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July 29, 2024
Header Image: Elsie Clews Parsons, photographer unknown, n.d. “Parsons, Elsie Clews #6 [3 prints; 2 neg.] ca. 1913,” Box 2, Series VIII, ECP2, APS. Elsie...
July 22, 2024
You may remember Renee Wolcott’s excellent blog post that addressed why we conservators (and all of us library, archive, and cultural heritage professionals) abhor any...
July 15, 2024
This August, the APS Press will be releasing Edward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman, 1730-1803, by Bob Frishman. The story of Edward Duffield’s life is...
July 9, 2024
The Concord Museum, the David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society, and the Massachusetts Historical Society will hold a conference on...
July 8, 2024
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...
July 1, 2024
I have recently been processing small accession materials in the APS collection. One item in particular is a foreign impost book from Philadelphia, labeled Foreign...
June 24, 2024
The Victor Heiser Papers are a valuable resource that tell the story of an important public health figure of the 20th century. One of the...
June 17, 2024
Computer scientist Lois M. Haibt may not be a household name. She’s described by her family as being a quiet, unassuming woman who enjoys tootling...