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1. 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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2. RG1.B7.F25 - Documents

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3. 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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4. RG2.B2.F26 - Excerpts

   This chapter from Inns and Tales and Taverns of Chester County is on the Inn at Historic Yellow Springs. It gives an overview of the early history of the Yellow Springs Spa. From the Revolutionary War to the present, the history includes an orphans school, an art school and a movie-making facility. Also included is a recipe from the current Inn of 1984

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5. RG2.B3.F2 - Petition

   This is a collection of photocopies, 2 photographs and 1 transcription of petitions and bonds relative to the Yellow Springs Spa property.

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6. RG2.B3.F21 - Script

   This power point program was researched and presented by Meg Randall, guide, for a special summer lecture program. It tells of the founding of the spa and the uses of the waters to those who came here. She discusses Margaret Holman, Fanny Kemble, Jenny Lind, John Knight.

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7. RG4.B10.F30 - Newspaper Clippings

   The folder contains photocopies of articles about the Country School of the Pennsyalvania Academy of Fine Arts, ranging from 1919 to the mid-1930's. The articles cover various subjects including the cricumstances of the acquisition of the Yellow Springs property by the School, descriptions of classes and teaching methods, and the school, crimes (art desecration at the school), living conditions for the students and faculty, and an obituary of Jo...

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8. RG4.B37.AD01 - Tape, Magnetic

   Title: Painting Sites Trail (Historic Yellow Springs) Content description: Recording of a self-guided tour for visitors to use to guide themselves through a trail known as the Painter's Loop. Voice over provided by Gordan Thomas Script based on information written by Priscilla A. Waggoner 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 Perf...

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9. RG4.B39.F1 - Booklet

   Title: Painting Sites Trail (Historic Yellow Springs) Handbook This is the accompanying handbook for the audio recording of this content. Information was written by Priscilla Waggoner. Below is the transcript for the casette tapes associated with this guide booklet. Here is a transcription of the content of this recording. Note that this transcription was made using the Adobe Podcast Studio software. -- **Welcome to the Pennsylvania Ac...

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10. RG6.B63.F6 - Photographs and etchings

    This folder contains proof sheets from a book written by Eugene L. DiOrio, Vice President & Director, The Graystone Society, Inc. Included is a written section on Historic Yellow Springs with accompanying photographic reproductions of village buildings..

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11. 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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12. RG6.B95.F1 - Booklet

    title: The History of Historic Yellow Springs (guide book)

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