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![Rittera pinnata, Plate 7, José Francisco Correia da Serra, Vues carpologiques, [Paris : Museum d'histoire naturelle, 1807], American Philosophical Society Library & Museum, Pamphlets on botany, 580 Pam. v.5, no.3](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_listing/public/2020-04/Priest%20Blog_001.jpg?h=9c610f2b&itok=iQBAhgTj)
April 30, 2020
In June of 1813, Thomas Jefferson, then President of the American Philosophical Society, wrote to APS Vice-President Caspar Wistar: “I found him what you had...
April 23, 2020
A researcher interested in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1795 recently shed new light on this remarkable, yet undated, petition. Over the years, this petition has...
April 16, 2020
By Janine Yorimoto Boldt and Emily A. Margolis While doing research on Mesmerism (also called animal magnetism) for the exhibition Dr. Franklin, Citizen Scientist, we...
April 8, 2020
The Library at the American Philosophical Society supports a diverse community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in fields including early American history...
April 3, 2020
Willman Spawn Conservation Intern Joanna Hurd spent only two weeks at the American Philosophical Society before the novel coronavirus sent everyone home, but in that...
March 26, 2020
About one year ago, I began researching for the 2020 American Philosophical Society exhibition, the theme of which was “Benjamin Franklin’s science.” As lead curator...
March 26, 2020
Updated August 10, 2020 While onsite programs are on hold, there are many ways to engage with APS events and collections remotely in the coming...
March 20, 2020
A small cache of items relating to Brigadier General Samuel Kosciusko Zook (1822-1863) was recently discovered in the Vaux Family Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.73). Few of the...