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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852
Pennsylvania
381
Philadelphia
256
Penn
123
Philadelphia (Pa.)
68
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49
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37
New York (N.Y.)
33
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26
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26
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21
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21
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20
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18
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18
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16
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12
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11
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History
1,234
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131
African Americans
123
Social conditions
116
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79
American poetry
73
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71
History and criticism
69
Social life and customs
69
American fiction
65
American literature
65
Biography
64
Description and travel
52
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52
Antislavery movements
51
Painting, American
50
Emigration and immigration
47
Indians of North America
47
Painting, Modern
45
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45
Exhibitions
42
Art, American
41
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41
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39
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37
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36
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33
Art, Modern
31
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29
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Mitchell, S. Weir 1829-1914
21
Kennedy Galleries
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University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Medicine Society of the Alumni
12
Howe, Dana Dunbar
8
Lasansky, Jeannette
8
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903
7
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American Philosophical Society
6
Gross, Jennifer
6
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
6
Hirschl & Adler Galleries
6
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
6
Kennedy Galleries (New York)
6
Library Company of Philadelphia
6
Schwarz Philadelphia (Gallery)
6
Bailey, Sherry
5
Lippard, George, 1822-1854
5
Miller, Randall M.
5
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
5
Oral Traditions Project (Union County Historical Society)
5
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
5
Philadelphia Museum of Art
5
Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872
5
Wilmerding, John
5
Allentown Art Museum
4
Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838
4
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
4
Cohen, Jeffrey A., 1952-
4
Cooper, Wendy A.
4
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
4
Gallman, J. Matthew
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Biography
239
Exhibitions
90
Catalogs
47
Sources
42
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34
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Periodicals
31
Genealogy
28
Registers
21
Fiction
17
Sermons
17
Bibliography
14
Poetry
14
Pictorial works
13
Diaries
12
Juvenile literature
12
Personal narratives
11
Case studies
10
Congresses
10
Portraits
10
Speeches, addresses, etc
9
Biographies
8
In art
8
Poems
8
Letters
7
Newspapers
7
Thanksgiving sermons
7
Indexes
6
Guidebooks
5
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18th century
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152
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48
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22
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20
1861-1865
17
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16
1783-1865
15
War of 1812
14
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
12
17th century
11
1815-1861
11
1809-1849
10
1865-1950
9
1700-1899
7
1783-1850
7
17th-18th centuries
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1743-1826
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19e siècle
6
1767-1838
5
1800-1999
5
1818-1895
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1839-1912
5
1849-1877
5
1865-1900
5
1783-1848
4
1785-1862
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