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Dani Cohen
Walking down the street in Old City, Philadelphia, I noticed a gothic building with the name Robert Morris in large, engraved letters. As I stared...
American Philosophical Society
PHILADELPHIA, PA [November 6, 2024]— The American Philosophical Society (APS) is pleased to announce the creation of its new Center for the History of Science...
Tia Hunt
When coming to the American Philosophical Society as an intern with the Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI), I was thinking of something my dad has...
Dillon Streifeneder
Header image: Cornelius Bogart to John Bancker, March 6, 1779 “I am sorry to Inform you that I cannot Get any Waggons to Ride wood,”...
Renée Wolcott
In 1956, the American Philosophical Society acquired a 1773 almanac that had been used as an account book and diary by James Wilson (1742-1798, APS...
American Philosophical Society
The Library & Museum at the American Philosophical Society supports a diverse community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in fields including early...
Morgan Muell
Header Image: The anole breeding colony at La Selva Biological Station. Each screened butterfly cage contains anole lizards with sticks, leaves, and rocks that mimic...
Susan Anderson
Portrait of William Jacobs Robbins by Albert Ketcham Murray, 1966, APS Collection; Robbins is the only Executive Officer to be pictured in his lab coat...