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
667
Pennsylvania
319
Philadelphia (Pa.)
139
Philadelphia
134
New York (N.Y.)
63
New Jersey
57
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New York (State)
57
Virginia
49
Great Britain
48
New England
42
Southern States
42
Canada
41
Penn
40
England
31
New York
30
Massachusetts
28
California
27
France
23
Washington (D.C.)
21
Georgia
19
North Carolina
18
Italy
15
Ukraine
15
Poland
14
Ohio
13
South Carolina
13
Louisiana
12
Texas
12
Boston (Mass.)
11
Lancaster County (Pa.)
11
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Social life and customs
History
681
Description and travel
212
Jews
120
Manners and customs
92
African Americans
91
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Folklore
91
Indians of North America
89
Social conditions
82
Civilization
64
Biography
58
Emigration and immigration
55
Politics and government
54
Pennsylvania Dutch
45
Germans
43
Italian Americans
43
Ethnic groups
41
Amish
39
Periodicals
35
Personal narratives
35
Travel
30
German Americans
29
Immigrants
29
Social aspects
28
Economic conditions
27
Rites and ceremonies
26
Intellectual life
25
Ethnic relations
24
Pictorial works
24
Polish Americans
23
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Watson, John F. 1779-1860
20
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
16
Catlin, George, 1796-1872
9
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911
9
Bridenbaugh, Carl
8
Hazard, Willis P. 1825-1913
8
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Hechtlinger, Adelaide, 1914-
8
Beck, Henry Charlton, 1902-1965
7
Benes, Peter
7
Hostetler, John Andrew, 1918-
7
Mumford, Thomas Howland, b. 1816
7
Yoder, Don
7
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
6
Elise Willing Balch Collection
6
Frederic R. Kirkland Collection
6
Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)
6
Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863
6
Aurand, A. Monroe 1895-1956
5
Cohen, David Steven, 1943-
5
Hostetler, John Andrew, 1918-2001
5
New Jersey Folklore Society
5
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
5
Pennsylvania-German Society
5
Philadelphia Folklore Project
5
Sachse, Julius Friedrich, 1842-1919
5
Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson, 1879-1966
5
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth, 1845-1928
5
American Folklife Center
4
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
4
Baltzell, E. Digby 1915-
4
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Biography
115
Pictorial works
89
Periodicals
34
History
22
Fiction
18
Diaries
15
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Exhibitions
14
Anecdotes
13
Juvenile literature
13
Personal narratives
13
Sources
12
Folklore
11
Case studies
10
Genealogy
9
Cookbooks
8
Correspondence
8
Portraits
8
Directories
6
Early works to 1800
6
Biographies
5
Maps
5
Early works
4
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
4
Guidebooks
4
Bibliography
3
Congresses
3
Dictionaries
3
Handbooks, manuals, etc
3
Pictorial wo
3
Poetry
3
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To 1775
125
19th century
70
20th century
62
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
59
1783-1865
53
18th century
52
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1865-1918
37
1783-1848
17
Civil War, 1861-1865
16
Revolution, 1775-1783
14
1918-1945
13
1775-1783
11
1775-1865
11
17th century
9
1945-1970
9
To 1783
7
1763-1867
6
1706-1790
5
1865-1900
5
1900-1999
5
1945-
5
To 1865
5
1815-1861
4
1971-
4
1674-1744
3
16th century
3
1734-1807
3
1759-1779
3
1783-1815
3
1848-1865
3
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