Relevant Philadelphia City Directories and Langstroth material at the Historical Soc. of PA
Matt Redman
Suzanne, Carl, Marc,
I haven't seen these and can't get to them easily but calling your attention to these items in the closed stacks of The Historical Society of PA that might be useful, especially the Morris Arboretum bulletin.
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| Call Number: | Gen Ro 29 |
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| Location: | Closed Stacks (call slip needed) |
| Status: | On shelf |
| Title: | Genealogical notes. |
| Description: | p. 46 ; cm. |
| Local Note(s): | Sophie Selden Rogers collection, p. 46. |
| Subject(s): | Langstroth family --Philadelphia. |
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| Call Number: | Wo*.999 v.3 |
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| Location: | Closed Stacks (call slip needed) |
| Status: | On shelf |
| Main Author: | Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895. |
| Title: | Philadelphia bee keeper. |
| Description: | p. ; cm. |
| Host Item: | Morris Arboretum bulletin v. 5-no. 2, Sept. 1952 |
| Call Number: | Gen Z 28 |
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| Location: | Closed Stacks (call slip needed) |
| Status: | On shelf |
| Title: | Thomas Langstroth, Philadelphia. |
| Description: | p. 14 ; cm. |
| Local Note(s): | See Genealogical notes, vol. IX, p. 14. |
| Subject(s): | Langstroth, Thomas --Philadelphia. |
Philadelphia City Directories
Philadelphia City Directories are an excellent source for locating information on Philadelphia residents, businesses, and city-wide development. The collections of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania contain a complete run of City Directories beginning in the late 18th-century and running consistently through 1935. The following bibliography notes the years and locations of various Directories and supporting reference works. For additional listings of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Directories as well as those for cities such as Camden, Baltimore, and Boston, search the online catalog under the heading "City Directories."
Philadelphia City Directories
The following Philadelphia City Directories are available for reference purposes in the CDIR section of the Pennsylvania Room, but are not available for photocopying. All copies of City Directory entries must be made from the microform versions, which are available in the Albert M. Greenfield Microfilm & Media Center.
CDIR: 1785, 1791, 1795, 1799, 1800, 1825, 1830, 1833, 1835, 1839, 1840, 1844, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1850, 1857, 1858, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1883, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1945.
For Photocopy:
Assorted Philadelphia City Directories: 1785-1861
(XMF Wa .01; drawer 343)
Change in Names of Streets in the City of Philadelphia, 1897-1930. To find out if there was a Schuykill Street that intersected with Chestnut St
(REF F 158.67 .A1 C43)