Our Collections
An Overview of Our Holdings:
Bucks County Cultural Society's archival holdings date from 1686 to the present. Below you will find some of the areas and topics our holdings cover, along with an overview of some of our collections. Please Note: This is not a comprehensive list of our holdings.
For more information about our collections, as we are currently updating this page, please use the contact form on our homepage or the email address provided on this page.
Artists Represented in Our Collections: Heidi Bergmann, Erika Booner, T.M. Fowler, Katherine Grever Lichty, H. Heinrich, Dorothy Holcombe, Katia McGuirk, Kathleen Peyser, Francis Schmidt, Jennifer Spear, Ruth Trost, CJ White, and Norris White. Additionally, we hold title to George Sotter's 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition award certificate, as well as a ledger that belonged to the family of Bucks County artist Edward Redfield.
Families Represented in Our Collections: Basquette, Burr, Callum, Clay, Colmyer, Cope, Crouthamel, Davis, Deschamps, Doan, Doyl, Eldridge, Grim, Gutzlaff, Hager, Joos, Landes, Mercer, Meredith, Newman, Nunamaker, Redfield, Ruth, Schmidt, Sigafoos, Smith, Strassburger, Tettemer, Wehmeyer, Weinreb, and Wilson.
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Broadside Collection
Description
This collection contains numerous broadsides. More information will be posted, as this section is being updated.
Development
A changing landscape.
Sold!
If only for a moment, the planned sale of property provides a valuable window into the past.
Doylestown Photographers Collection
Description
This collection contains numerous images from Doylestown photographers. The above occupational CDV is by B. Billian. Please note: This section is being updated. More information will be posted.
S.A. Smith
Rare cased image by Doylestown photographer S.A. Smith. Update: Our collection now contains one other image from S.A. Smith. Please see our announcements page for more details.
Clay Sisters Studio
Detail of a portrait of an unidentified lady. Acquired in Buckingham, PA. Our collection contains one other image from this studio.
Mercer Family Collection
Henry Mercer: Typed and signed draft letter on BCHS letterhead. Letter is dated February 25, 1925 and is addressed to J. Carroll Tobias Esq. of Bethlehem, PA. Mercer's two page letter was written in response to Mr. Tobias's letter of Feb. 23rd of the same year. In reply to Mr. Tobias, Mercer provides his opinion on the design and origin of a particular tomahawk.
Lela Mercer: Aldie RPPC sent to Her Excellency Lady Cartwright. Postcard was postmarked in Doylestown at 9 PM on Nov. 14, 1910. A portion of Lela's message is pictured to the left.
William Mercer: Collection of eight hand stamped 8x10 inch cards from Ornamental Concrete Works of Doylestown, PA. These cards feature numerous works in concrete by William Mercer. Cards are numbered in the upper righthand corner using Roman numerals. Collection is incomplete. Our holdings cover the following cards: I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, IX, and XI.