Subject: Taxation - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Federal Income Tax Project records, 1974-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 linear feet
Abstract:: In 1974, the American Law Institute began a new series of studies of federal income tax problems. The Federal Income Tax Project comprised a number of studies, including those of Subchapter C, Subchapter K, and Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code; a study of international taxation; and a study of generation-skipping transfers. The collection, 1974-1999, includes correspondence, meeting minutes, drafts, memoranda, commentary, and related materials concerning various tax-related projects conducted by the ALI from 1974 to present.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

Bensalem Township tax assessment rolls, 1986-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Settled by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was a farming community until the 1950s and 1960s when the area underwent a significant amount of suburban development. The Bensalem Township tax assessment rolls, 1986-1990, consist of 17 volumes of real estate assessment rolls.

Held at: Historical Society of Bensalem Township [Contact Us]

Hilltown Township tax assessments and checks, 1962-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Established in 1721, Hilltown Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) remained a farming community up until the end of World War II. Construction of large housing developments started at the end of the 1970s. The Hilltown Township tax assessments and checks, 1962-1992, consist primarily of various tax assessments, including real estate and occupation assessment roles and tax reports of the township, from the early to mid-1960s and the late 1980s to early 1990s. The collection also includes Hilltown Township General Tax Fund cancelled checks, check stubs, and bank account information, 1963-1966.

Held at: Historical Society of Hilltown Township [Contact Us]

Lansdale (Pa.) tax assessments, 1878-1900 (bulk) 1878-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania became a boom town during the mid-19th century when a junction of the North Pennsylvania Railroad was established where the center of the town is now located. The Borough of Lansdale was incorporated on August 24, 1872. This collection is comprised of real estate valuations of the borough for school taxation purposes, 1878-1920 with several years missing.

Held at: Lansdale Historical Society [Contact Us]

Wilson D. Puhl tax collection records, 1934-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.67 linear feet
Abstract:: Wilson D. Puhl (1906-1977) was tax collector for Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Wilson D. Puhl tax collection records, 1932-1942, are comprised of tax ledgers, receipts for taxes collected, correspondence, financial records, and reports.

Held at: Lower Pottsgrove Historical Society [Contact Us]

Seal family papers, 1752-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: William Heyburn Seal (1822-1910) settled in Birmingham Township (now Chadds Ford), Delaware County, Pennsylvania before 1850. He and his wife Deborah Twaddell, had six children. The Seal family papers, 1752-1943, include ledgers, teacher's lists, deeds, school workbooks, marriage certificates, a scrapbook, correspondence, a tax record, and many other materials from the Seal, Twaddell, and related families. Mary Emma Seal (1865-1941) and William Heyburn Seal (1822-1910) are especially well documented.

Held at: Chadds Ford Historical Society [Contact Us]

Craven Hall Historical Society local history collection, 1774-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Warminster Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania was established 1711. It was home to religious leader William Tennent, steamboat inventor John Fitch, and the world's largest human centrifuge. The Craven Hall Historical Society local history collection, 1774-1973, contains ciphering books, account books, photographs, tax ledgers, deeds, scrapbooks, and other documents from local people, families, and organizations.

Held at: Craven Hall Historical Society [Contact Us]

Concord Township tax records, 1922-1958 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Concord Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania was incorporated in 1683, and includes the four villages of Concordville, Elam, Markham and Ward. Originally in Chester County, the township became part of Delaware County when Chester County was partitioned in 1789. The Concord Township tax records, 1922-1958, consist primarily of property tax assessment volumes with some school property tax transcripts and other tax-related records. There are also records from nearby municipalities: Bethel Township, Media Borough, Thornbury Township, and Birmingham (Chadds Ford Township).

Held at: Concord Township Historical Society [Contact Us]

Township of Upper Providence records, 1954-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Upper Providence Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania was settled in 1682 and incorporated as a township in 1687. The Township of Upper Providence records, 1954-1978, consist of tax records, insurance policies, and real estate/building information for the township.

Held at: Delaware County Historical Society [Contact Us]

Quakertown Historical Society collection of ledgers and deeds, 1767-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Quakertown, Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1855, is a town located in the northeast portion of Upper Bucks County. The town remained quite small until the mid-nineteenth century, when the construction of the North Pennsylvania Railroad helped turn it into a significant commercial center. The Quakertown Historical Society collection of ledgers and deeds, 1767-1991, consists of various ledgers from different creators, as well as an assemblage of local deeds. It seems likely that the majority of ledgers are Quakertown Borough records, although many are not clearly identified. The collection also includes record books from Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, Camp #489 (Quakertown, Pa.), Powelton Cut Glass Company, and several unidentified sources.

Held at: Quakertown Historical Society [Contact Us]

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