Residence Records

Census

• Pittsburgh Census Tract Maps and Data

 

 

Directories

• Pennsylvania – 1850 – The Pennsylvania business state directory for 1850-1851: containing the names of professional men, mercantile firms, and manufacturing establishments, together with all the courts, post offices, public institutions, banks, corporations, companies, hotels, associations, & c. & c., throughtout the state, also the principal firms of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Baltimore, Maryland ; together with a great variety of other useful matter, which has been collected expressly for this work by agents who have canvassed every county in the state. 1850/1851
• Pennsylvania – 1854 – Ulman’s Pennsylvania business directory and eastern, western, and southern circular … for the year 1854-5. 1854-1855
• Allegheny County – 1867 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny County almanac: being a business directory of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Lawrenceville, Manchester and surrounding boroughs : also, calendar for 1867 : business statistics of Allegheny Co. and directory of city and state governments, schools, churches, societies, &c. &c. 1867
• Allegheny County – 1900 – L. Polk & Co. and R. L. Dudley’s Pittsburgh, Allegheny City and Allegheny County business directory. 1900
• Allegheny County – 1941 – Polk’s Homestead (Allegheny County, Pa.) city directory. 1941
• Beaver County – 1898 – Directory of all business and professional men and official guide of Beaver County, Penn’a: together with a complete map. 1898
• Westmoreland County – Wiggins’ directory of Greensburg and Westmoreland County for 1890-91 containing, in alphabetical order, the names, occupations and residences of the inhabitants of Greensburg, also of a list of the taxpayers in the township, giving the assessed value of real estate and personal property. 1890-1891
• Allegheny – 1881 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1881/1882
• Bellevue & more – 1904 – The red book: a social, business and telephone directory of Bellevue, Avalon, Ben Avon and Emsworth. 1904
• Greensburg – 1890 – Wiggins’ directory of Greensburg and Westmoreland County for 1890-91 containing, in alphabetical order, the names, occupations and residences of the inhabitants of Greensburg, also of a list of the taxpayers in the township, giving the assessed value of real estate and personal property. 1890-1891
• Homestead – 1890 – Directory of Homestead, Munhall, Six Mile Ferry, and adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pa: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, schools, borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1890
• Homestead – 1891 – Directory of Homestead, Munhall, Six Mile Ferry, and adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pa: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, schools, borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1891
• Homestead – 1892 – Directory of Homestead, Munhall, Six Mile Ferry, and adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pa: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, schools, borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1892
• Homestead – 1894 – Directory of Homestead, Munhall, Six Mile Ferry, and adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pa: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, schools, borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1894
• Homestead – 1896 – Directory of Homestead, East Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Munhall Terrace, Homeville, West Run, Forestville, Six Mile Ferry, Hope Church, Hays and Lucas, adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, North Homestead, Brown’s and Squirrel Hill: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, national, state, county and borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1896
• Homestead – 1898 – Directory of Homestead, East Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Munhall Terrace, Homeville, West Run, Forestville, Six Mile Ferry, Hope Church, Hays and Lucas, adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, North Homestead, Brown’s and Squirrel Hill: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, national, state, county and borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1898
• Homestead – 1900 – Directory of Homestead, East Homestead, Munhall, Whitaker, Munhall Terrace, Homeville, West Run, Forestville, Six Mile Ferry, Hope Church, Hays and Lucas, adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, North Homestead, Brown’s and Squirrel Hill: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, national, state, county and borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1900
• Homestead – 1902 – Directory of Homestead Borough, West Homestead Borough, Munhall Borough, Whitaker, Homeville, Munhall Terrace, Vondera, Bellwood, Hamnett, New Homestead and adjacent sections of Mifflin Township: embracing a general directory of citizens, a classified business list and important statistical information. 1902
• Homestead – 1906 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory. 1906-1907
• Homestead – 1910 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory. 1910-1911
• Homestead – 1910 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory
• Homestead – 1912 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory. 1912
• Homestead – 1914 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory. 1914
• Homestead – 1916 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory. 1916
• Homestead – 1918 – R.L. Polk & Co.s’ Homestead directory. 1918-1919
• Homestead – 1921 – Polk’s Homestead directory: comprising an alphabetically arranged list of business firms and private citizens in Homestead, New Homestead, West Homestead, Homestead Park, Homeville, Lincoln Place, Munhall, Munhall Terrace, Whitaker, etc. : a miscellaneous directory of borough officers, public and private schools, churches, banks, secret and benevollent societies, street and avenue guide, etc, and a complete classified business directory. 1921-1922
• Homestead – 1925 – Polk’s Homestead city directory. 1925
• Homestead – 1927 – Polk’s Homestead city directory. 1927
• Homestead – 1929 – Polk’s Homestead (Pennsylvania) city directory: including New Homestead, West Homestead, Homestead Park, Hays, Homeville, Lincoln Place, Mifflin Township, Munhall, Munhall Terrace and Whitaker. 1929-1930
• Homestead – 1931 – Polk’s Homestead (Pennsylvania) city directory: including New Homestead, West Homestead, Homestead Park, Hays, Homeville, Lincoln Place, Mifflin Township, Munhall, Munhall Terrace and Whitaker. 1931-1932
• Homestead – 1937 – Polk’s Homestead (Allegheny County, Pa.) city directory. 1937-1938
• Homestead – 1939 – Polk’s Homestead (Allegheny County, Pa.) city directory. 1939-1940
• Homestead – 1945 – Polk’s Homestead (Allegheny County, Pa.) city directory. 1945
• Mifflin Township – 1894 – Directory of Homestead, Munhall, Six Mile Ferry, and adjacent parts of Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pa: embracing a general directory of citizens with correct post office address, and a full classified business directory, register of public institutions, benevolent and secret societies, churches, schools, borough government, industries, compendium of public information. 1894
• Pittsburgh – 1815 – The Pittsburgh directory for 1815: containing the names, professions, and residence of the heads of families and persons in business in the borough of Pittsburgh ; with an appendix containing a variety of useful information. 1815
• Pittsburgh – 1826 – Pittsburgh in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-six: containing sketches topographical, historical and statistical; together with a directory of the city … embellished with an engraving of the Episcopal Church. 1826
• Pittsburgh – 1837 – Harris’ Pittsburgh business directory for the year 1837: including the names of all the merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, professional, & men of business of Pittsburgh and its vicinity. 1837
• Pittsburgh – 1837 – Harris’ Pittsburgh business directory for the year 1837: including the names of all the merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, professional, & men of business of Pittsburgh and its vicinity
• Pittsburgh – 1857 – Directory of Pittsburgh & vicinity for. 1857-1858
• Pittsburgh – 1859 – Directory of Pittsburgh & vicinity for. 1859/1860
• Pittsburgh – 1867 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny County almanac: being a business directory of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Lawrenceville, Manchester and surrounding boroughs : also, calendar for 1867 : business statistics of Allegheny Co. and directory of city and state governments, schools, churches, societies, &c. &c. 1867
• Pittsburgh – 1881 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1881/1882
• Pittsburgh – 1904 – Social directory for Greater Pittsburgh. 1904
• Pittsburgh – 1908 – Pittsburgh directory. 1908
• Pittsburgh – 1909 – Pittsburgh directory. 1909
• Pittsburgh – 1910 – Pittsburgh directory. 1910
• Pittsburgh – 1911 – Pittsburgh directory. 1911
• Pittsburgh – 1911 – Pittsburgh street directory: as revised since the consolidation of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, 1911. 1916
• Pittsburgh – 1912 – Pittsburgh directory. 1912
• Pittsburgh – 1913 – Pittsburgh commodity index. 1913
• Pittsburgh – 1913 – Pittsburgh directory. 1913
• Pittsburgh – 1914 – Pittsburgh directory. 1914
• Pittsburgh – 1915 – Pittsburgh directory. 1915
• Pittsburgh – 1916 – R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1916
• Pittsburgh – 1917 – R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1917
• Pittsburgh – 1917 – The Pittsburgh Jewish community book: comprising the names and addresses of members and the history of Jewish organizations : also a history of the Jewish community in Pittsburgh. 1917
• Pittsburgh – 1918 – R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1918
• Pittsburgh – 1919 – R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1919
• Pittsburgh – 1920 – R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1920
• Pittsburgh – 1920 – The Pittsburgh social secretaire. 1920
• Pittsburgh – 1921 – R.L. Polk & Co.’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1921
• Pittsburgh – 1922 – Polk’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1922
• Pittsburgh – 1923 – Lewis’ Pittsburgh guide. 1923
• Pittsburgh – 1923 – Polk’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1923
• Pittsburgh – 1924 – Polk’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1924
• Pittsburgh – 1925 – Polk’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1925
• Pittsburgh – 1926 – Polk’s Pittsburgh city directory. 1926
• Pittsburgh – 1927 – Polk’s Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) city directory. 1927
• Pittsburgh – 1928 – Polk’s Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) city directory. 1928
• Pittsburgh – 1929 – Polk’s Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) city directory. 1929
• Pittsburgh – 1930 – Polk’s Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) city directory. 1930
• Pittsburgh – 1962 – The ” New Negro” directory: businesses, churches, organizations located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1962
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1841 – Harris’ general business directory of the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny: and also of the most flourishing and important towns and cities of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Western New York, Virginia, &c., containing. 1841
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1844 – Harris’ business directory of the cities of Pittsburgh & Allegheny. 1844
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1847 – Harris’s general business directory of the cities of Pittsburgh & Allegheny: with the environs. 1847
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1850 – Fahnestock’s Pittsburgh directory for 1850: containing the names of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, & vicinity : their occupation, places of business and dwelling houses : also, a list of the public offices, banks, &c. 1850
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1852 – Woodward & Rowlands’ Pittsburgh directory for 1852: containing the names of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh and Allegheny. 1852
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1856 – Directory for … of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities: Birmingham, East Birmingham, south & west Pittsburgh, Temperanceville, Manchester, Duquesne and Lawrenceville boroughs, East Liberty, and parts of Pitt and Collins Townships. 1856-1857
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1858 – Directory of Pittsburgh & vicinity for. 1858/1859
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1861 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1861-1862
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1862 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1862-1863
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1863 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1863/1864
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1864 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1864-1865
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1865 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1865-1866
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1866 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1866/1867
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1867 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1867/1868
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1867 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny County almanac: being a business directory of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Lawrenceville, Manchester and surrounding boroughs : also, calendar for 1867 : business statistics of Allegheny Co. and directory of city and state governments, schools, churches, societies, &c. &c
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1868 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1868/1869
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1869 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1869-1870
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1870 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1870/1871
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1871 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1871/1872
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1872 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1872-1873
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1873 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1873/1874
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1874 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1874/1875
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1875 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1875/1876
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1875 – Pittsburgh & Allegheny business directory, 1875-6: containing a complete classified and alphabetically arranged list of the business houses of the cities and adjacent boroughs. 1875
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1876 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1876-1877
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1877 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1877-1878
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1878 – A confidential business report of Pittsburgh and Allegheny. 1878
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1878 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1878/1879
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1879 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1879-1880
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1880 – Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1880/1881
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1882 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1882/1883
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1883 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1883/1884
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1884 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1884/1885
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1885 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1885/1886
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1886 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1886/1887
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1887 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1887/1888
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1888 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1888/1889
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1889 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1889/1890
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1890 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1890/1891
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1891 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1891/1892
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1892 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1892/1893
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1893 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1893/1894
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1894 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1894/1895
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1895 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1895/1896
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1895 – The Pittsburgh and Allegheny blue book. 1895
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1896 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1896/1897
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1897 – J.F. Diffenbacher’s directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities. 1897/1898
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1898 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1898
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1898 – Watson & Co.’s classified business directory of Pittsburg, Allegheny, and prominent towns within a radius of forty miles. 1898
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1899 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1899
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1900 – L. Polk & Co. and R. L. Dudley’s Pittsburgh, Allegheny City and Allegheny County business directory. 1900
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1900 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1900
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1901 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1901
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1902 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1902
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1903 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1903
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1904 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1904
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1905 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1905
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1906 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1906
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1907 – Pittsburgh and Allegheny directory. 1907
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – 1913 – Directory of the philanthropic, charitable, and civic agencies of the city of Pittsburgh. 1913

Emigration/Immigration/Migration

• The Negro migrant in Pittsburgh, 1918
• Founding families of Pittsburgh: the evolution of a regional elite, 1760-1910
• #544: The Plight of the Remnants of the North American Indian,
• The immigrant church and community: Pittsburgh’s Slovak Catholics and Lutherans, 1880-1915
• Polish Americans and their history: community, culture, and politics, 1996
• Croatian immigration to Allegheny County, 1882-1914
• Our Badge of Infamy, A Petition to the United Nations on The Treatment of the Mexican Immigrant”, 1959
• Immigration Documents, 1938-1942
• The Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1910
• Pioneer record and reminiscences of the early settlers and settlement of Ross County, Ohio, 1871
• The story of the Pennsylvania Germans: embracing an account of their origin, their history, and their dialect, 1898
• Plain facts: being an examination into the rights of the Indian nations of America, to their respective countries; and a vindication of the grant, from the Six united nations of Indians, to the proprietors of Indiana, against the decision of the legislature of Virginia: together with authentic documents, proving that the territory, westward of the Allegany mountain, never belonged to Virginia, &c, 1781

 

Land & Property

• Plan of property in Sharpsburg Borough, Alleg. Co., 1914
• The records of deeds for the district of West Augusta, Virginia: for the court held at Fort Dunmore (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 1775-1776; copied consecutively as recorded, 1905
• Chinese Land Records
• Brief of title to nine tracts of land lying and being in district no. 3 of depreciation lands formerly in the county of Westmoreland, but now partly in Allegheny Co. and partly in Butler County, in the State of Pennsylvania, 1869
• Plan of association of the North American Land Company: established February 1795
• Land Warrant receipt of Thomas Hickenloper; attached to Document that states that William Foster is selling him land, 1848
• Iroquois Land Deed, ca. 1816-1889
• Robert Watson Deed,, 1827
• Deed between Edward Stephens & wife and William B. Foster, Jr., indenture?, 1843
• Deed to lot in Lawrenceville, 1823
• many more deeds

 

Maps, Almanacs, & Gazetteers

• Map of the country between the frontiers – Sh. 2, 1852
• Map of donation and depreciation lands …1795
• Caldwell Atlas of Clarion County, 1877
• Pittsburgh and Allegheny – The illustrated guide and handbook of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, describing and locating the principal places of interest in and about the two cities…illustrated by maps and cuts
• many more maps

 

Taxation

• State of the account of the taxes of Northampton County, 1790
• Tax-book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1795-1798
• Tax laws: a digest of the laws of Pennsylvania relative to county and township rates and levies, including road, school and poor taxes ; and to state taxes and duties ; with notes of judicial decisions, 1855
• State of the accounts of the taxes in Lancaster County, 1788
• State of the accounts of John Thome, Esquire, treasurer of Dauphin County, from the time the county was erected until the 24th September, 1789
• Account of the taxes of Bucks County, 1787
• State of the accounts of the taxes of York County, 1791
• Account of the taxes of Chester County, 1790
• State of the accounts of Joseph Chapman, Esq., treasurer of Chester [i.e. Bucks] County, from 15th June, 1789, the time of his appointment, until the 7th January, 1790
• State of the accounts of the taxes of Washington County, 1790
• State of the accounts of Jacob Krug, Esquire, treasurer of Lancaster County: from the time of his appointment until the 15th February, 1790
• Accounts of the taxes of Chester County, 1790
• State of the accounts of George Clingan, Esquire, treasurer of Franklin County, from the time the county was erected until 1st June, 1788
• State of the accounts of William Perry, Esq. late Treasurer of Westmoreland County, till 20th March, 1788
• State of the accounts of the taxes of Berks County: from 1776 till 1790
• Accounts of the taxes of Huntingdon County, 1790
• State of the accounts of Stephen Duncan, Esq., treasurer of Cumberland County: from June 1st 1787, till he closed to act, 1789
• State of the accounts of Ephraim Douglas, Esquire, treasurer of Fayette County, from the time of his appointment, 1785, till 1790
• State of the accounts of the taxes of Montgomery County ; from March, 1785, till December 1789
• Bedford County township tax receipts, 1763-1838, finding aid only
• The accounts of Isaac Snowden, Esq: treasurer of the city and county of Philadelphia, 1791
• Bedford County Township Tax Receipts, 1763-1838
• Tax-book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1798
• Consolidation, an address to the citizens of Allegheny City and vincinity, against consoldidation with the city of Pittsburgh, 1907
• Annual Federal Tax Return of Thomas H. Martin, 1865
• Tax-Book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pa., 1795-1798
• Duplicates Tax-Book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pa., 1795-1798
• State of the accounts of the taxes of Cumberland county, 1787
• Brothers Valley Township, Pennsylvania,, tax receipts
• H. H. Brackenridge Road Tax Receipts, 1796-1819
• Land Surveys and Receipts, 1763-1793
• The Pittsburgh sun’s handbook of politics for 19–: a compendium of useful information for every citizen of Allegheny County and an exhaustive analysis and measure of popular government in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. 1924

 

 

 

Daily Life Records

 

 

Biography

• The great index of biographical reference: containing over one hundred thousand names, together with a classed index of the biographical literature of Europe and America, 1881
• A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublished historical information, chiefly of a local character, 1872
• Reminiscences of the bench and bar of Missouri: with an appendix, containing biographical sketches of nearly all of the judges and lawyers who have passed away, together with many interesting and valuable letters never before published of Washington, Jefferson, Burr, Granger, Clinton, and others, some of which throw additional light upon the famous Burr conspiracy, 1878
• Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the cavaliers: Including their private correspondence, now first published from the original manuscripts. v.1, 1849
• Biographical review: v. 24, containing life sketches of leading citizens of Pittsburg and the vicinity, Pennsylvania, 1897
• Recollections of persons and places in the West, 1868

 

 

 

Books

• Chesterfield’s art of letter-writing simplified: being a guide to friendly, affectionate, polite and business correspondence : containing a large collection of the most valuable information relative to the art of letter-writing, with clear and complete instructions how to begin and end correspondence, rules for punctuation and spelling, &c. : to which is appended the complete rules of etiquette and the usages of society : containing the most approved rules for correct deportment in fashionable life, together with hints to gentlemen and ladies on irregular and vulgar habits, also, the etiquette of love and courtship, marriage etiquette, &c
• Modern gratitude: in five numbers, addressed to Richard Raynall Keene, concerning a family marriage
• San Bernardino Contla: marriage and family structure in a Tlaxcalan municipio
• The American lady’s and gentleman’s modern letter writer: relative to business, duty, love, and marriage
• The Fashionable American letter writer, or, The art of polite correspondence: containing a variety of plain and elegant letters on business, love, courtship, marriage, relationship, friendship, &c : with forms of complimentary cards : to the whole is prefixed directions for letter writing, and rules for composition
• The golden wedding of Thomas and Eliza Hoopes, 1817-1867: supplemented by the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage, 1877
• The new universal letter writer: containing letters on duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, trade, religion, and other useful subjects
• Typed copy of letter from Stephen Foster to Ann Eliza Buchanan announcing his upcoming marriage,
• Uxorilocal marriage document

• approved rules for correct deportment in fashionable life, together with hints to gentlemen and ladies on irregular and vulgar habits, also, the etiquette of love and courtship, marriage etiquette, &c

 

Business Records & Commerce

• Account Book, Bookkeeping, Guestbook, and Land Description,, Hervey Allen Papers
• Hervey Allen Papers Collection
• Scrapbook, Henry Clay Frick Business Records
• Henry Clay Frick Business Records

 

 

Church Records

• First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records – Records of First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. consist of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetary maps, and lot owners; anniversary books (1919, 1939, 1949, 1989); newspaper clippings; services (1970-1975); and church history.
  • Index, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
  • Index, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
  • Legder Sheet, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
  • Newspaper Clippings, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
  • Records of First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa., 1852-1928, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
• Old Kent: the eastern shore of Maryland ; notes illustrative of the most ancient records of Kent County, Maryland, and of the parishes of St. Paul’s, Shrewsbury and I.U. and genealogical histories of old and distinguished families of Maryland, and their connections by marriage, &c
• First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records – Records of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), including minutes, church registers, publications, and baptismal, confirmation, marriage, and burial records.
  • Authorization to Solemnize Marriage (County of Allegheny, Orphan’s Court), First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
  • Records of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 1837-1975, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
  • Church Register, 1936-May 1975, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
  • Authorization to Solemnize Marriage (County of Allegheny, Orphan’s Court), 1884-1894, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
• Birmingham United Church of Christ Records – Collection contains a constitution and journal, history, minute books, lists of members, memorial publications, baptismal, marriage, burial, and financial records from 1843-1977 of the Birmingham United Church of Christ.
  • Constitution and Minutes, 1846-1869, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Deed Register with Payment Ledger, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Disbursements, 1954-1958, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Disbursements, 1958-1962, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Early Membership Lists, 1846-1869, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Financial Records, 1912-1923, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Financial Records, 1936-1941, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Financial Records, 1939-1945, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Financial Records, 1941-1947, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Financial Records, 1945-1953, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Financial Records, 1948-1958, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Minutes, 1869-1889, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Minutes, 1915-1925, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Paper, c1977, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Part 1, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Part 1, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Part 2, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Part 2, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Part 3, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Receipts, 1954-1959
  • Records of Birmingham United Church of Christ (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1843-1977, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
  • Register, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records

• Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame – Comprehensive collection of visual images and detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral (France).
• Conference between the Six Nations and the Quakers Minutes – Records partially document a conference in April of 1756 in Philadelphia between the Six Nations of the Iroquois and the Quakers in an attempt to create peace for innocent inhabitants during the French and Indian War.
• Greenstone United Methodist Church, Avalon, Pa. Records – Records of Greenstone United Methodist Church (formerly Bellevue Methodist Episcopal Church) in Avalon, Pa., including records of the pastors, members, deaths, births, marriages, and baptisms (1810-1983).
• Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte Marie Madeleine – Visual images of the Benedictine abbey church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at Vézelay photographed by Dr. Alison Stones and Jane Vadnal.

 

 

 

Church History

• 100th Anniversary Booklet, 1949, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
• 125th Anniversary Observance, 1974, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
• 140th Anniversary Booklet, 1989, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
• 70th Anniversary Booklet, 1919, First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records
• Annual Jubilee of the First German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsburgh (1888), Annual Jubilee (1837-1912), Centennial Reunion Service (1837-1937), Centennial Christian Education Service (1837-1937), 150th Anniversary of the First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (1837-1952), First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
• First minute book, Voters’ meeting minutes, and Church book (English translation), 1837-1840, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
• First minute book, Voters’ meeting minutes, and Church book (in German), 1837-1840, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
• Voters Assembly and Church Council Minute Book, 1840-1858, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
• 50th Jubilee Booklet, 1896, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
• 80th Anniversary Booklet, 1926, Birmingham United Church of Christ Records
• Methodism in Western Pennsylvania, 1784-1968, 1969
• History of the Presbytery of Washington: including a brief account of the planting of the Presbyterian church in Western Pennsylvania and parts adjacent, with sketches of pioneer ministers and ruling elders : also sketches of later ministers and ruling elders, 1889
• Old Redstone: or, Historical sketches of western Presbyterianism, its early ministers, its perilous times, and its first records, 1854
• and more church history

Diaries/Journals

• Fur Trader’s Journal – Collection consists of a journal from an unidentified fur trader traveling in the region of the Du Lièvre Rivere, a tributary of the Ottawa River, in western Québec. The entries, covering May to June of 1775, document a journey during which the trader faced river rapids, a number of portages between waterways, and at times hostile trading partners from the Ottawa and Nipissing tribes.
• Mrs. Hanlin’s Diary – Small bound personal diary (1857-1863) contains the writings of Mrs. Hanlin, who was a resident of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. The diary covers topics such as religion, church activities, her son William, as well as the illnesses and deaths of friends and family members.
• W.B. Austen Diary – This diary, written by W.B. Austen, covers his four-month journey from Liverpool, England, to Mansfield, Ohio, between May-September, 1821; it covers events of his daily life, the weather, and many other details of his trip.

 

Ethnic

• African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
• African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Oral History Project Records and Recordings
• African American Construction Workers of Pittsburgh Photographs
• An Attempt to Describe the Future of the United States – Collection consists of six bound sections of a partial manuscript written aboard the steamship Emily B. Souder in 1865 by an unknown author; discusses author’s views on the American Civil War, self-governance, and slavery.
• Barry Rosensteel Japanese Print Collection – Woodblock prints from 1760-1956 by over 40 artists depict Japanese culture through detailed depictions of portraits, landscapes and theatrical performances, taking into account some of Japan’s rich history.
• Charles R. Martin Photographs – Visual images depict the march in Pittsburgh on the National Day of Mourning on April 7, 1968, three days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• China’s Cultural Revolution in Memories: The CR/10 Project – This collection contains video interviews with people who experienced China’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The CR/10 (Cultural Revolution: 10) Project also includes interviews with young Chinese people born after the Cultural Revolution, who discuss how they learned of this historical incident. The Cultural Revolution lasted 10 years, and each interview lasts approximately 10 minutes, hence the name of the project, CR/10. Most interviews were conducted and recorded in person, while some were recorded via Skype. Most of the interviews were collected in the United States, while others were recorded in China, Canada, or elsewhere. Collection of interviews began in 2015 and continues to the present.
• Chinese Overseas Student Newsletters – Contains Chinese student newsletters from 1970 to 1998. The majority were published by overseas Chinese students in the United States, with a few published in Canada, Hong Kong, and several other countries. Most of the newsletters are written in Chinese.
• Chinese Political Prisoner Photograph Collection – Visual images include small photographs of 104 Chinese political prisoner taken between 1924 and 1946. The names of the prisoners are written on the back in French.
• Conference between the Six Nations and the Quakers Minutes – Records partially document a conference in April of 1756 in Philadelphia between the Six Nations of the Iroquois and the Quakers in an attempt to create peace for innocent inhabitants during the French and Indian War.
• Iroquois Land Deed – Documents a secret agreement between the Susquehanna Land Company and the Iroquois Nation regarding the sale of the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania to Connecticut settlers.
• Shooting Star Review – African American literary magazine published quarterly by Sandra Gould Ford (editor and founder) between 1987-1994 whose mission was to explore the Black American experience through literature and art.
• Marshall W. “Major” Taylor Scrapbooks – Scrapbooks document, through news-clippings from American and foreign presses, the accomplishments of Marshall W. (“Major”) Taylor, a professional African-American bicycle racer. The articles include the climate of racial opinion in America and abroad as well as Taylor’s reactions.
• Pittsburgh – 1962 – The ” New Negro” directory: businesses, churches, organizations located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1962
• Pittsburgh – 1917 – The Pittsburgh Jewish community book: comprising the names and addresses of members and the history of Jewish organizations : also a history of the Jewish community in Pittsburgh. 1917
• Urban League of Pittsburgh Records – Visual images from the 1920s-1950s show group portraits from conventions and youth conferences, individual portraits of Urban League Fellows and Urban League staff, housing and work conditions for black employees, and children at Camp James Weldon.
• National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, Records – The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, conducted more than 500 oral history interviews focused on the Jewish community – the history, the traditions, the contributions – of its members over a span of 32 years.
• Pitt Nationality Rooms, Documenting Pitt
• Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania, and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War: an authentic history from original sources … with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other nonresistant sects
• Life and times of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, or Red-Jacket, 1866
• Myers’ history of West Virginia: in two volumes. v. 1

 

 

Family Papers

• William Pitt Family Papers – Consists of letters sent from Pitt’s wife, Hester, to Alexander Hood and assorted documents detailing some of the political activities of Pitt as well his son, William Pitt the Younger.
• Allen Family Papers – William P. Allen, member of an Irish nationalist society know as Fenians, was hanged November 23, 1867 at New Barley Prison, Salford, England, for his participation in the Fenian attack at Manchester on a prison van containing Fenian prisoners. Collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia from 1867.
• Beazel Family Papers – Papers hold the accounting records and personal and business correspondence between 1809-1888 related to the Beazel family, who lived in Westmoreland County and Washington County, Pennsylvania.
• Burd-Shippen Family Papers – Contains personal and business correspondence, legal documents, business records, and manuscripts from the Burd and Shippen families, who were prominent lawyers, business owners, and public servants in eastern Pennsylvania during the colonial era.
• Darlington Family Papers – Comprises financial, personal and legal papers, and documentation of collecting activities and ephemera related to William M. Darlington and his family, including ledger books, research notes, manuscripts, personal diaries, photographic prints and negatives, letters, and artwork.
• Donohoe Family Papers – Comprises correspondence to Thomas Donohoe, Blairsville, Indiana County (Pa.), from his family in Ballyellin, County Carlow, Ireland. Subjects include family events, economic conditions, social conditions, state of harvests, prices of crops and produce, rates for labor, and the Civil War in the United States.
• McFarland-Hall-Beck Families Papers – Collection includes genealogies, histories, correspondence, memoirs, journals, business and legal papers, photographs and memorabilia from the McFarland-Hall-Beck families, who are three families that originally settled in Virginia (now West Virginia).
• Hans Reichenbach Papers – The Hans Reichenbach Papers comprise published and unpublished manuscripts, lectures, correspondence, photographs, drawings, and related materials from his early student days until his death.
• Henry Marie Brackenridge and Family Papers – Focuses on correspondence concerning Henry Marie Brackenridge’s political career, and contains letters from notable politicians of his day, including Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William Henry Harrison.
• Hervey Allen Papers – Hervey Allen was known as an American poet, essayist, and novelist. His paternal grandfather, Edward Jay Allen, was a Civil War Colonel and influential Pittsburgh figure who traveled west over the Oregon Trail to survey and establish United States land claim in 1852 in what is now Washington and Oregon.
• H.K. Porter Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Records – Collection contains the records of H.K. Porter Co. for the years 1877-1968. H.K. Porter was a major manufacturer of light locomotives from 1867-1941.
• Isaac and Samuel Miller Farm Account Book – Collection consists of a record book spanning from 1826 to 1840 detailing the financial accounts of Samuel and Isaac Miller’s farm, including both income and expenses for a variety of farm products and other services, such as hauling and thrashing.
• James Veech Copybook of the General William Irvine Papers – Consists of a single bound volume containing copies of extracts from Brigadier General William Irvine’s book and papers.
• Juniata Crossings House Records – Register of the Juniata Crossings House that was owned and operated by Samuel P. Shull in Everett, Pennsylvania. The register includes the names and permanent residences of guests between August 1886 and August 1916.
• Stockton Family Letters – Consists of letters concerning the illness of Addison and Joseph Stockton of cholera in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1832.
• Rose Rand Papers – Comprises Rose Rand’s personal and professional records, a significant amount of correspondence and working papers, as well as notebooks, research notes, manuscript fragments, and transcriptions from Vienna Circle discussions (1922-1938).
• Rudolf Carnap Papers – Contains extensive correspondence covering his entire life and career, lecture outlines for courses that he taught in Vienna, Prague, and the U.S.; and manuscript drafts and typescripts both for his published works and for many unpublished writings.
• James Wilkinson Papers – Contains correspondence to and from James Wilkinson, Governor of the Louisiana Territory, high ranking official in the United States Army, and informant of, and suspected co-conspirator in, the Aaron Burr conspiracy.
• Jonathan Forman Papers – Contains a seven-page journal that documents the 1794 march of Forman’s New Jersey troops through Pennsylvania to quell the Whiskey Rebellion.
• Mary Elinor Lazenby Papers – Collection contains photostats of Herman Husband’s sermons and the Regulator Papers used by Mary Elinor Lazenby during her research to write her three part work, Herman Husband: A Story of His Life, on the Revolutionary War era Quaker in 1940. The collection also includes Lazenby’s research correspondence and a scrapbook documenting critical response to her book and its connection to Husband’s descendant, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
• Mary Roberts Rinehart Papers – Papers document the career of Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), who was a popular and prolific American author in the first half of the 20th century. Best known for her mysteries, Rinehart published poems, short stories, plays, articles, essays, memoirs, romances, and novels.
• Max A. Lauffer Papers – Collection includes correspondence between Max A. Lauffer, a University of Pittsburgh professor and researcher who contributed greatly to the study of viruses during his career (1944-1986), and Jonas Salk.
• Richard C. Jeffrey Papers – Contains biographical material, correspondence, research and lecture notes, teaching documents, and drafts of published and unpublished writings by Jeffrey and others.
• Robert J. Walker Papers – Contains a letter book presumably created by Walker of copies of correspondence with several prominent 19th Century political figures.

 

 

Genealogy

• Old Kent: the eastern shore of Maryland ; notes illustrative of the most ancient records of Kent County, Maryland, and of the parishes of St. Paul’s, Shrewsbury and I.U. and genealogical histories of old and distinguished families of Maryland, and their connections by marriage, &c
• Genealogy of the Darlington family: A record of the descendants of Abraham Darlington of Birmingham, Chester Co., Penna., and of some other families of the name, 1900
• Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania. Vol. 1, 1915
• Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania. Vol. 2, 1915
• Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania. Vol. 3, 1915
• Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: her people past and present, embracing a history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families. v.2

Government & Politics

• Arlen Specter Senatorial Papers – Press releases and speeches documenting the career of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, who served as Pennsylvania’s longest-tenured Senator from 1981 to 2011. Topics include information on Supreme Court nomination hearings, local appropriations news, and reactions to Presidential statements, among many others.
• American Left Ephemera Collection – A wide-range of primary source textual and visual material documents left-wing organizations in the U.S. during the 20th century.
• Autograph Files of H. Edmund Friesell – Friesell’s autograph collection reflects a variety of collecting interests, including contemporary and historical political figures, prominent women, athletes, and writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
• Charles C. McGovern Papers – Contains speeches given by Charles C. McGovern between 1924-1948. They include Square Deal Party speeches made during the McGovern/Barr for County Commissioners re-election campaign and WJAS weekly broadcast speeches.
• Charles R. Martin Photographs – Visual images depict the march in Pittsburgh on the National Day of Mourning on April 7, 1968, three days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• China’s Cultural Revolution in Memories: The CR/10 Project – This collection contains video interviews with people who experienced China’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The CR/10 (Cultural Revolution: 10) Project also includes interviews with young Chinese people born after the Cultural Revolution, who discuss how they learned of this historical incident. The Cultural Revolution lasted 10 years, and each interview lasts approximately 10 minutes, hence the name of the project, CR/10. Most interviews were conducted and recorded in person, while some were recorded via Skype. Most of the interviews were collected in the United States, while others were recorded in China, Canada, or elsewhere. Collection of interviews began in 2015 and continues to the present.
• Chinese Land Records – Records reflect the land ownership in different historical periods, land tenure changes and land management system of China between 1584-1978.
• Chinese Political Prisoner Photograph Collection – Visual images include small photographs of 104 Chinese political prisoner taken between 1924 and 1946. The names of the prisoners are written on the back in French.
• Communist Collection of A.E. Forbes – Contains hand-rendered and mimeographed broadsides, newsletters, and flyers that present a local snapshot of Pittsburgh’s radical politics during the 1930s and 1940s.
• Dick Thornburgh Papers – Material documenting Thornburgh’s life and public service career, including his years as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States, and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, among other notable positions. Also see the Dick Thornburgh Papers website (thornburgh.pitt.edu) for more information.
• Elsie H. Hillman Papers – Public speeches delivered by Elsie H. Hillman to a variety of audiences and gatherings.
• Extension of the Pittsburgh City Limits Minute Book – Consists of a minute book detailing through various reports the extension of the limits of the City of Pittsburgh between 1836-1841; included are reports from courts, surveyors, and a commission carrying out orders from the state assembly.
• Father Cox Papers – Visual images from 1930 of the Great Depression, Jobless party activities, and Father Cox, a Pittsburgh Catholic priest and political and social activist.
• The Grant campaign songster: containing all the most taking popular original songs, ballads and recitations, that will be most sung during this presidential campaign : adapted to very popular and well-known airs and choruses.
• Municipal reports of the City of Allegheny for the fiscal year ending. 1905/1906

History

• Alexander Addison Papers – Contains correspondence to Alexander Addison regarding political events in the U. S. and Europe, particularly the Constitutional Convention, Jay and Pinckney Treaties, Indian wars, and the Whiskey Rebellion.
• Alexander Cumming Papers – Collection of correspondence and lecture notes written by Alexander Cumming from 1893-1896 that document his experiences as a student and editor during this time.
• An Attempt to Describe the Future of the United States – Collection consists of six bound sections of a partial manuscript written aboard the steamship Emily B. Souder in 1865 by an unknown author; discusses author’s views on the American Civil War, self-governance, and slavery.
• Fur Trader’s Journal – Collection consists of a journal from an unidentified fur trader traveling in the region of the Du Lièvre Rivere, a tributary of the Ottawa River, in western Québec. The entries, covering May to June of 1775, document a journey during which the trader faced river rapids, a number of portages between waterways, and at times hostile trading partners from the Ottawa and Nipissing tribes.
• Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection – The Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection comprises published material from the 19th and 20th centuries that document Pittsburgh in the printed word.
• Pittsburgh & Allegheny County – The Bicentennial history of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: a source edition recording the early and contemporary history of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania through the medium of extensive research and the the life histories of its most constructive members–chronicling the backgrounds and activities of its prominent families and personages with emphasis on their accomplishments in making Pittsburgh one of America’s greatest cities. v.1
• State-book of Pennsylvania: containing an account of the geography, history, government, resources, and noted citizens of the state : with a map of the state and of each county : for the use of schools, 1846
• Old and new Westmoreland. Vol. 3, 1918
• Old and new Westmoreland. Vol. 4, 1918
• The Olden time: a monthly publication devoted to the preservation of documents and other authentic information in relation to the early explorations and the settlement and improvement of the country around the head of the Ohio. Vol. 1, 1876
• Sketches of Virginia: historical and biographical. v. 1, ca. 1850-1855
• Annals of southwestern Pennsylvania. Vol. 1, 1939
• History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, by Earle R. Forrest. Vol. 1, 1926
• Notes on the settlement and Indian wars of the western parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania, from 1763 to 1783, inclusive: together with a view of the state of society, and manners of the first settlers of the western country, 1876
  • A digest of the ordinances of the corporation of the city of Allegheny and of the acts of assembly relating thereto: with notes and references to judicial decisions thereon, 1854
  • Maryland’s influence in founding a national commonwealth, or, The history of the accession of public lands by the old confederation: a paper read before the Maryland Historical Society, April 9, 1877
  • A coffee frontier: land, society, and politics in Duaca, Venezuela, 1830-1936, 1997
  • The early history of McKeesport
  • Semi-centennial celebration of the introduction of homoeopathy west of the Allegheny Mountains: held at Pittsburgh, Penn’a, September 20th, 1887, under the auspices of the Homoeopathic Medical Society of Allegheny county, Pa, 1888
  • Reunion of old Third Ward School: Allegheny, Pa., Friday, September 25, 1896, Carnegie Hall, 1896
  • The celebration of the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary, U Pitt, 1912
  • History of the churches of the Pittsburgh Baptist association, 1939
  • A history of the origin of the appellation Keystone State as applied to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania: together with extracts from many authorities relative to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, July 4th, 1776 : to which is appended the New Constitution of Pennsylvania with an alphabetical contents, 1874
  • History of Wilkinsburg, Pa, 1927
  • The frontiersmen of New York: showing customs of the Indians, vicissitudes of the pioneer white settlers, and border strife in two wars. v.2, 1882-1883
  • History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania: and its centennial celebration. Vol. 2,
  • The transformation of Western Pennsylvania, 1770-1800, 1991
  • The history of British Guiana: comprising a general description of the colony : a narrative of some of the principal events from the earliest period of its discovery to the present time : together with an account of its climate, geology, staple products, and natural history. v.1, 1855
  • An illustrated history of Missouri: comprising its early record, and civil, political, and military history from the first exploration to the present time, including an encyclopaedia of legislation during the administrations of the governors from M’Nair, 1820, to Hardin, 1876 ; with the topography, geology, and geography of the state ; historical sketches of religious denominations ; of schools and colleges ; of the counties separately, embracing narratives of pioneer life, personal reminiscences, description of localities, soil, and climate ; agricultural, commercial and educational advantages, and biographical sketches of prominent citizens, 1876
  • Resources of American music history: a directory of source materials from Colonial times to World War II, 1981
  • Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: her people past and present, embracing a history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families. v.1, 1914
  • Documents relating to the presidential election in the year 1801: containing a refutation of two passages in the writings of Thomas Jefferson, aspersing the character of the late James A. Bayard, of Delaware, 1831
  • Myers’ history of West Virginia: in two volumes. v. 1, 1915
  • History of Wayne county, Indiana, from its first settlement to the present time: with numerous biographical and family sketches, 1872
  • The history of the Virginia federal convention of 1788: with some account of eminent Virginians of that era who were members of the body. n. s. v. 10, ca.1890-1891
  • The history of Champaign and Logan counties: from their first settlement, 1872
  • Fort Ligonier and its times: a history of the first English fort west of the Allegheny Mountains and an account of many thrilling, tragic, romantic, important but little known colonial and revolutionary events in the region where the winning of the West began ; based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records, 1932
  • A century and a half of Pittsburg and her people. Vol. 4, 1908
  • A history of Uniontown: the county seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1913
  • Lloyd’s steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters: containing the history of the first application of steam, as a motive power ; the lives of John Fitch and Robert Fulton … history of the early steamboat navigation on western waters ; full accounts of all the steamboat disaster ; a complete list of steamboats and all other vessels now afloat on the western rivers and lakes, maps of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers ; lists of plantations on the Mississippi River ; one hundred engravings and forty six maps, 1856
  • History of the western insurrection in western Pennsylvania: commonly called the whiskey insurrection. 1794
  • A history of the United States: from the discovery of the American continent. v.4
  • A history of the United States: from the discovery of the American continent. v.5
  • A history of the United States: from the discovery of the American continent. v.6
  • The coming empire, or, Two thousand miles in Texas on horseback
  • Memory’s milestones: reminiscences of seventy years of a busy life in Pittsburgh, 1918
  • The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company: a romance of millions, 1903
  • Annals of Augusta County, Virginia: with reminiscences illustrative of the vicissitudes of its pioneer settlers, biographical sketches of citizens locally prominent, and of those who have founded families in the southern and western states, a diary of the War, 1861-‘5, and a chapter on reconstruction, 1886
  • History of Lexington, Kentucky: its early annals and recent progress, including biographical sketches and personal reminiscences of the pioneer settlers, notices of prominent citizens, etc., etc, 1872
  • History of the colony and ancient dominion of Virginia, 1860
  • Virginia: a history of the people, 1884
  • History of Illinois, from 1778-1833: and life and times of Ninian Edwards, 1870
  • A history of the state of Delaware: from its first settlement until the present time, containing a full account of the first Dutch and Swedish settlements, with a description of its geography and geology, 1870
  • The fiscal history of Texas: Embracing an account of its revenues, debts, and currency, from the commencement of the revolution in 1834 to 1851-52. With remarks on American debts, 1852
  • The life of Toussaint L’Ouverture, the negro patriot of Hayti: comprising an account of the struggle for liberty in the island, and a sketch of its history to the present period, 1853
  • Canoe and camp life in British Guiana, 1876
  • The history of the Masonic fund society for the county of Allegheny from the year 1847 to 1923: with biographical sketches of deceased members of the Board of trustees, 1923
  • Sketches of western adventure: containing an account of the most interesting incidents connected with the settlement of the West, from 1755 to 1794 ; with an appendix, 1872
  • History of Kanawha County: from its organization in 1789 until the present time : embracing accounts of early settlements, and thrilling adventures with the Indians derived from history and aged citizens ; also, biographical sketches of a large number of the early settlers of the Great Kanawha Valley, 1876
  • History of Chautauqua County, New York: from its first settlement to the present time ; with numerous biographical and family sketches, 1875
  • History of Canada: from the time of its discovery till the union year 1840-41. v. 1, 1866
  • History of North Carolina: from the earliest discoveries to the present time. v.1, 1880

 

 

 

Humanities

• Rare Books and Imprints – Consists of works particularly in the areas of the humanities and the social sciences, including the history of science and technology. These multidisciplinary collections contain many unusual or unique items, such as first editions, early imprints, fine bindings, and beautifully illustrated books.

 

 

Language

• Pittsburgh Speech and Society Project – Focuses on disseminating research and educational materials relevant to the Pittsburgh dialect and includes conversational interviews that capture examples of such dialect.
• Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction – Visual illustrations drawn in 2004 designed to support foreign language instructional tasks, such as describing objects and people or describing events and situations.

Libraries, Museums, & Archives

• Historic Pittsburgh
• Documenting Pitt

  • Pitt history through University records
• Archives of Scientific Philosophy
• Darlington Digital Library
• Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
• Stephen Foster Collection
• Hillman Library10am – 8pmArchives & Special Collections (Hillman)10am-4:45pm by appt.Cup & Chaucer CaféClosedDigital Stewardship LabBy AppointmentEquipment Room10am – 4pmOpen Lab at HillmanClosedStark Media ServicesClosedArchives & Special Collections (Thomas Blvd)9am-4:45pm by appt.Barco Law Library (access restricted to law students only)8am – 10pmBevier Engineering Library10am – 4pmCenter for American Music LibraryBy AppointmentChemistry Library10am – 4pmFinney Music LibraryClosedFrick Fine Arts Library10am – 4pmFalk Library (HSLS)ClosedLangley Library10am – 4pmBradford Campus: Hanley Library8am – 9pmGreensburg Campus: Millstein Library10am – 9pmJohnstown Campus: Owen Library8am – 8pmTitusville Campus: Haskell Library8am – 6pm

Names & Surnames

• The provincial councillors of Pennsylvania, who held office between 1733-1776: and those earlier councillors who were some time chief magistrates of the province, and their descendants, 1883
• Ye booke of ye chronicles of ye Pittsburgers: beinge a rathere loosely joynted Hystorye of these same, in the language of ye Anciente Scribes and of McCready Sykes
• Who’s who. 1856

 

Newspapers

• Pitt News, Documenting Pitt
  • The Pitt News and its predecessor, The Pitt Weekly, are the student newspapers of the University of Pittsburgh. This collection contains scanned copies of these papers from the inception of The Pitt Weekly in 1910 through April 2014, with the exception of issues from 1999.
• University Times, Documenting Pitt
  • This collection contains all three issues of the University Times quarterly newspaper dating from December 1968 to June 1969, as well as a complete run of the University Times biweekly newspaper from the first issue on April 29, 1969 to the last issue of volume 37 on July 21, 2005. Click here to browse all issues 
• The golden wedding of Thomas and Eliza Hoopes, 1817-1867: supplemented by the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage, 1877
• Chinese Overseas Student Newsletters – Contains Chinese student newsletters from 1970 to 1998. The majority were published by overseas Chinese students in the United States, with a few published in Canada, Hong Kong, and several other countries. Most of the newsletters are written in Chinese.
• Fred Wright Cartoons – Fred Wright, an American labor cartoonist and activist, created thousands of cartoons from 1939-1984 reflecting the politics and labor issues of the day, which were featured in newspapers, union publications, and overseas union activism.
• John Woodruff Scrapbooks – Contains two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and articles highlighting Woodruff’s accomplishments throughout his athletic career, particularly his gold medal win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
• United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) Records – Contains all of the issues of the UE News, the official newspaper of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), from the newspaper’s founding in 1939 through 2010. Also comprises visual images from the 1930s-1950s that represent the activities, officers, and members of the UE in Pittsburgh and vicinity.
• University of Pittsburgh Johnstown – Collection features the Panther Cub, Panther, and The Advocate student newspapers from 1930 to 2011, student yearbooks, and The evolution of a college: a history of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (1927-1993) from the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown.
• The Bulletin, Pittsburg Bulletin, and The Bulletin Index – Issues of the Pittsburgh based society and cultural publication, The Bulletin, and its succeeding titles, the Pittsburg Bulletin, and The Bulletin Index from 1887 to 1949.

 

 

Photographs & Images

• Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
• Pitt Photographs, Documenting Pitt
• Fred Wright Cartoons, an American labor cartoonist and activist, created thousands of cartoons from 1939-1984 reflecting the politics and labor issues of the day, which were featured in newspapers, union publications, and overseas union activism.
• Aerial Photographs of Pittsburgh
• African American Construction Workers of Pittsburgh Photographs
• Archives of Industrial Society Photograph Collection – Images visually document a wide range of topics relating to the history of Pittsburgh including neighborhoods, infrastructure, and landscape selected from the AIS vertical files.
• Charles R. Martin Photographs – Visual images depict the march in Pittsburgh on the National Day of Mourning on April 7, 1968, three days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Walter J. Teskey Photographs – Visual images depict the Pittsburgh floods of 1936 and 1937, and images of trains and scale models (1960s).
• William H. Wolf Photographs – Visual images include Pittsburgh during the 1907 flood, the 1908 Pittsburgh Sesquicentennial parade celebration, and Pittsburgh’s Luna Park (1907-1920).
• Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame – Comprehensive collection of visual images and detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral (France).
• Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive – Visual images from the 1940s-1980s which visually document train engines and stations in the western Pennsylvania area.
• McConway and Torely Company Records – This collection covers the years of 1889-1945 and is arranged in nine series consisting primarily of historical information, photographs, brochures, scrapbooks, catalogs, publications, patent applications and patent examinations.
• Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
• Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte Marie Madeleine – Visual images of the Benedictine abbey church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at Vézelay photographed by Dr. Alison Stones and Jane Vadnal.
• McFarland-Hall-Beck Families Papers – Collection includes genealogies, histories, correspondence, memoirs, journals, business and legal papers, photographs and memorabilia from the McFarland-Hall-Beck families, who are three families that originally settled in Virginia (now West Virginia).
• Monongahela Railway Company Photographs – Visual images documenting railroad activities, buildings, equipment, and staff, as well as rivers and coal mining from 1903-1993; included are scenes in urban and rural areas of western Pennsylvania and bordering counties in West Virginia.
• Kingsley Association Records – Visual images from the ca. 1900-1969 that showcase programs and activities of the Pittsburgh association, including views of the Hill District, East Liberty, Lillian Home, and Kingsley House.
• Kōgyo, Tsukioka, The Art of Noh – Color woodblock prints by the Japanese artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) depict the Art of Noh through detailed portraits, landscapes and theatrical performances, taking into account some of Japan’s rich history.
• Lillian A. Friedberg Postcards – Visual images of postcards from 1933-1945 that document the Chicago World’s Fair and WWII, including the French Resistance and Nazi Germany.
• Oakmont Historical Image Collection – A collection of photographs and images that depict Oakmont and its surrounding areas including local landmarks, buildings, businesses, and residents.
• Pennsylvania Railroad Photographs – Visual images document construction and repair projects to the Pennsylvania Railroad’s lines, both within the city of Pittsburgh, as well as across the Midwest from 1907-1917; featured prominently in the collection is the renovation and construction of the second track for the Ohio Connecting Railway Bridge, located just north of downtown Pittsburgh.
• Progress Photographs: William Penn Hotel – Visual images from 1914-1916 show the construction of the William Penn Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh every two weeks, starting with the groundbreaking ceremony held on July 7, 1914.
• Russell H. Heffley Photographs – Visual images document downtown Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.), local businesses, advertising, parks, and daily life in this city from 1924 through the 1950s.
• Union Arcade Building Photographs – Visual images taken between June 16, 1915 and October 26, 1916 show the construction of the Henry Clay Frick’s Union Arcade Building in Downtown, Pittsburgh.
• Union Switch & Signal Strike Photographs – Visual images from June 1914 portray strikers from US&S, and several other Westinghouse plants, marching in the streets of Pittsburgh’s Swissvale neighborhood.
• Harold Corsini Photographs – Visual images from the 1940s-1970s show images taken by freelance photographer Corsini for local and national businesses, including US Steel, as well as images from WWII and Southeast Asia and East Africa.
• Joel B. Levinson Photographs – Contains images dating from the 1950s-1998 that highlight Joel B. Levinson’s prolific photographic career in documenting the city of Pittsburgh, its environs, activities, people, and surrounding area.
• John Gates Photographs – Visual images from the ca. 1889-1930 of Downtown Pittsburgh and Highland Park, including landscape, industrial, and family scenes.
• Paul Slantis Photographs – Visual images taken by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer Paul Slantis from 1946-1956 depict a variety of Pittsburgh and regional scenes, including industry, streets, portraits, aerial shots, notable personalities, people and activities, and architecture.
• Pittsburgh Theatre – Photographs, publications, and other archival material related to theater within the City and the University of Pittsburgh.
• Spencer Family Photographs – Visual images from the 1890s-1910s show the Charles Spencer family working and playing in and around their Pittsburgh home in Shadyside on Amberson Avenue.
• Stalinka: Digital Library of Staliniana – Visual materials and artifacts, such as photographs, posters, paintings, banners, sculptures, chinaware, and pins, created throughout the 20th century of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin organized by faculty in History and Slavic Languages and Literature departments.
• Theodore M. Finney Music Library Collection – Rare and manuscript music materials, including early printed music scores and music manuscripts, autograph letters, and glass plate photographs.
• John M. Tate, Jr. Collection of Notes, Pictures and Documents relating to the Harmony Society – Tate, who befriended many of the Harmonists and was allowed to photograph several of their members, homes, various community buildings, and nearby scenes, created this bound volume in 1925 as a presentation album so he could share his work and collection on the Harmonists with others.
• Urban League of Pittsburgh Records – Visual images from the 1920s-1950s show group portraits from conventions and youth conferences, individual portraits of Urban League Fellows and Urban League staff, housing and work conditions for black employees, and children at Camp James Weldon.
• University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions – Out-of-print monographs published by the University of Pittsburgh Press between 1938 and 2004.
• Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction – Visual illustrations drawn in 2004 designed to support foreign language instructional tasks, such as describing objects and people or describing events and situations.
• Smoke Control Lantern Slides – Visual images from the 1930s-1940s visually document the city of Pittsburgh before and after smoke control ordinances were passed regulating the burning of coal; a few images include smoke control efforts in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection – Visual images from the 1900s-1970s commissioned by the Pittsburgh Department of Public Works show parks, recreation facilities, and athletic events as well as hospital exteriors and interiors, mayoral events, traffic situations, and general street scenes of Pittsburgh.
• Pittsburgh Prints from the Collection of Wesley Pickard – Lithographs, etchings, watercolors, and engravings from the 1840s-1920s depict a variety of Pittsburgh landmarks, including bridges, downtown buildings, commercial and industrial establishments, and civic institutions that show the city before and during the period of industrial development in the 19th century.
• Pittsburgh Railways Company Records – Visual images from the 1870s-1970s depict many styles and views of street railway cars owned by this company; many Pittsburgh neighborhoods, such as the South Hills, Oakland, Downtown, Homewood, and Mt. Washington, are included.
• Robert G. Pflaum Photograph Collection – Visual images focus on streetcars and their routes through downtown Pittsburgh, its neighborhoods, and surrounding areas, including the South Hills, Dormont, and Castle Shannon between 1958-1971.

Prisons/Prisoners

• Allen Family Papers – William P. Allen, member of an Irish nationalist society know as Fenians, was hanged November 23, 1867 at New Barley Prison, Salford, England, for his participation in the Fenian attack at Manchester on a prison van containing Fenian prisoners. Collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia from 1867.
• Chinese Political Prisoner Photograph Collection – Visual images include small photographs of 104 Chinese political prisoner taken between 1924 and 1946. The names of the prisoners are written on the back in French.

Science & Nature

• Archives of Scientific Philosophy – Philosophy  has always been influenced by scientific work, and its deliberations have frequently followed scientific models.  In recent decades the University of Pittsburgh has established itself as a leader in scientific philosophy, one of the 20th century’s most important intellectual currents. To further stimulate research and publication, the University has committed itself to assembling archival resources for investigating the history of scientific philosophy.  Most materials are housed in the Special Collections Department of the University’s Hillman Library.
• Audubon’s Birds of America – Consists of a complete double elephant folio set (435 plates) of Audubon’s Birds of America and his Ornithological Biography. Also available on a dedicated website (audubon.pitt.edu).
• Bruno De Finetti Papers – An Italian probabilist and statistician noted for the “operational subjective” conception of probability, de Finetti provided significant contributions to the theory and the foundations of probability; his work laid the foundation for the modern subjectivist interpretation of probability (1924-2000).
• Carl Gustav Hempel Papers – A philosopher of science who played a central role in the development of logical positivism, Hempel is primarily associated with the concept of deductive-nomological explanation and with the Raven paradox.

Schools & Alumni

• Chinese Overseas Student Newsletters – Contains Chinese student newsletters from 1970 to 1998. The majority were published by overseas Chinese students in the United States, with a few published in Canada, Hong Kong, and several other countries. Most of the newsletters are written in Chinese.
• Pitt Administration – Throughout its history, the University has provided a summary of its curriculum, achievements and events through a series of publications and reports. Some of these records, such as Chancellor’s Reports and University Catalogues, are internal documents that describe academic life at Pitt and the University’s response to current events. Others, such as the University Fact Books and Press Releases, were distributed on a wider basis and provide information about Pitt’s strengths and important events affiliated with the University.
• National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, Records – The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, conducted more than 500 oral history interviews focused on the Jewish community – the history, the traditions, the contributions – of its members over a span of 32 years.
• Pitt Alumni, Documenting Pitt

• • Pitt Magazine(166)
  • University of Pittsburgh alumni review(66)
  • Alumni News Review(60)
  • Alumni Times(60)
  • Pittsburgh Record(35)
  • University of Pittsburgh Alumni Bulletin(7)
  • University of Pittsburgh Record(7)
• Pitt Student Life, Documenting Pitt
• Pitt Campus Life, Documenting Pitt
• Pitt News, Documenting Pitt
  • The Pitt News and its predecessor, The Pitt Weekly, are the student newspapers of the University of Pittsburgh. This collection contains scanned copies of these papers from the inception of The Pitt Weekly in 1910 through April 2014, with the exception of issues from 1999.
• Pitt Athletics, Documenting Pitt
  • This collection includes all of the basketball media guides, with the exception of the following seasons: 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1965-1966, 1967-1968, and 1997-1998.
• Pitt Publications, Documenting Pitt

This collection contains all of the publications found in the Pitt Alumni, Pitt News, and Pitt Yearbooks Collections in addition to the following:

The Pennsylvania Western was a journal edited by students that were members of the Literary Societies of the Western University of Pennsylvania. It was published from 1882 to 1887 and contains some University news, as well as essays by the Chancellor and various administrators and benefactors.

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• Pitt Faculty, Documenting Pitt
  • This collection contains records, such as correspondence and photographs, which illustrate the dedication and work of Pitt faculty. Also included are a series of radio lectures by faculty members from 1924 to 1930.
• University Times, Documenting Pitt
  • This collection contains all three issues of the University Times quarterly newspaper dating from December 1968 to June 1969, as well as a complete run of the University Times biweekly newspaper from the first issue on April 29, 1969 to the last issue of volume 37 on July 21, 2005. Click here to browse all issues 
• University Catalogues, Documenting Pitt
  • This collection contains Catalogues of the Western University of Pennsylvania from the 1861/1862 academic year through 1907/1908, as well as Catalogs of the University of Pittsburgh from 1908/1909 through 1926/1927.
• University of Pittsburgh Bradford, Documenting Pitt
  • Collection features student yearbooks for 1967 – 1970, 1971 – 1972, 1979 – 1980, and A History of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford by Sherie R. Mershon (2014).
• University of Pittsburgh Greensburg, Documenting Pitt
  • The online collection contains finding aids, photographic images, UPG Senate Minutes, and student newspapers (coming soon!) from the archives at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, and images from the Westmoreland County Historical Society.
• University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Documenting Pitt
  • This collection features the Panther Cub, Panther, and The Advocate student newspapers from 1930 to 2011, student yearbooks, and The evolution of a college: a history of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (1927-1993) from the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown. Please see this LibGuide to learn more about using the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown digital collection.

 

 

Societies

• Daughters of Erin Court #9 Records – Contains the minutes of the monthly meetings of the Daughters of Erin, Court #9, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1956-1976.
• Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Wilkinsburg, Pa. Records – Collection contains a constitution and by-laws, a directory, reports, minute books, a membership roll book (1911), programs, memorabilia, and published histories regarding organizational operations and activities of the Woman’s Temperance Union of Wilkinsburg from 1885-1955.Daughters of Erin Court #9 Records – Contains the minutes of the monthly meetings of the Daughters of Erin, Court #9, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1956-1976.
• Irish Centre of Pittsburgh Records – Records of the Irish Centre of Pittsburgh consist of the centre’s guest book with signatures and addresses, pamphlets, and a scrapbook containing newsclippings, photos, and newsletters all dated between 1966-1977.
• John M. Tate, Jr. Collection of Notes, Pictures and Documents relating to the Harmony Society – Tate, who befriended many of the Harmonists and was allowed to photograph several of their members, homes, various community buildings, and nearby scenes, created this bound volume in 1925 as a presentation album so he could share his work and collection on the Harmonists with others.
• Constitution and by-laws of the Maryland Historical Society: with the list of officers, honorary, corresponding and active members, 1867
• The charter and by-laws of the New York Historical Society, 1846
• The Maryland Historical Society and the Peabody Institute trustees: a report from a special committee of the Maryland Historical Society, read and adopted at the Society’s monthly meeting, March the 5th, 1866
• Annual report of the Female Moral Reform Society of the City of New York. 1st, 1835
• History, possessions and prospects of the Maryland Historical Society: inaugural discourse of Brantz Mayer, as president of the Society, Baltimore, March 7th, 1867
• The Harmony Society: a chapter in German American culture history, 1904
• Records of St. Joseph Polish Beneficial Society, Westmoreland City, Pa., 1903-1965
• Constitution of the Associate Reformed Society of … for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 1812
• The history of the Masonic fund society for the county of Allegheny from the year 1847 to 1923: with biographical sketches of deceased members of the Board of trustees, 1923
• A sermon delivered in St. James Church, Bristol on the 22nd of June, 1851 in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 1851
• Pittsburgh Quintillion Society,, 1818-1822

Theatre

• Ford E. and Harriet R. Curtis Theatre Collection of Pittsburgh Theatre Programs – The Ford E. and Harriet R. Curtis Theatre Collection contain tens of thousands of Pittsburgh theatre programs from the 1840s to the present. They include productions from current performing arts groups in Pittsburgh. Sometimes newspaper clippings, marketing materials, photographs, and memorabilia related to the theatres and performing arts companies are stored with the programs.

 

 

Yearbooks