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
851
Pennsylvania
603
Philadelphia
305
Philadelphia (Pa.)
217
Canada
194
New York (State)
132
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Virginia
129
New Jersey
99
Europe
86
West (U.S.)
86
England
82
Great Britain
74
New York (N.Y.)
74
North America
73
Washington (D.C.)
71
California
70
America
66
Penn
63
Southern States
53
New England
51
Maryland
49
Massachusetts
47
Mississippi River Valley
47
Ohio River Valley
45
Minnesota
41
North Carolina
41
The West
39
Liberia
38
Mexico
37
Boston (Mass.)
36
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Description and travel
History
809
Travel
415
Social life and customs
213
Views
212
Indians of North America
171
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Guide-books
128
Guidebooks
116
Personal narratives
82
Economic conditions
77
Point of view, British
65
Historic buildings
59
British
58
Natural history
54
African Americans
53
Politics and government
51
Biography
44
Emigration and immigration
42
Frontier and pioneer life
41
Colonization
39
Descriptions et voyages
38
History, Local
38
Discovery and exploration
37
Slavery
37
Maps
36
Germans
34
Historic houses, etc
31
Agriculture
30
Civilization
29
Gazetteers
29
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Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
43
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
22
Boston 200 Corporation
14
Kynett, Harold Havelock, 1889-1973
14
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936
14
Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878
14
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Penn, William, 1644-1718
13
Taylor, Frank H. 1846-1927
12
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
11
Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946
11
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
10
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
10
John Wanamaker (Firm)
10
Keim, De B. Randolph 1841-1914
10
Washington, George, 1732-1799
10
Bartram, William, 1739-1823
9
Clark, William, 1770-1838
9
Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
9
Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779
9
Baedeker, Karl, firm, publishers, Leipzig
8
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
8
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
8
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
8
King, Moses, 1853-1909
8
Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809
8
Pennsylvania Railroad
8
Ashmead, Henry Graham, 1838-1920
7
Bartram, John, 1699-1777
7
Bowen, Eli, b. 1824
7
Bromley, George Washington
7
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Guidebooks
285
Maps
65
Early works to 1800
60
Biography
48
Pictorial works
47
Periodicals
35
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Tours
33
History
32
Personal narratives
32
Directories
28
Guide-books
24
Early works
21
Diaries
19
Gazetteers
17
Catalogs
15
Handbooks, manuals, etc
14
Poetry
14
Correspondence
12
Genealogy
11
Sources
10
Juvenile literature
8
Travel literature
8
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
7
Bibliography
6
Exhibitions
6
Anecdotes
4
Controversial literature
4
In art
4
Ouvrages avant 1800
4
Poems
4
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1783-1848
100
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
64
19th century
52
1783-1865
32
1763-1867
27
To 1783
27
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1865-1900
25
1865-1918
22
Revolution, 1775-1783
22
1848-1865
19
Civil War, 1861-1865
16
To 1775
14
18th century
13
1732-1799
12
1775-1865
12
1783-1
10
20th century
10
Revolution
10
1861-1865
9
To 1848
9
1757-1834
8
1860-1880
8
1867-1950
8
To 1763 (New France)
8
To 1803
8
To 1865
8
1770-1838
7
1774-1809
7
1848-1869
7
1855-1936
7
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