This lavishly-illustrated book celebrating the centennial of the State Archives tells the story of Pennsylvania's history through its documentary heritage. Early maps, photographs, posters, land surveys, legal records, journal entries, letters, and architectural drawings--presented in full color--provide a glimpse of the richness of the Archive's collections. The book also includes the history of the Archives from its modest beginnings in 1903 to the present-day.

Includes entries for maps and atlases.

"On the 125 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced about 35,500 "miscellaneous" numbered records (the "Manuscript File"), originals and copies, pertaining to Revolutionary War military operations, service of individuals, pay and settlement of accounts, and supplies. The records are part of the War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93. ... Howard H. Wehmann wrote these introductory remarks.... -- P. 1, 7.".