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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.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.F37 - Journal article
This is a photocopy of an article that appeared in "Philadelphia Medicine" published semimonthly by the Philadelphia County Medical Society. The history of Yellow Springs is given with a segment on the Yellow Springs Spa. The treatment at the spa is described in the words of John Knight who visited the spa in 1847.
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RG2.B1.F38 - Letter
This is a letter written by Caroline A. Rogers to her mother in Philadelphia. She describes her journey to the Yellow Springs Spa, other people she met there and her time here. She mentions the cholera in Philadelphia. She also mentions that this is her birthday. She says the site is very romantic and beautiful and the springs very cold. This letter has the postage written on it. Postage stamps did not begin use until 1848.
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RG2.B1.F8 - Correspondence
These photocopies of letters sent by John Knight from the Yellow Springs Spa to his wife Frances at their home in Frederick, MD, detail the water cures he endured while at the spa. He describes the property, the doctors here and his treatment. Of interest, also, are the comments he makes about his farm, business and politics of the day.
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RG2.B2.F13 - Booklet
This booklet is an observation on the qualities of the Yellow Springs Spa. It is the third supplement to the Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal. The author believed it was necessary for those with chemical knowledge to visit springs, examine their contents and describe the obvious qualities and lead the way for future investigation. Thus, he undertook the experiments at the Yellow Springs Spa which are described in detail. He determin...
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RG2.B2.F14 - Journal article
This journal article discusses the baths and watering places of Colonial America from 1669 and the American Indian belief in the curiative powers of the mineral water up to the Revolutionary War. The Boston, Virginia and PA spas are described with detail on costs, plans and layouts, entertainment and living conditions. Out of this period grew a gentry class of wealthy individuals who frequented the various spas. In addition to the mineral wate...
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RG2.B2.F16 - Excerpts
This photocopy from Lady Luxborough Goes to Bath describes taking the waters at Bath in England in 1752.. Lady Luxborough suffered and was ill so consequently visited the spa. The bathing costume is described as is the Pump Room with its musical intertainment. Rules for Bath are listed. The Yellow Springs Spa in America can be said to follow this form without the formality of the English spa.
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RG2.B2.F19 - Excerpts
This photocopied excerpt of the Mineral Springs of the United States and Canada, Chapter 1, describes history o the origins of water cures with the Greeks and moves on to the Romans. Pliny tells of the springs and the bathing taking place. As the Empire spread throughout Europe many spas were formed. Bathing became a chief enjoyment and many spent hours in the water. Glorious marable halls were built, athletic exercises pursued, libraries and...
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RG2.B2.F20 - Excerpts
This photocopy of the preface to Mineral Waters of the United Sstates and American Spas discusses medicinal hydrology and how medical students need this knowledge but it is not being taught. In this book, Fitch proposes to discuss the known springs in the United States, describe them and tell of the analyses of the waters. He gives a brief history of waters going to the Egyptians and later the Romans, French, Spanish and others. He will discu...
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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.F22 - Magazine article
This article describes the spas north of the Thames River in London. Discussed are the gardens, gazebos, restaurants, dance hallls and card rooms. Leafy walks, tea parties and balls complete the spa scene. From London spas to the spas of Yellow Springs, one can find the same landscape and activities.
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RG2.B2.F23 - Magazine articles
This series of newspaper and magazine articles discuss the spas of Europe. Descriptions of Baden-Baden, Spa, Vichy, Carlsbad and Bath are given and illustrate how the Early American settlers fashioned their spas after this Euopean model. The inns and restaurants, the gardens, games of chance, the tea parties can all be seen at the Yellow Springs Spa. A daily schedule of the day at a spa is listed. One could escape the city life and meet old f...
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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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RG2.B2.F27 - Excerpts
Selected photocopies are from "Letters Descriptive of The Virginia Springs - the Roads Leading Thereto; and the Doings Thereat - 1834-1836. These letters describe life at the spa and describe the bathing outfit, amusements such as the ten-pin alley, walks, horses, the coaches to transport, the diseases the waters "cured". The buildings are pictured in detail with ballrooms, springhouses and lodging facilities. The food was delicious, music ex...
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RG2.B2.F28 - Excerpts
This photocopied excerpt details life at the Virginia Springs in the early 1800's. A cholera epidemic sent people to the springs and they like what they experienced and the spa era evolved. It was an opportunity to miss with one's social class, find suitable marriages for daughters and partake of the waters. The landscape was luscious. The experiences at the Virginia spas are similar to those given for the Yellow Springs spa. Cures for disea...
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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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