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Historical Society of Pennsylvania trade cards collection [Box 27, Folders 7-19 ]
The collection contains an extensive collection of 19th-century trade cards from Philadelphia and surrounding region, the majority of which are arranged alphabetically by name. This is an artificial collection that has been put together by the…
Christopher Marshall papers [p 1-101 Vol. 14 (Letterbook 1773-1778)]
Diaries of Christopher Marshall, Philadelphia druggist, with details of events during the Revolution; also information on pharmacy. There are diaries and notes, 1774-1793; letter book, 1773-1778; and accounts with the Continental Congress, 1776.…
Sarah Logan Fisher diaries [Volume 3]
The diaries of Sarah Logan Fisher, wife of Thomas Fisher, Philadelphia Quaker merchant, detail domestic and family concerns, social and religious gatherings, and spiritual contemplation of a well-educated Quakeress. There is some account of the…
Rebecca Shoemaker papers [p 201-300]
Letters and diaries of Rebecca Shoemaker and of her daughters Anna Rawle and Margaret Rawle, loyalists during the American Revolution. Typescript
Balch Institute ethnic images in advertising collection [Box 1 Folder 2]
In 1999, the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies created an exhibition on the depictions of various ethnic groups in local, regional, and national advertisements and mass media. This artificial collection of graphics resulted from staff culling items…