Call Number:

01

Repository:

Media Historic Archives Commission

Extent:

41.0 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1842-2013 (inclusive)

Creator:

Media (Pa.). Historic Archives Commission

Abstract:

The Borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, located about 12 miles outside of Philadelphia. The area was settled by Europeans beginning in the 1680s, Media became the county seat in 1850. A largely rural area prior to that point, the town grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century. About half of the materials in the Media Historic Archives Commission subject files, 1842-2013, are secondary source (newspaper clippings, narrative histories, and photocopies and transcriptions of original documents), and the other half is primary source (largely pamphlets and ephemera and photographs, with some correspondence, financial papers, organizational records, maps, and other documents). The collection focuses on various local history topics relating to Media and vicinity, such as local schools, churches, organizations and associations, people, military, black history, and other topics.

The Borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, located about 12 miles outside of Philadelphia. The area was settled by Europeans beginning in the 1680s, Media became the county seat in 1850. A largely rural area prior to that point, the town grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century. The West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad was built through Media in 1854, and trolley service to 69th Street Terminal in Philadelphia opened in 1913.

Bibliography:

Media Historic Archives Commission. "Media History." Accessed October 11, 2013. http://www.mediaborough.com/community/media-history

This collection is housed in approximately 87 boxes, organized alphabetically by subject or by year. About half of the collection is secondary-source materials, including newspaper clippings, narrative histories, and photocopies and transcriptions of original documents. The other half is primary-source materials, largely pamphlets and ephemera and photographs, with some correspondence, financial papers, organizational records, maps, and other documents. There are also some artifacts mixed in with the collection. The collection focuses on various local history topics relating to Media and vicinity, such as local schools, churches, organizations and associations, people, military, black history, and other topics. A list of subjects is available on site.

The Media Historic Archives Commission's related holdings include genealogies of local families, yearbooks from the Media High School, clippings of newspaper articles written by I. Frank Lees., and obituaries in alphabetical order.