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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United States
810
Pennsylvania
166
Philadelphia (Pa.)
126
Philadelphia
113
New York (N.Y.)
86
Southern States
81
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California
37
New York (State)
37
New York
33
Chicago (Ill.)
30
Soviet Union
25
Great Britain
20
Penn
20
Illinois
19
Boston (Mass.)
18
Los Angeles (Calif.)
18
Massachusetts
18
Detroit (Mich.)
16
Puerto Rico
16
Chicago
15
Ireland
15
Canada
14
Georgia
14
New Jersey
14
North Carolina
14
Virginia
13
Europe
11
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
11
New England
10
San Francisco (Calif.)
10
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Social conditions
History
494
African Americans
463
Economic conditions
261
Race relations
211
Politics and government
129
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Jews
101
Emigration and immigration
100
Slaves
88
Social life and customs
81
Slavery
80
Women
73
Immigrants
64
Ethnic relations
59
Minorities
59
Civil rights
49
Social aspects
47
Ethnic groups
46
Italian Americans
46
Periodicals
43
Case studies
42
Education
37
Mexican Americans
34
Civilization
33
Ethnic identity
33
Housing
32
Biography
30
Employment
29
Description and travel
28
Indians of North America
28
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Commission on Interracial Cooperation
8
Du Bois, W. E. B. 1868-1963
8
Philadelphia (Pa.) Commission on Human Relations
8
United States Commission on Civil Rights
8
Eleazer, Robert B. b. 1877
7
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
6
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Miller, Randall M.
6
U.S. Committee for Refugees
5
United States Bureau of the Census
5
Aronovici, Carol, 1881-1957
4
Ashmead, Henry Graham, 1838-1920
4
Bodnar, John E., 1944-
4
Christy, David, b. 1802
4
Commons, John Rogers, 1862-1945
4
Davis, Allen Freeman, 1931-
4
Hall, Gus
4
Joint Center for Political Studies (U.S.)
4
Lambda, fl. 1861
4
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
4
Pozzetta, George E.
4
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
4
Adamic, Louis, 1899-1951
3
Alexander, Will Winton, 1884-1956
3
American Academy of Political and Social Science
3
American Anti-Slavery Society
3
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born
3
American Moral Reform Society
3
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
3
Bourne, George, 1780-1845
3
Chicago (Ill.) Dept. of Development and Planning
3
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Biography
50
History
14
Periodicals
14
Case studies
12
Sources
12
Statistics
11
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Controversial literature
10
Congresses
8
Personal narratives
7
Exhibitions
5
Fiction
5
Genealogy
5
Addresses, essays, lectures
4
Bibliography
4
Juvenile literature
4
Sermons
4
Autobiographies
3
Biographies
3
Diaries
3
Pictorial works
3
Anecdotes
2
Directories
2
Indexes
2
Letters
2
Maps
2
Speeches in Congress
2
Thanksgiving sermons
2
Abstracts
1
Addresses
1
Addresses, essyas, lectures
1
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19th century
111
20th century
85
To 1865
55
To 1964
50
18th century
39
1865-1918
36
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1960-1980
28
1975-
27
1918-1945
20
Civil War, 1861-1865
20
1933-1945
15
1945-
15
1980-
15
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
14
Revolution, 1775-1783
14
1964-1975
13
1775-1865
12
1964-
12
1918-1932
11
1783-1865
9
To 1775
9
1815-1861
7
1917-
6
1917-1945
5
1929
5
1865-1898
4
1898-
4
1900-1999
4
1918-
4
1945-1953
4
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