Item 49: Booklet by William S. Livengood Jr., titled, ‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs: Monthly Bulletin,” vol. 19, no. 8, 1951 July

Item — Box: 18, Folder: 25

Staff Only

Dates

Created: 1951 July

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:

Booklet.

Condition Note:

Perfect.

Measurements:

9 in. x 6 in.

Title:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs: Monthly Bulletin

Description:

Recent history and affairs in Pennsylvania.This booklet describes affairs within Early French Influences, Buyer Protections, Air Conditioning, Suburban Growth, Industrial Statistics, Lime Kilns, Local Government, Old Philadelphia being enshrined, sewage, Historic Mansion purchases, and the history of Cement in Pennsylvania. This bulletin begins with several short historic sketches focusing on Azilum. The first was about Charles Maurice de Talleyrand- Perigord, who was a French diplomat during the Revolution. Captain Denis Cottineau is also included in the bulletin. Captain Cottineau was a French navy Captain who moved to Azilum to escape uprisings in Haiti. It describes the buyer protections of oil that were being implemented in 1951. Pennsylvania oil was being graded so consumers would know the quality oil they were purchasing. In a chapter titled “Air Conditioning and Ground Water in Pittsburgh” they discuss the increased use of air conditioning and ground water in the Pittsburgh area since 1927. It was written by D. W. Van Tuyl who was a hydraulic engineer working on a U.S Geological Survey. The growth of the suburbs in the mid 20th century and the decline of cities is briefly discussed. Norma J. Silk wrote an article titled “America’s First Lime Kilns In Pennsylvania”. Silk explains the history of the limestone industry in Pennsylvania that was founded in the 1680s and continued up until the 1930s. The first article of a series by R. D. Billinger is included. This article is about the history of cement in Pa. The founding of the Coplay Cement Company by David O. Saylor in 1866 is discussed. This mill is now on the national historic register.