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This collection contains chronologically arranged monthly account reports for transportation, subsistence, expressage and postage, and equipment expenditures approved by the state geologist for the Second Geological more Survey.  Information provided is voucher number, date, name of person to whom paid, draft number, total amount paid for month, district, salary for the month, expenses for the month, date of each expenditure, brief description of each expenditure, and amount of each expenditure. less

This collection contains alphabetical by county arranged published geological color-coded maps of each county prepared by the Second Geological Survey in 1884.  The front of the more volume contains a skeleton geological map for the entire state. Information provided includes the names of towns and townships, railroad lines, rivers and streams, and contours of geological formations. less

This collection contains a field expense account book containing daily entries from August 7 through October 30, 1879 for transportation, sustenance, equipment, and postage expenses for more McKean District Assistant Charles Ashburner that were reimbursed by A. W. Sheafer.  Information provided is date of expenditure, a brief description of the nature of the expenditure, and amount of each expenditure. less

This collection contains field notebooks for fieldwork conducted in Fayette, Westmoreland, Greene and Washington Counties.  Contents are arranged chronologically by date of entry and indexed alphabetically more by township. Information provided is date of entry, township and location of record, and description and thickness of geological formation measured. less

This collection contains chronologically arranged correspondence of the Board of Commissioners of the Second Geological Survey.  Information provided is date of correspondence, name of correspondent, and more subject of correspondence. less

This collection contains chronologically arranged minutes of the meetings of the Board of Commissioners of the Second Geological Survey.  Information provided is date of meeting, names more of those present, and a description of the business transacted. less

This collection contains a diary kept by Board of Commissioners’ Assistant Charles Ashburner in Mckean and Elk Counties.  Information provided is date and time of entry, more brief descriptions of his daily activities and the names of persons whom he met from his departure from Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 12, 1876 to the afternoon of October 15, 1876. less

Annual reports filed with the Department of Internal Affairs by passenger and street railway companies.  Information provided is date of report, name of company, names and more residences of officers, location of general offices, history of organization and construction, capital stock, debt, and a description of the characteristics of the line such as number of car houses, sheds, stables, depots, and first and second class passenger cars together with the capacity of the cars and the number of cars propelled by electricity, horses, and mules.  Also given are the number of trips per day, the number of miles run each day, average time consumed in passing over the road and the material of the foundation upon which the rails were laid.  Finally, there is a monthly statement of the number of passengers carried, rate of fare, expenses, receipts, summary of payments, general balance sheet, a statement of stock and dividends, and an account of important changes made during the year. Images are grouped chronologically by year and arranged thereunder alphabetically by name of company.  These records are part of the Bureau of Statistics which was created in 1874 under the Department of Internal Affairs. Disclaimer: Not all records in this collection are digitized. Visit the PA State Archives to see the rest of the collection. less

Register of the names of persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery in Pennsylvania. Information provided is name of practitioner, date of registration, county where practicing, more gender and race of practitioner, place of birth, place of residence, name of institution from which received medical degree and date obtained, information on other degrees, place or places of continuous practice in Pennsylvania since 1871, and notes indicating removal or death. Images are grouped alphabetically by county, then alphabetically by surname and then chronologically by date of entry. Indexed internally, alphabetically by county. These records are part of the Bureau of Statistics which was created in 1874 under the Department of Internal Affairs. less