The Library Company Papers Project is a three-year, NEH-funded project to review, process, and digitize institutional records from the library’s founding in 1731 through 1881 and provide unfettered access to these records for the first time.
About the Project
Learn more about project staff and advisors, as well as how to search the Library Company’s foundational records, rules for rights and reproductions, and how to contact us.
Historical Context
Learn more about the history of the Library Company, individual Library Company shareholders, acquisitions of materials, and the institution’s evolution in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Documents
Access individual documents related to the operations of the Library Company, as well as inventories and other research tools to help you find what you’re looking for.
This project has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov.
