Guide to the Records of the Smoke Investigation Activities of the Mellon Institute of Research (Pitt
This collection consists of records resulting from the Smoke Investigation Activities of the Mellon Institute of Research (Pittsburgh, Pa.) from 1911-1957. Records include investigative studies into smoke and air pollution, urban atmospheric contamination, and means of controlling the contamination, as well as health studies and records of the Smoke and Dust Abatement League, a civic organization which was engaged in framing and securing effective regulatory controls.
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Guide to the Microfilmed Records of Mt. Carmel United Presbyterian Church, Aliquippa, PA 1810-1982
This collection contains the records of Mt. Caramel United Presbyterian Church, 1810-1982, which at one time was known as White Oak Flats Church. The records consist of minutes of the session, church registers, member names, and genealogical data.
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Guide to the Records of International Order of Oddfellows, Braddock's Field Lodge #529, Braddock, PA
These records span the years 1857-1975 but are concentrated mostly in the period 1900-1975. The records contain minutes; membership rolls and application books; financial records; forms; and a small amount of correspondence.
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Guide to the Records of the Allegheny County Committee 1960 White House Conference on Children and Y
The call for the sixth White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960) was issued by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 27, 1958. On June 26, 1959, Governor David L. Lawrence appointed a State Coordinating Committee to be responsible for the White House Conference preparations in Pennsylvania. This collection includes agendas, announcements, correspondence, invitations, membership lists, memoranda, minutes and reports.
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Guide to the Papers of Richard M. Hughes Relating to the Vietnam War, 1972-1977
This collection contains the records of Richard M. Hughes, regarding the Shoeshine Boys Foundation, for the years 1972-1977. Hughes, a journalist during the Vietnam War, established a hostel for homeless Vietnamese boys, which became the Shoeshine Boys Foundation. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, newsletters, articles, and pamphlets.
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Guide to the Records of the German Order of Harugari, Allegheny County, PA, Lodges, 1884-1915
This collection includes day books, record books, constitutions, registers, insurance policies, and nominations of members for various lodges of The German Order of the Harugari, located in Allegheny County, PA, 1884-1915.
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Guide to the Records of the Thomas Merton Center, 1971-2004
The Thomas Merton Center (TMC) of Pittsburgh is an affiliate of the International Thomas Merton Society. Growing out of Catholics in opposition to the Vietnam War, the TMC has since broadened its vision to encompass issues including nuclear weapons, South African apartheid, Central American counterinsurgencies, and crises in the Middle East. The material in this collection includes publications, subject files, pamphlets, correspondence, newsletters, and articles that reflect this wide array of a
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Guide to the Papers of William H. Claypoole, 1941-19179
The Papers of William H. Claypoole consist of personal and political correspondence, scrapbooks, minutes, reports, speeches, and photographs, relating to Claypoole's campaigns, political service, and work with various charitable and civic organizations. Claypoole served as the Armstrong County Commissioner and as a Pennsylvania State Representative.
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Guide to the Records of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 1852-1958
This collection contains the records of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh (Oakland), PA. It includes a historical sketch, parish registers, minutes of the Women's Guild, register of church services, deed to Burgwin pew, correspondence, newsclippings, and photographs.
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Guide to the Microfilmed Records of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Smithfield (Fayette Co.) PA. 1784-1
This collection consists of the combined church record books of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Smithfield PA. The books are continuous from 1784-1811, 1815-1971.
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Guide to the Records of Allegheny Co., PA Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes, 1883-1892
This collection contains real property and assessment books for Homestead and Mifflin Township PA, 1883-1892. Each volume includes name of owner, occupation and description of property, valuations (real, personal, occupation, total), and taxes (county, state, poor).
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Guide to the Records of the Pittsburgh Infirmary, 1851-1877
This collection contains a register of the Pittsburgh Infirmary for the years 1851-1877. The information in the register includes date, name, age, color, marital status, place of birth, disease, attending physician, date of discharge, and how discharged.
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Guide to the Microfilmed Records of Hiland Presbyterian Church, Ross Township (Allegheny Co.) Pa. 18
This collection contains session minutes, church registers, and interment records for Hilard Presbyterian Church, Ross Township, Pa., 1800-1981.
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Guide to the Records of Montefiore Hospital, 1905-1976
Montefiore Hospital was founded in 1905 by the Montefiore Hospital Association to improve on the charitable work of the Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. The records contain the charter, constitution and by-laws, financial records, legal documents, reports, memorabilia, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, newsclippings, building campaign data for central administration, and subject files on the Department of Clinical Photography, the Diagnostic Study Group, the Institute of Research, the Hebrew Lad
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Guide to the Papers of Abraham Rudolph, 1852-1904
This collection contains the journals of Abraham Rudolph, a Justice of the Peace in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania from the 1840s to 1876. The collection consists of thirteen journals which have been microfilmed.
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Guide to the Records of the Urban League of Pittsburgh, 1915-1963
The records of the Urban League of Pittsburgh, founded in 1918, contain minutes, correspondence, department reports, photographs and Urban League Fellows theses from 1915-1963. The emphasis of the Urban League was on African-American employment and training; topics include federal housing projects, youth employment, worker discrimination and African-American welfare work.
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Guide to the Microfilmed Records of the Polish Falcons of America, National Office, Pittsburgh, PA,
This microfilmed collection contains records from the national office of the Polish Falcons of America. The records consist primarily of minutes that span the years 1913-1980 with the majority of the records falling into the years 1940-1980.
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Guide to the Microfilmed Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Brentwood (Allegheny County), Pa., 186
The Zion Lutheran Church was founded in 1800 at White Hall (Surgeon's Hall), Pennsylvania and was relocated to Brentwood (Allegheny County), Pennsylvania in 1955. The collection contains seven volumes of combined church records and a scrapbook from 1863-1981.
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Guide to the Microfilmed Records of Slovak Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Lakewood, OH., 1931-19
This collection contains the combined record book of the Slovak Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Lakewood, OH., 1931-1963. The records (in Slovak and English) consist of minutes of the sessions, annual congregational meetings, baptisms, and communions.
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The story of India - amazing BBC documentary series part (1 of 7)
The Story of India is a BBC TV documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, about the 10,000-year history of the Indian subcontinent with a strong pro-Indian slant. The nine minute video is well done.
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