Tales from the Mystery Drawers, Part 1: The World of Tomorrow
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The Print Room at the Library Company of Philadelphia is a very organized place. Each box is labeled and lovingly tucked back into its proper slot after a research session. Each drawer is carefully inventoried and organized by subject matter,…
Mellon Scholars Program: Exploring the African Diaspora
All News, Beyond the Reading RoomIn a series of occasional blog posts, participants in our Mellon Scholars Internship and Workshop programs will introduce themselves, discuss their experiences at the Library Company, and share their goals for pursuing careers in the field of…
The Library Company Goes 3D
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With the resurgence in 3D viewing technologies in recent years, the Library Company has dared to revive this long-lived pastime through recent exhibitions and collaborations. 3D photographic imaging has existed since the 1840s with mid…
World War One Posters and a Philadelphia Connection
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An article in the 1918 Thanksgiving issue of The Red Cross Bulletin described this poster even more enthusiastically:The Jessie Willcox Smith Photograph Collection in the Print and Photograph Department is not the only place to find the…
Inaugurating the Mellon Scholars Program
All News, LCP NewsNext month the Program in African American History welcomes its inaugural Mellon Scholars. The Program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is a comprehensive approach to developing a pipeline of diverse scholars of early African American…
Abolition Website
All News, LCP NewsSince 2006, incoming Library Company Director Richard Newman has on five occasions taught well-received summer seminars at the Library Company for K-12 teachers on the Abolition Movement. In 2012, the National Endowment for the Humanities—which…
“Outsulating” the Ridgway Library
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In a continuing effort to maintain our nearly 50-year-old building so that it will continue to meet our needs for many years to come, we have been making a series of capital improvements. Currently two major projects are underway, partially…
Summer is for Internships
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As in past years, this summer a number of departments will have the benefit of talented young interns—including several funded by prestigious programs such as the highly competitive International Fine Print Dealers Association Foundation…
Canoeing the Pine Barrens
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Though a desolate landscape, Philadelphians have long been drawn to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey for various reasons such as relaxation, trade, and industry. The Marriott C. Morris collection of photographs includes views of amateur…
Library Company Lecture in Honor of John C. Van Horne
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On May 28, Library Company members will gather at the American Philosophical Society to listen to a conversation with award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick and Library Company Trustee and McNeil Center for Early American Studies Director…
Library Company Digital Collections on Flickr Commons
All News, LCP NewsThe Library Company is excited to announce its new membership in Flickr Commons, which features digital collections from cultural heritage institutions and encourages further sharing, commenting and crowdsourcing by the general public.
The…
Milt Tonkin Music Fund
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A recent acquisition of sheet music will be getting a very special bookplate this spring. Lillian Tonkin, who began working at the Library Company in 1957 and retired in 1980, has chosen to honor the memory of her late husband by creating…
Digital Archives Specialist Certificate Awarded to Nicole Joniec
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The Library Company’s Print Department Assistant and Digital Collections Manager Nicole Joniec has been awarded the Digital Archives Specialist certificate put forth by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). In pursuing this certificate,…
So Who Really Made the First American Flag?
All News, Beyond the Reading RoomEvery school student has been taught that George Washington and his committee tasked Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, a milliner whose business was located between 2nd and 3rd on Arch Street, with the creation of the first American flag. Supposedly, the…
Except New Jersey
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In fall 2013 the Library Company seized upon the tremendous opportunity to acquire the Joe Freedman Collection of Philadelphia Ephemera. A boon to our visual culture holdings, I have recently had the privilege to begin to process…
Library Company Digital Collections on Flickr Commons
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The Library Company of Philadelphia is excited to announce its new membership to the Flickr Commons. Flickr Commons promotes the sharing of digital collections from cultural heritage institutions and encourages further sharing, commenting…
Announcing the 2014-2015 Post-Doctoral Fellows
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The Library Company is pleased to announce the seven recipients of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Program in African American History (PAAH) Mellon Scholars, and Program in Early American Economy and Society (PEAES)…
“By Dawn’s Early Light” at the Center for Jewish History
All News, LCP NewsMaterials from the Library Company’s collections will be featured in an exhibition at the Center for Jewish History in New York that looks at the contributions of Jewish people in the early Republic and the creation of American Jewish culture.…
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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On Tuesday, March 18, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director of the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will give a special presentation to Library Company members on the significance of African American…