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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Pennsylvania
206
New Jersey
35
United States
34
New York (State)
33
Penn
24
Delaware and Raritan Canal (N.J.)
19
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Maryland
18
Philadelphia
16
Ohio
14
Delaware
13
Pennsylvania Canal (Pa.)
11
Erie Canal (N.Y.)
8
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
7
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Del. and Md.)
6
Pennsylvanie
6
Delaware Canal (Pa.)
5
Schuylkill River
5
Union Canal (Pa.)
5
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
4
Great Lakes (North America)
4
Louisiana
4
Susquehanna River
4
Canada
3
Delaware and Hudson Canal (N.Y. and Pa.)
3
England
3
Great Britain
3
Middle Atlantic States
3
North America
3
Schuylkill Canal (Pa.)
3
Erie Canal
2
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Canals
Railroads
76
History
31
Navigation
19
Inland navigation
17
Law and legislation
17
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Public works
14
Design and construction
11
Costs
10
Canal companies
9
Finance
9
Rates and tolls
9
Canaux
8
Commerce
7
Early works to 1850
7
Roads
7
Surveying
6
Water-supply
6
Coal trade
5
Transportation
5
Bridges
4
Corporations
4
Description and travel
4
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
4
Lotteries
4
Rivers
4
Appropriations and expenditures
3
Banking law
3
Directors of corporations
3
Governmental investigations
3
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Pennsylvania
29
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
22
Pennsylvania. Board of Canal Commissioners
21
Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvements in the Commonwealth
12
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives
12
Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania
12
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
10
Schuylkill Navigation Company
9
North Branch Canal Company
8
Delaware and Raritan Canal Company (N.J.)
7
Pennsylvania. Office of the Auditor General
7
Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company
6
Pennsylvania. General Assembly
6
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Committee on Inland Navigation and Internal Improvement
6
Aycrigg, Benjamin
5
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co
5
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company
5
Fulton
5
Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828
4
Sandy and Beaver Canal Company
4
Shank, William H.
4
Skerrett, Joseph R. A., 1791 or 1792-1839
4
United States Congress House
4
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
3
Bank of the United States (Pennsylvania : 1836-1841)
3
Barton, James L., 1795-1869
3
Delaware and Raritan Canal Co. (N.J.)
3
Heydinger, Earl J.
3
Justice, Joseph, 1785-1864
3
Louisiana
3
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Early works to 1850
9
Maps
9
Pictorial works
5
Wrappers (Binding)
5
Charters
4
Guidebooks
4
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Intaglio prints
4
Memorials (Legal)
4
Annotations (Provenance)
3
Early works
3
Early works to 1800
3
Periodicals
3
Cancel slips (Printing)
2
Errata slips (Printing)
2
Map
2
Ouvrages avant 1800
2
Printed wrappers (Binding)
2
Aerial photographs
1
Bibliography
1
Broadsides
1
Congresses
1
Dialogues
1
Fiction
1
History
1
Ink stamps (Provenance)
1
Laws
1
Library copies (Provenance)
1
Nonfiction
1
Offprints
1
Popular works
1
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