Organization: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ). - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Ray (Raymond) Wall is a Republican public servant in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He has served as Bensalem Treasurer (formerly known as Tax Collector) continuously since 1985, and is still in office as of 2013. He is also very involved in the local Republican party, serving as Republican Committeeman for 20 years. The Ray Wall papers, 1986-2009, include Tax Collector Files relating to Wall's work as tax collector and treasurer and Political Papers relating to local elections and Wall's role in the Republican Party.

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

Extent:: 436.4 linear feet (;1069 boxes, 85 volumes, 22 flat files)
Abstract:: The Albert M. Greenfield papers consist of correspondence, office files, appointment books, photographs, audio-visual materials, and scrapbooks spanning almost fifty years of business and personal records. The collection reflects Greenfield’s career as a real estate mogul, banker, department store developer, mortgage financier, motion-picture theater owner, hotelier, philanthropist, and Philadelphia City commissioner. He also served as delegate to national conventions of both the Democratic and the Republican parties, and was appointed to commissions by Philadelphia mayors and U.S. presidents, keeping thorough records of his involvement in multiple social, political, religious, and business organizations.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: John Frisbee Keator (1850-1910) was a representative of the 21st District in the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1897 to 1900, and a practicing attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The John F. Keator family papers, 1872-circa 1940s, consist of materials relating to the political career, work, and personal life of Keator, as well as materials (chiefly correspondence) belonging to Keator's wife and children.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 16.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Winfield South (1847-1922) moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1872 to work for the Disston & Sons Saw Works as manager and land-agent for the Disston-owned properties in the Tacony section of the city. Heavily involved in real estate, transportation, and local politics and government, South became a prominent figure in Tacony and the city at large. Like his cousins Hamilton Disston (1844-1896) - the largest single investor in Florida's history - and Jacob Disston (1862-1938), South was involved with the development of central Florida. The Thomas W. South papers, 1861-1919, primarily consist of correspondence and legal papers that document South's various political and business engagements in Philadelphia. The collection also contains correspondence of the St. Petersburg Investment Company, 1905-1919 (bulk 1911-1912), an organization founded by Jacob Disston and fellow Philadelphian investors to finance development projects in and around Disston lands in Florida. Court...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Tacony [Contact Us]

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: William E. Durrwachter (1911-2003) was a long-time member of the Edge Hill Fire Company and involved in many Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) area fire-fighter organizations. The William E. Durrwachter Collection, 1940-2002, is primarily made up of records, histories, photographs, clippings, and certificates related to various fire-fighting organizations throughout the area. There is also one scrapbook about Durrwachter's involvement with the Republican Party, 1945-1980.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 4.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Mabel Detweiler (1917-2005) was active in local Republican Party politics, particularly with the Eastern Montgomery Council of Republican Women for which she served as president from 1970 to 1973. She resided in Noble, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Mabel Detweiler files, 1958-1998, consist of campaign literature, circulars, programs, newsletters, clippings, and other ephemera relating to State and local elections, with some meeting notes and correspondence during the 1970-1973 period. The collection also includes some papers from Mabel's husband Russell's term as Abington Township Commissioner.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Paul E. Aloe served as Chairman of the Abington Township Republican Committee (ATRO) from 1971 to 1976. The Paul E. Aloe Abington Township Republican Committee Organization files, 1968-1976, are an assortment of correspondence, press releases, and other documents relating to candidate endorsements, primarily for township offices, and Montgomery County Republican Committee resignations and appointments.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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