Repository:  Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster (Pa.)

Description:  Contains autograph albums with original poems, prayers, and sentiments, with autographs. Several have engravings, colored prints, or drawings. Some have mementos.

Creator:  Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)

Conditions for Access:  No restrictions.

Conditions Governing Reproductions:  Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

Language:  English

Source of Acquisition:  Donor of each item is unknown unless otherwise noted.

 

Box 1

Folder 1 Elizabeth F. Allen, 1827 to 1832. "Elizabeth F. Allen." Marbled cover with red trim and gold embossing. Original poems and sentiments with autographs. Poetry and prose.

Folder 2 Eliza Smith, 1831. Marbled cover. Original poems and sentiments with autographs, newspaper article (poem, 1850), engraving, colored print.

Folder 3 Eliza E. Smith, 1843. Brown cover with gold embossing. Steel plate engravings, handwritten poetry, one autograph.

Folder 4 Sarah Haman, 1832-1839. Marbled cover. Original sentiments with autographs, bible verses, hymn, and colored prints.

Folder 5 Caroline Hay, 1848-1850. "The Token Album." Black cover with gold embossing. Original poems with autographs, engravings.

Folder 6 Maria Hostetter, 1856-1857. Red cover with gold embossing. Original poems with autographs, engravings.

Folder 7 Louisa Wenger, 1856-1858. "Sacred Album." Red with gold embossed cover. Sentiments and original poems with autographs, swatch of cloth, engravings. Gift of William Krantz, 27 October 1994.

Folder 8 Mary Keifer, 1858-1883. Black cover with gold embossing. Original poems with autographs, engravings.

 

Box 2

Folder 9 Martha Hammer, 1859-1894. "Album of the Heart." Maroon cover with gold lettering. Original poems with autographs, prayers, poems, newspaper articles, birthday greeting, growth, health and vaccination record, tributes and obituaries, decals, engravings.

Folder 10 Sarah Reel (formerly Sallie Emreys), 1859-1889. "Leaves of Affection." Red cover with gold and colored embossing. Original poems with autographs, swatches of cloth, name card, engravings.

Folder 11 Mary Killinger, 1860-1862. "Rose Bud Album." Brown with gold inlay cover. Sentiments with autographs, engravings.

Folder 12 Ellie E. Eckert, 1870-1874. "Album." Blue embossed cover with gold lettering. Original poems with autographs, dedicatory, engravings.

Folder 13 Matilda B. Brown, 1878-1882. "Autographs." Black cover with gold and silver embossing. Original sentiments and autographs, ribbon, watercolor drawing, decal, pen and ink prints.

Folder 14 Unknown, 1878-1883. "Floral Album." Maroon with gold embossed cover. Sentiments with autographs, watercolors with autograph, colored prints of flowers.

Folder 15  Alta M. Diller (1865-1953), 1879-1880. “Companion Autographs.” Blue cover with gold embossing. Sentiments with autographs, embossed colored mementos. Daughter of Edwin and Cora M. Diller of New Holland. She attended Swarthmore College and was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in New Holland.

Folder 16  Carrie Lillian Gardner (1862-1922), 1880-1884. “Autographs.” Maroon cover with gold embossing. Sentiments with autographs, note of ownership. Married to William Lichtenberger of Red Lion. Gift of Marvin Long, 4 November 1955.

Folder 17 Henry C. Lantz, 1881-1883. "Album." Red cover with black and blue embossing. Sentiments with autographs, embossed colored memento.

Folder 18 Bertie (Bertha) Leone Cochran, 1884. "Album." Maroon cover with embossed, colored picture of a girl. Sentiments with autographs, embossed colored memento.

Folder 19 Ada M. Cochran, 1884-1886. "Album." Brown cover with embossed leaves, one silver. Sentiments with autographs, one colored print.

Folder 20 Ada M. Cochran, 1889. "Autographs." Maroon "alligator" cover with embossed gold lettering. Sentiments with autographs.

 

Box 3

Folder 21 Back Run School, T. B. W. Hoffer, 1887. "Autographs." Grey cover with multicolored design. Sentiments with autographs. Gift of Mrs. Norma Jean Johnson Creelman, 26 June 1996.

Folder 22 Amos Frank Hess, 1887. "Album." Blue velvet cover with title made of a silver metal. Sentiments with autographs, one pen and ink drawing.

Folder 23 Agnes Foose, 1888-1894. "Album." Red velvet cover with embossed title. Longfellow Album. Sentiments with autographs, colored prints with lines of poems, embossed colored memento.

Folder 24 Helen ____, 1903-1908. "For Memory's Sake." Blue cover with gold and silver embossing. Sentiments with autographs.

Folder 25 Album with entries in German script. Loose pages in a box that               resembles a book. No date.

Folder 26 Mary D. Nauman, 1861-1864. With signature of James Buchanan. Photocopies of pages with autographs of Lancaster natives or residents. Also, photocopied pages from the Biographical Annals of Lancaster County pertaining to George Nauman. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ripple, 21 August 2003.

Folder 27 Bertha M. Pegan, 1882-1891. "Album." Maroon cover with gold, silver, and blue embossing and design. Sentiments with autographs. Bertha lived in the Safe Harbor area, was the sister of Roy D. Pegan, and was married to [Martin L.] Urban. Transferred from Library, 17 April 2001.

Folder 28  Lydia W. Oberholzer, Spring Grove. 2 albums. Purple cover embossed with gold; picture of young girl with a wheelbarrow. Sentiments with autographs and mementos. 1890-1897. “Album.” Red cover with gold and black embossing; picture of house and pond or river. Sentiments with autographs. 1904-1909. Gift of John R. Weiler, 25 October 2001.

Folder 29  Almeda Rutter, 1930-1931. "As It Happened: Memories, Autographs, Snapshots." Blue cover with gold embossing. Sentiments, autographs, cards, graduation collar, and photographs. Some items are loose. Gift of Bob Marion (Almeda’s son), 25 October 2001.

 

Box 4

Folder 30 Emma A. Goodman, 1880-1890. "Autographs." Brown leather cover with gold embossing. Sentiments, poetry, and autographs. Gift of Elsie H. Landstrom in memory of her father, Paul G. Hayes, 12 August 1994.

Insert 1 Typed list of signatures. Newspaper clipping inserted at Jennie's page, October 1881. "May all blessings . . ." was inserted at Maggie's page, December 1880. Emma married Zachariah Hayes.

 

Folder 31  David Bachman Landis, 1884-1886, 1928. Red velour cover. With album blotter. Sentiments and autographs. Transferred from the objects collection, 2004.

Folder 32  Louisa Regan Lutz, 1855-1885. "Fountain Album." Red cover with gold embossing. Sentiments, poetry, autographs, and prints. Louisa resided in Adamstown when she began using the album. Genealogical information was inserted at front of book. Transferred from the objects collection, 2004.

Folder 33  Sarah Catherine Sheneman, 1855-1860. "Autographs." Brown leather cover with gold embossing. Braids of hair, signatures, and poetry. Transferred from the objects collection, 2005.