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Biographies of Philadelphians [microform] : comprising sketches of the lives of persons born in the city of Philadelphia, or who have been recognized inhabitants thereof collected by Thompson Westcott
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Microfilm Room MFILM UPA/Ph 158.25 .W47 1861
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- Format:
- Book
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Westcott, Thompson.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Biography.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 2 v. in 4 : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- 1861.
- Summary:
- Scrapbooks of biographical material on Philadelphians, clipped from partially identified newspapers and periodicals, ca. 1846-1861 and arranged chronologically. Also contains several scraps from as late as 1913 added later by an unknown collector, and a separate index by Tony Roth.
- Contents:
- Index to biographies of Philadelphians / [compiled by Tony Roth]
- Book A. p. 1-219 (p. 101 follows p. 124)
- Book B. p. 220-410 (missing p. 67, 382-383)
- Book C. p. 1-180 (missing p. 92 port.)
- Book D. p. 181-409 (missing p. 302 text, and p. 356)
- Notes:
- "Completed in the year 1861."
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Microfilm. Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n., 1968. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 cm. s1968 paun a
- Contains:
- Roth, Anthony A. (Anthony Adam), 1942- Index to biographies of Philadelphians.
- OCLC:
- 43515227
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