Call Number:

05

Repository:

Media Historic Archives Commission

Extent:

13.0 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1847-circa 1975

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. The Media Historic Archives Commission local manuscripts collection, 1847-circa 1975, includes scrapbooks, ledgers, organizational records, bank records, film reels, postcards, audio and video cassettes, slides, blueprints, charters, broadsides, maps, atlases, and various other documents relating to the people, businesses, and organizations of Media.

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 includes scrapbooks, ledgers, organizational records, bank records, film reels, postcards, audio and video cassettes, slides, blueprints, charters, broadsides, maps, atlases, and various other documents relating to the people, businesses, and organizations of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Individual documents are on display or filed away. The manuscript volumes in this collection include the following: Documents from records in court house, 1855-1939 First National Bank of Delaware County capital stock certificates, circa 1940s-1950s Knights of Pythias minutes, 1888-1893 Media Borough bond registry, circa 1930-1960 Media Business Association minutes, dues, and records of cash, 1916-1961 Media Centennial scrapbook (created by David Jeffries), 1950 Media National Bank journal of mortgages, 1944 Media Title and Trust Company check stubs, 1925-1928 Minshall House scrapbook, 1975 Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania, company roll books, 1878-1894 Road Drivers Association minutes, 1901-1903 Road Runners Association, 1901 Snowden, Henry C., Jr., scrapbook (50 years in business), 1880-1930 Trust Committee of the Board of Directors of Swarthmore National Bank, 1937-1953 Unidentified business journal, circa 1924 Unidentified ledger, 1895-circa 1914 Unidentified ledger books (perhaps from Media Borough), six volumes, circa 1950s Unidentified receipt book, 1923-1927 Woman's Club of Media scrapbooks and minute book, 1894-1966