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
1,289
Pennsylvania
668
Philadelphia
341
Canada
308
États-Unis
301
Philadelphia (Pa.)
258
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New York (State)
165
Virginia
141
West (U.S.)
130
California
129
Europe
105
New Jersey
105
North America
102
America
98
New York (N.Y.)
98
England
95
Great Britain
88
Washington (D.C.)
83
Minnesota
67
Mississippi River Valley
66
Southern States
64
Penn
63
Mexico
62
Middle East
59
Maryland
57
Massachusetts
57
Ohio River Valley
55
New England
54
New York
52
Palestine
52
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Description and travel
Travel
1,478
History
952
Descriptions et voyages
657
Social life and customs
291
Indians of North America
212
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Views
211
Guide-books
127
Histoire
113
Economic conditions
105
Guidebooks
100
Manners and customs
94
Politics and government
81
Personal narratives
79
Emigration and immigration
73
Natural history
72
Germans
66
Point of view, British
65
Historic buildings
64
British
58
Discovery and exploration
58
African Americans
53
Frontier and pioneer life
49
Mœurs et coutumes
48
Civilization
47
Slavery
44
Gold discoveries
41
Social conditions
41
Colonization
40
History, Local
40
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Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
44
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
20
Boston 200 Corporation
16
Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878
16
Arnold, Lee, 1959-
15
Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
15
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Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779
14
Kynett, Harold Havelock, 1889-1973
14
Penn, William, 1644-1718
14
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936
14
Taylor, Frank H. 1846-1927
14
Pennsylvania Railroad
13
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
11
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
11
Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946
11
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de, 1747-1827
11
Pennsylvania. Department of Commerce
11
Washington, George, 1732-1799
11
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
10
Dan, Adam, 1848-1931
10
John Wanamaker (Firm)
10
Keim, De B. Randolph 1841-1914
10
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
9
Bartram, William, 1739-1823
9
Bonnemains, Jacqueline
9
Clark, William, 1770-1838
9
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
9
Gerstäcker, Friedrich, 1816-1872
9
Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621
9
Hesse-Wartegg, Ernst von, 1854-1918
9
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Guidebooks
333
Early works to 1800
190
History
172
Early works
157
Biography
108
Maps
92
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Ouvrages avant 1800
65
Pictorial works
63
Personal narratives
59
Biographies
42
Periodicals
41
Directories
36
Travel literature
35
Tours
33
Diaries
29
Guide-books
24
Sources
21
Catalogs
20
Gazetteers
19
Poetry
19
Travel writing
18
Correspondence
17
Handbooks, manuals, etc
17
Genealogy
15
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
14
Autobiographies
13
Bookplates (Provenance)
13
Juvenile literature
13
Guides
12
Intaglio prints
12
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1783-1848
90
19th century
81
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
80
1783-1865
44
1865-1918
40
1763-1867
30
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Revolution, 1775-1783
28
Civil War, 1861-1865
25
To 1783
25
18th century
24
1861-1865
20
1865-1900
20
ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
20
1848-1865
19
20th century
19
To 1775
19
1600-1775
15
1959-
15
1732-1799
14
1775-1783
13
To 1763 (New France)
13
To 1803
13
1775-1865
12
To 1865
12
1778-1846
11
1918-1945
11
1757-1834
10
19e siècle
10
Revolution
10
1858-1898
9
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