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Camp Luzerne requisition receipts, circa 1862

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0.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Camp Luzerne was a Civil War training camp established in 1862. Camp Luzerne requisition receipts, circa 1862, is comprised entirely of requisition receipts ordered from this camp.

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Mary Paul Hallowell Hough clippings scrapbooks, 1930-1938 (inclusive)

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1.5 linear feet

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Mary Paul Hallowell Hough (1858-1941) was a medical doctor and local historian who lived and worked in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Mary Paul Hallowell Hough clippings scrapbooks, 1930-1938, contain newspaper clippings scrapbooks focused on local history topics.

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Gertrude Atkinson scrapbooks, 1937

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0.5 linear feet

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Gertrude Atkinson (1874-1948), a prolific scrapbooker, was the daughter of journalist Wilmer Atkinson. The Gertrude Atkinson scrapbooks, 1937, are made up of scrapbooks complied by Atkinson covering topics dealing with Philadelphia history, as well as columns written by her father Wilmer Atkinson (1840-1920).

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Historical Society of Fort Washington subject files, 1832-2010 (inclusive)

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16.75 linear feet

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Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (now a part of Upper Dublin Township and Whitemarsh Township) was settled in the 18th century by German immigrants and is known for its role in the Revolutionary War. The Historical Society of Fort Washington subject files, 1832-2010, are on topics of local interest, such as churches, schools, and businesses; monuments and historic sites; battles and wars; family genealogies and genealogical research aids; mills and farms; etc. Most of the collection consists of newspaper clippings and secondary histories, but there are some pamphlets, photographs, and scattered primary materials.

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Historical Society of Fort Washington photograph and film collection, 1885-2002 (inclusive)

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2.75 linear feet

Abstract:

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (now a part of Upper Dublin Township and Whitemarsh Township) was settled in the 18th century by German immigrants and is a known for its role in the Revolutionary War. The Historical Society of Fort Washington photograph and film collection, 1885-2002, contains photographs and film depicting people and places in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

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Historical Society of Fort Washington manuscript volumes and deeds collection, 1721-1978 (inclusive)

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4.25 linear feet

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Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (now part of Upper Dublin Township and Whitemarsh Township) was settled in the 18th century by German immigrants and is a known for its role in the Revolutionary War. The Historical Society of Fort Washington manuscript volumes and deeds collection, 1721-1978, includes records of local organizations, people, businesses, and townships, as well as multiple deeds.

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Edmund E. Plumley scrapbooks, 1974-1981 (bulk) 1960-1981 bulk, 1974-1981 (inclusive)

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1.25 linear feet

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The Keasbey and Mattison Company was a manufacturing company based in Ambler Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. At one point the world's leader in asbestos manufacturing, the company became Nicolet Industries in the 1960s and was shut down in 1987. The bulk of the Edmund E. Plumley scrapbooks, 1960-1981, cover his time as an employee of Keasbey-Madison and Nicolet, with photographs and newspaper clippings depicting the factory and his coworkers.

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Bodenstein family scrapbooks, circa 1906-1924

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0.3 linear feet

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The Bodenstein family were residents of the Fort Washington, Pennsylvania area. The Bodenstein family scrapbooks, circa 1906-1924, are comprised of two family photograph scrapbooks.

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Lavina Jago clippings scrapbooks, circa 1930-1950

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4.0 linear feet

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Lavina Jago, 1886-1974, lived in Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Lavina Jago clippings scrapbooks, circa 1930-1950, are thematically-oriented and cover topics including antiques, ships, turnpikes, George Washington, World War II, the peacetime draft, WWII aftermath, the Historical Society of Fort Washington, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania History.

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Historical Society of Fort Washington scrapbook collection, 1875-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (now a part of Upper Dublin Township and Whitemarsh Township) was settled in the 18th century by German immigrants and is a known for its role in the Revolutionary War. The Historical Society of Fort Washington scrapbook collection, 1875-1975, is comprised of anonymous scrapbooks collected by the Historical Society of Fort Washington on topics of local history.

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