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Holman, Margaret |
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RG1.B3.F37 - Photographs and etchings
This is a colored photographic reproduction of Capt. Holman of the Chester County Troop, PA. It is believed the Chester Co. Militia was only called out once to quell riots in Philadelphia. Capt. Samuel Holman was a son of Frederick and Margaret Holman who owned and managed the spa at Yellow Springs. The donor, Robert Holman is a descendant of another son Isaac.
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RG1.B3.F9 - Booklet
Bulletin of the Chester County Historical Society chronicling the exercises of the dedication of a marker on the site of the old Revolutionary Hospital at Chester Springs on October 7, 1916. There are photographs and a history of the site from its founding.
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RG1.B7.F4 - Research materials
This folder contains a wealth of information about the women of Yellow Springs. Researched by archivist Priscilla A. Waggoner, Ph.D., Waggoner saw these women as visionaries and called them the "Women of Vision". Women from the Revolutionary War period, the spa period, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as well as the Good News era and the current HYS period. Included is a geneaology and a map of the Pikelands. The prospect of an exhib...
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RG1.B9.F1 - Research materials
This folder includes information collected by Jeanne DuFour who was one of the original members of Historic Yellow Springs in 1974 and possibly a member of the Yellow Springs Association before. Included are: advertisements for stagecoaches to the Yellow Springs, copies of letters mentioning coming to Yellow Springs, clippings, maps and extensive bibliographies especially of the Revolutionary War era. Also are: reports and excerpts on the Rev...
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RG1.B9.F13 - Report
This is a report prepared for the Protecting America's Battlefields program for Chester County and the Philadelphia Campaign. It includes Yellow Springs and Schuylkill/Charlestown Townships. The Battle of the Clouds took place in Frazer, Chester County, where a skirmish between the British and the Continental Army was mounting. A deluge of rain prevented a true battle. General George Washington's troops retreated to Yellow Springs arriving on ...
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RG2.B1.F14 - Excerpts
This folder contains various notices, advertisements and descriptions of the Yellow Springs Spa. Col James Bones offers 100 lots for sale in his town of BATH in Yellow Springs. A plot plan is included as well as the names of some of the purchasers. Many copies of advertisements re the Yellow Springs Spa from the Chester County Historical Society are included. They are for lots for sale, sale of the tavern, Mrs. Holman's harvest celebration F...
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RG2.B1.F15 - Advertisements
This folder contains a collection of various advertising pieces for the Yellow Springs Spa. It describes the property, the housing facilities and testimonies to the healing power of the waters. Also included is a large collection of advertisements for various stage lines that will deliver people to the Springs. The coaches are described as well as the routes taken with departure times and costs. The COMET packet boat is also advertised with i...
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RG2.B1.F16 - Advertisements
This folder contains photocopies of various advertising pieces regarding the Yellow Springs Spa. The buildings and grounds are described with notice of additions and improvements. The mineral water is described. Various methods of transportation to the spa are described and advertised and the first mention of the railroad to Phoenixville is mentioned.
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RG2.B1.F17 - Advertisements
This folder contains copies of advertisements and descriptions of the Yellow Springs Spa. The buildings and grounds are described and holiday events like the 4th of July celebration are detailed. The railroad is mentioned as a means of transport. The notice of a sale of the property in 1857 is included along with a plot map of the land with its buildings. Not Original Materials.
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RG2.B1.F24 - Manuscript
This folder contains a piece written about the Yellow Springs Spa for the Chester County Day News. It describes the yellow water used by the Iroquois and Lenape Indians and later the early settlers in America. It tells of Washington's stay here and the establishment of the military hospital. It contains several quotes about the property and the springs.
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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.F26 - Magazine article
This copy of an article written by HYS archivist Carol Shiels Roark details the Yellow Springs Spa from 1722 before the Revolutionary War and details ownership through the Civil War. She provides quotes that describe the beauty of the spot, gives information on the health treatments and entertainment here and the politics of the time. Roark gives a brief history of the spa beginning with Egypt, through Greece and Rome. It appeared in the P...
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RG2.B1.F27 - Journal article
This folder contains the article about the Yellow Springs Spa written by Carol Shiels Roark in 1974 for Pennsylvania Folklife as it appeared in the Picket Post, a journal issued by the Valley Forge Historical Society. Additional materials include photographs of the Rubicam painting of the building of the Revolutionary War Hospital, the Revolutionary War Hospital, the ruins of the hospital, the Inn at Yellow Springs, the gazebo and an interior o...
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RG2.B1.F31 - Magazine articles
"Mineral Springs In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A Field Study" discusses the field work done to locate the spas and springs in Pennsylvania. The Yellow Springs Spa is included. Using the survey, water samples, lab examinations and evaluations, Doctors Kornblueh and Piersol comment on the 29 spas identified over the past 200 years. Tables of these springs are shown and a lengthy reference list provides information for further research. ...
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RG2.B1.F33 - Magazine
This is a copy of PENNSYLVANIA FOLKLIFE, Autumn 1974, which contains an article "Historic Yellow Springs: The Restoration of an American Spa" by Historic Yellow Springs archivist Carol Shiels Roark. She details the Yellow Springs Spa from 1722 before the Revolutionary War and details ownership through the Civil War. She provides quotes that describe the beauty of the spot, gives information on the health treatments and entertainment here and ...
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RG2.B1.F35 - Newspaper article
This is a photocopy of an article describing the court proceedings of Maria R. Olwine vs. William W. Holman whereby Olwine, a daughter of Colonel James Bones is seeking ownership of land that Holman declared belonged to him. This land, where the Yellow Springs Spa was located, had changed hands many times some of which was never recorded. The court favored the defendants.
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RG2.B2.F12 - Booklet
This booklet was written to preserve the story of West Pikeland for its citizens. It details the West Pikeland community focusing on the village of Yellow Springs (Chester Springs). The Revolutionary War Hospital is described and the Yellow Springs Spa is described as well. The churches, farms, mills, mines, and taverns are listed. The railroad lines, roadways, trees, Underground Railroad, and hunting and fishing are discussed. A view of ev...
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RG2.B2.F29 - Excerpts
These photocopied excerpts give a history of the American spas' 150 years in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It begins with the origins of springs and gives the history of the Greek and Roman watering places. It lists the dieseases and cures practiced. The spas grew to become fashionable places for social visits as well as the visits of those ill and seeking cures. Exhibiting ones equipages and wardrobes was important. This is described. Comp...
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RG2.B2.F30 - Report
This photocopy of a term paper gives the historic perspective by Yellow Springs including the Yellow Springs Spa.
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RG2.B3.F11 - Excerpts
This photocopied information in the Chester County Historical Society Bulletin of 1916 discusses the deed descent of the Yellow Springs Spa property from 1791 to 1882.
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