Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Hard to Find All the Books That
Treat Of Philadelphia, but Two
Short Lists Hip Q Little
By SARAH D, LOWRlE

thnt had to do with PhtIAN Ipnt0 ah0 W
citizens, past and present. which Is wonIa
of us as they are aware Of our building,
and streets and places OF business ana
places of musempnt--npparently the ,dea
was one that found a very genial response.
to judge BY the letters and suggestions tna'
Perhaps the most helpful suggestion Of
the letters is the following:
The column today about the possibili.
ties OF libraries Of books on Phila t-lphia
in the hotels suggested to me that you
might make an interesting article about
the books on philadephia. There must
be- several shelves Of them in the. Free
Library on Thirteenth street. II you
would make a list Of he most interes'ing
and describe them It would m ke enter:
tanning and informing reading. one 81
originally IN the EVENING PuBLic
LEDGER. Another good one IL BY Agnes
hepplier.: and DR.. Faris. whom you men
toned. has written two or three about
iippincott's "Esrly ThIladslphia l. ez:
cellent. and Joe Jnckson's market
Street" is one of the most interesting
books Of the kind that / ever saw. Rut
you could find ] don't know how many
others in the library.
7 SUPPOSED. of course. the writer had
L all the facts on his side when he sug.
gested the "shclves full in the Free Ii.
brary." And I supposed. too. that every
library in town Ind large sections given
over to novels. essays. biographies, histories
and pamphlets on the city and its notable
citizens, from Penn's day to this.
But the two libraries that ! have ap.
preached, pencil and ,ad in hand. had ap.
parently no section of their shelves 70 por.
toned OF.
The Philadelphia Free Library had among
its files list Of reference books on Phila.
delphia, compilations most Of them OF short
accounts Of citizens or landmarks or events
got up for occasions or to cover the need
Of some general survey. But apparently
there had never been nm tempt on the part
Of the arrangers OF the library to make q
collection Of what you might call Philadel.
phiana.
HOWEVER. that lack was made good by
IL the very efficient help Of one Of the
librarians there whose business It IL to look
up books covering any special subject Her
help was offered to me " Mr.. Ashurst, and
IN two days. time long table full Of his.
tories. biographies and hooks Of reference
had been gathered for my sorting over.
The neighbor Library, at the corner OF
Company Of Philadelphia. not only pos.
sessed no such grouping Of books on Phila.
d,ellphin;, but there was no list filed or avail.
on for my benefit. apparently. He sent me
note to the effect that such list would
require more labor than the library could
spare time for. but he suggested that
might make one at my leisure from some
jects--authors. fiction. history, biography.
etc.--covering recent publications the world
over, as we'll as some rot so recent. That
is, he opined that the books were on the
shelves somewhere in the building. II
snsM eou sST s t. % s'osy S "'fS "s.n
stopped in ito ask for more" he was very
amusing and pleasant over the oddity Of my
quest and quite entertained that be was
able to make suggestions himself after all
without greatly taxing his memory.
photography Of philadelphia
Suggested BY g. NJ. Abbott. Philadelphia
a II phis Rs!!s'S 's'Sy iss Of 1'''Ds'''nes
,ssss ssmSs vsume.. ssPfd PSsae,Sss %sss's 1ss Annals
schari and Westcott. "HIstory." three
Volumes .Philadelphia, lss4. .
an ns stSEy sSS
Young Memorial History" Ph''adel-
vas,a 8 Ps1ss:pa's EShss s' isss iMssss"s Of Pen"'''
and Commonwealt''." philadelphia. 1897
/. !. nhoades. 'rho Story Of Phi,adel.
lin IRS,'ads'pA'. IsSs ana Notable
s. F.. Hotchk,ss. ''Penn'e Green Country
A,5ssssss: and .!:s:S ssss''''.
.P;vs E o1s.h01tSsss Ga ,sss Literary History Of
ana afGs' ne NsgsS tho f's'
rhaaipnis Fl sSs1iH S2'sn'i' is, Houses Of
u: J; MacFariane, Manufacturing in
rns.ath HIiaabeth Penncll, "ou. Philadelphia,
'' &. p. Allinsen and y. Penrese,. 'Phila.
Sps SsPpsSSmss sis'yi e Municipal
r II Ettins. IAN Historical Account Of
the state House ,rIhiadelPh,Ss" c:., lssi
uea a' q Grh'lsS:,esIr,$ Ts!!sds'ps!: SS Is!s
&c. Eta c'sT Th. dId 81 Gaa con,insnssl" Mental QUAKER
Peterson. "Pember.on."" "pi.ry Of Eliza;
Of essyyss as s!aWa
MIR. AsHURsT'S assistants collection at
wi the Free Library in part duplicates
II stands, duplicates and all. so give It rs
| I found the books on the table:
..rhe True william Penn" Fisher.
QUAKER and Courtier" Grant
"Penn's Green Countiy H0Wn'" Hotcn-
A''' sThe OLD state House Of Pennsylvania"
'.Thc House in which Jefferson Wrote
the Declaration" Donaldson.
"Washtngton In Germantown" Jenkins.
"The True Benjamin Franklin" stephen
HsIsfdl HsIIseClonial Doorways," Wharton.
! "0id Roads Out of Philadelphia" Faris.
| "A Book Of remembrance" Gillespie.
"oid booksellers Of Philadelphia" Eroth-
ermnSorth Third Street" Jordan.
| Market street." Jackson.
Historic Mansions" Wescott
| "rSittenhouse Square" Cohen.
| ..tSid Germantown" Keyser.
| .Rnbert Morris" Oberholtzer.
| History Of philadelphia" scharf and
".fssctanists of Philadelphia" Marah-
ps!ffssiIst ps!!ffsistory Of the City and It. People,"
! Oberholtzer. ,-,... c,.,u
| "soSsrt Lesies Recollections." "a Cen.
,urv Alter" william baldwin, NJ. ..
'u'"s Weir Mitchell "Jay Cooke" ober-