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
146
États-Unis
26
Canada
23
Pennsylvania
18
Philadelphia (Pa.)
14
Virginia
10
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New Jersey
8
Philadelphia
8
England
7
France
7
New York (N.Y.)
7
California
6
New York (State)
6
West (U.S.)
6
Great Britain
5
Mississippi River Valley
5
North America
4
Ohio River Valley
4
Southern States
4
Soviet Union
4
USA
4
Washington (D.C.)
4
Ireland
3
Maine
3
Maryland
3
Massachusetts
3
Mexico
3
Paris (France)
3
America
2
Amérique du Nord
2
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Description and travel
Social life and customs
Travel
84
Manners and customs
71
Descriptions et voyages
34
History
31
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Mœurs et coutumes
30
Indians of North America
17
Point of view, British
14
British
13
Personal narratives
13
Politics and government
11
Civilization
8
National characteristics, American
8
Social conditions
8
Histoire
5
Slavery
5
Views
5
Civilisation
4
Economic conditions
4
Historic buildings
4
History, Local
4
Indiens d'Amérique
4
Jews
4
Pictorial works
4
Point of view, French
4
Agriculture
3
Americans
3
Bathing beaches
3
Biography
3
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Holitscher, Arthur, 1869-1941
6
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
5
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
4
Hamilton, Thomas, 1789-1842
4
Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
4
Wolzogen, Ernst von, 1855-1934
4
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Bremer, Fredrika, 1801-1865
3
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880
3
Sealsfield, Charles, 1793-1864
3
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813
3
Waln, Robert, 1794-1825
3
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
2
Arnold, Lee, 1959-
2
Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837
2
Bird, Isabella L. 1831-1904
2
Bunn, Alfred, 1796-1860
2
Busch, Moritz, 1821-1899
2
Catlin, George, 1796-1872
2
Chanin, N., -1965
2
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
2
Closen, Ludwig, Baron von, approximately 1752-1830
2
Delaney, Mary Murray, 1912-
2
Demp, Neal, 1963-
2
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
2
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924
2
Ferry, Gabriel, 1809-1852
2
Fournier, Harry, 1906-
2
Fournier, Mary H.
2
Grandfort, Marie de
2
Grund, Francis J. 1804-1863
2
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Early works to 1800
19
Early works
18
Biography
12
History
8
Ouvrages avant 1800
7
Pictorial works
7
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Biographies
5
Bookplates (Provenance)
4
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
3
Maps
3
Travel literature
3
Booksellers' labels (Provenance)
2
Color printing (Printing)
2
Correspondence
2
Engravings
2
Intaglio prints
2
Labels (Provenance)
2
Leather bindings (Binding)
2
Personal narratives
2
Reisebericht
2
Relief prints
2
Sources
2
Travel writing
2
Annotations (Provenance)
1
Archives
1
Authors' autographs (Provenance)
1
Autobiographies
1
Bibliographie
1
Bibliography
1
Biographie
1
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1783-1865
33
1865-1918
25
1783-1848
17
To 1775
13
19th century
9
20th century
7
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1763-1867
6
1775-1783
5
1918-1945
5
1900-1999
4
1735-1813
3
1825-1829
3
1848-1865
3
1865-1900
3
1971-
3
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
3
To 1783
3
1600-1775
2
1700-1799
2
1701-1779?
2
1747-1827
2
1761-1804
2
1798?-1827
2
1802-1866
2
1802-1894
2
1805-1859
2
1851-1931
2
18th century
2
1917-1970
2
1959-
2
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