Diffenderffer Family Papers, 1691-1963

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Call number:  MG0410

1 box    23 folders    .5 cubic ft.

Repository:  LancasterHistory (Organization)

Shelving Location:  Archives South, Side 10

Description:  This collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey’s life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer’s manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.

Creators:  Diffenderffer family; Diffenderffer, Fianna; Diffenderffer, David.