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Chester County History Center (16 collections)

  • Chester County History Center – Acoccidologists Travel Diary Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Charles J. Pennock Papers

    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; more

  • Chester County History Center – Chester County Archives and Record Services – Chester County Board of Relief

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Elizabeth Broomell Passmore Diary Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Ennion Cook Account Book Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Halliday Jackson Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Jean Kane Foulke Papers

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Lewis White Williams Diary Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Sheeder Family Account Books and Diaries

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Walter Finney Diary Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – William Darlington Letterpress Copybook

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – William Riley Blakeslee Diary Collection

    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 more

  • Chester County History Center – Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection

    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 more