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Historical Society of Pennsylvania poster and broadside collection

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Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
V94
Repository:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Extent:
2.2 linear feet (; 7 boxes, 9 flat files)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], HSP poster and broadside collection (Collection V94), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Date:
1777-circa 2005
Creator:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
HSP staff assembled this collection of broadsides, circulars, facsimiles, prints, blotters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material largely related to Philadelphia businesses and institutions. Subjects within the collection are quite varied and include auctions, banks, insurance companies, museums, printing establishments, the Civil War, labor strikes, Washingtoniana, Lincolniana (mostly remembrances of his assassination), and transportation. In addition to items documenting Philadelphia, the collection includes materials from several other Pennsylvania counties and states along the Eastern seaboard. The collection is divided into four categories: three according to location and one solely for advertisements. It is further arranged alphabetically within each category according to subject. Oversized items have been moved to flat files. A detailed inventory is available in the Historical Society’s library.

This is an artificial collection created over time by HSP staff mostly through donations and purchases of individual images or groups of prints.

Some posters in this collection were formerly part of HSP collection of World War I posters (Collection 3349), which has been disbanded. They include the Camden Civic Exposition posters (Box 7, folder 10) and Woodrow Wilson posters (Flat File 10). Large miscellaneous posters from Collection 3349 have been moved to Flat File 9.

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

Balch Institute ethnic poster collection (Collection 3212)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania war poster collection (Collection V95)

Work Projects Administration posters (Collection V99)

Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by John Armstrong
Finding Aid Date
2008
Sponsor
The processing of material from the former HSP collection of World War I posters (Collection 3349) into this collection was made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lafayette Collins III.
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Collection Inventory

Agriculture.
Folder 1
Auctions – Sales.
Folder 2
Books Manufacturers.
Folder 3
Miscellaneous.
Folder 4
Printing and Allied Trades.
Folder 5
Real Estate – Pennsylvania (except Philadelphia).
Folder 6
Real Estate – Philadelphia.
Folder 7
Real Estate – United States (except Pennsylvania).
Folder 8
Stocks.
Folder 9
Stores – Retail and Wholesale.
Folder 10
Assessments.
Folder 1
Banking and Insurance.
Folder 2
Business Houses and Manufacturing.
Folder 3
Centennial & Sesquicentennial.
Folder 4
Charities and Charitable Institutions.
Folder 5
Civil War.
Folder 6
Civil War Sanitary Commission.
Folder 7
Education.
Folder 8
Elections.
Folder 9
Fire Companies.
Folder 10
Government.
Folder 11
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Folder 1
Hospitals – Pennsylvania Hospital.
Folder 2
Hospitals – Medical.
Folder 3
Labor Strikes.
Folder 4
Learning Societies – Museums.
Folder 5
Local – Moyamensing.
Folder 6
Local – Northern Liberties.
Folder 7
Local – Spring Garden.
Folder 8
Military.
Folder 9
Miscellaneous.
Folder 10
Newspapers.
Folder 11
Politics.
Folder 12
Poor Relief – Almshouses.
Folder 13
Transportation.
Folder 14
Civil War.
Folder 1
Constitutional Conventions.
Folder 2
Elections before 1860.
Folder 3
Elections after 1866.
Folder 4
Inaugural Addresses.
Folder 5
Legislative Acts.
Folder 6
Legislature Members.
Folder 7
Local Government.
Folder 8
Local – Adams County.
Folder 1
Local – Chester County.
Folder 2
Local – Delaware County.
Folder 3
Local – Huntingdon and Lancaster County.
Folder 4
Local – Montgomery County.
Folder 5
Local – Pike County.
Folder 6
Military.
Folder 7
Politics.
Folder 8
Proclamations.
Folder 9
Transportation – Canals.
Folder 10
Transportation – Railroads.
Folder 11
Transportation – Stage Coaches.
Folder 12
Transportation – Turnpikes and Roads.
Folder 13
Civil War – 1860-1861.
Folder 1
Civil War – 1862.
Folder 2
Civil War – 1864-1865.
Folder 3
Civil War – Sanitary Commission.
Folder 4
Declaration of Independence.
Folder 5
General – 19th century.
Folder 6
General – 20th century.
Folder 7
Government.
Folder 8
Military.
Folder 9
Politics – 19th century.
Folder 1
Politics – 20th century.
Folder 2
Postal Service.
Folder 3
States – Connecticut.
Folder 4
States – Delaware.
Folder 5
States – Georgia.
Folder 6
States – Kansas (ca. 1858).
Folder 7
States – Massachusetts (1875, 1903).
Folder 8
States – New Jersey.
Folder 9
States - New Jersey - Camden Civic Exposition.
Folder 10
States – New York.
Folder 11
States – Ohio (1840, 1877).
Folder 12
States – Rhode Island.
Folder 13
Transportation – Bridges and Canals.
Folder 14
Transportation – Railroads, Ships, and Miscellaneous.
Folder 15
Washingtoniana.
Folder 16

Philadelphia – Miscellaneous.
Oversize 1
Pennsylvania – Civil War.
Oversize 2
Pennsylvania – Miscellaneous.
Oversize 3
Pennsylvania – Temperance and religion.
Oversize 4
United States – Lincolniana.
Oversize 5
United States – Military.
Oversize 6
United States – Miscellaneous.
Oversize 7, 9
United States – Transportation.
Oversize 8
United States - Woodrow Wilson.
Oversize 10

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