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

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CF01 – Clearfield County Everything Collection (All Collections on Clearfield County)

CF02 – County and Regional History Collection

County History & Biography Collection

Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson & Clarion (J. H. Beers & Co., 1898, 2236 pages)

Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania (W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)

Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 1911, 1021 pages)

Clearfield County Pennsylvania - Present and Past (Thomas Lincoln Wall, 1925, 314 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories

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

Dubois 1872-1922.  Fireman’s Convention and Old Home Week (Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, 1922, 32 pages)

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

150th Anniversary - Curwensville, PA - 1799-1949 (Anonymous, 1949, 180 pages)

Souvenir History of Blue Ball and Boggs Township 1810-1963 (Historical Research Committee, 1963, 32 pages)

Dubois Centennial 1872-1972 (Anonymous, 72 pages)

CF03 - Miscellaneous History & Maps Collection

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories 

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)

High School Annual and Directory of Curwensville, PA. 1922 [Curwensville High School Yearbook] (Anonymous, 1922, 136 pages)

The Bison 1938 [Clearfield High School Yearbook] (Senior Class of Clearfield High School, 1938, 134 pages) 

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

Maps Atlases & Images

1866 Map of Clearfield Co. Pennsylvania (D. G. Beers & A. Pomeroy, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views

Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

Du Bois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

Irvona, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

CF04 – Directory Collection (1885-1914)

Boyd’s Williamsport City Directory 1885-1886 Including Dubois and Lock Haven (W. Harry Boyd, 1885, 443 pages)

List of Subscribers - The Central District Printing Telegraph Co., July 1894 (The Central District and Printing Telegraph Co., 1894, 186 pages)

Business Directory of the Counties of Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield, Clarion, Cambria, Indiana, Jefferson, Venango, Westmoreland 1896-1897 (The Interior Business Directory Company, 1896, 316 pages)

Official Directory of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. May 1898 (Central District & Printing Telegraph Co., 1898, 410 pages)

Anderson’s 1911-12 Directory and Reference Guide of Philipsburg, Osceola Mills, South Philipsburg and Chester Hill, Pa. (H. R. Anderson, 1911, 254 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 – Butler, DuBois, Punxsutawney, Meadville, New Kensington, Tarentum, Oil City, Franklin and Nearby Towns – May 25, 1914 (Central District Telephone Co., 1914, 150 pages)

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

CF05 – Directory Collection (1917-1935)

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)

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)

Polk’s Du Bois and Falls Creek Directory – 1921 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1921, 472 pages)

Polk’s Clearfield Directory 1926 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1926, 394 pages)

Polk’s Du Bois City Directory 1929 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1929, 408 pages)

Classified Telephone Directory [Greater Altoona Area] (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, ~1930, 48 pages)

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

Polk’s Clearfield City Directory 1932 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1932, 272 pages)

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

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

CF06 – Directory Collection (1940-1959)

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

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

Polk’s Clearfield City Directory 1946 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1946, 332 pages)

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

1949 Philipsburg Directory (Anonymous, 1949, 134 pages)

Punxsutawney – Mehaffey and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – August 1949 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1949, 136 pages)

Ebensburg and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – February 1955 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1955, 166 pages)

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

Du Bois – Falls Creek – Reynoldsville – Sykesville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – November 1956 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1956, 164 pages)

Punxsutawney – Mehaffey and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – October 1957 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1957, 120 pages)

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