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Clinton, DeWitt |
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RG2.B1.F23 - Excerpts
This excerpt is taken from the original and describes the Yellow Springs Spa. It details special visitors, the descriptions of the various springs, and how people were tranported here. He uses quotes from the PORT FOLIO and other publications.
Record Type: Archive
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RG2.B1.F25 - Newspaper clippings
This series of articles about the Yellow Springs Spa was written by Peter Martin for the Phoenixville newspaper The Daily Republican. Martin describes the early spa telling about the Revolutionary War hospital and then the series of spa owners. He also describes life and activities at the spa listing several who visited and their experiences. Also included is a column by Jack V. Norris giving the history of West Pikeland Township by local res...
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RG2.B1.F29 - Excerpts
This folder contains a collection of photocopied pieces that mention the Yellow Springs Spa. Descriptions are given of the beauty of the landscape plus the qualities of the mineral waters found here. The buildings are described. A dash of romance and imagination give rise to the flowing details of this site. Quotes are from the 1810 Port Folio, Fanny Kemble's book, letters in the Argus of the 1850's, and John Bell's manual of Mineral Springs ...
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RG2.B2.F21 - Magazine
This is a photocopy of a magazine article describing the spa life at the Ballston Spa in New York. The development of this spa is a parallel to the growth of the Yellow Springs Spa. Fine dining, dancing, bathing and drinking of the water, lovely buildings and beautiful lush landscapes. Major American dignitaries came here but the spa was to diminish in the late 1880's.
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RG2.B2.F39 - Letter
The letter from the PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources outlines the geologic data on the springs at the Yellow Springs Spa. Little is given as the flows are low and not well documented in the scientific literature. Attached to the letter are two reports on the springs. One dated 1883 includes the geology of Chester County and the other from 1887 includes the geological survey of the United States. The Chester County report contain...
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RG4.B10.F14 - Documents
This folder contains a small collection of materials from the archives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. There is a history of Chester Springs (Yellow Springs) with details of the various periods, a letter referring to this piece to Joseph T. Fraser, Jr. and a letter form Dorothy B. Lapp from the Chester Co. Historical Society. Another piece discusses the Washington Room in the Washington Building and another the medicinal springs...
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RG6.B93.F8 - Booklet
This booklet and galley proofs include a brief history of the village of Yellow Springs including illustrations and photographs. Booklet primarily covers the history of the Revolutionary War and the spa eras.
Record Type: Archive
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RG6.B94.AD03 - Tape, Magnetic
Title: Reviving Historic Yellow Springs (undated, post-1971) Content description: Because the date of this artifact is unknown, the date mentioned above is the date that the artifact was scanned and digitized and uploaded to Past Perfect. — The transcript for this recording can be found in the attached media for this entry. Below is a summarized synopsis The undated recording titled Reviving Historic Yellow Springs provides a histori...
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