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 Centre County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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CE01 – Centre County Genealogy Everything Collection (All Collections on Centre County)

CE02 – County History & Biography Collection

History and Topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata, and Clinton Co., PA (I. Daniel Rupp, 1847, 567 pages)

Industries and Institutions of Centre County (D. S. Maynard, 1877, 364 pages)

History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (John Blair Linn, 1883, 914 pages)

Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania - Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder (J. H. Beers & Co., 1898, 1996 pages)

Beautiful Centre County (Centre County Pomona Grange, 1928, 29 pages)

Biographic Survey Centre County, PA 1941 (William E. Marks, 1941, 114 pages)

Centre County in Pictures 1800-1950 (Centre County Historical Society, 1950, 44 pages)

Where To Go and Place-Names of Centre County (Paul M. Dubbs, 1961, 156 pages)

Historical Reflections of Centre County (Centre County Planning Commission, 1970, 96 pages)

Centre County Heritage, State College, Pa. (Centre County Historical Society, 1975, 242 pages)

CE03 – County and Regional History Collection

Historical Sketches – The Snow-Shoe Region of Centre County, Pennsylvania (James Gilliland, 1881, 33 pages)

A Passing Glance at Penn's Valley (R. W. Illingsworth, 1896, 128 pages)

History of Philipsburg - From Pioneer Days to Present Time (S. B. Row, 1909, 110 pages)

History of the Early Settling of the Bald Eagle Valley (William E. Marks, 1939, 19 pages)

History of Rock (Myrtle Magargel, 1940, 96 pages)

Centre Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania (William W. Kerlin, 1942, 358 pages)

150th Anniversary – 1797-1947 – Philipsburg, Penna. (Anonymous, 1947, 146 pages)

Boalsburg – An American Village, 85th Anniversary of Memorial Day 1864-1949 (Boalsburg Fire Company, 1949, 40 pages)

In the Shadow of Nittany Mountain (J. Marvin Lee, 1963, 37 pages)

A History of College Township Before and After 1875 (College Township Bicentennial History Committee, 1976, 169 pages)

Fountain of Governors – Bellefonte Bicentennial 1976 (Anonymous, 1976, 52 pages)

Haines Township Life and Tradition (Haines Township Bicentennial Committee, 1976, 102 pages)

Howard Pennsylvania (Catherine Pringle Weber, 1976, 70 pages)

CE04 – Miscellaneous History and Maps Collection

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories 

Handbook and Record of the Presbyterian Church, Bellefonte, PA (Rev. W. T. Wylie, 1871, 57 pages)

History of the Spring Mills Sunday School 1828-1878 (James D. Wilson & S. Albert Woods, 1878, 17 pages)

Industries of Pennsylvania – Williamsport, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Lewisburg, Milton, Selin’s Grove, Renovo, Philipsburg, Mifflinburg, Muncy, Newberry, Jersey Shore, Hughesville, Milesburg (Richard Edwards, 1882, 145 pages)

Centennial of the Introduction of Methodism into Centre County, Pennsylvania (Anonymous, 1887, 49 pages)

Genealogy of the Meyer Family (Henry Meyer, 1890, 129 pages)

History of the Bellefonte Presbyterian Church from 1800 to 1902 (William Laurie, 1902, 25 pages)

A Century of Progress - St. John's Episcopal Church, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 1837-1937 (1937, 24 pages)

General Marshall’s Victory Report [Philipsburg] (U.S. War Department, 1946-47, 150 pages)

Flood 1972 (Pennsylvania Mirror, 1972, 48 pages)

Maps Atlases & Images

1858 Map of the Borough of Bellefonte Centre Co., PA. (J. A. J. Cummings, Color) 

1861 Topographical Map of Centre Co. Pennsylvania (H. A. Walling & S. D. Tilden, Color)

1874 Atlas of Centre County Pennsylvania (Beach Nichols, A. Pomeroy & Co., 32 pages, Color)

CE05 – Directory Collection (1837-1917)

Harris’ Pittsburgh Business Directory for the Year 1837 [Excerpt on Centre County, PA] (Isaac Harris, 1837, 4 pages)

Greevy & Renner’s Directory of Lock Haven, Bellefonte, and Philadelphia and Erie Railroad 1874-5 (Thomas H. Greevy & William H. Renner, 1874, 242 pages)

Postoffice Directory of the Population of Centre County, PA.  (Anonymous, 1890, 314 pages)

Anderson’s Directory and Reference Guide of Bellefonte, State College, Howard, and Milesburg, Penna 1911-12 (H. R. Anderson, 1911, 213 pages)

Anderson’s 1911-12 Directory and Reference Guide of Philipsburg, Osceloa Mills, South Philipsburg and Chester Hill, Pa. (H. R. Anderson, 1911, 254 pages)

Telephone Directory May 1911 – Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1911, 64 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – October 1911 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1911, 88 pages)

Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - 

June 1912 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1912, 92 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – October 5, 1913 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1913, 100 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – February 5, 1914 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1914, 100 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – October 5, 1914 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1914, 100 pages)

Telephone Directory – Spring Issue – February 5, 1917 - Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg, Tyrone and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1917, 100 pages)

CE06 – Directory Collection (1918-1935)

The Credit Guide – September, 1918 to 1920 (Co-Operative Mercantile Agency, 1918, 618 pages)

Telephone Directory – Spring Issue – February 5, 1918 - Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg, Tyrone and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1918, 110 pages)

Telephone Directory – October 25, 1919 – Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1919, 124 pages)

Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places Telephone Directory – October 25, 1920 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1920, 124 pages)

Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places Telephone Directory – April 1921 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1921, 132 pages)

United Telephone Directory – June 1923 – Northern District (United Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1923, 176 pages)

Telephone Directory – Spring 1926 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1926, 210 pages)

Classified Telephone Directory [Greater Williamsport Area] (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, ~1930, 42 pages)

Telephone Directory – Spring 1931 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1931, 1952 pages)

Altoona and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – Summer 1932 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1932, 192 pages)

Jersey Shore – Lock Haven – Renovo and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – March 1934 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1934, 114 pages)

Telephone Directory – April 1935 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1935, 132 pages)

CE07 – Directory Collection (1937-1948)

Jersey Shore – Lock Haven – Renovo and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1937 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1937, 136 pages)

Clearfield and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – October 1940 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1940, 80 pages)

Altoona – Hollidaysburg – Tyrone and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – October 1941 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1941, 154 pages)

Telephone Directory – October 1943 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1943, 110 pages)

Clearfield – Philipsburg and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – October 1943 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1943, 92 pages)

Bellefonte – State College and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – December 1945 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1945, 104 pages)

Altoona and Nearby Points Telephone Directory September 1946 (Bell Telephone, 1946, 332 pages)

Bellefonte – State College and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1947 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1947, 136 pages)

Clearfield and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – October 1948 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1948, 180 pages)

CE08 – Directory Collection (1949-1959)

1949 Philipsburg Directory (Anonymous, 1949, 134 pages)

Bellefonte – State College and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – March 1952 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1952, 188 pages)

Bellefonte – State College and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – August 1953 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1953, 188 pages)

Altoona and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – September 1955 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1955, 268 pages)

Clearfield and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – December 1955 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1955, 176 pages)

Bellefonte – State College and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – August 1956 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1956, 220 pages)

Bellefonte – State College and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – November 1959 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1959, 140 pages)

Philipsburg and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – December 1959 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1959, 100 pages)

State College Directory – December 1959 Including Boalsburg, Lemont and Pine Grove Mills (Mrs. Grace Wagner, 1959, 110 pages)