NEWS AND COMMENT

By DONALD H. KENT Historical and Museum Commission

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES The Adams County Historical Society held its first fall meeting on October 3, making a tour and inspection of its new quarters in the Old Dorm Building on the campus of Gettysburg Seminary. The Eimma G. Musselman Foundation, Biglerville, Pennsylvania, recently made a gift of five thousand dollars to the Society for im- provements to the building, providing for a meeting room and other necessary facilities. The November 7 meeting was held at the Society headquarters; Mrs. Ellen Tipton Buehler read a paper giving an amusing sketch of various incidents relating to the Battle of Gettysburg and the tour of the battlefield. On December 5, Mrs. Vera Wagner, president of the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Sociely, gave an illustrated talk on covered bridges.

The Allegheny City Society met on November 3 at the Buhl Planetarium; the speaker was Emil Limbach, who explained plans for the proposed Allegheny Center.

The Historical Society of Berks County held its 56th pilgrimage on October 7, 1961, visiting sites associated with the early history of iron in the southern part of the county. The Society's regular lecture series began on October 29 with a testimonial to local philanthropists, a film on the rise of industries in Wyomissing, and an address by James LeRoy Kline, public relations officer of Berkshire Knitting Mills. On November 26, Dr. Paul A. W. Wallace, associate historian, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, spoke on "Indians in Pennsylvania: Shickellamy and His Friends"; and on December 10 Mrs. Allan Lake Rice gave a talk on "Christmas in Sweden."

The Blair County Historical Society made a field trip on October

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to visit its historic property of Etna Furnace, a charcoal iron- -orks dating from 1809 in Catherine Township, which the Society li s just had repaired. The occasion was marked by the unveiling a historical marker for the furnace which was placed on Route * by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. An 'count of the furnace is given in Past & Present, No. 4, Fall, 961. This 40-page, illustrated publication of the Society also con- fains a memoir of Hollidaysburg in canal days by Dr. Harry Coffey.

On October 28, the Bradford County Historical Society was hlost to the autumn conference of the Historical Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania. At the morning meeting Towanda fHigh School students under the direction of their English teacher, William Wooster, presented episodes from the life of David Wil- inot, noted statesman from Bradford County; and Mrs. Charles 1I1. Rarig, of Columbia County Southern Joint High School, pre- sented a survey showing the replies which various Pennsylvania counties gave in response to students' requests for information. At the luncheon meeting William N. Richards, director of the Bureau of Museums, Historic Sites, and Properties, Pennsylvania listorical and Museum Commission, discussed historic sites as resources for teaching history. The group also made a bus tour to historic spots in Towanda and Bradford County.

The Brownsville Historical Society held its first charter mem- bership banquet on December 12 with 120 persons in attendance. Robert Christie, director of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, spoke on the significance of the Brownsville area in western Pennsylvania history. Earl C. Storey, president of the Society, reports that there are now 227 charter members.

The Bucks County Historical Society took part in an Iron Horse Rail Ramble to Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, on September 23. The ;ociety's autumn meeting was held at Pennsbury Manor, the re- treated country home of , on September 30, when .)r. S. K. Stevens, executive director of the Pennsylvania His- orical and Museum Commission, spoke on "The Story of Penn's lanor." The members made a tour of the Pennsylvania Farm 84 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY

Museum of Landis Valley and on October 14. In the Society's free lecture series, Dr. Arthur Graeff of Kutz- town State College spoke on October 19 on "Experimental So- cieties in Pennsylvania"; Eric De Jonge of the Pennsylvania State Museum discussed "The Backgrounds of American Folkart" on November 2; Dr. Paul A. W. Wallace gave a talk on "Shickellamy and His People" on November 16; and Charles Peterson, architect of the , lectured on "The Restoration of Independence Square" on December 7. The latest issue of the Society's quarterly, The Historian, includes an article on "The Quakertown and Eastern Railroad," by George M. Hart, as well as an interesting discussion of the Pemberton family.

On September 19, the Chester County Historical Society visited Church Farm School, between Glen Loch and Exton. The speaker and host for the evening was the school's founder and headmaster, Charles W. Schreiner, D.D., whose topic was "The School that Came from Nothing." At the meeting on October 17, Thomas R. Butler gave an illustrated talk on the life of his father, "Smedley D. Butler, Chester County's Quaker General." The meeting on November 21 dealt with needlework; Mrs. Herbert Schiffer and Mrs. Lynmar Brock were the speakers. At the annual banquet held on December 12, Dr. Robert C. Smith, professor of the his- tory of art at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke on "Furniture of the Thirteen Colonies."

The annual meeting of the Clarion County Historical Society was held on October 10, featuring a panel discussion on the early history of the county moderated by H. Ray Pope, Jr. Five di- rectors were elected, and in their organization meeting the follow- ing officers were chosen: Mrs. Eleanor D. Furlow, president; Dr. Samuel A. Wilhelm, first vice-president; George W. Cole, second vice-president; Merle B. Eberlin, corresponding secretary; Bird E. Riley, financial secretary; and Mrs. Amy C. Davis, treasurer. The sixth anniversary dinner of the Society was held on Novem- ber 14, when the featured speaker was Dr. Dana Still of Clarion State College, who spoke on "The Qualities of Greatness." At a special meeting of the directors that evening Mr. Eberlin was elected as the first curator of the Society's library-museum, which is located on the third floor of the Clarion County Courthouse. NEWS AND COMMENT 85

On November 3, a joint meeting of the Fort McClure Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Columbia County Historical Society was addressed by the Society's secre- tary, Edwin M. Barton, on "The Vision of the County Historical Society." The November 30 meeting of the Society was addressed iy Dr. E. A. Glenn, president of the Berwick Historical Society, 0.! the history of heavy industry in Berwick, a topic having special reference to the announced withdrawal of the American Car and . oundry plant from the area.

At the annual meeting in November the Hamilton Library and Historical Association of Cumberland County changed its name to Cumberland County Historical Society and Hamilton Library Association, a name which was felt to be more descriptive of its nature. Officers elected include Milton E. Flower, president; Rob- ert G. Crist, vice-president; and D. W. Thompson, secretary. On February 16, 1962, Dr. Flower will speak on "The Civil War and the Cumberland Valley, 1862," and on March 23 Robert G. Crist will speak on "The West Shore and the Confederate In- vasion." These two meetings will be the first in a series of Civil War programs for the next two years which are expected to have wide appeal. The Society's annual recognition dinner will be held on May 4, when the speaker will be William A. Hunter, chief of the Division of Research and Publications, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

The Historical Society of Dauphin County resumed its regular monthly meetings in September, when Colonel W. S. Nye, as- sociate editor of the Civil War Timwes, spoke on the "Civil War Period in and around Harrisburg." In October they were honored to have Governor David L. Lawrence present a very significant talk on "Preserving the Past," published in the present issue of PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. Evan J. Miller, a former president and trustee of the Society, gave an illustrated talk on "Historical douses in Dauphin County" at the November meeting. On the annual fall pilgrimage in October two bus loads of members and friends visited Pennsbury Manor and the Bucks County Historical Society. 86 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY

The Delaware County Historical Society has continued working for the preservation of important historic sites in the county suc& as the Caleb Pusey House and the Lawrence Cabin. At the an- nual meeting on November 14, Samuel H. Newsome was electec president to replace George Plowman, who had declined re- nomination after twelve years' service. Dean Roy F. Nichols of the Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania spoke on "The Meaning of the Civil War Celebration."

Professor Larry Gara of Grove City College gave an address on "Quakers and the Underground Railroad" at the annual meet- ing of the Friends Historical Association on November 27.

On October 7, 1961, the Haverford Township Historical So- ciety dedicated the reconstructed Lawrence Cabin in Powder Mill Valley Park Area along Cobbs Creek. The cabin, which was built sometime before 1700, had been occupied until about two years ago when the land on which it stood became the location of a car wash. The cabin was torn down, but the materials were saved and stored, and during the past summer it was reconstructed on the new site. The total cost of the project was about $6,500, for which contributions were solicited from interested persons. The cabin project had the effect of reviving interest in the Society, which now has about 150 members.

The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County on October 14 opened to the public three museum rooms and a new reading room in the basement of Memorial Hall in Indiana, Penn- sylvania, and the Pioneer Log House adjacent to Memorial Hall. The museum will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays during school months, and the Log House and the museum will be open Thurs- days, Saturdays, and Sundays from 2 to 5 P.M. from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Society plans to add a microfilm reader to the library equipment. The Strongstown Homecoming and Historical Society presented the program at the November meeting. The meeting on December 1 featured Christmas carols and a Christmas story.

The new color film on "Pennsylvania, Keystone of the Nation," NEWS AND COMMENT 87 ip oduced by the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, was F.own at the meeting of the Keystonians of Harrisburg on Sep- :ber 21. William H. Shank of York spoke on "Amazing Penn- .,yvania Canals" at the October 19 meeting, and William A. inter, chief of the Research and Publications Division, Penn- .ylvania Historical and Museum Commission, spoke on "Frontier *orts" at the meeting on November 16.

The history of the Hudson Coal Company was reviewed at the m-eeting of the Lackawanna Historical Society on September 26 l-y Thomas R. Millen, who was associated with the company for forty years. On October 21 members of the Society made a bus tip to West Point, New York; Roger J. Howell, Division En- (gineer of the Pennsylvania Department of Mines, addressed the Society on October 31 on past and present mine conditions in the area of its property; and on November 30 Rowland T. Berthoff, assistant professor of history at Princeton University, gave "A 1 listorian's View of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Region."

The autumn program of the Lancaster County Historical Society began on October 3 with a talk on "Century-Old Woodcuts of the Civil War" by George E. Hess, a printer. An ex- hibition of woodcuts and prints was shown from October 2 to October 28. Herbert S. Levy, Esq., discussed "The Paintings and Life of Charles Demuth" on November 7, and this was supple- mented by an exhibition of twenty-five paintings lent by the New York Museum of Modern Art. A Christmas party was held on December 5, with a reading by Mrs. William Bollman. The January issue of the Lancaster County Historical Society Journal features the "Department of the Susquehanna," a master's thesis by Glenn E. Billet, published as part of the Society's observ- anice of the Civil War Centennial. This issue also includes a series of historical surveys of the nineteen boroughs of the county, a 1isceilany on agricultural history entitled "Plough and Winnower," and sketches of long-established businesses called "Landmarks in Commerce." The "Pirates," a group of prominent Lancaster gentle- men, recently presented to the Society a glass case for the flags of Lieutenant General Daniel B. Strickler of Lancaster; a Leman rifle presented by the manufacturer to Abraham Beck, father of 88S PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY the late Dr. Herbert H. Beck; and a pair of Windsor chairs used in the old courthouse when the Continental Congress met there in September, 1777. The Society recently adopted a resolution urging the Lancaster City Council to enact a historical zoning ordinance.

At the meeting of the Lebanon County Historical Society on November 27, Eric De Jonge, curator of American arts and crafts, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, spoke on "Belznickel," the Pennsylvania German version of St. Nicholas.

The January 19 meeting of the Lehigh County Historical Society was addressed by Dennis C. Kurjack, chief of interpretation, Independence National Park, Philadelphia. Extensive interior renovation of Trout Hall, headquarters of the Society, has been completed. The colonial period furnishings will be arranged inl time for the opening of the Bicentennial of the City of Allentown, which was founded in 1762.

The fall meeting of the Lower Merion Historical Society was held at Ashbridge House, Rosemont, on October 29. John F. Reed, secretary of the Manuscript Society, spoke on local Revolti- tionary history.

The Lycoming Historical Society and the Ways Garden Com- mission have reached an agreement under which the new Museum will be built in Ways Garden. Meetings are now being held in the Brown Library. No disposal has yet been made of the Society's former building which was damaged by fire beyond repair.

The Mercer County Historical Society was bequeathed five per cent of the estate of Miss Henrietta Floyd Magoffin of Mercer, who died on November 8. More than a decade ago, Miss Magoffin gave the Society its headquarters, the 140-year-old Magoffin house which was built by her grandfather.

The Historical Society of Montgomery County held its fall outing on October 7, making a tour of historic New Castle, Delaware. The fall meeting on November 18 heard the third NEWS AND COMMENT 89 inI a series of Civil War papers, Attorney Donald A. Semisch presenting "The Bench and Bar of Montgomery County During t]ie Civil War." Following the recent death of Charles R. Barker, ifo.mer chairman of the publication committee, John F. Reed was addled to the committee and Dr. William T. Parsons of Ursinus College was named chairman. By the will of Reverend Francis CA Schlater the Society recently acquired an interesting group of antique furnishings and furniture which are on display in the museum room.

The fall season of the Muncy Historical Society opened on Oc- tober 27 with a meeting celebrating its twenty-fifth aniversary. President Eugene P. Bertin, who has served for twenty-one years., paid a tribute to the Society's founder and first president, the late DIr. T. Kenneth Wood, as well as to those whom he had wisely selected and trained in his lifetime to carry on the work of the organization. Other members contributed five-minute talks on the history of Now and Then, the Muncy Garden Club, and the Muncy Public Library, the last two being organizations sponsored by and affiliated with the Society. One of the earliest organizations of Junior Historians in Pennsylvania was founded by the Muncy Historical Society long before they were organized through the schools. These Junior Historians are enrolled in the Society at a reduced rate and receive the magazine, Now and Then. Dr. S. K. Stevens, executive director, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, delivered the principal address of the evening, con- gratulating the Society on having maintained the high level estab- lished by Dr. Wood, which is often not the case when the moving spirit passes from the scene. Then Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R. Anspach brought in a large three-tiered birthday cake, of which M111rs. T. K. Wood cut the first slice for President Bertin. At the meeting on November 17, the speaker was Edwin A. Glover, pres- ident of the Tioga County Historical Society, vice-president of the )ennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies, and author of -ckletailed Wildcats. His subject was "The Wildcat District at lhe Beginning of the Civil War."

At its November meeting members and friends of the North- arnpton County Historical and Genealogical Society heard an ad- 90 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY dress by Donald P. Keith, editorial page editor of the Eastol Express, on "Early Transportation on the Upper Delaware." 01 November 13, as part of a tour of historic places in Easton, mern- hers of the Golden Age Club of Merchantville, New Jersey, visiterd the Society Museum.

The advisory council of the Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians has held several meetings this fall under the chairman- ship of Dr. Alfred D. Sumberg, to promote its activities and to make plans for the state conference which will be held at Hershey on May 3 and 4, 1962. The first issue of a new series of its bul- letin, The Junior Historian, appeared in October in the form of a four-page leaflet.

Directors of the Pennsylvania Folklore Society met in the Li brary Room at the Pennsylvania State Museum on December 2 under the chairmanship of Robert Byington, acting president. It was decided that the permanent location of the office of the So- ciety should be moved to Mr. Byington's office at Lycoming Col- lege, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to which all mail intended for the Pennsylvania Folklore Society should hereafter be addressed.

The Pennsylvania German Society held its seventy-first annual meeting at York on October 27 and 28. At the annual dinner o11 Saturday, Dr. Millard E. Gladfelter, president of Temple Univer- sity, spoke on "Some Incidents in York County During the Get- tysburg Campaign of the Civil War." Calvin G. Bachman's The Old Order Amnish of Lancaster County has been reprinted as volume 60 of the Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, making an exceedingly interesting and useful wvork again available.

The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society has been forging ahead in its usual excellent manner under the able leadership of Dr. Preston A. Barba, acting president. Its latest publications. reflecting much credit on the Society, include Fraktur, by Dr. Donald A. Shelley, executive director of the Henry Ford Museum; and The Amish Today, by Dr. Elmer L. Smith. So popular wax the volume on Fraktur that another printing had to be scheduled NEWS AND COMMENT 91

IO feet demands. The annual meeting of the Society will be held *[ershey on May 12, 1962.

,he Pennsylvania Historical Junto, Washington, D. C., held its larnmeeting of the fall season on September 15, when Milton l,; 1incam, past president of the Junto and of the National Genea- lo ,ical Society, spoke on "John L. Balderston, Philadelphia Journal- isi and Playwright." Charles A. McCarthy was the speaker on October 20, his subject being "James Bird, Martyr-Hero of the \Var of 1812." On Noyember 17, Dr. Homer T. Rosenberger, foonder and first president of the Junto, discussed "Gifford Pin- clhot, 'Endowed' Public Servant."

At its November meeting the Historical Society of Perry County had as guest speaker Helen Grey Robertson, lecturer and writer, ivh1o gave readings from her books, Fleeting Hours, Call of the 7'iiscarora, and Blue Hyacinths. The Reverend Earl Kipp will presenit "Lincoln and Civil War Days" at the February meeting.

The Potter County Historical Society was host at the annual (liliner meeting of the Cameron, McKean, and Potter County his- lorical societies, held in Coudersport, September 20, 1961. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary of the Austin Dam catastrophe \\hiclh destroyed a mountain village of 1,500 people. Pictures were shown and reminiscences given by survivors of the disaster. Be- fore the dinner, visitors were welcomed at the local Society head- (Itiarters. The Potter County Historical Society held its stated meet- ing on October 20, when Robert H. Johnston of Lock Haven State College discussed "The Indians of the Valley of the Susque- hainna.`

The Pottstown Historical Society held its fall meeting at Potts- *rove on September 25. A handwritten narrative of early recollec- ions of Pottstown, 1840-1860, written by William Ives Rutter in 906, was read at the meeting by Miss Mary Ives Campbell, a iece of the author, and a charter member of the Society. A card 1)arty was held on October 12 for the benefit of the Pottsgrove 'irnishings fund. The Society held its annual Thanksgiving service ,1

92 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY in Zion's Reformed Church on Sunday afternoon, November 26, followed by a tea at Pottsgrove.

The Presbyterian Historical Society, 520 Witherspoon Build- ing, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it will microfilm any paper or thesis which the Society considers to have sufficient interest for the history of Presbyterianism or material relating to Presbyterianism. The microfilming will be done at no expense to the author. This service is intended primarily for the reproduction of graduate theses, seminar papers, research proj- ects, scholarly manuscripts, and other results of original research. Undergraduate term papers and papers largely from secondary sources do not fall within the purpose of this program, although papers of special merit in this category will be given careful conl- sideration if requested. In order to make such material available to any interested persons or institutions, the Society proposes to offer microfilm copies at no cost. Before sending a manuscript, authors should write to the Society, giving the title of the man- uscript and a brief explanation of the subject. Guy S. Klett, research historian and editor of the Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society, was recently named recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the Society for 1961.

On November 14, the Radnor Historical Society heard the chief of the Radnor Fire Company and other old residents talk on "The Burning of the Bellevue and Other Spectacular Fires of Long Ago." A large number of fire relics and photographs were un- earthed for this interesting program. The Society visited Hopewell Village and Furnace in October. It is now co-operating with the Radnor Planning Commission in creating a historic district in the township under the Historic District Act of 1961.

The Historical Society of St. Marys and Benzinger Township is gathering all available photographic material, portraits, groups. and scenes relating to the area, and this program will soon be completed. The organization is growing, and has developed inter- esting methods of presenting its exhibits.

The Shippensburg Historical Society had a dinner meeting at NEWS AND COMMENT 93 the Middle Spring Grange Hall on October 12. After the dinner alr auction was held to raise money for the forthcoming Civil War Ce'-tennial publication. For this publication a number of documents have been received, copied, and returned to their owners. Folders have been set up under various headings, and members have been asked to find more original material on Shippensburg in the Civil W\lar period.

The Snyder County Historical Society and Susquehanna Uni- versity sponsored a Civil War Centennial program in the Alumni Gymnasium of the University on November 1. It featured music of one hundred years ago presented by the Susquehanna Orchestra, the mixed chorus, and the men's chorus; and appropriate selec- tions from the works of Walt Whitman were read. Dr. William A. Russ, Jr., professor of history, Susquehanna University; James B. Steffy, director of the orchestra; and Mrs. Frances Alterman, di- rector of the mixed chorus, joined in planning this program.

On October 6 and 7, 1961, the Springs Historical Society of the Casselinan Valley co-operated with the Penn Alps Corporation in presenting the fourth annual Folk Festival in the village of Springs, Pennsylvania. An estimated 6,500 guests from many states attended this celebration especially geared to the revival and preservation of pioneer arts and crafts of the area. There were also three historic tours into the surrounding countryside as well as conducted tours of the Springs Museum. The fourth issue of \Volume I of The Casselmnan Chronicle, published by the Society, is about to go to press.

The Swedish Colonial Society and the American Swedish His- torical Foundation held a meeting and reception on November 17 in honor of Dr. Amandus Johnson and in commemoration of John Ifanson. Dr. Johnson reviewed his recent trip to Sweden and Fin- laid and showed motion pictures of the ship Vasa which was re- ce'ntly raised after 333 years at the bottom of the sea. Dr. Esther Chilstrom Meixner gave an illustrated talk, "With Amandus oThnson in Sweden."

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Inc., had a very active program during the fall, and its president, Mrs. Vera H. Wagner, gave illustrated talks on covered bridges at several historical society meetings, as mentioned elsewhere it, News and Comment. A number of displays were arranged, a tele- vision program was presented, and several tours were held. A holiday luncheon meeting was held on December 3.

The Board of Directors of the Valley Forge Historical Society and the Executive Committee of the Woman's Auxiliary have held meetings at regular stated intervals under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. John Robbins Hart, president, and Mrs. Franklin B. Wildman. Lloyd Eastwood-Seibold, the curator of the Washingtoni Memorial Museum, has done extensive research to answer iin- quiries from individuals throughout the country who write for in- formation on various subjects, genealogical, antiquarian, and his- torical. The program highlight of the early winter schedule was held on December 9, 1961, when the 184th anniversary of the arrival of General Washington's army at Valley Forge, December 19, 1777, was celebrated. This colorful annual event was full of interest and well attended. The members of the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, and their wives were guests of honor. The features of the program presented in the Washington Me- morial Chapel included an address by Captain Henry McK. Inger- soll, who spoke on the illustrious history of this distinguished troop. Honorary Captain Henry P. Glendenning, Jr., in an impressive ceremony presented the Museum with a rare addition to its growing collection of valuable firearms, a Ferguson rifle. Members of the Woman's Auxiliary officiated as hostesses at the tea and recep- tion which followed in the Martha Washington Memorial Galley of the Museum.

The Warren County Historical Society made a field trip to the near Titusville in September. The October meeting featured a talk on antique firearms by Robert Huck of Warren. James B. Stevenson, vice-chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, was the speaker at the No- vember meeting, his subject being the ghost city of Pithole which he has been active in developing as an historic site. NEWS AND COMMENT 95

'-he Wayne County Historical Society held its semi-annual (h'lier meeting on November 2 with about ninety present. Thomas l, 1illen of Scranton spoke on the influence of the Delaware and 4jdion Canal and Railroad on this area. Owen Gay, president O)the Society, presided. at the business meeting which adopted a i,,,vv constitution and by-laws. The membership of the Society has giown from 299 in 1948 to 781 in 1961.

it.the fall meeting of the Westmoreland-Fayette Historical So- tiety on October 14 in Uniontown, the program featured an ad- (diess on "Albert Gallatin and Friendship Hill" by Buell B. Whitehill, past president of the Society.

JThe Wyoming Historical and Geological Society continued its fall lecture series with an address on "Sea Power in the Civil War" by Attorney Edward D. Morgan on October 19. The series concluded on November 30, when Daniel R. MacGilvray, director of the Society, spoke on "Abolition: The Crusade for Human lFreedom." The Society's current exhibit is entitled "Sentiments of Yesteryear," and consists of seventy-five rare Currier and Ives lithographs and a unique collection of antique dolls. The annual dinner has been scheduled for Saturday, February 10, 1962, when the featured speaker will be David Taylor, the historical novelist, and his topic, "The Spy-Prince of Weapons."

1Birank J. Schmidt, a 1959 graduate of the Winterthur Program in Early American History at the University of Delaware, has been appointed director of the Historical Society of York County. Mdr. Schmidt is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he was employed for the past two years as cultural historian by the i tiblic Museum. In the field of exhibits the Society displayed James Michener's collection of Japanese prints during November, and faintings and drawings by Lucy Eisenhard during December. In anuary the exhibit will be an introduction to glass from the "Orning Museum, Corning, New York; and paintings by Ernest . rape will be shown in February. The Society sponsored four "*levision shows in the Pennsylvania Heritage series on WGAL- during November; and on November 10 it began its weekly 96 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY television shows on WSBA-TV in co-operation with the York city schools. We note with regret the death on November 10 of William S. McClellan, president of the Historical Society of York County for the past eight years.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Jacob E. Cooke, professor of history, Carnegie Institute of Tech- nology, was associate editor (with Harold C. Syrett as editor) of The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, volumes I and II, recently published by the Columbia University Press.

Cedar Crest College announces the appointment of James A. Bonar, an M.A. of The Johns Hopkins University, and of Miss Alice Kenney, Ph.D., of Columbia University, as instructors in history.

The fifth annual Gettysburg College Civil War Conference held on the campus on November 19-21, 1961, considered the theme, "Problems of the Confederacy." A group of distinguished students of Southern and Confederate history presented papers and com- mnenits. Professor James W. Silver of the University of Mississippi arranged the program, which included Rembert W. Patrick of the University of Florida, Clement Eaton of the University of Ken- tucky, Bell I. Wiley of Emory University, and Lenoir Chambers, editor of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Commentary was provided by Charles P. Roland of Tulane University; Jerome W. Jones of Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio; Otis A. Singletary of the University of North Carolina; Horace Montgomery of the University of Georgia; and Colonel John M. Virden, associate editor of the Army Times.

Mrs. Claire Schultz has been added to the Department of His- tory at Immaculata College as instructor in history. A one-day conference on "Latin America in the Schools" was held by the Immaculata College Department of History in co-operation with the American Historical Association Service Center for Teachers of History on October 28. Dr. Arthur P. Whitaker of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania gave the opening address, and there were NEWS AND COMMENT 97 co0nlments by Dr. Manoel Cardozo of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C.; Dr. James John Flannery of the University of Pennsylvania and Immaculata College; Rev. Joseph Gr-inillion, socioeconomic director of the National Catholic Wel- fafc Conference; and Dr. Emma Bolzau, assistant to the Associate Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia. Participants in the conference were limited to seventy-five secondary and col- lege teachers.

At Indiana State College the social studies department has added Dr. Richard Heiges, previously research associate, Ohio Legislative Service Commission; and Willis J. Richard from Wit- tenberg University after a summer on a Ford Fellowship at the University of Chicago. Dr. Louis Sweet and J. Merle Rife were engaged in research this summer in London and Paris respectively. Miss Florence Wallace visited the Near East, Greece, Corsica, and Spain; and Miss Jane Mervine did graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. E. B. Coddington, professor of history, Lafayette College. is on sabbatical leave, doing research on the Battle of Gettysburg: and Dr. A. W. Gendebien, associate professor of history, is acting head of the department. Paul J. Hauben, a candidate for the Ph.D. degree at Princeton University, has joined the history de- partment staff.

Lehigh University notes that Professor Lawrence H. Gipson's tenth volume on The British Empire Before the American Revol- tion has just been published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; that an article by Professor John M. Haight, Jr., appeared in Gazette (Leiden, Holland) ; and that an article by Professor Charles A. Hale was published in Historia Mexicana. Professor Raymond C. Cowherd has been granted a leave of absence for the academic year.

New appointments to the department of history at the Univer- si.y of Pittsburgh include Richard N. Hunt as assistant professor, and Lionel Rothkrug, Richard Chu, and Carl Weiner as temporary nstructors Professor Leland Baldwin is on leave of absence in 98 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY

California, and Associate Professor Samuel Chu is undertaking research in Formosa on a Fulbright Fellowship. Assistant Pro- fessor Hugh G. Cleland contributed a chapter on "World War II and Its Aftermath" to Interpreting and Teaching American His- tory: 31st Yearbook of the National Council of Social Studies; he is also serving as national secretary-treasurer of the Society of Labor Historians. Assistant Professor Emory Evans presented a paper on "Planter Indebtedness and the American Revolution in Virginia" at the fall, 1961, meeting of the Southern Historical Association. Associate Professor William Dusenberry published articles in the Hispanic American Historical Review and the Journal of Inter-Amierican Studies. Associate Professor John Duffy is completing the second volume of The Rudolph Matas His- tory of Medicine in Louisiana, scheduled for release early in 1962; and has published an article on Erasmus Darwin Fenner in the Journal of Medical Education. Professor George Fowler read a paper on "Comparative Studies and History" at the University of Kentucky Conference on Language and Literature, April, 1961. Professor Samuel P. Hays presented a paper on "New Approaches to Recent American Political History from Reconstruction to the Armistice, 1918," at the December, 1961, meeting of the Amer- ican Historical Association.

The history honors classes at Seton Hill College on November 29 heard Miss Christine Lykos, a University of West Virginia grad- tuate, present an illustrated talk on her tour of her native Greece. This lecture was sponsored by Dr. Bernard Scherer of the history department. Pi Gamma Mu has awarded a $500 scholarship to j eanette Mager, for graduate work at the Catholic University of America.

Susquehanna University's sponsorship of a Civil War Cen- tennial program in co-operation with the Snyder County Historical Society has been mentioned above. The James Agee movie, "The End and the Beginning," was shown on November 2, and the Susquehanna University Players presented Robert Sherwood's "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" from November 29 through December 2, both as parts of the Civil War observance. The Susquehanna University Press has published the second of the two volumes orn NEWS AND COMMENT 99

F-lwailan annexation by Dr. William A. Russ, Jr., of which the first appeared in 1959.

Dr. Maurice W. Armstrong of Ursinus College conducted a travel seminar in European history during the summer. Dr. Eliza- beL'i Read Foster is on leave of absence for research on the Stuart period; Dr. Danila C. Spielman was named assistant professor of hisLory during this leave. Dr. Eugene H. Miller has received an appointment as Fulbright Professor in Calcutta, India, for the year 1961-1962; Donald H. Norton is teaching the courses on the Far East and comparative government this year.

At Villanova University, Henry L. Rofinot, associate professor of history, has replaced Harold F. Hartman as acting chairman of the department of history and political science. Professor Hart- maan has been appointed Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Fred J. Khouri, on leave of absence, is currently serving as visiting professor of political science at the American University of Beirut. Dr. Alexander Rudhart has received a sab- batical leave of absence for the current academic year, and is en- gaged in advanced studies at the University of Vienna. Hafeez Malik joined the permanent staff in September as assistant pro- fessor; he was formerly the accredited White House correspondent for the daily Naw-i-waqt, of Lahore, Pakistan, and has a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. Dr. Malik has been invited to deliver a series of lectures at the State Department's Foreign Service Institute on "The Rise and Fulfillment of Muslim Nationalism in the India-Pakistan Sub-continent."

West Chester State College has appointed Robert E. Carlson professor of history, effective in September, 1961. Dr. Carlson was fortnerly a member of the history faculty at the University of Pi' tsburgh.

Bradley J. Culbertson, instructor of the social studies at York J lnor College, was elected a director of the Southern Pennsyl- va-.ia Council for the Social Studies at the fall meeting. loo PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY

OF MEN AND MANY THINGS The Hendrickson house, dating from 1690, which originally stood on the east bank of Crum Creek in Delaware County, Penin- sylvania, was moved to the grounds of Old Swedes Church, Wil- mington, Delaware, in 1958, and is now being restored by the Holy Trinity, Old Swedes, Church Foundation, Inc., 606 Church Street, Wilmington, Delaware. The exterior restoration and all but a few details of the interior have been completed at a cost of $82,000, but furnishings, landscaping, and equipment remain to be provided at an additional cost of about $25,000, and the Founda- tion is seeking contributions from interested persons. This fine example of a seventeenth-century Swedish stone house may be visited any afternoon, except Monday, from noon to 4 P.M.

The Jamestown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia is offering a $500 research award for the best historical informa- tion about John Rolfe and his appearance and mannerisms, in connection with the 350th anniversary of the tobacco industry in the United States which will be celebrated next year. The Founda- tion is seeking authentic material of the period which may throw new light on the man. Entries should be sent to the Jamestown Foundation, P. 0. Box 1835, Williamsburg, Virginia.

A historical marker of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museunm Commission pointing out the birthplace of Margaret Cochran Cor- bin, heroine of the Revolution, was unveiled on Route 11 near Chambersburg on October 1. Dr. S. K. Stevens, executive director, represented the Commission. In ceremonies held in Rocky Spring Church before the unveiling, Brigadier General D. E. Breakfield, commanding officer of Letterkenny Ordnance Depot, spoke on the "War Service of Margaret Corbin," who manned a cannon and was wounded at Fort Washington, New York, November 16, 1776.

George Korson, past president of the Pennsylvania Folklore So- ciety, was awarded the Chicago Folklore Prize in 1961 for his book Black Rock-Mining Folklore of the Pennsylvania Dutch, published by the Johns Hopkins Press, 1960. This prize, estab- lished by the International Folklore Association, is awarded an- NEWS AND COMMENT 101 nually by the University of Chicago for an important contribution to the study of folklore. The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania and Camp 112, Son-s of Union Veterans, jointly sponsored the observance of the ninety- eighth anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on November 1,. 1961, in Dedication Day ceremonies. Dr. S. K. Stevens, ex- ecutive director, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commis- sioi, spoke at the Lincoln Fellowship luncheon at noon. This was followed by a parade to the National Cemetery, where the prin- cipal address was delivered by the Honorable Everett M. Dirksen, ULnited States Senator from Illinois. The Venango County Museum was formally opened on October 1, 1961, at 415 Twelfth Street, Franklin, under the auspices of the \/enango County Museum Corporation and the Franklin Area Clhamber of Commerce. Plans are being made for the reconstruc- tion of an exact replica of Fort Franklin, for which plans and descriptions were obtained from the William L. Clements Library, Alin Arbor, Michigan, through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The present museum was formerly the law office of John S. McCalmont, a prominent attorney who served as a colonel during the Civil War. The Newtown Businessmen's Association, Newtown, Bucks (ounty, has published an attractive folder written by Dr. Raymond \. Hennessy giving a walking tour of this historic town. The 1961 session of the General Assembly enacted much legisla- tion of significance to the historical societies and other historical interests of Pennsylvania. Perhaps the most important was Senate 13ill No. 535, which became Act No. 394 when approved by Gov- ernor Lawrence on August 26. This act authorizes the Pennsyl- vania Historical and Museum Commission to co-operate with qualified historical societies in research, archival, and museum work "whenever in the discretion of the commission such co- operation will serve the historical interests of the Commonwealth." AMother was Senate Bill No. 172, approved by the Governor on aly 13 as Act No. 167, which authorizes counties, municipalities, Old townships to create historic districts within their boundaries 11d to set up boards of historical architectural review for the pro- 102 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY tection of their historic character. Other legislation simplified the procedure for the purchase of historical manuscripts, relics, antiques, and microfilm by the Historical and Museum Commission.

Bids for the construction of the William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives Building were opened by the General State Au- thority on December 20. The unofficial low bidders were John McChain, Inc., Philadelphia, for general construction, $7,282,000. Corbit's, Inc., Reading, for heating, ventilation, and air condition- ing, $777,000; Atlas Mechanical Coporation, Lansdowne, for plumbing, $263,000; and Riggs, Distler, and Co., Inc., Philadel- phia, for electrical work, $874,478. The total for the unofficial low bids was $9,196,478. Thus, the beginning of the construction of adequate, modern quarters for the state's historical, museum, and archival activities, as foretold by Governor Lawrence in October, has been brought very near. Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held on January 23, 1962.

The International Conference on Iroquoian Studies, held at Mc- Master University, Hamilton, Ontario, October 13-15, was devoted to papers on the archaeology, anthropology, and history of the Iroquoian peoples with emphasis on the Canadian area. It con- cluded with "An Evaluation of Research Progress and Require- ments" by Dr. William N. Fenton, assistant commissioner, Mu- seum and Science Service, New York State Education Department.

Howard L. Applegate, manuscripts consultant, Syracuse Uni- versity Library, is seeking information regarding journals and letters written by American Revolutionary War officers and soldiers which are held by private individuals, and would appreciate hearing of any material of this kind. Incomplete sets of The Pennsylvania Archives, series two through series nine, are available on request from the Pennsylvania State Library, Box 608, Department of Public Instruction, Harris- burg, Pa. The sets will be given free of charge to public, college, and historical society libraries in Pennsylvania. Libraries outside of Pennsylvania may receive sets on an exchange basis. Mailing charges in excess of two dollars must be borne by the requesting agency.