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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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SAVE THE DATE:
CONFERENCE
Friday, October 15, 2010
Representations of Economy:
Lithography from 1820-1860
Click here for more information and to register online.
Sponsored by the Library Company’s Program
in Early American Economy and Society and the
Visual Culture Program.
2008 Annual Report Now Available Online: Click Here
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Reception at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00
Gary B. Nash, professor of history and director of the National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA will discuss his new book The Liberty Bell. Nash reveals how this voiceless bell continues to speak volumes about our nation. This event is cosponsored by the American Philosophical Society and will take place at Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street. Please RSVP on the following website: http://www.amphilsoc.org/ or call: 215-440-3400.
June 2010 E-News
