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Reckoning with Lancaster: the Question of Abolition: Group Research Areas

MARSHALL COLLEGE AND MERCERSBERG, PA

F&M Archives:

Record Group RG02: Marshall College

  • đź‘€LOOK FOR: 
  • đź’˛Treasurer’s Minutes/Records 
    • âť”Where is money flowing? From who/what organizations
  • Founders, board members, and faculty members 
    • Philip Schaff, President Rauch, Gerhart, etc.
    • âť”What are their political/social affiliations? Were they enslavers (tax and census records could help find this information)?
  • Student perspective
    • âť”What was life like for Marshall College students? Who did they interact with? What was their relationship like with the surrounding community?

INCARCERATION IN LANCASTER

F&M Archives:

  • Digitized publications on F&M Digital Collections
    • đź‘€LOOK FOR: mention of the county jail/prison, incarceration, local arrests. 
  • Images of Lancaster County Prison - RG_00_03_01 
  • Art Work of Lancaster - Turn of the century photographic plate book featuring 82 scenes of Lancaster city and county.

PUBLIC SAFETY AT F&M

F&M Archives:

  • Record Group 08/07: VP for Finance…/Security
  • Refer to student newspapers, FSA Gazette, and other digitized publications for major announcements on changes to public safety. 
  • đź‘€LOOK FOR: Reactions to protests or public demonstrations on campus or by students downtown, arrests on campus, etc.âť”How did the college react? Who responded?