The Donora Historical Society offers a variety of books, apparel and other miscellaneous mementos for sale as a way to help defray our day-to-day expenses and keep the museum going.
If you find something below that you would like to order, we are asking you at this time to please email us through the Contact Us page about your selections and we can determine the additional shipping and handling charges and arrive at a total cost before you send us a check for your order. Keep in mind that because we are a non-profit, there is no sales tax and your purchase is tax deductable. Also, because we are a volunteer organization, please allow one to two weeks to fill your order.
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 by Charles Stacey, David Lonich and Brian Charlton
published in 2010 by Arcadia Publishing
Pictorial history book with captions on our town of Donora, Pennsylvania.
128 pages - softback book
measures 6.5" by 9.25"
$22.00
Cement City: Thomas Edison's Experiment With Worker's Housing In Donora Western Pennsylvania History magazine by Brian Charlton published fall 2013 by the Heinz History Center 12 page article - softback magazine 64 pages measures 9" by 11" $8.00  Through the years T-shirts and Sweatshirts
Features four historical Donora Dragon logos in orange and black ink.
T-shirt colors are white (left), ash (middle) and orange (not shown)
Sizes: S, M, L, and XL in white (no 2X left) S, M, L and XL in ash (no 2X left) M in orange
$5.00
 by Janet Whitney and Andrew Maietta
Produced in 2009 by Keystone Film Group
PBS Documentary that chronicles the 1948 Smog disaster through
compelling remembrances of twenty-five elderly survivors. Recounts
one of the worst environmental tragedies in U.S. history and Donora's
dramatic contribution to clean air legislation.
Runtime 57 minutes
$25.00
 All information and pricing concerning any high school football or basketball game film DVD's can be found on the Game Films page.  Stan Musial's #16
Created by Ebbets Field Flannels specifically for the Donora Historical Society from vintage pictures in our archives. Before Stan Musial wore his famous #6 for the St. Louis Cardinals, he wore #16 for the Donora Dragons.
 $185.00 add an additional $20 for jerseys 3XL and larger
 measures 6" by 12"
made of durable plastic
$5.00
 These plates, measuring 9.5" in diameter, were left over from the 75 year Diamond Jubilee celebration that coincided with our nation's bicentennial in 1976.
Rimmed in gold, they feature the official Donora logo in orange and black that has been used since that time and are suitable for displaying.
$5.00
 package of 10 cards with 10 envelopes measuring 4" by 5.5"
Inscription: Season's Greetings from DONORA -
Next To Your Town The Best Town In The USA
$5.00
 This is the original booklet from the Donora Golden Jubilee in 1951. This is a
true time capsule of the way Donora was over 60 years ago. Includes a
comprehensive history of Donora by teacher and writer John "Moon" Clark.
104 pages - softback book
measures 8.5" by 10.5"
$25
 by Devra Davis
published in 2002 by Basic Books
Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution by
Donora native Devra Davis. There is a chapter about the 1948 Smog event.
People interested in the 1948 Smog and/or environmental issues have an
interest in this book.
316 pages - hardback book
measures 6.25" by 9.5"
$26.00  by Devra Davis
published in 2002 by Basic Books
Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution by Donora
native Devra Davis. There is a chapter about the 1948 Smog event. People
interested in the 1948 Smog and/or environmental issues have an interest in this
book.
316 pages - softback book
measures 5.25" by 8"
$18.00
 The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment
by Benjamin Ross and Steven Amter
published in 2010 by Oxford University Press
There is a chapter about the 1948 Smog event. People interested in the
1948 Smog and/or environmental issues have an interest in this book.
223 pages - hardback book
measures 6.5" by 9.5"
$28.00
 by Wayne Stewart
published in 2010 by Triumph Books
This biography of Stan Musial was written by Donora native Wayne Stewart.
240 pages - hardback book
measures 6.25" by 9.25"
$25.00
 by George Vecsey
published in 2011 by Ballantine Books / ESPN Books
This biography of Stan Musial was written by New York Times writer George
Vecsey.
397 pages - hardback book
measures 6.5" by 10"
$26.00
 by Kathleen Shoop
self-published in 2012 by Createspace
This is a book of historical fiction centered around fictional character nurse
Rose Pavlesic during the historical 1948 Smog event in Donora.
417 pages - softback book
measures 5.25" by 8"
$15.00  by Karen Kelly Hill published in 2011 A comprehensive history with pictures of St. Dominic's Church in Donora. 51 pages - softback book measures 6" by 9" $15.00  by D. W. Lonich - Donora native self-published in 2013 This is a book of historical fiction, the story of which is based on factual events in and around the steel mill of Donora in 1907 as told through fictional characters. 140 pages - softback book measures 4.25" by 7" $10.00  Understanding Stakeholders and Change in Environmental Conflict by Susan F. Hirsch - Donora native published in 2014 by Ohio University Press Hirsch's environmental concerns were shaped by growing up in Donora and its history of the 1948 smog. 144 pages - softback book measures 6" by 9" $20.00 |
