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 |
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Lee Arnold |
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United States
1,401
Pennsylvania
389
Philadelphia
279
Africa
214
Southern States
202
Philadelphia (Pa.)
181
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Liberia
127
Virginia
82
South Carolina
54
New York (State)
53
New York (N.Y.)
49
Maryland
44
North Carolina
42
Washington (D.C.)
41
Georgia
38
New York
38
New Jersey
37
Alabama
33
Louisiana
32
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
30
Illinois
24
Mississippi
23
California
22
Kentucky
22
Penn
22
Chicago (Ill.)
21
Delaware
20
Massachusetts
19
Detroit (Mich.)
16
Chicago
15
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African Americans
History
1,027
Race relations
624
Social conditions
472
Civil rights
436
Slavery
301
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Colonization
295
Education
295
Biography
225
Fiction
221
Employment
213
Economic conditions
155
Politics and government
152
Slaves
138
Periodicals
111
Social life and customs
93
Suffrage
93
Freedmen
81
Religion
73
History and criticism
71
Segregation
70
Race discrimination
68
Afro-American authors
67
Race identity
66
Bibliography
63
Societies, etc
63
Poetry
61
Study and teaching
60
Antislavery movements
59
Blacks
59
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American Colonization Society
40
Du Bois, W. E. B. 1868-1963
33
Philadelphia Record
32
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
27
Joint Center for Political Studies (U.S.)
24
Commission on Interracial Cooperation
19
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Whiteman, Maxwell
18
Mercer, Charles Fenton, 1778-1858
15
United States Bureau of the Census
15
United States Commission on Civil Rights
15
Foner, Philip Sheldon, 1910-
13
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
12
Pennsylvania Colonization Society
12
Aptheker, Herbert, 1915-
11
Blockson, Charles L.
11
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
11
Wharton School Industrial Research Unit
11
Christy, David, b. 1802
10
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
10
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
10
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
10
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc
9
Himes, Chester B., 1909-
9
Kentucky Colonization Society
9
Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-
9
Wesley, Charles H. 1891-1987
9
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
9
American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States
8
Ashmun, J. 1794-1828
8
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-
8
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Biography
233
Fiction
106
Genealogy
68
Periodicals
53
Bibliography
49
Sources
34
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Controversial literature
30
History
28
Poetry
25
Congresses
22
Catalogs
21
Personal narratives
20
Registers
20
Exhibitions
18
Juvenile literature
18
Statistics
18
Case studies
17
Music
16
Newspapers
16
Songs and music
13
Handbooks, manuals, etc
12
Correspondence
11
Folklore
11
Pictorial works
11
Encyclopedias
10
Dictionaries
8
Directories
8
Drama
8
Juvenile fiction
8
Addresses
7
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20th century
153
19th century
126
Civil War, 1861-1865
52
To 1964
50
To 1863
43
1877-1964
33
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1863-1877
32
Revolution, 1775-1783
30
18th century
28
1975-
26
1865-1950
24
1917-
22
1964-
20
1856-1915
14
1964-1975
14
1775-1865
12
1868-1963
12
1887-1940
12
1929-1968
12
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
12
1818-1895
9
1898-1976
9
1809-1865
8
1865-1877
8
1817?-1895
7
1864?-1943
7
1865-
7
1865-1898
7
1925-1965
7
1945-1953
7
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