Finding Aid -- The National Museum at Independence Hall Collection

The National Museum at Independence Hall Collection consists of documents spanning the years 1873-1951.

Series III: Bureau of City Property Photo and Negative Collection, 1912-1950

Acknowledgements

In 1998 Independence National Historical Park undertook a project to improve the accessibility and preservation of their collection of historic records related to the years when the City of Philadelphia managed the National Museum at Independence Hall and the buildings in Independence Square. This project involved arranging, rehousing, and describing these records in accordance with archival standards designed to preserve the historical record. The funding for this Backlog Cataloging Program was received in two phases, for FY98 and FY99.

The services of an outside contractor were solicited, and Tomlin Associates of Atlanta, Georgia, was selected to perform the work.

The archivists wish to express gratitude to a number of individuals who were helpful in processing this collection and producing this Guide. Karen Stevens, Supervisory Archivist at Independence National Historical Park, is to be commended for her sound, professional administration of this project. Not only was her guiding hand gracious and ever helpful, but her devotion to sound archival principles was an inspiration to the archivists.

The Museum staff at Independence National Historical Park was particularly helpful in providing background information, and we gratefully acknowledge their assistance. Andrea Ashby of the Independence National Historical Park Library is due special thanks for her invaluable assistance and support throughout the project.

The staff at various archival repositories and libraries, especially the Athenaeum, was particularly helpful in locating related in formation.

History

Independence Hall and the other sites that comprise Independence National Historical Park (lNHP) are among the most historically significant buildings in America. For many years the City of Philadelphia sought to preserve these buildings and create a National Museum to collect and display furnishings, relics, and portraits .from the revolutionary period.

The National Museum at Independence Hall Collection, 1873-1951, documents the operation and management of the National Museum and its collections from its earliest days until the National Park Service assumed administrative control of the site on January 2, 1951.

During its history of managing Independence Hall, the City of Philadelphia delegated specific functions to a number of boards and committees. These entities were charged with various aspects of managing, furnishing, and restoring Independence Hall and the collection of relics for the National Museum. In some cases the committees and boards had overlapping terms and responsibilities.

Many of those who played an active role in either chairing or serving on these civic boards and committees were influential Philadelphians. Four of those individuals--Mary Johnson Brown Chew, Ellen Waln Harrison, William H. Staake, and Ernest Howard Yardley--were among the most active, and they retained the records of their activities with respect to these boards and committees. In later years, the descendents of these individuals made their records available to Independence National Historical Park, either through donation or permanent loan.

In the early 1900s the City of Philadelphia, Bureau of City Property, increased its role in administering the Independence Hall site. These city records were transferred to Independence National Historical Park and form a major part of the documentary record of the National Museum.

In 1935 Congress passed the Historic Sites Act which authorized the National Park Service to preserve and maintain properties of national historical and archaeological significance. A few years later in 19 42, a number of citizens in Philadelphia formed the Independence Hall Association to lobby Congress to create Independence National Historical Park. They were successful, and in January 1943, Congress named Independence Hall a National Historic Site. On June 28, 1948, Congress passed Public Law 795 that established Independence National Historical Park. The federal government assumed administrative control of the site on January 2, 1951.

For a complete history of the establishment of the Park, see Constance M. Greiff's Independence: The Creation of a National Park, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 1987.

Scope and Content

The records related to the National Museum at Independence Hall consist of four manuscript collections and one archival collection, occupying a total of 81.0 linear feet.

The four manuscript collections were acquired over time and accessioned as museum objects. They are di crete collections that have been maintained according to National Park Service museum collection standards current at the time of their accessioning. For purposes of this Guide only, they are grouped together and described as records related to boards and committees to manage, furnish, and restore Independence Hall. See the Provenance section for more information on the history of these collections.

City of Philadelphia
Records Related to Boards and Committees to Manage, Furnish, and Restore Independence Hall, 1873-1950 .
(10 boxes, 6.5 linear feet)

MC-4: Mary Johnson Brown Chew Collection, 1873-1915.
Accession Numbers: 475, 503, 530, 1189, 1831
Catalog Numbers: INDE 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 4569

Series A. Correspondence
Series B. Inventories, Receipts & Acknowledgements Series C. Minutes
Series D. Memorabilia

Note: INDE 932, 933, 934,- 9 35, 936, 937 are newspapers that are individual1y cataloged and filed separately. See the archivist for location information. These items are described as follows:

Philadelphia (Pa.). Centennial and Journal of the Exposition. Vol. II, No. 10. January 1875.

Philadelphia (Pa.). Centennial and Journal of the Exposition. Vol. II, No. 1 I. February 1875.

Philadelphia (Pa .). Centennial and Journal of the Exposition. Vol. II, No. 12. March 1875 .

Philadelphia (Pa.). Crotzer's Centennial and Journal of the Exposition.
Vol. II (sic for Ill), No. 12. March 1876.

Philadelphia (Pa.). Crotzer's Centennial and Journal of the Exposition.
Vol. IV, No. 1. April 1876.

Philadelphia (Pa.). Crotzer's Centennial and Journal of the Exposition.
Vol. IV, No. 3. June 1876.

MC-5: Ellen Waln Harrison Collection, 1895-1900.
Accession Number: 34 Catalog Number: INDE 4260

Series A. Correspondence Series B. Minutes
Series C. Reports Series D. Memorabilia
Series E. Newspaper Clippings

MC-6: William H. Staake Collection, 1899-1917.
Accession Number: 735
Catalog Number: INDE 4567

MC-7: Ernest Howard Yardley, 1880-1957. Papers, 1913-1950.
Accession Number: 973
Catalog Number: INDE 4568

AC-2: City of Philadelphia. Bureau of City Property. Independence Hall Division.
Records, 1873-1951 (bulk dates 1910-1930)
(152 boxes; 43 folders of drawings; 74.5 linear feet)
Accession Number: 4050 Catalog Number: INDE 46316

This record group spans the years 1873.- 1951 and provides a documentary record of the management and administration of the National Museum by the City of Philadelphia, Bureau of City Property, Independence Hall Division. Included are annual reports, correspondence, financial records, minutes, ledgers, contracts/ specifications, photographs, plans and drawings. The records reflect the operations and activities relating to personnel, collection development, collection management, fundraising, celebrations and special events, visitor services and security, utilities, interior decoration, landscaping, maintenance, repairs, and restoration.

The collection includes a considerable amount of carbon copies indicating that the original documents were distributed elsewhere. The bulk of the items are concentrated in the early 1900s. There are some gaps for later periods suggesting that the collection may not include all records from the Independence Hall Division of the Bureau of City Property. See the Provenance section of this
Guide for more information on the transfer of these records to INHP.

This record group is divided into two series, and each series is further divided into subseries.

Series I. Administrative Records, 1896-1951.
(50 Boxes; 26 Folders of Drawings; 24.0 Linear Feet)

Subseries A. Subject Files
Subseries B. Requisitions and Purchase Orders Subseries C. Photographs
Subseries D. Drawings

Series II. Museum Records, 1873-1951.
(102 Boxes; 19 Folders of Drawings, 50.5 Linear Feet)

Subseries A. Subject Files
Subseries B. Accession Files
Subseries C. Catalog Files
Subseries D. Photographs
Subseries E. Drawings

Series III: Bureau of City Property Photo and Negative Collection, 1912-1950

During processing, careful attention was devoted to organizing the information in as logical a sequence as possible while still adhering to the principles of provenance. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically within subject categories.

Within each series, separate subseries were created to house photographs and drawings. Photographs were removed from the Administrative Records Subject Files and the Museum Records Subject Files and Catalog Files, placed in acid free sleeves, !llld rehoused in separate boxes. They were photocopied using acid free paper, and the photocopies were placed in the original folder locations, the current museum files for accessions and catalog data.

Oversized drawings were also removed from this record group and filed together as a separate subseries. These drawings were placed in file drawers, and a separation sheet was prepared for each drawing. The separation sheets were placed in the original folder locations, and they contain cross-references to the appropriate new subseries and location.

Series Descriptions

City of Philadelphia
Records Related to Boards and Committees to Manage, Furnish, and Restore Independence Hall, 1873-1950.

MC-4. Mary Johnson Brown Chew Collection, 1873-1915.
(6 boxes; 3.5 linear feet)

Series A. Correspondence
Series B. Inventories, Receipts & Acknowledgements
Series C. Minutes
Series D. Memorabilia

These records represent the files collected and maintained by Mary B. Chew, secretary of the Board of Lady Managers. The Board of Lady Managers was a subcommittee of the Committee on the Restoration of Independence Hall. Included are minute books and accession books, museum inventories, receipts and acknowledgements of items and gifts received, donor and subject indices, minute book of the Committee on the Restoration of lndependence Hall, and letters received by the committee's chairman, Frank M. Etting . Most of the material relates to the administration of the National Museum in Independence Hall and the collection of relics for the museum.

Records relating to Frank M. Etting and his chairmanship of the Committee on the Restoration of Independence Hall, including his efforts to establish the National Museum and acquire portraits and relics for it, are documented in this collection. These records are contained in Box 1, folders 4, 12, 13, 25, 26, and 27.

The Mary Johnson Brown Chew Collection also contains memorabilia, stereo views, pictures, booklets, pamphlets, and postcards received and/or generated regarding the National Museum, various events, and particularly the Centennial Exposition celebration in Philadelphia in 1876.

Significant items in the collection include museum inventories, receipts and acknowledgements, and the curator's records. Contained in the correspondence records for 1897 in Box 3, Folder 10 is a list of portraits and relics on the 2nd floor of Independence Hall in 1897.

The collection also includes an 1875 circular requesting items for the National Museum, responses to the circular, and information on the articles received. The circular was widely distributed and asked for the assistance of the people of the United States in the Board's efforts to "dedicate Independence Hall as a PERPETUAL MONUMENT to the Founders of America." The records relating to the items received are significant because the enormous response to this circular significantly expanded the City's historic collection to include a broad range of relic objects associated with the American Revolution and the early National periods. This collection forms the core of the museum's object holdings today.

MC-5. Ellen Waln Harrison Collection, 1895-1900.
(2 boxes; 2.0 linear feet)

Series A. Correspondence
Series B. Minutes
Series C. Reports
Series D. Memorabilia
Series E. Newspaper Clippings

The correspondence, minutes, reports, and memorabilia series are housed in one box. The second box contains newspaper clippings.

The correspondence series contains letters primarily by or to Mrs. Harrison relating to the restoration of Independence Hall and the National Museum at Independence Hall. Various patriotic organizations were active in the restoration effort, including the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Society of Colonial Dames, and the Fine Arts League of Philadelphia. The involvement of these organizations and the resulting discord is reflected in many of the letters in this collection. Mrs. Harrison was regent of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and it was charged with restoring the second floor of Independence Hall. Much of the correspondence relates to the DAR's work on this project.

T. Mellon Rogers, an architect hired by the DAR to develop plans for the restoration, corresponded with Mrs. Harrison to report on the progress of the restoration of the second floor, appropriations, etc., and their correspondence offers insights into the restoration process.

Much of the correspondence is between Mrs. Harrison (and others) and Frank M. Riter who was Director of Public Safety for the City of Philadelphia, which had responsibility for Independence Hall during this time period.

The minutes series includes the minutes from various committees involved with the restoration effort as well as ordinances and resolutions. The reports series contains contracts and lists, and the memorabilia series includes pamphlets on the DAR and the Colonial Dames of America and their efforts to restore portions of Independence Hall. Several nails from the second floor of lndependence Hall were originally in this series but were removed to Independence National Historical Park museum collection storage. The newspaper clippings series contains clippings from various newspapers as well as a facsimile of a description of Independence Square buildings by Henry Wansey, the English traveler who recorded his observations in a Journal of an Excursion of the United States in 1794.

MC-6. William H. Staake Collection, 1899-1917.
(1 box 0.5 linear feet)

Mr. Staake was Secretary of the Board To Take Charge of and Collect Historic Relics for the Museum during much of its existence, and these records offer insight into that Board's work. The first folder in this collection contains the resolution creating the Board, and subsequent folders contain information on Judge James T. Mitchell and his appointment to the Board. Folder 21 contains a digest of the minutes of the Board from 1900-191 7.

The Board hired Albert Rosenthal, a Philadelphia artist, to paint copies of historical portraits for Independence Hall. His association with the Board and with Judge Mitchell and then Board Chairman Hampton Carson is detailed throughout the collection. Folder 8 contains a list of the Rosenthal portraits.

The collection also includes Mary Chew's correspondence on the establishment of the curator's position and the selection of Wilford Jordan for that position. Mr. Jordan's reports to the Board contain significant information; his preliminary report is contained in folder 10, and his year end report is in folder 13.

Other significant correspondence is to and/or from the descendants of the signers of the Declaration of lndependence, Spanish-American War veterans, and the offer by Gustavus Remak, Jr., president of the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, to donate a model of the warship "Pennsylvania

MC-7. Ernest Howard Yardley, 1880-1957.
Papers, 1913-1950
(1 box; 0.5 linear feet)

This collection of records is from the files of Ernest Howard Yardley. Mr. Yardley was active in the restoration efforts during the years from 1910- 1920, particularly the restoration of Congress Hall. His papers contain primarily photographs and drawings related to that restoration project.

Mr. Yardley was a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) which established a review committee, chaired by Horace Wells Sellers, to advise the City on the structures in Independence Square. There are also numerous photographs of Independence Square as well as a composite historical plan of Independence Square prepared by Mr. Yardley in 1950 and charts showing property conveyances in Independence Square.

All of the photographs remain with the collection; they were not removed to file-specific storage locations.

AC-2. City of Philadelphia. Bureau of City Property. Independence Hall Division.
Records, 1873-195 I.

Series I. Administrative Records, 1896-1951 (50 boxes; 26 folders of drawings; 24.0 linear feet) is organized into the following four subseries:
Subseries A. Subject Files
Subseries B. Requisitions and Purchase Orders
Subseries C. Photographs
Subseries D. Drawings

The records in this series chronicle the City of Philadelphia's work in managing and caring for Independence Hall as well as the other buildings in Independence Square. While much of the material contained in these records addresses routine administrative matters, it is the gravity of the subject, i.e., the historic buildings, that gives these records their significance. Independence Hall is a national treasure . It is a symbol of liberty and democracy, universally recognized throughout the world. The concepts of individual freedom and the basic rights of all men that evolved from the events at Independence Hall helped shape the world. For many years the City of Philadelphia was the guardian of these buildings, and the city officials recognized that they had a special trust. Their efforts as chronicled in these records show that the City took its responsibilities seriously. And therein lies the significance of these records.

Subseries A. Subject Files. With the exception of selected bound volumes, all documents are housed in file folders and arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.

The mechanics of taking care of and running a group of city properties is detailed in records describing repairs, fire protection, window cleaning, heating and electrical work, general maintenance work, and staffing. There is also considerable information related to restoration efforts, furnishings, and decorating. The records also contain information on special events, such as 4th of July celebrations and World War I and II ceremonies.

The correspondence, reports, and records of the superintendents of Independence Hall, those individuals responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the site, are also detailed in these records. Their annual reports, including correspondence between the Superintendents and the Chicago Historical Society, as well as the Superintendent's Daily Record, 1917-1946 and the Superintendent's Time Records, 1916-1937, are contained in the subseries. Box 40 contains index cards, arranged alphabetically by employee name, showing hiring and employment information for staff and guards from 1915-1950.

Subseries B. Requisitions and Purchase Orders. This subseries contains requisitions and purchase orders for the years from 1917-1945, detailing all purchases made to maintain day-to-day operations of the site.

Subseries C. Photographs. This subseries provides a pictorial record of the furnishings, appearance of various rooms and buildings, and restoration efforts. All of these photographs were removed from the Subject Files. They were photocopied onto acid-free paper, and the copies were inserted in place of the originals in the Subject Files. The original photographs were placed in acid-free archival sleeves.

Subseries D. Drawings. This subseries contains primarily technical drawings for mechanical systems and architectural drawings of various details, i.e, doorways, entranceways, lampposts, etc. These drawings were removed from the Subject Files and re-housed in file-specific storage locations. Separation sheets were placed in the original locations of the documents to refer users to their new location.

All file folder labels for records in these series and subseries include the name of the collection, group, and series as well as a brief phrase describing the folder contents.

Series II. Museum Records, 1873-1951 (50 boxes; 26 folders of drawings; 24.0 linear feet) is organized into the following five subseries:

Subseries A Subject Files
Subseries B. Accession Files
Subseries C. Catalog Files
Subseries D. Photographs
Subseries E. Drawings

The records in this series chronicle the City of Philadelphia's work in managing the museum and the collection of relics. Partly inspired by the Centennial Exposition of 1876, various boards and committees, i.e., The Board of Lady Managers, the Board To Take Charge of and Collect Historic Relics, etc., assisted the City of Philadelphia in its care and tending of the collection. These early groups made the first attempt to establish the historic area as a monument to liberty and freedom, and they established the core of the museum's holdings.
With the completion of the new City Hall, in the late 1890s various city offices moved from the historic structures to new offices, and the City's interest in the preservation of the historic buildings and the promotion of the National Museum increased. The collection policy of the early boards and committees was inherited , continued, and refined by the Bureau of City Property's Independence Hall Division. The Museum Records demonstrate the City's acknowledgement of the historic significance of Independence Hall and its intent to promote the advancement of the museum with a well-organized and interesting collection of relics and portraits. The series chronicles the curatorial responsibilities of the City with regard to the Liberty Bell and such relics as the silver ink stand by Philip Syng, the Charles Willson Peale portraits, and the furniture once reportedly present at the signing of the Declaration of lndependence and the U. S. Constitution.

Subseries A. Subject Files. This group of records is housed in thirty boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically within subject categories . These files encompass a wide range of subjects concerned with the collection, care, and exhibition of relics and portraits. The topics of these subject files run the gamut from routine files on room layouts, equipment, and visitors to files concerning the Liberty Bell, the portrait collection, and the Sesquicentennial celebration.

The portrait collection is the subject of many of the files in this subseries. There is considerable information on restoration activities, research, reports on the collection, and the Art Jury. Boxes 72 and 73 contain information on efforts to restore portraits, and they are arranged alphabetically by portrait subject. Records related to artist Charles Willson Peale and his family; Albert Rosenthal, a Philadelphia artist and copyist engaged by the Board To Take Charge of and Collect Historic Relics to paint copies of historical portraits; the Sharples Collection of pastel portraits; and the historical genre paintings of Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, a pre-park loan, are also documented in this subseries.

Two receipt journals, in very poor, fragile condition, are also present in this subseries.

Many files contain queries received from hundreds of individuals-school children, historians, and ordinary citizens-who wrote requesting information on a wide range of topics. The files include responses to those queries written by museum staff

The two subseries described below form an important documentary history of the museum's collection during the years 1873-1951. The Accession Files and the Catalog Files complement each other, and together they provide information on objects acquired for the museum.

Both the Accession Files and Catalog Files were transferred to Independence National Historical Park from the City of Philadelphia. These files were the City's working files, and curators at INHP continued to use these files as their working files. In the course of transferring these records to archival-quality file folders, the documents generated by the City were separated from Independence National Historical Park records and processed as archival records. The INHP generated documents remain as a distinct series of INHP catalog records that are in use today.

Subseries B. Accession Files. The Accession Files consist of seven linear feet and are arranged by accession numb er. Each accession record documents all objects or artifacts received in one donation or loan. Accessions may consist of a single object or many objects.

The files include both typewritten and handwritten accession cards and other records which chronicle the source, dates, and terms of the accessions. The subseries also includes correspondence between donors and curators, receipts, letters from the Art Jury, copies of original documents, and typed transcriptions of early documents. The fate and location of the original documents is unknown .

While the majority of accessions are for objects obtained for the Museum's collection, archives and manuscript collections were also treated as artifacts or objects and thus they also have accession records.

Labels for the file folders contain the collection title, series and subseries name, and the accession number. The inventory section of this Guide includes the range of accession numbers contained in each box.

These Accession Files contain many photographs that were not removed to file specific storage locations since most of them are duplicates of photographs in the Catalog Files; they remain in their original locations with the files. These photographs were placed in acid-free sleeves.

Subseries C. Catalog Files. The Catalog Files provide an object-by-object link to the Accession Files. A catalog record was created for each item in an accession, and these files contain object-specific information for all artifacts in the National Museum at Independence Hall.

Each object was assigned a specimen number, and the files are arranged by this number. Specimen numbers were assigned based on categories, i.e., furniture, wearing apparel, linens, etc. with the result that like objects are grouped together.

Almost all files contain a Specimen Record (Blue Card) which includes the following information: specimen number, corresponding accession number, item number, method of acquisition (gift, loan, etc.), title of the specimen, and a general description . The description may include information on the material, size, condition of the object, and often also includes the most distinguishing and significant features of the object or an event associated with the object. Other documentation found throughout the files includes photographs of specimens or manuscripts, correspondence, typed gift sheets, handwritten notes, exhibit labels, preservation records, photocopies from books relating to specimens, loan forms, and newspaper clippings.

Many of the files are marked "Void," indicating that the object was returned to the owner.

Photographs in the files were photocopied on acid-free paper, and the photocopy was placed in the catalog file in the original location. The original photographs were placed in acid-free sleeves, labeled with the specimen number, and filed together in Subseries D. Some photographs and a corresponding caption were mounted on heavy, green paper and were cropped to fit in the sleeves. However, the complete photograph and caption were retained intact.

Labels for the file folders contain the collection title, series and subseries name, and the specimen number. The inventory section of this Guide includes the range of specimen numbers contained in each box.

Subseries D. Photographs. Photographs were removed from the subject files and catalog files and placed together in this subseries. They relate to a variety of subjects, but the majority of the photographs are of the Liberty Bell, furniture in the museum, the Senate Chamber, and other museum objects.

In 1951 the City of Philadelphia transferred to INHP on indefinite loan 2,013 negative prints of the Independence Hall group of buildings, portraits, associated museum relics, and related miscellaneous items . The purpose of the loan was to make a complete set of negatives and prints to add to the photograph collection . A finding aid to this series, entitled List of Philadelphia City Negatives, is in the INHP Archives. The negative prints were returned to the City in 1966. Many of the photographs in this series are from these negative prints.

All photographs were photocopied on acid-free paper, and the photocopies were inserted in the original file locations.

Subseries E. Drawings. This subseries contains drawings removed from the Museum Records, Subject Files and rehoused in file-specific storage locations. This drawing subseries consists primarily of blueprints of benches for Independence Hall and various types of museum cases. There are also a number of drawings related to plans for the display and transportation of the Liberty Bell.

Series III: Bureau of City Property Photo and Negative Collection, 1912-1950

As described

Container List

Mary Johnson Brown Chew Collection, 1873-1915

Series A: Correspondence

Box 1

Folders 1-4: Correspondence, 1873
Folders 5-13: Correspondence, 1874
Folders 14-27: Correspondence, 1875
Folders 28-40: Correspondence, 1876

Box 2

Folders 1-6: Correspondence, 1876
Folders 7-15: Correspondence, 1877
Folders 16-18: Correspondence, 1878
Folders 19:-22: Correspondence, 1879
Folders 23-24: Correspondence, 1880
Folder 25: Correspondence, 1881
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1882
Folder 27: Correspondence, 1883
Folder 28: Correspondence, 1884
Folder 29: Correspondence, 1885
Folder 30: Correspondence, 1886
Folder 31: Correspondence, 1887
Folders 32-33: Correspondence, 1888
Folder 34: Correspondence, 1889
Folder 35: Correspondence, 1890

Box 3

Folders 1-2: Correspondence, 1891
Folders 3-4: Correspondence, 1892
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1893
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1894
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1895
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1896
Folders 9-10: Correspondence, 1897
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1898
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1899
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1900
Folder 14: Correspondence, undated notes

Series B: Inventories, Receipts & Acknowledgements

Box 3 (Cont.)
Folder 15: Curator's Records (Transcriptions), Part 1, 1877-1898
Folder 16: Curator's Records (Transcriptions), Part 2, 1877-1898
Folder 17: Curator's Records (Transcriptions), Copies, I 877-1898
Folder 18: Inventory-National Museum (Transcription), Part 1, 1873-1877
Folder 19: Inventory-National Museum (Transcription), Part 2, 1873-1877

Box 4
Folder 1: List of Articles Received, 1873-1877 (Handwritten Journals)
Folder 2: List of Articles Received, 1877-1898 (Handwritten Journals)
Folder 3: List of Articles Received, alpha arrangement (Handwritten Journals)
Folder 4: List of Articles Received, alpha arrangement (Handwritten Journals)

Box 5
Folder 1: Inventory-National Museum (Transcription), 1873-1877
Folder 2: Inventory Notes (Handwritten), 1878
Folder 3: Inventory Notes, Cases 1 & 2 (Handwritten), 1879
Folder 4: Inventory Notes (Handwritten), 1884
Folders 5-6: Inventory Notes (Handwritten),1887-1893
Folders 7-8: National Museum Receipts, 1836:1880

Series C: Minutes

Box 5 (Cont.)
Folder 9: Minutes of Board of Lady Managers of the National Museum, 1873-1897.
Folder 10: Minutes of Committee on Restoration oflndependence Hall, 1873-1876

Series D: Memorabilia

Box 6

Folder 1: Book-Last Will and Testament of George Washington of Mt. Vernon by W. H. Newton, second edition, 1876
Folder 2: Catalogue-Centennial Loan Exhibition, 1875
Folder 3: Catalogue-Portraits & Furniture in Independence Hall, 1878
Folder 4: Catalogue-Portraits & Other Works of Art in Independence Hall, 1915
Folder 5: Handbook-State House at Philadelphia, 1890
Folder 6: Newspaper Clipping (Facsimiles of October 27, 1781 clipping)
Folder 7: Pamphlets-Reports of Committee on Restoration of Independence Hall, 1873
Folder 8: Pamphlets-Reports of Committee on Restoration of Independence Hall, 1874
Folder 9: Pamphlets-Reports of Committee on Restoration of Independence Hall, 1875
Folder 10: Pamphlets-Memor;a/s of 1776 (Frank M. Etting), 1873
Folder 11: Pamphlets-Monument of Memor;afs (Joseph Leeds), 1878
Folder 12: Pamphlets-Minutes-Conventfon of New Jersey, 1887
Folder 13: Pamphlets-Ph;fadefph;a Tea Party of 1773, 1873
Folder 14: Pictures (Independence Hall-President Benjamin Harrison Reception), 1892
Folder 15: Postcards/Stereoviews-Independence Hall, 1875
Folder 16: Printed Materials-Board of Managers, 1875
Folder 17: Printed Materials-Centennial Commemoration, 1876
Folder 18: Stationery-National Museum, 1890s

Ellen Waln Harrison Collection, 1895-1900.

Series A: Correspondence

Box 7
Folders 1-2: Correspondence, 1895
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1895-1896
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1896-1897
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1897
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1897-1898
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1898-1900
Folder 8: Correspondence, undated
Folders 9-11: Correspondence, 1896

Series B: Memorabilia

Box 7 (Cont.)
Folder 12: Memorabilia-Pamphlets, 1896
Folder 13: Memorabilia-Nails from Independence Hall, 1896 Removed to museum object storage

Series C: Minutes

Box 7 (Cont.)
Folder 14: Minutes of Committee on Restoration oflndependence Hall Includes Ordinances and Resolutions, 1895
Folder 15: Minutes of Committee on Restoration oflndependence Hall Includes Ordinances and Resolutions, 1897

Series D: Reports

Box 7 (Cont.)
Folder 16: Reports-Includes Contracts and Lists, 1896
Folder 17: Reports-Includes Contracts and Lists, 1897
Folder 18: Reports-Includes Contracts and Lists, 1898-1899

Series E: Newspaper Clippings

Box 8

Folder 1: Henry Wansey. Description of Independence Square Buildings. From his Journal ofan Excursion of the United States in 1794.
Folder 2: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, late 1890s
Folders 3-4: Newspaper clippings from Philadelphia Record, 1898
Folder 5: Newspaper clippings from Evening Bulletin , 1896
Folder 6: Newspaper clippings from Philadelphia Inquirer, 1898
Folders 7-8: Newspaper clippings from Sunday Press, 1898
Folder 9: Newspaper clippings from Sunday Times, 1898
Folder 10: Newspaper clippings from Evening Telegraph, Family Call, Evening Bulletin, The Item, Evening Star, Evening Herald, Public Ledger, Philadelphia Press, The Times, The Record, North American, Harper's Weekly, 1897

William H. Staake Collection, 1899-1917.

Box 9

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1899
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1900
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1901
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1902
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1903
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1904
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1905
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1906
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1907
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1908
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1909
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1910
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1911
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1912
Folder 15: Correspondence, 1914
Folder 16: Correspondence, 1915
Folder 17: Correspondence, 1916
Folder 18: Correspondence, 1917
Folder 19: Memorabilia-Colonial money, post cards, stationery of the Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, undated
Folder 20: Memorabilia-Pamphlets

Colors of the Illinois Campaign under George Rogers Clark
(Thurston, 1931)
The Origin and Evolution of the United States Flag (Thurston, 1915)
Regimental Colors in the War of the Revolution (Davis, 1908)
My Flag (undated)
The Liberty Bell (Keyser, 1901)

Folder 21: Minutes-Digest of Minutes, Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, 1900-1917

Ernest Howard Yardley, 1880-1957.
Papers, 1913-1950.

Box 10

Folder 1: Data on the inauguration of George Washington in the Senate Chamber, ca. 1895; printed newspaper or magazine article.
Folder 2: An Address Upon the Occasion of the· Reopening of Congress Hall after its Restoration, delivered October 2ih, 1913 by Frank Miles Day. Title page in scribed by Day to E. H. Yardley. Also includes cover letter from Day to Yardley dated October 29, 1913.
Folder 3: Clippings related to Congress Hall restoration and objects in the Independence Hall Museum, Philadelphia, 1912-1913.
Folders 4-12: Photographs relating to the restorations in Independence Square.
Folder 13: Congress Hall and Its Restoration, by E. H. Yardley, undated
Folder 14: The Restoration of Congress Hall I Independence Hall Group I Philadelphia, July 18, 1933 (pencil manuscript)
Folder 15: Finds at Congress Hall, Phi/a. By E. H Yardley, undated (pencil manuscript)
Folder 16: Composite historical plan of lndependence Square, prepared by E. H. Yardley, January, 1950

(Drawing removed and placed in Map Case 49.)

Folder 17: Charts showing property conveyances in State House Square by E. H. Yardley.

(Drawing removed and placed in Map Case 49.)

Folder 18: Photograph, prints from City Negative 26802 and 11718, State House plans

City of Philadelphia. Bureau of City Property. Independence Hall Division. Records, 1873-1951.

Series I: Administrative Records, 1896-1951

Subseries A: Subject Files

Box 11

Folder 1: Administration, 1912-14
Folder 2: Administration, 1915
Folder 3: Administration, 1916
Folder 4: Administration, 1918
Folders 5-10: Administration, 1919
Folders 11-22: Administration, 1920
Folders 23-27: Administration, 1921
Folders 28-30: Administration, 1922
Folder 31: Administration, 1923
Folders 32-37: Administration, 1924

Box 12

Folders 1-5: Administration, 1925
Folder 6: Administration, 1926
Folder 7: Administration, 1927
Folder 8: Administration, 1928
Folder 9: Administration, 1929-1930
Folder 10: Administration, 1931-1935
Folder 11: Administration, 1936-1938
Folder 12: Administration, 1939
Folder 13: Administration, 1940
Folder 14: Administration, 1941-1942
Folder 15: Administration, 1943-1944
Folder 16: Administration, 1949-1951
Folder 17: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1920
Folders 18-19: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1921
Folder 20: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1923
Folder 21: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1923
Folder 22: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1924-1925
Folder 23: Annual Reports - Sugerintendents, 1926-1927
Folder 24: Annual Reports - Suphintendents, 1928-1930
Folder 25: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1939-1942
Folder 26: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1943
Folder 27: Annual Reports - Superintendents, 1944
Folder 28: Chestnut Street Association, 1918-1920
Folder 29: City Hall, 1911-1912
Folder 30: City Hall, 1913
Folder 31: City Hall, 1914
Folders 32-33: City Hall, 1915
Folder 34: City Hall, 1916
Folder 35: City Hall, 1917
Folder 36: City 'Hall, 1918
Folder 37: City Hall, 1921-1922

(Photographs # I - # 9 removed)

Folder 38: City Hall, 1923-1925
Folder 39: City Hall, 1926-1951

(Photographs # 10 - # 14 removed)

Box 13

Folders 1-3: Congress Hall - Restoration, 1916
Folder 4: Congress Hall - Restoration, 1917
Folder 5: Congress Hall - Restoration, 1918-1919
Folders 6-7: Congress Hall - Restoration, 1920
Folders 8-11: Congress Hall - Restoration, 1921
Folders 12-13: Congress Hall -Restoration, 1922
Folder 14: Congress Hall- Furnishings & Exhibits, 1914-1915
Folder 15: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1916
Folder 16: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1917
Folders 17-21: Congress Hall- Furnishings & Exhibits, 1918
Folder 22: Congress Hall- Furnishings & Exhibits, 1919-1920
Folder 23: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1921
Folders 24-33: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1928

(Photograph# 15 removed from Folder 27; Photograph# 16 - # 19 removed from Folder 32)

Box 14

Folders 1-12: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1929

(Photographs# 20 - # 24 removed from Folder 12)

Folder 13: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1930
Folder 14: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1931-1932
Folder 15: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1933
Folder 16: Congress Hall - Furnishings & Exhibits, 1934-1939
Folders 17-22: Congress Hall -Maintenance & Repair, 1914

Folder 23: Congress Hall -Maintenance & Repair, 1915-1916
Folders 24-25: Congress Hall - Maintenance & Repair, 1917
Folders 26-28: Congress Hall- Maintenance & Repair, 1918
Folder 29: Congress Hall - Maintenance & Repair, 1919
Folder 30: Congress Hall - Maintenance & Repair, 1922-1924
Folder 31: Congress Hall - Maintenance & Repair, 1925-1926
Folder 32: Congress Hall - Maintenance & Repair, 1928
Folders 33-36: Congress Hall - Maintenance & Repair, 1929
Folder 37: Congress Hall -Maintenance & Repair, 1930-1935

Box 15

Folder 1: Congress Hall Restoration, 1899-1908
Folder 2: Congress Hall Restoration, 1909-1910
Folders 3-12: Congress Hall Restoration, 1911
Folders 13-17: Congress Hall Restoration, 1912
Folders 18-40: Congress Hall Restoration, 1913

Box 16

Folders 1-8: Congress Hall -Restoration (Reopening Plans), 1913
Folder 9: Congress Hall - Restoration (Reopening Plans), 1914
Folders 10-30: Events - Congress Hall Reopening, 1913
Folders 31-32: Events - Congress Hall Reopening, 1914

Box 17

Folder 1: Events - 4th of July, 1914
Folders 2-3: Events - 4th of July, 1915
Folder 4: Events - 4th of July, 1916
Folder 5: Events - 4th of July, 1918-1919
Folder 6: Events - 4th of July, 1924
Folder 7: Events - 4th of July, 1925
Folder 8: Events - 4th of July, 1926-1929
Folder 9: Events - 4th of July, 1931-1932
Folder 10: Events - 4th of July, 1933-1935
Folders 11-16: Events - Independence Hall, 1936-1937
Folder 17: Events - Independence Hall, 1938-1945
Folder 18: Events - Independence Hall, 1946-1950
Folder 19: Events - Other, 1896-1914
Folder 20: Events - Other, 1915
Folder 21: Events-Other, 1916-1917
Folder 22: Events - Other, 1918-1919
Folder 23: Events - Other, 1920-1922
Folder 24: Events - Other, 1924
Folders 25-2: Events - Other, 1925
Folder 27: Events - Other, 1926-1927
Folder 28: Events - Other, 1928
Folder 29: Events - Other, 1929-1930
Folder 30: Events - Other, 1931-1932
Folder 31: Events - Other, 1937-1942

Box 18

Folder 1: Events - World War I, 1914-1917
Folders 2-4: Events - World War I, 1918
Folder 5: Events - World War I, 1919
Folder 6: Events - World War I, 1920-1921
Folder 7: Flags, 1908-1916
Folders: Flags, 1917-1919-
Folders 9-10: Flags, 1920
Folder 11: Flags, 1921-1924
Folder 12: Flags, 1925
Folder 13: Flags, 1926-1927
Folder 14: Flags, 1928-1929
Folder 15: Flags, 1929
Folder 16: Flags, 1930-1931
Folder 17: Flags, 1931
Folder 18: Flags, 1933-1938
Folder 19: Flags, 1939-1950
Folder 20: Flag Poles, 1914-1924
Folders 21-22: Flag Poles, 1925

(Photograph# 25 removed from Folder 21; Drawing removed from Folder 22 and filed in Folder #1, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 23: Fountains, 1908-1914
Folder 24: Fountains, 1915-1942
Fold-er 25: Grandstands, 1921-1926
Folder 26: Independence Hall-Assembly Room, 1913-1914

(Photographs # 26 - # 28 removed)

Folder 27: Independence Hall-Assembly Room (decorating), 1914
Folder 28: Independence Hall-Assembly Room (decorating), 1916-1917
Folder 29: Independence Hall-Assembly Room (decorating), 1917
Folder 30: Independence Hall-Assembly Room (decorating), 1917-1938

Box 19

Folder 1: Independence Hall - Boiler Room/ Tunnels, 1913-1919
Folder 2: Independence Hall - Boiler Room/ Tunnels, 1919
Folders 3-5: Independence Hall - Boiler Room/ Tunnels, 1921
Folder 6: Independence Hall - Boiler Room/ Tunnels, 1922

(Photographs# 29 - # 34 removed; Drawings removed and filed in Folders 2 & 3, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 7: Independence Hall - Boiler Room/ Tunnels, 1924
Folder 8: Independence Hall - Boiler Room/ Tunnels, 1927-1929
Folder 9: Independence Hall - Boiler Room / Tunnels, 1950
Folder 10: Independence Hall - Carpeting, 1918
Folder 11: Independence Hall- Carpeting, 1920-1929
Folder 12: Independence Hall - Cellar , 1913-1916
Folder 13: Independence Hall - Cellar, 1917-1918
Folders 14-16: Independence Hall - Cleaning, 1914
Folder 17: Independence Hall - Cleaning, 1919
Folder 18: Independence Hall - Cleaning, 1919-1922
Folder 19: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1897-1913
Folders 20-22: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1914
Folders 23-25: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1915
Folder 26: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1916
Folders 27-28: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1917
Folder 29: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1919
Folder 30: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell (Weekly Reports), 1920
Folder 31: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1920
Folder 32: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell (Weekly Reports), 1921-1922
Folder 33: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1922-1926
Folder 34: Independence Hall - Clock & Bell, 1926-1936

Box 20

Folder 1: Independence Hall - Commissions/ Committees, 1917-1922
Folders 2-5: Independence Hall - Curtains, 1919
Folders 6-7: Independence Hall - Curtains, 1924
Folders 8-10: Independence Hall - Curtains, 1925
Folders 11-12: Independence Hall - Curtains, 1926
Folder 13: Independence Hall - Curtains, 1928-1937
Folder 14: Independence Hall-Entrance Steps, 1913-1922

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 4, Office Drawer IO)

Folders 15-17: Independence Hall - Entrance Steps, 1922
Folder 18: Independence Hall - Entrance Steps, 1922-1923
Folder 19: Independence Hall - Entrance Steps, 1924

Box 21

Folder 1: Independence Hall-Flooring, 1913
Folder 2: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1915
Folders 3-7: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1916
Folders 8-10: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1917
Folder 11: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1919-1920
Folder 12: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1921
Folders 13-16: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1924
Folder 17: Independence Hall - Flooring, 1925-1928
Folder 18: Independence Hall- Iron Stands, 1922-1925
Folder 19: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1913-1917
Folders 20-22: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1918
Folders 23-27: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1919
Folders 28-32: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1920
Folders 33-35: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1921

Box 22

Folders 1-2: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1922
Folder 3: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1923-1924
Folder 4: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1925-1928
Folder 5: Independence Hall - Lighting Fixtures, 1929-1937
Folders 6-8: Independence Hall - Loft, 1915
Folder 9: Independence Hall - Loft, 1916-1924
Folder 10: Independence Hall - Long Room, 1916-1917
Folder 11: Independence Hall - National Historic Site, 1941
Folder 12: Independence Hall - Painting, 1906-1913

(Photograph# 35 removed)

Folder 13: Independence Hall - Painting, 1916
Folder 14: Independence Hall - Painting, 1917
Folder 15: Independence Hall - Painting, 1917-1920
Folder 16: Independence Hall - Painting, 1930-1936
Folder 17: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1912
Folder 18: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1915-1916
Folder 19: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1917
Folders 20-21: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1918
Folder 22: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1919
Folder 23: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1920
Folders 24-25: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1921
Folder 26: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1922-1928
Folder 27: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1928-1930
Folder 28: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1932-1939
Folder 29: Independence Hall - Plans & Drawings, 1942-1948
Folder 30: Independence Hall - Repairs, 1911-1912
Folders 31-33: Independence Hall - Repairs, 1912
Folder 34: Independence Hall - Repairs, 1913
Folder 35: Independence Hall - Repairs, 1914-1922
Folder 36: Independence Hall - Repairs, 1923-1949

Box 23

Folder 1: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1896
Folder 2: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1897
Folders 3-6: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1898

(Drawing removed from Folder 3 and filed in Folder 5, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 7: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1898-1910
Folders 8-9: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1922

(Photographs# 36 - # 48 removed from Folder 8)

Folder 10: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1923
Folders 11-12: Independence Hall -Restoration, 1924

(Photographs# 49 - # 55 removed from Folder 11)

Folder 13: Independence Hall - Restoration, 1926-1934

(Photographs # 56 - # 59 removed)

Folder 14: Independence Hall-Roof, 1910-1912
Folder 15: Independence Hall - Roof, 1914
Folders 16-17: Independence Hall - Roof, 1916
Folder 18: Independence Hall -Roof, 1919
Folder 19: Independence Hall - Roof, 1920-1942
Folders 20-25: Independence Hall - Roof, care of, 1918
Folder 26: Independence Hall - Roof, care of, 1919-1924
Folder 27: Independence Hall - Roof, care of, 1925-1927
Folder 28: Independence Hall - Roof, care of, 1929-1947
Folders 29-30: Independence Hall - Storm Doors, 1914
Folder 31: Independence Hall - Storm Doors, 1915
Folder 32: Independence Hall - Storm Doors, 1926-1927
Folder 33: Independence Hall - Storm Doors, 1930

(Drawings removed and filed in Folder 6, Office Drawer 10)

Box 24

Folder 1: Independence Hall - Supreme Court Chamber, 1917-1923
Folder 2: Independence Hall - Tower, 1912-1913
Folder 3: Independence Hall - Tower, 1914
Folder 4: Independence Hall - Tower, 1915
Folder 5: Independence Hall -Tower, 1915-1917
Folder 6: Independence Hall -Tower, 1918-1921
Folder 7: Independence Hall - Tower, 1922

(Photographs # 60 - # 63 removed)

Folders 8-10: Independence Hall - Tower, 1924

(Photograph# 64 removed; Drawings from Folder 8 removed and filed in Folder 7, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 11: Independence Hall -Tower, 1925-1935

(Photographs # 65 - # 66 removed)

Folder 12: Independence Hall - Tower (Repairs), 1944

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 8, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 13: Independence Hall - Tower (Repairs), 1944-1945

(Photographs # 67 - # 68 removed)

Folder 14: Independence Hall - Tower (Structural Changes), 1920-1941
Folder 15: Independence Hall-Tower Clock, 1916
Folder 16: Independence Hall-Tower Clock, 1917
Folder 17: Independence Hall - Tower Clock, 1918
Folders 18-20: Independence Hall - Tower Clock, 1919
Folders 21-24: Independence Hall - Tower Clock, 1920
Folder 25: Independence Hall - Tower Clock, 1923-1924
Folders 26-27: Independence Hall -Tower Clock, 1925-1926
Folder 28: Independence Hall -Tower Clock, 1927
Folder 29: Independence Hall -Tower Clock, 1929-1930
Folder 30: Independence Hall - Tower Clock, 1932-1935
Folder 31: Independence Hall -Tower Urns, 1922
Folder 32: Independence Hall - Tower Urns, 1924
Folder 33: Independence Hall - Windows, 1914-1929

Box 25

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Development, 1871-1900
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Development, 1901-1917
Folder 3: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1910-1914
Folder4: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1915-1916
Folders 5-6: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1916
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1916-1917
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1918
Folders 9-10: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1919
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1920
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1921

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 9, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 13: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1921
Folders 14-16: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1922

Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1923
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1924

(Drawings removed and filed in Folders 10 - 13 in Office Drawer IO)

Folders 19-24: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1924
Folders 25-27: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1925
Folders 28-30: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1927
Folders 31-35: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1928
Folder 36: Independence Hall Group - Electrical, 1929-1932

Box 26

Folder 1: Independence Hal I Group - Fire Alarm, 1918-1923
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Fire Drill, 1918
Folder 3: Independence Hall Group - Fire Drill, 1922
Folders 4-12: Independence Hall Group -Fire Drill, 1923
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group -Fire Protection, 1906-1912
Folders 14-19: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1913
Folders 20-21: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1914
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1915
Folders 23-27: Independence Hall Group -Fire Protection, 1916
Folders 28-32: Independence Hall Group -Fire Protection, 1917
Folders 33-35: Independence Hall Group-Fire Protection, 1918
Folders 36-37: Independence Hall Group -Fire Protection, 1919

Box 27

Folders 1-2: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1920
Folder 3: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1921
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1921

(Drawings removed and filed in Folders 14 - 16, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 5-6: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1921
Folders 7-14: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1922
Folders 15-17: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1923
Folders 18-24: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1924
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1924

(Drawing removed and tiled in Folder 17, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 26-28: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1925
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1926
Folder 30: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1927
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1928
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1929
Folder 33: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1930
Folder 34: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1931
Folders 35-37: Independence Hall Group -Fire Protection, 1932
Folder 38: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1934

Box 28

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1934
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1935
Folder 3: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1936-1938
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1939-1941
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1942
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1943-1947
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1948
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1949
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - Fire Protection, 1949-1951
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group -Heating, 1894-1898
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1908-1913
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1914-1915
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group -Heating, 1916
Folders 14-16: Independence Hall Group -Heating, 1917
Folders 17-24: Independence Hall Group-Heating, 1918
Folders 25-27: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1919
Folders 28-32: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1920
Folder 33: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1921

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 18, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 34-35: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1921

Box 29

Folders 1-3: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1922
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1923-1924
Folders 5-9: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1924
Folders 10-11: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1925
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1926
Folders 13-14: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1927
Folders 15-16: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1928
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1929
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1930-1931
Folder 19: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1932
Folders 20-21: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1933
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1934
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1934-1935
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Heating, 1938-1949
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1915
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1916
Folder 27: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1917-1918
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1918-1919
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1920-1921
Folders 30-38: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1921

Box 30

Folders 1-7: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1922
Folders 8-16: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1923
Folders 17-23: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1924
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1925
Folder 25: Independence Hal I Group - Improvements, 1926-1931
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1932
Folders 27-28: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1933
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1944-1949
Folder 30: Independence Hall Group - Improvements, 1950-1951
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Iron Work, 1919

Box 31

Folders 1-2: Independence Hall Group -Lightning Rods, 1915
Folders 3-4: Independence Hall Group - Lightning Rods, 1916
Folders 5-7: Independence Hall Group -Lightning Rods, 1917
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Lightning Rods, 1917

(Drawings removed and filed in Folders 19 - 20, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - Lightning Rods, 1917
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group-Lightning Rods, 1918-1920
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group -Lightning Rods, 1921

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 21, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Lightning Rods, 1924
Folders 13-14: Independence Hall Group - Lightning Rods, 1925
Folders 15-18: Independence Hall Group -Maintenance, 1913-1914
Folders 19-21: Independence Hall Group -Maintenance, 1915
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1916-1919
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1920
Folders 24-28: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1922
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1923
Folder 30: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1924-1927
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1928-1929
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1930
Folders 33-36: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1931
Folder 37: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1932-1933
Folder 38: Independence Hall Group - Maintenance, 1934-1935
Folder 39: Independence Hall Group-Maintenance, 1937-1942

Box 32

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Mechanical Equipment, 1920-1924
Folders 2-3: Independence Hall Group - Mechanical Equipment, 1924
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Mechanical Equipment, 1925
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1908-1912
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1913-1915
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1915-1918
Folders 8-10: Independence Hall Group-Meetings, Permits, 1918
Folders 11-12: Independence Hall Group -Meetings, Permits, 1919
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1920
Folder 14: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1921-1922
Folder 15: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1923-1924
Folders 16-17: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1924
Folders 18-20: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1925
Folders 21-32: Independence Hall Group -Meetings, Permits (Sesquicentennial), 1926

Box 33

Folders 1-3: Independence Hall Group -Meetings, Permits, 1927
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1928
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1929
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1930
Folder 7: Independence Hal I Group - Meetings, Permits, 1931-1934
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1935
Folders 9-10: Independence Hall Group -Meetings, Permits, 1936
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1937
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1938
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1939
Folders 14-16: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1940
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1941
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1942
Folders 19-22: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1943
Folders 23-25: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1944
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, P rmits, 1945
Folders 27-28: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1946
Folders 29-32: Independence Hall Group -Meetings, Permits, 1947
Folders 33-34: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1948
Folder 35: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1949
Folder 36: Independence Hall Group - Meetings, Permits, 1950

Box 34

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Observatory, 1911-1926
Folders 2-3: Independence Hall Group - Ordinances, 1911-1917
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Painting, 1906-1932
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Paving, 1909-1916
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Paving, 1916-1919
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Paving, 1919
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Paving, 1920-1924
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - Paving, 1925
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group -Paving, 1925-1942
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group -Philosophical Hall, 1914-1930
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1910-1918

(Photograph # 69 removed)

Folder 13: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1920
Folder 14: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1920-1922
Folders 15-16: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1924
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group -Photography, 1924-1925
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1926-1928
Folder 19: Independence Hall Group -Photography, 1929-1930
Folder 20: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1931-1934
Folder 21: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1935-1936
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1937-1938
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1939-1940
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1940
Folders 25-26: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1941
Folder 27: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1942-1944
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Photography, 1945-1946
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Platforms (Portable), 1923
Folder 30: Independence Hall Group - Plaza (Chestnut St.), 1922-1926
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Plaza (Chestnut St.), 1927-1931
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Plaza (Chestnut St.), I932-1933
Folder 33: Independence Hall Group - Plaza (Chestnut St.), 1934-1947

Box 35

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Plumbing Improvements, 1921
Folders 2-3: Independence Hall Group - Plumbing Improvements, 1924
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group -Plumbing Improvements, 1925-1951
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1897-1910
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group -Publications, 1911-1913
Folders 7-13: Independence Hall Group -Publications, 1914
Folders 14-15: Independence Hall Group -Publications, 1915
Folder 16: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1915-1916
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1917-1918
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1919
Folders 19-20: Independence Hall Group -Publications, 1920
Folders 21-22: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1921
Folders 23-25: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1922
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1923-1924
Folders 27-29: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1924
Folders 30-31: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1925
Folders 32-36: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1926

Box 36

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1927
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1928
Folders 3-4: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1929
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1930
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1931
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1932-1933
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group -Publications, 1934-1937
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group -Publications, 1938-1939
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1939
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1940-1941
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Publications, 1942-1950
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group -Receipts & Bills, 1918-1920
Folders 14-16: Independence Hall Group -Receipts & Bills, 1920
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1920-1921
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1921
Folder 19: Independence Hall Group -Receipts & Bills, 1921-1922
Folder 20: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1922-1924
Folders 21-22: Independence Hall Group -Receipts & Bills, 1925
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1928
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1929
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1930
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1931
Folder 27: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1932
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1933

Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Receipts & Bills, 1934

Box 37

Independence Hall Group - Receipts, 1915-1946
The above items are bound receipt books and are not housed in file folders

Box 38

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Repairs, 1906-1913
Folders 2-10: Independence Hall Group - Repairs, 1913
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Repairs, 1925-1932
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Sawdust Bins, 1918-1919
Folders 13-16: Independence Hall Group - Sewers, 1914-1915

Box 39

Folders 1-2: Independence Hall Group - Shop Costs, 1946
Folders 3-6: Independence Hall Group - Shop Costs, 1947
Folders 7-10: Independence Hall Group - Shop Costs, 1948
Folders 11-13: Independence Hall Group - Shop Costs, 1949
Folders 14-17: Independence Hall Group - Shop Costs, 1950
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group- Snow/Ice Removal, 1914-1915
Folders 19-20: Independence Hall Group - Snow/Ice Removal, 1915
Folder 21: Independence Hall Group - Snow/Ice Removal, 1916
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Snow/Ice Removal, 1917
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Snow/Ice Removal, 1920-1928
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1900-1912
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1912
Folders 26-27: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1913
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1914
Folders 29-30: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1915
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1916-1917
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1918
Folders 33-35: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1919

Box 40

Folders 1-3: Independence Hall Group- Staffi'Guards, 1915-1950
Folders 4-10: Independence Hall Group- Staff/Guards, 1920

Box 41

Folders 1-6: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1921
Folders 7-11: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1922
Folders 12-13: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1923
Folders 14-21: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1924
Folders 12-25: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1925
Folders 26-34: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards (Sesquicentennial), 1926
Folders 35-37: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1927

Box 42

Folders 1-5: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1928
Folders 6-12: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1929
Folders 13-15: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1930
Folders 16-17: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1931
Folders 18-19: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1932
Folder 20: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1933-1934
Folders 21-22: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1935
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1936
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1937-1938
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1939
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1940
Folder 27: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1941
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1942
Folders 29-31: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1943
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1944
Folder 33: Independence Hall Group - Staff/Guards, 1944-1947

Box 43

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Staff Uniforms, 1909-1914
Folders 2-6: Independence Hall Group - StaffUniforms, 1916
Folders 7-8: Independence Hall Group-StaffUniforms, 1917
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group- Staff Uniforms, 1918
Folders 10-11: Independence Hall Group - StaffUniforms, 1919
Folders 12-14: Independence Hall Group - StaffUniforms, 1920
Folders 15-16: Independence Hall Group - Staff Uniforms, 1921
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Staff Uniforms, 1922

(Photographs # 70 - # 71 removed)

Folder 18: Independence Hall Group - Staff Uniforms, 1923

Folder 19: Independence Hall Group - Staff Uniforms, 1940
Folder 20: Independence Hall Group - Staff Uniforms, 1942
Folder 21: Independence Hall Group- Staff Uniforms, 1943
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1905-1912
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1913-1918
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1919-1920
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1924-1942
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1931
Folder 27: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1932
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Superintendents, 1932-1934
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Superintendent Carpenter's Notes, 1917-1946
Folder 30: Independence Hall Group - Superintendent's Daily Record, 1917- 1919
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Superintendent's Daily Record, 1917- 1920
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Superintendent's Daily Record, 1934- 1936

The above folder contains the following three items which have been individually cataloged:

Catalog Number INDE 12541
Ledger page recording activities at Independence Square Complex, July 18, 1934-June 9, 1935

Catalog Number INDE 12542
Ledger page recording activities in Independence Square Complex, February 28, 1935 - February 20, 1936

Catalog Number INDE 12543
Ledger Page recording activities in Independence Square Complex, 1934-1936

Box 44

Independence Hall Group - Superintendent's Daily Record, 1917-1946
Independence Hall Group - Superintendent's Time Records, 1916-1925 Individually cataloged as INDE 12538
Independence Hall Group - Superintendent's Time Records, 1925-1937 Individually cataloged as INDE 12539

The above items are bound books and are not housed in folders.

Box45

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1908-1914
Folders 2-3: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1914
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1914-1915
Folders 5-7: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1916
Folders 8-11: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1917
Folders 12-13: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1918
Folders 14-18: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1919
Folders 19-21: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1920
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1921
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1922
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1923
Folders 25-27: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1924
Folder 28: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1925
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1926-1927
Folder 30: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1928-1929
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1930
Folder 32: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1932
Folder 33: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1933-1935
Folder 34: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1937-1938
Folder 35: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1939
Folder 36: Independence Hall Group - Supplies, 1940-1946

Box 46

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group -Telephones, 1913-1916
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group -Telephones, 1916-1918
Folder 3: Independence Hall Group - Telephones, 1919-1921
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Telephones, 1922-1921
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Telephones, 1925-1928
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group-Telephones, 1929-1941
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group -Trash & Ash Removal, 1915-1918
Folders 8-9: Independence Hall Group -Trash & Ash Removal, 1919
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Trash & Ash Removal, 1920
Folders 11-12: Independence Hall Group -Trash & Ash Removal, 1921
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group - Trash & Ash Removal, 1922
Folder 14: Independence Hall Group - Trash & Ash Removal, 1924
Folders 15-19: Independence Hall Group -Twitchell Bequest, 1924
Folder 20: Independence Hall Group -Twitchell Bequest, 1927-1929
Folder 21: Independence Hall Group-Twitchell Bequest, 1930-1934
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group -Twitchell Bequest, 1935-1937
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group -Twitchell Bequest, 1938-1941
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Twitchell Bequest, 1944-1945
Folder 25: Independence Hall Group -Twitchell Bequest, 1946-1949
Folder 26: Independence Hall Group - Twitchell Bequest, 1950
Folders 27-28: Independence Hall Group - Twitchell Bequest, 1951
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Umbrella & Parcel Stand, 1912-1917
Folders 30-32: Independence Hall Group - Umbrella & Parcel Stand, 1918
Folder 33: Independence Hall Group - Umbrella & Parcel Stand, 1919-1924
Folder 34: Independence Hall Group - Upholstering, Curtains, Linoleum,
1919
Folders 35-36: Independence Hall Group - Upholstering, Curtains, Linoleum, 1920
Folders 37-38: Independence Hall Group - Vacuum Cleaner System, 1921
Folder 39: Independence Hall Group - Vacuum Cleaner System, 1922-1935
Folder 40: Independence Hall Group - Vacuum Cleaner System, undated

Box 47

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1913-1914
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1915
Folders 3-7: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1916
Folders 8-9: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1917
Folders 10-14: Independence Hall Group- Venetian Blinds, 1918
Folders 15-16: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1919-1922
Folders 17-18: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1923
Folders 19-27: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1924
Folders 28-30: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1925-1929
Folder 31: Independence Hall Group - Venetian Blinds, 1933-1937

Box 48

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1918
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1919
Folders 3-22: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports (Timesheets),
1920
Folders 23-28: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1926-1929
Folder 29: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1930

Box 49

Folders 1-9: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1931
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1932
Folders 11-13: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1933

Box 50

Folders 1-4: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1933
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1934-1936
Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1937-1940
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1941-1942
Folder 8:' Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports, 1943-1947
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports (Engineers), 1926- 1943
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports (Engineers), 1944-1945
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Watchman Reports (Fire Drills), 1941-1942
Folders 12-16: Independence Hall Group - Weekly Clock Report, 1942- 1944
Folder 17: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1908-1914
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group- Window Cleaning, 1915-1916
Folder 19: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1916
Folders 20-22: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1917
Folders 23-25: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1918
Folders 26-28: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1919
Folders 29-32: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1920
Folders 33-36: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1921

Box 51

Folders 1-3: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1922
Folders 4-5: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1923
Folders 6-7: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1924
Folders 8-9: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1925
Folders 10-11: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1926
Folders 12-13: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1927
Folders 14-15: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1928
Folders 16-17: Independence Hall Group-Window Cleaning, 1929
Folder 18: Independence Hall Group- Window Cleaning, 1930-1932
Folder 19: Independence Hall Group- Window Cleaning, 1934-1935
Folders 20-21: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1938
Folder 22: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1940
Folder 23: Independence Hall Group - Window Cleaning, 1942-1944
Folder 24: Independence Hall Group - Wing Buildings, 1914-1916
Folders 25-32: Independence Hall Group - Wing Buildings, 1916
Folders 33-35: Independence Hall Group - Wing Buildings, 1917

Box 52

Folders 1-2: Independence Hall Group - Wing Buildings, 1918-1919
Folders 3-4: Independence Hall Group - Wing Buildings, 1920
Folder 5: Independence Hall Group- Wing Buildings, 1921-1925

(Photographs# 72 - # 74 removed)

Folder 6: Independence Hall Group - Works Progress Administration (WPA), 1937
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Works Progress Administration (WPA), 1939-1943
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - World War II, 1941
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - World War II (War Bonds), 1942-1943
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - World War II (War Bonds), 1944
Folders 11-19: Independence Square, 1913
Folders 20-33: Independence Square, 1914

Box 53

Folders 1-16: Independence Square, 1915
Folder 17: Independence Square (contract), 1915
Folders 18-22: Independence Square, 1915
Folder 23: Independence Square, 1916

(Photographs # 75 - # 76 removed; Drawings removed and filed in Folders 22 - 23, Office Drawer I 0)

Folders 24-31: Independence Square, 1916
Folder 32: Independence Square, 1916

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 24, Office Drawer 10)

Folders· 33-36: Independence Square, 1916

Box 54

Folders 1-36: Independence Square (contract), 1916

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 25, Office Drawer 10)

Box 55

Folder 1: Independence Square, 1918-1924
Folders 2-3: Independence Square, 1924
Folders 4-8: Independence Square, 1925
Folder 9: Independence Square, 1926

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 26, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 10-19: Independence Square, 1926
Folders 20-23: Independence Square, 1927

Folders 24-25: Independence Square, 1928
Folders 26-27: Independence Square, 1929
Folders 28-30: Independence Square, 1930
Folders 31-33: Independence Square, 1931
Folders 34-35: Independence Square, 1932
Folder 36: Independence Square, 1933
Folder 37: Independence Square, 1934
Folder 38: Independence Square, 1938-1951

Subseries B: Requisitions and Purchase Orders

Box 56

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1917- 1918
Folders 2-5: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1918
Folders 6-9: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1919
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1920

Box 57

Folders 1-3: Independence Hall Group -Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1920
Folders 4-7: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1921
Folders 8-10: Independence Hall Group -Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1922

Box 58

Folders 1-2: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1922
Folders 3-6: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1928
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1929- 1930
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1931
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1932
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1933
Folder 11: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1934
Folder 12: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1935
Folder 13: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1936

Box 59

Folder 1: Independence Hall Group -Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1937
Folder 2: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1938
Folder 3: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1939
Folder 4: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1940
Folders 5-6: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1941
Folder 7: Independence Hall Group -Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1942
Folder 8: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1943
Folder 9: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1944
Folder 10: Independence Hall Group - Requisitions & Purchase Orders, 1945

Subseries C: Photographs

Box 59A

Photographs 1 - 76

Subseries D: Drawings (Filed in Office Drawer 10)

Folder 1: Repair of Flag Poles and Bracing, 1925
Folders 2-3: Boiler Room Details (detail of chimney, connecting tunnels, plan of paving), June, 1921
Folder 4: Repairs and alterations to entrance steps at Independence Hall, January, 1922
Folder 5: Detail of Clock (east side) and various details of doorways (second floor), 1898
Folder 6: Details of Entrance Ways to Independence Hall
Folder 7: Exterior Tower Improvement/Details of"Copper Urns," 1924
Folder 8: Reconstruction of Wood Balustrades
Folder 9: Electrical Wiring Plan, Basement, First and Second Floors, 1921
Folders 10-13: Electrical lighting fixtures for various rooms throughout a11 buildings
Folders 14-16: Automatic Sprinkler Systems for Independence Hall Group of Buildings, 1921
Folder 17: Piping Plan for Sprinkler System
Folder 18: Heating and VacuJJm Cleaning Systems for Independence Hall Group, 1921
Folders 19-20: Plan for Lightning Protection, 1917
Folder 21: Plan for Lightning Protection, 1921
Folders 22-23: Plans for Gas Lamp Posts
Folder 24: Plan for Brackets to Support Lanterns, 1916
Folder 25: Details for Lamp Posts, 1916
Folder 26: Plan for Independence Square, January 1, 1926

Series II: Museum Records, 1873-1951

Subseries A: Subject Files

Box 60

Folder 1: Art Jury, 1907-1917
Folder2: ArtJury,1917
Folder 3: Art Jury, 1918
Folder 4: Art Jury, 1919-1924
Folder 5: Art Jury, 1929-1932
Folder 6: Art Jury, 1934-1936
Folder 7: Art Jury, 1937-1938
Folder 8: Art Jury, 1939-1940
Folder 9: Art Jury, 1950
Folder 10: Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, 1899-1913
Folder 11: Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, 1915
Folder 12: Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, 1916
Folder 13: Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, 1917
Folder 14: Board To Take Charge of & Collect Historic Relics, 1924
Folder 15: Casts & Carvings, 1931-1947
Folder 16: Centennial, 1876
Folder 17: Children's Services, 1914-1915
Folder 18: Children's Services, 1915
Folder 19: Children's Services, 1919-1927
Folder 20: Constitution Paintings, 1937-1938
Folder 21: Curator, 1910-1915
Folder 22: Curator, 1916-1919
Folders 23-26: Curator, 1920
Folders 27-30: Curator, 1921
Folders 31-34: Curator, 1922
Folder 35: Curator, 1923-1924
Folders 36-40: Curator, 1924

Box 61

Folder 1: Curator, 1925-1927
Folders 2-7: Curator, 1928
Folders 8-10: Curator, 1929
Folder 11: Curator, 1930
Folder 12: Curator, 1930-1932
Folder 13: Curator, 1932-1934
Folder 14: Curator, 1938-1944
Folder 15: Donors List, 1908-1950
Folders 16-17: Equipment (Benches), 1912-1913
Folder 18: Equipment (Benches), 1913

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 27, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 19: Equipment (Benches), 1913
Folder 20: Equipment (Benches), 1914

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 28, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 21: Equipment (Benches), 1914
Folder 22: Equipment (Benches), 1918
Folder 23: Equipment (Cabinets & Safes), 1915-1916
Folder 24: Equipment (Cabinets & Safes), 1916
Folder 25: Equipment (Cabinets & Safes), 1916-1920
Folder 26: Equipment (Cases), 1911-1914

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 29, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 27: Equipment (Cases), 1915-1916
Folders 28-35: Equipment (Cases), 1916
Folder 36: Equipment (Cases), 1916

(Drawings removed and filed in Folders 30 - 34, Office Drawer 10)

Box 62

Folders 1-12: Equipment (Cases), 1917
Folders 13-19: Equipment (Cases), 1919
Folders 20-24: Equipment (Cases), 1920
Folder 25: Equipment (Cases), 1920

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 35, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 26-27: Equipment (Cases), 1920
Folder 28: Equipment (Cases), 1921

(Drawings removed and filed in Folders 36 - 37, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 29-36: Equipment (Cases), 1921

Box 63

Folders 1-4: Equipment (Cases), 1922
Folder 5: Equipment (Cases), 1923
Folders 6-8: Equipment (Cases), 1924
Folders 9-10: Equipment (Cases), 1925
Folder 11: Equipment (Cases), 1925

(Drawings removed and filed in Folders 38 - 39, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 12: Equipment (Cases), 1925
Folder 13: Equipment (Cases), 1926-1928
Folder 14: Equipment (Cases), 1929-1940
Folder 15: Equipment (Discards), 1918-1919
Folders 16-20: Equipment (Guard Ropes & Standards), 1913
Folder 21: Equipment (Guard Ropes & Standards), 1914-1915
Folder 22: Equipment (Guard Ropes & Standards), 1915
Folder 23: Equipment (Guard Ropes & Standards), 1919
Folder 24: Equipment (Guard Ropes & Standards), 1919-1920
Folder 25: Equipment (Labels), 1913-1914
Folder 26: Equipment (Labels), 1914
Folder 27: Equipment (Labels), 1915
Folder 28: Equipment (Labels), 1916
Folders 29-30: Equipment (Labels), 1917
Folders 31-32: Equipment (Labels), 1918
Folder 33: Equipment (Labels), 1919
Folder 34: Equipment (Labels), 1920-1922
Folder 35: Equipment (Labels), 1924-1925
Folder 36: Equipment (Labels), 1925-1926
Folder 37: Equipment (Labels), 1929-1947

Box 64

Folder 1: Equipment (Other Museums), 1920-1926
Folder 2: Equipment (Other Museums), 1928-1934
Folder 3: Equipment (Other Museums), 1935-1939
Folder 4: Equipment (Other Museums), 1940-1947
Folder 5: Equipment (Picture Hanging), 1918-1924
Folder 6: Equipment (Shelves, glass), 1916
Folder 7: Equipment (Shelves, glass), 1917
Folder 8: Equipment (Shelves, glass), 1918
Folder 9: Exhibitions, 1913-1915
Folder 10: Exhibitions, 1915
Folder 11: Exhibitions, 1918-1940 (Photograph # 77 removed)
Folder 12: Ferris Collection, 1913
Folder 13: Ferris Collection, 1915-1916
Folders 14-15: Ferris Collection, 1916
Folders 16-18: Ferris Collection, 1918
Folders 19-20: Ferris Collection, 1919
Folder 21: Ferris Collection, 1920
Folder 22: Ferris Collection, 1921
Folder 23: Ferris Collection, 1922
Folder 24: Ferris Collection, 1924
Folder 25: Ferris Collection, 1925
Folders 26-27: Ferris Collection, 1926
Folder 28: Ferris Collection, 1927 (Photograph # 78 removed)
Folders 29-30: Ferris Collection, 1928
Folder 31: Ferris Collection, 1929
Folders 32-33: Ferris Collection, 1930
Folders 34-35: Ferris Collection, 1931
Folder 36: Ferris Collection, 1932-1933
Folder 37: Ferris Collection, 1934
Folder 38: Ferris Collection, 1935-1938
Folder 39: Ferris Collection, 1939-1940
Folder 40: Ferris Collection, 1941-1943
Folder 41: Ferris Collection, 1944-1945
Folder 42: Ferris Collection, 1946-1947

Box 65

Folders 1-4: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1911-1914
Folder 5: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1915-1916
Folders 6-8: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1917
Folder 9: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1918
Folder 10: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1919-1920
Folders 11-12: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1921
Folder 13: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1924-1926
Folder 14: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1926
Folder 15: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1928
Folder 16: Furniture Restoration (Congress Chairs), 1938-1944
Folder 17: Independence Hall, Committee for Protection of Historic Buildings, 1915-1941
Folders 18-22: Independence Hall, Committee for Protection of Historic Buildings, 1942
Folders 23-24: Independence Hall, Committee for Protection of Historic Buildings, 1943
Folder 25: Independence Hall, Committee for Protection of Historic Buildings, 1944-1949
Folders 26-32: Independence Hall, Committee to Re-Establish, 1928
Folder 33: Independence Hall, Committee to Re-Establish, 1928-1929

Box 66

Folders 1-7: Inventory, 1884
Folders 8-10: Inventory, 1897
Folder 11: Inventory, 1915-1917
Folder 12: Inventory, 1924-1938
Folders 13-21: Inventory, 1950
Folder 22: Liberty Bell, 1893-1908
Folder 23: Liberty Bell, 1908-1909
Folder 24: Liberty Bell, 1909
Folder 25: Liberty Bell, 1909-1912
Folder 26: Liberty Bell, 1912 (Photographs # 79 - # 81 removed)
Folders 27-28: Liberty Bell, 1913
Folders 29-37: Liberty Bell, 1914

Box.67

Folders 1-18: Liberty Bell, January- June, 1915

(Photograph# 82 removed from Folder 1; Drawings removed from Folder 18 and filed in Folders 40-41, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 19-29: Liberty Bell, July- September, 1915

(Photographs# 83 - # 84 removed from Folder 22)

Folders 30-44: Liberty Bell, October - December, 1915

Box.68

Folder 1: Liberty Bell, 1916

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 42, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 2: Liberty Bell, 1916
Folder 3: Liberty Bell, 1917
Folders 4-5: Liberty Bell, 1918
Folders 6-7: Liberty Bell, 1919
Folders 8-9: Liberty Bell, 1919

(Photograph# 85 removed from Folder 8; Photograph # 86 removed from Folder 9)

Folders 10-12: Liberty Bell, 1920

(Photographs# 87 - # 89 removed from Folder 12)

Folder 13: Liberty Bell, 1921
Folders 14-16: Liberty Bell, 1922 (Photograph# 90 removed from Folder 14)
Folders 17-20: Liberty Bell, 1924
Folders 21-25: Liberty Bell, 1925
Folders 26-29: Liberty Bell, 1926

(Drawing removed from Folder 26 and filed in Folder 43, Office Drawer 10)

Box 69

Folder 1: Liberty Bell, 1930
Folder 2: Liberty Bell, 1931
Folder 3: Liberty Bell, 1932-1936
Folder 4: Liberty Bell, 1937-1939
Folder 5: Liberty Bell, 1940
Folder 6: Liberty Bell, 1941
Folders 7-8: Liberty Bell, 1942
Folder 9: Liberty Bell, 1943
Folders 10-11: Liberty Bell, 1944
Folder 12: Liberty Bell, 1944

(Photographs # 93 - # 94 removed)

Folder 13: Liberty Bell, 1944
Folder 14: Liberty Bell, 1945
Folder 15: Liberty Bell, 1946-1948
Folder 16: Library, 1915-1916
Folder 17: Library, 1917-1918
Folder 18: Library, 1918
Folder 19: Library, 1919
Folder 20: Library, 1920
Folders 21-24: Library, 1921
Folders 25-26: Library, 1922
Folder 27: Library, 1923-1924
Folders 28-29: Library, 1924
Folder 30: Library, 1925-1926
Folders 31-32: Library, 1927
Folders 33-37: Library, 1928
Folder 38: Library, 1929
Folders 39-40: Library, 1930

Box 70

Folder 1: Library, 1931-1934
Folder 2: Library, 1935
Folder 3: Library, 1936-1937
Folder 4: Library, 1938-1939
Folder 5: Library, 1939
Folder 6: Library, 1940
Folder 7: Library, 1941-1942
Folder 8: Library, 1943-1944
Folder 9: Memo book, 1897-1898
Folder 10: Memorial Tablets, 1910-1912
Folder 11: Memorial Tablets, 1913-1914
Folder 12: Memorial Tablets, 1915-1916
Folder 13: Memorial Tablets, 1921-1929
Folder 14: Memorial Tablets, 1930-1937
Folder 15: Notes on Paper Currency, 1918
Folder 16: Peale Family, 1917-1929
Folder 17: PealeFamily, 1930-1939
Folder 18: Peale Family, 1939-1942
Folder 19: Portraits (copies), 1919-1924
Folder 20: Portraits (copies), 1925-1936
Folder 21: Portraits (copying), 1874-1937
Folder 22: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1919-1920
Folders 23-24: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1920
Folder 25: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1921
Folder 26.. Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1922
Folder 27: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1924
Folder 28: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1925
Folder 29: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1926-1927
Folders 30-33: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1928
Folder 34: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1929
Folder 35: Portraits (not Independence Hall), 1935-1943

Box 71

Folder 1: Portraits (Photographs), 1913-1939
Folders 2-3: Portraits (Photographs), 1926
Folder 4: Portraits (Photographs), 1927
Folder 5: Portraits (Photographs), 1928
Folder 6: Portraits (Photographs), 1930-1935
Folder 7: Portraits (Photographs), 1936-1939
Folder 8: Portraits (Photographs), 1940
Folder 9: Portraits (Photographs), 1941-1942
Folder 10: Portraits (Photographs), 1943-1945
Folder 11: Portraits (Photographs), 1946-1950
Folder 12: Portraits - Reports on, 1917
Folder 13: Portraits - Reports on, 1918-1921
Folder 14: Portraits - Reports on, 1924-1926
Folder 15: Portraits - Reports on, 1929-1944
Folder 16: Portraits - Research, 1914-1918
Folder 17: Portraits - Research, 1918
Folder 18: Portraits - Research, 1919
Folders 19-21: Portraits - Research, 1920
Folder 22: Portraits - Research, 1921-1922
Folders 23-25: Portraits - Research, 1922
Folder 26: Portraits - Research, 1922-1928
Folder 27: Portraits - Research, 1929-1941
Folders 28-29: Portraits - Restoration (Common Council), Pre-I 919
Folder 30: Portraits -Restoration, 1919
Folders 31-35: Portraits - Restoration, 1920
Folder 36: Portraits - Restoration, 1921

Box 72

Folders 1-7: Portraits - Restoration, 1921
Folders 8-11: Portraits - Restoration, 1922
Folders 12-13: Portraits - Restoration, 1923
Folders 14-15: Portraits - Restoration, 1924
Folders 16-18: Portraits - Restoration, 1925
Folder 19: Portraits - Restoration, 1931-1937
Folder 20: Portraits - Restoration, 1944
Folder 21: Portraits - Restoration, 1946-1948
Folder 22: Portraits - Restoration, 1948
Folder 23: Portraits - Restoration, 1949
Folders 24-30: Portraits - Restoration, 1950

(Photographs# 95 - # 112 removed from Folder 30)

Folder 31: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), A - B
Folder 32: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), C
Folder 33: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), D
Folder 34: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), F
Folders 35-40: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), G
Folders 41-46: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), H
Folder 47: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), J - K
Folders 48-51: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), L

Box 73

Folders 1-3: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), M
Folder 4: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), M (Photographs # 113 - # 114 removed)
Folder 5: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), P
Folders 6-10: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), R
Folders 11-13: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), S
Folder 14: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), T
Folder 15: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), V
Folders 16-17: Portraits - Restoration (alpha), W
Folder 18: Portraits - Signers, 1914
Folder 19: Portraits - Signers, 1915-1919
Folder 20: Portraits - Signers, 1924-1930
Folder 21: Portraits - Signers, 1934-1935
Folder 22: Portraits - In Storage, 1917-1921
Folder 23: Portraits - In Storage, 1924
Folder 24: Portraits - In Storage, 1925-1934
Folder 25: Portraits - In Storage, 1936-1950
Folder 26: Posters - World War I, 1919
Folder 27: Propper, Albert, 1928
Folder 28: Propper, Albert, 1929
Folder 29: Publicity, 1908-1918
Folder 30: Publicity, 1919 (Photographs # 115 - # 116 removed)
Folder 31: Publicity, 1920
Folder 32: Publicity, 1921
Folder 33: Publicity, 1922-1928
Folder 34: Publicity, 1929-1935
Folder 35: Publicity, 1936-1942
Folder36: Publicity, 1943-1947

Box 74

Folder 1: Queries, 1919
Folders 2-6: Queries, 1920
Folders 7-18: Queries, 1921
Folders 19-29: Queries, 1922
Folders 30-32: Queries, 1924
Folders 33-36: Queries, 1925
Folders 37-39: Queries, 1926

Box 75

Folders 1-6: Queries, 1927
Folders 7-11: Queries, 1928
Folders 12-16: Queries, 1929

Folders 17-22: Queries, 1930
Folders 23-34: Queries, 1931
Folders 35-44: Queries, 1932

Box 76

Folders 1-5: Queries, 1933
Folders 6-12: Queries, 1934
Folders 13-18: Queries, 1935
Folders 19-24: Queries, 1936
Folders 25-34: Queries, 1937
Folders 35-44: Queries, 1938

Box 77

Folders 1-8: Queries, 1939
Folders 9-18: Queries, 1940
Folders 19-28: Queries, 1941
Folders 29-34: Queries, 1942
Folders 35-40: Queries, 1943

Box 78

Folders 1-5: Queries, 1944
Folders 6-10: Queries, 1945
Folders 11-18: Queries, 1946
Folders 19-26: Queries, 1947
Folder 27: Queries, 1949
Folder 28: Radio Broadcasting, 1925
Folder 29: Radio Broadcasting, 1927-1941
Folder 30: Receipts, 1919-1938

Box 79

Folder 1: Receipts Journal, various dates, 19th & 20th Century

Box 80

Folder 1: Receipts Journal, 1874-1910
Folder 2: Register, Art Copies, 1913-1915

Box 81

Folder 1: Relics, 1898-1899
Folder 2: Relics, 1900-1912
Folders 3-5: Relics, 1914
Folder 6: Relics, 1915 (Photograph # 117 removed)
Folder 7: Relics, 1916
Folder 8: Relics, 1917-1918
Folders 9-11: Relics, 1918
Folders 12-19: Relics, 1919
Folders 20-25: Relics, 1920
Folders 26-30: Relics, 1921
Folders 31-35: Relics, 1922
Folders 36-41: Relics, 1924

Box 82

Folders 1-4: Relics, 1925
Folders 5-10: Relics, 1926
Folders 11-14: Relics, 1927
Folders 15-21: Relics, 1928
Folders 22-27: Relics, 1929
Folders 28-32: Relics, 1930
Folders 33-37: Relics, 1931
Folders 38-42: Relics, 1932
Folder 43: Relics, 1933

Box 83

Folders 1-2: Relics, 1934
Folders 3-6: Relics, 1935
Folder 7: Relics, 1936
Folders 8-11: Relics, 1937
Folders 12-14: Relics, 1938
Folders 15-17: Relics, 1939
Folders 18-19: Relics, 1940
Folders 20-22: Relics, 1941
Folders 23-24: Relics, 1942
Folders 25-26: Relics, 1943
Folders 27-29: Relics, 1944
Folders 30-31: Relics, 1945
Folder 32: Relics, 1946-1947
Folder 33: Relics, 1947
Folder 34: Relics (not in museum), 1873-1900
Folder 35: Relics (wood), 1873-1913
Folder 36: Relics (wood), 1913-1915
Folder 37: Relics (wood), 1915
Folders 38-42: Relics (wood), 1916
Folder 43: Relics (wood), 1917-1919
Folder 44: Relics (wood), 1920-1921
Folder 45: Relics (wood), 1922-1924

Box 84

Folder 1: Relics (wood), 1925-1926
Folder 2: Relics (wood), 1927-1928
Folder 3: Relics (wood), 1929
Folders 4-5: Relics (wood), 1930
Folders 6-7: Relics (wood), 1931
Folder 8: Relics (wood), 1932-1935
Folder 9: Relics (wood), 1937-1938
Folder 10: Relics (wood), 1939-1941
Folder 11: Relics (wood), 1941-1942
Folder 12: Relics (wood), 1943
Folder 13: Relics (wood), 1944-1950
Folder 14: Reorganization (report), 1917
Folder 15: Research (furniture), 1928

(Photographs # 118 - # 133 removed)

Folder 16: Research (for Metropolitan Museum of Art), 1928

(Photograph # 134 removed)

Folders 17-18: Restoration (museum objects), 1918
Folder 19: Restoration (museum objects), 1919
Folder 20: Restoration (museum objects), 1921
Folder 21: Restoration (museum objects), 1921-1922
Folder 22: Restoration (museum objects), 1923-1924
Folder 23: Restoration (museum objects), 1928-1937
Folder 24: Room Layouts (Room# 1-10), 1920
Folder 25: Room Layouts (Room # 11-20), 1920
Folder 26: Room Layouts (Room# 21-30), 1920
Folder 27: Room Layouts (Room # 31-40), 1920
Folder 28: Room Layouts (Room# 41-50), 1920
Folder 29: Room Layouts (Room# 51-63), 1920

Box 85

Folders 1-2: Rosenthal, Albert, Pre-1900
Folder 3: Rosenthal, Albert, 1900
Folder 4: Rosenthal, Albert, 1901
Folder 5: Rosenthal, Albert, 1902-1903
Folders 6-8: Rosenthal, Albert, 1905
Folders 9-12: Rosenthal, Albert, 1906
Folder 13: Rosenthal, Albert, 1907-1911
Folder 14: Rosenthal, Albert, 1911
Folder 15: Rosenthal, Albert, 1912-1913
Folder 16: Rosenthal, Albert, 1914-1916
Folder 17: Rosenthal, Albert, 1916
Folder 18: Rosenthal, Albert, 1916-1917
Folders 19-24: Rosenthal, Albert, 1917
Folder 25: Rosenthal, Albert, 1918-1926
Folder 26: Rosenthal, Albert, 1929
Folder 27: Rosenthal, Albert, 1929-1944
Folder 28: Sales Counter, 1914

(Drawing removed and filed in Folder 44, Office Drawer 10)

Folders 29-30: Sales Counter, 1915
Folder 31: Sales Counter, 1922-1937
Folder 32: Sellers, Horace Wells, 1918
Folder 33: Sellers, Horace Wells, 1920
Folder 34: Sellers, Horace Wells, 1921-1933

Box 86

Folder 1: Senate Chamber, 1929

(Photographs# 135- # 145 removed; Drawing removed and filed in Folder 45, Office Drawer 10)

Folder 2: Sesquicentennial, 1916-1922
Folder 3: Sesquicentennial, 1922
Folders 4-13: Sesquicentennial, 1924
Folders 14-16: Sesquicentennial, 1925
Folders 17-19: Sesquicentennial, 1926
Folder 20: Sesquicentennial, 1926-1928
Folder 21: Sharples Collection, 1914-1915
Folders 22-25: Sharples Collection, 1916
Folders 26-27: Sharples Collection, 1917
Folder 28: Sharples Collection, 1918-1919
Folder 29: Sharples Collection, 1919-1920
Folder 30: Sharples Collection, 1921-1926
Folder 31: Sharples Collection, 1929
Folder 32: Sharples Collection, 1943-1949
Folders 33-35: Submissions Returned, 1931
Folder 36: Submissions Returned, 1932
Folder 37: Submissions Returned, 1937
Folder 38: Submissions Returned, 1939-1944
Folder 39: Submissions Returned, 1945-1948

Box 87

Folder 1: Tapestry, 1924
Folders 2-5: Tapestry, 1925
Folder 6: Thefts, 1908-1911
Folder 7: Thefts, 1930-1931
Folder 8: Visitors, 1909-1911
Folder 9: Visitors, 1912
Folder 10: Visitors, 1913
Folder 11: Visitors, 1914-1915
Folder 12: Visitors, 1916-1918
Folder 13: Visitors, 1919
Folders 14-15: Visitors, 1920
Folder 16: Visitors, 1921
Folder 17: Visitors, 1922
Folder 18: Visitors, 1923-1924
Folders 19-22: Visitors, 1924
Folders 23 25: Visitors, 1925
Folders 26-32: Visitors, 1926
Folder33: Visitors, 1927-1928
Folders 34-37: Visitors, 1929
Folders 38-43: Visitors, 1930

Box 88

Folders 1-3: Visitors, 1931
Folder 4: Visitors, 1932
Folder 5: Visitors, 1933
Folders 6-7: Visitors, 1934
Folders 8-9: Visitors, 1935
Folder 10: Visitors, 1936
Folders 11-13: Visitors, 1938
Folders 14-16: Visitors, 1939
Folders 17-19: Visitors, 1940
Folders 20-23: Visitors, 1941
Folders 24-28: Visitors, 1942
Folders 29-31: Visitors, 1943
Folder 32: Visitors, 1944
Folder 33: Visitors, 1945
Folders 34-37: Visitors, 1946
Folders 38-41: Visitors, 1947
Folder 42: Visitors, 1947-1948

Box 89

Folder 1: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1918-1921
Folder 2: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1925
Folders 3-5: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1926
Folder 6: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1927
Folder 7: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1928- l 929
Folder 8: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1930-1931
Folder 9: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1932
Folder 10: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1933
Folder 11: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1935
Folder 12: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1936
Folder 13: Visitors - Hours, Register book, 1937-1941
Folders 14-15: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1913
Folder 16: Visitors- Hours, Statistics, 1914
Folder 17: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1915-1916
Folder 18: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1917
Folder 19: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1918
Folders 20-21: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1919
Folder 22: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 19201925
Folders 23-25: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1926
Folder 26: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1927-1930
Folder 27: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1937
Folder 28: Visitors - Hours, Statistics, 1942
Folder 29: Visitors - Parks, 1916-1921
Folder 30: Visitors - Parks, 1925-1926
Folder 31: Visitors - Parks, 1926-1935
Folder 32: Weapons, 1928

Subseries B: Accession Files

Box 90: Accessions # 1 - Accession #42
Box 91: Accessions # 43 - Accession #104
Box 92: Accessions #105 - Accession #187
Box 93: Accessions #188 - Accession #271
Box 94: Accessions #272 - Accession #350
Box 95: Accessions #351 - Accession #412
Box 96: Accessions #413 - Accession #505
Box 97: Accessions #506 - Accession #587
Box 98: Accessions #588 - Accession #660
Box 99: Accessions #661 - Accession #750
Box 100: Accessions #751 - Accession #820
Box 101: Accessions #821 - Accession #890
Box 102: Accessions #891 - Accession #930
Box 103: Accessions #931 - Accession #969
Box 104: Accessions #970 - Accession #1040
Box 105: Accessions #1041- Accession #1073

Subseries C: Catalog Files

Box 106: Specimen Number 0.001 - Specimen Number 0.080
Box 107: Specimen Number 0.081 - Specimen Number 1.040
Box 108: Specimen Number 1.041 - Specimen Number 1.209
Box 109: Specimen Number 1.210- Specimen Number 2.045

Subseries C: Catalog Files

Box 106: Specimen Number 0.001 - Specimen Number 0.080
Box 107: Specimen Number 0.081 - Specimen Number 1.040
Box 108: Specimen Number 1.041 - Specimen Number 1.209
Box 109: Specimen Number 1.210- Specimen Number 2.045
Box ll0: Specimen Number 2.046 - Specimen Number 2.129
Box lll: Specimen Number 2.130 - Specimen Number 2.229
Box 112: Specimen Number 2.230 - Specimen Number 4.014
Box 113: Specimen Number 4.015 - Specimen Number 5.160
Box 114: Specimen Number 6.001 - Specimen Number 6.189
Box 133: Specimen Number 24.047 - Specimen Number 26.134
Box 134: Specimen Number 27.001 - Specimen Number 27.070
Box 135: Specimen Number 27.071 - Specimen Number 29.053
Box 136: Specimen Number 30.001 - Specimen Number 38.041
Box 137: Specimen Number 39.001 - Specimen Number 40.080
Box 138: Specimen Number 40.081 - Specimen Number 41.001
Box 139: Specimen Number 44.001 - Specimen Number 48.007
Box 140: Specimen Number 51.001 - Specimen Number 57.043
Box 141: Specimen Number 57.044- Specimen Number 62.009
Box 142: Specimen Number 62.010- Specimen Number 64.112
Box 143: Specimen Number 64.113- Specimen Number 67.014
Box 144: Specimen Number 67.015- Specimen Number 70.001

Subseries D: Photographs

Box 145: Specimen 0.001 - Specimen 0.131
Box 146: Specimen 1.001 - Specimen 2.050
Box 147: Specimen 2.051 - Specimen 2.149
Box 148: Specimen 2.150 - Specimen 2.260
Box 149: Specimen 3.009 - Specimen 5.158
Box 150: Specimen 6.002 - Specimen 7.045
Box 151: Specimen 9.001 - Specimen 12.078
Box 152: Specimen 13.002 - Specimen 13.070
Box 153: Specimen 13.071 - Specimen 13.175
Box 154: Specimen 13.176- Specimen 13.275
Box 155: Specimen 13.276 - Specimen 13.394
Box 156: Specimen 14.002 - Specimen 24.078
Box 157: Specimen 25.001 - Specimen 27.029
Box 158: Specimen 27.030- Specimen 38.041
Box 159: Specimen 40.001 - Specimen 57.008
Box 160: Specimen 57.009 - Specimen 62.028
Box 161: Specimen 62.030 - Specimen 70.001

Subseries E: Drawings (Filed in Office Drawer 10)

Folder 27: Drawings of Mahogany Benches for Independence Hall
Folder 28: Drawing of Mahogany Bench Seat
Folder 29: Bronze Museum Case, 1913
Folders 30-34: Various Museum Cases, 1916
Folder 35: Museum Case and Bulletin Board, 1920
Folder 36: Museum Cases - Elevation and Details for Case Types A, B, C, D, E, 1921
Folder 37: Museum Case - Elevation and Details for Case Type G, 1921
Folder 38: Details of Museum Case Type G, 1921
Folder 39: Details of Museum Case Types A, B, C, D, E, 1921
Folder 40: Pennsylvania Railroad Cars, General Arrangement, 1911
Folder 41: Pennsylvania Railroad Plan for Platform to view Liberty Bell at Stations en route to San Francisco, 1915
Folder 42: Plan for Illumination of Liberty Bell Car; Elevation of Doors to "Bell Vault"
Folder 43: "Bell Overtone Analysis & Mode of Vibration," 1927
Folder 44: Details of a Counter Desk for the Supreme Court Room, 1914
Folder 45: Plan of Senate Chamber/Second Story of Congress Hall Reflecting 1790 Arrangement, 1929

Series III: Bureau of City Property Photo and Negative Collection, 1912-1950

(515 item level records available upon request)

Last updated: May 18, 2022

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