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2005.3.1 - Painting
This painting is a stylized and detailed view of the village of Yellow Springs with all the buildings identified as to use by the Good News Productions filmmaking company.
Record Type: Object
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RG1.B10.F18 - Documents
This folder contains additional information re the Revolutionary War in Chester County and the Battle of the Clouds including maps and chronoogy. Emphasis is placed on the French Creek Bridge used by General George Washington as he marched from Yellow Springs to the furnace area.
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B11.F7 - Report
This is an account of the Philadelphia Campaign 1977-1778 illustrated with a collection of maps of the area highlighting the battles and marches. (Maps not in folder.)
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B4.F12 - Report
This folder contains information on the march of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War in the Philadelphia and Chester County areas. It includes Yellow Springs. Bibliographies, naratives and maps are included.
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B5.F21 - Report
This report was prepared for a Revolutionary War program at Valley Forge National Park by ranger William Lang. Lang identifies the key personnel involved in military medicine at the time; the key hospitals established; diseases; prevention and treatment of diseases; with emphasis on the Yellow Springs "Washington Hall" Hospital activities. A map of the Continental Army hospital locations is included.
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B6.F14 - Biography
This folder contains biographical information on Revolutionary War physician Dr. Bodo Otto. It includes photographs of him and his second wife, images of German sites where Dr. Otto lived, worked and attended medical school, obituaries of family members, certification of surgical skills, correspondence and a general overview of Dr. Otto's career.
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B7.F13 - Map
This is a map of the Operations near Philadelphia.compiled and drawn by Col. Carrington. It shows Yellow Springs and is dated September 17th.
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B7.F27 - Map
This is a folder of maps defining the Battle of the Clouds locations in Chester County. They include West Pikeland and Schuylkill Townships including the bridge crossed to march to the furnace area. It includes as well the general areas of the battle.
Record Type: Archive
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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...
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B8.F1 - Map
This is a copy of the Holmes 1687 map of Pennsylvania showing the area of southern Chester County. Pikeland does not appear on this map.
Record Type: Archive
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RG1.B8.F2 - Map
This is a map of the British Invasion of Chester County, September 9 to 21, 1777. Included: The Battle of Brandywine, The Battle of the Clouds and the Paoli Massacre. This was printed by the Daily Local News Co. in 1776 with map drawn by Joe Macauley.
Record Type: Archive
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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.B3.F13 - Map
This is photocopy of an 1873 map of West Pikeland Township showing Chester Springs. It is not complete. It does give the names of the various villages and hamlets and the names of the land owners. The railroad is shown and roadways also.
Record Type: Archive
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RG4.B10.F9 - Survey
Schmidt and Company Underwriters of Philadelphia handled the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Summer School insurance account for many years. Included in this folder are several property surveys. These show the placement and use of various buildings in the village of Yellow Springs then known as Chester Springs. Another survey is for the suggested layout for a stand-pipe and hose and yard hydrant system. Also included are narratives desc...
Record Type: Archive
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RG4.B34.F1 - Survey
This is a survey of the property identifying the buildings as used by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts during its Country School at Chester Springs.
Record Type: Archive
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RG5.B45.F27 - Invoice
Paul Gratz cleaned and touched up a large painting of the village of Yellow Springs as utilized during the Good News Productions era. He did this as a generous donation.
Record Type: Archive