Archives Month Philly (AMP) is a local instantiation of American Archives Month, a national initiative held annually in October to raise public awareness about the value of historical records and the work that archivists do.
 
Local Archives Month efforts were first initiated in Philadelphia in the 1990s and revived in 2013 as “Archives Month Philly.” Organized by the Delaware Valley Archivists Group (DVAG) in conjunction with participating institutions, Archives Month Philly is a volunteer-led effort, from event-planning and website maintenance, to social media and promotion. Learn more on our website, read our blog, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

2025 Participants
American Philosophical Society
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC)</a
Chester County Archives
Chestnut Hill Conservancy
City of Philadelphia – Planning and Development
Digital Archivists of Philadelphia
Elwyn Archives
Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University
Franklin Institute
Free Library of Philadelphia
George Blood LP
German Society of Pennsylvania
Girard College
Historical Society of Frankford
Hagley Museum and Library
Laurel Hill Cemetery and Arboretum
Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy
Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle
Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities at Rutgers University-Camden
New Jersey State Archives
Old York Road Historical Society
PA Photos & Documents
Paul Robeson Library of Rutgers University Camden
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
People’s Media Record
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)
Philadelphia City Archives
PhilaMOCA
POWER Library
Presbyterian Historical Society
Saint Joseph’s University, Drexel Library
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
The Heritage Center of The Union League of Philadelphia
UCSF-JHU Opioid Industry Documents Archive
University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
University of Pennsylvania Libraries Kislak Center
Wagner Free Institute of Science

Past Participants
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
American Magic Lantern Theater
American Philosophical Society
Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia
Art in City Hall
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
Barnes Foundation
Bartram’s Garden, John Bowman Bartram Special Collections Library
Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Athyn Historic District Archives at Glencairn Museum
Bryn Mawr College Library
Bucks County Historical Society
Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC)
Chester County Archives
Chester County Historical Society
Chestnut Hill Conservancy
Chubb Insurance Archives
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Common History
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
Curtis Institute of Music
Delaware Historical Society
Digital Archivists of Philadelphia
Drexel University Libraries
Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center
Drexel University Library & Archives Student Association
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
Fairmount Park Archives
Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University
Frankford Hall
Franklin Institute
Free Library of Philadelphia
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
GeoPhilly
German Society of Pennsylvania
George Blood LP
Girard College
Hagley Museum and Library
Haverford College Libraries
History Making Productions
Historic Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Preservation Corporation
Historical Society of Frankford
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Independence Seaport Museum
International Sculpture Center
Library Company of Philadelphia
Library Freedom Project
Lincoln University
Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia
Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy
Mayor’s Office Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
Mennonite Heritage Center
Mercer Museum
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Pennsylvania Caucus
Monmouth County Archives
Monument Lab
Morris Arboretum
Mother Bethel AME Church
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Museum of the American Revolution
Museum Council of Greater Philadelphia
National Constitution Center
National Mechanics Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant
Nerd Nite Philly
PA Photos & Documents
Paul Robeson Library of Rutgers University Camden
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Arabic Newspaper / Friends Peace and Sanctuary
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare
Philadelphia City Archives
Philadelphia History Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Public History Truck
Philadelphia University Gutman Library
PhillyCAM
PhilaMOCA
Post Learning Commons and Drexel Library of Saint Joseph’s University
Presbyterian Historical Society
The Print Center
Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province
Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection at Drexel University
Rosenbach Museum and Library
Rowing Archives Committee – Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
Science History Institute (formerly Chemical Heritage Foundation)
Scott Memorial Library of Thomas Jefferson University
Scribe Video Center
Shane Confectionery & The Franklin Fountain
South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
The Stoogeum
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Taller Puertorriqueño
Temple University
Temple University Special Collections Research Center
The Heritage Center of The Union League of Philadelphia
Trestle Inn
Ukrainian History and Education Center
University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
University of Pennsylvania Libraries Kislak Center
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania Special Collections
WHYY
Wages for Housework Community Archives at the Crossroads Women’s Center
Wagner Free Institute of Science
West Chester University
Westtown School
William Way LGBT Community Center
Williamson College of the Trades