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.
This site serves as an entry-point for accessing these foundational documents, as well as other contextual information about the Library Company, individual Library Company shareholders, acquisitions of materials, and the institution’s evolution in the 18th and 19th centuries.
You can learn more about the project by reading blog posts from project staff here: https://librarycompany.org/category/library-company-papers-project/#/
Project Staff
Project Director: Rachel D’Agostino, Library Company of Philadelphia Curator of Printed Books
Project Archivist: Dana Dorman
Scanning and Metadata Technician: Abigail Guidry
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.
