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Gene Wierbach Almanac collection
SPEC.002
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Libraries Archives and Special Collections
Title
Gene Wierbach Almanac Collection
ID
SPEC.002
Date
1788-1875
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet1 box
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English and German. The German almanacs are printed in German gothic type, or fraktur.
Preferred Citation
Gene Wierbach Almanac Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 19 farmer’s almanacs published in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York between 1788 and 1875.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Gene Wierbach on 1944/09/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Finding aid created 2009/07/06 by Maren L. Read. EAD finding aid completed 2009/07/06 by Maren L. Read.
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Name(s)
- Wierbach, Gene
Subject(s)
- Almanacs
- Almanacs, American
- Almanacs, American--Maryland
- Almanacs, American--New York
- Almanacs, American--Pennsylvania
- Almanacs, German--Pennsylvania
Collection Inventory
Gene Wierbach Almanac collection |
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Title unknown, Pennsylvania: 1788 |
1 | 1 | |
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Title unknown, Pennsylvania: circa 1803 |
1 | 2 | |
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Der Gemeinnutzige Landwirtschafts Calender. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Anton Albrecht, 1816. |
1 | 3 | |
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Der Westliche Menschenfreund u. [und] Schellsburger Calender. Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Frederick Gaeb, 1828. |
1 | 4 | |
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Der Hoch-Deutsche Americanische Calender. Germantaun [Germantown], Pennsylvania: M. Billmeyer, 1833. |
1 | 5 | |
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Neuer Gemeinnütziger Pennsylvanischer Calender. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Johann Bär, 1833. |
1 | 6 | |
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Neuer Gemeinnütziger Pennsylvanischer Calender. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Johann Bär, 1835. |
1 | 7 | |
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Der Hoch-Deutsche Germantaun Calendar. Philadelphia: Wm. W. Walter, 1839. |
1 | 8 | |
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Americanisher Stadt und Land Calendar. Philadelphia: Conrad Zentler, 1840. |
1 | 9 | |
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Uncle Sam’s Almanac. Pennsylvania: J. Van Court, 1842. |
1 | 10 | |
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Neuer Gemeinnütziger Pennsylvanischer Calender. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Johann Bär, 1846. |
1 | 11 | |
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The Farmer’s Almanac. 1846. |
1 | 12 | |
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The Great Western Almanac. Philadelphia: Jos. McDowell, 1851 |
1 | 13 | |
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The United States Farmer’s Almanac. Philadelphia: Sower and Barnes, 1859. |
1 | 15 | |
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Schenck’s Almanac for the Million. Philadelphia: Dr. J.H. Schenck, 1868. |
1 | 16 | |
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John F. Henry’s United States Farmer Almanac. New York: J.C. Saxton, “Season” Press, 1871. |
1 | 17 | |
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The Lutheran Almanac. Baltimore: T. Newton Kurtz, 1872 |
1 | 18 | |
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Neuer Gemeinnütziger Pennsylvanischer Calendar. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Johann Bär’s Söhnen, 1874. |
1 | 19 | |
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Neuer Gemeinnütziger Pennsylvanischer Calendar. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Johann Bär’s Söhnen, 1875. |
1 | 20 | |
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