Berlin Improvement Society archives, 1836-1910

Mss.Film.1355

Date: 1836-1910 | Size: 2 microfilm_reel(s)
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Abstract

The archive of this village literary and scientific lyceum contains its constitution and by-laws, minutes, library catalogues, treasurer's accounts, membership rolls, and correspondence.

Background note

The Berlin Improvement Society, founded in 1836, functioned as a literary and scientific lyceum in East Berlin (Pa.).

Collection Information

Physical description

2 microfilm reels.

Provenance

Presented by Lions Club of East Berlin, Pa. and accessioned, 1976 (1976 624-625mf).

Location of originals:

Originals in possession of the Lions Club of East Berlin, Pa.

General

See: George F. Kennan and Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., "Views from another East Berlin," APS Proc. 126:6 (1982): 472-480.

Early American History Note

This microfilm collection may be of interest to early American scholars.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Accounts.
  • Catalogs.
  • Constitutions.
  • Microfilm Collection
  • Minutes.

Subject(s)

  • Learned institutions and societies -- Pennsylvania.
  • Lyceums.
  • Science -- Societies, etc.