Contacts & Reference Assistance
The staff at the APS Library are happy to assist with any inquiry pertaining to our collections or areas of interest and expertise. Due to the specialized nature of the APS collections, staff members may be unable to assist with genealogical inquiries, or with general inquiries of the sort best directed to a local public library.
Inquiries may be addressed by surface mail, by e-mail, or by phone.
E-mail inquires must include
- Complete name,
- Surface address, and
- E-mail address.
Please send your inquiry only to one member of the staff. If necessary, we will forward your request to the appropriate person.
Printed materials
Roy Goodman, Assistant Librarian and Curator of Printed Materials
books [at] amphilsoc [dot] org
Manuscripts, graphics, rights and permissions
Charles Greifenstein, Manuscripts Librarian
manuscripts [at] amphilsoc [dot] org
Permissions relating to APS publications
Mary McDonald, Editor
mmcdonald [at] amphilsoc [dot] org
American Philosophical Society Library
105 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
Phone: (215) 440.3400
Fax: (215) 440.3423
Please specify a department when using surface mail.

