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Mary Long Grier de Donimirski Papers

Mary Long Grier de Donimirski Papers Collection Title: Mary Long Grier de Donimirski Papers Collection Number: MS Coll. 266 Dates of Collection: 1909-1915 Box Numbers: 13 folders in 2 boxes […]

Chester County News Clipping File

CHESTER COUNTY NEWS CLIPPING FILE Collection Title: Chester County News Clipping File Dates of Collection: circa 1804 – present Extent: 356.8 linear feet Repository: Chester County History Center, West Chester, PA Language: English […]

Heagey Collection

HEAGEY COLLECTION Collection Title: Heagey Collection Collection Number: MS Coll 162 Dates of Collection: circa 1861 – 1940 Extent: 3 boxes; 3 linear feet Repository: Chester County History Center, West Chester, PA […]

G. Raymond Rettew Papers

G. RAYMOND RETTEW PAPERS Collection Title:  G. Raymond Rettew Papers Collection Number: MS Coll 264 Dates of Collection: 1928-2023 Extent: 0.4 linear feet Repository: Chester County History Center, West Chester, PA Language: English Project […]

Beale Family Papers

BEALE FAMILY PAPERS Collection Title: Beale Family Papers Collection Number: MS Coll 254 Dates of Collection: 1820-2008 Extent: 2 boxes; 1.4 linear feet Repository: Chester County History Center, West Chester, PA Language: English Project Archivist: […]

Frens and Frens Restoration Architects Records

FRENS AND FRENS RESTORATION ARCHITECTS RECORDS Collection Title: Frens and Frens Restoration Architects Records Collection Number: MS 231 Dates of Collection: 1980s – 2013 Box Numbers: 1 – 104 Repository: Chester County Historical Society, West […]

Iron Works Manuscripts and Account Books

IRON WORKS MANUSCRIPTS AND ACCOUNT BOOKS Collection Title: Iron Works Manuscripts and Account Books Dates of Collection: 1789-1896 Collections Scope: This finding aid aggregates information for manuscript materials related to iron works […]

Jackson Family Collection

Jackson Family Collection Collection Title: Jackson Family Collection Collection Number: Ms. Coll. 161 Project Archivist: Joseph L. Weber Biography: In 1897  Mrs. D.W. Jackson (Philene) wrote letters to her neighbors in Chester and […]

Jacobs Family Papers

JACOBS FAMILY PAPERS Collection Title: Jacobs Family Papers Collection Number: Ms. Coll. 156 Box Numbers: 4 boxes, 78 folders Repository: Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA 19380 Language: English Biography: John Jacobs of Wales, […]

John C. Hull letters

JOHN C. HULL LETTERS Collection Title: John C. Hull letters Collection Number: 117 Dates of Collection: 1831 Box Numbers: 2 folders, 16 letters w/ transcriptions Repository: Chester County Historical Society Biography: Letters of John C. […]