Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection
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The Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection contains publications from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that document Pittsburgh-area history and culture. This “collection” is comprised of texts selected from the collections of several of our partner institutions. It is an attempt at providing a unique overview to local Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania history by exploring social issues, personalities, communities, religions, industries and landmarks that make up the history and the culture of the Pittsburgh region from the Colonial Period through World War II
About the Historic Pittsburgh Books
Most of the materials in Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection were published or produced before the early 1920s and are out of print or not readily accessible. These materials cover the growth and development of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area from the period of exploration and settlement through the industrial revolution to the Great Depression. Read more...
Items that offer information thought to be, or to approximate, primary source materials are given priority over items considered to be interpretive history. The collection also includes representative works of the general history of Pittsburgh. It should be understood that Historic Pittsburgh does not represent a complete body of work that covers the entire history of the region, but rather an informed selection of materials that should serve to introduce and assist in the scholarly study of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area.
Because most of the items selected for the Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection were published before the early 1920s, they reflect the attitudes and beliefs -- the historical context -- of the time in which they were produced. Certain materials in the collection may be offensive to some readers. The user should keep in mind the historical context of the material when searching for information. The user also should be aware of the possibility that there will be variations in spelling and meaning (for example, the use of native Americans in early published works generally refers to the Caucasian people who settled in America, rather than the native American Indian tribes).
Some of the original source materials used for Historic Pittsburgh may have marginalia, torn pages, or other physical defects which appear on the digital images. Every effort possible has been made to maintain the integrity and ensure the completeness of each item. In some cases, though, an item with limited missing information may be included in the collection because its content has significant research value.
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Collection
- Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection (1675) + -
- Darlington Digital Library (57) + -
- Kingsley Association Records (23) + -
- Pittsburgh Railways Company Records (17) + -
- City Directories (7) + -
- Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company Records (3) + -
- Book Collection (1) + -
- Pitt Publications (1) + -
Series
- Pittsburgh Chapter bulletin (219) + -
- Bulletin (184) + -
- Pointer (41) + -
- Annual report (33) + -
- Report of the Kingsley Association (23) + -
- Pittsburgh Club constitution and rules (14) + -
- Councilmanic hand book of Pittsburgh (5) + -
- Annual reports of the various officers and standing committees of the City of Allegheny for the fiscal year ending (4) + -
- Municipal reports of the City of Allegheny for the fiscal year ending (3) + -
- Pittsburg Press almanac and cyclopedia of useful information (3) + -
- Pittsburgh school bulletin (3) + -
- Prominent families, Pittsburgh (3) + -
- ... celebration of Founder's Day (2) + -
- American guide series (2) + -
- Annual report of the Pittsburgh playgrounds and recreation parks (2) + -
- Annual report of the Playgrounds and Vacation Schools of North Side, Pittsburgh, formerly the city of Allegheny (2) + -
- Catalogue of the ... annual exhibition at the Carnegie Institute (2) + -
- Catalogue of the Carnegie Library School (2) + -
- City of Allegheny financial reports for the fiscal year ending (2) + -
- Civic Pittsburgh (2) + -
- Gazette times almanac (2) + -
- Municipal reports (2) + -
- Municipal year book (2) + -
- Pittsburgh Club officers of the Club and members of the Board of Governors since organization [and] members (2) + -
- Pittsburgh and Allegheny blue book (2) + -
- Report (2) + -
- Year book (2) + -
- Americana Germanica (1) + -
- Annual report of the Board of Managers of the Monongahela Navigation Company to the stockholders (1) + -
- Annual report of the Comptroller and the various officers and standing committees of the city government, City of Allegheny, for the fiscal year ending ... , by order of Councils (1) + -
- Annual report of the Dapartment of Public Safety (1) + -
- Annual report of the Department of Public Works, city of Pittsburgh (1) + -
- Annual report of the Superintendent of Public Schools of Pittsburgh, for the school year ending (1) + -
- Annual report of the Watering Committee for the year ... to the Select and Common Councils of the city of Pittsburgh (1) + -
- Annual report of the managers of the Allegheny County Workhouse (1) + -
- Annual report of the president and directors to the stockholders of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Rail Road Company (1) + -
- Annual report of the president and managers of the Allegheny Valley Rail Road to the stockholders (1) + -
- Annual report on the geological exploration of the state of Pennsylvania (1) + -
- Atlantic states series of biographical reviews, v. 24 (1) + -
- Bulletin / Pittsburgh Flood Commission ; no. 2 (1) + -
- Bulletin / Pittsburgh Flood Commission ; no. 3 (1) + -
- Bulletin of the Western Theological Seminary (1) + -
- Bureau of Business Research monographs ; no. 7 (1) + -
- Catalogue of an exhibition of work by the National Association of Portrait Painters (1) + -
- Charter and by-laws of the Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh (1) + -
- City's health (1) + -
- Collection Monongahela de Beaujeu, no. 3 (1) + -
- Condensed report of the managers of the Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum (1) + -
- Constitution, rules, list of members (1) + -
- Directory of the philanthropic, charitable, and civic agencies of the city of Pittsburgh (1) + -
Subject
- History (350) + -
- Societies, etc (267) + -
- Library science (260) + -
- Periodicals (217) + -
- Housing (79) + -
- Population (76) + -
- Census, 1970 (71) + -
- Statistics (71) + -
- Politics and government (40) + -
- Anniversaries, etc (36) + -
- Biography (30) + -
- Church history (30) + -
- Description and travel (28) + -
- Social settlements (25) + -
- Clubs (21) + -
- Indians of North America (20) + -
- Services for (20) + -
- Buildings, structures, etc (19) + -
- Homeless youth (19) + -
- Presbyterian Church (17) + -
- Street-railroads (17) + -
- Streets (15) + -
- Industries (14) + -
- Jews (13) + -
- Centennial celebrations, etc (12) + -
- Municipal government (12) + -
- Railroads (12) + -
- Regimental histories (12) + -
- Social conditions (12) + -
- Charities (10) + -
- Commerce (10) + -
- Public utilities (10) + -
- Wars (10) + -
- Church buildings (9) + -
- Genealogy (9) + -
- Social life and customs (9) + -
- Education (8) + -
- Presbyterians (8) + -
- Social surveys (8) + -
- Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794 (8) + -
- Almanacs, American (7) + -
- City planning (7) + -
- Coal mines and mining (7) + -
- Floods (7) + -
- Labor (7) + -
- Ordinances, Municipal (7) + -
- Pennsylvania (7) + -
- Women (7) + -
- Exhibitions (6) + -
- Hospitals (6) + -
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Location
- Pennsylvania (940) + -
- Pittsburgh (696) + -
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) (349) + -
- Pittsburgh, (Pa.) (184) + -
- United States (53) + -
- Allegheny County (46) + -
- Allegheny County (Pa.) (31) + -
- Ohio River Valley (28) + -
- Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (23) + -
- Oakdale (Allegheny County) (19) + -
- North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (15) + -
- Washington County (Pa.) (14) + -
- Ohio (9) + -
- Westmoreland County (Pa.) (8) + -
- Sewickley (7) + -
- Washington County (7) + -
- Allegheny River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) (6) + -
- Beaver County (Pa.) (6) + -
- Fort Duquesne (Pa.) (6) + -
- Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.) (5) + -
- Ohio River (5) + -
- Sewickley (Pa.) (5) + -
- Virginia (5) + -
- Westmoreland County (5) + -
- Emsworth (4) + -
- Fort Pitt (Pa.) (4) + -
- Franklin Park (Pa. : Borough) (4) + -
- Johnstown (Cambria County) (4) + -
- North Side (4) + -
- Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) (3) + -
- Beaver County (3) + -
- Fayette County (Pa.) (3) + -
- Franklin Park (Borough) (3) + -
- Greensburg (Pa.) (3) + -
- Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) (3) + -
- McKeesport (Pa.) (3) + -
- Monessen (Pa.) (3) + -
- Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.) (3) + -
- Northwest, Old (3) + -
- Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (3) + -
- Wilkinsburg (Pa.) (3) + -
- Armstrong County (Pa.) (2) + -
- Avalon (Pa.) (2) + -
- Bellevue (Pa.) (2) + -
- Canada (2) + -
- Carnegie (2) + -
- Cumberland Road (2) + -
- Duquesne (Pa.) (2) + -
- East Liberty (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (2) + -
- Economy (Pa.) (2) + -
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DateNovember, 1990
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TypeBook
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SeriesPointer
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Identifier31735070068147
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Title
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CreatorBoys' Industrial Home of Western Pennsylvania
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Date1941
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TypeBook
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SeriesAnnual report
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Identifier31735037843509
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DateFebruary, 1952
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TypeBook
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SeriesPittsburgh Chapter bulletin
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Identifier31735070063908
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Title
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CreatorAllison, James , 1823-1900
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Date1876
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TypeBook
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Identifier31735056287240
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CreatorAllegheny (Pa.)
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Date1863
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TypeBook
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Identifier31735056284833
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Title
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CreatorRoot, William Thomas , b. 1882
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Date1927
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TypeBook
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Identifier00ach0329m
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CreatorKillikelly, Sarah H. (Sarah Hutchins) , 1840-1912
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Date1906
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TypeBook
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Identifier00adc8925m
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DateMay, 1956
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TypeBook
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Location
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SeriesPittsburgh Chapter bulletin
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Identifier31735070064070
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Title
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CreatorBausman, Joseph H. (Joseph Henderson) , 1854-, Duss, John Samuel , 1860-1951
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TypeBook
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Identifier01hc06126m
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Collection
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Contributor
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CreatorCrumrine, Boyd , 1838-1916
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Date1902
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TypeBook
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Location
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Identifier31735060490624
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Collection
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Contributor
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Title
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Date1864
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TypeBook
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Identifier31735056290707
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Contributor
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DateNovember, 1972
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TypeBook
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Location
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SeriesPittsburgh Chapter bulletin
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Identifier31735070067453
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Title
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CreatorPittsburgh Council of the Churches of Christ
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Date1917
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TypeBook
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Identifier00acf2995m
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CreatorDe Paul Institute (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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Date1958
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TypeBook
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Identifier31735051651937
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Contributor
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Title
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CreatorRichard, J. Fraise (Jacob Fraise) , 1844-
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Date1888
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TypeBook
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Location
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Identifier31735056290301
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Collection
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Contributor
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Title
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Date1913
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TypeBook
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Location
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Identifier01hc05842m
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Contributor
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Date1904
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TypeBook
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Location
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Identifier02awn7753m
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CreatorBrownlee, John T. (John Templeton) , 1824-1900
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Date1877
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TypeBook
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Identifier31735056287190
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Contributor
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CreatorAvery, Charles , 1784-1858
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Date1858
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TypeBook
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Location
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Identifier31735056290590
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Collection
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Contributor
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Title
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DateFebruary, 1951
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TypeBook
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Location
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SeriesPittsburgh Chapter bulletin
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Identifier31735070063866
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Collection