Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Lindbergh newspaper clippings
Collection — Folder OBC121
Identifier: OBC121
Scope and Contents
This collection contains clippings of newspaper articles and photographs related to Charles Lindbergh ranging from 1927 to 1977, concerning his life, his acccomplishments as a pilot, and official visits to cities.
Dates:
1927-1977
Donald MacDonald collection
Collection
Identifier: L097
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photostat copies of diaries from Donald MacDonald in England and the United States, ranging from 1824 to 1826, describing his travels from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he visited many places, including New Harmony, Indiana.
Dates:
1824-1826
International Association of Lions Clubs convention panoramic photograph
Collection — Object OBF007
Identifier: OBF007
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one black-and-white panoramic photograph taken by Standard Photo Service Co. of the opening session of the International Association of Lions Club convention on July 16, 1946 at the Municipal Auditorium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The image shows delegates seated in the auditorium with signs indicating the state, country, or continent of origin. There is also a view of the stage, its occupants, and a very large Lions emblem, as well as people seated in the upper...
Dates:
1946/07/16
Peddle family collection
Collection — Folder S1048
Identifier: S1048
Scope and Contents
The collection includes comprises an unbound volume titled, "Letters of the Peddle Family: Civil War Period," which contains transcribed letters from members of the Peddle family, ranging from 1834 to 1901. The volume includes genealogical charts, background information, and a foreword by the compiler, Juliet Peddle, in Terre Haute, Indiana on February 1, 1947. The letters were found in a trunk belonging to Sarah Peddle Burton (1852-1939). There are also two photographic prints of collages of...
Dates:
1834-1901, 1947
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Peddle family collection
Phillip Price collection
Collection — Folder S1083
Identifier: S1083
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence written in 1850 and 1859. The four-page letter was written from Philadelphia on September 10, 1850 to "My Dear Brother" from Phillip Price, who was a Quaker. The second letter was written to "My Dear Mother," on February 28, 1859, from William Price, in Cincinnati. He wrote: "Poor Fanny [last name illegible] -- whom thee may recollect as the forlorn old woman residing in the cottage on the hills -- was killed yesterday on the Hamilton and...
Dates:
1850-1859
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Phillip Price collection
Resolution tendering Independence Hall to Schuyler Colfax
Collection — Folder OBC016
Identifier: OBC016
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a resolution from the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 12, 1870 to Vice President Schuyler Colfax for a public reception during his visit to the city.
Dates:
1870/03/12
Robert Underwood Johnson papers
Collection — Folder S737
Identifier: S0737
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed and signed letters from Robert Underwood Johnson in New York City, New York ranging from 1897 to 1931 regarding the literary business; a typed, signed letter from Albert H. Dotaw in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924 regarding Robert Underwood Johnson's autobiography, and an autographed, unsigned poem, undated.
Dates:
1897-1931, undated
Shock family scrapbook
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1179
Scope and Contents
This collection contains pages from a scrapbook kept by the Shock family of Henry County, Indiana ranging from 1921 to circa 1970s. The scrapbook pages include photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, and mementos of trips that Lorene Shock's mother, Stella Pierce, collected while traveling during the 1920s. She and a group of friends traveled to a number of cities and historic sites including Washington D.C., New York City, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, and several communities in Indiana. The...
Dates:
1921- circa 1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Shock family scrapbook
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