Collections
Historic Pittsburgh comprises a variety of primary and secondary sources from multiple partners about the greater Pittsburgh region, including a wide range of publications, maps, manuscripts, visual images, and audio-video materials, that support personal and scholarly research.
March of the Pittsburgh Blues Copybook
Contains a copybook that was hand-copied from Charles Pentland's original journal, which documents the military activities of the Pittsburgh Blues between September 10, 1812 and September 10, 1813.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Marshall W. "Major" Taylor Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks document, through news-clippings from American and foreign presses, the accomplishments of Marshall W. ("Major") Taylor, a professional African-American bicycle racer. The articles include the climate of racial opinion in America and abroad as well as Taylor's reactions.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Mary Elinor Lazenby Papers
Collection contains photostats of Herman Husband’s sermons and the Regulator Papers used by Mary Elinor Lazenby during her research to write her three part work, Herman Husband: A Story of His Life, on the Revolutionary War era Quaker in 1940. The collection also includes Lazenby’s research correspondence and a scrapbook documenting critical response to her book and its connection to Husband’s descendant, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Mary Roberts Rinehart Papers
Papers document the career of Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), who was a popular and prolific American author in the first half of the 20th century. Best known for her mysteries, Rinehart published poems, short stories, plays, articles, essays, memoirs, romances, and novels.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Max A. Lauffer Papers
Collection includes correspondence between Max A. Lauffer, a University of Pittsburgh professor and researcher who contributed greatly to the study of viruses during his career (1944-1986), and Jonas Salk.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
McConway and Torely Company Records
This collection covers the years of 1889-1945 and is arranged in nine series consisting primarily of historical information, photographs, brochures, scrapbooks, catalogs, publications, patent applications and patent examinations.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
McFarland-Hall-Beck Families Papers
Collection includes genealogies, histories, correspondence, memoirs, journals, business and legal papers, photographs and memorabilia from the McFarland-Hall-Beck families, who are three families that originally settled in Virginia (now West Virginia).
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Mellon Bank Records
Visual images from the Mellon Bank Records, which date between 1880s-1970s, depict the employees and founders, buildings, and promotional activities of Mellon Bank and its acquired financial establishments.
Contributor: Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Melvin Seidenberg Photographs
Contains selected images documenting Pittsburgh neighborhoods, redevelopment projects, and local businesses and organizations, mostly collected by Melvin Seidenberg that document the activities of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Irene Kaufmann Settlement.
Contributor: Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Mesta Machine Company Photographs
Visual images from the 1900s-1920s show the manufacturing of steel mill equipment and machinery in the Pittsburgh area, and the construction of several of Mesta's West Homestead production facilities.
Contributor: Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Monongahela Navigation Company Copybook
Consists of summaries from annual reports from the Monongahela Navigation Company from 1840-1897 detailing damage to locks and dams on the Monongahela River due to floods and ice.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Monongahela Railway Company Photographs
Visual images documenting railroad activities, buildings, equipment, and staff, as well as rivers and coal mining from 1903-1993; included are scenes in urban and rural areas of western Pennsylvania and bordering counties in West Virginia.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Monroeville Historical Society Collection
Visual images depicts street scenes and businesses, people, homes and farms, schools and churches, and community events and activities which have defined the history of Monroeville throughout the years (1849-2007).
Contributor: Monroeville Historical Society
Montefiore Hospital Photographs
Visual images of hospital buildings, physicians, nurses, interns, and student nurses in both formal groups and work settings from 1890-1988.
Contributor: Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Mrs. Hanlin's Diary
Small bound personal diary (1857-1863) contains the writings of Mrs. Hanlin, who was a resident of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. The diary covers topics such as religion, church activities, her son William, as well as the illnesses and deaths of friends and family members.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh