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Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature?

Question of the Week
11/18/12
20th century, African American, Crystal Bird Fauset, Eleanor Roosevelt, Government and civics, Women
A Few More New Books Just Cataloged

Adding to HSP's general history resources are the following publications.  HSP's collections of books and manuscripts are fully searchable in Discover, our online catalog.

New in the Library
11/15/12
HSP library, new books
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was formed in what year?

Question of the Week
11/12/12
19th century, Civil War, Grand Army of the Republic
New Titles for Genealogists Now Available

Our genealogy-related publications contine to grow in number, and here are just a few of our latest additions.  All these items and more can be found in our online catalog Discover.

If you have any questions or would like to suggest possible acqusitions, please contact HSP's library director Lee Arnold.

New in the Library
11/8/12
Genealogy
In what year was Philadelphia's Chinatown gate dedicated?

Question of the Week
11/4/12
19th century, 20th century, Chinatown, Chinatown Gate, Ethnic history, Immigration
Boies Penrose became a successful politician for which political party?

Question of the Week
10/28/12
19th century, Big Grizzly, Boies Penrose, Government and civics, Politics
The James Gibson Papers, and Other Adopt-A-Collections

Earlier this year, I completed a very interesting collection, and one that had been adopted: the James Gibson papers (Collection 236).  James Gibson was a lawyer from Philadelphia who, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, worked with several companies that dealt with the speculation in and distribution of Northern and Western Pennsylvania lands.  These companies included the Holland Land

Fondly, Pennsylvania
10/24/12
18th century, Adopt a Collection, Asylum Company, Government and civics, Holland Land Company, James Gibson, Pennsylania settlement, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania land companies, Pennsylvania Population Company, Western Pennsylvania
In late 1839 Philadelphia's Central High School was captured with which photographic process?

Question of the Week
10/21/12
19th century, Daguerreotype, Philadelphia Central High School
In 1862 a fund was formed to help boost the ranks of the Union Army. What was it called?

Question of the Week
10/14/12
19th century, Alexander Henry, Civil War, The Citizens' Bounty Fund
Publisher John W. Forney served as secretary of the U.S. Senate under which president?

Question of the Week
10/7/12
19th century, Forney's War Press, Government and civics, Industry, John W. Forney