Among the more unique forms of correspondence in the collections at the Detre Library & Archives are the prisoner of war cards sent by Lt. Arthur H. Buchman to his family in Pittsburgh during World War II.

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In the decades following the American Revolution, no one was more universally hated by frontier residents than former Indian captive Simon Girty.

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Explore the evolution of transportation in Southwestern Pennsylvania, from trails to trains and everything in between.

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The most-quoted motto from H.J. Heinz is one explains his basic philosophy: “To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.”

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At first glance, these artifacts—including a Western Electric telephone test handset, a lineman’s belt, and climbing spurs—look like equipment used by any telephone repairman from the 1940s. But their owner didn’t work for the phone company. John F. Leahy worked for the FBI.

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