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African American Collection
MG-072: The African American Collection contains information about the abolition and anti-slavery movement. Information about the McClintock Slave Riot, led by a white abolitionist John McClintock and local Underground Railroad ...

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Bazelon, Bruce Collection
Description: The Bruce Bazelon collection consists mainly of personal correspondence between Charles Kent and his wife Helen. Charles served during World War I and many of the letters he wrote during ...
Beetem, Charles Gilbert Collection
MG-019:  Charles Beetem was a historian whose collection contains both information on his family’s history and more general Carlisle history. There is a history of Jacob Zollinger who was an ...
Big Spring Historical School Records
MG-108:   Collection of Records from the one room schools of the current Big Spring School District – Newville Borough, West Pennsboro Township, Penn Township, North Newton Township, South Newton Township, ...
Brass Shelf Clock
Brass shelf clock labeled on the white face Seth Thomas, with an exterior beveled glass case displaying the workings of the clock. Key is present and is in the bottom ...

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Carlisle Area School District Collection
MG-013: This collection chronicles the development of schools in Carlisle beginning with private and church affiliated schools to the establishment of local government run public schools including the closing of ...
Carlisle Barracks Orderly Books
Abstract These journals record official orders and correspondence issued by the headquarters of the Cavalry Depot, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, during the period between 20 December 1855 and 24 October 1866. Historical ...
Carlisle Garden Club Collection
MG-002: The Club was formed on July 10, 1929, meeting for the first time in Mrs. Allan D. Thompson's garden, and chose the Three-Leafed Clover as their insignia. The membership ...
Carving, Wilhelm Schimmel Eagle
Description: Large pine wooden carved Schimmel spread wing eagle.  Frowning beak, crest on head.  Original paint has been stripped, showing traces of contemporary maroon and silver paint.  Wings contain reverse side ...
Church and Cemetery Index
Volunteers over many years have compiled information from many sources in the Cumberland County Church and Cemetery Index. Check the following for resources used: Alphabetical Listing Numerical Listing
Colwell Family Letters
Collection Description (MC-90) The Colwell Family Letters Collection consists of letters written by James Colwell and his wife Ann during the Civil War.  There are 182 letters included in the collection ...
Confederate Cast Iron Grape Shot
Cast iron grape shot artillery shell from a Confederate raid during the Civil War, found near Sporting Hill on the Eberly Farm, Cumberland County, following an engagement between Jenkis' Confederate ...
Cornman, Nellie C. Collection
MG-005:  The Nellie C. Cornman Collection contains a variety of materials on a variety of local organizations. A large portion of the collection deals with the Daughters of the American ...
Cumberland County Chapter, American Red Cross
MG-007:  The Cumberland County Chapter of the American Red Cross provides many services to people involved in the military protection of the United States. This collection details some of those ...
Cumberland County Schools Collection
MG-015:  This collection contains information mainly about the Cumberland County School System. It includes such things as directories and information about the Teachers Local Institute as well as selections of ...

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Dum, Blanche L. Collection
MG-014: Blanche L. Dum was a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. This collection includes artifacts from her time as an employee including newspapers, lists of students, and commencement programs. ...

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First Families of Cumberland County
Each map and book showing the location of the earliest land records of Cumberland County. Volumes can be found in the Historical Society Library and can be purchased via the online ...
First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Historical Note: The First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle ranks with Silver Spring (Mechanicsburg), Big Spring (Newville), and Middle Spring (Shippensburg) Presbyterian Churches as Cumberland County’s oldest churches.  All four date from ...
Frey Collection
MG-008: The Frey collection contains many documents from the Dum family. They include records of George Dum’s business, which sold wood, coal, feed and lumber. Also included are many school ...

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Hays II, Raphael, Papers of
Raphael S. Hays II Collection Inventory Draft Name: The Papers of Raphael S. Hays II Material: Various Papers/Manuscripts (1760– 1970) Volume: 4 boxes labeled MG – 212: Box 1 through Box 4 containing ...
Hempt Collection
MG-140: This collection is from the estate of Clarence and Esther Sipe Hempt, given to the donor by their daughter Marian King. The second part of this collection contains items ...
Hoy Family Collection
MG-137: This collection contains information about the Hoy Family along with the activities and organizations in which they were involved. John M. Hoy worked as an agent first for the ...

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James R. and Lorraine H. Humer Collection
James R. and Lorraine H. Humer Collection, MG-167.  This collection consists mainly of records of the Continental Army’s Quartermaster office in Carlisle, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. These records include ...

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Letort Neighborhood Preservation Alliance
MG-144: Letort Neighborhood Preservation Alliance was founded in 1999 as a local organization that wanted to protect the LeTort Spring Run from urban sprawl and commercial development. In particular, the ...
Library Manuscript Collections
The following are manuscript groups in the collections of the Cumberland County Historical Society that are not included in separate highlighted collections on this site. The following does not include ...
Local Imprint Collection
Spreadsheets of the imprint collection of Cumberland County Historical Society. Click to download. Search and sort using the CSV file on various fields including author, title, place of publication, publisher, ...
Lydia Baird Home Papers
MG-001 Historical Note: The Lydia Baird Home for Aged Women was a facility operated by the Female Benevolent Society of Carlisle established in 1828. The Lydia Baird Home provided rent-free lodgings for ...

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Machine, Peanut Roasting
Description: Peanut cart with an iron and brass roasting machine. Provenance: Charlie Veto sold peanuts at ball games, auctions, and on the sidewalks of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Medical Society of Cumberland County Collection
MG-011: The Medical Society of Cumberland County was an organization began in 1866. Physicians all over Cumberland County met to discuss interesting medical cases and different possible treatments. This collection ...
Middle Springs Picnic, c.1895
Description: Picnicking at Middle Spring in the 1890s. Print Size: 5" x 7" Additional Information: This is a modern print of an earlier photograph.
Mumper & Thomas Family Collection
MG-139: This collection contains items from the Mumper/Thomas families. This is part of a collection that was donated to the Photo Archives (P.2010.006). See the Full Collection Inventory

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Noye, Fred Collection
MG-143: This collection contains items collected by Fred Noye who served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1972-1992. This collection contains three series: 21st Century Cumberland County Republication ...

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Orderly Book of Captain Thomas Hamilton’s Company
Captain Thomas Hamilton's Company Orderly Book (PDF) Transcribed by Carla E. Christiansen Table of Contents Foreword ii Captain Thomas Hamilton's Company Orderly Book I Part One: Daily Entries 28 May — 24 December, 1759 1 Part ...

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Painting, Jim Thorpe
Description: Framed oil portrait of Jim Thorpe in football uniform by Paul Bloser in 1959. Provenance: This painting was hung in the James Wilson Hotel by its manager Richard Cummings. Currently hanging in ...

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Robert Whitehill Papers
Robert Whitehill Papers Material: Various papers (1776 – 1808) Volume: 4 boxes labeled 2b through 2e containing 330 folders HISTORICAL NOTE Robert Whitehill (1739 – 1813) was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to James ...

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Shriver, Colonel A. J. Collection
MG-009: Andrew Jackson Shriver, Jr. served in the United States army for 30 years, 5 months, retiring on 1 October, 1948 as a colonel. This collection is of his personal ...
Soldiers Home Relief Fund Collection
MG-012: The Soldiers Home Relief fund was created to aid all those affected by military service. Especially during WWI the organization contacted family members and others affected by the service ...
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Carlisle, PA
Historical Note: The history of the Episcopal church in Carlisle began in 1751 when Richard Peters, an agent for the Penn family, reserved a lot on the town square, measuring 180 ...

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Thompson, D. W. Collection
MG-010: David Wilson Thompson (1899-1986) was a local historian, author of the book, Early publications of Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1785-1835, and past president of the Hamilton Library association. This collection, which ...

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Zell Family Collection
MG-141: This collection contains items related to the Zell Family including report books/cards for Ella Lear (Plank's School) Ruth Zell (Churchtown Grammar) Mary Calaman (Mt. Pleasant School) report books and ...
Zimmerman Estate Collection
MG-006: The Zimmerman collection contains information ranging from agricultural references to the Cumberland County Teachers Institute. It also holds information pertaining to the graduation of Irva Evelyn Zimmerman from Dickinson ...