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
348
Philadelphia
81
Penn
49
United States
28
Philadelphia (Pa.)
9
New Jersey
6
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Delaware
5
Maryland
5
New York (State)
4
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
4
Northeastern States
3
Pennsy
3
Philadelphia County
3
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Del. and Md.)
2
Chester
2
Colombia
2
Delaware River
2
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
2
Delaware and Raritan Canal (N.J.)
2
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
2
Greenwich Island
2
Kensington
2
Lancaster
2
Lehigh River (Pa.)
2
Montgomery County (Pa.)
2
Moyamensing
2
Panama
2
Pen
2
Penn Square (Philadelphia)
2
Philadelphia Region
2
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Law
61
Law and legislation
45
Railroads
39
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29
Legislation
29
Indians of North America
24
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20
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19
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19
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19
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16
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14
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14
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14
Ordinances, Municipal
14
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14
Treaties
14
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11
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11
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10
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10
Law reports, digests, etc
9
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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Purdon, John, 1784-1835
18
Philadelphia (Pa.)
13
Chester (Pa.)
12
Brightly, Frederick C. 1812-1888
9
Philadelphia
9
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Delaware County Insurance Company
7
United States Supreme Court
7
Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance Company (Philadelphia)
6
Fertig, John H.
6
New Jersey
6
Pennsylvania General Assembly
6
Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau
6
Chester (Pa.) Councils
5
Maryland
5
Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction
5
Pennsylvania Insurance Dept
5
Pennsylvania Railroad
5
Philadelphia (Pa.) Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings
5
Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania
5
United States
5
Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817
4
Felder, Robert
4
Foust, William Ashe
4
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
4
Frey, Robert Shaffer, 1883-
4
L'Ecuy, J.-B. 1740-1834
4
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
4
Merchants' Fund (Philadelphia, Pa.)
4
Penn, Richard, ca. 1736-1811
4
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Charters
30
By-laws
13
Digests
7
Early works to 1850
7
Maps
6
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6
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5
Wrappers (Binding)
3
Broadsides
2
Directories
2
Errata slips (Printing)
2
Indexes
2
Treaties
2
Biography
1
Constitution
1
Constitutions
1
D
1
Early works to 1800
1
Folklore
1
Hand-colored plates
1
Laws, statutes, etc
1
Relief prints
1
Rules and practice
1
Sources
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Revolution
7
1644-1718
2
1836
2
1852
2
1865-1950
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Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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Confederation, 1783-1789
2
Revolution, 1775-1783
2
1729
1
1744
1
1750-1831
1
1760?-1800
1
1762-1847
1
1775-186
1
1818-1831
1
1830
1
1853
1
King George's War, 1744-1748
1
To 1775
1
Treaties, 1762
1
d. 1873
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