Collection Items: Pennsylvaniana

Pennsylvaniana

This collection contains materials published in Pennsylvania dealing with Pennsylvania history, biography of notable Pennsylvanians, Pennsylvania organizations and geography; and personal paper sub-collections including correspondence and ephemera of Pennsylvanians involved in the development of shorthand, in the American Civil War, and in Philadelphia's Main Line history. This collection also includes health statistics related to Pennsylvanians. Digitization Status: Ongoing.

African Americans in Pennsylvania

This collection brings together selected materials created by, depicting, or about African Americans in Pennsylvania. Includes photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials. (This collection does not include all materials of African American interest from across all our collections, so search the full Digital Library for more results.)

Autocar

This collection brings together materials related to the Autocar Company, located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Initial materials include: catalogs and road test reports.

Bregy

Health Statistics

Philadelphia Health Statistics for the years 1976, 1979-1991, 1993-2002.

Historical Society of Montgomery County

Humbert

This is the personal paper collection of Augustus Humbert which includes correspondence and orders related to the hunt for the assassin of President Lincoln - John Wilkes Booth - and the failed assassin of Secretary of State Seward - Lewis Payne; Confederate States of America currency; and his Pennsylvania Officer's State Militia certificate. Collection Digitally Donated by Marie Humbert. Digitization Status: Project Completed.

James D. Reap, Jr. Collection

The James D. Reap, Jr. World War II Collection comprises various papers and realia pertaining to the Pacific Theater of World War II. The realia consists of American military service artifacts as well as electrical devices, primarily for communications purposes, and a rifle from the Japanese Army. The papers consist of notebooks, photographs, maps, currency, and published ephemera. The collection was donated by Carmella Jean (Cerullo) Reap, widow of James Domenico Reap, Jr., and James J. Reap, son of James Domenico Reap, Jr., in February 2013 with additional items donated in April 2015.

For more information about the collection, see the finding aid for the James D. Reap, Jr. World War II Collection (PDF).

Lloyd

This is the collection of the Lloyd family papers and donations to Villanova including correspondence, deeds, receipts, newspaper clippings. Of particular value are the papers of Thomas Lloyd know as the "Father of United States Shorthand," and the donated photographs of Eamon de Valera, first President of the Republic of Ireland. Items from the Shea family and Rudolph family, both linked to the Lloyd family, are also included. The Shea family owned land that Villanova would come to occupy in the Main Line Philadelphia area, later known as Villanova. Note: the Villanova Digital Library American Catholic Historical Society Lloyd Family Collection has additional research materials available on Thomas Lloyd and his family. Digitization Status: Project Completed.

Perkasie Historical Society

Perkasie Historical Society, founded in 1954, strives to help preserve the history of Perkasie Borough. Perkasie is located approximately 30 miles north of Philadelphia. This volunteer organization relies on the support of the community as it cares for the four historic venues: the South Perkasie Covered Bridge, the Perkasie Carousel, Perkasie Museum and the Stout Family Cemetery. Included in this collection are: photographs, scrapbooks, and other historical materials, especially related to the First World War and the greater Perkasie community. For more information: http://www.perkasiehistory.org/

Radnor Township

Here are materials relating to Radnor Township, the Radnor Memorial Library, and the Radnor Friends Meeting.

Shelley

The Shelley Collection contains items related to theater, opera, Pennsylvania, specifically the Philadelphia area, and miscellaneous family artifacts.

Stokes

This collection contains the personal paper collection of William A. Stokes and other donations of the Stokes family to Villanova. Status: Project Completed.