This is a partial list of local directories, history books, pamphlets, phone books, programs, etc. that we have in our collection. This list will be expanded as we get the chance, and new items will be added when we acquire them. This list starts out with items that have local information. The next group of items has items that were printed locally and may or may not have local interest. The last group, are items that have no local information, but they have some link, such as book plates, authorship, etc.. Meadville, Allegheny College, and other local newspapers, magazines, almanacs, and magazine articles are listed on our Newspapers, Pennsylvania Page.

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Adomites, Paul (story by) and Bernik, Ed ((photographs), Pennsylvania Crude Boomtowns and Oil Barons. Hardbound, 116 pages, lavishly illustrated plus a CD, published by Forest Press, Bradford, Pa., 2010.

Alden Junior, Timothy, A Valedictory Discourse, Delivered at the South Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, XI August, MDCCCV. Disbound, 16 pages, printed by W. and D. Treadwell, Portsmouth, 1805. It has notes and an Appendix.

Alden, Timothy, A Collection of American Epitaphs and Inscriptions with Occasional Notes – Pentade I VOL. IIII. Hardbound, 288 pages, printed in New York, 1814 by S. Marks Printer, 63 Anthony St.

Catalogue of Allegheny College, 1860-61. Softbound, 36 pages, 2018 reprint by Forgotten Books, London, England. It lists, the current students, faculty, courses, terms, costs and fees, every degree conferred from 1817 to 1859, information of the Philo-Franklin Literary Society and other college societies, and more.

Allegheny College Annual Catalog 1888-’89, soft cover, 76 pages, printed in Meadville, Pa. by Tribune-Republican Job Rooms, 1889. It has very detailed information about the staff, history of the college, the courses offered, the campus, and calendar. It has a Register of Students, Officers of the College from 1817, Members of the Faculty, Alumni from 1821-1888, a list of people who have received Honorary Degrees, Post-Graduate Alumni, A.M. Pro Merito, summary and contents.

Allegheny College The College Bulletin, Series III, No. 2, July, 1904. Softbound, 19 pages, it has a large space dedicated to the death (at Spencer Hospital) of James Harding Montgomery, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Allegheny College. It also has commencement information and other announcements.

Allegheny College The College Bulletin, Series XXVIII – Number I, January, 1929. Softbound, 32 pages, it is full of great pictures of all the buildings on campus with historical text.

The Allegheny College Bulletin CATALOG for the ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH ACADEMIC YEAR 1938-1939. Published by the college, Meadville, Pa. March, 1939, softbound, 168 pages with a few illustrations.

Allegheny College, Centenary Pageant of Allegheny College 1815-1915, given on the college campus June 21, 22, 24, 1915. Softbound, 102 pages, illustrated. There is no printer given.

Allegheny College Commencement Program June 18-21, 1927, three small sheets printed on one side.

Allegheny College 1998 Alumni Directory, for official College and Alumni Association use. Hardbound, 643 pages, printed by Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc., White Plains, New York, 1998.

Allegheny College Year Books the Kaldron:
1902 Volume XIV, published by the fraternities
1908 Volume XX, published by the student body
1911 Volume XXIII
1912 Volume XXIV
1930 Volume 42 published by the Students of Allegheny College
1937 presented by the senior class
1940 presented by the junior class (125^th year)
1951
1952

Allegheny Stories A Collection of Stories of Allegheny College Life, Compiled and Edited by Clyde H. Slease, ’02 and Buell B. Whitehill, ’04, contributed by certain of the alumni and undergraduate body, printed by McCoy & Calvin, Meadville, PA 1902, 168 pages.

Armitage, W.H., compiler and publisher, Meadville City Directory 1901. Fifth edition, containing a general directory of the citizens, classified business directory, street directory, miscellany, etc. Hardbound, 205 pages plus extra ad pages, Press of the Tribune-Republican, Meadville, Pa. 1901.

Armitage, W.H. Directory Co. (Meadville and Sharon), compiler and publisher, Meadville City Directory 1915 Volume XIII including Kerrtown and Fredericksburg. A general directory of the citizens, business firms and incorporated companies, street and block directory, classified business directory, and other miscellaneous information. Hardbound, 284 pages plus extra ad pages, printers and binders Tribune Publishing Co., Meadville, Pa. 1915.

Armitage, W. H., publisher, Meadville and Titusville Cities and Crawford County Directory 1897-98 in Three Parts (plus a map of the county that has an 1892 copyright). Part I (186 pages) is Meadville with the directory of residents, specialized directories, business directory, and ads. Part II (117 pages) is a directory of residents of the Townships and Boroughs of Crawford County with ads. Part III (118 pages) is Titusville with the directory of residents, specialized directories, business directory, and ads. It also has ads on the covers. This book was in the law library of Thomas Roddy, who is an attorney listed in the Meadville section. Total of 421 pages, printed in 1897 by Tribune-Republican Job Books, Meadville, PA.

Arters, Jno. M., (compiler – Meadville, Pa.), General Directory for The Oil Regions of Pennsylvania for 1872-73 – comprising a list of all residents, together with the advertisements of prominent business houses. The original book was published by Ashby & Vincent, Binders and Stationers, Erie Pa. 1872. This is a mimeographed copy of that book, in a ring-binder. It has a very large number of advertisements from businesses of the entire oil region.

Barber, Thomas and Woods, James, Bradford Bordell and Kinzua, Softbound, 140 pages, lavishly illustrated history of Kinzua, Bradford area early railroads. “Published in the United States, 1971, by Thomas Barber and James Woods, Bradford, Pa.”

Barrett Machine Tool Company, Barrett Horizontal Cylinder Boring Machines – Catalog No. 6. Softbound, 46 pages, plus front and back red flyleafs and white flyleafs. Large pages about 7 ½ inches tall by 10 ½ inches wide. Beautiful full-page illustrations of the machines and boring heads with test results, testimonials, and a long list of customers (with quite a few local companies) and general information. Printed in Cleveland by Corday & Gross, no date. Barrett Machine Tool Co. was located on Arch Street, Meadville, Pa.

Bates, Samuel P., LL. D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record, Crawford County Pennsylvania, Illustrated, W. A. Ferguson & Company 1899, 972 pages. (We also have the reprint by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Mass.)

The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Greenville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory April 1952. Includes listings for Greenville, Jamestown, Kennard, Sheakleyville, Stoneboro, Transfer, Westford, in the 44 white pages. It has ads in its 84 Yellow pages. Softcover.

Beman Automatic Oil Can Co., Ltd catalog. The front cover says: Established 1892 – BEMAN Automatic Oil Can Co., Ltd. – Manufacturers of highest grade devices for handling kerosene, gasoline, turpentine, oils, etc., vinegar, acids and ammonia. – self-measuring OIL TANKS AND CABINETS – non-overflow OIL CANS – self-measuring VINEGAR CABINETS and CARBOY PUMPS. MEADVILLE, PA., U.S.A. (Office at factory: West Mead Ave. Meadville, Pa.) This small, 38-page catalog has detailed illustrations and descriptions of all their products. Softbound, no date, printed by: Press of The Crawford Journal Pub. Co. Meadville, Penna.

Benton, Sarah Ann (forward by Peter Greene), Images of America FRANKLIN. Signed by the author, softbound, 128 pages, mostly images with descriptive captions. Published by Arcadia Publishing , Charleston, South Carolina, 2015.

Bidwell Higby, Mary Ann, The First Hundred Years of Townville and Vicinity. Hardbound, 136 pages, privately printed for the author by The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1924.

Blair, Todd and Garvey, Karen Editors, Hometown Memories… Tin Tub Baths and The Ragman Tales from the Good Old Days in Northwest Pennsylvania, hardbound with dust jacket, illustrated, 3551 Savannah Lane, Claremont, N.C., Hometown Memories, LLC, 2010, 312 pages.

Blair, Todd and Garvey, Karen Editors, Silo-Filling Feasts and Sunday Chicken… Tales from the Good Old Days in Northwestern Pennsylvania – A Treasury of 20th Century Memories, hardbound with dust jacket, illustrated, Hometown Memories, LLC, Hickory, N.C., 2016, 329 pages.

Blooming Valley Centennial Committee, Centennial Blooming Valley 1867-1967. Softbound, 64 pages, nicely illustrated with vintage photographs, schedule of events with program details, lots of ads, no printer given.

Brooks, John, Three documents from the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County – November 1816. One sheet is written out and signed on November 1, 1816, by John Brooks. John Brooks was one of the earliest settlers of Crawford County. Born in Ireland May 12, 1765 and arriving in the territory that would become Crawford County in 1794. He was a wheelwright, a merchant, a Major in the War of 1812, the first Justice of the Peace in the newly formed Crawford County, and appointed by Gov. Simon Snyder to Associate Judge of Crawford County in 1817, which he served for 14 years until his death, June 3, 1831. These three sheets are plain paper, all hand-written and detailing court costs.

Callender & Co., Callender’s Memorandum Book 1877, with every other page containing advertising, recipes for dyeing cloth, or local 1877 Meadville, Pa. information – such as Crawford County Officers, Representatives in Congress and the State Legislature – rates of postage (3 cents per half ounce), Value of Foreign Money (1877). Softcover, 32 pages, published by Callendar & Co. Druggists, 939 Water Street, Meadville, Pa. 1877.

Cambridge Springs Centennial, Inc., CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS CENTENNIAL “Spirit of the Springs”. Softcover, 96 pages, it’s full of great pictures with lots of historical data and many congratulatory ads. Compiled and edited by Chuck Stone, printed by Brown-Thompson Newspapers, 1966.

Cary, Emily Pritchard, THOMAS ATKINSON EDITOR The Crawford Messenger and Related Families Stuart and Stebbins. Softbound, 304 pages, a few illustrations, published by Heritage Books, Berwyn Heights, Md. 2018.

The Central District Telephone Company, Telephone Directory of The Central District Telephone Company – May 10, 1917. It covers the following Pennsylvania towns: Apollo, Avonmore, Beechwoods, Benezette, Big Run, Black Fox Run, Brickchurch, Brockwayville, Brookville, Butler, Caledonia, Callensburg, Cambridge Springs, Centerville, Chicora, Clarion, Clarks, Clinton, Cochran Mills, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Conoquenessing, Corsica, Cowan, Dayton, Dents Run, Dubois, East Brady, East Hickory, Echo, Edri, Elderton, Emrickville, Endeavor, Evans City, Exposition Park, Falls Creek, Foxburg, Franklin, Freeport, Garretts Run, Geneva, Gibsonia, Glenn, Guys Mills, Hamilton, Hawthorne, Iowa, Kaylor, Kelly Station, Kittanning, Knox, Lathops Bend, Leechburg, Linesville, Little Cooley, Logansport, Loop, Lucesco, Manorville, Marchand, Markle, Mars, Meadville, Medix Run, Millstone, Neale, New Bethlehem, New Kensington, New Richmond, Nickleville, Nixon Station, North Butler, North Hope, North Oakland, North Point, North Washington, Oakland Beach, Oakwood Park, Ogle, Oil City, Panic, Parkers Landing, Penfield, Pine Run, Pleasantville, Polk, Portersville, Prospect, Punxsutawney, Raymilton, Reynoldsville, Richland, Rimersburg, Rockville, Rural Valley, Sabula, Saegertown, St, Petersburg, Salina, Saltsburg, Saxonburg, Shannondale, Shay, Sigel, Springdale, Sugar Creek, Summerville, Summit, Sykesville, Tarentum, Templeton, Tidal, Tionesta, Titusville, Townville, Troutville, Upper Hillville, Utica, Vandergrift, Weinels Crossroads, West Monterey, West Sunbury, Wexford, Winterburne, Yatesboro, Zelienople. Softbound, 156 pages, copyright 1917 The Central District Telephone Co. general offices 416 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Chamber of Commerce of Meadville, Meadville Pennsylvania Hub of Industrial America. Small, softbound booklet, 32 pages, filled with statistics and great pictures promoting Meadville, Pa. Appears to be 1955.

Channellock, 125 Yrs – Forged in 1886. Hardcover, 28 pages, illustrated. No publisher given, Channellock, Inc., Meadville, Pa. No date given, but 1886 plus 125 years would be 2011.

Child, Hamilton, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Crawford County, Pa., For 1874. Softcover, 352 pages, some local histories, listings of residents, ads, and business directory. Originally printed by Hamilton Child at the Journal Office, Syracuse, N.Y., this being a modern reprint by Forgotten Books Ltd., Dalton House, London, England 2017.

Claridge, John R., Lost Erie – The Vanished Heritage of City and County. Great text, with photos, prints, and drawings, of Erie landmarks now gone: including forts, mills, covered bridges, farm buildings, mansions, grand hotels, elegant movie palaces, and fancy ships. Softcover, 185 pages. Copyright by Erie County Historical Society, printed by Seneca Printing & Label, Inc., Oil City, Pa., 1991.

Clark, Mabel K., Social Studies Coordinator Titusville Area Schools 1966-1972, TITUSVILLE – An Illustrated History. Hardbound, signed by the author, lavishly illustrated, 192 pages, Western Publishing Company, Cambridge, Maryland, 1976.

Coburn, C.R., Sup’t. Common Schools, Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools of Pennsylvania – for the Year Ending June 4, 1863. Hardbound, 287 pages, lists every common school in the state, new construction, physical descriptions, costs, students, staff, and much more. Very comprehensive. Printed by Singerly & Myers, State Printers, Harrisburg, 1864.

Cochran, Thos. B., Compiled and published under the direction of, late Chief Clerk of the Senate, Smull’s Legislative Hand Book, and Manual of The State of Pennsylvania 1890. Hardbound, 753 pages with maps. This appears to be the copy of the Hon. James S. Fruit, House of Reps. His name is printed (by the publisher) on the front cover. Published by E.K. Meyers, State Printer, Harrisburg, 1890.

Col. Lewis Walker Lodge No 97, Program for: Annual Ball Fraternal Order of Police benefit Meadville Police Pension Fund – Balizet’s Ball Room, Meadville, Pa. Wednesday, February 5, 1947 Nine O’clock – Music by Art Jarrett and His Orchestra. Softcover with 8 pages, (long) list of sponsors, committees and Personal of Meadville Police Department (18 officers).

Colter, James P. for the City of Meadville, A Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Meadville. Penn’a In Force January 1, 1916 with Notes of Decisions (From the Incorporation of the Borough in 1823 to 1916 inclusive). Part I – Officers of the City Government of the City of Meadville from its incorporation in 1866 to 1916 together with the names of the burgesses and other officers of Meadville from the organization of the borough in 1823 to 1866. Part II – Act of May 12, 1889 A General Act of Assembly for the Government of Cities of the Third Class. Part III – General Acts of Assembly of Pennsylvania for Cities of the Third Class. Part IV – Act of June 27, 1913 For the Regulation and Government of Cities of the Third Class by Superintendents of Departments. Part V – Ordinances and Regulations of the City of Meadville, Pennsylvania up to January 1, 1916. It also has a street index. Part VI – Sanitary Rules of the Board of Health up to March 14, 1916. Published by the Authority of the Mayor and Council of the City of Meadville. Penn’a, 1916 by The Tribune Publishing Company, 560 pages.

Commonwealth – The Magazine for Pennsylvania Vol. 1 No. 5 (The cover says April 1947, but the title page says March 1947.) It has a large article about Meadville. Published by Pennograph Publishing Co., Inc., State College, Pa., softcover, 28 pages.

A Complete Directory of Crawford County 1879-80, by cities, townships and boroughs, giving the name, residence, occupation and post office address of every citizen. Hardbound, 408 pages, also containing selected biographical sketches and an index. Originally printed by Press of the Crawford Journal, Meadville, Pa., October 1879, this is a reprint by Closson Press, Apollo, Pa., July 1998.

Cone, Andrew and Johns, Walter R., Petrolia – A Brief History of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Region, Its Development, Growth, Resources, Etc., From 1859 to 1869. Hardbound, 652 pages, with a few illustrations. Originally printed by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1870, this is a 1984 reprint by The Venango County Historical Society, printed by Walsworth Publishing Co., Marceline, Missouri.

Conneaut Lake Area Historical Society (written and published by), Conneaut Lake 1858-2008 – In Observance of Conneaut Lake Borough Sesquicentennial. Soft cover, spiral ring bound, illustrated, 148 pages, lots of ads, small articles and a time line, 2008.

Costello, Michael E., Images of America – Conneaut Lake Park. Softcover, illustrated, 128 pages, published by Arcadia Publishing, Great Britain, 2005.

Crawford County Commissioners, Crawford County Court House Meadville Pennsylvania. Softcover, 24-page booklet, to commemorate the remodeling and enlarging of the Crawford County Courthouse. Contains a brief history of the county, a history of the courts and bar of the county with complete listing of the law judges who presided over the courts of the county, active practitioners of recent years, members of the bar presently presiding (1954) at Meadville, Titusville, Cambridge Springs, and Linesville. It’s loaded with pictures showing the offices of the courthouse and the people working there. Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa. 1954.

Crawford County Directory 1938 – 1939 – 1940. It lists all the townships of Crawford County, Pa. Each listing gives the name, address, acres, and value. There are lots of ads, including inside and outside the covers. C. S. Burke, publisher, Box 469 Napoleon, Ohio, 80 pages, softcover.

Crawford County Election Results 1883-1894 – This is a very large, 678-page hardbound ledger, that the county clerk recorded the official election results for all of the municipalities in Crawford County, Pa. except the cities of Meadville and Titusville. There is an index followed by all the election results for each year entered and signed by hand. This book, is a complete record of who held every elected local office in Crawford County, Pa. (including Evansburg and Vallonia) and who ran against them with the final vote totals (except Meadville and Titusville). In the image above, the ledger is opened to two pages showing the official results of special elections of Various School Districts and the City of Titusville (the only Titusville entry I found).

Unknown, CRAWFORD COUNTY. From the district of which Crawford County formed a part – Members of Congress; State Senators; Members of Assembly; Judges; District Attorneys; Sherriff; Prothonotary; Clerk of Courts; Register and Recorder; Treasurer; Commissioners; Coroners; Superintendent of Schools. Hardbound, 200 pages plus an index. It is professionally bound, but no printer/publisher is listed, no date, and no author listed. The pages are written by typewriter (probably mimeographed) with corrections and notes throughout the book, written by pen. It has extensive biographical information on the people listed in the various categories and it covers a time frame of late 1700s to just past 1900 (with biographical information going back into the 1500s and 1600s). If anyone can credit this book to anyone, please let us know.

Crawford County Genealogical Society, Crawford County Genealogy – Vol. 30, No.1. Softbound, 73 pages, a few pictures and map illustrations, Spring/Summer 2007.

Crawford County School Report and Directory 1921-22. No author given. This booklet not only gives detailed information about all the public schools of the county, but it has detailed statistics about Crawford County demographics, farm sizes, production of crops and animals, interesting ads, and much more. Softcover, 73 pages, printed by The Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa.

Crawford Lodge No. 234 Free and Accepted Masons, 100th Anniversary of Crawford Lodge No.234 Free and Accepted Masons, Meadville, Pa. program booklet. Softbound, 32 pages, program plus much more, including a 4-page article: 1816 Founding of Freemasonry in Meadville; a 12 1/2-page article Crawford Lodge No. 234, F.&A.M. (Constituted November 14 A.D. 1848, A.L. 5848); plus, more Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Masonic growth information; lists of Grand Officers 1948, Past Masters, Secretaries, Committees for the One Hundredth Anniversary, Officers of Crawford Lodge #234, (picture and information) The Masonic Building 310-312 Chestnut Street, Meadville, Pa.; and War Service Honor Roll.

Crisman, Sharon Smith and the Cambridge Springs Heritage Society, Images of America – Around Cambridge Springs. Softbound, 128 pages, all pictures with captions, published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, Chicago, San Francisco, printed in Great Britain, 2003.

Darrah, William Culp, Pithole – The Vanished City. Hardbound with dust jacket, 252 pages, illustrated. “A Story of the Early Days of the Petroleum Industry.” Copyright 1972, no publisher given.

Davies, Eleanor Hinig, Moving On – Remembering My Turbulent Years 1919-1948. This is an illustrated memoir. It includes stories taking place in Meadville, Pa. Softbound, 159 pages, published by Three Sons Press, New York – Washington, DC – Providence, 2019.

Day, Sherman, Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania. Illustrated with 165 engravings, hardbound (rebound), 708 pages, Philadelphia : Published by George W. Gorton, 26 North Third-Street. New Haven: – Durrie and Peck, 1843.

The Derrick Publishing Company, Oil City Pictorial Heritage. It is hardbound with 96 pages. This is a collection of old post card images and photographs with captions. Very informative and entertaining. Published by Vintage Publications, Marceline, MO in 1997.

Dobbins, Capt. W.W., Battle of Lake Erie and Reminiscences of the Flagships “Lawrence” and “Niagara”. Hardbound with dust jacket, second edition printed in 1913 by Ashby Printing Company, Erie, Pa. It has 156 pages plus a publisher’s note, and a few illustrations.

Dolson, Hildegarde, The Great Oildorado – The gaudy and turbulent years of the first oil rush: Pennsylvania 1859-1880. Inscribed by the author to “dad’s dear friend, Dr. Watkins. Hardbound with dust jacket, 300 pages plus pages of acknowledgements, contents, and about the author. Random House, New York, 1959.

Donehoo, George P., Editor-in Chief, Pennsylvania A History. Hardbound, illustrated, five large volumes with an introduction by Thomas L. Montgomery, four volumes (2,043 pages) plus a biographical volume (306 pages), copyright and published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. New York and Chicago, 1926.

Edinboro College yearbook. Published each year by the Junior Class. Conneautteean, hardbound, 129 pages, 1940.

Edinboro College yearbook. Published each year by the Junior Class. Conneautteean, hardbound, 102 pages, 1942.

Egle, William H., M.D., M.A., History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 3^rd edition revised and corrected – Bi-centennial edition. Hardbound, illustrated, 1203 pages, original copyright 1860 by E.M. Gardner, this edition copyright 1876 D.C. Goodrich & Company, printed in Philadelphia, Pa. 1883.

Erie County Public Schools, Outline Course of Study – Elementary Schools. Softbound, 69 pages, published by Office of County Superintendent of Schools, Court House, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1938.

Erie County Public Schools, Directory 1943-1944. Erie, Pennsylvania. Softbound, 24 pages, Office of the County Superintendent, Court House, Erie, Penna.

Eureka Mineral Spring Co., Limited, Eureka Springs. Carbonated Chalybeate Natural Mineral Water – Saegertown, Pa. – For Sale by all Leading Druggists. Softcover, 44 pages with a few illustrations, 1855, this is the earliest pamphlet that we’ve found, and, it pre-dates the inn. Has: discovery of the springs; healing properties; village of Saegertown; Eureka Springs Park; analysis of the water; medical virtues; temperatures and costs of baths; costs of treatments at the springs; directions for using the mineral water; for saloon, hotel and table use; a change in color; ginger ale; Sanitarium completed; female diseases; rheumatism (plus eleven more diseases); physician’s testimonials; other testimonials; references, restaurants, hotels, grocers; price list of both mineral water and ginger ale (by the case and half case for quarts, pints, and 5 gallon cans); plus a few ads.

Eureka Mineral Springs pamphlet, The Eureka Chalybeate Springs Natural Mineral Water, The Most Remarkable Iron Water Ever Discovered. Analyses by Dr. W. Dickore, R.A. Robertson, M.D. and Others. Chapters include: The Profundis Spring, The Village of Saegertown, The Hotels of Saegertown, Electrical Department, The Eureka Springs Park, The Bath Houses, Diseases Treated at the Springs, Bottling and Packaging Rooms, Analysis, Cost of Treatment at the Springs, Directions (for using Eureka Chalybeate Water), Physician’s Testimonials, References, Price list of Mineral Water and Ginger Ale (by the case), 3 pages of railroad ads. The soft cover is illustrated inside and out and has the stamp of the business that gave out the pamphlet: M.L. Hackedorn & Bro. Drugs, Meadville PA. Forty pages (plus the illustrated covers), 1889, Eureka Mineral Springs Co., Limited, Saegertown, PA. This is probably the first pamphlet issued by this business after the inn was added.

Eureka Springs Hotel and Mineral Water pamphlet – The cover says: Eureka Springs Hotel Health and Pleasure, Saegertown, PA. The title page says: The Eureka Chalybeate Springs Natural Mineral Water, Saegertown, PA, The Most Remarkable Iron Water Ever Discovered, etc. Chapters include: Saegertown, PA., Hotel and Sanitarium, Bath Houses, Treatment of Patients, Suggestions, The Eureka Springs Waters (including analysis of both the Chalybeate Spring and the De Profundis Spring, Eureka Ginger Ale, Testimonials and References. Illustrated with photos, 29 pages. Not dated (the latest testimonial date I found in this pamphlet, is 1894) and no publisher listed. This may be the second pamphlet this company issued after the inn was built.

Evans, Paul D., The Holland Land Company. Hardbound, 4 illustrations, 2 inserted maps, 469 pages. Originally published in 1924 by The Buffalo Historical Society, this is a 1979 reprint by Augustus M. Kelley Publishers.

Fleming, George T., Fleming’s Views of Old Pittsburgh – A Portfolio of the Past. Edited by Henry Russell Miller, this is a 1932 reprinting of the 1905 original (compliments of Mellon National Bank). It has an introduction by Charles W. Dahlinger and a foreword by Henry Russel Miller. Hardbound, 95 pages plus a 2-page index, copyright 1905, 1932, published by The Crescent Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1932.

Freeman, Sabina Shields and Tenpas, Margaret L. (written and edited by), Erie History – The Women’s Story. Softcover, 260 pages, published by Benet Press, Erie, Pa. for Erie Pennsylvania Branch American Association of University Women, 1982 (signed by Sabina Shields Freeman).

Friends of Drake Well, Inc., Flaherty, Kathy, J., editor, Oilfield Journal Volume 6, 2006-2007. Softbound, illustrated, 86 pages. This has the inserted color reproduction of Howe’s Map of the Oil District of Pennsylvania, originally printed in 1866.

Friends of Drake Well, Inc., Flaherty, Kathy, J., editor, Oilfield Journal Volume 9, 2010-20011. Softbound, illustrated, 82 pages

Gaglione, Charles, Secretary Italian Civic Club, History of the Italian Civic Club 1931-1999. Softcover with spiral binding, 126 pages with illustrations. No publisher given, Italian Civic Club, Meadville, Pa.

Gannett, Henry, American Names – A Guide to the Origin of Place Names in the United States. Hardbound, 334 pages, copyright 1947 by American Council on Public Affairs M.B. Schnapper Executive Secretary and Editor, Public Affairs Press Washington D.C.

Giddens, Paul H., Early Days of Oil – A Pictorial History of the Beginnings of the Industry in Pennsylvania, contains photographs from John A. Mathers, hard cover, printed in the U.S. by Meriden Gravure Co., composed by Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, 1948, 150 pages.

Giddens, Paul H. (compiled and edited by), Pennsylvania Petroleum 1750-1872, A Documentary History. Softcover, 420 pages with 17 illustrations. First printing was 1947, this is the second printing by Margaret Ann Mong, 2000. Photos and archival material used with permission of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Drake Well Museum Collection, Titusville, Pa.

Grauel Miller, Florence, Our Own Pioneers, The Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa., 1929 illustrated and with one map, 210 pages plus bibliography

Gray, James (An abridgement of the original manuscript by James Gray to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the company), Talon Inc. a romance of achievement. A great history of Talon Inc., the “zipper”, and the key people involved. Hardbound with slipcover, lots of illustrations and pictures, 136 pages, copyright 1963 by Talon, Inc. published by Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, Ill.

Hall, Edward B., D.D., The Spirit of Truth – A Discourse Delivered at the Dedication of the New Divinity Hall of the Meadville Theological School (Meadville, Pa.) June 28, 1854. Softbound, 44 pages, published by The Western Unitarian Conference 1854, printed by Metcalf and Company, Cambridge, Printers to the University.

Hannifan, P. J. & Co., New Commercial Railroad and County Map (no map) of the State of Pennsylvania and Gazetteer and Patron’s County Business Directory of the Representative Houses (Whom We Respectfully Recommend to Public Patronage), Containing Historical, Biographical, Statistical, Political, Law and other Valuable Information with a Condensed History of the American Wars, The Spanish-American War, The Boer War and the Chinese Insurrection, and the Causes, also the Mechanics’ Lien Laws, Compiled and Published by P. J. Hannifan & Co., 414 Louisiana Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 1901, some of the ads are illustrated, 446 pages.

Harlan, A.D., Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1872 and 1873: Its Members and Officers and The Results of Their Labors. Hardbound, 176 pages, printed in Philadelphia by Inquirer Book and Job Print, 304 Chestnut Street, 1873.

Harrop, Henry, THE STORY OF AMMI BRADFORD HYDE. Hardbound, first edition (no date), 195 pages, printed for the author in Cincinnati by Jennings & Graham. This biography of a prominent scholar/teacher, has a section about his years spent on the faculty at Allegheny College, from just after the Civil War until 1884. It has two illustrations of Allegheny College, including the 1875 view shown above.

Haxby, James A., United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866 Volume 4. We use this volume to identify, authenticate, and educate us, about Pennsylvania (and our local) early bank notes. Hardbound, illustrated, 683+ pages, 1988. It includes eight other states and miscellaneous Banks of the United States. (We use this along with Hoober’s book.)

Helmreich, Jonathan E., ETERNAL HOPE – The Life of Timothy Alden, Jr.. Hardbound with dust jacket, 242 pages with a few pictures. The Notes Section breaks down the sources used in each chapter. It has a List of Works Cited, and an Index. Published by Cornwall books (printed in U.S.A.), copyright 2001 by Rosemont publishing and Printing Company.

Hilton, Don, Murders, Mysteries and History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1956. Soft cover, 304 pages, signed by the author, published by Author House, Bloomington, Indiana, 2012.

Hilton, Don, Sailing Through Time – A Guide to Conneaut Lake’s Passenger Boats. Softbound, 40 pages, illustrated. Copyright 2002, signed by the author, no printer/publisher given.

History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, No author listed, originally published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1885, this is a two volume 1975 hardbound reprint by Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, IN., vol. one has one map and a few illustrations in 705 pages, vol. 2 has pages 706-1186 plus 153 pages of indexes.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, No author listed, originally published by Brown, Bunk & Co., Chicago, IL, 1888, this is a two volume 1981 hardbound reprint by Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, IN., vol. one has one map and a few illustrations in 650 pages, vol. 2 has pages 651-1210 plus 193 pages of indexes.

Hoober, Richard T., Pennsylvania Obsolete Notes and Scrip. This book attempts to “describe all known notes and scrip issued in Pennsylvania from the termination of the colonial period through the 19th century.” It addresses rarity and value, counterfeit and altered notes, and is a very comprehensive book. Hardbound, 390 pages, published by The Society of Paper Money Collectors, Inc., 1985. (We use this along with Haxby’s Volume 4.)

The Hotel Rider, The Hotel Rider, Cambridge Springs, Pa. A promotional pamphlet, single sheet folded to provide a cover and two inside pages. The front cover has an illustration of the hotel, the back cover has an illustration of the Rider Springs Pavilion. The inside two pages have a detailed description of the rates, the waters, the “General Appointments”, no date or publisher given.

Huidekoper, Alfred, Glimpses of Europe in 1851 and 1867-8. Hardbound, 224 pages, it was printed for the author by Hempstead & Co. Printers, Meadville, Pa. in 1882. Inside the front cover, it has a Library of the Meadville Theological School – Presented by Mrs. Henry P. Kidder bookplate and a Huidekoper bookplate.

Huidekoper, Alfred, The History of Pomona Hall The Homestead of H. J. Huidekoper, McCoy & Calvin, Printers, Meadville, PA 1889, 52 pages.

Ilisevich, Robert D., DAVID MEAD Pennsylvania’s Last Frontiersman. Hardbound with dust jacket, signed by the author, 93 pages, Crawford County Historical Society, Meadville, Pa. 1988. Printed by Group 4 Printing Meadville, Pa.

Ilisevich, Robert D., Pioneers of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 1788-1800. Softbound, 47 pages with a map. It is a directory of early settlers with a little background and some biographical sketches. A Crawford County Historical Society publication, published by Heritage Books, Inc., MD, 1985.

Ilisevich, Robert D., Remembering Crawford County – Pennsylvania’s Last Frontier. A mixture of essays, illustrated, softbound, published by The History Press, Charleston, SC, 156 pages, 2008.

Johnson, Roy H., The History of Thiel College 1866-1974. Hardbound, illustrated, 264 pages. Published by Dorrance & Company, Philadelphia, 1974.

Johnson, Willis Fletcher, History of the Johnstown Flood. Hardbound with illustrations and map, 459 pages, printed by the Edgewood Publishing Co., 1889.

Jordan, John W., LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Hardbound, three volumes, 1706 pages, originally printed in 1911, this is a 1978 reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore.

Keystone View Company, Inc. KEYSTONE Primary Set. Softbound booklet – A special set of 300 stereographs and 300 lantern slides – edited by Laura Zirbes, Ph.D. associate professor of education Ohio State University. It has sections on: General Educational Objectives and Testimonials of the Keystone Primary Set; Homemade Lantern Slides; Keystone Primary Set Title List; Four Interesting Factual Readers – for the Primary Grades; The Keystone Series of Readers (and other books for five, six, and seven-year olds.); Keystone Primary Set Price List. Presented by the Keystone View Company, Inc., Meadville, Pa., printed in U.S.A. by J.W. Clement Co., Buffalo, no date.

Kirwin & Latham, compilers and publishers, The Titusville, Pa. Directory 1918 Vol. XII. Containing a General Directory of the Citizens Sixteen Tears of Age and Over, Unique Street and House Directory, Classified Business Directory, a list of City, County and State Officers, Churches, Societies, Lodges, Etc. – ALSO – Directories of the Boroughs of Grand Valley, Hydetown and Pleasantville – AND – Directories of the Townships of Athens, Oil Creek, Rome, Steuben and Troy, in Crawford County; Cherrytree, Oil Creek and Plum in Venango County; Eldred and Southwest in Warren County. Copyright 1917 by Kirwin & Latham, printed by Titusville Herald Presses, 1917.

Knights of Pythias, Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of Order of Crawford Lodge No. 164 of Penna. Softbound booklet, 50 pages, printed in Philadelphia by H.C. Weckerly, Steam-Power Printer, No. 602 Poplar Street, 1889.

Lathrop, Elise, Early American Inns and Taverns. Hardbound, illustrated, 365 pages, Arno Press, New York, 1977 (first published 1926).

Kunselman, M.H. “Bill”, Sketches & Memoirs From WWII. Softbound, 168 pages, illustrated by the author’s many sketches made during his time of service. The book is very detailed, from his Meadville National Guard days through his discharge from the war in 1945. Published by Trafford Publishing, copyright 2009.

Lavely, John A., Conneaut Lake – All Around It All About It. This is a reprint of a booklet, printed as a souvenir and promotional device for the Conneaut Lake area in 1902. It has a good history of the area, lots of period ads, and a nice selection of pictures. Softbound, 87 pages, originally printed in 1902 and sold for 25 cents, this is a reprint by Andesite Press, no date.

Lee, Sandra S., Scottino, Mary Lou, and Palandro Webb, Norma, Images of America – Italian Americans of Greater Erie. Softbound, lavishly illustrated, 128 pages, published by Arcadia Publishing, U.S.A., 2010.

LeSueur, Virginia, “Placing” Bits and Pieces of Meadville’s First Hundred Years. Softbound, with a plastic ring binding. The text starts on the back of the front cover. It has 20 pages with the text on one side plus a page glued to the back of the last page (with a map index). At the back, it also has a 2-page fold-out map (see image immediately above). Very detailed chronology of Meadville’s first hundred years with a unique and wonderful map. Printed by Allegheny College Printshop, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1976.

Lorant, Stefan, PITTSBURGH The Story of an American City. Updated and enlarged Bicentennial Edition with over 1000 illustrations (black and white and color). This amazing book has the earliest, rarest details, along with the illustrations, and it includes comprehensive information right up to the time it was published. Hardbound, 608 pages, large format, Authors Edition Inc., Lenox, Mass. 1975.

Lytle, John Horace, Advertising Media and Copy. The first 60 pages is dedicated to magazine advertising. The rest of the book is dedicated to newspaper advertising, and it uses the story of the Dayton, Ohio actual advertising campaign, for the successful promotion of Saegertown Ginger Ale. It gives details, and shows pictures some of the Saegertown Ginger Ale newspaper ads. Hardbound, 83 pages, published by Press of United Brethren Publishing House (The Otterbein Press), W.R. Funk, agent, Dayton, Ohio, 1914. This is the published address, given by Mr. Lytle to an advertising class at the Y.M.C.A. in Dayton, Ohio on Dec. 9, 1913.

Manross, Charles L. (Director of Public Safety), The Meadville Fire Department Ordinance No. 1966 of April 26, 1932, Fixing Rules and Regulations. Soft cover, 29 pages, very detailed rules regulations, and requirements for running the Meadville Fire Department, including the volunteer departments. Published by Truran Printing Company, Meadville, Pa.

Mattera, Tyler, Images of America Around Conneautville. Signed by the author softbound, 128 pages, images with captions, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011.

Maurana, Carl J., Two Times and Out – An American World War II Soldier’s Journey: From Tank to Stalag to Freedom. Softbound, 177 pages with some illustration, printed in Middletown, NJ, 2022. Mr. Maurana was a much loved and respected, prominent Saegertown School’s figure for many years

The M.C.H. Alumnae Association, Alpha and Omega – Meadville City Hospital School of Nursing 1888-1972. Very little text, but great pictures on every page of the facilities, administrators, students, doctors, graduates, etc. Lists all the graduates from 1888-1972. Hardcover, 144 pages, printed by Taylor Publishing Co., Paoli, PA and Dallas TX, no date given.

McKnight, W.J., M.D., 1780-1850 A Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Embracing the counties of Tioga, Potter, McKean, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Forest, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer – also – A pioneer sketch of the cities of Allegheny, Beaver, Du Bois, and Towanda – My first recollections of Brookville, Pennsylvania, 1840-1843, when my feet were bare and my cheeks were brown. Hardbound, illustrated, 749 pages, printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1905.

McLaurin, John J., Sketches In Crude-Oil. Hardbound, 406 pages, illustrated, with a card glued inside the front board that says; “WITH THE AUTHOR’S COMPLIMENTS.” Published by the author, Harrisburg, Pa. 1896, engraving, printing and binding by J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pa.

McMichael, William, Konneautt Lake: A Story of Early Times in North-Western Pennsylvania. Hardbound, 256 pages plus 6 pages of book ads, W.B. Smith & Co., Bond Street, New York, 1882.

McNierney, Leon, (FICTION), Titusville 1859 – A Novel about the Birth of the Oil Industry. Hardbound with dust jacket, signed by the author, 127 pages. Stated first edition, published by Vantage Press, New York, NY, 1958.

Meadville Chamber of Commerce, Robbins, D.P., Compiler, Historical and Industrial Review of Meadville, Pa. – “Portrayal of leading industries educational, financial and commercial interests. With Descriptive Articles Covering this City’s Natural Resources and Advantages; also, a condensed sketch of early history.” The front cover has MEADVILLE ILLUSTRATED 1912. Hardbound, illustrated, 144 pages, printed by Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, PA., 1912.

Meadville City Hospital, Meadville City Hospital 1880-1980 – The First Hundred Years. Softbound, illustrated, 20 pages, commissioned by Meadville City Hospital, designed and produced by Communication Design, Inc., Meadville, Pa., printed by Joseph A. Mulvey Advertising, 1980.

Meadville City Hospital Student Body (Student Nurses) Presents, The Caduceus Volume 2. Hardbound, 36 pages, student nurse yearbook for 1945. It also lists the doctors and staff of City Hospital, with WWII information, lots of pictures and pages of ads in the back.

Meadville Directory Publishing Company, Meadville City Directory 1919 – Including Kerrtown and Fredericksburg Volume XV. A general directory of citizens, business firms and incorporated companies, street and block directory, classified business directory, rural delivery directory, and other miscellaneous information. Hardbound, 240 pages with ads on the endpapers and covers, Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, PA.

Meadville High School presents Cinderella O’Reilly by Ted and Virginia Maxwell program. Under the direction of Phyllis M. Connell Friday, December the ninth (no year). Small sheet of thin green cardboard folded in half, printed on the inside and the outside. Cast, Synopsis, Production Staff, Business Staff, Acknowledgements – Produced by special arrangement with the Walter H. Butler Company of Boston, Mass.

Meadville High School Student Council, Student Handbook of Meadville, High School, Softbound, 99 pages plus index, this is the revised 1955 edition.

Meadville High School yearbook, The 1937 Red and Black. Softcover, no page numbers, no publisher given, Meadville, Pa.

Meadville Optimist Club, “NOW and THEN” Minstrel Revue. Program of the play presented at the Meadville High School October 13 and 14, 1948 at 8:15 P.M. to benefit the Boy’s Work Benefit Fund. It is full of local ads, 28 pages, softcover, compliments of Tribune Publishing Co.

Meadville’s Sesqui-Centennial Souvenir Programme May 12, 1788 – May 8-12, 1938. This guide is loaded with every detail about Meadville’s Sesqui-Centennial celebration. It has a full-page map showing where displays are located all over the city and it details these displays on other pages. There are many pictures of the organizers and committee chairmen. It details the over-all program and gives details of the specific events with times and dates, especially the “French Creek Panorama”. There are many ads and it has illustrations of the plaques that will be dedicated. Softcover, 48 pages, no publisher listed.

Meadville Telephone Company, Winter Issue Directory December 1924, Listings and ads for Meadville, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Hartstown, Linesville, Saegertown, Spartansburg, Townville. Printed by The Tribune Publishing Co., Meadville, PA with ads inside and outside the covers, softcover, 48 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Winter Directory 1929, Listings and ads for Meadville, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Hartstown, Linesville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, Townville, Utica. Printed by The Tribune Publishing Co., Meadville, PA with ads inside and outside the covers, softcover, 60 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory June 1938, Listings and ads for Meadville, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Hartstown, Linesville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, and Townville. Printed by The Tribune Publishing Co., Meadville, PA with ads inside and outside the covers, softcover, 56 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory January 1943, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Meadville, Saegertown, Spartansburg, and Townville. Printed by The Tribune Publishing Co., Meadville, PA with ads inside and outside the covers, softcover, 98 pages with extra war time ads.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory January 1944, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Meadville, Saegertown, Spartansburg, and Townville. Printed by The Tribune Publishing Co., Meadville, PA with ads inside and outside the covers, softcover, 90 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory June 1949, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Meadville, Hartstown, Kennard, Linesville, Riceville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, and Townville. No printer listed, softcover, 194 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory December 1950, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Meadville, Hartstown, Linesville, Riceville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, and Townville. No printer listed, softcover, 140 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory December 1951, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Meadville, Hartstown, Linesville, Riceville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, and Townville. No printer listed, softcover, 146 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory December 1952, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Meadville, Hartstown, Linesville, Riceville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, and Townville. No printer listed, softcover, 152 pages.

Meadville Telephone Company, Telephone Directory October 1962, Listings, yellow pages, and ads for Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Meadville, Hartstown, Linesville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, and Townville. No printer listed, softcover, 168 pages.

Meadville Theological School, General Catalog of the Meadville Theological School – 1844-1930. Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1844-1926 – Chicago, Illinois, 1926-1930. Softbound, 183 pages, published by The Beacon Press, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1930. It has a preface by C.R. Brown. The catalog lists (from 1844 to 1930) the Presidents, Faculty Members, and Students, followed by an Appendix and Index.

The Meadville Tribune (compiled and edited by, 1994), A Pictorial History of Crawford County, illustrated, This book was produced as a collection of pre-1945 photographs submitted in 1994 by readers of The Meadville Tribune, compiled and edited by Ed Mailliard.

The Meadville Volunteer Fireman’s Relief Association, CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS of The Meadville Volunteer Fireman’s Relief Association. Softbound booklet, 23 pages; Accepted July,13. 1897 – Amended January 11, 1906 – Amended December 27, 1911. It has the Charter (with the names of key people), Publication Notice, Constitution, By-Laws, and Order of Business. Printed by BREAKIRON THE PRINTER MEADVILLE, PA. (see the combined image immediately above, that shows the booklet and the printer’s mark.)

Mercer County Bicentennial Commission (sponsored by), Mercer County Pennsylvania Pictorial History 1800-2000. Hardbound with dust jacket, lavishly illustrated in both black and white and color, 592 pages, copyright 2001 by the Mercer County Historical Society, printed by The Donning Company, Publishers.

Miller, E. Willard, Pennsylvania – Keystone to Progress – An Illustrated History. Hardbound with dust jacket, large format, lavishly illustrated, 638 pages, Windsor Publications, U.S.A., first edition, 1986.

Miller, Ernest C., John Wilkes Booth in the Pennsylvania Oil Region. “Including the complete interviews of Louis J. Mackey done in 1894 at Franklin, Pennsylvania with people who had known Booth during his 1864 sojourn here.” Hardbound, signed by the author, first edition with dust jacket, 89 pages with ten illustrations. Published by the Crawford County Historical Society and printed by Group 4/printing, Meadville, Pa., 1987.

Miller, Florence Grauel, Our Own Pioneers. Hardbound, 210 pages plus bibliography, published by the Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa., 1929. It has an introduction by John E. Reynolds, Meadville, Pa., Sept. 27, 1929.

Moore, William B. and Elizabeth H. Rekas, Postcard History Series – Meadville. The book is a collection of pictures of postcards with captions that tell the history of Meadville. Arcade Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2012, softcover, 128 pages.

Moore, William B. and Joshua F. Sherretts, Images of America OIL BOOM ARCHITECTURE Titusville, Pithole, and Petroleum Center. Signed by William B. Moore, softbound, 128 pages, mostly pictures with descriptive captions. Published by Arcadia Publishing Company, Charleston, South Carolina (and 3 other places), 2008.

Nelson, Jeffrey R., Images of America – Erie Pennsylvania. Lots of pictures with captions. Published by Arcadia Publishing, printed in Great Britain, softcover, 128 pages, 1998.

Wm. H. Page Boiler Company, four catalogs and one brochure. The catalogs are: 1918 – 82 pages, 1927 – 104 pages, 1928 – 104 pages, 1932 – 104 pages. Each catalog is softbound with a full-page picture of the Meadville, Pa. factory on the second page. These catalogs and the brochure, have pictures and detailed information about their Volunteer and Monarch Boilers – used for hot water and steam heating. The brochure unfolds one time to make its 14 pages twice as wide.

Parker, Kathleen R., Here We Have Gathered – The Story of Unitarian Universalism in Western Pennsylvania, 1808-2008. Softbound, signed by the author, 530 pages. It mentions Meadville, Pa. briefly, and has quite a lot of Huidekoper information. First edition, published by Ohio Meadville District Unitarian Universalist Association, Pittsburgh, PA 2010.

The Pennsylvania College of Music – Meadville, Pennsylvania – 1904. No author or publisher given, softcover booklet, 30 pages. It has the list of faculty with some of the key members’ qualifications, the courses offered in the music and art departments, general information about registration, costs, post graduate course, terms of tuition, location, cost of board. It also lists the details of its programmes [sic] (concerts and recitals).

Perich, Terry and Kathleen, Postcard History Series – Cambridge Springs and Edinboro. Softbound, 128 pages, illustrated. The Cambridge Springs section, features mainly the hotels and mineral springs. Published by Arcadia Publishing, printed in U.S.A., 2006.

Pettingill & Co., Pettingill & Co’s Newspaper Directory 1896. Hardbound, 640 pages. It lists U.S. newspapers, (with maps), Canadian Newspapers, Class Publications (Religious, Agricultural, Educational and Magazines), then finishes with about 266 pages of newspaper advertisements, where individual newspapers can advertise their publications. Printed by F.E. Bacon & Co., bound by Adams & Co., Boston, 1896.

Polk, R.L. & Co. Polk’s Meadville City Directory 1928 volume XVIII Including Kerrtown and Fredericksburg. Hardbound, 502 pages, including Street and Avenue Guide and Householders Directory, Rural Delivery Routes, Classified Business Directory, and Alphabetical List of Names. R.L. Polk & Co., publishers 1928.

Polk, R.L. & Co. Polk’s Meadville (Crawford County, PA.) City Directory 1961 volume XXX Including Fredericksburg and Kerrtown. Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide, a directory of rural routes and much more information of a miscellaneous character; also, the Yellow Pages with a special advertising section and a complete classified list. Hardbound, 21-page introduction, 80 Yellow Pages, 318 pages of Meadville City Directory, 77 pages of directory of householders occupants of office buildings etc. plus a complete street and avenue guide, 53 pages of rural route directory. It has advertising on the end papers and covers, R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Pittsburgh, PA. 1961.

Polk, R.L. & Co. Polk’s Meadville (Crawford County, PA.) City Directory 1983 Including West Mead Township and part of Vernon Township including Fredericksburg and Kerrtown. Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide, a directory of rural routes and much more information of a miscellaneous character; also, the Yellow Pages with a special advertising section and a complete classified list. Hardbound, 17-page introduction, 134 Yellow Pages, 384 pages of Meadville City Directory, 140 pages of directory of householders occupants of office buildings etc. plus a complete street and avenue guide and a 36 page numerical telephone guide. It has advertising on the end papers and covers, R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Malden, Mass. 1983.

Polk, R.L. & C0., 1985 Meadville Pennsylvania City Directory Including Part of West Mead Township and Part of Vernon Township including Kerrtown and Fredericksburg. It has four sections: 1. Buyers’ Guide and Classified Business Directory; 2. Alphabetical Directory; 3. Street Directory of Householders and Businesses; 4. Numerical Telephone Directory. Hardbound, the whole book is filled with ads, R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Malden, Mass. 1985.

Railroads of America, The Next Station Will Be… An Album of Photographs of Railroad Depots in 1910 – Salamanca, N.Y. to Marion Ohio – Volume IX. Softbound, 58 pages, 1987. It has full-page photographs of stations, including: Union City, Mill Village, Cambridge Springs, Venango, Saegertown, Meadville, Geneva, Atlantic, Greenville, Shenango, Transfer, Sharon, Girard, Warren, Polk and others.

Railroads of America, The Next Station Will Be… An Album of Photographs of Railroad Depots in 1910 – Branches Between Meadville, Pa. & Marion Ohio – Volume XII. Softbound, 52 pages, 1993. It has full-page photographs of stations, including: Cochranton, Franklin, Reno, Oil City, West Middlesex, Pulaski, New Castle, and others.

Reynolds, John Earle, In French Creek Valley, Meadville Pa., The Crawford County Historical Society 1938, illustrated, 352 pages.

Richey, Iris, compiler and editor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Property and Supplies, The Pennsylvania Manual 1959-60 Volume 94. Very detailed current state information with historical data using lots of charts, a few pictures, and a map. Published by the Commonwealth of PA by the Dept. of Property and Supplies by Allied Printing, Philadelphia, PA 1959. Hardbound 1,111 pages.

Richmond, A.B., Esq. Intemperance The Great Source of Crime – Leaves from the Diary of an Old Lawyer. A temperance book from a lawyer who was a member of the Meadville Bar. Hardcover, 377 pages, first edition, printed by The Crawford Journal, Meadville, Pa. 1879.

Rickerson, Don (Editor), 112th Infantry – Army of the United States 1917-1919. This is: 112th Infantry Roster in the Great War Of the Pennsylvania Guard – Based on the 112th Infantry Rosters Published in 1917 and 1924 With index added. Edited by Don Rickerson, it is softbound, 466 total pages, copyright 2022 by DonRickersonBooks.com. It has history of the Regiment and it has an individual picture of every soldier listed.

Riesenman, Joseph, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Comprising the counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Forest, McKean, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron, and Clearfield. Three volumes total; the first two volumes, with 1,269 pages, relates the history. The third volume of 628 pages, is all biographies. There are a lot of great pictures to go along with this comprehensive text. These three large volumes are hardbound, published by the Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1943.

Robinson, Thomas, A. & Son. This is a very large, hardbound, leather covered, 692-page ledger book for T. A. Robinson & Son, Sheakleyville, Pa. At the front of the ledger, there is a paper glued inside the front flyleaf, hand-written: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Sheakleyville County of Mercer – being a full-page statement, avowing the truth of the ledger’s content – dated and signed by T. A. Robinson and C. J. Bell, Justice of the Peace, 18th day of December, AD 1884. The blank opposite page, has written in ink: “M(?)s. T. A. Robinson & Son Ledger March 22nd, 1879.” There are tabbed pages in the front of the ledger, with the letters of the alphabet, where customers’ names are entered with the page number where their entries can be found. The earliest entry is 1879 and the latest one I can find is 1916, with most of the entries in the 1880’s. There was a small form statement sheet inserted that said: “STATEMENT – Sheakleyville, Pa. Dec. 22, 1885. To Cochran & Robinson, Assignees of T. A. Robinson & Son.” It was used to adjust someone’s account.

Saegertown (presents), Centennial Review June 10, 1949 8:00 p.m., Play Programme (sic): “The following scenes presented are a few of the historical events that marked the growth of Saegertown.” Softcover, 4 pages, seven scenes, Program Committee, the many participants are listed, Centennial Sponsors, no location or publisher is given.

Saegertown Inn pamphlet – Frank M. Fox & Co. Proprietors. The cover is shaped like an envelope and it has 16 pages with lots of pictures. There is no date, but it has a picture and information about the Commodore Perry related powder wagon reproduction that stopped at the inn in 1913. It also compares the number of guests during their first year to the number of guests for the 1915-16 season.

Saegertown Junior-Senior High School yearbook Alpha Omega 1955.

Saegertown Junior-Senior High School annual yearbooks, the Pantherian. From 1963 to 1969, all seven books are hardbound, no publisher given, Saegertown, Pa.

Saegertown Schools Yearbook, Blue – Gold 1948.  It has all grades including grades 1-6, junior and senior high school and includes the faculty of all grades.

Saegertown Schools Yearbook, Blue and Gold 1950. It has all grades including grades 1-6, junior and senior high school and includes the faculty of all grades. All the alumni are listed from 1888 through 1950 and it includes current married names, addresses, and who is deceased. It also has pictures of some of the past graduating classes, and lists the Principles of Saegertown High School, 1888 to 1950.

Saegertown Schools Yearbook, Blue – Gold 1951. It has all grades including grades 1-6, junior and senior high school and includes the faculty of all grades.

Saegetown High School yearbook 1954. Hardbound, 56 pages

Saegertown Senior Class of 1931, Olive Mae Forman, editor, Interesting Bits of Crawford County History, Text and ads from local supporters, 24 pages.

Sargent, M.P., Pioneer Sketches – Scenes and Incidents of Former Days. “Thrilling scenes and incidents, fierce encounters with Indians and wild beasts, early privations of the American Pioneers, biographical sketches of many early settlers.” Hardbound, “Illustrated by Goddard, under the personal supervision of the author,” 512 pages, Herald Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Erie, Pa. 1891.

Sherretts, Joshua F., Images of America – Around Saegertown. Pictures with cations that tell the story. Softcover, 128 pages, Arcadia Publishing, four U.S. publishing locations listed, 2007.

Siebert Jr., C.L., Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway – A History of the Northwestern and Its Predecessor Companies. A history of the local trolley systems, illustrated with lots of maps, vintage advertising, charts and pictures. Softbound, 88 pages, no publisher given, 1976.

Skinner, Don, In a Valley Surrounded by Hills – Stories of Growing Up in a Pennsylvania Town. Memories of Don Skinner about Meadville. His father was a doctor in Meadville, and he grew up in Meadville, eventually becoming Dean of Students and then Pastor of Alleghany College. Hardbound, signed, 495 pages printed by Franklin Street Books, Portland, Oregon, 2003.

Smith, Ernest Ashton, Ph.D., professor of History at Allegheny College, Allegheny – A Century of Education 1815-1915, printed for the Allegheny College Historical Company in Meadville, Pa. by the Tribune Publishing Company, 1916, this is copy number 101 of the limited special edition, signed by the author, illustrated, 599 pages.

Smith, Jane on behalf of the Conneaut Lake Area Historical Society, Images of America – Conneaut Lake. Softbound, 128 pages, lavishly illustrated with pictures and post cards that have descriptive captions. Published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2012.

The Soyer Company of America, Facts About Soyer Pure Foods Products. This 84 page softcover booklet contains descriptions and pictures of the company’s products along with prices. The recipes contained in this booklet were prepared by Miss Edith Russell, Superintendent of the Department of Domestic Science in the Meadville Public Schools. Published by The Soyer Company of America, 1907, Meadville, PA.

Springirth, Kenneth C., Images of Rail – Greater Erie Trolleys. Signed by the author, lots of pictures and information. The trolley lines in this book, also include our local Crawford County trolley lines. Softcover, 128 pages, published by Arcadia Publishing in Great Britain, 2005.

Stainbrook, Reuben E., (FICTION), Flaming River – A Tale of the Great Titusville Oil Fire of 1892. In this work of fiction, the author “combined events which occurred during the Titusville oil fire of 1880, and the fire and flood of 1892.” First edition, signed by the author on the title page, 271 pages, copyright 1940, printed by The Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, PA.

Stewart, Ann G. and Luvaas, J. Randall, editors, Meadville Yesterday and Today 1938 – 1976, published by: Meadville Area Bi-Centennial Committee, June 14, 1976, Meadville, PA., illustrated 180 pages.

Stewart, Ann W., A Concise History of the City of Meadville. Softbound with charts and maps, 46 pages, Ann W. Stewart Meadville 1993, second printing 1999.

Stewart, Ann W. and William B. Moore, Images of America – Meadville. Lots of pictures with captions. Published by Arcadia Publishing in Great Britain, softcover, 128 pages, copyright 2001, this is a 2002 reprint.

Stewart, Anne W. and Stephen B. Utz, Images of America – Meadville’s Architectural Heritage. Lots of pictures with captions. Published by Arcadia Publishing in Great Britain, softcover, 128 pages, copyright 2005.

Stephens D. M. (class of 1920 Allegheny College), Old Allegheny – A Handbook of Information. Containing a chronology of Allegheny College, general information (including courses, costs, sports, fraternities, students who served in WWI, lists of college officers and professors, an alumni register from 1852 to 1920, and a roll of the class of 1921). Printed by The Meadville Tribune Publishing Company, 1921, 250 pages with pictures.

Student Handbook of Meadvillle High School, written and edited by The Student Council, revised 1955. It has school history, school board, faculty, courses, rules, extra activities (athletics, music, clubs, etc.), requirements, floorplan, time schedule, cheers, songs, – everything a student needs to know. Softcover, 99 pages plus index, no publisher given.

Szalewicz, Steve S., Oil Moon Over Pithole – A Story of a Phenomenon in an Oil Town. Softcover, 92 pages, illustrated with photos from the Mather Collection, signed by the author. No publisher given, copyright 1958 by Steve S. Szalewicz.

Talon Club, Talon Club Christmas Annual 1933. Softbound 1933 Christmas Program, 18 pages, that tells about the Talon Club Entertainment: Friday Evening, December 15, 1933 at Balizet’s Ball Room. It is printed on all 18 pages plus the inside and outside of the cover. It has a one-page message from Lewis Walker, President; a one-page article on why eligible individuals should belong to the Talon Club; and a one-page history of the club. It has a paragraph on the past and present club activities, and throughout the program, it has descriptions of all the different departments of the club: Talon Dramatic Club, Talon Current Event Club, Talon Public Speaking Class, Gym Class, Talon Dancing Club, Talon Bridge Club, Talon Girl’s Social Club, Talon Craftman’s Club, Talon Men’s Glee Club, The Talon Decade Club, and Future Activities of the Talon Club. It is loaded with advertisements from local businesses and has an insert, telling about Engineering Night – Talon Club Rooms – Jan, 26th, with: Grand March, Dinner, Songs, Music, Mr. Ely, Leggo – Hold Tite Jig Saw Puzzle Contest – Any Port in a Storm Bingo Mr. Carlile Cards-Dancing – plus singing -committee wishes and members.

Tautin, John, A Sandbank School Memoir. Softbound, 200 pages with lots of great pictures. A detailed, honest, entertaining memoire. Printed by Mechling, Butler, Pa., 2018.

Tenpas, Margaret L., Erie – From Forest to Port City – a children’s history of early Erie. Softcover, 41 pages, some hand-drawn illustrations, published by the Erie, Pennsylvania Branch of American Association of University Women, 1976.

Thomas, P. Richard, The Country Club 1905-1976. Softbound, 60 pages, lavishly illustrated, printed by Professional Business Forms and Printing, Meadville, Pa., 1977.

Tiffany, Nina Moore and Francis, Harm Jan Huidekoper. Hardbound biography, illustrated, 386 pages, The Cambridge Press, printed by H.O. Houghton & Co., Cambridge, Mass.

Underwriters’ Association of the Middle Department, Revised Tariff of Rates for Titusville and Vicinity (Crawford County) and Pleasantville (Venango County) Pennsylvania, Approved by the Underwriters’ Association of the Middle Department, in effect November 27, 1908. This book is loaded with an incredible amount of information, such as who lived at every address, all the businesses, property owners, individual buildings, fire department details, water supply details, and more. It includes: Canadohta Lake, Centreville, East Titusville, Hydetown, Lincolnville, Pleasantville, Riceville, Spartansburg, Titusville, Townville, and Tryonville. Hardbound, 184 pages, published by Otto-Jones Co., Printers and Publishers, Philadelphia, 1908.

Venango County Historical Society, no author given, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania, Its aboriginal history; the French and British occupation of the country; its early settlement and subsequent growth; a description of its historic and interesting localities; its rich oil deposits and their development; sketches of its cities, boroughs, townships and villages; neighborhood and family history; portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc., etc. Hardbound, 2 volumes (vol. 1 has pages 1-604 and vol. 2 has pages 605 – 1,164 plus an extensive added index), originally published in Chicago by Brown, Runk & Company, 1890, this is a 1984 reprint by Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, Missouri for the Venango County Historical Society.

Villa Maria College Glee Club – Presents – Beauty Contest – a musical comedy in two acts. Program using thin cardboard folded in half. Under the direction of Sister M. Virginia – Monday, October 22, 1945, at the Meadville Public High School, Meadville, Pa. Listing Musical Numbers, Act One and Two with participants names of support people and characters. Meadville and Erie patrons listed on the back cover.

The Viscose Company, The Story of Rayon – Second Edition, printed by Rogers & Company, New York, 1929, 63 pages, illustrated.

The Viscose Company, 1937, The Story of Rayon – Third Edition, 95 pages, illustrated.

Von Millern, Alexander, All About Petroleum, and the Great Oil Districts of Crawford and Venango Counties, Pa. The original book was published in 1865 by American News Company, New York. This is a softcover “Classic Reprint Series” copyright 2018. They scanned the original book, which was 88 pages plus 4 pages of ads. The book they scanned was missing a few pages. It was billed as: “The Most Complete and Most Reliable Description of This Remarkable Region Ever Issued.”

Waid, Francis C., Twin Souvenir, comprising his First, Second and Third Souvenirs, illustrated, dedicated, inscribed and dated by the author, Chicago, Ill. J. H. Beers & Co. Publishers 1892, first book 151 pages, second book 368+ pages, third book 272 pages.

Walker III, Lewis, The Lengthened Shadow of a Man” Colonel Lewis Walker (1855-1938). Softbound, 24 pages plus inside the front cover and inside and outside the back cover, printed for The Newcomen Society in North America by Princeton University Press, 1935.

Weber, David L., Images of America – Around Titusville, softbound, 128 pages, illustrated, published by Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, Il., printed in Great Britain.

Weschler, REV., Andrew J., St. Agatha’s Church Meadville, Pennsylvania – Seventy-Five Years of History 1849-1924. Softbound, nicely illustrated, 64 pages, printed by the Tribune Publishing Company, 1924. A good job, with lots of information.

White, Mary Chapin Warner and Heffelfinger, Beulah, Annals of Lyons Hollow – Crawford County Pennsylvania. Softbound (punched for ring binder), 76 pages with 4-page index. Copyright 1962, printed by Heffelfinger’s Office Services Indiana, Pennsylvania, 1962. Early history of an area, inside what is now Richmond Township (with additional information of other nearby areas), Crawford County, Pa. with extensive genealogy.

Wiggins, Joseph (compiled and published by), Directory of Meadville and the Oil Regions, For 1869-70 with Historical Sketches and Statistical Tables, Printed and bound at Republican Printing House, Meadville, PA, 1869, lots of ads, lists of residents, 247 pages

Williams, Kenneth P., T. Atkinson, Pioneer Editor (Before The Crawford County Historical Society, Sept. 21, 1953), 20 sheets printed on one side, stapled between soft covers, the front cover has a portrait of T. Atkinson.

Wilson, Rufus Rockwell, Rambles in Colonial Byways – Vol. II. Hardbound, 296 pages, illustrated, with a nice selection of Pennsylvania material. Electrotyped and printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa., 1901.

Y.M.C.A. City of Meadville, program for Second Annual Meeting Y.M.C.A. City of Meadville, at the Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium, Thursday, February 1, 1944. Thin cardboard folded in half. Program for Fathers and Sons, statistics of participation for the year: Gym attendance, taught to swim, taught lifesaving, leaders in training, athletic teams and more. Lists special events, community service, special war-time service, association officers, and more.

Y.M.C.A. City of Meadville, program for Third Annual Meeting Y.M.C.A. City of Meadville, at the Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium, Tuesday, January 30, 1945. Thin cardboard folded in half. Program for Fathers and Sons, statistics of participation for the year: Gym attendance, taught to swim, taught lifesaving, leaders in training, athletic teams and more. Lists special events, community service, special war-time service, association officers, and more.

OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE PRINTED LOCALLY:

T. Atkinson & Co., Meadville, Pa.

Murray, Lindley, The English Reader or Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best Writers. Hardbound, 273 pages, printed by T. Atkinson & Co., Meadville, Pa. 1823. Thomas Atkinson was a prominent pioneer printer in Meadville, who co-founded The Crawford Weekly Messenger newspaper in 1805.

The Chautauqua Press, Meadville, Pa., Theodore L. Flood, D.D., Editor.

The Chautauquan Volume IV From October, 1883 to July, 1884. Hardbound, monthly magazine series, 612 pages, 1883-4.

The Chautauquan Volume VII From October, 1886 to July, 1887. Hardbound, monthly magazine series, 640 pages, 1886-7.

The Chautauqua Publishing Company, Warren, Pa.

Quinn, Florence Mac Mahon (compiled and arranged by), The Chautauqua Juvenile Speaker. Softbound, 53 pages, 1904.

Press of W.R. English, Sheakleyville, Pa.

A bookplate printed for Ini Vive Library of Fredonia Institute. The book plate (appx. 4 inches wide by 6 inches high), is mounted inside a hardbound book that was printed in 1875. It says “Ini Vive Library of Fredonia Institute, No. 71 Vol (blank) and then lists the nine “Rules Concerning Library”.

T.L. Flood Publishing House, Meadville, Pa.

Flood, Theodore L., D.D., Editor, The Chautauquan – November 1887 vol. VIII No. 2. Softbound magazine with articles and ads. The pages aren’t numbered.

Flood and Vincent, The Chautauqua-Century Press, Meadville, Pa.

Anderson, William Gilbert, Methods of Teaching Gymnastics. Hardbound, illustrated, 269 pages, 1896.

Beers, Henry A., From Chaucer to Tennyson.  The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. “With twenty-nine portraits and selections from thirty authors.” Hardbound, 313 pages, 1894.

Chamberlain, H. R., 6,000 Tons of Gold. Signed “From the Publisher – D T. L. Flood, hardbound, 349 pages plus 2 pages of Flood & Vincent ads, 1894. For more information about Rev. Flood, and to see this signature plus one more, visit our Autographs Page.

Church, Alfred J., Callias – A Tale of the Fall of Athens. Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature. Hardbound, 301 pages, 1891.

Curtis, William Eleroy, The United States and Foreign Powers. Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature. Hardbound, a few illustrations, 313 pages, 1892.

Goodyear, W.H., M.A., Renaissance and Modern Art. Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature. Hardbound, illustrated, 310 pages, 1894.

Goodyear, W.H., M.A., Roman and Medieval Art. Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature. Hardbound, illustrated, 250 pages, 1893.

Judson, Harry Pratt, LL.D., Europe in the Nineteenth Century. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Society. Hardbound, illustrated, 343 pages, 1894.

Judson, Harry Pratt, LL.D., The Growth of the American Nation. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. Hardbound, illustrated, 359 pages, 1895.

Kinsley, W.W., Science and Prayer. Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature. Hardbound, 111 pages plus an 8-page promotion in the back of the book for “Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Home Reading Course For 1893-4”, 1893.

Wilkinson, William Cleaver, Classic Latin Course in English. Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature. Hardbound, 298 pages, 1893.

Hempstead & Co. Printers, Meadville, Pa.

Huidekoper, Alfred, Glimpses of Europe in 1851 and 1867-8. Hardbound, 224 pages, it was printed for the author by Hempstead & Co. Printers, Meadville, Pa. in 1882. Inside the front cover, it has a Library of the Meadville Theological School – Presented by Mrs. Henry P. Kidder bookplate and a Huidekoper bookplate.

McCoy & Calvin Printers and Publishers, Meadville, Pa.

No author given, The Lake Souvenir – Conneaut Lake, All Around It, All About It 1902. Softbound booklet reprint, 86 pages with lots of advertising throughout and inside the covers. It is loaded with great pictures and has very detailed local history. An original booklet was given to the Conneaut Lake Historical Society by Brian Myers of Conneaut Lake, Pa. The reprint was sold to raise funds for the Historical Society. This was originally published in 1902 by McCoy & Calvin Printers and Publishers (FINE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG PRINTING OUR SPECIALTY). It doesn’t give a reprint date or mention who reprinted it.

The Meadville Auto Club, 274 Chestnut Street Meadville, Pa.

Meadville Auto Club, Eastern Tours 1923. “A comprehensive Touring Guide Covering the Main Traveled Routes in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, with extension routes to Canada, Chicago and Florida Resorts.” This 320-page, softcover book, is full of maps, great pictures, advertising and routes. Copyright 1923 by Keystone Automobile Club. Offered by the Meadville Auto Club, affiliated with National Motorists Association and Motorists Association of Pennsylvania (price $3.00).

Messenger Print., P.O. Box 794, Meadville, Penn.

Miller, Elizabeth E., Foreign Experiences of An American Girl. Published by the author, hardbound, 148 pages, 1895.

E. H. Shartle, Meadville, Pa.

Cortazzo, Emma Collum, Journals and Letters of Emma Collum Cortazzo. Hardbound, 307 pages (some are uncut), printed by E. H. Shartle, Meadville, Pa., 1919. Emma Collum Cortazzo, was born in Meadville, Pa. Jan. 31, 1842 as Emma Collum Huidekoper, daughter of Alfed Huidekoper, granddaughter of Harm Jan Huidekoper. This book is a mixture of letters and journal entries during her seven journeys to Europe between 1868 to 1881.

The Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa.

Cobern, Camden M., D.D., Litt. D, (on the cover) Recent Explorations in Palestine – Including the Story of the Discovery of Kadesh-Barnea, the “Lost Oasis” of the Sinaitic Peninsula (on the title page) Recent Explorations in the Holy Land and Kadesh-Barnea – The “Lost Oasis” of the Sinaitic Peninsula. Hardbound, 126 pages with a few illustrations. Printed for The World Bible Conference, no date given (circa. 1914).

E.B. Van Tassel & Son, Conneautville, Pa.

A rubber stamp, on the front flyleaf of a history book, printed in 1872, says: E.B. VAN TASSEL & SON – BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS – CONNEAUTVILLE, PA. – AUG. 19, 1872. This flyleaf also has a handwritten signature and date: Flo Slayton, Aug. 20 1872.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS:

Allen, Joseph, Questions on the Acts of the Apostles. Hardbound, 149 pages, published in Boston by B. H. Green in 1834 – Cambridge: Manson, Emerson, and Grant, Printers. Inside the front cover it has a Meadville Theological School bookplate and it is stamped on the title page: MEADVILLE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.

Bates, Samuel P., Battle of Chancellorsville, Hardbound (rebound), 261 pages, printed by Wm. Butter & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1882. This was written by one of Meadville’s prominent residents.

Bates, Samuel P., A Brief History of the 100th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry Veteran Volunteers (The “Roundheads”). Softbound reprint, originally printed by W.B. Thomas Book & Job Printer, New Castle, Pa., 1884. This is the First Digital Ninjas Media Edition 03/25/16. This was written by Meadville resident, the Hon. Samuel P. Bates, State Historian.

Bates, Samuel P., Lectures of Mental and Moral Culture (1859). The title page says: By Samuel P. Bates, A.M., Superintendent of Public Instruction, Crawford County Pennsylvania. Hardbound, the first 319 pages are the lectures, then: Method of Teachers’ Institutes, and the Theory of Education (1862), 75 pages, followed by 43 pages of book ads from A.S. Barnes & Company. Published by A.S. Barnes & Company, New York and Chicago, 1869.

Bigland, J., History of England, from the Earliest Period, to the Close of the Year 1812. Hardbound leather in two separate volumes. Volume one is 496 pages, volume two is 514 pages. Published by Richardson, Boston; and Eastburn, Kirk & Co. New-York, 1815. Inside the front cover on both volumes, they have three bookplates. One says: Class no. and Book no. LIBRARY OF THE MEADVILLE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL Accession No. The second bookplate says: JOHN P. PLAIN NEW YORK. The third bookplate says: MEADVILLE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL PRESENTED BY JOSHUA BROOKES, NEW-YORK. On the title page are punched dot letters, that say: Library of the Meadville Theological School. Also, on the title page, they both have two different rubber stamps that say Meadville Theological School.

Dukesmith M.E., Frank H., Modern Air-Brake Practice – Its Use and Abuse. “A book of instruction on the automatic high speed and straight air brake. This book was Adopted as the Text Book of The Dukesmith School of Air Brakes, Meadville, Pa. Profusely illustrated with engravings furnished by The Westinghouse, New York and Dukesmith Air Brake Companies. Perfectly indexed and cross-indexed. Along with its regular illustrations, it has two large fold-out illustrations. Hardbound, 437 pages, plus advertising pages at the back. It was published by Frederick J. Drake & C0., Chicago, U.S.A. 1906. You can see three issues of The Airbrake Magazine circa 1909-1910, listed on our Newspapers, Pennsylvania Page. Frank H. Dukesmith was the editor (published by The Air Brake Magazine Company, Meadville, Pa.)

Wakefield, Priscilla, Instinct Displayed, in a Collection of Well-Authenticated Facts, Exemplifying The Extraordinary Sagacity of Various Species of The Animal Creation. Hardbound, 335 pages, stated: First American from the second London edition, Flagg & Gould printers, Boston, 1816. This book has a bookplate inside the front cover from the Library of the Meadville Female Seminary.

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