This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA. This collection includes all of the individual collections covering Lehigh County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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LH01 - Lehigh County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on Lehigh County)

LH02 - County History & Biography Collection
History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties (I. Daniel Rupp, 1845, 578 pages)
History of the Lehigh Valley (M. S. Henry, 1860, 477 pages)
History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Alfred Mathews & Austin N. Hungerford, 1884, 933 pages)
Portrait and Biographical Record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania (Chapman Publishing Co., 1894, 984 pages)
A History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania (James J. Hauser, 1902, 127 pages)
Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania (John W. Jordan, 1905, 1370 pages)
History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families [Vol. 1-3] (Charles Rhoads Roberts, 1914, 2903 pages)

LH03 - Town, Township and Regional History Collection
Souvenir of Allentown, Pa. Photo-Gravures (American Medicine Co., ~1890-1900, 18 pages)
Souvenir - Allentown PA (W. G. MacFarlane, ~1905, 36 pages)
1859-1909 Souvenir Program Golden Jubilee - Borough of Emaus Penna. (Anonymous, 1909, 92 pages)
Emaus Diamond Jubilee 1859-1934 (Souvenir Program and Historical Committee, 1934, 152 pages)
Millerstown - Founded in 1776 Since 1875 - Borough of Macungie (O. P. Knauss, 1943, 72 pages)
Allentown Old Home Week 1867-1950 (Anonymous, 1950, 114 pages)
1857-1957 - 100 Years - Macungie Pennsylvania Souvenir Program (Greater Macungie Centennial Association Inc., 1957, 74 pages)
1962 Allentown Bicentennial - Sesquicentennial Lehigh County (Anonymous, 1962, 236 pages)
Slatington, PA. Centennial 1864-1964 Official Program (Anonymous, 1964, 104 pages)
The Early History of North Whitehall Township (Gladys M. Lutz, 1976, 64 pages)

LH04 - Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous History Collection
Centennial of Christ Church at Shoenersville, PA (1880, 7 pages)
History of the First Presbyterian Church, Allentown, PA (J. W. Wood, 1881, 36 pages)
Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Northeastern Pennsylvania (American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1890, 125 pages)
Brief History - Salem Reformed Church, Allentown, PA 1875-1900 (Allen R. Bartholomew, 1901, 151 pages)
History of Egypt Church (Charles R. Roberts, & J. D. Schindel, 1908, 72 pages)
Souvenir of Lehigh University and the Bethlehems (George V. Miller, 1910, 25 pages)
1780-1910 History of Christ Lutheran and Reformed Church, Shoenersville, PA (Anonymous, 1910, 88 pages)
Directory - Coopersburg Lutheran Charge (Rev. W. W. Kistler, 1919, 65 pages)
Lest We Forget [Emaus, PA Soldier's Souvenir - WWI] (Anonymous, 1919, 68 pages)
Anniversary and Reunion of Christ Ev. Lutheran and Reformed Congregations, Shoenersville, PA (Anonymous, 1925, 9 pages)
One Hundred Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Dedication of the First Zion Lehigh Church 1750-1925 (Anonymous, 1925, 25 pages)
Historical Souvenir of St. John's Lutheran Church 1868-1928 (Anonymous, 1928, 25 pages)
1780-1930 History of Christ Ev. Lutheran and Reformed Church, Shoenersville, PA (Anonymous, 1930, 147 pages)
The One-Hundredths Anniversary of the Lutheran Congregation of Macungie, Pennsylvania Solomon's 1841-1893, Grace Lutheran 1893-1941 (Anniversary Committee, 1941, 55 pages)

LH05 - Maps Atlases & Images Collection

Maps & Atlases
1862 Map of Lehigh County Pennsylvania (G. A. Aschbach, Color)
1865 Map of Lehigh County Pennsylvania (G. A. Aschbach, Color)
1875 New Illustrated Atlas of Lehigh County Pennsylvania (F. A. Davis, 43 pages, B/W)

Birds-eye Town Views
Slatington Pennsylvania (1883, Bailey & Fowler)
Alburtis and Lockridge, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (1893, T. M. Fowler)
Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (1893, T. M. Fowler)
West Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)
Allentown, Penna. (1901, Landis & Alsop)
Bird's Eye View of Allentown, Pennsylvania (1922, T. M. Fowler)

LH06 - Directory Collection (1860-1918)
Boyd's Directory of Allentown 1860 (William H. Boyd, 1860, 17 pages)
Gopsill's Directory of Reading, Allentown, Easton, Pottsville, and Bethlehem Pennsylvania for 1864-5 (James Gopsill, 1864, 270 pages)
Allentown City Directory for 1869-70 (W. J. Weiss & S. A. Guth, 1869, 101 pages)
Webb's Allentown Directory 1875-6 (Webb Bros. & Co., 1874, 116 pages)
Ferris Bros. Allentown and Lehigh County Directory for 1885 (Ferris Bros., 1885, 419 pages)
List of Subscribers - March 1st, 1886 [Telephone Directory, Eastern PA] (Pennsylvania Telephone Company, 1886, 84 pages)
William's Allentown, Slatington, Catasauqua Directory - 1890 (J. E. Williams, 1890, 377 pages)
Directory of Bethlehem, South Bethlehem, and West Bethlehem - 1890 (Jos. A. Weaver, 1890, 216 pages)
Three Bethlehems Directory for 1893-94 (J. E. Williams, 1893, 322 pages)
Haines & Worman's Directory of the City of Allentown and Lehigh County - 1895 (Haines & Worman, 1895, 678 pages)
William's Allentown City Directory - 1899 (J. E. Williams, 1899, 527 pages)
Rural Free Delivery Directory and Business Advertisers of Lehigh County - 1906 (Frank R. Wolfe, 1906, 254 pages)
Farmer's Directory of Lehigh County Pennsylvania (Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1914, 243 pages)
Consolidated Telephone Directory 1918 (Consolidated Telephone Co., 1918, 250 pages)

LH07 - Directory Collection (1919-1936)
Classified Business Directory of Eastern Pennsylvania [1919] (Lehigh Valley Review, 1919, 212 pages)
Consolidated Telephone Directory May 1919 (Consolidated Telephone Co., 1919, 256 pages)
Telephone Directory - November 1919 - Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1919, 156 pages)
Telephone Directory - May 1921 - Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1921, 172 pages)
Telephone Directory - November 1921 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1921, 188 pages)
Rhode's Directory - Berks and Lehigh Counties, Pa. (William S. Rhode Co., Inc., 1922, 1230 pages)
Telephone Directory - May 1922 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1922, 200 pages)
Telephone Directory - May 1923 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1923, 160 pages)
Telephone Directory - November 1923 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1923, 164 pages)
Telephone Directory - Winter 1925 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1925, 218 pages)
Directory of the City of Allentown & Catasauqua, Pennsylvania 1927 (Baum & Weaver, 1927, 1344 pages)
Lehigh Telephone Directory - January - June 1928 (Lehigh Telephone Co., 1928, 246 pages)
Miller's Bethlehem, PA City Directory - 1931 (Piedmont Directory Co., 1931, 1124 pages)
Polk's Allentown City Directory - 1934-35 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1934, 1200 pages)
Emaus Directory and Business Guide 1936 (Millard B. & Donald L. Bieber, 1936, 88 pages)
Bangor and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - December 1936 (Blue Mountain Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1936, 282 pages)

LH08 - Directory Collection (1939-1959)
Reading and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - March 1939 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1939, 248 pages)
Phillipsburg - Including Nearby Points Telephone Directory - December 1939 (New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, 1939, 245 pages)
Allentown and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1940 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1940, 284 pages)
Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1945 Including Fountain Hill and Hellertown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1945, 1172 pages)
Emmaus Directory and Business Guide 1948 (Lillian Focht, 1948, 116 Pages)
Bittler's Lehigh County Pennsylvania Farm Directory 1949 Edition (Chas. F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1949, 92 pages)
Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1953 Including Fountain Hill, Freemansburg and Hellertown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1953, 1250 pages)
Upper Lehigh County Directory [1953] (Upper Lehigh Lions Club, 1953, 256 pages)
Bittler's Lehigh County Pennsylvania Farm Directory 1955 Edition (Chas. F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1955, 76 pages)
Polk's Allentown City Directory - 1956 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1956, 1206 pages)
Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1957 Including Fountain Hill, Freemansburg and Hellertown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1242 pages)
Polk's Allentown City Directory - 1957 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1300 pages)
Bittler's Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Farm Directory - 1958 Edition (Chas. F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1958, 88 pages)
Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1959 Including Fountain Hill, Freemansburg and Hellertown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1959, 1224 pages)