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November 20, 2018
There is much that has already been written about “A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto”...
November 15, 2018
In celebration of the Society's 275th anniversary, a number of rarely-bestowed prizes were awarded at the November 2018 General Meeting. Benjamin Franklin Medal The Benjamin...
November 13, 2018
Each year, the Library at the American Philosophical Society hosts a rich intellectual community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in fields including...
November 8, 2018
November 11, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the historic day when the First World War was declared officially over. As this...
November 6, 2018
In the process of bringing new order to the oversize collection, I have come across drawings that were separated from their collections over the centuries...
November 1, 2018
When interviewing for the position of Assistant Conservator for Archival Materials, Anisha struck me with her quiet, sure-footed demeanor. I thought at the time, “Wow...
October 30, 2018
The American Philosophical Society Library in Philadelphia invites applications for long and short-term research fellowships for scholars working in all fields, and especially those working...
October 25, 2018
My apologies for the much-delayed fifth installment in the saga of Ben Franklin’s Book of Common Prayer! In my last post, I discussed the original...