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
35,533
Pennsylvania
32,509
Philadelphia
16,287
Philadelphia (Pa.)
5,660
New Jersey
5,089
Penn
3,508
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Massachusetts
3,368
Great Britain
3,161
New York (State)
3,074
Virginia
2,785
Maryland
2,161
England
1,720
Delaware
1,685
Canada
1,589
Connecticut
1,321
North Carolina
1,321
New York
1,288
New York (N.Y.)
1,244
Bucks County (Pa.)
1,191
Chester County (Pa.)
1,077
Ohio
1,010
France
906
Montgomery County (Pa.)
889
Berks County (Pa.)
882
America
846
South Carolina
784
North America
771
California
765
Germany
733
New England
733
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History
35,751
Politics and government
5,935
Genealogy
4,659
African Americans
4,547
Description and travel
4,264
Biography
4,070
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Church records and registers
3,845
Periodicals
3,258
Sources
3,039
Societies, etc
2,837
Jews
2,686
Census records
2,597
Deeds
2,532
Indians of North America
2,515
Slavery
2,435
Social life and customs
2,283
Streets
2,218
Registers of births, etc
2,067
Social conditions
1,981
Bibliography
1,859
Emigration and immigration
1,816
Education
1,735
Churches
1,652
Probate records
1,588
Almanacs, American
1,529
Church history
1,433
Fiction
1,287
Railroads
1,258
Economic conditions
1,244
Religious life
1,224
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Philadelphia Record
1,299
Pennsylvania
652
United States
463
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
430
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
427
Penn, William, 1644-1718
352
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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
338
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
296
Washington, George, 1732-1799
290
Jackson, Ronald Vern
256
United States Congress House
227
New England Historic Genealogical Society
222
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)
219
United States Bureau of the Census
206
United States Congress
197
United States Census Office
189
University of Pennsylvania
186
Strobridge & Co. Lith
179
American Philosophical Society
175
United States Dept. of State
172
John Forbes & Company,
169
Cunningham, John T.
161
Albertype Co
155
Sanborn Map Company
153
Walnut Street Theatre (Organization : Philadelphia, Pa.)
147
Pennsylvania Railroad
142
Library of Congress
141
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903
140
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
140
United States Congress Senate
137
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Biography
7,856
Genealogy
5,810
Periodicals
3,943
Church records
3,850
Census records
2,559
Deeds
2,504
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Directories
1,510
History
1,468
Bibliography
1,447
Catalogs
1,347
Sources
1,163
Indexes
1,041
Newspapers
1,039
Registers
1,028
Fiction
936
Probate records
931
Exhibitions
831
Sermons
758
Maps
723
Controversial literature
702
Pictorial works
693
Guidebooks
681
Handbooks, manuals, etc
676
Personal narratives
529
Early works to 1800
514
Dictionaries
511
Poetry
477
Gravestone inscriptions
462
Congresses
422
Marriage records
418
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Revolution, 1775-1783
2,809
Civil War, 1861-1865
2,428
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
2,131
19th century
2,071
20th century
1,482
1732-1799
1,086
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18th century
1,036
1850
1,015
1900
818
Revolution
718
1809-1865
665
1861-1865
527
1706-1790
526
War of 1812
489
1775-1865
472
To 1775
471
1775-1783
435
Civil War
394
1743-1826
314
1880
312
1644-1718
295
1917-
285
17th century
260
1783-1865
236
1830
217
1857-1861
207
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
207
Civil war
169
1815-1861
167
1918-1945
161
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