BOOK
Title:
Makers of Philadelphia: An historical work giving sketches of the most eminent citizens of Philadelphia from the time of William Penn to the present day
Creator:
Morris, Charles, b. 1838
Publication:
L. R. Hamersley & Co, Philadelphia, Pa, 1894.
Extent:
308 p. : ports. ; 32 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Growing with America: The Fox family of Philadelphia, 1686-2006
Creator:
Fox, Joseph Mickle, 1922-
Publication:
Xlibris, Philadelphia, Pa, c2006]
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Extent:
387 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 23 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Philadelphia: a history of the city and its people, a record of 225 years
Creators:
Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson, 1868-1936 | S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
Publication:
The S. J. Clarke publishing company, Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.], [1912]
Call #:
974.811 Ob2p v.1-4
Extent:
4 v. : front., plates, ports., maps, facsims. ; 27 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Wealth and biography of the wealthy citizens of Philadelphia: Containing an alphabetical arrangement of persons estimated to be worth $50,000 and upwards, with the sums appended to each name; being useful to bankers, merchants, and others
Creator:
Member of the Philadelphia bar.
Publication:
G.B. Zieber & co, Philadelphia, 1845.
BOOK
Title:
Philadelphia, a story of progress
Creators:
Collins, Herman LeRoy, 1865-1940 | Jordan, Wilfred, b. 1884 | Lewis Publishing Company
Publication:
Lewis Historical Pub. Co, New York ; Philadelphia [etc.], 1941.
Notes:
Includes index. Vol. iv, containing biographies, was written by the staff of the Lewis Publishing Company.
Extent:
4 v. : ill., col. coats of arms, ports. ; 28 cm.
ANALYTIC
Title:
Notes on the provincial literature of Pennsylvania
Parent:
Pennsylvania. Historical society. Memoirs. [v.1, pt.1]
Creator:
Wharton, Thomas I. (Thomas Isaac), 1791-1856
Publication:
Historical society, Philadelphia, 1826.
Notes:
Read at a meeting of the Council, September 21st, 1825.
Call #:
974.8 P39M V.1, PT.1
Extent:
p.[99]-157 ; 22 1/2 cm.
ANALYTIC
Title:
The Barrymores of Philadelphia: America's royal family of the theatre
Parent:
Pennsylvania heritage, v.34, no.3
Publication:
Harrisburg, Pa, 2008.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Call #:
974.8 P388P V.34, NO.3
Extent:
p. 16-13. : ports. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Philadelphia and her merchants as constituted fifty @ seventy years ago: illustrated by diagrams of the river front, and portraits of some of the prominent occupants, together with sketches of character, and incidents and anecdotes of the day
Publication:
The author, Philadelphia, 1860.
Extent:
223 p. : front., ports., plans (part fold.) ; 23 1/2 cm.
BOOK
Title:
The botanists of Philadelphia and their work
Creator:
Harshberger, John W. (John William), 1869-1929
Publication:
Press of T.C. Davis & son], Philadelphia, 1899.
Notes:
Many of the early Philadelphia botanists were Quakers. With biographies.
Extent:
xii 457 p. : 49 pl. ; octavo.
BOOK
Title:
Philadelphia and notable Philadelphians
Creator:
King, Moses, 1853-1909
Publication:
M. King, New York, 1902.
Extent:
112, 106 p. : illus., ports. ; 39 x 27 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Half-century of church life: semi-centennial commemoration, St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, together with sketches of the church and its rectors
Creator:
Paddock, Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk), 1831-1903
Publication:
M'Calla & Stavely, Philadelphia, 1873.
Extent:
498 p. : por. pl. ; duodecimo.
BOOK
Title:
The historic mansions and buildings of Philadelphia: with some notice of their owners and occupants
Creator:
Westcott, Thompson.
Publication:
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, [c1877]
Extent:
528 p. incl. front., illus., plates. ; 23 1/2 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Warwick's Keystone commonwealth: a review of the history of the great state of Pennsylvania, and a brief record of the growth of its chief city, Philadelphia
Creator:
Warwick, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1852-1913
Publication:
Philadelphia, Pa, 1913.
Notes:
"Biography": p. 299-429; "In memoriam": p. 430-435.
Extent:
439 p. : illus., ports. ; 28 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Encyclopedia of Philadelphia
Creator:
Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946
Publication:
The National historical association, Harrisburg, 1931-1933.
Call #:
974.811 J12e v.1-4
Extent:
4 v. : illus. (incl. ports., maps, facsims.) ; 27 cm.
PAMPHLET
Title:
Girard the citizen
Creators:
Porter, William W. (William Wagener), 1856-1928 | Girard College
Publication:
Press of Allen, Lane & Scott, Philadelphia, 1903.
Call #:
920 Pam. v.36, no.10
BOOK
Title:
The lives of eminent Philadelphians, now deceased: collected from original and authentic sources
Creator:
Simpson, Henry, 1790-1868
Publication:
William Brotherhead, Philadelphia, 1859.
Notes:
For Benjamin Franklin see p.377-379.
Extent:
993 p. : illus. ; octavo.
BOOK
Title:
Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750: being a list of certificates of removal received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends
Creators:
Myers, Albert Cook, 1874-1960 | Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
Publication:
Genealogical Pub. Co, Baltimore, 1969.
Notes:
Reprint of the 1902 ed.
Extent:
vi, 131 p. ; 23 cm.
BOOK
Title:
Biographies of successful Philadelphia merchants
Creator:
Winslow, Stephen N. (Stephen Noyes), b. 1826
Publication:
J. K. Simon, Philadelphia, 1864.
Extent:
xii, 245 p. ; octavo.
BOOK
Title:
An historical catalogue of the St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia: with biographical sketches of deceased members
Creators:
St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia | Beath, Robert B. (Robert Burns), b. 1839 | Croskey, John Welsh, b. 1858 | Rutter, William Ives, 1871-
Publication:
Printed for the Society, Philadelphia, 1907-1937.
Notes:
Vol. 1, of an edition limited to 475 copies; vols. 2 and 3 in editions limited to 400 copies. Title varies slightly. Vol.2 compiled by Robert B. Beath. Vol.3 compiled by John W. Croskey and William I. Rutter.
Extent:
3 v. : il., port., pl. ; octavo.
BOOK
Title:
Philadelphia stories: people and their places in early America
Creators:
Hemphill, C. Dallett, 1959-2015 | Hessinger, Rodney | Richter, Daniel K.
Publication:
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, [c2021]
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Extent:
ix, 349 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
