registers
593
Churches
428
Schools
371
Theatrical productions
294
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Episcopal
283
Cemeteries
267
Societies, etc
263
African Americans
255
Description and travel
248
Historic buildings
207
Physicians
196
Charities
177
Recording
176
Drama
174
Deeds
154
Restaurants
151
Ethnic groups
142
Politics and government
138
Women
133
Directories
132
Almanacs, German-American
130
Social life and customs
127
Probate records
124
Education
118
Jews
118
Hospitals
113
Buildings, structures, etc
112
Clergy
109
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Philadelphia Record
654
Walnut Street Theatre (Organization : Philadelphia, Pa.)
144
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
129
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
115
John Forbes & Company,
115
National Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
114
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Strobridge & Co. Lith
102
H.A. Thomas, Lith. Studio (New York, N.Y.)
87
Union Benevolent Association
75
Leach, Frank Willing
61
Pennsylvania
54
Chestnut Street Opera House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
53
Broad Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
51
Baker, J.E.
46
M. Thomas & Sons (Auctioneers : Philadelphia)
42
Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
41
W.J. Morgan and Company
40
Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896
38
Gilmore's Auditorium (Philadelphia, Pa.)
38
Philadelphia (Pa.)
36
American Philosophical Society
35
Ledger Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.)
32
Philadelphia Museum of Art
31
Courier Printing Company
30
Morgan, Matthew Somerville, 1839-1890
30
Philadelphia (Pa.) Councils
28
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
27
Roach, Hannah Benner
27
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
26
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
26
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Biography
906
Church records
589
Periodicals
470
Directories
306
Catalogs
183
Guidebooks
173
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Cemetery records
171
Deeds
148
Probate records
121
Newspapers
117
Genealogy
110
Pictorial works
107
Registers
107
Exhibitions
79
Maps
76
Undertakers' records
73
By-laws
60
Death records
54
Handbooks, manuals, etc
52
Tours
50
Burial records
47
Sermons
46
Charters
44
History
43
Marriage records
43
Undertakers records
33
Bibliography
32
Constitution
24
Correspondence
23
Rules and practice
23
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19th century
225
20th century
106
18th century
93
Civil War, 1861-1865
45
Revolution, 1775-1783
40
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
37
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1750-1831
28
1706-1790
24
1865-
15
1732-1799
13
1746-1813
12
1792-1864
12
17th century
12
d. 1848
12
1644-1718
11
1748-1842
10
1775-1865
10
1829-1894
10
1838-1922
10
21st century
10
1734-1806
9
1748-1836
9
1790?-1848
9
1959-
9
1741-1827
8
1936-
8
To 1775
8
1792-1881
7
1796-1865
7
War of 1812
7
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