Item 26: Wilkes-Barre Historical Record Vol. VI No. 2, 1897

Item — Box: 17, Folder: 20

Staff Only

Item 19: Wilkes-Barre Historical Record Vol. I No.2, 1886

Dates

Created: 1897

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Quarterly publication.

Condition Note:

Very poor.

Measurements:

9.75 x 8 in.

Title:

The Historical Record.

Description:

A quarterly publication dedicated to the early history of Wilkes-Barre, PA. This is a publication on the history of the Wyoming Valley region. It begins with notes on the Historical Society’s meeting that was held before this was published. It mentions Andrew H. McClintock who was the treasurer of the Society. He was retiring from this position in 1897 after holding it for ten years. This issue includes many locals who were born when the area was being settled in the early 18th century.