Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
(3)
| | • | Admiralty -- United States |
(1)
| | • | African American churches -- United States |
(1)
| | • | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Agriculture |
(1)
| | • | Agriculture -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | American Philosophical Society |
(2)
| | • | Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. |
(1)
| | • | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Art -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Balloons -- Early works to 1800 |
(1)
| | • | Bankruptcy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Banks and banking -- Equipment and supplies. |
(1)
| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
(1)
| | • | Banks and banking -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Bees. |
(1)
| | • | Birds -- North America |
(1)
| | • | Blasting, Submarine |
(1)
| | • | Blowpipe. |
(1)
| | • | Bonds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Book industries and trade -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Bookbinding |
(1)
| | • | Botanists |
(1)
| | • | Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Botany -- Virginia |
(1)
| | • | Brewing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Accounting. |
(1)
| | • | British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. |
(1)
| | • | Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- Belgium. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- Design and construction. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- England. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- France. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- Netherlands. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- New York (State) |
(1)
| | • | Capital punishment. |
(1)
| | • | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Carriage and wagon making -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County |
(1)
| | • | Chemical apparatus |
(1)
| | • | Chemistry |
(1)
| | • | Chemistry -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Chemists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
(1)
| | • | Cherokee Indians |
(1)
| | • | Cherokee language |
(1)
| | • | Choctaw Indians |
(1)
| | • | Civil engineering -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Commerce. |
(2)
| | • | Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Culture, community, organizations |
(1)
| | • | Cyclones. |
(1)
| | • | Diplomats |
(1)
| | • | Drawing. |
(1)
| | • | Dysentery. |
(1)
| | • | Electricity -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Electricity -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 |
(1)
| | • | Engineering. |
(1)
| | • | Epidemics -- United States |
(1)
| | • | Estate -- Valuation |
(1)
| | • | Ethnobotany |
(1)
| | • | Federalist Party -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Finance, Personal |
(1)
| | • | Finance,Personal |
(1)
| | • | Fire extinction |
(1)
| | • | Forge shops -- Equipment and supplies. |
(1)
| | • | Fort Augusta (Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Fort Duquesne |
(1)
| | • | Fort Granville (Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Fort Hunter |
(1)
| | • | Fort Pitt (Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Fort William Henry (N.Y.) |
(1)
| | • | Fortification -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Gardening -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Genealogy. |
(1)
| | • | Geology -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Germans -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Gout |
(1)
| | • | Grapes |
(1)
| | • | Guano |
(1)
| | • | Guilds -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting |
(1)
| | • | Horticulture |
(1)
| | • | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Household supplies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Indentured servants -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Indians of North America |
(2)
| | • | Indians of North America -- Agriculture |
(1)
| | • | Indians of North America -- Languages |
(2)
| | • | Inoculation |
(1)
| | • | Insurance agents -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Iroquois Indians |
(1)
| | • | Jackson, Andrew -- 1767-1845 -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| | • | Judges -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Kaigana Indians |
(1)
| | • | Kaskaskia Indians |
(1)
| | • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
(1)
| | • | Land speculation |
(1)
| | • | Law -- United States -- History -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Legal documents. |
(1)
| | • | Liquor industry -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Locomotives. |
(1)
| | • | Machine shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Mammals -- Classification |
(1)
| | • | Mandan Indians |
(1)
| | • | Maritime law -- United States |
(1)
| | • | Marriage. |
(1)
| | • | Mastodons |
(1)
| | • | Materia medica |
(1)
| | • | Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Medicine, Military. |
(1)
| | • | Medicine. |
(1)
| | • | Merchant mariners -- United States |
(1)
| | • | Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Mesmerism |
(2)
| | • | Meteorology -- Observations -- Europe. |
(1)
| | • | Meteorology -- Observations. |
(1)
| | • | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations |
(2)
| | • | Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Meteors |
(1)
| | • | Military supplies. |
(3)
| | • | Mineralogy |
(1)
| | • | Money |
(1)
| | • | Money -- Portugal |
(1)
| | • | Natural history -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Natural history -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Natural history -- North America |
(1)
| | • | Natural history. |
(1)
| | • | Naturalist |
(1)
| | • | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
(1)
| | • | Ornithologist |
(1)
| | • | Ornithology -- North America |
(1)
| | • | Osage language |
(1)
| | • | Paper money -- United States -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Paper money -- United States -- Forgeries |
(1)
| | • | Paper money -- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
(1)
| | • | Papermaking -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century. |
(1)
| | • | Patents -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
(1)
| | • | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 |
(1)
| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce |
(1)
| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs |
(1)
| | • | Physicians |
(1)
| | • | Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
(1)
| | • | Physics |
(1)
| | • | Portraits, American. |
(1)
| | • | Postal service -- United States |
(1)
| | • | Power of Attorney -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Presidents |
(1)
| | • | Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| | • | Printers -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Printers -- Pennsylvania -- History |
(1)
| | • | Printers -- Virginia -- Williamsburg. |
(1)
| | • | Printing -- Pennsylvania -- History |
(1)
| | • | Printing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Printing industry -- Accounting -- United States -- 18th century. |
(1)
| | • | Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Quakers |
(1)
| | • | Race, race relations, racism |
(2)
| | • | Railroad companies. |
(1)
| | • | Railroads |
(1)
| | • | Real property -- Pennsylvania. |
(2)
| | • | Reconstruction |
(1)
| | • | Religion |
(1)
| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
(2)
| | • | Religion. |
(1)
| | • | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 |
(1)
| | • | Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities |
(1)
| | • | Scales (Weighing instruments) -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Scholars |
(1)
| | • | Science -- United States -- 19th century. |
(1)
| | • | Science and technology |
(1)
| | • | Seminole Indians |
(1)
| | • | Seneca Indians |
(1)
| | • | Shippenburg Library Company |
(1)
| | • | Silk |
(1)
| | • | Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- United States -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | Slavery -- Pennsylvania. |
(2)
| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
(3)
| | • | Smallpox |
(1)
| | • | Smithsonian Institution |
(1)
| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
(3)
| | • | Social problems. |
(1)
| | • | Spiritualism -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Statesmen |
(1)
| | • | Stationery trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Accounting. |
(1)
| | • | Steam-engines. |
(1)
| | • | Stock certificates. |
(1)
| | • | Storms |
(1)
| | • | Tariff on liquors -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
(1)
| | • | Technology - History |
(1)
| | • | Technology. |
(1)
| | • | Titantic (Steamship) |
(1)
| | • | Tornadoes |
(1)
| | • | Travel costs -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Trust indentures-United States |
(1)
| | • | Tuscarora Indians |
(1)
| | • | Type and type-founding -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 |
(1)
| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
(1)
| | • | United States. Army. Supplies and stores |
(1)
| | • | University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty |
(1)
| | • | Venereal disease |
(1)
| | • | Viticulture -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Voyages and travels. |
(2)
| | • | Washington, George, 1732-1799 |
(1)
| | • | Weather |
(1)
| | • | Weights and measures. |
(1)
| | • | Wheelwrights -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County |
(1)
| | • | Women Printers |
(1)
| | • | World War I |
(1)
| | • | World War II |
(1)
| | • | Yellow fever |
(1)
| | • | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 |
(1)
| | • | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Zoology -- 18th century |
(1)
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| | | Author: | Azambuja, Jacob Frederico Torl | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Memoria sobre o valor das moedas
| | | | Dates: | 1833 | | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains an essay Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja presented to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. Jacob Azambuja was the Portuguese charge d' affaires in the United States from 1829-1834. The essay describes the monetary history and system of Portugal. Presented after Andrew Jackson's election, banking and currency were important political topics at the time. This essay likely reflects the growing interest APS members had in the subject and in understanding alternative systems to the United States. The essay can offer insight into prevalent European ideas about currency and may offer insight into how these ideas may have influenced how Americans thought about reforming their system.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.332.4946.Az1m | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Government Affairs | International Affairs | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Manuscript Essays | | | | Subjects: | Money -- Portugal | |
| | Author: | Baldwin, Loammi, 1780-1838 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Loammi Baldwin diary, 9 September 1823 - 29 November 1823
| | | | Dates: | 1823 | | | | Abstract: | The Diary of Loammi Baldwin (September 9 – November 29, 1823) chronicles a portion of Baldwin's trip to Europe where he observed European canals and other internal improvements. Baldwin was a leading civil engineer in antebellum America, and he traveled to Europe to learn about tested methods and good practices that he could bring back to America. The journal begins with Baldwin departing London for Dover and follows his trip through Holland and France. The diary contains numerous sketches of machinery, including carriages, canals, locks, boats, and steam-engine parts. There are also observations on European cities, towns, and customs. Many of the canal sketches are elaborate and detailed.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B189 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Business and Skilled Trades | Engineering | International Travel | Science and technology | Travel | | | | Genre: | Art | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Canals -- Belgium. | Canals -- Design and construction. | Canals -- England. | Canals -- France. | Canals -- Netherlands. | Technology - History | |
| | Author: | Bancker, James A. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | James A. Bancker papers, 1842-1849
| | | | Dates: | 1842-1849 | | | | Abstract: | This collection of letters (40+) consists primarily of James Bancker writing to his family from Asia in the 1840s. The collection offers a vivid depiction of an American's life abroad in the nineteenth century. The letters convey quotidian information, such as the type of food he is eating, to more remarkable events, such as witnessing a comet. Bancker also witnessed a number of significant political events while in China, including the acquisition of Hong Kong by Great Britain and resistance to this takeover from the Hong Kong residents (1842-1843). These events, the rioting in particular, are recounted in his often long and detailed correspondence to his Philadelphia-based family. Bancker spent much of his time in Canton, but he also described visits to the Philippines and voyage to and from China. Combined, the collection provides a lens in the experiences of a wealthy American traveling abroad in the midst of the nineteenth century.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B22 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Beyond Early America | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | International Travel | Marriage and Family Life | Trade | Travel | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. | British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. | Voyages and travels. | |
| | Author: | Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1783-1817 | | | | Abstract: | The extensive Benjamin Smith Barton collection contains six sections: Correspondence, Bound Volumes (including notebooks), Subject Files, and Graphic Materials. The material includes numerous images, sketches, notes, printed material, and other correspondence. The collection also has numerous copper plates that were used to print images drawn by Barton. Although a collection this large touches on a variety of interesting and important subjects, the collection's strength is its wealth of data on nineteenth century medical, botanical, and Native American studies.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B284d | | | | Extent: | 10 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Education | Language and Linguistics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Medicine | Native America | Natural history | Printing and Publishing | Science and technology | Travel | | | | Genre: | Art | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Language Material | Notebooks | Political Correspondence | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Botanists | Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century | Botany -- Virginia | Chemistry -- 18th century | Cherokee Indians | Cherokee language | Choctaw Indians | Dysentery. | Electricity -- 18th century | Ethnobotany | Geology -- 18th century | Gout | Indians of North America | Indians of North America -- Agriculture | Indians of North America -- Languages | Kaigana Indians | Kaskaskia Indians | Mammals -- Classification | Mandan Indians | Mastodons | Materia medica | Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century | Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century | Meteors | Mineralogy | Natural history -- 18th century | Natural history -- 19th century | Osage language | Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Physics | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Seminole Indians | Seneca Indians | Tuscarora Indians | University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty | Venereal disease | Yellow fever | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 | Zoology -- 18th century | |
| | Author: | Billings, William, 1746-1800 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Journals of the Ship Apollo, 1789-1791
| | | | Dates: | 1789-1791 | | | | Abstract: | These journals (three volumes) chronicle the voyages of Apollo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1789-1791. William Billings was the captain of this Philadelphia-based ship. The destinations were Oporto and Corunna, and trade was the purpose for the voyages. Nonetheless, the ship's captain, William Billings, used the opportunity to study the Gulf Stream. He made numerous observations about the ocean temperature and weather with the apparent intention of submitting his findings to the American Philosophical Society. He paid particular attention to marking and studying the Gulf Stream. The journals were partially published in with a note in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society shortly after they were received in 1793. The originals are much longer than those published and include additional observations not published and graphs that could not be replicated.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.656.B49 | | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Travel | Trade | | | | Genre: | Meteorological Data | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Meteorology -- Observations. | Voyages and travels. | |
| | Author: | Bohlen, John | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Bohlen Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1889-1912 | | | | Abstract: | John Bohlen was a prominent Philadelphia merchant in the nineteenth century, dying a millionaire. Bohlen, a Hollander, established a firm with his brother that specialized in trade with his native country. His greatest success came in the lucrative gin trade. As his business increased, so too did his connections. He served on the Board of the first Bank of the United States and was well-connected with highest the political and business leaders in the nation. Although John Bohlen was a prominent and successful businessman, these documents have little bearing on Bohlen himself. Instead, they are a series of letters (ten total) written by prominent Americans either to Bohlen or to his relatives.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B63 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | Philadelphia History | Religion | Trade | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | |
| | Author: | Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Recollections of my acquaintance with deceased members of the American Philosophical Society, 1862
| | | | Dates: | 1862 | | | | Abstract: | The Samuel Breck Collection consists of two separately-cataloged, bound volumes. The first, "Historical Sketch of the Continental Bills of Credit, from 1775 to 1781, with Specimens thereof" (332.5 B74h), is a long manuscript essay on Continental Bills of credit from 1775 – 1781, which reflects Breck's interest in historical matters. The second volume is a handwritten account of Breck at 92 years old reminiscing on prominent APS members he had met.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.920.B74 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Manuscript Essays | |
| | Author: | Burd, James, 1726-1793 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Burd-Shippen Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1708-1792 | | | | Abstract: | This collection is one of the largest early American collections the APS holds. Its breadth of sources provides insight into colonial Pennsylvania history, especially that of Lancaster County. Although largely material composed of material from James Burd, there are also significant documents relating to the Shippen family. Documents touch on matters financial, political, and social. While the collection is of wide ranging material, its strength lies in three main parts: the Seven Years' War and Pontiac's Rebellion in Pennsylvania, Burd's business records, and life in Lancaster County from 1754-1776.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B892 | | | | Extent: | 6.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Land and Speculation | Military History | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | Surveying and Maps | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diaries | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. | Fort Augusta (Pa.) | Fort Duquesne | Fort Granville (Pa.) | Fort Hunter | Fort Pitt (Pa.) | Fort William Henry (N.Y.) | Fortification -- Pennsylvania. | Iroquois Indians | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations | Military supplies. | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce | Shippenburg Library Company | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | United States. Army. Supplies and stores | |
| | Author: | Cadwalader, Lambert | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Lambert Cadwalader Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1779-1798 | | | | Abstract: | This collection of letters, while tiny, is actually quite rich in content. Cadwalader wrote to Samuel Meredith, a politician and fellow Revolutionary War soldier, concerning the war, his real estate holdings in Philadelphia, and the local political climate. The seven items are dated from October 5, 1779 to March 9, 1798, during which Cadwalader served in the military, reentered politics, got married, and then retired from public service.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C625.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Land and Speculation | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Inoculation | Smallpox | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| | Author: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983
| | | | Dates: | 1683-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Carpenter's Company Collection is a potentially rich source for those interested in Philadelphia history and early trade unions. The Carpenters' Company was one of the most prominent trade associations in colonial Philadelphia and the early national period. The collection includes official minutes of the Carpenter's Company for nearly all of early America. These volumes capture the inner workings of one of the most prominent business institutions in the city. The minute books capture a wide range of company business, including establishing prices for the public, member procedures, and public relations. The collection also includes the minutes of the Friendship Company from its founding in 1769 – 1775 and their accounts from 1769-1799.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.811.C22.a | | | | Extent: | 18 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. | Guilds -- United States. | |
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