Repository: King of Prussia Historical Society - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: King of Prussia is a village located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Named after an 18th century inn, today King of Prussia is largely known as home to office buildings and one of the largest shopping malls in America, the King of Prussia Mall. The King of Prussia Historical Society local history collection, circa 1960-2014 (bulk 1985-2014), consists of file cabinets of research materials and a digital collection of scanned items, most of which are photographs.

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Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: King of Prussia is a village located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Named after an 18th century inn, today King of Prussia is largely known as home to office buildings and one of the largest shopping malls in America, the King of Prussia Mall. The King of Prussia Historical Society audiovisual collection, 1971-2011, consists primarily of oral history interviews with local residents of King of Prussia, Upper Merion, or nearby areas.

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Extent:: 1.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Carl F. Schultheis, Jr. (born 1930) is a pediatrician at the King of Prussia Medical Center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and known as a local historian in Upper Merion Township, PA. The Carl Schultheis local history collection, 1786-2012, consists of photographs, deeds, marriage certificates, letters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting the local history and people of King of Prussia (Montgomery County, PA) and nearby areas.

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Extent:: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: King of Prussia is a village located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Named after an 18th century inn, today King of Prussia is largely known as home to office buildings and one of the largest shopping malls in America, the King of Prussia Mall. The King of Prussia Historical Society scrapbook, ledger, and indenture collection, 1837-1969, consists of scrapbooks from Upper Merion High School and the Women's Club of Upper Merion, ledgers from James Pope businesses, and two land deeds.

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Extent:: 2.25 linear feet
Abstract:: The King of Prussia Post Office and General Store was established in the late 18th century and continued in operation until the 1980s. Beginning in the late 1930s, it also housed an antiques business. The King of Prussia Post Office and General Store ledgers, 1927-1966, consist of financial ledgers, most of which relate to the general store, post office, and antiques businesses. Other ledgers include bookkeeping records and accounts with another business.

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Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: David E. Vannicelli (1926-2009) and Mary Appolonia Vannicelli (1927-2009) co-founded the King of Prussia Indians, a youth-oriented athletics program offering supervised competitive football games and related activities, such as cheerleading, in 1956. In 2013, the organization changed its name to the Upper Merion Viking Youth Football Association. The David and Mary Vannicelli collection of King of Prussia Football Association records, 1956-2010 (bulk 1990-2005), consists of administrative and financial records, newspaper clippings, event planning materials, game programs, photographs, issues of the football association's newsletter, team yearbooks, a playbook, and awards. A small amount of material pertains to the Vannicellis and the Vannicelli Foundation.

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