Archival Adventures in Small Repositories
Archival Adventures in Small Repositories
This past winter, HCI-PSAR facilitated an internship program that paired emerging archivists in need of hands-on experience with small repositories in need of processing assistance and large repositories willing to train and supervise the intern. We matched intern Leigh Clark with the Historical Society of Frankford and the American Philosophical Society. Leigh reflected on the Ernst Krakowizer papers, the Tomlinson, Foehr, and Peters families papers, and her other experiences in the blog below.
Last month, the Small Repositories team visited the Greek American Heritage Society of Philadelphia and surveyed their archival collections. Their records focus primarily on the local Greek American Community and include institutional records of the Society, photographs, correspondence, and papers of the Criticos family.
Last month our survey team visited Christ Church Archives in Old City. Founded in 1695 as a condition of William Penn’s Charter, Christ Church was the first Anglican parish in Pennsylvania and later became the birthplace of the American Episcopal Church.
I was first introduced to the Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories project a year ago when I served as an intern. I processed archival collections at the Independence Seaport Museum and the Radnor Historical Society. You can learn all about my experiences by reading the blog post Pirates and Prima Donnas: an Intern’s Adventures Archives.
Southampton Baptist Church, also known as the Old School Baptist Meetinghouse, is the oldest Baptist Church in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Located in Southampton, the Church can trace its origins to a dispute in 1691 between George Keith, a prominent Quaker, and the Society of Friends. Keith was of the opinion that the Friends should adopt a profession of Faith, while many members of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting opposed. This dispute eventually led to Keith and his followers, known as "Keithians," to worship separate from the Friends.
Have you been looking for a new cinnamon buns recipe? Or perhaps catsup? Or, even better, pickle for hams?
If so, you’re in luck. A handwritten recipe book at the Northampton Township Archives in Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania has this, and more!
From 1905, this handwritten recipe book by Margaret A. Weiss includes instructions for making chocolate marble cake, catsup, and cinnamon buns.
Looking for some inspiration for a last-minute Halloween costume? So are we!
Here at HCI-PSAR, we decided to take a look back at some of our small repositoried for inspiration. Perhaps they'll also help you!
A cat is always a classic choice! This kitty, from the Tri-County Heritage Society, looks particularly fluffy.
National History Day (NHD) is a great program to help students in grades 6-12 practice research and critical thinking skills, elements important to their future in the workplace and school. For students and teachers particularly interested in local history, or who live far from HSP and want to find primary-source documents close to home, a small repository may be a good place to do research. Below, see a couple of small repository collections we highlighted that relate to the NHD 2016 theme of "Exploration, Encounter, Exchange."
What is that which goes from Boston to New York without moving?
New London Township is a quaint little township nestled close to the Maryland border in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The township grew from a large tract of land that was purchased by members of the London Company from William Penn in 1699. The Township, chartered in 1723, originally included areas that are now a part of the adjacent Franklin Township and nearby London Britain Township.
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