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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
828
Pennsylvania
178
Philadelphia (Pa.)
127
Philadelphia
119
New York (N.Y.)
87
Southern States
83
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California
40
New York (State)
39
New York
35
Chicago (Ill.)
31
Soviet Union
27
Illinois
22
Great Britain
21
Massachusetts
20
Penn
20
Boston (Mass.)
18
Chicago
18
Los Angeles (Calif.)
18
Detroit (Mich.)
16
Puerto Rico
16
Ireland
15
Canada
14
Georgia
14
New Jersey
14
North Carolina
14
Virginia
13
Europe
12
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
12
New England
10
San Francisco (Calif.)
10
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Social conditions
History
519
African Americans
468
Economic conditions
266
Race relations
219
Politics and government
132
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Jews
103
Emigration and immigration
100
Slaves
90
Social life and customs
84
Slavery
83
Women
75
Immigrants
65
Ethnic relations
61
Minorities
59
Social aspects
54
Civil rights
50
Ethnic groups
46
Italian Americans
46
Periodicals
43
Case studies
40
Education
37
Mexican Americans
35
Civilization
34
Ethnic identity
33
Housing
32
Indians of North America
32
Biography
30
Employment
29
Description and travel
28
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Commission on Interracial Cooperation
8
Du Bois, W. E. B. 1868-1963
8
Philadelphia (Pa.) Commission on Human Relations
8
United States Commission on Civil Rights
8
Eleazer, Robert B. b. 1877
6
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
6
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Miller, Randall M.
6
U.S. Committee for Refugees
5
United States Bureau of the Census
5
Adamic, Louis, 1899-1951
4
Aronovici, Carol, 1881-1957
4
Ashmead, Henry Graham, 1838-1920
4
Bodnar, John E., 1944-
4
Christy, David, b. 1802
4
Commons, John Rogers, 1862-1945
4
Davis, Allen Freeman, 1931-
4
Hall, Gus
4
Johnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966
4
Joint Center for Political Studies (U.S.)
4
Lambda, fl. 1861
4
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
4
Pozzetta, George E.
4
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
4
Alexander, Will Winton, 1884-1956
3
American Academy of Political and Social Science
3
American Anti-Slavery Society
3
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born
3
American Moral Reform Society
3
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
3
Bourne, George, 1780-1845
3
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Biography
54
Periodicals
16
Case studies
15
History
15
Sources
12
Statistics
11
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Controversial literature
10
Congresses
9
Personal narratives
7
Bibliography
5
Biographies
5
Exhibitions
5
Fiction
5
Genealogy
5
Juvenile literature
5
Addresses, essays, lectures
4
Autobiographies
4
Pictorial works
4
Sermons
4
Anecdotes
3
Diaries
3
Interviews
3
Directories
2
Indexes
2
Letters
2
Maps
2
Speeches in Congress
2
Thanksgiving sermons
2
Abstracts
1
Addresses
1
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19th century
119
20th century
89
To 1865
57
To 1964
50
18th century
40
1865-1918
37
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1960-1980
29
1975-
27
Civil War, 1861-1865
21
1918-1945
20
1933-1945
16
Revolution, 1775-1783
16
1945-
15
1980-
15
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
14
1775-1865
13
1964-1975
13
1964-
12
1918-1932
11
1783-1865
10
To 1775
10
1815-1861
7
1917-
7
1917-1945
6
1900-1999
5
1929
5
To 1863
5
17th century
4
1865-1898
4
1898-
4
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