Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Africa |
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| | • | Agriculture -- United States. |
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| | • | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Architecture -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Arctic Indians |
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| | • | Arctic regions-Pictorial works |
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| | • | Art -- United States. |
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| | • | Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Bees. |
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| | • | Braddock's Campaign, 1755. |
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| | • | Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | China -- Foreign relations -- United States |
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| | • | Cholera -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | • | Civil engineering -- United States. |
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| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| | • | Commerce. |
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| | • | Craven Street Gazette |
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| | • | Dance -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Death |
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| | • | Delaware Indians |
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| | • | Drawing. |
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| | • | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 |
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| | • | Engineering. |
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| | • | Epidemics -- United States |
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| | • | Exploration |
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| | • | Explorers -- United States |
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| | • | Gardening -- United States. |
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| | • | Genealogy. |
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| | • | Geometry -- Study and teaching |
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| | • | Germans -- United States. |
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| | • | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century |
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| | • | Grinnell Expedition, 1st, 1850-1851 |
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| | • | Grinnell Expedition, 2d, 1853-1855 |
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| | • | Horses |
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| | • | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Household supplies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Indentured servants -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Indians of North America |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Nunavut |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Treaties |
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| | • | Insurance agents -- United States. |
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| | • | Inuit -- Canada |
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| | • | Inuit -- Greenland |
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| | • | Inuit -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island |
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| | • | Jackson, Andrew -- 1767-1845 -- Correspondence. |
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| | • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
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| | • | Land speculation |
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| | • | Landscape -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | 2 | Author: | St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia minutes and accounts, 1749-1843
| | | | Dates: | 1749-1843 | | | | Abstract: | The minutes of St. Andrew's Society begin in 1749 and end in 1776. Included in the minutes are member lists, governing rules, and meeting minutes of the Society. The volume at the APS is a photocopy of an original that the St. Andrew's Society owns. The Minutes record various petitions the Society received and the charitable works of the Society.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.361.Sa2 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Societies. | |
| 5 | Author: | Wilson, James,1742-1798. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | James Wilson account book and diary, 1773-1786
| | | | Dates: | 1773-1786 | | | | Abstract: | The James Wilson collection consists of a printed almanac from 1773 that also served as diary for its owner, believed to be James Wilson, the signer of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. The diary notes daily activities, often financial transactions, within the calendar pages of the almanac, which was a common practice then. There is a second hand in the almanac that dates to a later period, believed to be from 1782-1786. This second diary records in graphic details the often shocking sexual exploits of its author.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W6915 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diaries | |
| 7 | Author: | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Records
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1955 | | | | Abstract: | These two volumes record the admissions to Eastern State Penitentiary for the years 1839-1850 (excluding, apparently, 1844). The records contain a wealth of information about each prisoner admitted. The entries often contain a physical description of the inmate, a description of the crime(s) committed, and, occasionally, statements the prisoner made. Most entries contain a detailed biographical history of the prisoner that includes information on the background of the criminal, such as their family life, how they were raised, previous incarcerations, and the social habits of the prisoner, such as drinking in taverns or their religiosity.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.365.P381p | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Government Affairs | Law | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Prisons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Women prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| 9 | Author: | Day, Sherman,1806-1884. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1842 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains the proofs of images for Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania. The book is over 700 pages long with more than 200 images. The book and images capture Pennsylvania life past and present and can provide insight into the customs of the period. Days' engravings provide detailed images of towns and areas of Pennsylvania circa 1840. Some of the over 250 images included in this collection are: Pittsburgh with steamboats traveling up the rivers and smoke spouting in the sky from factories, a redoubt at Fort Pitt, a vista of Reading, mines in western Pennsylvania, Native American engravings found on a rock, the public squares at Chambersburg, Lancaster and Erie, and Ephrata's houses.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.917.48.D33 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Pennsylvania History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Art | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | | | | Subjects: | Architecture -- Pennsylvania. | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania | Landscape -- Pennsylvania. | Seneca Indians | |
| 10 | Author: | Hays, Isaac,1796-1879. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Isaac and I. Minis Hays papers
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1820-1925 | | | | Abstract: | Isaac Hays was a Philadelphia ophthalmologist who was also deeply involved in natural history. The Isaac Hays material has two discreet sections: a volume of correspondence for 1824-1855 and a collection of loose manuscripts. The first part of the collection is a bound volume that contains the correspondence Hays carried on with other prominent naturalists in the nineteenth century from 1824–1855, although the bulk come from the 1820s and early 1830s. Prominent correspondents in this series include Charles Lucien Bonaparte, George Ord, Thomas Say, and Charles Lesueur. All of the correspondence is incoming, addressed to Hays. Occasionally the correspondence involves commentary on other current events in addition to the obvious scientific nature of the correspondence. A letter from Bonaparte, for instance, discusses the rivalry between the Philadelphia and New York orchestras. The Ord correspondence, written mostly from Europe, makes reference to Audubon, Ord's ornithological rival, and scientific publications and thought prominent in Europe. The Say correspondence, written from New Harmony, also provides insight on that utopian experiment and his relationship with Lesueur, who also settled in New Harmony. There are only a few Lesueur letters, all of which are in French and written from New Harmony.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H334 | | | | Extent: | 1.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Natural history | Science and technology | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Medical publishing -- United States -- 19th century. | Medical publishing -- United States. | Medicine -- Societies, etc. | Medicine -- United States -- 19th century. | Medicine -- United States. | Natural history. | Paleontology. | |
| 11 | Author: | Hewson family. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Hewson family papers, 1767-1836
| | | | Dates: | 1767-1836 | | | | Abstract: | The Hewson's were close to the Franklin family. Mary Stevenson Hewson was Franklin's landlady when he was in London, and they maintained a correspondence throughout their lives. This collection contains some of the family correspondence. Most are not originals, which are in private hands. The original manuscripts are primarily letters to and from Mary Stevenson Hewson. Of note is a poem/prayer written by Mary Stevenson Hewson. The MOLE record is very detailed, but the record does not mention records of a controversy Benjamin Franklin had with Dr. William Hunter that are part of this collection.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H492.h, .br, .b1, .b | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Marriage and Family Life | Social Life and Custom | Women's History | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Medicine. | |
| 15 | Author: | Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Israel Pemberton, Letterbook D, 1744-1747
| | | | Dates: | 1744-1747 | | | | Abstract: | The Israel Pemberton Letter book contains a range of data on Philadelphia shipping and trade. Pemberton was a merchant who had connections to Samuel Coates (Mss.B.C632 , Mss.C.632.1d , Mss.B.C632.1). These records precede Coates and pertain to trade in Philadelphia during the 1740s. They show a merchant with strong ties throughout the Atlantic World. His letters discuss a range of business matters, such as prices of commodities, costs of insurance, and general trade environment. Pemberton's letters discuss intercolonial trade with Maryland and Virginia (tobacco in particular), while others with matters in Europe and the Caribbean (sugar, rum, bar iron), reflecting his various trading interests. In addition to the business correspondence, Pemberton's letters occasionally discuss more quotidian matters, describing events in Philadelphia and relaying news he hears from abroad and on very rare occasions his family affairs.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.380.P36 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Commerce. | |
| 17 | Author: | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Elisha Kent Kane Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1810-1953 | | | | Abstract: | This large collection contains the papers of Elisha Kent Kane, a prominent Philadelphian who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.K132 | | | | Extent: | 6.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Exploration. | International Travel | Marriage and Family Life | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Africa | Arctic Indians | Arctic regions-Pictorial works | China -- Foreign relations -- United States | Colonization, repatriation | Exploration | Explorers -- United States | Geometry -- Study and teaching | Grinnell Expedition, 1st, 1850-1851 | Grinnell Expedition, 2d, 1853-1855 | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania | Indians of North America -- Nunavut | Inuit -- Canada | Inuit -- Greenland | Inuit -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island | Medicine -- Practice -- Pennsylvania | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania | Meteorology -- Arctic Regions | Mineralogy -- Study and teaching | Northwest Passage | Obstetrics | Plantations | Slave trade -- Africa | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | United States -- Foreign relations -- China | United States. Navy | |
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