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
1,375
Pennsylvania
381
Philadelphia
275
Africa
213
Southern States
199
Philadelphia (Pa.)
179
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Liberia
127
Virginia
82
New York (State)
52
South Carolina
52
New York (N.Y.)
48
Maryland
43
North Carolina
41
Washington (D.C.)
40
Georgia
38
New York
38
New Jersey
36
Alabama
33
Louisiana
32
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
30
Illinois
24
Mississippi
23
California
22
Penn
22
Chicago (Ill.)
21
Kentucky
21
Delaware
20
Massachusetts
18
Detroit (Mich.)
16
Chicago
15
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African Americans
History
996
Race relations
607
Social conditions
465
Civil rights
428
Slavery
299
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Colonization
295
Education
295
Biography
225
Fiction
221
Employment
212
Economic conditions
154
Politics and government
150
Slaves
133
Periodicals
112
Suffrage
93
Social life and customs
91
Freedmen
81
Religion
69
History and criticism
68
Afro-American authors
67
Race discrimination
67
Segregation
66
Bibliography
63
Race identity
63
Societies, etc
63
Poetry
61
Study and teaching
60
Blacks
59
Religious life
59
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American Colonization Society
40
Du Bois, W. E. B. 1868-1963
33
Philadelphia Record
32
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
27
Joint Center for Political Studies (U.S.)
24
Commission on Interracial Cooperation
19
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Whiteman, Maxwell
18
Mercer, Charles Fenton, 1778-1858
15
United States Bureau of the Census
15
United States Commission on Civil Rights
15
Foner, Philip Sheldon, 1910-
13
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
12
Pennsylvania Colonization Society
12
Aptheker, Herbert, 1915-
11
Blockson, Charles L.
11
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
11
Wharton School Industrial Research Unit
11
Christy, David, b. 1802
10
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
10
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
10
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
10
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc
9
Himes, Chester B., 1909-
9
Kentucky Colonization Society
9
Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-
9
Wesley, Charles H. 1891-1987
9
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
9
American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States
8
Ashmun, J. 1794-1828
8
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-
8
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Biography
230
Fiction
106
Genealogy
67
Periodicals
51
Bibliography
48
Sources
33
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Controversial literature
30
Poetry
25
History
24
Congresses
22
Catalogs
21
Personal narratives
20
Registers
20
Statistics
18
Case studies
17
Exhibitions
17
Juvenile literature
17
Music
16
Newspapers
15
Songs and music
13
Handbooks, manuals, etc
12
Correspondence
11
Folklore
11
Pictorial works
11
Encyclopedias
10
Dictionaries
8
Directories
8
Drama
8
Juvenile fiction
8
Addresses
7
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20th century
143
19th century
123
Civil War, 1861-1865
51
To 1964
50
To 1863
43
1863-1877
30
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1877-1964
30
Revolution, 1775-1783
29
18th century
26
1975-
26
1865-1950
24
1917-
22
1964-
19
1856-1915
14
1964-1975
14
1775-1865
12
1868-1963
12
1887-1940
12
1929-1968
12
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
11
1898-1976
9
1809-1865
8
1818-1895
8
1865-1877
8
1817?-1895
7
1864?-1943
7
1865-
7
1865-1898
7
1925-1965
7
1945-1953
7
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