Abstract An altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), which was originally organized in England in the 18th century, was started by Thomas Wildey in the United States in 1819. Hopkins Lodge No. 87, located in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was organized in 1843. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hopkins Lodge No. 87 (Bristol, Pa.) records, 1843-1982, consist primarily of minute books and ledgers, and a Junior 3 Link Club minute book...

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Joseph Peter Cuttone (1915-2010) was a life-long Bristol resident, a barber, and an amateur photographer. The Joseph P. Cuttone photographs and clippings, circa 1880-1995, consist of photographs taken by Cuttone, as well as older original photographs and sometimes copies of those photographs that Cuttone collected. There are also a small number of newspaper clippings relating to Bristol history and local events.

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Established in 1926, Fleetwings, Inc. was an aircraft components factory that moved from Long Island, New York to Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1934. Due to the company's success during World War II, Henry J. Kaiser's Kaiser Industries invested in the company and renamed it Kaiser-Fleetwings Corp.; the company closed in 1962. James M. (Jim) Shimer, Jr. (1914-2007) worked there as a technical illustrator. Henry A. Liese worked there as an engineer.

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This collection is organized in original received order with subject based files. Materials range from circa 1765 to 2005. The collection consists of various records pertaining to the King George II Inn building, its previous owners, and activities including: correspondence, photographs/negatives, wharf shipping records, and personal books.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is organized in individual files of record bodies deemed too small to have their own collection and are from a wide variation of accessions and provenance, or have a lack of provenance. Items within these small collections are organized in original received order from the respective creators or donors.

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This collection is in the original received order from the donor as it came into the Grundy Archive. The collection consists of legal documents, photographs, and high school memorabilia donated by Paul Spector, handed down from his father and grandfather.

Abstract Joseph Edward Pavone (1928-2010) was an artist and prominent figure in the cultural and heritage community of Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Joseph Edward Pavone papers, 1927-2000 (bulk 1960-1995), contain clippings, slides, photographs, notes, drawings, organizational records, and other materials relating to Pavone's life and work. Photographs and slides documenting Pavone's artistic work, particularly the Christopher Columbus monument, form the largest portion of the collection....

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This collection contains an assortment of published and unpublished local history books on Bristol Borough and the surrounding area, some being spare copies of items in the open stacks of the Grundy Library, but deemed unique enough to keep. The collection also contains miscellaneous scrapbooks and business/community ledgers in varying physical conditions.

Scope and Contents

This collection is organized in individual files of record bodies deemed too small to have their own collection and are from a wide variation of accessions and provenance, or have a lack of provenance. Items within these small collections are organized in original received order from the respective creators or donors.

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Bristol Riverside Theatre in the historic district of Bristol.