Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Lorenz and Zehring family papers, 1880-2018 (inclusive) 1920s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:: 10.25 linear feet (16 boxes)
Abstract:: Rev. Dr. Edmund Simon Lorenz was an American pastor, hymnist and composer who founded the Lorenz Publishing Company in 1890. The Lorenz and Zehring family papers documents the descendants and history of these families. Materials comprise: photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, music, printed materials, some audiovisual, poems, plays, report cards, minutes, clippings, diaries, certificates, genealogy research and family histories.

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Collection of William H. Rau photographs, circa 1800s (bulk)

Extent:: 0.83 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: William H. Rau (1855-1920) was a prominent Philadelphia photographer and the official photographer for the St. Louis world's Fair in 1904 and of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. This collection of twelve photographs from his studio at 1324 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia depicts various buildings and scenes around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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A. Fielden recipe book, 1888-1894, approximately 1930-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume contains 131 culinary, household, and medical recipes created or compiled primarily by A. Fielden of Stansfield Cottage, Todmorden, England between 1888 and 1894. There are several other hands present in this volume, including at least two contemporary to A. Fielden and one from the early or mid-20th century. This 20th century contributer wrote numerous recipes and annotated the 19th-century recipes with genealogical information about their creators.

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Collection of Adolph Schwartz German apothecary, 1895-1901 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear feet (1 pamphlet box)
Abstract:: Adolph Schwartz was a German apothecary who immigrated to the United States in 1870. He opened a pharmacy/apothecary business in the Brooklyn, New York at the corner of Atlantic and Third Avenues. This collection comprises: photographs, letters, label samples for apothecary jars and bottles, notes, and business stationary.

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Hopkinson family papers, circa 1700s-1970s (inclusive) 1905-1971 (bulk)

Extent:: 2.25 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The Hopkinson family was a prominent political family of Philadelphia and Bordentown. Descendants include: merchants, lawyers, diplomats, authors, musicians, soldiers, congressmen and a signer to the Declaration of Independence. The Hopkinson family papers comprise original documents as well as reproductions of: biographical and genealogical research, clippings, certificates, correspondence, diaries, indexes, wills and estate documents, photographs, sheet music, school and birth records, and report cards. Orignal materials primarily document the life and career of Edward Hopkinson Jr. (1885-1966).

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India photograph album, 1860-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.33 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:: This bound album contains 69 black and white photographs of various scenes in India from the later half of the 19th century. It is unknown who compiled this album, but the album was probably created by a British person traveling through India. The bulk of the images are of historic structures, such as tombs, mosques, temples, palaces, forts and ruins, in the vicinity of Agra, Calcutta, Delhi, Lucknow, and Uttar Pradesh. None of the images have any descriptive text. Some of the photographs have been identified as the works of Samuel Bourse (1834-1912) or John P. Nichols (circa 1830-1905). The first page contains a print of the arms of the colleges, halls, etc. of Oxford produced by Thomas Shrimpton & Son.

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The National Bank of the Republic records, 1865-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection features records from The National Bank of the Republic of Philadelphia, which was in business from 1865 to 1897. The bulk of the collection is comprised of material from the bank's early years, from late 1865 to 1867, and includes their organizing certificate of association, amendments, shareholder records, ledgers of disbursements and receipts, board of directors' election records, reports, and correspondence. Documents from 1876 to 1897 deal with further amendments to the articles of association, capital stock statements, reorganization records, correspondence with the United States Treasury, and finally with the banks divestment and merger with Fourth Street National Bank.

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Thematic recipe book, circa 1880s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (160 pages)
Abstract:: This volume contains 64 culinary recipes compiled in the late 19th century. The recipes are grouped into nine thematic categories: "soups broths," "made dishes," sauces, "puddings pies etc," "cakes biscuits etc," jellies, pickles, "wine beer etc," and miscellaneous. There are two hands present in this volume.

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Family cookbook, 1829-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (122 pages)
Abstract:: This volume contains 96 mostly culinary recipes created and compiled by two individuals between 1829 and 1896 in Northumberland, England.

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Recipe book, circa 1880s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (314 pages)
Abstract:: This volume contains 100 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes likely created or compiled in the 1880s in England. The majority of the recipes are household and medicinal and there are numerous recipes related to hair care, hair styling, and hair loss.

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