PA Photos and Documents
Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania. You’ll be amazed by what you find!
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African American History and Culture (10 collections)
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Cheltenham Township Library System – Historic La Mott/Cheltenham Township Community
Historical records that include, programs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, papers and photos. Community representing African Americans.
Chester County History Center – David Evans Collection
This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and …
Chester County History Center – Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book
This digitized volume contains the meeting minutes of the Liberty Cornet Band dating from 1920-1932 and 1937, and includes the names of appointed officers and members of the band. The …
Free Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Tieshka Smith Photography Collection
This collection includes Photographer Tieshka Smith’s documentation of Juneteenth celebrations in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia between 2015 and 2022.
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes African-American History Collection
The collection includes various annual reports, programs, letters, financial information, newspaper clippings, and ephemera documenting the history of the African American community in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood and vicinity, from circa …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – African American History Collection
This collection contains photographs relating to African American history in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Included are topics such as: Abolition Hall, Camp William Penn, Woodmont, individuals, and cemeteries. One of the …
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American burials in Somerset County. …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos and Documents collection are …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – African American Heritage Collection
This collection focuses on the heritage of African Americans in the Johnstown region.
America250PA (2 collections)
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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – The 1976 Bicentennial in Nazareth, PA
Commemorative books, personal photographs, and objects that show how the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated 200 years of the United States of America in 1976.
New Cumberland Public Library – America250 – Bicentennial Collection
In collaboration with the America250PA celebration, New Cumberland Public Library is proud to present its collection of materials documenting Bicentennial Day celebrations in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Art and Architecture (24 collections)
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Album compiled in the 1870s by English artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins containing prints, photographs, drawings, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings related to Hawkins and his work. The album includes …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Joseph Leidy Teaching Diagrams
This collection contains sixty-four large scientific illustrations used by Joseph Leidy while teaching zoology at the University of Pennsylvania. The diagrams depict microorganisms and invertebrates namely protozoa, mollusks, annelids, crustacea …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Lucy Say Illustrations
This collection consists of pencil and watercolor drawings, hand-colored plates of North American mollusks and other animals, and early experimental etchings produced by Lucy Way Say. The collection also contains …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
This collection contains sixty-eight original washes, watercolors, and pen and ink sketches by artists and brothers, Richard Kern and Edward Kern. The illustrations were produced during a United States military …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Album of Alexander Marshal Insect Watercolors
Bound manuscript volume containing fifty-seven pages of 129 watercolor illustrations of butterflies, moths, caterpillars and chrysalids, beetles, flies, locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets; five drawings of insects with plants; and one …
Altoona Area Public Library – Architecture—Practical and Theoretical
This collection is a digitized copy of the book Architecture—Practical and Theoretical by the Beezer Brothers (1894). The Beezer brothers (Louis and Michael J.) were famous architects who originally set …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Mary E. D. Wilson Composition Collection
Compositions on abstract concepts created by a young Mary E. D. Wilson of Bellefonte, PA and written while attending the Lawrenceville Female Seminary in New Jersey circa 1851 and 1852. …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection
This collection was created by Alexander W. Scott (1926-1999) a Cheltenham principal and resident for many years. The 771 images (originally slides) show the people, homes, and neighborhoods of the …
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Township Properties
Historical Properties located in Cheltenham Township, PA which include Camptown (LaMott) Historic District placed on the National Register October 31, 1985. Prepared under the Auspices of a Grant from The …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Clarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection
This collection is comprised of images created sometime between 1928 and 1950 by Philadelphia photographer, Ida W. Pritchett. A 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Pritchett received her doctorate from …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection
James Lawrence Dillon (1859-1942) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants James and Annie Eleanor Dillon. His mother died when he was 4, and his father when he was …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection
The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Uniontown Public Library – Photos of Fayette County, PA
Walter J. “Buzz” Storey was a well-known and admired journalist/editor from Uniontown, PA. His obituary published in the September 16, 2004 edition of The Herald-Standard newspaper stated, “Storey joined the …
Business and Industry (35 collections)
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Battle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mark Fallon Collection
The Mark Fallon Collection is a labor related collection held by the Battle of Homestead Foundation Archives. The collection focuses primarily on the Mon Valley area with specific interest in …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mike Stout Collection
The Mike Stout collection spans from 1937 to 2020. The collection contains a variety of materials from political marching banners, to local union newspapers, to clothing, to paper material, to …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Letters and Notes of Colonel Samuel Miles
Approximately 150 handwritten letters and notes by Colonel Samuel Miles related to his business activities in Pennsylvania. Dates range from February 1802 to November 1805. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business …
Chester County History Center – A. D. Sharples Letterpress Book Collection
The six letterpress books of West Chester resident A. D. Sharples document his many business and philanthropic interests, and a number of letters also include news of the Sharples, Paschall, …
Jersey Shore Public Library – The Jersey Shore Historical Society – The Jersey Shore Historical Society Photographs
This collection consists of 19th and 20th century photographs of buildings, places, events, and industries relevant to the Jersey Shore, PA area. Of particular significance are photos of the Pennsylvania …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of Lancaster City and County …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1914 – 1922 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection is the third and final piece …
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Meyersdale Public Library – Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories
With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors’ permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late 1950s through the 1980s …
Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection
The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. The photographs that will …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family’s woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the US and Mexico for …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Meyersdale Republican Newspaper
Founded in 1900 by Pennsylvania State Representative Samuel Austin Kendall – who would go on to serve seven terms as a Republican in the United States Congress, from his election …
Montgomery County Community College – Betzwood Studios Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1872-1899
This collection contains a selection of various directories from 1872-1899 (not exhaustive), covering the Mahoning, Shenango, and Beaver valleys, as well as Lawrence County and the City of New Castle.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1900 -1910
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1900-1910.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1911-1918
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1911-1918 (not exhaustive).
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1921-1928
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1921-1928.
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Business Licenses Collection
This collection houses the various types of business licenses (taverns, eating houses, etc.) issued by the Cambria County Government in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Iron, Coal, and Steel Industry Collection
This collection contains items relating to the iron, coal, and steel industry in Johnstown.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Suppes Collection
This collection houses a series of historic pictures of Suppes Ford, one of the oldest businesses in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphiana
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds an extensive and unique collection of medicinal products and prescriptions from across the Philadelphia region beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Visible on each bottle …
Scranton Public Library – From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920
From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920. The photos show prominent men of …
Scranton Public Library – Out of the Wilderness: The Industrialization and Development of the the Scranton Area 1850-1865
Funded by a grant from the Willary Foundation, this collection contains letters, books, paintings, photographs, and other artifacts from the era when the Lackawanna Valley emerged from its agrarian beginnings …
Uniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
Uniontown Public Library – Old Home Week August 26 to 31, 1912 Uniontown Pennsylvania Official Program
This souvenir program is the official program booklet that was prepared for the Old Home Week celebration in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Old Home Week took place from August 26-31, 1912 in …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 2: Civil Engineering Structures
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “Civil Engineering Structures,” taught at the Wagner Free Institute of Science between 1893 and 1950. It was the …
Celebrations (15 collections)
Celebrations Subject PageClarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Historical Materials
The development of Fox Chapel Area from a quiet, detached farm community to bustling suburb can be clearly seen in the history of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, O’Hara …
Free Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Tieshka Smith Photography Collection
This collection includes Photographer Tieshka Smith’s documentation of Juneteenth celebrations in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia between 2015 and 2022.
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Nazareth Day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
The Nazareth Band and Drum Corps performed on August 6, 1939 at the New York World’s Fair in Flushing, Queens. Nazareth town residents were invited along at discounted train and …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Bicentennial 1940
The Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1940 with historical demonstrations, parades, and various memorabilia. This collection highlights photos, documents, and memorabilia from this event.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth, PA 250th Anniversary
In 1990, the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1740. To celebrate, the town held a two week long festival that included multiple parades, …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – The 1976 Bicentennial in Nazareth, PA
Commemorative books, personal photographs, and objects that show how the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated 200 years of the United States of America in 1976.
Meyersdale Public Library – Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories
With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors’ permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late 1950s through the 1980s …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Public Library 100th Anniversary
A selection of photographs and video clips from the New Castle Public Library’s 100th Anniversary celebration, October 21, 2010.
New Cumberland Public Library – America250 – Bicentennial Collection
In collaboration with the America250PA celebration, New Cumberland Public Library is proud to present its collection of materials documenting Bicentennial Day celebrations in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Town Celebrations
Photographs of various occasions celebrated by New Cumberland, including the 1906 Old Home Week and Geary Celebration, World War I Homecoming, and the dedication of the John Geary White state …
Scranton Public Library – Scranton Christmas Windows
In 2009 Gene Giancini was cleaning out a building on the West Side of Scranton. His family had operated a business in the building for 60 years, and he was …
Scranton Public Library – World War II Photos
Collection of 116 photos taken by photographer Harry Baroff. This collection contains photos from Lackawanna County of draft registrations, military departures, and parades relating to World War II.
Uniontown Public Library – Old Home Week August 26 to 31, 1912 Uniontown Pennsylvania Official Program
This souvenir program is the official program booklet that was prepared for the Old Home Week celebration in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Old Home Week took place from August 26-31, 1912 in …
Culinary Arts (1 collection)
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Scranton Public Library – Community and Church Cookbooks from Northeastern PA
This is a collection of cookbooks mostly dating from the 1960’s and 1970’s. They are all from Northeastern PA and contain many ethnic and cultural recipes.
Disability History (4 collections)
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Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Box Collection/Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pamphlet Box Collection/ Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf consists of nine annual reports, from 1883, and one for each year from 1917-1924 inclusive. It also includes five copies of …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes Welfare History Collection
The Welfare History Collection documents the roles and importance of several welfare organizations formerly located in and/ or associated with the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia spanning the years circa 1881-1921. …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Mount Airy campus
This collection contains items related to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s main campus located in the Mount Airy section of Northwest Philadelphia from 1892-1984. This campus was a spacious, 33 …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Disasters and Calamities (1 collection)
Disasters and Calamities Subject PageNew Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
Film History (1 collection)
Film History Subject PageMontgomery County Community College – Betzwood Studios Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County …
First Responders (2 collections)
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Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department History
Meyersdale’s first responder community serves as a key component in keeping the area safe should an emergency arise. It’s difficult to imagine the town without a fire department to serve …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Genealogy (22 collections)
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C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – The History of the Borough of Edgewood
Regionally significant history of the Borough of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. This collection includes bound book, personal recollections and a multitude of photographs.
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – John Blair Linn Photo Album
Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 black and white images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his …
Chester County History Center – Chester County Archives and Record Services – Chester County Board of Relief
This collections represents all extant records of the Chester County Board of Relief from 1861 through 1865. The Chester County Board of Relief was set up by the Act of …
Chester County History Center – Ennion Cook Account Book Collection
The digitized account book of Ennion Cook consists of 256 scanned pages and dates from 1798 to 1836. Found within this volume are Cook’s financial records as a school teacher, …
Chester County History Center – John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)
This digitized volume is a copy of John Churchman’s survey work of the Nottingham Lots. The location of the original is unknown. Gilbert Cope, a Chester County, Pa. historian and …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – Timothy Kirk Memorandum Book Collection
These three digitized memorandum books belonged to Timothy Kirk, born circa 1786 in West Marlborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married Orpha Strode (or Stroud) (1796-1875) on April 5, 1821, and …
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
Martinsburg Community Library – George Liebegott Genealogy Collection
The digitization of the eight index volumes of the George Liebegott Genealogy Collection is the first stage of indexing the entire 247 volumes of the collections. The eight volume index …
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American burials in Somerset County. …
Meyersdale Public Library – Captain William (Will) Lewis Judy
This collection includes photographs and correspondence pertaining to Captain Will Judy, a famous son of Garrett, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Born in 1891 and raised in this small coal …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Meyersdale Public Library – William Henry Welfley Scrapbook Collection
Born in 1840 in Salisbury, Somerset County, photographer, author and Civil War veteran William Henry Welfley would earn a reputation as “the county’s historian.” Serving 19 terms as burgess of …
New Cumberland Public Library – Roland Benjamin collection
This collection includes photographs and letters left by the Benjamin estate, primarily from the early 1900s. Mr. Benjamin grew up in northern Pennsylvania and moved to the Harrisburg area in …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – African American Heritage Collection
This collection focuses on the heritage of African Americans in the Johnstown region.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Wilmore Collection
The town of Wilmore was founded around 1800 by Godfrey Wilmore a former slave from Maryland and his former indentured wife Mary. The Wilmore’s operated a sawmill and were close …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book
The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth …
Scranton Public Library – Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania: Vital Records
This collection features birth, death, and disease records for residents of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, starting in the mid 1890’s. These early records provides access to genealogical and historical information.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Civil War Grave Registrations
This collection contains the grave registrations forms of veterans of the Civil War buried in Lehigh County, PA. Upon burial these forms were filed with the local Veterans Affairs. Most …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historic Books
The Historic Books collection contains local history and books of historical nature from around the Lehigh Valley. This collection also contains unpublished family history research records of private researchers, which …
Government and Politics (10 collections)
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Letters and Notes of Colonel Samuel Miles
Approximately 150 handwritten letters and notes by Colonel Samuel Miles related to his business activities in Pennsylvania. Dates range from February 1802 to November 1805. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business …
Chester County History Center – Chester County Archives and Record Services – Chester County Board of Relief
This collections represents all extant records of the Chester County Board of Relief from 1861 through 1865. The Chester County Board of Relief was set up by the Act of …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Meyersdale Public Library – From Dale City to Meyersdale
Before the southern Somerset County community of Meyersdale was incorporated as “Meyersdale” on February 19, 1874, it was known as “Dale City.” On May 2, 1870, a petition to incorporate …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Rockwood Borough History
Incorporated in 1857, the Borough of Rockwood was significantly boosted by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line running through the town – most specifically its passenger service. When that passenger …
Meyersdale Public Library – William Henry Welfley Scrapbook Collection
Born in 1840 in Salisbury, Somerset County, photographer, author and Civil War veteran William Henry Welfley would earn a reputation as “the county’s historian.” Serving 19 terms as burgess of …
New Cumberland Public Library – Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
This collection contains scanned images of scrapbooks from individuals and organizations related to New Cumberland. Themes vary from book to book. One scrapbook contains statistics and news articles about the …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories
Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories were published by the Chamber for township residents. Each booklet contains information on local businesses and community resources. This digital …
Immigrant Experience (15 collections)
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Bethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Deutsche Ansiedelungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) records
The Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) was founded in 1836 by a group of German Philadelphians whose goal was to found a German colony somewhere in …
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Papers, 1771-1786
Miscellaneous papers of Lutheran clergyman Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including two versions of a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Barren Hill, Pa. …
German Society of Pennsylvania – John F. Ballier Civil War Journal
This Civil War Journal of General John F. Ballier records the battlefield activity of the 98th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, which Ballier led between May 4-July 2, 1864.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat
This collection consists of the daily German language newspaper “Der Demokrat”. Variant titles are: Philadelphia Demokrat, Philadelphia Demokrat und Anzeiger der Deutschen, and Philadelphier Demokrat. It merged with the Morgen …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat (1838)
This newspaper was edited & published by Hermann Burckhardt & Georg Rottenstein, May 1838-?, then by Georg Rottenstein alone. Not to be confused with Der Demokrat, 1839-1918.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Singing Societies Collection
This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania’s archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Since its founding in 1764, the German Society provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community. The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book
The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth …
Latin American History and Culture (1 collection)
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Saint Joseph’s University – Beltran Kropp Papers
Prime Minister of Peru from 1959-1961, and Minister of Finance in 1959. Miriam Kropp Beltran worked for IBM from 1939-1943, and for the US Department of State in Washington, DC …
Law and Criminal Justice (3 collections)
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum – David Lewis, Counterfeiter and Robber
David Lewis was a notorious outlaw who died in the Bellefonte, PA jail in July 1820. The legendary counterfeiter and robber became known as the “Robin Hood of Pennsylvania” as …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Business Licenses Collection
This collection houses the various types of business licenses (taverns, eating houses, etc.) issued by the Cambria County Government in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Scranton Public Library – Department of Public Safety Mug Shot Collection: 1903-1909
This collection contains police photographs taken at the time of police booking for the Scranton Police Department from 1903-1909. Contains information about their arrest and the arresting officer(s).
LGBTQIA+ History (1 collection)
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Erie County Public Library – Erie Gay News
This collection of newsletters and newspapers includes activities, events, meetings, and news for Erie’s LGBTQ community from 1992-present. This publication included titles such as: Erie Gay Community Newsletter, Erie Gay …
Library History (13 collections)
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Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Aliquippa Area Selected Newspaper Clippings
A collection of selected newspaper clippings concerning B.F. Jones Memorial Library and the surrounding area.
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Selected Photographs Aliquippa Area
This is a small collection of photographs of Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial library and the surrounding area.
Chester County History Center – Acoccidologists Travel Diary Collection
The diary of Chester County travels undertaken by Thomas L. Montgomery (the “Dragon”), John Thomson (“St. George”), Edward J. Nolan (“General Wheeler”), and Clarence Kates (the “Cherub”) consists of 79 …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Public Library Reports
These booklets are the annual and biannual reports for the Erie Public Library. They date back to 1899 when the library opened to the public. Some include reports for the …
Free Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Building History
The collection includes institutional archives and local historical materials about the history of the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library in the historic Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Records of …
James V. Brown Library – Historic Documents
This collection contains historic documents about the James V. Brown Library of Williamsport, PA, including Annual Reports and minutes from Board of Trustee meetings.
Meyersdale Public Library – The History Behind the Meyersdale Public Library
The Meyersdale Public Library dates back to 1938, when the Meyersdale Woman’s Club, under the direction of Frances Livengood Imler, appointed a committee to plan for the establishment of a …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Public Library 100th Anniversary
A selection of photographs and video clips from the New Castle Public Library’s 100th Anniversary celebration, October 21, 2010.
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Public Library Collection
Photographs of the New Cumberland Public Library and library functions, as well as some flyers and documents from library programs, primarily from 1975 on.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Northern Cambria Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, connected to boroughs and townships in Northern Cambria County and Northern Cambria Public Library.
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Local Newspapers (43 collections)
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Ambler Gazette Collection – Wissahickon Valley Public Library
The Wissahickon Valley Public Library: Ambler Gazette Collection is a joint effort with the Fort Washington Historical Society to preserve the society’s collection of the Ambler Gazette. This collection is …
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall – Carnegie Union Newspaper, 1888-1941
This collection includes issues of the Carnegie Union newspaper from 1888-1941, covering news from the Pittsburgh region with a focus on the Borough of Carnegie.
Bellwood-Antis Public Library – Bellwood Bulletin Collection
The Bellwood Bulletin weekly newspaper provides a unique glimpse into the cultural, economic, political, religious and social activities of Bellwood and the surrounding areas from 1889-1946. The format of newspaper …
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Aliquippa Area Selected Newspaper Clippings
A collection of selected newspaper clippings concerning B.F. Jones Memorial Library and the surrounding area.
Carnegie Library of Homestead – Homestead Newspaper Collection 1881-1979
The Homestead Newspaper Collection consists of scanned microfilm of various newspapers from the Steel Valley between 1881 and 1979. Titles included are: The Local News, The Homestead Times, The Mirror, …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – The Homestead Daily News, News Messenger, & Daily Messenger 1897-1979
Newspaper printed about news in Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Mifflin Township, Six Mile Ferry, Hays Township, and Brown’s Station. The Homestead Daily Messenger was the daily newspaper to follow the Local …
Conshohocken Free Library – The Recorder Newspaper
The Conshohocken Recorder, April 1, 1882 – September 9, 1954.
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gay News
This collection of newsletters and newspapers includes activities, events, meetings, and news for Erie’s LGBTQ community from 1992-present. This publication included titles such as: Erie Gay Community Newsletter, Erie Gay …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gazette 1820-1825
One of the Erie area’s earliest, substantial newspapers, The Erie Gazette was printed and published by Joseph M. Sterrett. It was printed weekly and had a republican slant.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Die Freie Presse
Digitized microfilm of Die Freie Presse, a Philadelphia local German newspaper with issues from 1848 through 1887.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat
This collection consists of the daily German language newspaper “Der Demokrat”. Variant titles are: Philadelphia Demokrat, Philadelphia Demokrat und Anzeiger der Deutschen, and Philadelphier Demokrat. It merged with the Morgen …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat (1838)
This newspaper was edited & published by Hermann Burckhardt & Georg Rottenstein, May 1838-?, then by Georg Rottenstein alone. Not to be confused with Der Demokrat, 1839-1918.
Juniata College – Huntingdon County Historical Newspapers
This digital collection contains the archive of the Huntingdon Gazette and the Huntingdon Journal. The Huntingdon Gazette is the first successful newspaper on the town of Huntingdon and covers late …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1834-1854 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1855-1872 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
LancasterHistory – Lititz Newspaper Collection
This collection contains issues from 1877 to 1936 of the Lititz Record and from 1937-2001 of its successor, the Lititz Record Express.
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1873-1890 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1891-1910 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1911-1950 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Laughlin Memorial Library – Ambridge Historic Newspaper Collection
Microfilm collection of early Ambridge, PA, newspapers beginning in 1904.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Item Newspaper
An independent family newspaper devoted to literature, local and general intelligence. Published 1891-1975.
Mengle Memorial Library – The Punxsutawney Spirit Newspaper
Welcome to the Mengle Memorial Library’s Punxsutawney Spirit Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Punxsutawney Spirit represents a significant regional newspaper in central western …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Commercial Newspaper
Founded by Civil War Veteran Luther A. Smith in 1878, the Meyersdale Commercial was published weekly each Friday morning. This collection, containing issues of the Commercial from 1881 through 1912, …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Meyersdale Republican Newspaper
Founded in 1900 by Pennsylvania State Representative Samuel Austin Kendall – who would go on to serve seven terms as a Republican in the United States Congress, from his election …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Somerset County Times (Rockwood, Pa.) Newspaper
The Somerset County Times made its debut on November 3, 1883. Introduced to the public as “a journal of independent thought” – as would be noted on page two of …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Community Archives – Hotel Hershey Highlights
“Hotel Hershey Highlights” was a weekly newsletter distributed from May 5, 1934 through April 28, 1951. “Highlights” covers a time period during which no local newspapers were published, shedding light …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey News Newspaper 1953-1964
Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). A small town newspaper, there were many local citizens …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Press Collection
“The Hershey Press (alternatively published as ”Hershey’s Weekly” or “Hershey’s The Progressive Weekly”) was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township …
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Local News
Several issues of Town Topics newspaper published in New Cumberland (1905 and 1907). Clippings and photocopies of clippings from 1881-1889, featuring New Cumberland residents and businesses in local newspapers, probably …
Osterhout Free Library – Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent
This collection contains the archive of the “Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent” newspaper from 1913 through 1958. This newspaper is historically significant to the region, state and nation in many ways since …
Peters Township Public Library – Preview: A Newsletter for Peters Township, 1983-2009
Preview was a newsletter published by Peters Township from 1983 to 2009. The newsletter reported on topics including township news, staff appointments, construction projects, and library and recreational events.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township News 1958-1959
Peters Township News was a weekly newspaper published by the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce. This collection includes an incomplete run of issues dating from February 1958 to April 1959.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township News Progress 1959-1970
Peters Township News Progress was a weekly newspaper covering Peters Township and nearby communities. For a time, it served as the official newspaper for Peters Township and the Peters Township …
Peters Township Public Library – The Commerce News 1955-1958
The Commerce News was a monthly newspaper published by the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce from approximately 1955 to 1958. Run is missing issues. The Commerce News was succeeded by …
Scranton Public Library – Mid-Valley News
This newspaper is dedicated to over ten years of news and stories from the mid valley of Lackawanna County. The townships and boroughs represented are Archbald, Jermyn, Jessup, Olyphant, Blakely …
Scranton Public Library – The Cricket: A 20 Page Illustrated Paper
A high society illustrated paper published in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It contains humor, illustrations, social commentary, news and advertisements. The name “The Cricket” came from the saying “as lively as a …
Scranton Public Library – The Metro
A newspaper covering local interest stories including arts, news, special interest stories, and crime in Scranton, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
Sewickley Public Library – Sewickley Herald Collection
The collection is the digitized microfilm archive of the Sewickley Herald from 1902-2012. The Sewickley Herald is a local, weekly newspaper that is significant in documenting the history of the …
St. Marys Public Library – The St. Marys Daily Press
The daily newspaper covering events in St. Marys, PA, located in Elk County. The newspaper begins in 1911 and is still currently printing.
Swarthmore Public Library – The Swarthmorean Newspaper, 1914-2008
This collection includes some of Swarthmore’s earliest newspapers, including the Swarthmore News followed by its still current paper, The Swarthmorean.
The Baldwin School Archives – Hourglass Newspaper Collection
The Baldwin School Hourglass Newspaper Collection includes selections from the Hourglass newspaper of The Baldwin School, which was first printed in 1945.
West Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
Medicine and Health (13 collections)
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Chester County History Center – William Darlington Diary Collection
William Darlington was born in Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania, on May 28, 1782. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1804 and spent most of his …
Chester County History Center – William Riley Blakeslee Diary Collection
The two digitized diaries of William Riley Blakeslee consist of 538 scanned pages and date from January 1862 to December 1863. Found within the diaries are accounts of his service …
College of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County COVID-19 Oral Histories
This collection of audio-only interviews show the impact that COVID-19 had on businesses, local government, the healthcare sector, educational intuitions, non-profits, and houses of worship. Community leaders were invited to …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Community Hospital
After nearly eight years of preparation and construction that began with a 1944 discussion among Meyersdale Rotary Club members, the Meyersdale Community Hospital opened its doors to the public on …
New Cumberland Public Library – William D. Bailey 1863 Civil War Diary
William D. Bailey, from Dillsburg, Pa., served as a surgeon with the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Colonel Sirwell. He enlisted March 14, 1863, was promoted from Assistant Surgeon, July 26, …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cresson Sanatorium
In 1900, there were 34 sanatoriums in the United States. By 1925 there were 536. The Cresson Sanatorium was one of the earlier sanatoriums and provides a record of life …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphiana
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds an extensive and unique collection of medicinal products and prescriptions from across the Philadelphia region beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Visible on each bottle …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Certificates
Various certificates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy alumni.
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Rosina Heydrich’s Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819
An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member …
Scranton Public Library – The Story of the Community Medical Center
Contains over 100 photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, and other items from the century-long history of this storied health care provider.
Music (7 collections)
Music Subject PageByzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Prostopinije
Prostopinije (Slav. prostopinije, “simple chant”) is the traditional liturgical chant of the Rusyn peoples of the Carpathian Mountains, and of their descendants who emigrated to other parts of the world. …
Chester County History Center – Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book
This digitized volume contains the meeting minutes of the Liberty Cornet Band dating from 1920-1932 and 1937, and includes the names of appointed officers and members of the band. The …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Singing Societies Collection
This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania’s archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Kelly Korps
In 1947 Meyersdale’s Charles E. Kelly American Legion Post 112 organized its own Drum & Bugle Corps. Consisting of Meyersdale area Veterans of World War II, the local corps became …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
Reading Area Community College – Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection
Although Reading Area Community College’s Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music from the late 1800s to the 1970s, this digital collection only includes items that should be in …
Native American and Indigenous People's History and Culture (7 collections)
Native American and Indigenous People's History and Culture Subject PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
This collection contains sixty-eight original washes, watercolors, and pen and ink sketches by artists and brothers, Richard Kern and Edward Kern. The illustrations were produced during a United States military …
Chester County History Center – Halliday Jackson Collection
This collection contains 11 volumes of writings and additional manuscripts, ca. 1793-1818, composed or transcribed by Halliday Jackson. These manuscripts primarily relate to his observations on Seneca Native American life, …
Chester County History Center – Rebecca Townsend Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Rebecca Townsend Brown describes time spent accompanying her husband, career army officer Major William H. Brown, during his service with the 18th Infantry in Arizona and …
Chester County History Center – Walter Finney Diary Collection
The digitized diaries of Walter Finney consist of three volumes with accompanying typed transcripts and date from 1778 to 1786. The diaries document Walter Finney’s observations and notes during his …
Chester County History Center – William H. Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of William H. Brown (1827-1883) details information from specific times in his life during his service with the army. Born to William H. and Lydia P. Brown …
Mengle Memorial Library – The Punxsutawney Spirit Newspaper
Welcome to the Mengle Memorial Library’s Punxsutawney Spirit Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Punxsutawney Spirit represents a significant regional newspaper in central western …
Warren Library Association – Kinzua Scrapbooks
Three scrapbooks full of photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, etc. pertaining to Kinzua and Corydon townships, the Cornplanter Grant and the Seneca Nation, the Kinzua Dam, the Allegheny Reservoir, etc.
Natural Disasters (11 collections)
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Altoona Area Public Library – The Great Flood of 1977
This collection consists of a digitized copy of the 1977 pamphlet titled, The Great Flood of 1977: A Story of Catastrophe in the Conemaugh Valley.
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Kittanning Public Library – Kittanning’s Natural Disasters
This collection contains photos from fires, floods and tornados from the 1900’s.
Meyersdale Public Library – 1998 Southern Somerset County Tornadoes Oral Histories
On the evenings of May 31 and June 2, 1998, tornadoes swept through Southern Somerset County, shocking local residents with the occurrence of such an unusual weather event in this …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Flood of 1936
Photographs of New Cumberland during the Flood of 1936 which occurred March 18-20, 1936 when warmer weather caused the winter’s heavy accumulation of snow and ice to melt. Situated along …
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Hurricane Agnes Flood Photographs
This collection includes photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that completely destroyed Survey offices, lab equipment, and the library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the breaking of the South Fork Dam caused the single greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States: the Great Johnstown Flood. It is …
Scranton Public Library – Natural Disasters in NePA–Hurricane Diane
In August 1955 flooding caused by Hurricane Diane devastated the Scranton area. This collection contains rare photos, video interviews with witnesses, TV footage, and other items pertaining to the disaster.
Warren Library Association – Historic Flood Control (1943)
An archive of papers examining historical flood control and new proposals under construction during the 1930’s and 40’s.
Wilkes University – Hurricane Agnes Flood photographs
These are photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that devastated the Wyoming Valley, specifically Wilkes-Barre and the Wilkes College campus.
Natural History (22 collections)
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Album compiled in the 1870s by English artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins containing prints, photographs, drawings, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings related to Hawkins and his work. The album includes …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Joseph Leidy Teaching Diagrams
This collection contains sixty-four large scientific illustrations used by Joseph Leidy while teaching zoology at the University of Pennsylvania. The diagrams depict microorganisms and invertebrates namely protozoa, mollusks, annelids, crustacea …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Lucy Say Illustrations
This collection consists of pencil and watercolor drawings, hand-colored plates of North American mollusks and other animals, and early experimental etchings produced by Lucy Way Say. The collection also contains …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Album of Alexander Marshal Insect Watercolors
Bound manuscript volume containing fifty-seven pages of 129 watercolor illustrations of butterflies, moths, caterpillars and chrysalids, beetles, flies, locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets; five drawings of insects with plants; and one …
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – Lewis White Williams Diary Collection
The two digitized diaries of Lewis White Williams consist of 102 scanned pages and date from July to August of 1857. Found within the diaries are descriptions of geologic formations, …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Letterpress Copybook
The digitized copybook of William Darlington consists of 170 scanned pages and dates from 1845 to 1851. Found within the bound volume are handwritten ink-on-paper transcriptions of Darlington’s outbound correspondence …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Maps
This collection contains maps of Erie County, PA. which have been scanned from the collection at the Erie County Public Library’s Heritage Room. We have selected maps that are not …
New Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection
This collection is comprised of images created sometime between 1928 and 1950 by Philadelphia photographer, Ida W. Pritchett. A 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Pritchett received her doctorate from …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection
James Lawrence Dillon (1859-1942) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants James and Annie Eleanor Dillon. His mother died when he was 4, and his father when he was …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection
Jay Veeder Hare (1878 -1953) was born in Schodack, New York. He attended the Peirce School in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University Law School. He began his long career …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection
The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Louise Bush-Brown Image Collection
This collection documents the history of the Neighborhood Garden Association of Philadelphia founded in 1953 by noted horticulturist, activist, author and educator Louise Bush-Brown. The images depict the earliest collaborative …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection
The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection
This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Conchology, consisting of an Introductory lecture followed by 15 topical lectures. They were written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner Free …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Manuscripts of Lectures on Mineralogy by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Mineralogy, consisting of two Introductory lectures and 24 topical lectures. The lecture series was written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner …
Natural Science (1 collection)
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Historic Trees of the Delaware Valley and Maryland Photographs
This collection consists of black and white photographs taken circa 1930 of various tree species found in the Delaware Valley and Maryland that were assembled by the Academy of Natural …
Pennsylvania History (99 collections)
Pennsylvania History Subject PageAltoona Area Public Library – Architecture—Practical and Theoretical
This collection is a digitized copy of the book Architecture—Practical and Theoretical by the Beezer Brothers (1894). The Beezer brothers (Louis and Michael J.) were famous architects who originally set …
Altoona Area Public Library – Blair County Historic Reports
This collection contains historic reports and surveys from the Blair County area.
Altoona Area Public Library – Blair County Oral Histories
This collection contains oral histories of the Blair County region of Pennsylvania. The interviews pertain to events that happened in Blair County or stories of Blair County residents.
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Altoona Area Public Library – The Great Flood of 1977
This collection consists of a digitized copy of the 1977 pamphlet titled, The Great Flood of 1977: A Story of Catastrophe in the Conemaugh Valley.
Bedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Selected Photographs Aliquippa Area
This is a small collection of photographs of Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial library and the surrounding area.
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – American Marketplace Collection
American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Industry, Mining, & Technology Journals
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. This section of the Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a compilation of almost two dozen 19th …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Carnegie Mellon University – Andrew Carnegie Online Archive
This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie’s bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use a part of their curriculum.
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Bellefonte Governors’ Papers
Bellefonte has been home to seven governors, five of whom were Governors of Pennsylvania. This collection features correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of their authorship as well as other artifacts connected …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Letterpress Copybook
The digitized copybook of William Darlington consists of 170 scanned pages and dates from 1845 to 1851. Found within the bound volume are handwritten ink-on-paper transcriptions of Darlington’s outbound correspondence …
Chester County Library & District Center – Northern Chester County Historic Photographs
This collection contains photographs of Northern Chester County in the first decades of the 1900’s.
Clarion Free Library – World War I
This collection contains images of photographs, letters, and other memorabilia and resources contributed by the community documenting the impact of World War I on Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …
Conshohocken Free Library – Minutes of the Town Council Collection
Minutes of the Town Council of the Borough of Conshohocken, Volume 1, July 1850 – March 1874 Collection.
Crawford County Federated Library System – Meadville Local History Collection
The Meadville Local History Collection is a condensed sketch of the early history of Meadville, Pennsylvania which covers the city’s natural resources and a portrayal of leading industries educational, financial, …
Friends’ Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends’ Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in 1845. The school has …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Box Collection/Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pamphlet Box Collection/ Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf consists of nine annual reports, from 1883, and one for each year from 1917-1924 inclusive. It also includes five copies of …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes African-American History Collection
The collection includes various annual reports, programs, letters, financial information, newspaper clippings, and ephemera documenting the history of the African American community in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood and vicinity, from circa …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes Welfare History Collection
The Welfare History Collection documents the roles and importance of several welfare organizations formerly located in and/ or associated with the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia spanning the years circa 1881-1921. …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
James V. Brown Library – Historic Documents
This collection contains historic documents about the James V. Brown Library of Williamsport, PA, including Annual Reports and minutes from Board of Trustee meetings.
James V. Brown Library – Lycoming County Digital Photo Archive
Over two thousand (2,000) local historical photographs, drawings and images of old Lycoming County, PA. can be found here. Images are shown in a small version for browsing or as …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Knoxville Public Library – Knoxville, Pennsylvania 1880-1920
Photographs of Knoxville, Pennsylvania, including adjacent Deerfield Township.
Lancaster Public Library – Local History
This is a collection of documents, photographs, and monographs relating to the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of Lancaster City and County …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1914 – 1922 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection is the third and final piece …
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
Meyersdale Public Library – Maple Valley Park & Pool
Nestled within the picturesque countryside outside of Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Maple Valley Parks’ community swimming pool was once a vibrant center of summer joy. Although the pool first opened …
Meyersdale Public Library – Old-Time Meyersdale Photographs
These scenes are among the oldest images of Meyersdale and its residents known to exist. Captured in the southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, town during the early 20th century, they reflect …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey News Newspaper 1953-1964
Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). A small town newspaper, there were many local citizens …
New Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
New Castle Public Library – History Room Documents
Publications of historical significance about New Castle and the surrounding Lawrence County area.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1872-1899
This collection contains a selection of various directories from 1872-1899 (not exhaustive), covering the Mahoning, Shenango, and Beaver valleys, as well as Lawrence County and the City of New Castle.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1900 -1910
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1900-1910.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1911-1918
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1911-1918 (not exhaustive).
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1921-1928
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1921-1928.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Public Library 100th Anniversary
A selection of photographs and video clips from the New Castle Public Library’s 100th Anniversary celebration, October 21, 2010.
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Flood of 1936
Photographs of New Cumberland during the Flood of 1936 which occurred March 18-20, 1936 when warmer weather caused the winter’s heavy accumulation of snow and ice to melt. Situated along …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Public Library Collection
Photographs of the New Cumberland Public Library and library functions, as well as some flyers and documents from library programs, primarily from 1975 on.
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photograph Collection
This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Bailey Collection
This collection contains photographs from Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and other vacation locations visited by the Bailey Family in the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cresson Sanatorium
In 1900, there were 34 sanatoriums in the United States. By 1925 there were 536. The Cresson Sanatorium was one of the earlier sanatoriums and provides a record of life …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Klahre Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, letters, and personal memorabilia connected to the Klahre family.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Northern Cambria Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, connected to boroughs and townships in Northern Cambria County and Northern Cambria Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the breaking of the South Fork Dam caused the single greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States: the Great Johnstown Flood. It is …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Louise Bush-Brown Image Collection
This collection documents the history of the Neighborhood Garden Association of Philadelphia founded in 1953 by noted horticulturist, activist, author and educator Louise Bush-Brown. The images depict the earliest collaborative …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection
The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection
This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show …
Peters Township Public Library – Historic Images and Documents Collection
A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s …
Peters Township Public Library – Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project
This collection contains oral histories conducted as part of Peters Township Public Library’s Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project. Interviews with long time Peters Township residents took place …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County History
Folklore of the Schuylkill Canal, by John B. Bowman and other items relating to local history. The Bowman title is a collection of memories recorded by the author about Schuylkill …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Scranton Public Library – Celebrating Our Towns: Lackawanna Co. Centennial Books and Community Histories
Lackawanna County has many different towns, townships, cities, and boroughs. This collection gives histories of how those places developed. Most of the books in this collection are centennial projects.
Scranton Public Library – Century Club of Scranton
The Century Club of Scranton is a women’s club that was founded in 1911 by prominent women of Scranton. During the long history, which continues today, the club hosts a …
Scranton Public Library – Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series
Funded by a grant from the Scranton Area Foundation, this collection contains streaming video of over 50 readings by nationally renowned poets such as W.S. Merwin, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, …
Scranton Public Library – From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920
From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920. The photos show prominent men of …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – Nay Aug Amusement Park–The Strohl Collection
Karl and Ralph Strohl owned and operated the Nay Aug Amusement Park for nearly 70 years. These photos are from their personal collection.
Scranton Public Library – Out of the Wilderness: The Industrialization and Development of the the Scranton Area 1850-1865
Funded by a grant from the Willary Foundation, this collection contains letters, books, paintings, photographs, and other artifacts from the era when the Lackawanna Valley emerged from its agrarian beginnings …
Scranton Public Library – Scranton Christmas Windows
In 2009 Gene Giancini was cleaning out a building on the West Side of Scranton. His family had operated a business in the building for 60 years, and he was …
Scranton Public Library – The Story of the Community Medical Center
Contains over 100 photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, and other items from the century-long history of this storied health care provider.
Sewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
Summerville Public Library – Summerville Story Project
The Summerville, Pennsylvania Story Project is a collection of documents, photos, and other memorabilia intended to present the human side of Summerville. The collection material dates from the occupancy by …
The Kiski School – The Kiski School Digital Collection
The Kiskiminetas Springs School was founded in 1888 by Andrew Wilson who believed its location by the Kiskiminetas River to be an ideal environment for educating young men to continue …
Ulysses Library Association – Phil Bennett Collection
The Phil Bennett Collection is a collection of photographs provided by a patron. It contains photos of people and places in the Ulysses and surrounding Potter County area.
Ulysses Library Association – Ulysses History
This collection contains artifacts, documents, newspaper items, photographs, and transcripts related to the people, items, and events in the history of Ulysses (Lewisville), PA from the late 1800s through the …
Uniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland Oral Histories
Partnering with Upper Moreland Historical Association, UMFPL records oral histories pertaining to living in Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township, and the surrounding area.
Warren Library Association – Historic Flood Control (1943)
An archive of papers examining historical flood control and new proposals under construction during the 1930’s and 40’s.
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
Warren Library Association – The Allegheny Pilot
Provides a detailed navigational study of the river during the era of early rafting and lumbering.
Warren Library Association – The Carnival, First Presbyterian Church, 1899
The Carnival was a weeklong fundraiser event of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, PA, featuring internationally and hobby themed booths, meals, and a daily publication. It was held from …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historic Books
The Historic Books collection contains local history and books of historical nature from around the Lehigh Valley. This collection also contains unpublished family history research records of private researchers, which …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historical Photographs
This collection contains historical photographs of the Lehigh Valley.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters
The Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters collection spans a time frame from 1879 – 1887. These letters cover a broad range of topics spanning sports, social activities, illness, education, weather …
Wilkes University – Hurricane Agnes Flood photographs
These are photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that devastated the Wyoming Valley, specifically Wilkes-Barre and the Wilkes College campus.
Williamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
Pennsylvania History-Civil War (20 collections)
Pennsylvania History-Civil War Subject PageCentre County Library and Historical Museum – Centre County Gregg Post No. 95 GAR Veteran Books
1-Gregg Post No. 95 Civil War Sketch book consisting of over 95 handwritten record of war service for each Post member, including state governor Andrew Curtin. Transcription with addendum notes …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – John Blair Linn’s Trip to the Gettysburg Battlefield
Original handwritten version of John Blair Linn’s trip with new transcription; each of the 19 objects collected on the battlefield, with a description of what the object shows or represents …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Keller Letters
The family of Henry Keller were residents of Boalsburg, Pa. in the 1800’s. Sophie Keller, daughter of Henry and Margaretta (nee Schneck), is significant because of her participation in a …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – P. Benner Wilson Letters
Fifty-six handwritten letters from P. Benner Wilson (Bellefonte, PA resident and Officer in the 2nd PA Cavalry) to his brothers and sister dated from July 16, 1861 to March 30, …
Chester County History Center – Chester County Archives and Record Services – Chester County Board of Relief
This collections represents all extant records of the Chester County Board of Relief from 1861 through 1865. The Chester County Board of Relief was set up by the Act of …
Chester County History Center – Jacob M. March Diary Collection
These two volumes belonged to Jacob M. March (1840-1913) who served with Company G in the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, having mustered June 6, 1861, and been discharged June 13, …
Chester County History Center – Thomas S. Bell Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Thomas S. Bell was kept from January 1862 to September 1862 while he was a Lt. Colonel with the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteers. The unit saw action …
Chester County History Center – William Riley Blakeslee Diary Collection
The two digitized diaries of William Riley Blakeslee consist of 538 scanned pages and date from January 1862 to December 1863. Found within the diaries are accounts of his service …
Chester County History Center – William W. Heed Diary Collection
These two digitized diaries were kept by William W. Heed (1843-1927) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, while he served in the armed forces during the Civil War. Stationed first in Annapolis, …
Erie County Public Library – Grand Army of the Republic: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Strong Vincent Post No. 67
Grand Army of the Republic: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Strong Vincent Post No. 67 is a two volume collection of large format single-page biographies. Each sketch is …
German Society of Pennsylvania – John F. Ballier Civil War Journal
This Civil War Journal of General John F. Ballier records the battlefield activity of the 98th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, which Ballier led between May 4-July 2, 1864.
Historical Society of Montgomery County – African American History Collection
This collection contains photographs relating to African American history in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Included are topics such as: Abolition Hall, Camp William Penn, Woodmont, individuals, and cemeteries. One of the …
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American burials in Somerset County. …
New Cumberland Public Library – William D. Bailey 1863 Civil War Diary
William D. Bailey, from Dillsburg, Pa., served as a surgeon with the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Colonel Sirwell. He enlisted March 14, 1863, was promoted from Assistant Surgeon, July 26, …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Civil War 150
As part of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War, the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has digitized a diary and personal letters associated with Cambria County soldiers who fought in …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Amos A. Yeakel Civil War Diary
Amos A. Yeakel was born February 26, 1843, in West Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania and died June 25, 1912, in Vineland, New Jersey. The diary is a two-volume pocket diary …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Cased Images Collection
The following cased images consist of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes in the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center’s photograph collection. The people are a cross-section of middle-class men, women and children …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Civil War Grave Registrations
This collection contains the grave registrations forms of veterans of the Civil War buried in Lehigh County, PA. Upon burial these forms were filed with the local Veterans Affairs. Most …
Pennsylvania History-Colonial (4 collections)
Pennsylvania History-Colonial Subject PageCentre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – Walter Finney Diary Collection
The digitized diaries of Walter Finney consist of three volumes with accompanying typed transcripts and date from 1778 to 1786. The diaries document Walter Finney’s observations and notes during his …
College of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …
Pennsylvania History-Industrial Revolution (11 collections)
Pennsylvania History-Industrial Revolution Subject PageCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh – American Marketplace Collection
American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Carnegie Mellon University – Andrew Carnegie Online Archive
This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie’s bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use a part of their curriculum.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Iron, Coal, and Steel Industry Collection
This collection contains items relating to the iron, coal, and steel industry in Johnstown.
Scranton Public Library – Out of the Wilderness: The Industrialization and Development of the the Scranton Area 1850-1865
Funded by a grant from the Willary Foundation, this collection contains letters, books, paintings, photographs, and other artifacts from the era when the Lackawanna Valley emerged from its agrarian beginnings …
Uniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
Warren Library Association – Historic Flood Control (1943)
An archive of papers examining historical flood control and new proposals under construction during the 1930’s and 40’s.
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
Warren Library Association – The Allegheny Pilot
Provides a detailed navigational study of the river during the era of early rafting and lumbering.
Pennsylvania History-Progressive Era (6 collections)
Pennsylvania History-Progressive Era Subject PageCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh – American Marketplace Collection
American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection
The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. The photographs that will …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Town Celebrations
Photographs of various occasions celebrated by New Cumberland, including the 1906 Old Home Week and Geary Celebration, World War I Homecoming, and the dedication of the John Geary White state …
Pennsylvania History-World War I (4 collections)
Pennsylvania History-World War I Subject PageClarion Free Library – World War I
This collection contains images of photographs, letters, and other memorabilia and resources contributed by the community documenting the impact of World War I on Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster Public Library – Local History
This is a collection of documents, photographs, and monographs relating to the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Town Celebrations
Photographs of various occasions celebrated by New Cumberland, including the 1906 Old Home Week and Geary Celebration, World War I Homecoming, and the dedication of the John Geary White state …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Pennsylvania History-World War II (5 collections)
Pennsylvania History-World War II Subject Page
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Area World War II Scrapbook
Newspaper clippings chronicling the lives of area Servicemen and women during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Community Archives – Hotel Hershey Highlights
“Hotel Hershey Highlights” was a weekly newsletter distributed from May 5, 1934 through April 28, 1951. “Highlights” covers a time period during which no local newspapers were published, shedding light …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Scranton Public Library – World War II Photos
Collection of 116 photos taken by photographer Harry Baroff. This collection contains photos from Lackawanna County of draft registrations, military departures, and parades relating to World War II.
Wilson College – World War II Collection
Wilson College World War II Collection documents the experience of Wilson alumnae through correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia from the time. The Collection primarily features the correspondence between Eunice “Bobby” Carpen …
Postcards (3 collections)
Postcards Subject PageCambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Clarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Postcards
This collection contains postcards that show images from around Berks County. The list of categories includes advertisements, attractions, exhibits, bridges, dams, buildings, businesses, clubs, organizations, hospitals, bodies of water, scenes, …
Religion and Spirituality (26 collections)
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Albright College – Evangelical Church Historic Lantern Slides
These lantern slides were produced by Rev. Fred W. Solver around 1930 to be used for a lecture about individuals and places associated with the Evangelical Church.
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mark Fallon Collection
The Mark Fallon Collection is a labor related collection held by the Battle of Homestead Foundation Archives. The collection focuses primarily on the Mon Valley area with specific interest in …
Bethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Prostopinije
Prostopinije (Slav. prostopinije, “simple chant”) is the traditional liturgical chant of the Rusyn peoples of the Carpathian Mountains, and of their descendants who emigrated to other parts of the world. …
Chester County History Center – Edmund D. Cleaver Diary Collection
This diary of Edmund D. Cleaver (1833-1888) consists primarily of entries devoted to spiritual introspection. Most entries reflect Cleaver’s assessment of his own spiritual state while also noting his attendance …
Chester County History Center – Halliday Jackson Collection
This collection contains 11 volumes of writings and additional manuscripts, ca. 1793-1818, composed or transcribed by Halliday Jackson. These manuscripts primarily relate to his observations on Seneca Native American life, …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Historical Materials
The development of Fox Chapel Area from a quiet, detached farm community to bustling suburb can be clearly seen in the history of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, O’Hara …
DeSales University – Bishop McShea Archives
Archival photographs documenting the priesthood of the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Bishop of Allentown.
DeSales University – St. Francis de Sales Collection
We have digitized three rare books by/about St. Frances De Sales. the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales are an international community who will obviously benefit from online access to …
Elizabethtown College – Dennis L. Hughes Photographs of the Amish
This collection consists of selected images taken by East Petersburg, Pennsylvania photographer Dennis L. Hughes of Amish life and culture in the United States with a special emphasis on the …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Anna V. Blough Missionary Letters and Diaries from China Collection
The Blough missionary letters and diaries from China are an invaluable resource to those researching Church of the Brethren history, along with those scholars studying the Western missionary endeavor in …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
Elizabethtown College – Peace Pamphlet Collection
Elizabethtown College was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren, one of the original “peace churches” to spread from Europe to the United States. This peace pamphlet collection …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Papers, 1771-1786
Miscellaneous papers of Lutheran clergyman Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including two versions of a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Barren Hill, Pa. …
Jersey Shore Public Library – The Jersey Shore Historical Society – The Jersey Shore Historical Society Photographs
This collection consists of 19th and 20th century photographs of buildings, places, events, and industries relevant to the Jersey Shore, PA area. Of particular significance are photos of the Pennsylvania …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
New Cumberland Public Library – Churches of New Cumberland
A collection of photographs and postcards of churches in New Cumberland, PA., featuring historic buildings in black and white. The collection also includes a couple of church service programs and …
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beth Sholom Synagogue
Items contained in the collection of the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Johnstown, Pa. Also contained are items from Rodef Sholom, the town’s first synagogue.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Dale Borough
This collection contains all items connected to the history of Dale Borough.
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book
The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Women’s Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church
Books and manuscripts published or created by the various Lutheran Women’s Missionary Societies of the General Synod, General Council, and United Synod of the South. Included here are both published …
Warren Library Association – The Carnival, First Presbyterian Church, 1899
The Carnival was a weeklong fundraiser event of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, PA, featuring internationally and hobby themed booths, meals, and a daily publication. It was held from …
Scan PA Collections (19 collections)
Scan PA Collections Subject PageAltoona Area Public Library – Blair County Oral Histories
This collection contains oral histories of the Blair County region of Pennsylvania. The interviews pertain to events that happened in Blair County or stories of Blair County residents.
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Bedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Chester County Library & District Center – Northern Chester County Historic Photographs
This collection contains photographs of Northern Chester County in the first decades of the 1900’s.
Clarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Clarion Free Library – World War I
This collection contains images of photographs, letters, and other memorabilia and resources contributed by the community documenting the impact of World War I on Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
James V. Brown Library – Historic Documents
This collection contains historic documents about the James V. Brown Library of Williamsport, PA, including Annual Reports and minutes from Board of Trustee meetings.
Lancaster Public Library – Local History
This is a collection of documents, photographs, and monographs relating to the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from New Castle High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1913-2012. Ne-Ca-Hi was published from 1913-1961, and Pergodian has been published from 1962-present.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cresson Sanatorium
In 1900, there were 34 sanatoriums in the United States. By 1925 there were 536. The Cresson Sanatorium was one of the earlier sanatoriums and provides a record of life …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Ulysses Library Association – Phil Bennett Collection
The Phil Bennett Collection is a collection of photographs provided by a patron. It contains photos of people and places in the Ulysses and surrounding Potter County area.
Ulysses Library Association – Ulysses History
This collection contains artifacts, documents, newspaper items, photographs, and transcripts related to the people, items, and events in the history of Ulysses (Lewisville), PA from the late 1800s through the …
Warren Library Association – The Carnival, First Presbyterian Church, 1899
The Carnival was a weeklong fundraiser event of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, PA, featuring internationally and hobby themed booths, meals, and a daily publication. It was held from …
School and College History (112 collections)
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Abington Senior High School – Abingtonian School Newspaper
Welcome to the Abington Senior High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Abington Senior High School dates back to 1888 and serves as the …
Albright College – Central Pennsylvania College Photo Collection
This collection contains photographs from the 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century of Central Pennsylvania College students, faculty, facilities, and grounds.
Albright College – Myerstown Photo Collection
Albright Collegiate Institute was established in Myerstown,PA, 1895, and was re-chartered as Albright College, 1898, and remained in Myerstown until 1928 when it then moved to Reading, PA, merging with …
Albright College – Schuylkill Seminary Photo Collection
Schuylkill Seminary was established in Reading PA in 1881, moved to Fredericksburg in 1886, then returned to Reading in 1902. It was renamed Schuylkill College in 1923, and merged with …
Albright College – The Seminary Guard Newspaper
The Union Seminary student newspaper. The Union Seminary was a forerunner institution of Albright College. The student newspaper was co-published by the Excelsior and Neocosmian literary societies. Because of financial …
Altoona Area Public Library – Altoona Area School District History
This collection contains commencement documents, photos, booklets, and other materials pertaining to the history of the Altoona Area School District.
B. Reed Henderson High School – B. Reed Henderson High School Collection
Welcome to the B. Reed Henderson High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Henderson High School, located in the Borough of West Chester, dates …
Bedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Bernville Area Community Library – Tulpehocken High School Yearbooks
Penn-Bernville High School The Pennant 1950-1965; Tulpehocken High School The Dardanian 1966-2020
Bishop McDevitt High School – Bishop McDevitt High School Yearbooks
Pridwen, the yearbook of Bishop McDevitt High School and Harrisburg Catholic High School (from 1918 to 1957), documents the students and staff of the high school and reflects community of …
Boyertown Area Senior High School – Boyertown School News
This collection consists of the Boyertown School News dated from January 1921-March 1927. The Boyertown School News was written by students and reported the news at the Boyertown High School …
Braddock Carnegie Library Association – Braddock Area Yearbooks
Braddock-area yearbooks, including the Braddonian ( Braddock HS 1948-71), The Highlander (Scott HS 1948-71, non-consecutive years), the Falconian (General Braddock HS 1972-80), the Retrospect (St. Thomas HS 1942-84) and the …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – History of Edgewood Schools
Materials include papers and documents related to the discussion and foundation of the local school district, its curriculum, faculty members, school board activities, goals and achievements. Early class photos are …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown Area Yearbooks
This collection includes yearbooks from Bishop McCort High School (1966-1998), Central Catholic High School (1926-1960), Ferndale Area High School (1929-1998), Greater Johnstown High School (1901-2003) and Westmont-Upper Yoder High School …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Centre County School Class Photographs
Photographs of Centre County, Pennsylvania school class pictures showing the class as a group. The classes include high school, junior high and grade school students with their teachers, and even …
Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area High School Renard Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Elizabethtown College – Historic Image Collection
Welcome to the Elizabethtown College: Historic Images Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of ca. 3000 mostly black and white photographs documenting …
Friends’ Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends’ Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in 1845. The school has …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Box Collection/Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pamphlet Box Collection/ Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf consists of nine annual reports, from 1883, and one for each year from 1917-1924 inclusive. It also includes five copies of …
Hempfield High School (Landisville PA) – The Flash – Hempfield High School Newspaper
Hempfield High School Student Newspaper The Flash has been in publication since 1933. The collection includes newspaper issues from 1933-2018.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection includes documents, memorabilia, photographs, and publications related to the history of the university in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Photographs will include students and employees, events, …
Julia R. Masterman Demonstration School – Julia R. Masterman School Yearbooks
Julia R. Masterman School is a magnet, public school in the School District of Philadelphia, currently serving students in grades 5 through 12. Our students come from all neighborhoods of …
Keystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
Lancaster Public Library – Lancaster Public Library Yearbook Collection
Lancaster Public Library has teamed up with Hempfield School District, McCaskey High School, and Lancaster Catholic High School to digitize yearbooks from all three institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1988 …
Ligonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lock Haven University – Wrestling Program
This collection examines Lock Haven University wrestling. Here you will find photographs and other materials highlighting this history of this nationally recognized program.
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Lycoming College – Alumni Magazine
Lycoming College and its predecessor Dickinson Seminary have served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries a historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present
The Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy …
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Collection
The Lycoming College Collection begins after the accreditation of the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College as a four year college. It is a growing collection that chronicles the evolution …
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Moving Images of Lycoming College
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries an historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Lycoming College – Voices of Lycoming
The Voices of Lycoming Collection includes audio files of speakers in Clarke Chapel. These public addresses give listeners a first-person view of significant people and events in the life of …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and College Preparatory School Collection
This collection contains material originating from and telling about Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and Preparatory School. Although spanning almost two decades, from 1928 through 1947, the collection is modest …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary of Lycoming College Collection
The Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Collection traces the first eighty years of the school’s extensive history. Documented here is the early struggle of the founding of the school, with more prosperous …
Lycoming College – Yearbooks of Lycoming College and Dickinson Seminary
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries a historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Manheim Township School District – Hi-Lite
These are a collection of Hi-Lite newspapers published from the Manheim Township High School dating back to the 1930s.
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School – Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from 1931 up to the current time (minus the most current 5 years due to copyright and privacy protections) that are from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Millgrove Schoolhouse
Millgrove School District operated out of a schoolhouse in Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania from about 1860 to 1956. The house was torn down in 1967. It was part of a collection …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – The N.H.S. Chronicle
The N.H.S. Chronicle was a literary and news magazine published by the students of Nazareth High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania beginning in 1914 and ending at an undermined date before …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
Meyersdale Public Library – Garrett Memorabilia
In June of 2022 a patron of the Meyersdale Public Library lent to its Pennsylvania Room a copy of a 1939 Garrett High School yearbook and granted the library permission …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Meyersdale Public Library – Red and Black Student Paper
The first edition of the “Red and Black” Meyersdale High School student paper in booklet form was introduced in November 1922. The paper was published for several years. This collection …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Casselman Village
Incorporated in 1871, the Borough of Casselman is today a remnant of its former self. Named in 1864 for its location along the banks of the Casselman River in Upper …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Donegal High School Yearbooks
This third collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Donegal High School. It includes 32 yearbooks, ranging from 1955 to 2000. These yearbooks give our community …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – East Donegal Township High School Yearbooks
This first collection will encompass the yearbooks that the Milanof-Schock Public Library currently has from the East Donegal Township High School. It includes 8 yearbooks between the years 1942 and …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Mount Joy High School Yearbooks
This collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Mount Joy High School. It includes four yearbooks between the years 1946 and 1954. These yearbooks give our …
Montgomery County Community College – The Montgazette Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Montgazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Montgomery County Community College’s Brendlinger Library is digitizing the student …
New Castle Public Library – Laurel High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Laurel High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1964-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from the Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Mohawk Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Mohawk Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1962-1991. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Neshannock Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Neshannock Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1961-2006. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Shenango Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Shenango Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1930-1994. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Union Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Union Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1944-1980. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Wilmington Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Wilmington Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1984. Some years are missing.
New Cumberland Public Library – NC Hi Magazines
“NC Hi” was a magazine published several times a year by the students of New Cumberland High School, beginning in the fall of 1927. Each edition generally contained a feature …
New Cumberland Public Library – Schools of New Cumberland
This collection includes photographs of school buildings, students, and teachers; scanned programs from school performances or athletics; and miscellany related to student activities.
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Area Community College – 1960s
This collection of photographs from around the 1960s showcases the academics, student life, and other experiences of staff, faculty, and students at the Williamsport Area Community College.
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Technical Institute
This collection is black and white photographs of the Williamsport Technical Institute, which originally operated as the vocational technical division of the Williamsport School District (1914 – 1941) before becoming …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Education Collection
This collection houses items relating to the educational institutions of the Cambria county area. This includes k-12, higher education, and technical schools.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Dale Borough
This collection contains all items connected to the history of Dale Borough.
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Mount Airy campus
This collection contains items related to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s main campus located in the Mount Airy section of Northwest Philadelphia from 1892-1984. This campus was a spacious, 33 …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Peters Township High School, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and includes The Planet (1944), Crest (1945), and Ember (1946-2018).
Reading Area Community College – Yearbook Collection
The collection includes yearbooks from Reading Area Community College which was founded in 1971. Years covered are 1973 – 1989. Also included are ledgers, bulletins, and yearbooks of the Reading, …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ridley Park High School Yearbooks
Ridley Park High School operated from 1917 until 1966. When the Ridley School District was created, RPHS was no longer needed and demolished. This collection includes yearbooks from 1928 until …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ye Ridlyan
The Ridley Park High School Ye Ridlyan Collection includes senior class magazines published from 1920 to 1942, when wartime paper shortages ended production. These issues document student life and local …
Saint Francis University – Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University – Yearbooks 1942-2016
Saint Francis University Student yearbooks from 1942-2016.
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Saint Joseph’s University – The Hawk
Saint Joseph’s University student newspaper, starting with the year 1931.
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Certificates
Various certificates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy alumni.
Sewickley Township Public Library – Sewickley Area High School and Yough High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Sewickley Area High School “The Sewickley” yearbooks from 1950-1976 and Yough High School “Reflections” yearbooks from 1977-1986.
Somerset County Library – Conemaugh Township High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from the Conemaugh Township High School. Davidsville, PA from 1952-1955.
Somerset County Library – Portage Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Portage Area High School for the years 1968, 1970 and 1973.
Somerset County Library – Somerset High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Somerset High School yearbooks from the years 1950 thru 2005. Missing the years 1958, 1959, 1961- 1965, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985-1988, 1999 & 2002.
Somerset County Library – Somerset Junior High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Somerset Junior High School for the years 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2004.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy – The Wissahickon Magazine Collection 1903-1931
The Wissahickon began as a monthly magazine produced by the students of Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia. Its first run from 1903 to 1933 served primarily as a school literary …
Susquehanna University – 1858-1894
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1857 through 1894.
Susquehanna University – 1895-1939
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1985 through 1939.
Susquehanna University – 1940-1949
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1940 through 1949.
Susquehanna University – 1950-1959
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1950 through 1989.
Susquehanna University – 1960-1969
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1960 through 1969.
Susquehanna University – 1970-1979
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1970 through 1979.
Susquehanna University – 1980-1989
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1980 through 1989.
Susquehanna University – 1990-1999
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1990 through 1999.
Susquehanna University – 2000-2009
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 2000 through 2009.
The Baldwin School Archives – Blazers, Uniforms, Gowns Collection
This collection is comprised of photographs of the blazers, uniforms, and commencement gowns of the girls and women of The Baldwin School, dating from the 1800s through the present day. …
The Baldwin School Archives – Hourglass Newspaper Collection
The Baldwin School Hourglass Newspaper Collection includes selections from the Hourglass newspaper of The Baldwin School, which was first printed in 1945.
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
The Kiski School – The Kiski School Digital Collection
The Kiskiminetas Springs School was founded in 1888 by Andrew Wilson who believed its location by the Kiskiminetas River to be an ideal environment for educating young men to continue …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Scrapbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Yearbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville Post
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Upper Merion Area High School Library – Upper Merion Area High School Athletic Scrapbooks and Programs
This collection includes scrapbooks from the athletic department at Upper Merion Area High School, mostly from the 1980’s. Newspaper clippings, captions, and football programs are included.
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland High School Yearbooks
Yearbooks from the Upper Moreland High School.
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 2: Civil Engineering Structures
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “Civil Engineering Structures,” taught at the Wagner Free Institute of Science between 1893 and 1950. It was the …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Manuscripts of Lectures on Mineralogy by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Mineralogy, consisting of two Introductory lectures and 24 topical lectures. The lecture series was written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner …
Wilkes University – Hurricane Agnes Flood photographs
These are photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that devastated the Wyoming Valley, specifically Wilkes-Barre and the Wilkes College campus.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Film Footage
Film footage from Wilkes University.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Scrapbooks
This collection contains scrapbooks created by Wilkes University staff, faculty, administrators, and students.
Williamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
Williamson College of the Trades – Williamson Trade School History
This collection includes early to mid century photographs and documents detailing the creation of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, now Williamson College of the Trades. The school was …
Woodland Hills School District – Woodland Hills School District: Past and Present
Formed in 1981, the Woodland Hills School District is the result of a court ordered merger of school districts serving students in twelve municipalities: Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East …
Sports History (2 collections)
Sports History Subject Page
Keystone College – Christy Mathewson Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains documents and photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher …
New Cumberland Public Library – Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
This collection contains scanned images of scrapbooks from individuals and organizations related to New Cumberland. Themes vary from book to book. One scrapbook contains statistics and news articles about the …
Women’s History (28 collections)
Women’s History Subject PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Lucy Say Illustrations
This collection consists of pencil and watercolor drawings, hand-colored plates of North American mollusks and other animals, and early experimental etchings produced by Lucy Way Say. The collection also contains …
Bedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Mary E. D. Wilson Composition Collection
Compositions on abstract concepts created by a young Mary E. D. Wilson of Bellefonte, PA and written while attending the Lawrenceville Female Seminary in New Jersey circa 1851 and 1852. …
Chester County History Center – Abigail Speakman Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Abigail Speakman opens with entries from November 1871 spanning several pages. Nothing further is recorded until July 1882, introducing the bulk of the volume which describes …
Chester County History Center – Elizabeth Broomell Passmore Diary Collection
The digitized diary of Elizabeth Passmore consists of 382 scanned pages and dates from January to December of 1891. Found within the diary are descriptions of her daily life, including …
Chester County History Center – Jean Kane Foulke Papers
This digitized selection from the Jean Kane Foulke papers measures 1.4 linear feet and dates from 1850 to 1955, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1900 to 1920. …
Chester County History Center – Mary Eliza Brinton Hopkins Diary Collection
This digitized diary includes a range of daily life events recorded by Mary Eliza Brinton Hopkins. Mary Eliza Brinton was born in 1830/31 to William Brinton (1785-1878) and Gulielma Cooper …
Chester County History Center – Phebe Ann Sharpless Diary Collection
The three diaries kept by Phebe Ann Sharpless (now digitized) span 1849 to 1855, a time when Sharpless was in her twenties. Phebe Sharpless was born August 16, 1829, the …
Chester County History Center – Rebecca Townsend Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Rebecca Townsend Brown describes time spent accompanying her husband, career army officer Major William H. Brown, during his service with the 18th Infantry in Arizona and …
Chester County History Center – Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries
This digitized selection of eight diaries from the Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries measures 0.5 linear feet and dates from 1870 to 1879. Found within the diaries are entries …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Letterpress Copybook
The digitized copybook of William Darlington consists of 170 scanned pages and dates from 1845 to 1851. Found within the bound volume are handwritten ink-on-paper transcriptions of Darlington’s outbound correspondence …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Since its founding in 1764, the German Society provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community. The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes Welfare History Collection
The Welfare History Collection documents the roles and importance of several welfare organizations formerly located in and/ or associated with the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia spanning the years circa 1881-1921. …
Kittanning Public Library – Daughters of the American Revolution
These are booklets from the late 1800’s early 1900’s of programs/meetings of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
This collection contains scanned images of scrapbooks from individuals and organizations related to New Cumberland. Themes vary from book to book. One scrapbook contains statistics and news articles about the …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Rosina Heydrich’s Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819
An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Cased Images Collection
The following cased images consist of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes in the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center’s photograph collection. The people are a cross-section of middle-class men, women and children …
Scranton Public Library – Century Club of Scranton
The Century Club of Scranton is a women’s club that was founded in 1911 by prominent women of Scranton. During the long history, which continues today, the club hosts a …
The Baldwin School Archives – Blazers, Uniforms, Gowns Collection
This collection is comprised of photographs of the blazers, uniforms, and commencement gowns of the girls and women of The Baldwin School, dating from the 1800s through the present day. …
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Anne E. Sanford Missionary Collection
Annie Evaline Sanford was born on February 4, 1873 in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Carthage College in 1894. Annie Sanford completed five missionary terms in India from 1895-1902, 1904-1911, …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Women’s Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church
Books and manuscripts published or created by the various Lutheran Women’s Missionary Societies of the General Synod, General Council, and United Synod of the South. Included here are both published …
Yearbooks (49 collections)
Yearbooks Subject Page
Abington Free Library – Abington High School Yearbooks
This collection of the Oracle, the Abington High School yearbook, covers the years 1918-1921 and 1923-2013.
Abington Senior High School – Abingtonian School Newspaper
Welcome to the Abington Senior High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Abington Senior High School dates back to 1888 and serves as the …
Bernville Area Community Library – Tulpehocken High School Yearbooks
Penn-Bernville High School The Pennant 1950-1965; Tulpehocken High School The Dardanian 1966-2020
Bishop McDevitt High School – Bishop McDevitt High School Yearbooks
Pridwen, the yearbook of Bishop McDevitt High School and Harrisburg Catholic High School (from 1918 to 1957), documents the students and staff of the high school and reflects community of …
Boyertown Area Senior High School – Boyertown School News
This collection consists of the Boyertown School News dated from January 1921-March 1927. The Boyertown School News was written by students and reported the news at the Boyertown High School …
Braddock Carnegie Library Association – Braddock Area Yearbooks
Braddock-area yearbooks, including the Braddonian ( Braddock HS 1948-71), The Highlander (Scott HS 1948-71, non-consecutive years), the Falconian (General Braddock HS 1972-80), the Retrospect (St. Thomas HS 1942-84) and the …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown Area Yearbooks
This collection includes yearbooks from Bishop McCort High School (1966-1998), Central Catholic High School (1926-1960), Ferndale Area High School (1929-1998), Greater Johnstown High School (1901-2003) and Westmont-Upper Yoder High School …
Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area High School Renard Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Yearbooks
This collection of Erie City / Erie County yearbooks spans 1920-2010 and contains digitized copies from Academy, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, East High School, and Strong Vincent High School.
Julia R. Masterman Demonstration School – Julia R. Masterman School Yearbooks
Julia R. Masterman School is a magnet, public school in the School District of Philadelphia, currently serving students in grades 5 through 12. Our students come from all neighborhoods of …
Lancaster Public Library – Lancaster Public Library Yearbook Collection
Lancaster Public Library has teamed up with Hempfield School District, McCaskey High School, and Lancaster Catholic High School to digitize yearbooks from all three institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1988 …
Ligonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lycoming College – Yearbooks of Lycoming College and Dickinson Seminary
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries a historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
McBride Memorial Library – Berwick High School Yearbooks
This collection consists of High School yearbooks for Berwick High School, in Berwick, PA, from 1927 to present.
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School – Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from 1931 up to the current time (minus the most current 5 years due to copyright and privacy protections) that are from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior …
Meyersdale Public Library – Garrett Memorabilia
In June of 2022 a patron of the Meyersdale Public Library lent to its Pennsylvania Room a copy of a 1939 Garrett High School yearbook and granted the library permission …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Donegal High School Yearbooks
This third collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Donegal High School. It includes 32 yearbooks, ranging from 1955 to 2000. These yearbooks give our community …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – East Donegal Township High School Yearbooks
This first collection will encompass the yearbooks that the Milanof-Schock Public Library currently has from the East Donegal Township High School. It includes 8 yearbooks between the years 1942 and …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Mount Joy High School Yearbooks
This collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Mount Joy High School. It includes four yearbooks between the years 1946 and 1954. These yearbooks give our …
Monroeville Public Library – Gateway High School Yearbooks
A collection of student yearbooks from schools near Monroeville, Pennsylvania, including Gateway Senior High School.
Montgomery County Community College – Yearbook Collection
Montgomery County Community College is proud to present the entire run of yearbooks.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from New Castle High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1913-2012. Ne-Ca-Hi was published from 1913-1961, and Pergodian has been published from 1962-present.
New Castle Public Library – Laurel High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Laurel High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1964-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from the Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Mohawk Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Mohawk Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1962-1991. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Neshannock Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Neshannock Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1961-2006. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Shenango Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Shenango Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1930-1994. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Union Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Union Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1944-1980. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Wilmington Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Wilmington Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1984. Some years are missing.
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Peters Township High School, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and includes The Planet (1944), Crest (1945), and Ember (1946-2018).
Reading Area Community College – Yearbook Collection
The collection includes yearbooks from Reading Area Community College which was founded in 1971. Years covered are 1973 – 1989. Also included are ledgers, bulletins, and yearbooks of the Reading, …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Yearbooks
Reading Public Library, as a district center, is working toward granting online access to digitized yearbooks from all Berks County schools and institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1977 and …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ridley Park High School Yearbooks
Ridley Park High School operated from 1917 until 1966. When the Ridley School District was created, RPHS was no longer needed and demolished. This collection includes yearbooks from 1928 until …
Saint Francis University – Yearbooks 1942-2016
Saint Francis University Student yearbooks from 1942-2016.
Sewickley Township Public Library – Sewickley Area High School and Yough High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Sewickley Area High School “The Sewickley” yearbooks from 1950-1976 and Yough High School “Reflections” yearbooks from 1977-1986.
Somerset County Library – Conemaugh Township High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from the Conemaugh Township High School. Davidsville, PA from 1952-1955.
Somerset County Library – Portage Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Portage Area High School for the years 1968, 1970 and 1973.
Somerset County Library – Somerset High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Somerset High School yearbooks from the years 1950 thru 2005. Missing the years 1958, 1959, 1961- 1965, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985-1988, 1999 & 2002.
Somerset County Library – Somerset Junior High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Somerset Junior High School for the years 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2004.
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Yearbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Upper Merion Area High School Library – Upper Merion Area High School Athletic Scrapbooks and Programs
This collection includes scrapbooks from the athletic department at Upper Merion Area High School, mostly from the 1980’s. Newspaper clippings, captions, and football programs are included.
Upper Merion Township Library – Upper Merion Area School District Yearbooks Collection
Digital Version of Upper Merion Area High School (King of Prussia, PA 19406) yearbooks 1934-2013 (some missing).
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland High School Yearbooks
Yearbooks from the Upper Moreland High School.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Whitehall High School Yearbooks
Whitehall Township Public Library is making available the yearbooks of the Whitehall Coplay School District. When completed, the yearbooks will range from 1922 (vol. 4) – 2014 (vol. 95). (The …
Woodland Hills School District – Woodland Hills School District: Past and Present
Formed in 1981, the Woodland Hills School District is the result of a court ordered merger of school districts serving students in twelve municipalities: Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East …
1600-1774 Colonial Period (11 collections)
1600-1774 Colonial Period Time Period PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Album of Alexander Marshal Insect Watercolors
Bound manuscript volume containing fifty-seven pages of 129 watercolor illustrations of butterflies, moths, caterpillars and chrysalids, beetles, flies, locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets; five drawings of insects with plants; and one …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Chester County History Center – John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)
This digitized volume is a copy of John Churchman’s survey work of the Nottingham Lots. The location of the original is unknown. Gilbert Cope, a Chester County, Pa. historian and …
College of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …
DeSales University – St. Francis de Sales Collection
We have digitized three rare books by/about St. Frances De Sales. the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales are an international community who will obviously benefit from online access to …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Keppele Records
Johann Heinrich Keppele was born in 1716 in the village of Treschklingen, in what is today’s German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1738, at the age of 22, Keppele emigrated to …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Papers, 1771-1786
Miscellaneous papers of Lutheran clergyman Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including two versions of a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Barren Hill, Pa. …
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
1775-1790 Revolution Period (11 collections)
1775-1790 Revolution Period Time Period PageCentre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Chester County History Center – John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)
This digitized volume is a copy of John Churchman’s survey work of the Nottingham Lots. The location of the original is unknown. Gilbert Cope, a Chester County, Pa. historian and …
Chester County History Center – Walter Finney Diary Collection
The digitized diaries of Walter Finney consist of three volumes with accompanying typed transcripts and date from 1778 to 1786. The diaries document Walter Finney’s observations and notes during his …
College of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Keppele Records
Johann Heinrich Keppele was born in 1716 in the village of Treschklingen, in what is today’s German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1738, at the age of 22, Keppele emigrated to …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Papers, 1771-1786
Miscellaneous papers of Lutheran clergyman Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including two versions of a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Barren Hill, Pa. …
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection
Jay Veeder Hare (1878 -1953) was born in Schodack, New York. He attended the Peirce School in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University Law School. He began his long career …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Rosina Heydrich’s Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819
An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member …
1791-1815 New Nation (16 collections)
1791-1815 New Nation Time Period PageCentre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Letters and Notes of Colonel Samuel Miles
Approximately 150 handwritten letters and notes by Colonel Samuel Miles related to his business activities in Pennsylvania. Dates range from February 1802 to November 1805. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – David Lewis, Counterfeiter and Robber
David Lewis was a notorious outlaw who died in the Bellefonte, PA jail in July 1820. The legendary counterfeiter and robber became known as the “Robin Hood of Pennsylvania” as …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – Halliday Jackson Collection
This collection contains 11 volumes of writings and additional manuscripts, ca. 1793-1818, composed or transcribed by Halliday Jackson. These manuscripts primarily relate to his observations on Seneca Native American life, …
Chester County History Center – John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)
This digitized volume is a copy of John Churchman’s survey work of the Nottingham Lots. The location of the original is unknown. Gilbert Cope, a Chester County, Pa. historian and …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Diary Collection
William Darlington was born in Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania, on May 28, 1782. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1804 and spent most of his …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Keppele Records
Johann Heinrich Keppele was born in 1716 in the village of Treschklingen, in what is today’s German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1738, at the age of 22, Keppele emigrated to …
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Rosina Heydrich’s Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819
An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member …
Uniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
1816-1860 Antebellum Period (50 collections)
1816-1860 Antebellum Period Time Period PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Album compiled in the 1870s by English artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins containing prints, photographs, drawings, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings related to Hawkins and his work. The album includes …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Lucy Say Illustrations
This collection consists of pencil and watercolor drawings, hand-colored plates of North American mollusks and other animals, and early experimental etchings produced by Lucy Way Say. The collection also contains …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
This collection contains sixty-eight original washes, watercolors, and pen and ink sketches by artists and brothers, Richard Kern and Edward Kern. The illustrations were produced during a United States military …
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Bethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Bellefonte Governors’ Papers
Bellefonte has been home to seven governors, five of whom were Governors of Pennsylvania. This collection features correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of their authorship as well as other artifacts connected …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – David Evans Collection
This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and …
Chester County History Center – Edmund D. Cleaver Diary Collection
This diary of Edmund D. Cleaver (1833-1888) consists primarily of entries devoted to spiritual introspection. Most entries reflect Cleaver’s assessment of his own spiritual state while also noting his attendance …
Chester County History Center – Halliday Jackson Collection
This collection contains 11 volumes of writings and additional manuscripts, ca. 1793-1818, composed or transcribed by Halliday Jackson. These manuscripts primarily relate to his observations on Seneca Native American life, …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – Mary Eliza Brinton Hopkins Diary Collection
This digitized diary includes a range of daily life events recorded by Mary Eliza Brinton Hopkins. Mary Eliza Brinton was born in 1830/31 to William Brinton (1785-1878) and Gulielma Cooper …
Chester County History Center – Phebe Ann Sharpless Diary Collection
The three diaries kept by Phebe Ann Sharpless (now digitized) span 1849 to 1855, a time when Sharpless was in her twenties. Phebe Sharpless was born August 16, 1829, the …
Chester County History Center – Timothy Kirk Memorandum Book Collection
These three digitized memorandum books belonged to Timothy Kirk, born circa 1786 in West Marlborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married Orpha Strode (or Stroud) (1796-1875) on April 5, 1821, and …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Diary Collection
William Darlington was born in Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania, on May 28, 1782. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1804 and spent most of his …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Letterpress Copybook
The digitized copybook of William Darlington consists of 170 scanned pages and dates from 1845 to 1851. Found within the bound volume are handwritten ink-on-paper transcriptions of Darlington’s outbound correspondence …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Conshohocken Free Library – Minutes of the Town Council Collection
Minutes of the Town Council of the Borough of Conshohocken, Volume 1, July 1850 – March 1874 Collection.
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gazette 1820-1825
One of the Erie area’s earliest, substantial newspapers, The Erie Gazette was printed and published by Joseph M. Sterrett. It was printed weekly and had a republican slant.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Deutsche Ansiedelungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) records
The Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) was founded in 1836 by a group of German Philadelphians whose goal was to found a German colony somewhere in …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Die Freie Presse
Digitized microfilm of Die Freie Presse, a Philadelphia local German newspaper with issues from 1848 through 1887.
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat
This collection consists of the daily German language newspaper “Der Demokrat”. Variant titles are: Philadelphia Demokrat, Philadelphia Demokrat und Anzeiger der Deutschen, and Philadelphier Demokrat. It merged with the Morgen …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat (1838)
This newspaper was edited & published by Hermann Burckhardt & Georg Rottenstein, May 1838-?, then by Georg Rottenstein alone. Not to be confused with Der Demokrat, 1839-1918.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Juniata College – Huntingdon County Historical Newspapers
This digital collection contains the archive of the Huntingdon Gazette and the Huntingdon Journal. The Huntingdon Gazette is the first successful newspaper on the town of Huntingdon and covers late …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1834-1854 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1855-1872 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Millgrove Schoolhouse
Millgrove School District operated out of a schoolhouse in Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania from about 1860 to 1956. The house was torn down in 1967. It was part of a collection …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
New Cumberland Public Library – Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
This collection contains scanned images of scrapbooks from individuals and organizations related to New Cumberland. Themes vary from book to book. One scrapbook contains statistics and news articles about the …
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Rosina Heydrich’s Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819
An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – Out of the Wilderness: The Industrialization and Development of the the Scranton Area 1850-1865
Funded by a grant from the Willary Foundation, this collection contains letters, books, paintings, photographs, and other artifacts from the era when the Lackawanna Valley emerged from its agrarian beginnings …
Uniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Conchology, consisting of an Introductory lecture followed by 15 topical lectures. They were written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner Free …
Warren Library Association – The Allegheny Pilot
Provides a detailed navigational study of the river during the era of early rafting and lumbering.
West Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
1861-1865 Civil War Era (43 collections)
1861-1865 Civil War Era Time Period PageBethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – John Blair Linn Photo Album
Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 black and white images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Bellefonte Governors’ Papers
Bellefonte has been home to seven governors, five of whom were Governors of Pennsylvania. This collection features correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of their authorship as well as other artifacts connected …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Centre County Gregg Post No. 95 GAR Veteran Books
1-Gregg Post No. 95 Civil War Sketch book consisting of over 95 handwritten record of war service for each Post member, including state governor Andrew Curtin. Transcription with addendum notes …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – John Blair Linn’s Trip to the Gettysburg Battlefield
Original handwritten version of John Blair Linn’s trip with new transcription; each of the 19 objects collected on the battlefield, with a description of what the object shows or represents …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – Chester County Archives and Record Services – Chester County Board of Relief
This collections represents all extant records of the Chester County Board of Relief from 1861 through 1865. The Chester County Board of Relief was set up by the Act of …
Chester County History Center – David Evans Collection
This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and …
Chester County History Center – Jacob M. March Diary Collection
These two volumes belonged to Jacob M. March (1840-1913) who served with Company G in the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, having mustered June 6, 1861, and been discharged June 13, …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – Phebe Ann Sharpless Diary Collection
The three diaries kept by Phebe Ann Sharpless (now digitized) span 1849 to 1855, a time when Sharpless was in her twenties. Phebe Sharpless was born August 16, 1829, the …
Chester County History Center – Thomas S. Bell Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Thomas S. Bell was kept from January 1862 to September 1862 while he was a Lt. Colonel with the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteers. The unit saw action …
Chester County History Center – William W. Heed Diary Collection
These two digitized diaries were kept by William W. Heed (1843-1927) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, while he served in the armed forces during the Civil War. Stationed first in Annapolis, …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Conshohocken Free Library – Minutes of the Town Council Collection
Minutes of the Town Council of the Borough of Conshohocken, Volume 1, July 1850 – March 1874 Collection.
Elizabethtown College – Peace Pamphlet Collection
Elizabethtown College was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren, one of the original “peace churches” to spread from Europe to the United States. This peace pamphlet collection …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gazette 1820-1825
One of the Erie area’s earliest, substantial newspapers, The Erie Gazette was printed and published by Joseph M. Sterrett. It was printed weekly and had a republican slant.
Erie County Public Library – Grand Army of the Republic: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Strong Vincent Post No. 67
Grand Army of the Republic: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Strong Vincent Post No. 67 is a two volume collection of large format single-page biographies. Each sketch is …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Die Freie Presse
Digitized microfilm of Die Freie Presse, a Philadelphia local German newspaper with issues from 1848 through 1887.
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – John F. Ballier Civil War Journal
This Civil War Journal of General John F. Ballier records the battlefield activity of the 98th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, which Ballier led between May 4-July 2, 1864.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1855-1872 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Millgrove Schoolhouse
Millgrove School District operated out of a schoolhouse in Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania from about 1860 to 1956. The house was torn down in 1967. It was part of a collection …
New Cumberland Public Library – William D. Bailey 1863 Civil War Diary
William D. Bailey, from Dillsburg, Pa., served as a surgeon with the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Colonel Sirwell. He enlisted March 14, 1863, was promoted from Assistant Surgeon, July 26, …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Civil War 150
As part of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War, the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has digitized a diary and personal letters associated with Cambria County soldiers who fought in …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Amos A. Yeakel Civil War Diary
Amos A. Yeakel was born February 26, 1843, in West Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania and died June 25, 1912, in Vineland, New Jersey. The diary is a two-volume pocket diary …
Scranton Public Library – Out of the Wilderness: The Industrialization and Development of the the Scranton Area 1850-1865
Funded by a grant from the Willary Foundation, this collection contains letters, books, paintings, photographs, and other artifacts from the era when the Lackawanna Valley emerged from its agrarian beginnings …
Uniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Conchology, consisting of an Introductory lecture followed by 15 topical lectures. They were written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner Free …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Manuscripts of Lectures on Mineralogy by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Mineralogy, consisting of two Introductory lectures and 24 topical lectures. The lecture series was written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner …
West Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
1866-1877 Reconstruction Era (50 collections)
1866-1877 Reconstruction Era Time Period PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Album compiled in the 1870s by English artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins containing prints, photographs, drawings, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings related to Hawkins and his work. The album includes …
Altoona Area Public Library – Altoona Area School District History
This collection contains commencement documents, photos, booklets, and other materials pertaining to the history of the Altoona Area School District.
Bethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – John Blair Linn Photo Album
Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 black and white images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Centre County Gregg Post No. 95 GAR Veteran Books
1-Gregg Post No. 95 Civil War Sketch book consisting of over 95 handwritten record of war service for each Post member, including state governor Andrew Curtin. Transcription with addendum notes …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Chester County History Center – Abigail Speakman Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Abigail Speakman opens with entries from November 1871 spanning several pages. Nothing further is recorded until July 1882, introducing the bulk of the volume which describes …
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – David Evans Collection
This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – Phebe Ann Sharpless Diary Collection
The three diaries kept by Phebe Ann Sharpless (now digitized) span 1849 to 1855, a time when Sharpless was in her twenties. Phebe Sharpless was born August 16, 1829, the …
Chester County History Center – Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries
This digitized selection of eight diaries from the Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries measures 0.5 linear feet and dates from 1870 to 1879. Found within the diaries are entries …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Conshohocken Free Library – Minutes of the Town Council Collection
Minutes of the Town Council of the Borough of Conshohocken, Volume 1, July 1850 – March 1874 Collection.
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Maps
This collection contains maps of Erie County, PA. which have been scanned from the collection at the Erie County Public Library’s Heritage Room. We have selected maps that are not …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Die Freie Presse
Digitized microfilm of Die Freie Presse, a Philadelphia local German newspaper with issues from 1848 through 1887.
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection includes documents, memorabilia, photographs, and publications related to the history of the university in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Photographs will include students and employees, events, …
James V. Brown Library – Lycoming County Digital Photo Archive
Over two thousand (2,000) local historical photographs, drawings and images of old Lycoming County, PA. can be found here. Images are shown in a small version for browsing or as …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1855-1872 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1873-1890 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
Meyersdale Public Library – From Dale City to Meyersdale
Before the southern Somerset County community of Meyersdale was incorporated as “Meyersdale” on February 19, 1874, it was known as “Dale City.” On May 2, 1870, a petition to incorporate …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1872-1899
This collection contains a selection of various directories from 1872-1899 (not exhaustive), covering the Mahoning, Shenango, and Beaver valleys, as well as Lawrence County and the City of New Castle.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Civil War 150
As part of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War, the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has digitized a diary and personal letters associated with Cambria County soldiers who fought in …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Certificates
Various certificates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy alumni.
Scranton Public Library – From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920
From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920. The photos show prominent men of …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Sewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Women’s Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church
Books and manuscripts published or created by the various Lutheran Women’s Missionary Societies of the General Synod, General Council, and United Synod of the South. Included here are both published …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Conchology, consisting of an Introductory lecture followed by 15 topical lectures. They were written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner Free …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Manuscripts of Lectures on Mineralogy by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Mineralogy, consisting of two Introductory lectures and 24 topical lectures. The lecture series was written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner …
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
West Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
Williamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
1878-1900 Industrial Revolution (126 collections)
1878-1900 Industrial Revolution Time Period PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Album compiled in the 1870s by English artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins containing prints, photographs, drawings, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings related to Hawkins and his work. The album includes …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Joseph Leidy Teaching Diagrams
This collection contains sixty-four large scientific illustrations used by Joseph Leidy while teaching zoology at the University of Pennsylvania. The diagrams depict microorganisms and invertebrates namely protozoa, mollusks, annelids, crustacea …
Albright College – Central Pennsylvania College Photo Collection
This collection contains photographs from the 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century of Central Pennsylvania College students, faculty, facilities, and grounds.
Albright College – Schuylkill Seminary Photo Collection
Schuylkill Seminary was established in Reading PA in 1881, moved to Fredericksburg in 1886, then returned to Reading in 1902. It was renamed Schuylkill College in 1923, and merged with …
Albright College – The Seminary Guard Newspaper
The Union Seminary student newspaper. The Union Seminary was a forerunner institution of Albright College. The student newspaper was co-published by the Excelsior and Neocosmian literary societies. Because of financial …
Altoona Area Public Library – Altoona Area School District History
This collection contains commencement documents, photos, booklets, and other materials pertaining to the history of the Altoona Area School District.
Altoona Area Public Library – Architecture—Practical and Theoretical
This collection is a digitized copy of the book Architecture—Practical and Theoretical by the Beezer Brothers (1894). The Beezer brothers (Louis and Michael J.) were famous architects who originally set …
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Ambler Gazette Collection – Wissahickon Valley Public Library
The Wissahickon Valley Public Library: Ambler Gazette Collection is a joint effort with the Fort Washington Historical Society to preserve the society’s collection of the Ambler Gazette. This collection is …
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall – Carnegie Union Newspaper, 1888-1941
This collection includes issues of the Carnegie Union newspaper from 1888-1941, covering news from the Pittsburgh region with a focus on the Borough of Carnegie.
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Bellwood-Antis Public Library – Bellwood Bulletin Collection
The Bellwood Bulletin weekly newspaper provides a unique glimpse into the cultural, economic, political, religious and social activities of Bellwood and the surrounding areas from 1889-1946. The format of newspaper …
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Aliquippa Area Selected Newspaper Clippings
A collection of selected newspaper clippings concerning B.F. Jones Memorial Library and the surrounding area.
Bethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – The History of the Borough of Edgewood
Regionally significant history of the Borough of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. This collection includes bound book, personal recollections and a multitude of photographs.
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – Homestead Newspaper Collection 1881-1979
The Homestead Newspaper Collection consists of scanned microfilm of various newspapers from the Steel Valley between 1881 and 1979. Titles included are: The Local News, The Homestead Times, The Mirror, …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – The Homestead Daily News, News Messenger, & Daily Messenger 1897-1979
Newspaper printed about news in Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Mifflin Township, Six Mile Ferry, Hays Township, and Brown’s Station. The Homestead Daily Messenger was the daily newspaper to follow the Local …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Industry, Mining, & Technology Journals
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. This section of the Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a compilation of almost two dozen 19th …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Mellon University – Andrew Carnegie Online Archive
This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie’s bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use a part of their curriculum.
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Centre County School Class Photographs
Photographs of Centre County, Pennsylvania school class pictures showing the class as a group. The classes include high school, junior high and grade school students with their teachers, and even …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – John Blair Linn Photo Album
Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 black and white images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Bellefonte Governors’ Papers
Bellefonte has been home to seven governors, five of whom were Governors of Pennsylvania. This collection features correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of their authorship as well as other artifacts connected …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Centre County Gregg Post No. 95 GAR Veteran Books
1-Gregg Post No. 95 Civil War Sketch book consisting of over 95 handwritten record of war service for each Post member, including state governor Andrew Curtin. Transcription with addendum notes …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection
This collection was created by Alexander W. Scott (1926-1999) a Cheltenham principal and resident for many years. The 771 images (originally slides) show the people, homes, and neighborhoods of the …
Chester County History Center – A. D. Sharples Letterpress Book Collection
The six letterpress books of West Chester resident A. D. Sharples document his many business and philanthropic interests, and a number of letters also include news of the Sharples, Paschall, …
Chester County History Center – Abigail Speakman Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Abigail Speakman opens with entries from November 1871 spanning several pages. Nothing further is recorded until July 1882, introducing the bulk of the volume which describes …
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – David Evans Collection
This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and …
Chester County History Center – Jean Kane Foulke Papers
This digitized selection from the Jean Kane Foulke papers measures 1.4 linear feet and dates from 1850 to 1955, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1900 to 1920. …
Chester County History Center – Rebecca Townsend Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Rebecca Townsend Brown describes time spent accompanying her husband, career army officer Major William H. Brown, during his service with the 18th Infantry in Arizona and …
Chester County History Center – Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries
This digitized selection of eight diaries from the Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries measures 0.5 linear feet and dates from 1870 to 1879. Found within the diaries are entries …
Chester County History Center – William H. Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of William H. Brown (1827-1883) details information from specific times in his life during his service with the army. Born to William H. and Lydia P. Brown …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Chester County Library & District Center – Northern Chester County Historic Photographs
This collection contains photographs of Northern Chester County in the first decades of the 1900’s.
Conshohocken Free Library – The Recorder Newspaper
The Conshohocken Recorder, April 1, 1882 – September 9, 1954.
Crawford County Federated Library System – Meadville Local History Collection
The Meadville Local History Collection is a condensed sketch of the early history of Meadville, Pennsylvania which covers the city’s natural resources and a portrayal of leading industries educational, financial, …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Public Library Reports
These booklets are the annual and biannual reports for the Erie Public Library. They date back to 1899 when the library opened to the public. Some include reports for the …
Friends’ Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends’ Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in 1845. The school has …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Die Freie Presse
Digitized microfilm of Die Freie Presse, a Philadelphia local German newspaper with issues from 1848 through 1887.
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Singing Societies Collection
This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania’s archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Since its founding in 1764, the German Society provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community. The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Box Collection/Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pamphlet Box Collection/ Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf consists of nine annual reports, from 1883, and one for each year from 1917-1924 inclusive. It also includes five copies of …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection includes documents, memorabilia, photographs, and publications related to the history of the university in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Photographs will include students and employees, events, …
James V. Brown Library – Lycoming County Digital Photo Archive
Over two thousand (2,000) local historical photographs, drawings and images of old Lycoming County, PA. can be found here. Images are shown in a small version for browsing or as …
Keystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
Keystone College – Christy Mathewson Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains documents and photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Kittanning Public Library – Daughters of the American Revolution
These are booklets from the late 1800’s early 1900’s of programs/meetings of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
Knoxville Public Library – Knoxville, Pennsylvania 1880-1920
Photographs of Knoxville, Pennsylvania, including adjacent Deerfield Township.
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1873-1890 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1891-1910 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary of Lycoming College Collection
The Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Collection traces the first eighty years of the school’s extensive history. Documented here is the early struggle of the founding of the school, with more prosperous …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Item Newspaper
An independent family newspaper devoted to literature, local and general intelligence. Published 1891-1975.
Mengle Memorial Library – The Punxsutawney Spirit Newspaper
Welcome to the Mengle Memorial Library’s Punxsutawney Spirit Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Punxsutawney Spirit represents a significant regional newspaper in central western …
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American burials in Somerset County. …
Meyersdale Public Library – Captain William (Will) Lewis Judy
This collection includes photographs and correspondence pertaining to Captain Will Judy, a famous son of Garrett, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Born in 1891 and raised in this small coal …
Meyersdale Public Library – From Dale City to Meyersdale
Before the southern Somerset County community of Meyersdale was incorporated as “Meyersdale” on February 19, 1874, it was known as “Dale City.” On May 2, 1870, a petition to incorporate …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Commercial Newspaper
Founded by Civil War Veteran Luther A. Smith in 1878, the Meyersdale Commercial was published weekly each Friday morning. This collection, containing issues of the Commercial from 1881 through 1912, …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department History
Meyersdale’s first responder community serves as a key component in keeping the area safe should an emergency arise. It’s difficult to imagine the town without a fire department to serve …
Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection
The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. The photographs that will …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Rockwood Borough History
Incorporated in 1857, the Borough of Rockwood was significantly boosted by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line running through the town – most specifically its passenger service. When that passenger …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos and Documents collection are …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family’s woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the US and Mexico for …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Somerset County Times (Rockwood, Pa.) Newspaper
The Somerset County Times made its debut on November 3, 1883. Introduced to the public as “a journal of independent thought” – as would be noted on page two of …
New Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1872-1899
This collection contains a selection of various directories from 1872-1899 (not exhaustive), covering the Mahoning, Shenango, and Beaver valleys, as well as Lawrence County and the City of New Castle.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1900 -1910
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1900-1910.
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Churches of New Cumberland
A collection of photographs and postcards of churches in New Cumberland, PA., featuring historic buildings in black and white. The collection also includes a couple of church service programs and …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – Schools of New Cumberland
This collection includes photographs of school buildings, students, and teachers; scanned programs from school performances or athletics; and miscellany related to student activities.
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Education Collection
This collection houses items relating to the educational institutions of the Cambria county area. This includes k-12, higher education, and technical schools.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the breaking of the South Fork Dam caused the single greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States: the Great Johnstown Flood. It is …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection
The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Mount Airy campus
This collection contains items related to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s main campus located in the Mount Airy section of Northwest Philadelphia from 1892-1984. This campus was a spacious, 33 …
Peters Township Public Library – Historic Images and Documents Collection
A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Reading Area Community College – Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection
Although Reading Area Community College’s Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music from the late 1800s to the 1970s, this digital collection only includes items that should be in …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Postcards
This collection contains postcards that show images from around Berks County. The list of categories includes advertisements, attractions, exhibits, bridges, dams, buildings, businesses, clubs, organizations, hospitals, bodies of water, scenes, …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphiana
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds an extensive and unique collection of medicinal products and prescriptions from across the Philadelphia region beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Visible on each bottle …
Scranton Public Library – Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania: Vital Records
This collection features birth, death, and disease records for residents of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, starting in the mid 1890’s. These early records provides access to genealogical and historical information.
Scranton Public Library – From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920
From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920. The photos show prominent men of …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – The Cricket: A 20 Page Illustrated Paper
A high society illustrated paper published in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It contains humor, illustrations, social commentary, news and advertisements. The name “The Cricket” came from the saying “as lively as a …
Sewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
The Kiski School – The Kiski School Digital Collection
The Kiskiminetas Springs School was founded in 1888 by Andrew Wilson who believed its location by the Kiskiminetas River to be an ideal environment for educating young men to continue …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Anne E. Sanford Missionary Collection
Annie Evaline Sanford was born on February 4, 1873 in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Carthage College in 1894. Annie Sanford completed five missionary terms in India from 1895-1902, 1904-1911, …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Women’s Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church
Books and manuscripts published or created by the various Lutheran Women’s Missionary Societies of the General Synod, General Council, and United Synod of the South. Included here are both published …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 2: Civil Engineering Structures
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “Civil Engineering Structures,” taught at the Wagner Free Institute of Science between 1893 and 1950. It was the …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Conchology, consisting of an Introductory lecture followed by 15 topical lectures. They were written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner Free …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Manuscripts of Lectures on Mineralogy by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Mineralogy, consisting of two Introductory lectures and 24 topical lectures. The lecture series was written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner …
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
Warren Library Association – The Carnival, First Presbyterian Church, 1899
The Carnival was a weeklong fundraiser event of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, PA, featuring internationally and hobby themed booths, meals, and a daily publication. It was held from …
West Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters
The Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters collection spans a time frame from 1879 – 1887. These letters cover a broad range of topics spanning sports, social activities, illness, education, weather …
Williamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
Williamson College of the Trades – Williamson Trade School History
This collection includes early to mid century photographs and documents detailing the creation of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, now Williamson College of the Trades. The school was …
1901-1928 Progressive Era (179 collections)
1901-1928 Progressive Era Time Period PageAbington Free Library – Abington High School Yearbooks
This collection of the Oracle, the Abington High School yearbook, covers the years 1918-1921 and 1923-2013.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Albright College – Central Pennsylvania College Photo Collection
This collection contains photographs from the 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century of Central Pennsylvania College students, faculty, facilities, and grounds.
Albright College – Myerstown Photo Collection
Albright Collegiate Institute was established in Myerstown,PA, 1895, and was re-chartered as Albright College, 1898, and remained in Myerstown until 1928 when it then moved to Reading, PA, merging with …
Albright College – Schuylkill Seminary Photo Collection
Schuylkill Seminary was established in Reading PA in 1881, moved to Fredericksburg in 1886, then returned to Reading in 1902. It was renamed Schuylkill College in 1923, and merged with …
Altoona Area Public Library – Altoona Area School District History
This collection contains commencement documents, photos, booklets, and other materials pertaining to the history of the Altoona Area School District.
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Ambler Gazette Collection – Wissahickon Valley Public Library
The Wissahickon Valley Public Library: Ambler Gazette Collection is a joint effort with the Fort Washington Historical Society to preserve the society’s collection of the Ambler Gazette. This collection is …
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall – Carnegie Union Newspaper, 1888-1941
This collection includes issues of the Carnegie Union newspaper from 1888-1941, covering news from the Pittsburgh region with a focus on the Borough of Carnegie.
B. Reed Henderson High School – B. Reed Henderson High School Collection
Welcome to the B. Reed Henderson High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Henderson High School, located in the Borough of West Chester, dates …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mark Fallon Collection
The Mark Fallon Collection is a labor related collection held by the Battle of Homestead Foundation Archives. The collection focuses primarily on the Mon Valley area with specific interest in …
Bedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Bellwood-Antis Public Library – Bellwood Bulletin Collection
The Bellwood Bulletin weekly newspaper provides a unique glimpse into the cultural, economic, political, religious and social activities of Bellwood and the surrounding areas from 1889-1946. The format of newspaper …
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Aliquippa Area Selected Newspaper Clippings
A collection of selected newspaper clippings concerning B.F. Jones Memorial Library and the surrounding area.
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Selected Photographs Aliquippa Area
This is a small collection of photographs of Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial library and the surrounding area.
Boyertown Area Senior High School – Boyertown School News
This collection consists of the Boyertown School News dated from January 1921-March 1927. The Boyertown School News was written by students and reported the news at the Boyertown High School …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Prostopinije
Prostopinije (Slav. prostopinije, “simple chant”) is the traditional liturgical chant of the Rusyn peoples of the Carpathian Mountains, and of their descendants who emigrated to other parts of the world. …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – History of Edgewood Schools
Materials include papers and documents related to the discussion and foundation of the local school district, its curriculum, faculty members, school board activities, goals and achievements. Early class photos are …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – The History of the Borough of Edgewood
Regionally significant history of the Borough of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. This collection includes bound book, personal recollections and a multitude of photographs.
Cambria County Library – Johnstown Area Yearbooks
This collection includes yearbooks from Bishop McCort High School (1966-1998), Central Catholic High School (1926-1960), Ferndale Area High School (1929-1998), Greater Johnstown High School (1901-2003) and Westmont-Upper Yoder High School …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Carnegie Library of Homestead – Homestead Newspaper Collection 1881-1979
The Homestead Newspaper Collection consists of scanned microfilm of various newspapers from the Steel Valley between 1881 and 1979. Titles included are: The Local News, The Homestead Times, The Mirror, …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – The Homestead Daily News, News Messenger, & Daily Messenger 1897-1979
Newspaper printed about news in Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Mifflin Township, Six Mile Ferry, Hays Township, and Brown’s Station. The Homestead Daily Messenger was the daily newspaper to follow the Local …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – American Marketplace Collection
American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Industry, Mining, & Technology Journals
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. This section of the Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a compilation of almost two dozen 19th …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Carnegie Mellon University – Andrew Carnegie Online Archive
This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie’s bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use a part of their curriculum.
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Centre County School Class Photographs
Photographs of Centre County, Pennsylvania school class pictures showing the class as a group. The classes include high school, junior high and grade school students with their teachers, and even …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection
This collection was created by Alexander W. Scott (1926-1999) a Cheltenham principal and resident for many years. The 771 images (originally slides) show the people, homes, and neighborhoods of the …
Chester County History Center – A. D. Sharples Letterpress Book Collection
The six letterpress books of West Chester resident A. D. Sharples document his many business and philanthropic interests, and a number of letters also include news of the Sharples, Paschall, …
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – Jean Kane Foulke Papers
This digitized selection from the Jean Kane Foulke papers measures 1.4 linear feet and dates from 1850 to 1955, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1900 to 1920. …
Chester County History Center – Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book
This digitized volume contains the meeting minutes of the Liberty Cornet Band dating from 1920-1932 and 1937, and includes the names of appointed officers and members of the band. The …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Chester County Library & District Center – Northern Chester County Historic Photographs
This collection contains photographs of Northern Chester County in the first decades of the 1900’s.
Clarion Free Library – World War I
This collection contains images of photographs, letters, and other memorabilia and resources contributed by the community documenting the impact of World War I on Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
Conshohocken Free Library – The Recorder Newspaper
The Conshohocken Recorder, April 1, 1882 – September 9, 1954.
Crawford County Federated Library System – Meadville Local History Collection
The Meadville Local History Collection is a condensed sketch of the early history of Meadville, Pennsylvania which covers the city’s natural resources and a portrayal of leading industries educational, financial, …
DeSales University – Bishop McShea Archives
Archival photographs documenting the priesthood of the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Bishop of Allentown.
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Anna V. Blough Missionary Letters and Diaries from China Collection
The Blough missionary letters and diaries from China are an invaluable resource to those researching Church of the Brethren history, along with those scholars studying the Western missionary endeavor in …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
Elizabethtown College – Historic Image Collection
Welcome to the Elizabethtown College: Historic Images Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of ca. 3000 mostly black and white photographs documenting …
Elizabethtown College – Peace Pamphlet Collection
Elizabethtown College was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren, one of the original “peace churches” to spread from Europe to the United States. This peace pamphlet collection …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Maps
This collection contains maps of Erie County, PA. which have been scanned from the collection at the Erie County Public Library’s Heritage Room. We have selected maps that are not …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Public Library Reports
These booklets are the annual and biannual reports for the Erie Public Library. They date back to 1899 when the library opened to the public. Some include reports for the …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Yearbooks
This collection of Erie City / Erie County yearbooks spans 1920-2010 and contains digitized copies from Academy, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, East High School, and Strong Vincent High School.
Friends’ Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends’ Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in 1845. The school has …
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Singing Societies Collection
This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania’s archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Since its founding in 1764, the German Society provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community. The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Box Collection/Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pamphlet Box Collection/ Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf consists of nine annual reports, from 1883, and one for each year from 1917-1924 inclusive. It also includes five copies of …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
James V. Brown Library – Historic Documents
This collection contains historic documents about the James V. Brown Library of Williamsport, PA, including Annual Reports and minutes from Board of Trustee meetings.
James V. Brown Library – Lycoming County Digital Photo Archive
Over two thousand (2,000) local historical photographs, drawings and images of old Lycoming County, PA. can be found here. Images are shown in a small version for browsing or as …
Keystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
Keystone College – Christy Mathewson Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains documents and photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Kittanning Public Library – Daughters of the American Revolution
These are booklets from the late 1800’s early 1900’s of programs/meetings of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
Knoxville Public Library – Knoxville, Pennsylvania 1880-1920
Photographs of Knoxville, Pennsylvania, including adjacent Deerfield Township.
Lancaster Public Library – Local History
This is a collection of documents, photographs, and monographs relating to the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of Lancaster City and County …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1914 – 1922 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection is the third and final piece …
LancasterHistory – Lititz Newspaper Collection
This collection contains issues from 1877 to 1936 of the Lititz Record and from 1937-2001 of its successor, the Lititz Record Express.
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1891-1910 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1911-1950 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Laughlin Memorial Library – Ambridge Historic Newspaper Collection
Microfilm collection of early Ambridge, PA, newspapers beginning in 1904.
Ligonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present
The Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy …
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and College Preparatory School Collection
This collection contains material originating from and telling about Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and Preparatory School. Although spanning almost two decades, from 1928 through 1947, the collection is modest …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary of Lycoming College Collection
The Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Collection traces the first eighty years of the school’s extensive history. Documented here is the early struggle of the founding of the school, with more prosperous …
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
McBride Memorial Library – Berwick High School Yearbooks
This collection consists of High School yearbooks for Berwick High School, in Berwick, PA, from 1927 to present.
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Millgrove Schoolhouse
Millgrove School District operated out of a schoolhouse in Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania from about 1860 to 1956. The house was torn down in 1967. It was part of a collection …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – The N.H.S. Chronicle
The N.H.S. Chronicle was a literary and news magazine published by the students of Nazareth High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania beginning in 1914 and ending at an undermined date before …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Item Newspaper
An independent family newspaper devoted to literature, local and general intelligence. Published 1891-1975.
Mengle Memorial Library – The Punxsutawney Spirit Newspaper
Welcome to the Mengle Memorial Library’s Punxsutawney Spirit Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Punxsutawney Spirit represents a significant regional newspaper in central western …
Meyersdale Public Library – Captain William (Will) Lewis Judy
This collection includes photographs and correspondence pertaining to Captain Will Judy, a famous son of Garrett, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Born in 1891 and raised in this small coal …
Meyersdale Public Library – Garrett Memorabilia
In June of 2022 a patron of the Meyersdale Public Library lent to its Pennsylvania Room a copy of a 1939 Garrett High School yearbook and granted the library permission …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Commercial Newspaper
Founded by Civil War Veteran Luther A. Smith in 1878, the Meyersdale Commercial was published weekly each Friday morning. This collection, containing issues of the Commercial from 1881 through 1912, …
Meyersdale Public Library – Old-Time Meyersdale Photographs
These scenes are among the oldest images of Meyersdale and its residents known to exist. Captured in the southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, town during the early 20th century, they reflect …
Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection
The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. The photographs that will …
Meyersdale Public Library – Red and Black Student Paper
The first edition of the “Red and Black” Meyersdale High School student paper in booklet form was introduced in November 1922. The paper was published for several years. This collection …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Casselman Village
Incorporated in 1871, the Borough of Casselman is today a remnant of its former self. Named in 1864 for its location along the banks of the Casselman River in Upper …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Rockwood Borough History
Incorporated in 1857, the Borough of Rockwood was significantly boosted by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line running through the town – most specifically its passenger service. When that passenger …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos and Documents collection are …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family’s woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the US and Mexico for …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Press Collection
“The Hershey Press (alternatively published as ”Hershey’s Weekly” or “Hershey’s The Progressive Weekly”) was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township …
Montgomery County Community College – Betzwood Studios Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County …
New Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
New Castle Public Library – History Room Documents
Publications of historical significance about New Castle and the surrounding Lawrence County area.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1900 -1910
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1900-1910.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1911-1918
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1911-1918 (not exhaustive).
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1921-1928
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1921-1928.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from New Castle High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1913-2012. Ne-Ca-Hi was published from 1913-1961, and Pergodian has been published from 1962-present.
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Churches of New Cumberland
A collection of photographs and postcards of churches in New Cumberland, PA., featuring historic buildings in black and white. The collection also includes a couple of church service programs and …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – NC Hi Magazines
“NC Hi” was a magazine published several times a year by the students of New Cumberland High School, beginning in the fall of 1927. Each edition generally contained a feature …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Public Library Collection
Photographs of the New Cumberland Public Library and library functions, as well as some flyers and documents from library programs, primarily from 1975 on.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Town Celebrations
Photographs of various occasions celebrated by New Cumberland, including the 1906 Old Home Week and Geary Celebration, World War I Homecoming, and the dedication of the John Geary White state …
New Cumberland Public Library – Schools of New Cumberland
This collection includes photographs of school buildings, students, and teachers; scanned programs from school performances or athletics; and miscellany related to student activities.
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Osterhout Free Library – Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent
This collection contains the archive of the “Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent” newspaper from 1913 through 1958. This newspaper is historically significant to the region, state and nation in many ways since …
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photograph Collection
This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Bailey Collection
This collection contains photographs from Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and other vacation locations visited by the Bailey Family in the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Education Collection
This collection houses items relating to the educational institutions of the Cambria county area. This includes k-12, higher education, and technical schools.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Iron, Coal, and Steel Industry Collection
This collection contains items relating to the iron, coal, and steel industry in Johnstown.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Northern Cambria Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, connected to boroughs and townships in Northern Cambria County and Northern Cambria Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Suppes Collection
This collection houses a series of historic pictures of Suppes Ford, one of the oldest businesses in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the breaking of the South Fork Dam caused the single greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States: the Great Johnstown Flood. It is …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Wilmore Collection
The town of Wilmore was founded around 1800 by Godfrey Wilmore a former slave from Maryland and his former indentured wife Mary. The Wilmore’s operated a sawmill and were close …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection
James Lawrence Dillon (1859-1942) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants James and Annie Eleanor Dillon. His mother died when he was 4, and his father when he was …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection
Jay Veeder Hare (1878 -1953) was born in Schodack, New York. He attended the Peirce School in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University Law School. He began his long career …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection
The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection
The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Mount Airy campus
This collection contains items related to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s main campus located in the Mount Airy section of Northwest Philadelphia from 1892-1984. This campus was a spacious, 33 …
Peters Township Public Library – Historic Images and Documents Collection
A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County History
Folklore of the Schuylkill Canal, by John B. Bowman and other items relating to local history. The Bowman title is a collection of memories recorded by the author about Schuylkill …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Reading Area Community College – Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection
Although Reading Area Community College’s Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music from the late 1800s to the 1970s, this digital collection only includes items that should be in …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Postcards
This collection contains postcards that show images from around Berks County. The list of categories includes advertisements, attractions, exhibits, bridges, dams, buildings, businesses, clubs, organizations, hospitals, bodies of water, scenes, …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ridley Park High School Yearbooks
Ridley Park High School operated from 1917 until 1966. When the Ridley School District was created, RPHS was no longer needed and demolished. This collection includes yearbooks from 1928 until …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ye Ridlyan
The Ridley Park High School Ye Ridlyan Collection includes senior class magazines published from 1920 to 1942, when wartime paper shortages ended production. These issues document student life and local …
Saint Francis University – Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphiana
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds an extensive and unique collection of medicinal products and prescriptions from across the Philadelphia region beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Visible on each bottle …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Certificates
Various certificates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy alumni.
Scranton Public Library – Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania: Vital Records
This collection features birth, death, and disease records for residents of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, starting in the mid 1890’s. These early records provides access to genealogical and historical information.
Scranton Public Library – Celebrating Our Towns: Lackawanna Co. Centennial Books and Community Histories
Lackawanna County has many different towns, townships, cities, and boroughs. This collection gives histories of how those places developed. Most of the books in this collection are centennial projects.
Scranton Public Library – Century Club of Scranton
The Century Club of Scranton is a women’s club that was founded in 1911 by prominent women of Scranton. During the long history, which continues today, the club hosts a …
Scranton Public Library – Department of Public Safety Mug Shot Collection: 1903-1909
This collection contains police photographs taken at the time of police booking for the Scranton Police Department from 1903-1909. Contains information about their arrest and the arresting officer(s).
Scranton Public Library – From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920
From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920. The photos show prominent men of …
Scranton Public Library – The Story of the Community Medical Center
Contains over 100 photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, and other items from the century-long history of this storied health care provider.
Sewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
Sewickley Public Library – Sewickley Herald Collection
The collection is the digitized microfilm archive of the Sewickley Herald from 1902-2012. The Sewickley Herald is a local, weekly newspaper that is significant in documenting the history of the …
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy – The Wissahickon Magazine Collection 1903-1931
The Wissahickon began as a monthly magazine produced by the students of Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia. Its first run from 1903 to 1933 served primarily as a school literary …
Summerville Public Library – Summerville Story Project
The Summerville, Pennsylvania Story Project is a collection of documents, photos, and other memorabilia intended to present the human side of Summerville. The collection material dates from the occupancy by …
Swarthmore Public Library – The Swarthmorean Newspaper, 1914-2008
This collection includes some of Swarthmore’s earliest newspapers, including the Swarthmore News followed by its still current paper, The Swarthmorean.
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
Uniontown Public Library – Old Home Week August 26 to 31, 1912 Uniontown Pennsylvania Official Program
This souvenir program is the official program booklet that was prepared for the Old Home Week celebration in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Old Home Week took place from August 26-31, 1912 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville Post
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Anne E. Sanford Missionary Collection
Annie Evaline Sanford was born on February 4, 1873 in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Carthage College in 1894. Annie Sanford completed five missionary terms in India from 1895-1902, 1904-1911, …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Women’s Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church
Books and manuscripts published or created by the various Lutheran Women’s Missionary Societies of the General Synod, General Council, and United Synod of the South. Included here are both published …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
West Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters
The Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters collection spans a time frame from 1879 – 1887. These letters cover a broad range of topics spanning sports, social activities, illness, education, weather …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Whitehall High School Yearbooks
Whitehall Township Public Library is making available the yearbooks of the Whitehall Coplay School District. When completed, the yearbooks will range from 1922 (vol. 4) – 2014 (vol. 95). (The …
Williamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
Williamson College of the Trades – Williamson Trade School History
This collection includes early to mid century photographs and documents detailing the creation of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, now Williamson College of the Trades. The school was …
1929-1945 Great Depression and World War II (149 collections)
1929-1945 Great Depression and World War II Time Period PageAbington Free Library – Abington High School Yearbooks
This collection of the Oracle, the Abington High School yearbook, covers the years 1918-1921 and 1923-2013.
Abington Senior High School – Abingtonian School Newspaper
Welcome to the Abington Senior High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Abington Senior High School dates back to 1888 and serves as the …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Historic Trees of the Delaware Valley and Maryland Photographs
This collection consists of black and white photographs taken circa 1930 of various tree species found in the Delaware Valley and Maryland that were assembled by the Academy of Natural …
Albright College – Evangelical Church Historic Lantern Slides
These lantern slides were produced by Rev. Fred W. Solver around 1930 to be used for a lecture about individuals and places associated with the Evangelical Church.
Albright College – Myerstown Photo Collection
Albright Collegiate Institute was established in Myerstown,PA, 1895, and was re-chartered as Albright College, 1898, and remained in Myerstown until 1928 when it then moved to Reading, PA, merging with …
Altoona Area Public Library – Altoona Area School District History
This collection contains commencement documents, photos, booklets, and other materials pertaining to the history of the Altoona Area School District.
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall – Carnegie Union Newspaper, 1888-1941
This collection includes issues of the Carnegie Union newspaper from 1888-1941, covering news from the Pittsburgh region with a focus on the Borough of Carnegie.
B. Reed Henderson High School – B. Reed Henderson High School Collection
Welcome to the B. Reed Henderson High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Henderson High School, located in the Borough of West Chester, dates …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mike Stout Collection
The Mike Stout collection spans from 1937 to 2020. The collection contains a variety of materials from political marching banners, to local union newspapers, to clothing, to paper material, to …
Bedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Bishop McDevitt High School – Bishop McDevitt High School Yearbooks
Pridwen, the yearbook of Bishop McDevitt High School and Harrisburg Catholic High School (from 1918 to 1957), documents the students and staff of the high school and reflects community of …
Braddock Carnegie Library Association – Braddock Area Yearbooks
Braddock-area yearbooks, including the Braddonian ( Braddock HS 1948-71), The Highlander (Scott HS 1948-71, non-consecutive years), the Falconian (General Braddock HS 1972-80), the Retrospect (St. Thomas HS 1942-84) and the …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – The History of the Borough of Edgewood
Regionally significant history of the Borough of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. This collection includes bound book, personal recollections and a multitude of photographs.
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Carnegie Library of Homestead – Homestead Newspaper Collection 1881-1979
The Homestead Newspaper Collection consists of scanned microfilm of various newspapers from the Steel Valley between 1881 and 1979. Titles included are: The Local News, The Homestead Times, The Mirror, …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – The Homestead Daily News, News Messenger, & Daily Messenger 1897-1979
Newspaper printed about news in Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Mifflin Township, Six Mile Ferry, Hays Township, and Brown’s Station. The Homestead Daily Messenger was the daily newspaper to follow the Local …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Mellon University – Andrew Carnegie Online Archive
This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie’s bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use a part of their curriculum.
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Centre County School Class Photographs
Photographs of Centre County, Pennsylvania school class pictures showing the class as a group. The classes include high school, junior high and grade school students with their teachers, and even …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection
This collection was created by Alexander W. Scott (1926-1999) a Cheltenham principal and resident for many years. The 771 images (originally slides) show the people, homes, and neighborhoods of the …
Chester County History Center – Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book
This digitized volume contains the meeting minutes of the Liberty Cornet Band dating from 1920-1932 and 1937, and includes the names of appointed officers and members of the band. The …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
Conshohocken Free Library – The Recorder Newspaper
The Conshohocken Recorder, April 1, 1882 – September 9, 1954.
DeSales University – Bishop McShea Archives
Archival photographs documenting the priesthood of the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Bishop of Allentown.
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
Elizabethtown College – Peace Pamphlet Collection
Elizabethtown College was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren, one of the original “peace churches” to spread from Europe to the United States. This peace pamphlet collection …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Public Library Reports
These booklets are the annual and biannual reports for the Erie Public Library. They date back to 1899 when the library opened to the public. Some include reports for the …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Yearbooks
This collection of Erie City / Erie County yearbooks spans 1920-2010 and contains digitized copies from Academy, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, East High School, and Strong Vincent High School.
Friends’ Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends’ Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in 1845. The school has …
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
James V. Brown Library – Lycoming County Digital Photo Archive
Over two thousand (2,000) local historical photographs, drawings and images of old Lycoming County, PA. can be found here. Images are shown in a small version for browsing or as …
Keystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
Keystone College – Christy Mathewson Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains documents and photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Kittanning Public Library – Daughters of the American Revolution
These are booklets from the late 1800’s early 1900’s of programs/meetings of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
Lancaster Public Library – Lancaster Public Library Yearbook Collection
Lancaster Public Library has teamed up with Hempfield School District, McCaskey High School, and Lancaster Catholic High School to digitize yearbooks from all three institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1988 …
LancasterHistory – Lititz Newspaper Collection
This collection contains issues from 1877 to 1936 of the Lititz Record and from 1937-2001 of its successor, the Lititz Record Express.
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1911-1950 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Ligonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Moving Images of Lycoming College
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries an historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and College Preparatory School Collection
This collection contains material originating from and telling about Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and Preparatory School. Although spanning almost two decades, from 1928 through 1947, the collection is modest …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary of Lycoming College Collection
The Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Collection traces the first eighty years of the school’s extensive history. Documented here is the early struggle of the founding of the school, with more prosperous …
Manheim Township School District – Hi-Lite
These are a collection of Hi-Lite newspapers published from the Manheim Township High School dating back to the 1930s.
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
McBride Memorial Library – Berwick High School Yearbooks
This collection consists of High School yearbooks for Berwick High School, in Berwick, PA, from 1927 to present.
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School – Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from 1931 up to the current time (minus the most current 5 years due to copyright and privacy protections) that are from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Area World War II Scrapbook
Newspaper clippings chronicling the lives of area Servicemen and women during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Bicentennial 1940
The Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1940 with historical demonstrations, parades, and various memorabilia. This collection highlights photos, documents, and memorabilia from this event.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Item Newspaper
An independent family newspaper devoted to literature, local and general intelligence. Published 1891-1975.
Meyersdale Public Library – Captain William (Will) Lewis Judy
This collection includes photographs and correspondence pertaining to Captain Will Judy, a famous son of Garrett, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Born in 1891 and raised in this small coal …
Meyersdale Public Library – Garrett Memorabilia
In June of 2022 a patron of the Meyersdale Public Library lent to its Pennsylvania Room a copy of a 1939 Garrett High School yearbook and granted the library permission …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Casselman Village
Incorporated in 1871, the Borough of Casselman is today a remnant of its former self. Named in 1864 for its location along the banks of the Casselman River in Upper …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos and Documents collection are …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family’s woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the US and Mexico for …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – East Donegal Township High School Yearbooks
This first collection will encompass the yearbooks that the Milanof-Schock Public Library currently has from the East Donegal Township High School. It includes 8 yearbooks between the years 1942 and …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Community Archives – Hotel Hershey Highlights
“Hotel Hershey Highlights” was a weekly newsletter distributed from May 5, 1934 through April 28, 1951. “Highlights” covers a time period during which no local newspapers were published, shedding light …
Montgomery County Community College – Betzwood Studios Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County …
New Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from New Castle High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1913-2012. Ne-Ca-Hi was published from 1913-1961, and Pergodian has been published from 1962-present.
New Castle Public Library – Shenango Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Shenango Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1930-1994. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Union Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Union Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1944-1980. Some years are missing.
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
New Cumberland Public Library – Churches of New Cumberland
A collection of photographs and postcards of churches in New Cumberland, PA., featuring historic buildings in black and white. The collection also includes a couple of church service programs and …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – NC Hi Magazines
“NC Hi” was a magazine published several times a year by the students of New Cumberland High School, beginning in the fall of 1927. Each edition generally contained a feature …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Flood of 1936
Photographs of New Cumberland during the Flood of 1936 which occurred March 18-20, 1936 when warmer weather caused the winter’s heavy accumulation of snow and ice to melt. Situated along …
New Cumberland Public Library – Schools of New Cumberland
This collection includes photographs of school buildings, students, and teachers; scanned programs from school performances or athletics; and miscellany related to student activities.
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Osterhout Free Library – Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent
This collection contains the archive of the “Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent” newspaper from 1913 through 1958. This newspaper is historically significant to the region, state and nation in many ways since …
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Technical Institute
This collection is black and white photographs of the Williamsport Technical Institute, which originally operated as the vocational technical division of the Williamsport School District (1914 – 1941) before becoming …
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photograph Collection
This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Bailey Collection
This collection contains photographs from Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and other vacation locations visited by the Bailey Family in the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Education Collection
This collection houses items relating to the educational institutions of the Cambria county area. This includes k-12, higher education, and technical schools.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Iron, Coal, and Steel Industry Collection
This collection contains items relating to the iron, coal, and steel industry in Johnstown.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Klahre Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, letters, and personal memorabilia connected to the Klahre family.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Northern Cambria Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, connected to boroughs and townships in Northern Cambria County and Northern Cambria Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Suppes Collection
This collection houses a series of historic pictures of Suppes Ford, one of the oldest businesses in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Wilmore Collection
The town of Wilmore was founded around 1800 by Godfrey Wilmore a former slave from Maryland and his former indentured wife Mary. The Wilmore’s operated a sawmill and were close …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection
This collection is comprised of images created sometime between 1928 and 1950 by Philadelphia photographer, Ida W. Pritchett. A 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Pritchett received her doctorate from …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection
James Lawrence Dillon (1859-1942) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants James and Annie Eleanor Dillon. His mother died when he was 4, and his father when he was …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection
Jay Veeder Hare (1878 -1953) was born in Schodack, New York. He attended the Peirce School in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University Law School. He began his long career …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection
The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection
The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection
This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show …
Peters Township Public Library – Historic Images and Documents Collection
A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Peters Township High School, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and includes The Planet (1944), Crest (1945), and Ember (1946-2018).
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County History
Folklore of the Schuylkill Canal, by John B. Bowman and other items relating to local history. The Bowman title is a collection of memories recorded by the author about Schuylkill …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Reading Area Community College – Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection
Although Reading Area Community College’s Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music from the late 1800s to the 1970s, this digital collection only includes items that should be in …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Postcards
This collection contains postcards that show images from around Berks County. The list of categories includes advertisements, attractions, exhibits, bridges, dams, buildings, businesses, clubs, organizations, hospitals, bodies of water, scenes, …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ridley Park High School Yearbooks
Ridley Park High School operated from 1917 until 1966. When the Ridley School District was created, RPHS was no longer needed and demolished. This collection includes yearbooks from 1928 until …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ye Ridlyan
The Ridley Park High School Ye Ridlyan Collection includes senior class magazines published from 1920 to 1942, when wartime paper shortages ended production. These issues document student life and local …
Saint Francis University – Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University – Yearbooks 1942-2016
Saint Francis University Student yearbooks from 1942-2016.
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Certificates
Various certificates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy alumni.
Scranton Public Library – Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania: Vital Records
This collection features birth, death, and disease records for residents of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, starting in the mid 1890’s. These early records provides access to genealogical and historical information.
Scranton Public Library – Celebrating Our Towns: Lackawanna Co. Centennial Books and Community Histories
Lackawanna County has many different towns, townships, cities, and boroughs. This collection gives histories of how those places developed. Most of the books in this collection are centennial projects.
Scranton Public Library – Century Club of Scranton
The Century Club of Scranton is a women’s club that was founded in 1911 by prominent women of Scranton. During the long history, which continues today, the club hosts a …
Scranton Public Library – Community and Church Cookbooks from Northeastern PA
This is a collection of cookbooks mostly dating from the 1960’s and 1970’s. They are all from Northeastern PA and contain many ethnic and cultural recipes.
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – The Story of the Community Medical Center
Contains over 100 photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, and other items from the century-long history of this storied health care provider.
Scranton Public Library – World War II Photos
Collection of 116 photos taken by photographer Harry Baroff. This collection contains photos from Lackawanna County of draft registrations, military departures, and parades relating to World War II.
Sewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy – The Wissahickon Magazine Collection 1903-1931
The Wissahickon began as a monthly magazine produced by the students of Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia. Its first run from 1903 to 1933 served primarily as a school literary …
Summerville Public Library – Summerville Story Project
The Summerville, Pennsylvania Story Project is a collection of documents, photos, and other memorabilia intended to present the human side of Summerville. The collection material dates from the occupancy by …
Swarthmore Public Library – The Swarthmorean Newspaper, 1914-2008
This collection includes some of Swarthmore’s earliest newspapers, including the Swarthmore News followed by its still current paper, The Swarthmorean.
The Baldwin School Archives – Blazers, Uniforms, Gowns Collection
This collection is comprised of photographs of the blazers, uniforms, and commencement gowns of the girls and women of The Baldwin School, dating from the 1800s through the present day. …
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
The Kiski School – The Kiski School Digital Collection
The Kiskiminetas Springs School was founded in 1888 by Andrew Wilson who believed its location by the Kiskiminetas River to be an ideal environment for educating young men to continue …
Unionville High School – Unionville Post
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Anne E. Sanford Missionary Collection
Annie Evaline Sanford was born on February 4, 1873 in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Carthage College in 1894. Annie Sanford completed five missionary terms in India from 1895-1902, 1904-1911, …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland Oral Histories
Partnering with Upper Moreland Historical Association, UMFPL records oral histories pertaining to living in Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township, and the surrounding area.
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Warren Library Association – Historic Flood Control (1943)
An archive of papers examining historical flood control and new proposals under construction during the 1930’s and 40’s.
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Civil War Grave Registrations
This collection contains the grave registrations forms of veterans of the Civil War buried in Lehigh County, PA. Upon burial these forms were filed with the local Veterans Affairs. Most …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historical Photographs
This collection contains historical photographs of the Lehigh Valley.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Whitehall High School Yearbooks
Whitehall Township Public Library is making available the yearbooks of the Whitehall Coplay School District. When completed, the yearbooks will range from 1922 (vol. 4) – 2014 (vol. 95). (The …
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Scrapbooks
This collection contains scrapbooks created by Wilkes University staff, faculty, administrators, and students.
Williamson College of the Trades – Williamson Trade School History
This collection includes early to mid century photographs and documents detailing the creation of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, now Williamson College of the Trades. The school was …
Wilson College – World War II Collection
Wilson College World War II Collection documents the experience of Wilson alumnae through correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia from the time. The Collection primarily features the correspondence between Eunice “Bobby” Carpen …
1946-1991 Cold War (186 collections)
1946-1991 Cold War Time Period PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Albright College – Schuylkill Seminary Photo Collection
Schuylkill Seminary was established in Reading PA in 1881, moved to Fredericksburg in 1886, then returned to Reading in 1902. It was renamed Schuylkill College in 1923, and merged with …
Altoona Area Public Library – The Great Flood of 1977
This collection consists of a digitized copy of the 1977 pamphlet titled, The Great Flood of 1977: A Story of Catastrophe in the Conemaugh Valley.
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mark Fallon Collection
The Mark Fallon Collection is a labor related collection held by the Battle of Homestead Foundation Archives. The collection focuses primarily on the Mon Valley area with specific interest in …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mike Stout Collection
The Mike Stout collection spans from 1937 to 2020. The collection contains a variety of materials from political marching banners, to local union newspapers, to clothing, to paper material, to …
Bernville Area Community Library – Tulpehocken High School Yearbooks
Penn-Bernville High School The Pennant 1950-1965; Tulpehocken High School The Dardanian 1966-2020
Bishop McDevitt High School – Bishop McDevitt High School Yearbooks
Pridwen, the yearbook of Bishop McDevitt High School and Harrisburg Catholic High School (from 1918 to 1957), documents the students and staff of the high school and reflects community of …
Braddock Carnegie Library Association – Braddock Area Yearbooks
Braddock-area yearbooks, including the Braddonian ( Braddock HS 1948-71), The Highlander (Scott HS 1948-71, non-consecutive years), the Falconian (General Braddock HS 1972-80), the Retrospect (St. Thomas HS 1942-84) and the …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown Area Yearbooks
This collection includes yearbooks from Bishop McCort High School (1966-1998), Central Catholic High School (1926-1960), Ferndale Area High School (1929-1998), Greater Johnstown High School (1901-2003) and Westmont-Upper Yoder High School …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Carnegie Library of Homestead – Homestead Newspaper Collection 1881-1979
The Homestead Newspaper Collection consists of scanned microfilm of various newspapers from the Steel Valley between 1881 and 1979. Titles included are: The Local News, The Homestead Times, The Mirror, …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – The Homestead Daily News, News Messenger, & Daily Messenger 1897-1979
Newspaper printed about news in Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Mifflin Township, Six Mile Ferry, Hays Township, and Brown’s Station. The Homestead Daily Messenger was the daily newspaper to follow the Local …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection
This collection was created by Alexander W. Scott (1926-1999) a Cheltenham principal and resident for many years. The 771 images (originally slides) show the people, homes, and neighborhoods of the …
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Township Properties
Historical Properties located in Cheltenham Township, PA which include Camptown (LaMott) Historic District placed on the National Register October 31, 1985. Prepared under the Auspices of a Grant from The …
Cheltenham Township Library System – Historic La Mott/Cheltenham Township Community
Historical records that include, programs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, papers and photos. Community representing African Americans.
Clarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
Conshohocken Free Library – The Recorder Newspaper
The Conshohocken Recorder, April 1, 1882 – September 9, 1954.
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area High School Renard Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Historical Materials
The development of Fox Chapel Area from a quiet, detached farm community to bustling suburb can be clearly seen in the history of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, O’Hara …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
DeSales University – Bishop McShea Archives
Archival photographs documenting the priesthood of the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Bishop of Allentown.
Elizabethtown College – Dennis L. Hughes Photographs of the Amish
This collection consists of selected images taken by East Petersburg, Pennsylvania photographer Dennis L. Hughes of Amish life and culture in the United States with a special emphasis on the …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
Elizabethtown College – Historic Image Collection
Welcome to the Elizabethtown College: Historic Images Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of ca. 3000 mostly black and white photographs documenting …
Elizabethtown College – Peace Pamphlet Collection
Elizabethtown College was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren, one of the original “peace churches” to spread from Europe to the United States. This peace pamphlet collection …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Maps
This collection contains maps of Erie County, PA. which have been scanned from the collection at the Erie County Public Library’s Heritage Room. We have selected maps that are not …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Public Library Reports
These booklets are the annual and biannual reports for the Erie Public Library. They date back to 1899 when the library opened to the public. Some include reports for the …
Free Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Building History
The collection includes institutional archives and local historical materials about the history of the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library in the historic Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Records of …
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
Julia R. Masterman Demonstration School – Julia R. Masterman School Yearbooks
Julia R. Masterman School is a magnet, public school in the School District of Philadelphia, currently serving students in grades 5 through 12. Our students come from all neighborhoods of …
Keystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
Keystone College – Christy Mathewson Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains documents and photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Kittanning Public Library – Kittanning’s Natural Disasters
This collection contains photos from fires, floods and tornados from the 1900’s.
Lancaster Public Library – Lancaster Public Library Yearbook Collection
Lancaster Public Library has teamed up with Hempfield School District, McCaskey High School, and Lancaster Catholic High School to digitize yearbooks from all three institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1988 …
LancasterHistory – Lititz Newspaper Collection
This collection contains issues from 1877 to 1936 of the Lititz Record and from 1937-2001 of its successor, the Lititz Record Express.
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1911-1950 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Ligonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lock Haven University – Wrestling Program
This collection examines Lock Haven University wrestling. Here you will find photographs and other materials highlighting this history of this nationally recognized program.
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Lycoming College – Alumni Magazine
Lycoming College and its predecessor Dickinson Seminary have served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries a historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present
The Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy …
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Collection
The Lycoming College Collection begins after the accreditation of the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College as a four year college. It is a growing collection that chronicles the evolution …
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Moving Images of Lycoming College
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries an historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Lycoming College – Voices of Lycoming
The Voices of Lycoming Collection includes audio files of speakers in Clarke Chapel. These public addresses give listeners a first-person view of significant people and events in the life of …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and College Preparatory School Collection
This collection contains material originating from and telling about Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and Preparatory School. Although spanning almost two decades, from 1928 through 1947, the collection is modest …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary of Lycoming College Collection
The Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Collection traces the first eighty years of the school’s extensive history. Documented here is the early struggle of the founding of the school, with more prosperous …
Manheim Township School District – Hi-Lite
These are a collection of Hi-Lite newspapers published from the Manheim Township High School dating back to the 1930s.
Martinsburg Community Library – George Liebegott Genealogy Collection
The digitization of the eight index volumes of the George Liebegott Genealogy Collection is the first stage of indexing the entire 247 volumes of the collections. The eight volume index …
Matthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
McBride Memorial Library – Berwick High School Yearbooks
This collection consists of High School yearbooks for Berwick High School, in Berwick, PA, from 1927 to present.
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School – Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from 1931 up to the current time (minus the most current 5 years due to copyright and privacy protections) that are from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Item Newspaper
An independent family newspaper devoted to literature, local and general intelligence. Published 1891-1975.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth, PA 250th Anniversary
In 1990, the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1740. To celebrate, the town held a two week long festival that included multiple parades, …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – The 1976 Bicentennial in Nazareth, PA
Commemorative books, personal photographs, and objects that show how the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated 200 years of the United States of America in 1976.
Meyersdale Public Library – Captain William (Will) Lewis Judy
This collection includes photographs and correspondence pertaining to Captain Will Judy, a famous son of Garrett, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Born in 1891 and raised in this small coal …
Meyersdale Public Library – Maple Valley Park & Pool
Nestled within the picturesque countryside outside of Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Maple Valley Parks’ community swimming pool was once a vibrant center of summer joy. Although the pool first opened …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Community Hospital
After nearly eight years of preparation and construction that began with a 1944 discussion among Meyersdale Rotary Club members, the Meyersdale Community Hospital opened its doors to the public on …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Kelly Korps
In 1947 Meyersdale’s Charles E. Kelly American Legion Post 112 organized its own Drum & Bugle Corps. Consisting of Meyersdale area Veterans of World War II, the local corps became …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department History
Meyersdale’s first responder community serves as a key component in keeping the area safe should an emergency arise. It’s difficult to imagine the town without a fire department to serve …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Casselman Village
Incorporated in 1871, the Borough of Casselman is today a remnant of its former self. Named in 1864 for its location along the banks of the Casselman River in Upper …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos and Documents collection are …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family’s woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the US and Mexico for …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Meyersdale Republican Newspaper
Founded in 1900 by Pennsylvania State Representative Samuel Austin Kendall – who would go on to serve seven terms as a Republican in the United States Congress, from his election …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Donegal High School Yearbooks
This third collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Donegal High School. It includes 32 yearbooks, ranging from 1955 to 2000. These yearbooks give our community …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – East Donegal Township High School Yearbooks
This first collection will encompass the yearbooks that the Milanof-Schock Public Library currently has from the East Donegal Township High School. It includes 8 yearbooks between the years 1942 and …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Mount Joy High School Yearbooks
This collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Mount Joy High School. It includes four yearbooks between the years 1946 and 1954. These yearbooks give our …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Community Archives – Hotel Hershey Highlights
“Hotel Hershey Highlights” was a weekly newsletter distributed from May 5, 1934 through April 28, 1951. “Highlights” covers a time period during which no local newspapers were published, shedding light …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey News Newspaper 1953-1964
Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). A small town newspaper, there were many local citizens …
Monroeville Public Library – Gateway High School Yearbooks
A collection of student yearbooks from schools near Monroeville, Pennsylvania, including Gateway Senior High School.
Montgomery County Community College – Betzwood Studios Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County …
Montgomery County Community College – Yearbook Collection
Montgomery County Community College is proud to present the entire run of yearbooks.
New Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from New Castle High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1913-2012. Ne-Ca-Hi was published from 1913-1961, and Pergodian has been published from 1962-present.
New Castle Public Library – Laurel High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Laurel High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1964-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from the Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Mohawk Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Mohawk Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1962-1991. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Neshannock Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Neshannock Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1961-2006. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Shenango Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Shenango Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1930-1994. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Union Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Union Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1944-1980. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Wilmington Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Wilmington Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1984. Some years are missing.
New Cumberland Public Library – America250 – Bicentennial Collection
In collaboration with the America250PA celebration, New Cumberland Public Library is proud to present its collection of materials documenting Bicentennial Day celebrations in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Public Library Collection
Photographs of the New Cumberland Public Library and library functions, as well as some flyers and documents from library programs, primarily from 1975 on.
New Cumberland Public Library – Schools of New Cumberland
This collection includes photographs of school buildings, students, and teachers; scanned programs from school performances or athletics; and miscellany related to student activities.
New Cumberland Public Library – Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
This collection contains scanned images of scrapbooks from individuals and organizations related to New Cumberland. Themes vary from book to book. One scrapbook contains statistics and news articles about the …
Old Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Osterhout Free Library – Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent
This collection contains the archive of the “Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent” newspaper from 1913 through 1958. This newspaper is historically significant to the region, state and nation in many ways since …
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Area Community College – 1960s
This collection of photographs from around the 1960s showcases the academics, student life, and other experiences of staff, faculty, and students at the Williamsport Area Community College.
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Technical Institute
This collection is black and white photographs of the Williamsport Technical Institute, which originally operated as the vocational technical division of the Williamsport School District (1914 – 1941) before becoming …
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photograph Collection
This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Bailey Collection
This collection contains photographs from Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and other vacation locations visited by the Bailey Family in the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Iron, Coal, and Steel Industry Collection
This collection contains items relating to the iron, coal, and steel industry in Johnstown.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Klahre Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, letters, and personal memorabilia connected to the Klahre family.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Northern Cambria Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, connected to boroughs and townships in Northern Cambria County and Northern Cambria Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Suppes Collection
This collection houses a series of historic pictures of Suppes Ford, one of the oldest businesses in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Wilmore Collection
The town of Wilmore was founded around 1800 by Godfrey Wilmore a former slave from Maryland and his former indentured wife Mary. The Wilmore’s operated a sawmill and were close …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection
This collection is comprised of images created sometime between 1928 and 1950 by Philadelphia photographer, Ida W. Pritchett. A 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Pritchett received her doctorate from …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection
The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Louise Bush-Brown Image Collection
This collection documents the history of the Neighborhood Garden Association of Philadelphia founded in 1953 by noted horticulturist, activist, author and educator Louise Bush-Brown. The images depict the earliest collaborative …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection
This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Mount Airy campus
This collection contains items related to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s main campus located in the Mount Airy section of Northwest Philadelphia from 1892-1984. This campus was a spacious, 33 …
Peters Township Public Library – Historic Images and Documents Collection
A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories
Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories were published by the Chamber for township residents. Each booklet contains information on local businesses and community resources. This digital …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Peters Township High School, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and includes The Planet (1944), Crest (1945), and Ember (1946-2018).
Peters Township Public Library – Preview: A Newsletter for Peters Township, 1983-2009
Preview was a newsletter published by Peters Township from 1983 to 2009. The newsletter reported on topics including township news, staff appointments, construction projects, and library and recreational events.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township News 1958-1959
Peters Township News was a weekly newspaper published by the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce. This collection includes an incomplete run of issues dating from February 1958 to April 1959.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township News Progress 1959-1970
Peters Township News Progress was a weekly newspaper covering Peters Township and nearby communities. For a time, it served as the official newspaper for Peters Township and the Peters Township …
Peters Township Public Library – The Commerce News 1955-1958
The Commerce News was a monthly newspaper published by the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce from approximately 1955 to 1958. Run is missing issues. The Commerce News was succeeded by …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County History
Folklore of the Schuylkill Canal, by John B. Bowman and other items relating to local history. The Bowman title is a collection of memories recorded by the author about Schuylkill …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Reading Area Community College – Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection
Although Reading Area Community College’s Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music from the late 1800s to the 1970s, this digital collection only includes items that should be in …
Reading Area Community College – Yearbook Collection
The collection includes yearbooks from Reading Area Community College which was founded in 1971. Years covered are 1973 – 1989. Also included are ledgers, bulletins, and yearbooks of the Reading, …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Postcards
This collection contains postcards that show images from around Berks County. The list of categories includes advertisements, attractions, exhibits, bridges, dams, buildings, businesses, clubs, organizations, hospitals, bodies of water, scenes, …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Yearbooks
Reading Public Library, as a district center, is working toward granting online access to digitized yearbooks from all Berks County schools and institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1977 and …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ridley Park High School Yearbooks
Ridley Park High School operated from 1917 until 1966. When the Ridley School District was created, RPHS was no longer needed and demolished. This collection includes yearbooks from 1928 until …
Saint Francis University – Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University – Yearbooks 1942-2016
Saint Francis University Student yearbooks from 1942-2016.
Saint Joseph’s University – Beltran Kropp Papers
Prime Minister of Peru from 1959-1961, and Minister of Finance in 1959. Miriam Kropp Beltran worked for IBM from 1939-1943, and for the US Department of State in Washington, DC …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Scranton Public Library – Celebrating Our Towns: Lackawanna Co. Centennial Books and Community Histories
Lackawanna County has many different towns, townships, cities, and boroughs. This collection gives histories of how those places developed. Most of the books in this collection are centennial projects.
Scranton Public Library – Century Club of Scranton
The Century Club of Scranton is a women’s club that was founded in 1911 by prominent women of Scranton. During the long history, which continues today, the club hosts a …
Scranton Public Library – Community and Church Cookbooks from Northeastern PA
This is a collection of cookbooks mostly dating from the 1960’s and 1970’s. They are all from Northeastern PA and contain many ethnic and cultural recipes.
Scranton Public Library – Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series
Funded by a grant from the Scranton Area Foundation, this collection contains streaming video of over 50 readings by nationally renowned poets such as W.S. Merwin, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – Mid-Valley News
This newspaper is dedicated to over ten years of news and stories from the mid valley of Lackawanna County. The townships and boroughs represented are Archbald, Jermyn, Jessup, Olyphant, Blakely …
Scranton Public Library – Natural Disasters in NePA–Hurricane Diane
In August 1955 flooding caused by Hurricane Diane devastated the Scranton area. This collection contains rare photos, video interviews with witnesses, TV footage, and other items pertaining to the disaster.
Scranton Public Library – Scranton Christmas Windows
In 2009 Gene Giancini was cleaning out a building on the West Side of Scranton. His family had operated a business in the building for 60 years, and he was …
Scranton Public Library – The Metro
A newspaper covering local interest stories including arts, news, special interest stories, and crime in Scranton, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
Scranton Public Library – The Story of the Community Medical Center
Contains over 100 photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, and other items from the century-long history of this storied health care provider.
Sewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
Sewickley Township Public Library – Sewickley Area High School and Yough High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Sewickley Area High School “The Sewickley” yearbooks from 1950-1976 and Yough High School “Reflections” yearbooks from 1977-1986.
Somerset County Library – Conemaugh Township High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from the Conemaugh Township High School. Davidsville, PA from 1952-1955.
Somerset County Library – Portage Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Portage Area High School for the years 1968, 1970 and 1973.
Somerset County Library – Somerset High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Somerset High School yearbooks from the years 1950 thru 2005. Missing the years 1958, 1959, 1961- 1965, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985-1988, 1999 & 2002.
Somerset County Library – Somerset Junior High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Somerset Junior High School for the years 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2004.
Summerville Public Library – Summerville Story Project
The Summerville, Pennsylvania Story Project is a collection of documents, photos, and other memorabilia intended to present the human side of Summerville. The collection material dates from the occupancy by …
Swarthmore Public Library – The Swarthmorean Newspaper, 1914-2008
This collection includes some of Swarthmore’s earliest newspapers, including the Swarthmore News followed by its still current paper, The Swarthmorean.
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
The Kiski School – The Kiski School Digital Collection
The Kiskiminetas Springs School was founded in 1888 by Andrew Wilson who believed its location by the Kiskiminetas River to be an ideal environment for educating young men to continue …
Uniontown Public Library – Photos of Fayette County, PA
Walter J. “Buzz” Storey was a well-known and admired journalist/editor from Uniontown, PA. His obituary published in the September 16, 2004 edition of The Herald-Standard newspaper stated, “Storey joined the …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Scrapbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Yearbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville Post
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Anne E. Sanford Missionary Collection
Annie Evaline Sanford was born on February 4, 1873 in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Carthage College in 1894. Annie Sanford completed five missionary terms in India from 1895-1902, 1904-1911, …
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland High School Yearbooks
Yearbooks from the Upper Moreland High School.
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland Oral Histories
Partnering with Upper Moreland Historical Association, UMFPL records oral histories pertaining to living in Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township, and the surrounding area.
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historic Books
The Historic Books collection contains local history and books of historical nature from around the Lehigh Valley. This collection also contains unpublished family history research records of private researchers, which …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historical Photographs
This collection contains historical photographs of the Lehigh Valley.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Whitehall High School Yearbooks
Whitehall Township Public Library is making available the yearbooks of the Whitehall Coplay School District. When completed, the yearbooks will range from 1922 (vol. 4) – 2014 (vol. 95). (The …
Wilkes University – Hurricane Agnes Flood photographs
These are photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that devastated the Wyoming Valley, specifically Wilkes-Barre and the Wilkes College campus.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Audio Recordings
Wilkes University audio content from the Wilkes University Archives.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Film Footage
Film footage from Wilkes University.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Scrapbooks
This collection contains scrapbooks created by Wilkes University staff, faculty, administrators, and students.
Williamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
Williamson College of the Trades – Williamson Trade School History
This collection includes early to mid century photographs and documents detailing the creation of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, now Williamson College of the Trades. The school was …
Woodland Hills School District – Woodland Hills School District: Past and Present
Formed in 1981, the Woodland Hills School District is the result of a court ordered merger of school districts serving students in twelve municipalities: Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East …
1992-Present New Millennium (77 collections)
1992-Present New Millennium Time Period PageAltoona Area Public Library – Blair County Historic Reports
This collection contains historic reports and surveys from the Blair County area.
Altoona Area Public Library – Blair County Oral Histories
This collection contains oral histories of the Blair County region of Pennsylvania. The interviews pertain to events that happened in Blair County or stories of Blair County residents.
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mark Fallon Collection
The Mark Fallon Collection is a labor related collection held by the Battle of Homestead Foundation Archives. The collection focuses primarily on the Mon Valley area with specific interest in …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mike Stout Collection
The Mike Stout collection spans from 1937 to 2020. The collection contains a variety of materials from political marching banners, to local union newspapers, to clothing, to paper material, to …
Bishop McDevitt High School – Bishop McDevitt High School Yearbooks
Pridwen, the yearbook of Bishop McDevitt High School and Harrisburg Catholic High School (from 1918 to 1957), documents the students and staff of the high school and reflects community of …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Cheltenham Township Library System – Historic La Mott/Cheltenham Township Community
Historical records that include, programs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, papers and photos. Community representing African Americans.
Clarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area High School Renard Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Elizabethtown College – Dennis L. Hughes Photographs of the Amish
This collection consists of selected images taken by East Petersburg, Pennsylvania photographer Dennis L. Hughes of Amish life and culture in the United States with a special emphasis on the …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
Elizabethtown College – Historic Image Collection
Welcome to the Elizabethtown College: Historic Images Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of ca. 3000 mostly black and white photographs documenting …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County COVID-19 Oral Histories
This collection of audio-only interviews show the impact that COVID-19 had on businesses, local government, the healthcare sector, educational intuitions, non-profits, and houses of worship. Community leaders were invited to …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gay News
This collection of newsletters and newspapers includes activities, events, meetings, and news for Erie’s LGBTQ community from 1992-present. This publication included titles such as: Erie Gay Community Newsletter, Erie Gay …
Free Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Tieshka Smith Photography Collection
This collection includes Photographer Tieshka Smith’s documentation of Juneteenth celebrations in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia between 2015 and 2022.
Julia R. Masterman Demonstration School – Julia R. Masterman School Yearbooks
Julia R. Masterman School is a magnet, public school in the School District of Philadelphia, currently serving students in grades 5 through 12. Our students come from all neighborhoods of …
Keystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
LancasterHistory – Lititz Newspaper Collection
This collection contains issues from 1877 to 1936 of the Lititz Record and from 1937-2001 of its successor, the Lititz Record Express.
Ligonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lock Haven University – Wrestling Program
This collection examines Lock Haven University wrestling. Here you will find photographs and other materials highlighting this history of this nationally recognized program.
Lower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Collection
The Lycoming College Collection begins after the accreditation of the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College as a four year college. It is a growing collection that chronicles the evolution …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School – Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from 1931 up to the current time (minus the most current 5 years due to copyright and privacy protections) that are from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior …
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American burials in Somerset County. …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Donegal High School Yearbooks
This third collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Donegal High School. It includes 32 yearbooks, ranging from 1955 to 2000. These yearbooks give our community …
Monroeville Public Library – Gateway High School Yearbooks
A collection of student yearbooks from schools near Monroeville, Pennsylvania, including Gateway Senior High School.
Montgomery County Community College – The Montgazette Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Montgazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Montgomery County Community College’s Brendlinger Library is digitizing the student …
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Public Library 100th Anniversary
A selection of photographs and video clips from the New Castle Public Library’s 100th Anniversary celebration, October 21, 2010.
New Castle Public Library – Neshannock Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Neshannock Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1961-2006. Some years are missing.
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Town Celebrations
Photographs of various occasions celebrated by New Cumberland, including the 1906 Old Home Week and Geary Celebration, World War I Homecoming, and the dedication of the John Geary White state …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Bailey Collection
This collection contains photographs from Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and other vacation locations visited by the Bailey Family in the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cresson Sanatorium
In 1900, there were 34 sanatoriums in the United States. By 1925 there were 536. The Cresson Sanatorium was one of the earlier sanatoriums and provides a record of life …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Suppes Collection
This collection houses a series of historic pictures of Suppes Ford, one of the oldest businesses in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection
This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show …
Peters Township Public Library – Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project
This collection contains oral histories conducted as part of Peters Township Public Library’s Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project. Interviews with long time Peters Township residents took place …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories
Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories were published by the Chamber for township residents. Each booklet contains information on local businesses and community resources. This digital …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Peters Township High School, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and includes The Planet (1944), Crest (1945), and Ember (1946-2018).
Peters Township Public Library – Preview: A Newsletter for Peters Township, 1983-2009
Preview was a newsletter published by Peters Township from 1983 to 2009. The newsletter reported on topics including township news, staff appointments, construction projects, and library and recreational events.
Reading Public Library – Berks County Yearbooks
Reading Public Library, as a district center, is working toward granting online access to digitized yearbooks from all Berks County schools and institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1977 and …
Saint Francis University – Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University – Yearbooks 1942-2016
Saint Francis University Student yearbooks from 1942-2016.
Scranton Public Library – Celebrating Our Towns: Lackawanna Co. Centennial Books and Community Histories
Lackawanna County has many different towns, townships, cities, and boroughs. This collection gives histories of how those places developed. Most of the books in this collection are centennial projects.
Scranton Public Library – Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series
Funded by a grant from the Scranton Area Foundation, this collection contains streaming video of over 50 readings by nationally renowned poets such as W.S. Merwin, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – Mid-Valley News
This newspaper is dedicated to over ten years of news and stories from the mid valley of Lackawanna County. The townships and boroughs represented are Archbald, Jermyn, Jessup, Olyphant, Blakely …
Scranton Public Library – Natural Disasters in NePA–Hurricane Diane
In August 1955 flooding caused by Hurricane Diane devastated the Scranton area. This collection contains rare photos, video interviews with witnesses, TV footage, and other items pertaining to the disaster.
Scranton Public Library – Scranton Christmas Windows
In 2009 Gene Giancini was cleaning out a building on the West Side of Scranton. His family had operated a business in the building for 60 years, and he was …
Scranton Public Library – The Metro
A newspaper covering local interest stories including arts, news, special interest stories, and crime in Scranton, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
Somerset County Library – Somerset High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Somerset High School yearbooks from the years 1950 thru 2005. Missing the years 1958, 1959, 1961- 1965, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985-1988, 1999 & 2002.
Somerset County Library – Somerset Junior High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Somerset Junior High School for the years 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2004.
Swarthmore Public Library – The Swarthmorean Newspaper, 1914-2008
This collection includes some of Swarthmore’s earliest newspapers, including the Swarthmore News followed by its still current paper, The Swarthmorean.
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Scrapbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Yearbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville Post
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland High School Yearbooks
Yearbooks from the Upper Moreland High School.
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland Oral Histories
Partnering with Upper Moreland Historical Association, UMFPL records oral histories pertaining to living in Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township, and the surrounding area.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Whitehall High School Yearbooks
Whitehall Township Public Library is making available the yearbooks of the Whitehall Coplay School District. When completed, the yearbooks will range from 1922 (vol. 4) – 2014 (vol. 95). (The …
Abington Free Library (1 collection)
Abington Free Library Institution PageAbington Free Library – Abington High School Yearbooks
This collection of the Oracle, the Abington High School yearbook, covers the years 1918-1921 and 1923-2013.
Abington Senior High School (1 collection)
Abington Senior High School Institution PageAbington Senior High School – Abingtonian School Newspaper
Welcome to the Abington Senior High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Abington Senior High School dates back to 1888 and serves as the …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (7 collections)
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Institution PageAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – American Entomological Society Correspondence
This collection of correspondence contains approximately 7,000+ handwritten and typed letters sent from more than 900 individuals to the American Entomological Society (AES), founded in 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Album compiled in the 1870s by English artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins containing prints, photographs, drawings, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings related to Hawkins and his work. The album includes …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Historic Trees of the Delaware Valley and Maryland Photographs
This collection consists of black and white photographs taken circa 1930 of various tree species found in the Delaware Valley and Maryland that were assembled by the Academy of Natural …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Joseph Leidy Teaching Diagrams
This collection contains sixty-four large scientific illustrations used by Joseph Leidy while teaching zoology at the University of Pennsylvania. The diagrams depict microorganisms and invertebrates namely protozoa, mollusks, annelids, crustacea …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Lucy Say Illustrations
This collection consists of pencil and watercolor drawings, hand-colored plates of North American mollusks and other animals, and early experimental etchings produced by Lucy Way Say. The collection also contains …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
This collection contains sixty-eight original washes, watercolors, and pen and ink sketches by artists and brothers, Richard Kern and Edward Kern. The illustrations were produced during a United States military …
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Album of Alexander Marshal Insect Watercolors
Bound manuscript volume containing fifty-seven pages of 129 watercolor illustrations of butterflies, moths, caterpillars and chrysalids, beetles, flies, locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets; five drawings of insects with plants; and one …
Albright College (5 collections)
Albright College Institution PageAlbright College – Central Pennsylvania College Photo Collection
This collection contains photographs from the 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century of Central Pennsylvania College students, faculty, facilities, and grounds.
Albright College – Evangelical Church Historic Lantern Slides
These lantern slides were produced by Rev. Fred W. Solver around 1930 to be used for a lecture about individuals and places associated with the Evangelical Church.
Albright College – Myerstown Photo Collection
Albright Collegiate Institute was established in Myerstown,PA, 1895, and was re-chartered as Albright College, 1898, and remained in Myerstown until 1928 when it then moved to Reading, PA, merging with …
Albright College – Schuylkill Seminary Photo Collection
Schuylkill Seminary was established in Reading PA in 1881, moved to Fredericksburg in 1886, then returned to Reading in 1902. It was renamed Schuylkill College in 1923, and merged with …
Albright College – The Seminary Guard Newspaper
The Union Seminary student newspaper. The Union Seminary was a forerunner institution of Albright College. The student newspaper was co-published by the Excelsior and Neocosmian literary societies. Because of financial …
Altoona Area Public Library (6 collections)
Altoona Area Public Library Institution PageAltoona Area Public Library – Altoona Area School District History
This collection contains commencement documents, photos, booklets, and other materials pertaining to the history of the Altoona Area School District.
Altoona Area Public Library – Architecture—Practical and Theoretical
This collection is a digitized copy of the book Architecture—Practical and Theoretical by the Beezer Brothers (1894). The Beezer brothers (Louis and Michael J.) were famous architects who originally set …
Altoona Area Public Library – Blair County Historic Reports
This collection contains historic reports and surveys from the Blair County area.
Altoona Area Public Library – Blair County Oral Histories
This collection contains oral histories of the Blair County region of Pennsylvania. The interviews pertain to events that happened in Blair County or stories of Blair County residents.
Altoona Area Public Library – Historic Photographs
This collection contains photos documenting the history of Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Altoona Area Public Library – The Great Flood of 1977
This collection consists of a digitized copy of the 1977 pamphlet titled, The Great Flood of 1977: A Story of Catastrophe in the Conemaugh Valley.
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (1 collection)
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall Institution PageAndrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall – Carnegie Union Newspaper, 1888-1941
This collection includes issues of the Carnegie Union newspaper from 1888-1941, covering news from the Pittsburgh region with a focus on the Borough of Carnegie.
B. Reed Henderson High School (1 collection)
B. Reed Henderson High School Institution PageB. Reed Henderson High School – B. Reed Henderson High School Collection
Welcome to the B. Reed Henderson High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. Henderson High School, located in the Borough of West Chester, dates …
Battle of Homestead Foundation (3 collections)
Battle of Homestead Foundation Institution PageBattle of Homestead Foundation – Charles McCollester Collection
The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical times and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980’s into the 2000’s. The collection’s subjects vary from …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mark Fallon Collection
The Mark Fallon Collection is a labor related collection held by the Battle of Homestead Foundation Archives. The collection focuses primarily on the Mon Valley area with specific interest in …
Battle of Homestead Foundation – Mike Stout Collection
The Mike Stout collection spans from 1937 to 2020. The collection contains a variety of materials from political marching banners, to local union newspapers, to clothing, to paper material, to …
Bedford County Library (1 collection)
Bedford County Library Institution PageBedford County Library – Winona Garbrick
Winona Garbrick was one of the most prolific teachers in Bedford High School history. Her legacy includes National Bestselling Author Dean Koontz, who wrote a personalized letter about Ms. Garbrick …
Bellwood-Antis Public Library (1 collection)
Bellwood-Antis Public Library Institution PageBellwood-Antis Public Library – Bellwood Bulletin Collection
The Bellwood Bulletin weekly newspaper provides a unique glimpse into the cultural, economic, political, religious and social activities of Bellwood and the surrounding areas from 1889-1946. The format of newspaper …
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library (2 collections)
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library Institution PageBenjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Aliquippa Area Selected Newspaper Clippings
A collection of selected newspaper clippings concerning B.F. Jones Memorial Library and the surrounding area.
Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial Library – Selected Photographs Aliquippa Area
This is a small collection of photographs of Benjamin Franklin Jones Memorial library and the surrounding area.
Bernville Area Community Library (1 collection)
Bernville Area Community Library Institution PageBernville Area Community Library – Tulpehocken High School Yearbooks
Penn-Bernville High School The Pennant 1950-1965; Tulpehocken High School The Dardanian 1966-2020
Bethlehem Area Public Library (1 collection)
Bethlehem Area Public Library Institution PageBethlehem Area Public Library – Greene-Dreher Historical Society – Hopedale Moravian Church Pastors’ Letters 1836-1878
The Hopedale Moravian Church letters are the only known first-person accounts of life in the early settlement of Newfoundland in northeast Pennsylvania. When a small group of German immigrants arrived …
Bishop McDevitt High School (1 collection)
Bishop McDevitt High School Institution PageBishop McDevitt High School – Bishop McDevitt High School Yearbooks
Pridwen, the yearbook of Bishop McDevitt High School and Harrisburg Catholic High School (from 1918 to 1957), documents the students and staff of the high school and reflects community of …
Boyertown Area Senior High School (1 collection)
Boyertown Area Senior High School Institution PageBoyertown Area Senior High School – Boyertown School News
This collection consists of the Boyertown School News dated from January 1921-March 1927. The Boyertown School News was written by students and reported the news at the Boyertown High School …
Braddock Carnegie Library Association (1 collection)
Braddock Carnegie Library Association Institution PageBraddock Carnegie Library Association – Braddock Area Yearbooks
Braddock-area yearbooks, including the Braddonian ( Braddock HS 1948-71), The Highlander (Scott HS 1948-71, non-consecutive years), the Falconian (General Braddock HS 1972-80), the Retrospect (St. Thomas HS 1942-84) and the …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library (2 collections)
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library Institution PageByzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Eastern Christian Liturgical Music
This varied collection of publications with liturgical music used in Eastern Christian traditions outside of the prostopinije / plain chant collection of the Byzantine Ruthenian practice. Publications are used by …
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library – Prostopinije
Prostopinije (Slav. prostopinije, “simple chant”) is the traditional liturgical chant of the Rusyn peoples of the Carpathian Mountains, and of their descendants who emigrated to other parts of the world. …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library (2 collections)
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library Institution PageC. C. Mellor Memorial Library – History of Edgewood Schools
Materials include papers and documents related to the discussion and foundation of the local school district, its curriculum, faculty members, school board activities, goals and achievements. Early class photos are …
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library – The History of the Borough of Edgewood
Regionally significant history of the Borough of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. This collection includes bound book, personal recollections and a multitude of photographs.
Cambria County Library (3 collections)
Cambria County Library Institution PageCambria County Library – Johnstown Area Yearbooks
This collection includes yearbooks from Bishop McCort High School (1966-1998), Central Catholic High School (1926-1960), Ferndale Area High School (1929-1998), Greater Johnstown High School (1901-2003) and Westmont-Upper Yoder High School …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA Postcards
This collection contains postcards from the early 20th century of Johnstown, Pennsylvania area landmarks.
Carnegie Library of Homestead (2 collections)
Carnegie Library of Homestead Institution PageCarnegie Library of Homestead – Homestead Newspaper Collection 1881-1979
The Homestead Newspaper Collection consists of scanned microfilm of various newspapers from the Steel Valley between 1881 and 1979. Titles included are: The Local News, The Homestead Times, The Mirror, …
Carnegie Library of Homestead – The Homestead Daily News, News Messenger, & Daily Messenger 1897-1979
Newspaper printed about news in Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Mifflin Township, Six Mile Ferry, Hays Township, and Brown’s Station. The Homestead Daily Messenger was the daily newspaper to follow the Local …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (5 collections)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Institution PageCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh – American Marketplace Collection
American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Industry, Mining, & Technology Journals
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. This section of the Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a compilation of almost two dozen 19th …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Iron & Steel Photographic Collection
Complementing the original Iron & Steel Collection, the Iron & Steel Photographic Collection features individual images of places and personalities intrinsic to Pittsburgh’s development as the world’s leading producer of …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection
Pittsburgh’s heritage is strongly rooted in iron, steel, mining and related industries. The Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Heritage Collection is a digital compilation of books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and …
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – The Builder Collection
The Builder is an architectural publication that was published in Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1919. Its subtitle is: “Devoted to Architecture”. The Builder is a highly unique resource that provides …
Carnegie Mellon University (2 collections)
Carnegie Mellon University Institution PageCarnegie Mellon University – Andrew Carnegie Online Archive
This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie’s bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use a part of their curriculum.
Centre County Library and Historical Museum (12 collections)
Centre County Library and Historical Museum Institution PageCentre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Centre County School Class Photographs
Photographs of Centre County, Pennsylvania school class pictures showing the class as a group. The classes include high school, junior high and grade school students with their teachers, and even …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – John Blair Linn Photo Album
Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 black and white images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Letters and Notes of Colonel Samuel Miles
Approximately 150 handwritten letters and notes by Colonel Samuel Miles related to his business activities in Pennsylvania. Dates range from February 1802 to November 1805. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business …
Centre County Library & Historical Museum – David Lewis, Counterfeiter and Robber
David Lewis was a notorious outlaw who died in the Bellefonte, PA jail in July 1820. The legendary counterfeiter and robber became known as the “Robin Hood of Pennsylvania” as …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Bellefonte Governors’ Papers
Bellefonte has been home to seven governors, five of whom were Governors of Pennsylvania. This collection features correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of their authorship as well as other artifacts connected …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Centre County Gregg Post No. 95 GAR Veteran Books
1-Gregg Post No. 95 Civil War Sketch book consisting of over 95 handwritten record of war service for each Post member, including state governor Andrew Curtin. Transcription with addendum notes …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – John Blair Linn’s Trip to the Gettysburg Battlefield
Original handwritten version of John Blair Linn’s trip with new transcription; each of the 19 objects collected on the battlefield, with a description of what the object shows or represents …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Keller Letters
The family of Henry Keller were residents of Boalsburg, Pa. in the 1800’s. Sophie Keller, daughter of Henry and Margaretta (nee Schneck), is significant because of her participation in a …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Mary E. D. Wilson Composition Collection
Compositions on abstract concepts created by a young Mary E. D. Wilson of Bellefonte, PA and written while attending the Lawrenceville Female Seminary in New Jersey circa 1851 and 1852. …
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – Miles-Potter-Humes House
History of the Miles-Potter-Humes House in Bellefonte, PA from 1815 to the present and of its owners through photographs, other images, and documents.
Centre County Library and Historical Museum – P. Benner Wilson Letters
Fifty-six handwritten letters from P. Benner Wilson (Bellefonte, PA resident and Officer in the 2nd PA Cavalry) to his brothers and sister dated from July 16, 1861 to March 30, …
Cheltenham Township Library System (3 collections)
Cheltenham Township Library System Institution PageCheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection
This collection was created by Alexander W. Scott (1926-1999) a Cheltenham principal and resident for many years. The 771 images (originally slides) show the people, homes, and neighborhoods of the …
Cheltenham Township Library System – Cheltenham Township Properties
Historical Properties located in Cheltenham Township, PA which include Camptown (LaMott) Historic District placed on the National Register October 31, 1985. Prepared under the Auspices of a Grant from The …
Cheltenham Township Library System – Historic La Mott/Cheltenham Township Community
Historical records that include, programs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, papers and photos. Community representing African Americans.
Chester County History Center (29 collections)
Chester County History Center Institution PageChester County History Center – A. D. Sharples Letterpress Book Collection
The six letterpress books of West Chester resident A. D. Sharples document his many business and philanthropic interests, and a number of letters also include news of the Sharples, Paschall, …
Chester County History Center – Abigail Speakman Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Abigail Speakman opens with entries from November 1871 spanning several pages. Nothing further is recorded until July 1882, introducing the bulk of the volume which describes …
Chester County History Center – Acoccidologists Travel Diary Collection
The diary of Chester County travels undertaken by Thomas L. Montgomery (the “Dragon”), John Thomson (“St. George”), Edward J. Nolan (“General Wheeler”), and Clarence Kates (the “Cherub”) consists of 79 …
Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers
The digitized papers of Charles J. Pennock consist of a small number of letters, most by or addressed to Charles J. Pennock; two bird log books; a manuscript copy of …
Chester County History Center – Chester County Archives and Record Services – Chester County Board of Relief
This collections represents all extant records of the Chester County Board of Relief from 1861 through 1865. The Chester County Board of Relief was set up by the Act of …
Chester County History Center – David Evans Collection
This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and …
Chester County History Center – Edmund D. Cleaver Diary Collection
This diary of Edmund D. Cleaver (1833-1888) consists primarily of entries devoted to spiritual introspection. Most entries reflect Cleaver’s assessment of his own spiritual state while also noting his attendance …
Chester County History Center – Elizabeth Broomell Passmore Diary Collection
The digitized diary of Elizabeth Passmore consists of 382 scanned pages and dates from January to December of 1891. Found within the diary are descriptions of her daily life, including …
Chester County History Center – Ennion Cook Account Book Collection
The digitized account book of Ennion Cook consists of 256 scanned pages and dates from 1798 to 1836. Found within this volume are Cook’s financial records as a school teacher, …
Chester County History Center – Halliday Jackson Collection
This collection contains 11 volumes of writings and additional manuscripts, ca. 1793-1818, composed or transcribed by Halliday Jackson. These manuscripts primarily relate to his observations on Seneca Native American life, …
Chester County History Center – Jacob M. March Diary Collection
These two volumes belonged to Jacob M. March (1840-1913) who served with Company G in the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, having mustered June 6, 1861, and been discharged June 13, …
Chester County History Center – Jean Kane Foulke Papers
This digitized selection from the Jean Kane Foulke papers measures 1.4 linear feet and dates from 1850 to 1955, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1900 to 1920. …
Chester County History Center – John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)
This digitized volume is a copy of John Churchman’s survey work of the Nottingham Lots. The location of the original is unknown. Gilbert Cope, a Chester County, Pa. historian and …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – Lewis White Williams Diary Collection
The two digitized diaries of Lewis White Williams consist of 102 scanned pages and date from July to August of 1857. Found within the diaries are descriptions of geologic formations, …
Chester County History Center – Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book
This digitized volume contains the meeting minutes of the Liberty Cornet Band dating from 1920-1932 and 1937, and includes the names of appointed officers and members of the band. The …
Chester County History Center – Mary Eliza Brinton Hopkins Diary Collection
This digitized diary includes a range of daily life events recorded by Mary Eliza Brinton Hopkins. Mary Eliza Brinton was born in 1830/31 to William Brinton (1785-1878) and Gulielma Cooper …
Chester County History Center – Phebe Ann Sharpless Diary Collection
The three diaries kept by Phebe Ann Sharpless (now digitized) span 1849 to 1855, a time when Sharpless was in her twenties. Phebe Sharpless was born August 16, 1829, the …
Chester County History Center – Rebecca Townsend Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Rebecca Townsend Brown describes time spent accompanying her husband, career army officer Major William H. Brown, during his service with the 18th Infantry in Arizona and …
Chester County History Center – Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries
This digitized selection of eight diaries from the Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries measures 0.5 linear feet and dates from 1870 to 1879. Found within the diaries are entries …
Chester County History Center – Thomas S. Bell Diary Collection
This digitized diary of Thomas S. Bell was kept from January 1862 to September 1862 while he was a Lt. Colonel with the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteers. The unit saw action …
Chester County History Center – Timothy Kirk Memorandum Book Collection
These three digitized memorandum books belonged to Timothy Kirk, born circa 1786 in West Marlborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married Orpha Strode (or Stroud) (1796-1875) on April 5, 1821, and …
Chester County History Center – Walter Finney Diary Collection
The digitized diaries of Walter Finney consist of three volumes with accompanying typed transcripts and date from 1778 to 1786. The diaries document Walter Finney’s observations and notes during his …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Diary Collection
William Darlington was born in Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania, on May 28, 1782. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1804 and spent most of his …
Chester County History Center – William Darlington Letterpress Copybook
The digitized copybook of William Darlington consists of 170 scanned pages and dates from 1845 to 1851. Found within the bound volume are handwritten ink-on-paper transcriptions of Darlington’s outbound correspondence …
Chester County History Center – William H. Brown Diary Collection
This digitized diary of William H. Brown (1827-1883) details information from specific times in his life during his service with the army. Born to William H. and Lydia P. Brown …
Chester County History Center – William Riley Blakeslee Diary Collection
The two digitized diaries of William Riley Blakeslee consist of 538 scanned pages and date from January 1862 to December 1863. Found within the diaries are accounts of his service …
Chester County History Center – William W. Heed Diary Collection
These two digitized diaries were kept by William W. Heed (1843-1927) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, while he served in the armed forces during the Civil War. Stationed first in Annapolis, …
Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection
The Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection measures 0.3 linear feet and dates from 1852 to 1933, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1893 to 1917. Found within …
Chester County Library and District Center (1 collection)
Chester County Library and District Center Institution PageChester County Library & District Center – Northern Chester County Historic Photographs
This collection contains photographs of Northern Chester County in the first decades of the 1900’s.
Clarion Free Library (2 collections)
Clarion Free Library Institution PageClarion Free Library – Mary Hamilton Holiday Cards
This collection contains images of limited edition, hand-printed linocut holiday cards that were made by folk artist Mary Hamilton who lived and worked throughout her career in Clarion County, was …
Clarion Free Library – World War I
This collection contains images of photographs, letters, and other memorabilia and resources contributed by the community documenting the impact of World War I on Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Clearfield County Public Library (1 collection)
Clearfield County Public Library Institution PageClearfield County Public Library – Curwensville High School Echos
Curwensville High School Annual & Directory of Curwensville, PA.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1 collection)
College of Physicians of Philadelphia Institution PageCollege of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …
Conshohocken Free Library (2 collections)
Conshohocken Free Library Institution PageConshohocken Free Library – Minutes of the Town Council Collection
Minutes of the Town Council of the Borough of Conshohocken, Volume 1, July 1850 – March 1874 Collection.
Conshohocken Free Library – The Recorder Newspaper
The Conshohocken Recorder, April 1, 1882 – September 9, 1954.
Cooper-Siegel Community Library (3 collections)
Cooper-Siegel Community Library Institution PageCooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area High School Renard Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Historical Materials
The development of Fox Chapel Area from a quiet, detached farm community to bustling suburb can be clearly seen in the history of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, O’Hara …
Cooper-Siegel Community Library – Fox Chapel Area Yearbooks
The Fox Chapel Area High School’s yearbook “Renard,” published every year since 1961, is an essential window into the daily life and times of the six municipalities in the school …
Crawford County Federated Library System (1 collection)
Crawford County Federated Library System Institution PageCrawford County Federated Library System – Meadville Local History Collection
The Meadville Local History Collection is a condensed sketch of the early history of Meadville, Pennsylvania which covers the city’s natural resources and a portrayal of leading industries educational, financial, …
DeSales University (2 collections)
DeSales University Institution PageDeSales University – Bishop McShea Archives
Archival photographs documenting the priesthood of the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Bishop of Allentown.
DeSales University – St. Francis de Sales Collection
We have digitized three rare books by/about St. Frances De Sales. the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales are an international community who will obviously benefit from online access to …
Elizabethtown College (6 collections)
Elizabethtown College Institution PageElizabethtown College – Dennis L. Hughes Photographs of the Amish
This collection consists of selected images taken by East Petersburg, Pennsylvania photographer Dennis L. Hughes of Amish life and culture in the United States with a special emphasis on the …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Anna V. Blough Missionary Letters and Diaries from China Collection
The Blough missionary letters and diaries from China are an invaluable resource to those researching Church of the Brethren history, along with those scholars studying the Western missionary endeavor in …
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown College’s Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection
The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and …
Elizabethtown College – Historic Image Collection
Welcome to the Elizabethtown College: Historic Images Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of ca. 3000 mostly black and white photographs documenting …
Elizabethtown College – Peace Pamphlet Collection
Elizabethtown College was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren, one of the original “peace churches” to spread from Europe to the United States. This peace pamphlet collection …
Elizabethtown College – Teachers for West Africa Program Collection
The Teachers for West Africa Program was a program for young people certified in teaching to work in schools in West Africa. The teachers taught in schools in Ghana and …
Erie County Public Library (7 collections)
Erie County Public Library Institution PageErie County Public Library – Erie County COVID-19 Oral Histories
This collection of audio-only interviews show the impact that COVID-19 had on businesses, local government, the healthcare sector, educational intuitions, non-profits, and houses of worship. Community leaders were invited to …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Maps
This collection contains maps of Erie County, PA. which have been scanned from the collection at the Erie County Public Library’s Heritage Room. We have selected maps that are not …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gay News
This collection of newsletters and newspapers includes activities, events, meetings, and news for Erie’s LGBTQ community from 1992-present. This publication included titles such as: Erie Gay Community Newsletter, Erie Gay …
Erie County Public Library – Erie Gazette 1820-1825
One of the Erie area’s earliest, substantial newspapers, The Erie Gazette was printed and published by Joseph M. Sterrett. It was printed weekly and had a republican slant.
Erie County Public Library – Erie Public Library Reports
These booklets are the annual and biannual reports for the Erie Public Library. They date back to 1899 when the library opened to the public. Some include reports for the …
Erie County Public Library – Grand Army of the Republic: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Strong Vincent Post No. 67
Grand Army of the Republic: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Strong Vincent Post No. 67 is a two volume collection of large format single-page biographies. Each sketch is …
Erie County Public Library – Erie County Yearbooks
This collection of Erie City / Erie County yearbooks spans 1920-2010 and contains digitized copies from Academy, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, East High School, and Strong Vincent High School.
Free Library of Philadelphia - Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library (2 collections)
Free Library of Philadelphia - Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library Institution PageFree Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Building History
The collection includes institutional archives and local historical materials about the history of the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library in the historic Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Records of …
Free Library of Philadelphia – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library – Tieshka Smith Photography Collection
This collection includes Photographer Tieshka Smith’s documentation of Juneteenth celebrations in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia between 2015 and 2022.
Friends' Central School (1 collection)
Friends' Central School Institution PageFriends’ Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends’ Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in 1845. The school has …
German Society of Pennsylvania (10 collections)
German Society of Pennsylvania Institution PageGerman Society of Pennsylvania – Deutsche Ansiedelungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) records
The Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) was founded in 1836 by a group of German Philadelphians whose goal was to found a German colony somewhere in …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Die Freie Presse
Digitized microfilm of Die Freie Presse, a Philadelphia local German newspaper with issues from 1848 through 1887.
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Keppele Records
Johann Heinrich Keppele was born in 1716 in the village of Treschklingen, in what is today’s German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1738, at the age of 22, Keppele emigrated to …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Papers, 1771-1786
Miscellaneous papers of Lutheran clergyman Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including two versions of a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Barren Hill, Pa. …
German Society of Pennsylvania – John F. Ballier Civil War Journal
This Civil War Journal of General John F. Ballier records the battlefield activity of the 98th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, which Ballier led between May 4-July 2, 1864.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat
This collection consists of the daily German language newspaper “Der Demokrat”. Variant titles are: Philadelphia Demokrat, Philadelphia Demokrat und Anzeiger der Deutschen, and Philadelphier Demokrat. It merged with the Morgen …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat (1838)
This newspaper was edited & published by Hermann Burckhardt & Georg Rottenstein, May 1838-?, then by Georg Rottenstein alone. Not to be confused with Der Demokrat, 1839-1918.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Singing Societies Collection
This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania’s archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Since its founding in 1764, the German Society provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community. The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown (3 collections)
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown Institution PageGermantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Box Collection/Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
The Pamphlet Box Collection/ Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf consists of nine annual reports, from 1883, and one for each year from 1917-1924 inclusive. It also includes five copies of …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes African-American History Collection
The collection includes various annual reports, programs, letters, financial information, newspaper clippings, and ephemera documenting the history of the African American community in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood and vicinity, from circa …
Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown – Pamphlet Boxes Welfare History Collection
The Welfare History Collection documents the roles and importance of several welfare organizations formerly located in and/ or associated with the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia spanning the years circa 1881-1921. …
Hempfield High School (Landisville PA) (1 collection)
Hempfield High School (Landisville PA) Institution PageHempfield High School (Landisville PA) – The Flash – Hempfield High School Newspaper
Hempfield High School Student Newspaper The Flash has been in publication since 1933. The collection includes newspaper issues from 1933-2018.
Historical Society of Montgomery County (2 collections)
Historical Society of Montgomery County Institution PageHistorical Society of Montgomery County – African American History Collection
This collection contains photographs relating to African American history in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Included are topics such as: Abolition Hall, Camp William Penn, Woodmont, individuals, and cemeteries. One of the …
Historical Society of Montgomery County – Historic Photographs of Norristown
This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2 collections)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institution PageIndiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Collection includes documents, memorabilia, photographs, and publications related to the history of the university in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Photographs will include students and employees, events, …
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection
Welcome to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana Pennsylvania in the Civil War Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Indiana Pennsylvania in the …
James V. Brown Library (2 collections)
James V. Brown Library Institution PageJames V. Brown Library – Historic Documents
This collection contains historic documents about the James V. Brown Library of Williamsport, PA, including Annual Reports and minutes from Board of Trustee meetings.
James V. Brown Library – Lycoming County Digital Photo Archive
Over two thousand (2,000) local historical photographs, drawings and images of old Lycoming County, PA. can be found here. Images are shown in a small version for browsing or as …
Jersey Shore Public Library (1 collection)
Jersey Shore Public Library Institution PageJersey Shore Public Library – The Jersey Shore Historical Society – The Jersey Shore Historical Society Photographs
This collection consists of 19th and 20th century photographs of buildings, places, events, and industries relevant to the Jersey Shore, PA area. Of particular significance are photos of the Pennsylvania …
Julia R. Masterman Demonstration School (1 collection)
Julia R. Masterman Demonstration School Institution PageJulia R. Masterman Demonstration School – Julia R. Masterman School Yearbooks
Julia R. Masterman School is a magnet, public school in the School District of Philadelphia, currently serving students in grades 5 through 12. Our students come from all neighborhoods of …
Juniata College (1 collection)
Juniata College Institution PageJuniata College – Huntingdon County Historical Newspapers
This digital collection contains the archive of the Huntingdon Gazette and the Huntingdon Journal. The Huntingdon Gazette is the first successful newspaper on the town of Huntingdon and covers late …
Keystone College (3 collections)
Keystone College Institution PageKeystone College – 1868 to present
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Keystone College from …
Keystone College – Christy Mathewson Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College 1868- Present Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection contains documents and photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher …
Keystone College – Local History Collection
Welcome to the Keystone College Local History Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection a large number of photos and documents from and about …
Kittanning Public Library (2 collections)
Kittanning Public Library Institution PageKittanning Public Library – Daughters of the American Revolution
These are booklets from the late 1800’s early 1900’s of programs/meetings of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
Kittanning Public Library – Kittanning’s Natural Disasters
This collection contains photos from fires, floods and tornados from the 1900’s.
Knoxville Public Library (1 collection)
Knoxville Public Library Institution PageKnoxville Public Library – Knoxville, Pennsylvania 1880-1920
Photographs of Knoxville, Pennsylvania, including adjacent Deerfield Township.
Lancaster Public Library (2 collections)
Lancaster Public Library Institution PageLancaster Public Library – Lancaster Public Library Yearbook Collection
Lancaster Public Library has teamed up with Hempfield School District, McCaskey High School, and Lancaster Catholic High School to digitize yearbooks from all three institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1988 …
Lancaster Public Library – Local History
This is a collection of documents, photographs, and monographs relating to the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
LancasterHistory.org (9 collections)
LancasterHistory.org Institution PageLancasterHistory – City Directories 1843 – 1900 Collection
This collection consists of Lancaster City and County residential and commercial directories, 1843-1900. These directories provide valuable information regarding the population of Lancaster City and County, as well as the …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection consists of Lancaster City and County …
LancasterHistory – City Directories 1914 – 1922 Collection
Welcome to the Lancasterhistory.org’s Lancaster County City Directories 1901 – 1914 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. This collection is the third and final piece …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1834-1854 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
LancasterHistory – Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1855-1872 Collection
Lancaster’s Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834 – 1872, patrons are provided with a …
LancasterHistory – Lititz Newspaper Collection
This collection contains issues from 1877 to 1936 of the Lititz Record and from 1937-2001 of its successor, the Lititz Record Express.
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1873-1890 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1891-1910 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
LancasterHistory – The New Holland Clarion 1911-1950 Collection
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and …
Laughlin Memorial Library (1 collection)
Laughlin Memorial Library Institution PageLaughlin Memorial Library – Ambridge Historic Newspaper Collection
Microfilm collection of early Ambridge, PA, newspapers beginning in 1904.
Ligonier Valley Library (1 collection)
Ligonier Valley Library Institution PageLigonier Valley Library – Ligonier Valley Library Yearbook Collection
Yearbook collection from what became the Ligonier Valley School District: 5 ” Ligo” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, 1925-1929; 27 ” Mountaineer” yearbooks from Ligonier High School, Dec 1929, 1930, …
Lock Haven University (2 collections)
Lock Haven University Institution PageLock Haven University – Lock Haven University of PA – 1877 to 2008
Welcome to the Loch Haven University of PA 1877 – 2008 Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents.
Lock Haven University – Wrestling Program
This collection examines Lock Haven University wrestling. Here you will find photographs and other materials highlighting this history of this nationally recognized program.
Lower Merion Library System - Ardmore Library (1 collection)
Lower Merion Library System - Ardmore Library Institution PageLower Merion Library System – Ardmore Library – Ardmore Community Archives
This collection represents items related to residents of Lower Merion Township.
Lycoming College (11 collections)
Lycoming College Institution PageLycoming College – Alumni Magazine
Lycoming College and its predecessor Dickinson Seminary have served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries a historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Historic Documents
Our Historical Documents Collection features a monograph of the college’s history from its beginnings to 1955 and manuscripts of importance to the colleges almost two-hundred year history.
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present
The Lycoming College Campus – Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy …
Lycoming College – Lycoming College Collection
The Lycoming College Collection begins after the accreditation of the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College as a four year college. It is a growing collection that chronicles the evolution …
Lycoming College – Lycoming County Women’s History Collection
Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected …
Lycoming College – Moving Images of Lycoming College
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries an historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Lycoming College – Student Newspapers, 1856 – present
This digitized collection of eighteen student publication spans the life of the College from its inception as the Dickinson Seminary, through its years as a junior college, to its present …
Lycoming College – Voices of Lycoming
The Voices of Lycoming Collection includes audio files of speakers in Clarke Chapel. These public addresses give listeners a first-person view of significant people and events in the life of …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and College Preparatory School Collection
This collection contains material originating from and telling about Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Junior College and Preparatory School. Although spanning almost two decades, from 1928 through 1947, the collection is modest …
Lycoming College – Williamsport Dickinson Seminary of Lycoming College Collection
The Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Collection traces the first eighty years of the school’s extensive history. Documented here is the early struggle of the founding of the school, with more prosperous …
Lycoming College – Yearbooks of Lycoming College and Dickinson Seminary
Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, has served the central region of Pennsylvania since 1812. The school carries a historic connection to the Methodist Church and was associated with …
Manheim Township School District (1 collection)
Manheim Township School District Institution PageManheim Township School District – Hi-Lite
These are a collection of Hi-Lite newspapers published from the Manheim Township High School dating back to the 1930s.
Martinsburg Community Library (1 collection)
Martinsburg Community Library Institution PageMartinsburg Community Library – George Liebegott Genealogy Collection
The digitization of the eight index volumes of the George Liebegott Genealogy Collection is the first stage of indexing the entire 247 volumes of the collections. The eight volume index …
Matthews Public Library (1 collection)
Matthews Public Library Institution PageMatthews Public Library – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Historic Images
Founded in 1761 by Frederick Stump, Fredericksburg (formerly Stumpstown) is situated in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Formerly a predominantly rural, farming community with a substantial German heritage, the town has …
McBride Memorial Library (1 collection)
McBride Memorial Library Institution PageMcBride Memorial Library – Berwick High School Yearbooks
This collection consists of High School yearbooks for Berwick High School, in Berwick, PA, from 1927 to present.
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School (1 collection)
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Institution PageMechanicsburg Area Senior High School – Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from 1931 up to the current time (minus the most current 5 years due to copyright and privacy protections) that are from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity (9 collections)
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity Institution PageMemorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Millgrove Schoolhouse
Millgrove School District operated out of a schoolhouse in Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania from about 1860 to 1956. The house was torn down in 1967. It was part of a collection …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – Nazareth Day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
The Nazareth Band and Drum Corps performed on August 6, 1939 at the New York World’s Fair in Flushing, Queens. Nazareth town residents were invited along at discounted train and …
Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity – The N.H.S. Chronicle
The N.H.S. Chronicle was a literary and news magazine published by the students of Nazareth High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania beginning in 1914 and ending at an undermined date before …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Area World War II Scrapbook
Newspaper clippings chronicling the lives of area Servicemen and women during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Bicentennial 1940
The Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1940 with historical demonstrations, parades, and various memorabilia. This collection highlights photos, documents, and memorabilia from this event.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Hall
Nazareth Hall was a military-style boarding school run by the Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA. It began as a small boys school in Nazareth’s Gray Cottage in 1743, eventually expanding …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth Item Newspaper
An independent family newspaper devoted to literature, local and general intelligence. Published 1891-1975.
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – Nazareth, PA 250th Anniversary
In 1990, the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1740. To celebrate, the town held a two week long festival that included multiple parades, …
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity – The 1976 Bicentennial in Nazareth, PA
Commemorative books, personal photographs, and objects that show how the Borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, celebrated 200 years of the United States of America in 1976.
Mengle Memorial Library (1 collection)
Mengle Memorial Library Institution PageMengle Memorial Library – The Punxsutawney Spirit Newspaper
Welcome to the Mengle Memorial Library’s Punxsutawney Spirit Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Punxsutawney Spirit represents a significant regional newspaper in central western …
Meyersdale Public Library (25 collections)
Meyersdale Public Library Institution PageMeyersdale Public Library – 1998 Southern Somerset County Tornadoes Oral Histories
On the evenings of May 31 and June 2, 1998, tornadoes swept through Southern Somerset County, shocking local residents with the occurrence of such an unusual weather event in this …
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American burials in Somerset County. …
Meyersdale Public Library – Captain William (Will) Lewis Judy
This collection includes photographs and correspondence pertaining to Captain Will Judy, a famous son of Garrett, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Born in 1891 and raised in this small coal …
Meyersdale Public Library – From Dale City to Meyersdale
Before the southern Somerset County community of Meyersdale was incorporated as “Meyersdale” on February 19, 1874, it was known as “Dale City.” On May 2, 1870, a petition to incorporate …
Meyersdale Public Library – Garrett Memorabilia
In June of 2022 a patron of the Meyersdale Public Library lent to its Pennsylvania Room a copy of a 1939 Garrett High School yearbook and granted the library permission …
Meyersdale Public Library – Maple Valley Park & Pool
Nestled within the picturesque countryside outside of Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Maple Valley Parks’ community swimming pool was once a vibrant center of summer joy. Although the pool first opened …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Area High School Yearbooks
The Meyersdale High School published its first yearbook, titled “The Comet” and numbering some 25 pages, in 1910. The school’s next yearbook publication came in 1926, when students produced “The …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Commercial Newspaper
Founded by Civil War Veteran Luther A. Smith in 1878, the Meyersdale Commercial was published weekly each Friday morning. This collection, containing issues of the Commercial from 1881 through 1912, …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Community Hospital
After nearly eight years of preparation and construction that began with a 1944 discussion among Meyersdale Rotary Club members, the Meyersdale Community Hospital opened its doors to the public on …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Kelly Korps
In 1947 Meyersdale’s Charles E. Kelly American Legion Post 112 organized its own Drum & Bugle Corps. Consisting of Meyersdale area Veterans of World War II, the local corps became …
Meyersdale Public Library – Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department History
Meyersdale’s first responder community serves as a key component in keeping the area safe should an emergency arise. It’s difficult to imagine the town without a fire department to serve …
Meyersdale Public Library – Old-Time Meyersdale Photographs
These scenes are among the oldest images of Meyersdale and its residents known to exist. Captured in the southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, town during the early 20th century, they reflect …
Meyersdale Public Library – Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories
With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors’ permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late 1950s through the 1980s …
Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection
The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. The photographs that will …
Meyersdale Public Library – Red and Black Student Paper
The first edition of the “Red and Black” Meyersdale High School student paper in booklet form was introduced in November 1922. The paper was published for several years. This collection …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Casselman Village
Incorporated in 1871, the Borough of Casselman is today a remnant of its former self. Named in 1864 for its location along the banks of the Casselman River in Upper …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Rockwood Borough History
Incorporated in 1857, the Borough of Rockwood was significantly boosted by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line running through the town – most specifically its passenger service. When that passenger …
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos and Documents collection are …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families–the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and Salisbury and the Fred …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family’s woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the US and Mexico for …
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in 1882. With experience in …
Meyersdale Public Library – The History Behind the Meyersdale Public Library
The Meyersdale Public Library dates back to 1938, when the Meyersdale Woman’s Club, under the direction of Frances Livengood Imler, appointed a committee to plan for the establishment of a …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Meyersdale Republican Newspaper
Founded in 1900 by Pennsylvania State Representative Samuel Austin Kendall – who would go on to serve seven terms as a Republican in the United States Congress, from his election …
Meyersdale Public Library – The Somerset County Times (Rockwood, Pa.) Newspaper
The Somerset County Times made its debut on November 3, 1883. Introduced to the public as “a journal of independent thought” – as would be noted on page two of …
Meyersdale Public Library – William Henry Welfley Scrapbook Collection
Born in 1840 in Salisbury, Somerset County, photographer, author and Civil War veteran William Henry Welfley would earn a reputation as “the county’s historian.” Serving 19 terms as burgess of …
Milanof-Schock Public Library (3 collections)
Milanof-Schock Public Library Institution PageMilanof-Schock Public Library – Donegal High School Yearbooks
This third collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Donegal High School. It includes 32 yearbooks, ranging from 1955 to 2000. These yearbooks give our community …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – East Donegal Township High School Yearbooks
This first collection will encompass the yearbooks that the Milanof-Schock Public Library currently has from the East Donegal Township High School. It includes 8 yearbooks between the years 1942 and …
Milanof-Schock Public Library – Mount Joy High School Yearbooks
This collection from the Milanof-Schock Public Library includes the yearbooks from the Mount Joy High School. It includes four yearbooks between the years 1946 and 1954. These yearbooks give our …
Milton Hershey School (3 collections)
Milton Hershey School Institution PageMilton Hershey School – Hershey Community Archives – Hotel Hershey Highlights
“Hotel Hershey Highlights” was a weekly newsletter distributed from May 5, 1934 through April 28, 1951. “Highlights” covers a time period during which no local newspapers were published, shedding light …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey News Newspaper 1953-1964
Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). A small town newspaper, there were many local citizens …
Milton Hershey School – Hershey Press Collection
“The Hershey Press (alternatively published as ”Hershey’s Weekly” or “Hershey’s The Progressive Weekly”) was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township …
Monroeville Public Library (1 collection)
Monroeville Public Library Institution PageMonroeville Public Library – Gateway High School Yearbooks
A collection of student yearbooks from schools near Monroeville, Pennsylvania, including Gateway Senior High School.
Montgomery County Community College (3 collections)
Montgomery County Community College Institution PageMontgomery County Community College – Betzwood Studios Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County …
Montgomery County Community College – The Montgazette Collection
Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College’s Montgazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Montgomery County Community College’s Brendlinger Library is digitizing the student …
Montgomery County Community College – Yearbook Collection
Montgomery County Community College is proud to present the entire run of yearbooks.
New Castle Public Library (15 collections)
New Castle Public Library Institution PageNew Castle Public Library – Cascade Park
Cascade Park is a former amusement park which now serves as a recreational nature park; it is located 2 ½ miles from downtown New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This …
New Castle Public Library – History Room Documents
Publications of historical significance about New Castle and the surrounding Lawrence County area.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1872-1899
This collection contains a selection of various directories from 1872-1899 (not exhaustive), covering the Mahoning, Shenango, and Beaver valleys, as well as Lawrence County and the City of New Castle.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1900 -1910
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1900-1910.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1911-1918
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1911-1918 (not exhaustive).
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Directories 1921-1928
This collection contains City of New Castle directories covering all years, 1921-1928.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from New Castle High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1913-2012. Ne-Ca-Hi was published from 1913-1961, and Pergodian has been published from 1962-present.
New Castle Public Library – New Castle Public Library 100th Anniversary
A selection of photographs and video clips from the New Castle Public Library’s 100th Anniversary celebration, October 21, 2010.
New Castle Public Library – Laurel High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Laurel High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1964-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from the Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1992. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Mohawk Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Mohawk Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1962-1991. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Neshannock Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Neshannock Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1961-2006. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Shenango Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Shenango Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1930-1994. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Union Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Union Township High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1944-1980. Some years are missing.
New Castle Public Library – Wilmington Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Wilmington Area High School, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1970-1984. Some years are missing.
New Cumberland Public Library (14 collections)
New Cumberland Public Library Institution PageNew Cumberland Public Library – America250 – Bicentennial Collection
In collaboration with the America250PA celebration, New Cumberland Public Library is proud to present its collection of materials documenting Bicentennial Day celebrations in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
New Cumberland Public Library – Around Town
This collection includes a series of black and white photographs of buildings and streets throughout New Cumberland, advertisements from businesses circa 1900, and several issues of Town Topics, a newsletter …
New Cumberland Public Library – Audiovisual
Audiovisual materials from the New Cumberland Community Archives. Includes digitized VHS tapes, CDs, audio cassette interviews, and library program recordings.
New Cumberland Public Library – Churches of New Cumberland
A collection of photographs and postcards of churches in New Cumberland, PA., featuring historic buildings in black and white. The collection also includes a couple of church service programs and …
New Cumberland Public Library – Groups and Organizations of New Cumberland
Photographs and postcards depicting various organizations, such as the town band and women’s clubs, and employee groups, like the Buttorff and Kline carpet factory workers.
New Cumberland Public Library – Local News
Several issues of Town Topics newspaper published in New Cumberland (1905 and 1907). Clippings and photocopies of clippings from 1881-1889, featuring New Cumberland residents and businesses in local newspapers, probably …
New Cumberland Public Library – NC Hi Magazines
“NC Hi” was a magazine published several times a year by the students of New Cumberland High School, beginning in the fall of 1927. Each edition generally contained a feature …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Flood of 1936
Photographs of New Cumberland during the Flood of 1936 which occurred March 18-20, 1936 when warmer weather caused the winter’s heavy accumulation of snow and ice to melt. Situated along …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Public Library Collection
Photographs of the New Cumberland Public Library and library functions, as well as some flyers and documents from library programs, primarily from 1975 on.
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Town Celebrations
Photographs of various occasions celebrated by New Cumberland, including the 1906 Old Home Week and Geary Celebration, World War I Homecoming, and the dedication of the John Geary White state …
New Cumberland Public Library – Roland Benjamin collection
This collection includes photographs and letters left by the Benjamin estate, primarily from the early 1900s. Mr. Benjamin grew up in northern Pennsylvania and moved to the Harrisburg area in …
New Cumberland Public Library – Schools of New Cumberland
This collection includes photographs of school buildings, students, and teachers; scanned programs from school performances or athletics; and miscellany related to student activities.
New Cumberland Public Library – Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
This collection contains scanned images of scrapbooks from individuals and organizations related to New Cumberland. Themes vary from book to book. One scrapbook contains statistics and news articles about the …
New Cumberland Public Library – William D. Bailey 1863 Civil War Diary
William D. Bailey, from Dillsburg, Pa., served as a surgeon with the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Colonel Sirwell. He enlisted March 14, 1863, was promoted from Assistant Surgeon, July 26, …
Old Economy Village (1 collection)
Old Economy Village Institution PageOld Economy Village – Archives
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk …
Osterhout Free Library (1 collection)
Osterhout Free Library Institution PageOsterhout Free Library – Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent
This collection contains the archive of the “Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent” newspaper from 1913 through 1958. This newspaper is historically significant to the region, state and nation in many ways since …
Pennsylvania College of Technology (2 collections)
Pennsylvania College of Technology Institution PagePennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Area Community College – 1960s
This collection of photographs from around the 1960s showcases the academics, student life, and other experiences of staff, faculty, and students at the Williamsport Area Community College.
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport Technical Institute
This collection is black and white photographs of the Williamsport Technical Institute, which originally operated as the vocational technical division of the Williamsport School District (1914 – 1941) before becoming …
Pennsylvania Geological Survey (2 collections)
Pennsylvania Geological Survey Institution PagePennsylvania Geological Survey – Hurricane Agnes Flood Photographs
This collection includes photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that completely destroyed Survey offices, lab equipment, and the library.
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photograph Collection
This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (23 collections)
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Institution PagePennsylvania Highlands Community College – African American Heritage Collection
This collection focuses on the heritage of African Americans in the Johnstown region.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – American Association of University Women – Johnstown Branch
Started in 1923, the Johnstown Branch of the American Association of University Women has been supporting women’s issues and improving the lives of women and girls in the Johnstown region. …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Bailey Collection
This collection contains photographs from Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and other vacation locations visited by the Bailey Family in the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beaverdale Collection
This collection contains photographs, military records, and items connected to the Beaverdale Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Beth Sholom Synagogue
Items contained in the collection of the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Johnstown, Pa. Also contained are items from Rodef Sholom, the town’s first synagogue.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Business Licenses Collection
This collection houses the various types of business licenses (taverns, eating houses, etc.) issued by the Cambria County Government in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria City Church Project
In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Civil War 150
As part of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War, the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has digitized a diary and personal letters associated with Cambria County soldiers who fought in …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Education Collection
This collection houses items relating to the educational institutions of the Cambria county area. This includes k-12, higher education, and technical schools.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Immigration Declarations
This collection includes scans of immigration declarations registered in Cambria County from 1835-1991. Information includes name, place of departure, country of origin, and age.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria County Veterans
The Veteran Museum, housed in the Cambria County War Memorial, is a repository for items donated by Cambria County veterans from all wars. The museum contains exhibits and artifacts, while …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cambria Memory Project
This collection features items collected from the public that focus on the immigrant and ethnic heritage of Cambria County.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Conemaugh School of Nursing
The Conemaugh School of Nursing opened in 1892 as a response to the need created by the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. It became fully accredited in 1918 and has …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Cresson Sanatorium
In 1900, there were 34 sanatoriums in the United States. By 1925 there were 536. The Cresson Sanatorium was one of the earlier sanatoriums and provides a record of life …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Dale Borough
This collection contains all items connected to the history of Dale Borough.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Iron, Coal, and Steel Industry Collection
This collection contains items relating to the iron, coal, and steel industry in Johnstown.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Art League
The Johnstown Art League was founded on February 22, 1884, in the Cambria Iron Company library at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in Johnstown. Started at a time …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Klahre Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, letters, and personal memorabilia connected to the Klahre family.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Northern Cambria Collection
This collection contains photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, connected to boroughs and townships in Northern Cambria County and Northern Cambria Public Library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Suppes Collection
This collection houses a series of historic pictures of Suppes Ford, one of the oldest businesses in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the breaking of the South Fork Dam caused the single greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States: the Great Johnstown Flood. It is …
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Wilmore Collection
The town of Wilmore was founded around 1800 by Godfrey Wilmore a former slave from Maryland and his former indentured wife Mary. The Wilmore’s operated a sawmill and were close …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (11 collections)
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Institution PagePennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides
This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection
This collection is comprised of images created sometime between 1928 and 1950 by Philadelphia photographer, Ida W. Pritchett. A 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Pritchett received her doctorate from …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection
James Lawrence Dillon (1859-1942) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants James and Annie Eleanor Dillon. His mother died when he was 4, and his father when he was …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection
Jay Veeder Hare (1878 -1953) was born in Schodack, New York. He attended the Peirce School in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University Law School. He began his long career …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection
The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Louise Bush-Brown Image Collection
This collection documents the history of the Neighborhood Garden Association of Philadelphia founded in 1953 by noted horticulturist, activist, author and educator Louise Bush-Brown. The images depict the earliest collaborative …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia
The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection
The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios
This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, public, and corporate gardens …
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection
This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (2 collections)
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Institution PagePennsylvania School for the Deaf – Mount Airy campus
This collection contains items related to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s main campus located in the Mount Airy section of Northwest Philadelphia from 1892-1984. This campus was a spacious, 33 …
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf – Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Yearbooks
Peters Township Public Library (8 collections)
Peters Township Public Library Institution PagePeters Township Public Library – Historic Images and Documents Collection
A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s …
Peters Township Public Library – Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project
This collection contains oral histories conducted as part of Peters Township Public Library’s Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project. Interviews with long time Peters Township residents took place …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories
Peters Township Chamber of Commerce business guides and community directories were published by the Chamber for township residents. Each booklet contains information on local businesses and community resources. This digital …
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township High School Yearbooks
This collection contains yearbooks from Peters Township High School, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and includes The Planet (1944), Crest (1945), and Ember (1946-2018).
Peters Township Public Library – Preview: A Newsletter for Peters Township, 1983-2009
Preview was a newsletter published by Peters Township from 1983 to 2009. The newsletter reported on topics including township news, staff appointments, construction projects, and library and recreational events.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township News 1958-1959
Peters Township News was a weekly newspaper published by the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce. This collection includes an incomplete run of issues dating from February 1958 to April 1959.
Peters Township Public Library – Peters Township News Progress 1959-1970
Peters Township News Progress was a weekly newspaper covering Peters Township and nearby communities. For a time, it served as the official newspaper for Peters Township and the Peters Township …
Peters Township Public Library – The Commerce News 1955-1958
The Commerce News was a monthly newspaper published by the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce from approximately 1955 to 1958. Run is missing issues. The Commerce News was succeeded by …
Pottsville Free Public Library (2 collections)
Pottsville Free Public Library Institution PagePottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County History
Folklore of the Schuylkill Canal, by John B. Bowman and other items relating to local history. The Bowman title is a collection of memories recorded by the author about Schuylkill …
Pottsville Free Public Library – Schuylkill County Photographs
This collection contains photographs of people and places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Area Community College (3 collections)
Reading Area Community College Institution PageReading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable. In the State Archives of Pennsylvania Manuscript Group 110 there are copies of …
Reading Area Community College – Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection
Although Reading Area Community College’s Wes Fisher Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music from the late 1800s to the 1970s, this digital collection only includes items that should be in …
Reading Area Community College – Yearbook Collection
The collection includes yearbooks from Reading Area Community College which was founded in 1971. Years covered are 1973 – 1989. Also included are ledgers, bulletins, and yearbooks of the Reading, …
Reading Public Library (2 collections)
Reading Public Library Institution PageReading Public Library – Berks County Postcards
This collection contains postcards that show images from around Berks County. The list of categories includes advertisements, attractions, exhibits, bridges, dams, buildings, businesses, clubs, organizations, hospitals, bodies of water, scenes, …
Reading Public Library – Berks County Yearbooks
Reading Public Library, as a district center, is working toward granting online access to digitized yearbooks from all Berks County schools and institutions. Digitized content covers yearbooks from 1977 and …
Ridley Park Public Library (2 collections)
Ridley Park Public Library Institution PageRidley Park Public Library – Ridley Park High School Yearbooks
Ridley Park High School operated from 1917 until 1966. When the Ridley School District was created, RPHS was no longer needed and demolished. This collection includes yearbooks from 1928 until …
Ridley Park Public Library – Ye Ridlyan
The Ridley Park High School Ye Ridlyan Collection includes senior class magazines published from 1920 to 1942, when wartime paper shortages ended production. These issues document student life and local …
Saint Francis University (2 collections)
Saint Francis University Institution PageSaint Francis University – Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University Student Newspapers from 1927-2006
Saint Francis University – Yearbooks 1942-2016
Saint Francis University Student yearbooks from 1942-2016.
Saint Joseph's University (5 collections)
Saint Joseph's University Institution PageSaint Joseph’s University – Beltran Kropp Papers
Prime Minister of Peru from 1959-1961, and Minister of Finance in 1959. Miriam Kropp Beltran worked for IBM from 1939-1943, and for the US Department of State in Washington, DC …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy History
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds a special place in the history of North America, having been founded in 1821 as the first college of pharmacy in the region. Over …
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphiana
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy holds an extensive and unique collection of medicinal products and prescriptions from across the Philadelphia region beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Visible on each bottle …
Saint Joseph’s University – The Hawk
Saint Joseph’s University student newspaper, starting with the year 1931.
Saint Joseph’s University – Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Certificates
Various certificates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy alumni.
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center (4 collections)
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Institution PageSchwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Amos A. Yeakel Civil War Diary
Amos A. Yeakel was born February 26, 1843, in West Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania and died June 25, 1912, in Vineland, New Jersey. The diary is a two-volume pocket diary …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Rosina Heydrich’s Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819
An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Cased Images Collection
The following cased images consist of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes in the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center’s photograph collection. The people are a cross-section of middle-class men, women and children …
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book
The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth …
Scranton Public Library (17 collections)
Scranton Public Library Institution PageScranton Public Library – Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania: Vital Records
This collection features birth, death, and disease records for residents of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, starting in the mid 1890’s. These early records provides access to genealogical and historical information.
Scranton Public Library – Celebrating Our Towns: Lackawanna Co. Centennial Books and Community Histories
Lackawanna County has many different towns, townships, cities, and boroughs. This collection gives histories of how those places developed. Most of the books in this collection are centennial projects.
Scranton Public Library – Century Club of Scranton
The Century Club of Scranton is a women’s club that was founded in 1911 by prominent women of Scranton. During the long history, which continues today, the club hosts a …
Scranton Public Library – Community and Church Cookbooks from Northeastern PA
This is a collection of cookbooks mostly dating from the 1960’s and 1970’s. They are all from Northeastern PA and contain many ethnic and cultural recipes.
Scranton Public Library – Department of Public Safety Mug Shot Collection: 1903-1909
This collection contains police photographs taken at the time of police booking for the Scranton Police Department from 1903-1909. Contains information about their arrest and the arresting officer(s).
Scranton Public Library – Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series
Funded by a grant from the Scranton Area Foundation, this collection contains streaming video of over 50 readings by nationally renowned poets such as W.S. Merwin, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, …
Scranton Public Library – From Lace Makers to Coal Miners: Life in the Lackawanna Valley 1866-1920
From Lace Makers to Coal Miners contains photos, books, church records, and brochures of what life was like in the Lackawanna Valley from 1866-1920. The photos show prominent men of …
Scranton Public Library – History of the Scranton Public Library
A collection of very early photographs of the library from 1893. There are also documents of the history of one of our buildings, the Silkman House.
Scranton Public Library – Mid-Valley News
This newspaper is dedicated to over ten years of news and stories from the mid valley of Lackawanna County. The townships and boroughs represented are Archbald, Jermyn, Jessup, Olyphant, Blakely …
Scranton Public Library – Natural Disasters in NePA–Hurricane Diane
In August 1955 flooding caused by Hurricane Diane devastated the Scranton area. This collection contains rare photos, video interviews with witnesses, TV footage, and other items pertaining to the disaster.
Scranton Public Library – Nay Aug Amusement Park–The Strohl Collection
Karl and Ralph Strohl owned and operated the Nay Aug Amusement Park for nearly 70 years. These photos are from their personal collection.
Scranton Public Library – Out of the Wilderness: The Industrialization and Development of the the Scranton Area 1850-1865
Funded by a grant from the Willary Foundation, this collection contains letters, books, paintings, photographs, and other artifacts from the era when the Lackawanna Valley emerged from its agrarian beginnings …
Scranton Public Library – Scranton Christmas Windows
In 2009 Gene Giancini was cleaning out a building on the West Side of Scranton. His family had operated a business in the building for 60 years, and he was …
Scranton Public Library – The Cricket: A 20 Page Illustrated Paper
A high society illustrated paper published in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It contains humor, illustrations, social commentary, news and advertisements. The name “The Cricket” came from the saying “as lively as a …
Scranton Public Library – The Metro
A newspaper covering local interest stories including arts, news, special interest stories, and crime in Scranton, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
Scranton Public Library – The Story of the Community Medical Center
Contains over 100 photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, and other items from the century-long history of this storied health care provider.
Scranton Public Library – World War II Photos
Collection of 116 photos taken by photographer Harry Baroff. This collection contains photos from Lackawanna County of draft registrations, military departures, and parades relating to World War II.
Sewickley Public Library (2 collections)
Sewickley Public Library Institution PageSewickley Public Library – Historic Images and Documents
A collection of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Quaker Valley region historic images and documents from the history collections of the Sewickley Public Library.
Sewickley Public Library – Sewickley Herald Collection
The collection is the digitized microfilm archive of the Sewickley Herald from 1902-2012. The Sewickley Herald is a local, weekly newspaper that is significant in documenting the history of the …
Sewickly Township Public Library (1 collection)
Sewickly Township Public Library Institution PageSewickley Township Public Library – Sewickley Area High School and Yough High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Sewickley Area High School “The Sewickley” yearbooks from 1950-1976 and Yough High School “Reflections” yearbooks from 1977-1986.
Somerset County Library (4 collections)
Somerset County Library Institution PageSomerset County Library – Conemaugh Township High School Yearbooks
A collection of yearbooks from the Conemaugh Township High School. Davidsville, PA from 1952-1955.
Somerset County Library – Portage Area High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Portage Area High School for the years 1968, 1970 and 1973.
Somerset County Library – Somerset High School Yearbooks
This collection includes Somerset High School yearbooks from the years 1950 thru 2005. Missing the years 1958, 1959, 1961- 1965, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985-1988, 1999 & 2002.
Somerset County Library – Somerset Junior High School Yearbooks
This collection contains the yearbooks from the Somerset Junior High School for the years 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2004.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (1 collection)
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Institution PageSpringside Chestnut Hill Academy – The Wissahickon Magazine Collection 1903-1931
The Wissahickon began as a monthly magazine produced by the students of Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia. Its first run from 1903 to 1933 served primarily as a school literary …
St. Marys Public Library (1 collection)
St. Marys Public Library Institution PageSt. Marys Public Library – The St. Marys Daily Press
The daily newspaper covering events in St. Marys, PA, located in Elk County. The newspaper begins in 1911 and is still currently printing.
Summerville Public Library (1 collection)
Summerville Public Library Institution PageSummerville Public Library – Summerville Story Project
The Summerville, Pennsylvania Story Project is a collection of documents, photos, and other memorabilia intended to present the human side of Summerville. The collection material dates from the occupancy by …
Susquehanna University (9 collections)
Susquehanna University Institution PageSusquehanna University – 1858-1894
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1857 through 1894.
Susquehanna University – 1895-1939
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1985 through 1939.
Susquehanna University – 1940-1949
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1940 through 1949.
Susquehanna University – 1950-1959
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1950 through 1989.
Susquehanna University – 1960-1969
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1960 through 1969.
Susquehanna University – 1970-1979
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1970 through 1979.
Susquehanna University – 1980-1989
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1980 through 1989.
Susquehanna University – 1990-1999
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1990 through 1999.
Susquehanna University – 2000-2009
This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 2000 through 2009.
Swarthmore Public Library (1 collection)
Swarthmore Public Library Institution PageSwarthmore Public Library – The Swarthmorean Newspaper, 1914-2008
This collection includes some of Swarthmore’s earliest newspapers, including the Swarthmore News followed by its still current paper, The Swarthmorean.
The Baldwin School (3 collections)
The Baldwin School Institution PageThe Baldwin School Archives – Blazers, Uniforms, Gowns Collection
This collection is comprised of photographs of the blazers, uniforms, and commencement gowns of the girls and women of The Baldwin School, dating from the 1800s through the present day. …
The Baldwin School Archives – Hourglass Newspaper Collection
The Baldwin School Hourglass Newspaper Collection includes selections from the Hourglass newspaper of The Baldwin School, which was first printed in 1945.
The Baldwin School Archives: Photos and Documents
In 1888, Miss Florence Baldwin founded “Miss Baldwin’s School for Girls, Preparatory for Bryn Mawr College” in her mother’s house at the corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues. Thirteen girls …
The Kiski School (1 collection)
The Kiski School Institution PageThe Kiski School – The Kiski School Digital Collection
The Kiskiminetas Springs School was founded in 1888 by Andrew Wilson who believed its location by the Kiskiminetas River to be an ideal environment for educating young men to continue …
Ulysses Library Association (2 collections)
Ulysses Library Association Institution PageUlysses Library Association – Phil Bennett Collection
The Phil Bennett Collection is a collection of photographs provided by a patron. It contains photos of people and places in the Ulysses and surrounding Potter County area.
Ulysses Library Association – Ulysses History
This collection contains artifacts, documents, newspaper items, photographs, and transcripts related to the people, items, and events in the history of Ulysses (Lewisville), PA from the late 1800s through the …
Uniontown Public Library (3 collections)
Uniontown Public Library Institution PageUniontown Public Library – Fayette County Iron Works Records
This handwritten historic collection contains over 2,800 pages of entries documenting the operations necessary to produce iron and iron products. It holds seven Isaac Meason Union Furnace Ledgers covering the …
Uniontown Public Library – Old Home Week August 26 to 31, 1912 Uniontown Pennsylvania Official Program
This souvenir program is the official program booklet that was prepared for the Old Home Week celebration in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Old Home Week took place from August 26-31, 1912 in …
Uniontown Public Library – Photos of Fayette County, PA
Walter J. “Buzz” Storey was a well-known and admired journalist/editor from Uniontown, PA. His obituary published in the September 16, 2004 edition of The Herald-Standard newspaper stated, “Storey joined the …
Unionville High School (3 collections)
Unionville High School Institution PageUnionville High School – Unionville High School Scrapbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville High School Yearbooks
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
Unionville High School – Unionville Post
Welcome to the Unionville High School Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District began as the Unionville Consolidated School K-12 in …
United Lutheran Seminary (3 collections)
United Lutheran Seminary Institution PageUnited Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Anne E. Sanford Missionary Collection
Annie Evaline Sanford was born on February 4, 1873 in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Carthage College in 1894. Annie Sanford completed five missionary terms in India from 1895-1902, 1904-1911, …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: the Lutheran Deaconess Movement in the United States
Books and serial publications published by the various Lutheran Deaconess Communities in the United States, focused on those with Motherhouses in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The “In Her Own Right” project …
United Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia – In Her Own Right: Women’s Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church
Books and manuscripts published or created by the various Lutheran Women’s Missionary Societies of the General Synod, General Council, and United Synod of the South. Included here are both published …
Upper Merion Area High School Library (1 collection)
Upper Merion Area High School Library Institution PageUpper Merion Area High School Library – Upper Merion Area High School Athletic Scrapbooks and Programs
This collection includes scrapbooks from the athletic department at Upper Merion Area High School, mostly from the 1980’s. Newspaper clippings, captions, and football programs are included.
Upper Merion Township Library (1 collection)
Upper Merion Township Library Institution PageUpper Merion Township Library – Upper Merion Area School District Yearbooks Collection
Digital Version of Upper Merion Area High School (King of Prussia, PA 19406) yearbooks 1934-2013 (some missing).
Upper Moreland Free Public Library (2 collections)
Upper Moreland Free Public Library Institution PageUpper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland High School Yearbooks
Yearbooks from the Upper Moreland High School.
Upper Moreland Free Public Library – Upper Moreland Oral Histories
Partnering with Upper Moreland Historical Association, UMFPL records oral histories pertaining to living in Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township, and the surrounding area.
Wagner Free Institute of Science (4 collections)
Wagner Free Institute of Science Institution PageWagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Engineering 2: Civil Engineering Structures
This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “Civil Engineering Structures,” taught at the Wagner Free Institute of Science between 1893 and 1950. It was the …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Conchology, consisting of an Introductory lecture followed by 15 topical lectures. They were written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner Free …
Wagner Free Institute of Science – Manuscripts of Lectures on Mineralogy by William Wagner
A collection of handwritten lectures on Mineralogy, consisting of two Introductory lectures and 24 topical lectures. The lecture series was written and delivered by William Wagner, founder of the Wagner …
Warren Library Association (5 collections)
Warren Library Association Institution PageWarren Library Association – Historic Flood Control (1943)
An archive of papers examining historical flood control and new proposals under construction during the 1930’s and 40’s.
Warren Library Association – Historic Photographs
An archive of over 300 digital images from the library’s Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
Warren Library Association – Kinzua Scrapbooks
Three scrapbooks full of photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, etc. pertaining to Kinzua and Corydon townships, the Cornplanter Grant and the Seneca Nation, the Kinzua Dam, the Allegheny Reservoir, etc.
Warren Library Association – The Allegheny Pilot
Provides a detailed navigational study of the river during the era of early rafting and lumbering.
Warren Library Association – The Carnival, First Presbyterian Church, 1899
The Carnival was a weeklong fundraiser event of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, PA, featuring internationally and hobby themed booths, meals, and a daily publication. It was held from …
West Pittston Public Library (1 collection)
West Pittston Public Library Institution PageWest Pittston Public Library – Pittston Gazette Collection
Welcome to the West Pittston Library’s Pittston Gazette Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. The Pittston Gazette Collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 …
Whitehall Township Public Library (5 collections)
Whitehall Township Public Library Institution PageWhitehall Township Public Library – Civil War Grave Registrations
This collection contains the grave registrations forms of veterans of the Civil War buried in Lehigh County, PA. Upon burial these forms were filed with the local Veterans Affairs. Most …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historic Books
The Historic Books collection contains local history and books of historical nature from around the Lehigh Valley. This collection also contains unpublished family history research records of private researchers, which …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Historical Photographs
This collection contains historical photographs of the Lehigh Valley.
Whitehall Township Public Library – Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters
The Samuel and Rosa Kern Letters collection spans a time frame from 1879 – 1887. These letters cover a broad range of topics spanning sports, social activities, illness, education, weather …
Whitehall Township Public Library – Whitehall High School Yearbooks
Whitehall Township Public Library is making available the yearbooks of the Whitehall Coplay School District. When completed, the yearbooks will range from 1922 (vol. 4) – 2014 (vol. 95). (The …
Wilkes University (4 collections)
Wilkes University Institution PageWilkes University – Hurricane Agnes Flood photographs
These are photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that devastated the Wyoming Valley, specifically Wilkes-Barre and the Wilkes College campus.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Audio Recordings
Wilkes University audio content from the Wilkes University Archives.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Film Footage
Film footage from Wilkes University.
Wilkes University – Wilkes University Scrapbooks
This collection contains scrapbooks created by Wilkes University staff, faculty, administrators, and students.
Williamson College of the Trades (2 collections)
Williamson College of the Trades Institution PageWilliamson College of the Trades – Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History
A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal, and financial …
Williamson College of the Trades – Williamson Trade School History
This collection includes early to mid century photographs and documents detailing the creation of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, now Williamson College of the Trades. The school was …
Wilson College (1 collection)
Wilson College Institution PageWilson College – World War II Collection
Wilson College World War II Collection documents the experience of Wilson alumnae through correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia from the time. The Collection primarily features the correspondence between Eunice “Bobby” Carpen …
Wissahickon Valley Public Library (1 collection)
Wissahickon Valley Public Library Institution PageAmbler Gazette Collection – Wissahickon Valley Public Library
The Wissahickon Valley Public Library: Ambler Gazette Collection is a joint effort with the Fort Washington Historical Society to preserve the society’s collection of the Ambler Gazette. This collection is …
Woodland Hills School District (1 collection)
Woodland Hills School District Institution PageWoodland Hills School District – Woodland Hills School District: Past and Present
Formed in 1981, the Woodland Hills School District is the result of a court ordered merger of school districts serving students in twelve municipalities: Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East …
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