Linkenheimer family collection 1927-2011 [manuscript]

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Linkenheimer family collection 1927-2011 [manuscript]

The Linkenheimer family collection was accessioned in several donations beginning in 2004. The collection contains a number of sports related materials. These include schedules, magnets, bulletins, programs, small posters, and ticket stubs from Pittsburgh Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers sporting events. The collection includes materials documenting the Linkenheimer volunteer work for the United States Golf Association at the 2007 U.S. Open in Oakmont, Pa. Other materials include letters and bulletins about WQED Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Kennywood Amusement Park programs, and a cookbook titled Good Things to eat with Moonlight Mushrooms. The collection contains papers documenting Elaine Linkenheimer father, Frank P. Plavan, and his Croatian family which settled in Lawrenceville, Pa. The papers include a Kranjsko Slovenska Katoliska Jednota Society Number 163 dues Booklet from 1923 through 1939, a Bank of Millvale account booklet from 1957 through1965, Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 dues statements, a 1943 Travelers Life Insurance Company contract, as well as a memorial bulletin for Reverend Albert Zagr from St. Nicholas Croatian Church of Millvale, Pa., a passport, and a baptismal certificate.

1.00 linear ft.

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