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Books Recently Added to Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

Here are some new ethnic history publications that were recently added to HSP's Balch library collection. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog Discover, where you can find these and other pertinent titles.

New in the Library
5/9/13
Balch Institute, Ethnic history, new books, New in the Library
Philadelphia business mogul Albert M. Greenfield found great success and great failure in which industry?

Question of the Week
5/5/13
20th century, Albert M. Greenfield, Bankers Trust Company, Banking, City Store Company, Industry, Politics
New Genealogical Books Now in Library

More genealogy-related books, including church and cemetery records, appeared in our library recently. One (or more) of them may be just what you need to complete your family search! Check out the links below and look for more information in our online catalog Discover.

New in the Library
5/2/13
genealogical collection, Genealogy, genealogy, new books, New in the Library
Anna Blakiston Day served as president of which women's committee?

Question of the Week
4/28/13
20th century, Anna Blakiston Day, Government and civics, Rudolph Blankenberg, Women, Women's Committee for the City Party, Women's League for Good Government
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New Titles Added to the Scoth-Irish Foundation Collection

If you're doing research on your Scotch-Irish ancestors or Scotch-Irish history in general, here are a few new books that are now available in our library. Check out the links below in our online catalog Discover. See also the Scotch-Irish Foundation Library and Archives collection (Collection 3093) for related manuscript material.

New in the Library
4/25/13
new books, New in the Library, Scotch-Irish
George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: April 1863

Welcome back to our regular followers and greetings to new ones! This week, we have here a few more of transcripts from the George F. Parry Civil War diaries (George F. Parry family volumes, Collection 3694). If you're just joining us, several months ago, HSP acquired the diaries of Bucks County resident and Civil War veterinary surgeon George F. Parry. In that collection are three diaries he kept during the Civil War, 1863-1865.

Fondly, Pennsylvania
4/24/13
19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Pennsylvania, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon
Jasper Yeates, who served as a state Supreme Court justice, started his law practice in what city?

Question of the Week
4/21/13
18th century, 19th century, Government and civics, Jasper Yeates, Lawyer, Politics, Supreme Court
New Culinary History Books Now in the Library

If you're doing research on historical cooking or are interested in regional food and recipes, be sure to check out some of the books in HSP's culinary history collection. Links to new books are below, but plenty more can be found in our online catalog Discover.

New in the Library
4/18/13
cooking, culinary history, new books, New in the Library
What was America's first abolitionist organization?

Question of the Week
4/14/13
18th century, Abolition, African American, Government and civics, Pennsylvania Abolition Society, Quakers, Slavery, slavery
Newly Catalogued Books in the General Collection

Our general library collection grew a little more just recently. Check out these new books that are now available. The links will take you to our online catalog Discover, where you can continue your search.

New in the Library
4/11/13
new books, New in the Library