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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United States
363
Pennsylvania
46
Virginia
18
Ukraine
15
New York (State)
13
Massachusetts
10
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Confederate States of America
9
Philadelphia
9
Soviet Union
9
North Carolina
7
South Carolina
7
Georgia
6
Boston (Mass.)
5
Canada
5
France
5
Poland
5
Europe
4
Kentucky
4
Maryland
4
Michigan
4
Southern States
4
Burlington (N.J.)
3
California
3
Florida
3
Illinois
3
Louisiana
3
Ohio
3
Rhode Island
3
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
3
Slovakia
3
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History
328
Description and travel
32
Soldiers
30
World War, 1939-1945
29
Campaigns
27
Regimental histories
25
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World War, 1914-1918
21
African Americans
20
British
17
Slavery
17
Jews
16
Germans
15
Politics and government
14
Confederate side
13
Slaves
13
Social life and customs
13
English
12
Frontier and pioneer life
11
Prisoners and prisons
11
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
10
Military life
9
Travel
9
Women
9
Indian captivities
7
Revolution, American
7
Social conditions
7
Wars
7
Point of view, British
6
Point of view, German
6
South African War, 1899-1902
6
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Thacher, James, 1754-1844
4
Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789
3
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
3
Jones, Thomas H.
3
Marshall, Christopher, 1709-1797
3
Reed, John F.
3
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Schneck, B. S. 1806-1874
3
Whiteman, Maxwell
3
Barness, Lynda, 1949-
2
Bland, Theodorick, 1742-1790
2
Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969
2
Boudinot, J. J.
2
Burrows, John, 1760-1837
2
Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876
2
Century Company
2
Chisman, James A.
2
Davis, William C., 1946-
2
Eastman, Max, 1883-1969
2
Frederic R. Kirkland Collection
2
Graydon, Alexander, 1752-1818
2
Green, William, former slave
2
Horst, Samuel Levi, 1919-
2
Hughes, Thomas, 1759-1789
2
Jackson, John W.
2
Jordan, John W. 1840-1921
2
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818
2
Luker, Ralph Edlin, 1940-
2
Mackenzie, Frederick, d. 1824
2
Maguire, J. Robert
2
McCall, George A. 1802-1868
2
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Personal narratives
Biography
84
Correspondence
31
Diaries
27
History
22
Ukrainian
12
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Personal narratives, Ukrainian
11
Sources
8
Personal narratives, Confederate
7
Personal narratives, American
5
Personal narratives, Polish
5
Polish
4
Personal correspondence
3
Personal narratives, Lithuanian
3
Autobiographies
2
Czech
2
Early works to 1800
2
Greek
2
Lithuanian
2
Personal narratives, Greek
2
Personal narratives, Slovak
2
Poetry
2
Regimental histories
2
Slovak
2
Anecdotes
1
Autobiographie 1940
1
Bibliography
1
Case studies
1
Catalogs
1
Controversial literature
1
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Civil War, 1861-1865
134
Revolution, 1775-1783
84
Revolution
24
Civil War
17
1939-1945
12
19th century
11
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French and Indian War, 1755-1763
10
Revolution, 1917-1921
10
Civil war
9
1914-1918
8
1917-1921
8
War of 1812
8
War with Mexico, 1845-1848
6
1783-1848
5
1861-1865
5
1899-1902
5
1775-1783
4
1939 - 1945
4
1729-1814
3
1732-1799
3
1741-1801
3
1750-1815
3
1775-1865
3
1841-1864
3
1917-
3
20th century
3
1729-1823
2
1756-1836
2
1760-1837
2
1783-1809
2
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