RG-13

Records of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Executive Director

Frank W. Melvin, Chairman, Philadelphia Office, 1956-1961
(N.B. F.W.M. appointed Chairman by Governor Leader, 1956.  Died Aug 18, 1961)

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ADMINISTRATIVE AND CORRESPONDENCE FILES OF THE COMPTROLLER, 1945-1956, 2008. (5 cartons, 1 box)

William Coombs, Comptroller, 1945-1956
(Coombs was appointed Special Accountant, April 1942, resigned as Executive Assistant, March 12, 1956)

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Administrative File, 1945-1956
Budget, 1949-1951 (1 folder)
Reports, 1949-1953
Memos, 1945-1956 (2 folders)
Capital Hospital Service, Inc., 1946-1947 (1 folder)
Insurance, 1946-1952 (1 folder)
Inventories, 1945-1952 (1 folder)
Printing requests, 1945-1947 (1 folder)

Accounts, 1945-1956
Audit reports, June 1,1947-May 31,1949 (1 folder)
Cornwall Charcoal Furnace Endowment Fund, 1945-1953 (including Report, January 16, 1935 - July 1, 1936) (1 folder)
Monthly statements, 1945-1955 (7 folders)
Appropriation reports, 1945-1956, Cornwall Furnace; Drake Well; Ephrata; Flagship Niagara; P.F.M, (folder 3 in carton 29) (3 folders)

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Appropriation Requisitions, 1945-1954
General, June 1945-May 1952 (13 folders)

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June 1952-September 1954 (12 folders)

Properties, 1945-1955
Admiral Perry Park, 1947 (1 folder)
Cornwall Furnace, 1945-1953
Daniel Boone Homestead, 1945-1947 (1 folder)
Drake Well Memorial Park, 1946-1949 (1 folder)
Ephrata Cloister, 1945-1954 (4 folders)
Flagship Niagara, 1945-1949 (1 folder)

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Old Economy, Great House, 1947-1950 (inc. Appropriation Reports, 1947-1949) (1 folder)
Pennsbury Manor, 1946 (including Appropriation Reports, 1946) (1 folder)
Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, 1953-1955 (1 folder)

Bids and Contracts (Properties), 1945-1953
Ephrata Cloister, 1945-1953 (1 folder)
Flagship Niagara, 1947-1949 (1 folder)
Governor Printz Park, 1948 (1 folder)
Old Economy, 1945-1946, 1953 (1 folder)
Pennsbury Manor, 1945-1951 (1 folder)
Travel Vouchers, 1945-1955 (Cadzow, Dorrance, Hunter, G. Nichols, Stevens) (5 folders)

General Correspondence, 1945-1953
A-W, 1945-1952 (1 folder)
Civilian Defense, 1945 (1 folder)
Leonard, Autumn, Old Custom House, Erie, 1945-1949 (1 folder)
Marker Program, 1945-1953 (4 folders)

Properties, 1945-1953
Brandywine Battlefield Park Commission, 1947-1950 (1 folder)
Cornwall Furnace, 1945-1953 (1 folder)
Daniel Boone Homestead, 1946-50 (including Brumbaugh Letters, 1943-1944) (1 folder)

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Drake Well Park, 1945-1953 (2 folders)
Ephrata Cloister, 1945-1953 (1 folder)
Flagship Niagara, 1945-1951 (1 folder)
Fort Augusta, 1945-1953 (1 folder)
Fort Leboeuf, 1947-1953 (1 folder)
Governor Printz Park (see: John Morton Homestead) (1 folder)
John Morton Homestead, and Governor Printz Park, 1945-1953 (1 folder)
Old Economy, 1946-1953 (3 folders)
Pennsbury Manor, 1945-1953 (2 folders)
Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, 1950-1953 (1 folder)
Pottsgrove Manor, 1946-1953
William Penn Memorial, Archives and Museum (1 folder)
Buildings, Agreement for Architectural Services, Zantoziner & Borie, April 11, 1946
 

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Donald A. Cadzow, Executive Director, 1945-1956
(Cadzow was Acting Executive Director, June-November 1945, appointed Executive Director with February 9, 1956)

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A.) Administrative File, 1956-74
Budget, 1959-67 (2 folders)
Area Emergency Planning Conference, 1962 (1 folder)
Articles, A-P (7 folders)
Articles, 1956-71  (List in folder 1; Box 7A = Philadelphia-End) (12 folders)
Association of Historic Sites Administrators, 1956-63 (1 folder)
Auditor General, 1959-67 (1 folder)
Board on geographic Names, 1958-71 (5 folders)
Canada's Historical Resources Conference, 1960, 1962  (1 folder)
Capital Broadcasting Corporation, 1960 (1 folder)
Chart Questionnaire from Dept. of Pub. Inst., 1962 (1 folder)

Civil War Centennial Commission, 1957-65
General Correspondence (1957-65), A, 1958-61 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), B, 1958-64
General Correspondence (1957-65), Biddle, Maj. A.J. Drexel, 1957-61
General Correspondence (1957-65), C, 1959-63 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), Centennial Commission, Washington, D.C., 1958-62
(2 folders)
General Correspondence (1957-65), D-K, 1958-65 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), L, 1960 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), Letters, to Governor's Office, 1959-61
General Correspondence (1957-65), Lincoln Civil War Society of Philadelphia, 1958-60, 1965
General Correspondence (1957-65), Lincoln Re-enactment, Feb. 21, 1961
General Correspondence (1957-65), M, 1958-63 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), Misc.: Bulletins, Programs, Reports, Proclamations, Pictures, 1959-61 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), O, 1961 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Commission, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1957-64
General Correspondence (1957-65), P, 1958-61 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1957-65), Pennsylvania Civil War Advisory Board, 1956-63
General Correspondence (1957-65), S-Z, 1957-65

Commissioners, 1956-72
Biography, S.R.S., 1968-71 (1 folder)
Appointments, 1956-71 (Inc. 1955) (1 folder)
Audit Reports, 1956-64 (Inc. Budget Circular No. 40, Apr. 12, 1934) (1 folder)
Charter Day, Mar. 15, 1956
Commission Committee Organization, 1954-60 (1 folder)

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Memos, 1956-72 (1 folder)
Old St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia, 1956
Penna. Council for Social Studies, 1960 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Anderson, Hon. Sarah A, 1967-71 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Ashton, Hon. Wm. H., 1963-68
General Correspondence (1956-74), Blum, Dr. Herman, 1962-73 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Boehm, Dr. Charles H., 1956-63 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Cadzow, Donald A., 1956 (Ex. Director; Inc. 1955 items)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Carney, John G., 1959-62 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Cassidy, Gilbert, Attorney, 1961-63
General Correspondence (1956-74), Chapman, Hon. Leroy E. (Senate), 1956-61
General Correspondence (1956-74), Charlesworth, Dr. James C., 1956
General Correspondence (1956-74), Coddington, Dr. Edmin B., 1963-68
General Correspondence (1956-74), Davis, Hon. James Kepler (House), 1956-59 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Dorrance, Miss Frances, 1956-59
General Correspondence (1956-74), Gleeson, Hon Mark, 1968-69
General Correspondence (1956-74), Haudenshield, Hon. John R. (House), 1956-59 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Hazeltine, Ralph L., 1963-74  (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Hetrick, Mrs. Ferne Smith, 1963-69
General Correspondence (1956-74), Hoffstot, Mrs. Henry P., Jr., 1964-71 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Kennedy, Leon J., 1960-61 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Mahady, Hon. Paul W. (Senate), 1965-72
General Correspondence (1956-74), Melvin, Hon. Frank W., 1956-61 (Inc. Biography and Pictures, 1961) (7 folders)

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General Correspondence (1956-74), Mook, Dr. Maurice N., 1956-73 (4 folders)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Murphy, Thomas F., 1956-58 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Nolan, J. Bennett, 1956-63 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Oliver, Dr. John W., 1956-60 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Polen, Hon. J. Dear (House), 1965-66 (Inc. 1961-64 items)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Rankin, Miss Grace A., 1956-60 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Smith, Mrs. Laurence M.C., 1956-67 (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Snare, Hon. Orville E., 1969-70
General Correspondence (1956-74), Snider, Hon. E. Gadd (House), 1956-60
General Correspondence (1956-74), Stevens, Dr. S.K., 1968-71  (Biography & Pictures) (1 folder)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Stiefel, Hon. Israel (Senate), 1956-67 (1 folder)

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General Correspondence (1956-74), Ware, Hon. John H. III (Senate), 1965-70 (Inc. 1963-4 items)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Webb, Hon. Charles G. Judge, 1956-74
General Correspondence (1956-74), Wood, Hon. Norman (House), 1972  (Inc. 1954-56)
General Correspondence (1956-74), Wynne, Thomas Elliott, 1963-73
Commodore John Barry Day, Sept. 13, 1961 (1 folder)
Corrplanter Grant, 1957-65
Council of State Government, 1958 (1 folder)
Dearr Amphitheater, Landis State Hospital, Preservation, 1962-68 (1 folder)
Dodson House, North Progress Ave., Susquehanna Twp., Educational Program, 1962-68 (1 folder)
Flags - US and Pennsylvania, 1960 (1 folder)
Dominion-Provincial Conference on Development of Historical Resources, 1960-61 (1 folder)

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Duncannon Church, 1967-71 (Inc. W.J.W.'s correspondence of 1973) 
Engagements, 1961-72 (10 folders)
Gruber, Dr. Jacob W., Report, 1965 (Dams & Reservoirs areas in Pennsylvania) (1 folder)
Harrisburg Area Center Higher Education, 1960-67 (Board Member) (3 folders)
Harrisburg Centennial Association, 1960 (1 folder)
Harrisburg Hospital Advisory Board, 1967-71 (1 folder)
Hervey Allen Library, 1965-66
Historic Preservation Conference, 1963 (1 folder)
Historical Foundation of Pennsylvania, 1961-71 (Inc. 1973-75) (1 folder)
Historical Survey and Ansens, 1963 (1 folder)
HISTORYMOBILE unit Dedication, Apr. 25, 1967 (1 folder)
House BU# 1561, 1961 (4 folders)
Institute of Pennsylvania Life and Culture, 1964, 1967-70  (2 folders)
Junior Museum of Central Pennsylvania, 1957-60 (1 folder)
Museum Conference, Pennsylvania Farm Museum, May 21, 1962

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N.C. Wyeth Exhibit Opening, Oct. 21 1965 (1 folder)
Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians, 1960-64 (1 folder)
Pennsylvania Heritage, 1967-71 (1 folder)
Pennsylvania Heritage Committee, 1957-58 (1 folder)
Pennsylvania Life and Culture Lectures, 1959-60 (with Elizabethtown College) (1 folder)
Pennsylvania State C. of C. Contest, 1962 (1 folder)
Pennsylvania's Shakespeare Quadricentennial Commission, 1964
Perry Sesquicentennial, 1960-63 (1 folder)
Personal File, 1957-64 (1 folder)
Pittsburgh Bicentennial Association, 1957-59 (1 folder)
Portake Kits for Pennsylvania History, 1963 (1 folder)
"The Preservation of Historical Areas in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1956 (1 folder)
Project AIME (Audiovisual Instructive Museum Exhibits), 1967-69 (2 folders)
Project 400, 1963 (1 folder)
Publications (1963-71), Book Reviews, 1964-71 (1 folder)
Publications (1963-71), "Exploring Pennsylvania," 2nd ed., 1963 MSS - chapters 5-16? (2 folders)
Publications (1963-71), "Pennsylvania Sources In Various Western Depositories, A preliminary Checklist," by S.K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent Harrisburg: PHMC, Feb. 1949 mimeo, 37pp.
Publications (1963-71), William Penn Memorial Museum Murals, n.d.
Publications (1963-71), Sketch, Vincent Marigliotti, n.d., photostat, 7 1/2x10
Publications (1963-71), Suggested revisions, n.d., photostat, 7 1/2x30

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Retirement, Dec. 31, 1971 (1 folder)
State Historical Sources Listing, 1958 (1 folder)
State Magazine Survey, Gilbert Love, Aug. 1959 (1 folder)
State Planning Board, 1960 (1 folder)
Telephone Messages, 1961-64 (1 folder)
Travel Expense Vouchers, 1956-71 (1 folder)
UNESCO, 1962-69 (1 folder)
Warsaw Collection of Business Americana, 1967 (1 folder)

William Penn Memorial Museum, 1956-64 (GSA, Project 946-1)
Purpose and need for building, 1957-60 (1 folder)
Reports and memos, 1959-61 (1 folder)
Legislation, 1959-62 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Construction - letters with architects, 1956-64 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Dioramas with architects, 1960-63 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, GSA, 1956-64 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Support, letters of, 1957-61 (Inc. Cadzow letters, 1945-46)
(2 folders)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, News Releases and Clippings, 1959-62 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Archives tours, 1959-61 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Bids and bidders, 1961
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Floor plans and furnishings, 1959-61 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Memorial Hall and Snack bar
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Permanent Exhibits, 1960-63 (1 folder)
General Correspondence, 1956-64, Planetarium - Spitz, 1960-62 (1 folder)

B.) General Correspondence, 1956-71
A, 1956-70 (3 folders)
Alliance Furnace, 1958-61
B, 1956-70 (4 folders)

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C, 1956-70 (Inc. Carriage Room Open House) (3 folders)
D, 1956-70 (3 folders)
E, 1956-70 (1 folder)
Enman, Dr. John, 1965-68 (coke ovens) (1 folder)
F, 1956-70 (2 folders)
G, 1956-70 (3 folders)
H, 1956-70 (4 folders)
I, 1956-70 (1 folder)
J, 1956-70 (1 folder)
K, 1956-70 (1 folder)
L, 1956-70 (3 folders)

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M, 1956-71 (4 folders)
MacIntire, Carl, 1964 (Bushy Run amphitheatre area) (1 folder)
N, 1956-69 (1 folder)
O, 1956-70 (1 folder)
P, 1956-70 (2 folders)
Q, 1963-66 (1 folder)
R, 1956-70 (1 folder)
S, 1956-70 (5 folders)
T, 1956-69 (1 folder)

1-5148 box 14(end)

Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania, 1956-60 (1 folder)
U, 1956-69 (1 folder)
V, 1956-71
W, 1956-70 (3 folders)
Y, 1956-70 (1 folder)
Z, 1956-70

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