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This collection contains chronologically arranged monthly account reports for transportation, subsistence, expressage and postage, and equipment expenditures approved by the state geologist for the Second Geological more Survey.  Information provided is voucher number, date, name of person to whom paid, draft number, total amount paid for month, district, salary for the month, expenses for the month, date of each expenditure, brief description of each expenditure, and amount of each expenditure. less

This collection contains alphabetical by county arranged published geological color-coded maps of each county prepared by the Second Geological Survey in 1884.  The front of the more volume contains a skeleton geological map for the entire state. Information provided includes the names of towns and townships, railroad lines, rivers and streams, and contours of geological formations. less

This collection contains a field expense account book containing daily entries from August 7 through October 30, 1879 for transportation, sustenance, equipment, and postage expenses for more McKean District Assistant Charles Ashburner that were reimbursed by A. W. Sheafer.  Information provided is date of expenditure, a brief description of the nature of the expenditure, and amount of each expenditure. less

This collection contains field notebooks for fieldwork conducted in Fayette, Westmoreland, Greene and Washington Counties.  Contents are arranged chronologically by date of entry and indexed alphabetically more by township. Information provided is date of entry, township and location of record, and description and thickness of geological formation measured. less

This collection contains chronologically arranged correspondence of the Board of Commissioners of the Second Geological Survey.  Information provided is date of correspondence, name of correspondent, and more subject of correspondence. less

This collection contains chronologically arranged minutes of the meetings of the Board of Commissioners of the Second Geological Survey.  Information provided is date of meeting, names more of those present, and a description of the business transacted. less

This collection contains a diary kept by Board of Commissioners’ Assistant Charles Ashburner in Mckean and Elk Counties.  Information provided is date and time of entry, more brief descriptions of his daily activities and the names of persons whom he met from his departure from Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 12, 1876 to the afternoon of October 15, 1876. less

Collection contains court briefs, court dockets, deeds, photographs, newspaper clippings, and general correspondence relating to the acquisition of the Ephrata Cloister by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. more Also included are minutes of the Ephrata Cloister Board of Trustees. Ephrata Cloister was organized along the banks of the Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County in 1732 by Georg Conrad Beissel. Ephrata Cloister was a German Pietist community of religious celibates who practiced vegetarianism, adult baptism by total immersion, and held their worship services on Saturdays. Images are Grouped by type of material and arranged variously. This collection is part of the Department of Justice which provides legal representation and advice for the Commonwealth. less