From its earliest days, the American Philosophical Society has dedicated itself to "promoting useful knowledge," and in aspiring to that goal, the Library staff can do no better than to make the materials in its possession more available to the public. Through members such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in the 18th century, Meriwether Lewis, Charles Darwin, and Alexander von Humboldt, in the 19th century, and Franz Boas, Albert Einstein, and Barbara McClintock in the 20th century, the Society has acquired remarkable collections of books and manuscripts documenting the cultural and scientific history of the United States during the past two and a half centuries.
Low Road North
Sir Hubert Wilkins' 1931 Polar Expedition [1]
Southern Nature
Scientific Views of the Colonial American South [2]
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Beyond the Grave:
A Brief History of Spirit Photography [4]
Old Country in the New World
Saint Clair, a 19th Century Coal Community [5]
America's First Scientific Award
The Magellanic Premium of the APS [6]