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The Pennsylvania Iron Furnace collection is made up of accounts, receipts, and correspondence pertaining to iron furnaces in the state of Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Pennsylvania Iron Furnace collection is made up of accounts, receipts, and correspondence related to iron furnaces in the state of Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Of the 11 financial records, 9 pertain to the Joanna Furnace in Berks County, Pennsylvania, including tax receipts and accounts related to its founders. An early document between Samuel Van Lear and James Old (September 11, 1777-May 25, 1782) and records of iron received from the French Creek Slitting Mill (June 4, 1802-December 14, 1802) are also present. The collection has letters written by Peter Astor at the Green Lane Forge (July 30, 1783), Robert Coleman at Elizabeth Furnace (February 7, 1798, and April 14, 1798), and Waters Dewees at Laurel Forge (April 11, 1803). The correspondence mostly concerns financial affairs.

This collection is made up of letters between Philip H. Mattes of Easton, Pennsylvania, and his son Charles, who worked for the Lackawanna Iron Works (later the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company) in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the mid-19th century. They discussed the Lackawanna Iron Works, finances and other business matters, and family news and health.

This collection (88 items) is mostly made up of letters between Philip H. Mattes of Easton, Pennsylvania, and his son, Charles Frederick Mattes. Their correspondence pertains to finances and iron manufacturing, though they also commented on local and state politics and family news. Charles's early letters concern his life in Harrison, Pennsylvania, but most of his correspondence pertains to the Lackawanna Iron Works in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He discussed the company's furnaces and "rolling mill," of which he drew a diagram in his letter of May 14, 1843, and he occasionally reported on banks and local businesses. The Philip Mattes correspondence similarly relates to business matters and financial affairs, though he also provided news from Easton, Pennsylvania.

The remaining items are incoming business letters to Philip H. and Charles F. Mattes from various correspondents, including George W. Scranton, and letters between members of the Mattes family.