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Leafing Through the Mid-19th Century with Cartes de Visite
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Shareholder Spotlight: Anne Biddle Tatum (b. 1780)
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A Tour of the Library Company’s Buildings Over its First 150 Years
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Shareholder Spotlight: Eli Kirk Price (1797-1884)
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Library Company Acquires the Kathryn S. Alpert Collection of Women’s History Postcards and Ephemera
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Shareholder Spotlight: Agnes Irwin (1841-1914)
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Li Hongzhang and Chinese Representation in America
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Shareholder Spotlight: Miers Fisher (1748-1819)
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Shareholder Spotlight: Sophia Borie (1789-1876)
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Updates from the Library Company Papers Project
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Shareholder Spotlight: William Bingham (1752-1804)
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The Library Company’s Relationship with the Free Black Community in Philadelphia
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Shareholder Spotlight: Rebecca Clifford
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Shareholder Spotlight: Robert Aitken (1734-1802)
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Learning More About Our Shareholders Through the Library Company Papers Project
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Shareholder Spotlight: Julia Duhring (1836-1892)
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The Addition of the Pennsylvania Library of Foreign Literature and Science
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Shareholder Spotlight: Dr. Thomas D. Mütter (1811-1859)
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Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Franklin’s Arrival in Philadelphia: New Exhibit Opening
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