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
35,416
Pennsylvania
32,384
Philadelphia
16,224
Philadelphia (Pa.)
5,643
New Jersey
5,071
Penn
3,510
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Massachusetts
3,357
Great Britain
3,151
New York (State)
3,065
Virginia
2,780
Maryland
2,147
England
1,715
Delaware
1,665
Canada
1,586
Connecticut
1,320
North Carolina
1,320
New York
1,287
New York (N.Y.)
1,242
Bucks County (Pa.)
1,188
Chester County (Pa.)
1,077
Ohio
1,009
France
905
Montgomery County (Pa.)
888
Berks County (Pa.)
882
America
845
South Carolina
777
North America
770
California
763
Germany
733
New England
728
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History
35,476
Politics and government
5,921
Genealogy
4,644
African Americans
4,527
Description and travel
4,259
Biography
4,066
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Church records and registers
3,845
Periodicals
3,256
Sources
3,039
Societies, etc
2,836
Jews
2,684
Census records
2,597
Deeds
2,528
Indians of North America
2,491
Slavery
2,427
Social life and customs
2,261
Streets
2,216
Registers of births, etc
2,060
Social conditions
1,968
Bibliography
1,859
Emigration and immigration
1,808
Education
1,731
Churches
1,652
Probate records
1,587
Almanacs, American
1,529
Church history
1,429
Fiction
1,287
Railroads
1,255
Economic conditions
1,240
Religious life
1,225
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Philadelphia Record
1,299
Pennsylvania
652
United States
463
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
430
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
426
Penn, William, 1644-1718
352
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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
338
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
290
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
174
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
7,821
Genealogy
5,777
Periodicals
3,919
Church records
3,851
Census records
2,559
Deeds
2,504
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Directories
1,500
History
1,451
Bibliography
1,444
Catalogs
1,344
Sources
1,156
Indexes
1,038
Newspapers
1,038
Registers
1,018
Fiction
935
Probate records
931
Exhibitions
815
Sermons
758
Controversial literature
702
Maps
702
Pictorial works
680
Handbooks, manuals, etc
661
Guidebooks
660
Personal narratives
528
Dictionaries
508
Early works to 1800
506
Poetry
476
Gravestone inscriptions
462
Marriage records
418
Congresses
414
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Revolution, 1775-1783
2,801
Civil War, 1861-1865
2,422
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
2,117
19th century
2,026
20th century
1,458
1732-1799
1,085
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18th century
1,026
1850
1,015
1900
818
Revolution
718
1809-1865
664
1861-1865
526
1706-1790
523
War of 1812
489
1775-1865
472
To 1775
465
1775-1783
434
Civil War
394
1743-1826
313
1880
312
1644-1718
293
1917-
285
17th century
253
1783-1865
236
1830
217
1857-1861
207
French and Indian War, 1755-1763
207
Civil war
169
1815-1861
166
1918-1945
161
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