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The Library Company of Philadelphia
The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Open to the public free of charge, the Library Company houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art. The mission of the Library Company is to preserve, interpret, make available, and augment the valuable materials within its care. We serve a diverse constituency throughout Philadelphia and nationally and internationally, offering comprehensive reader services, an internationally renowned fellowship program, online catalogs, and regular exhibitions and public programs.
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John Woolman
Tuesday, October 14,
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Thomas Slaughter will read from his new book, The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman, Apostle of Abolition. This book is a biography of the extraordinary 18th-century Quaker whose abolitionist fervor and spiritual practice made him a model for generations of Americans. Dr. Slaughter is Professor of History at the University of Rochester.
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Members-Only Temple University Libraries Tour
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
$35 (includes lunch)
Join fellow Library Company members on a curator-led tour to view highlights from Temple Libraries’ various collections including The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, The Urban Archives, The Philadelphia Dance Collection, and The Science Fiction Collection.
Meet at the entrance of Paley Library
1210 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia
RSVP by October 10th to dshapiro@librarycompany.org or 215-546-3181 x130
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