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. (About our logo)
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.
2022 Participants
American Philosophical Society
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC)
Delaware Valley Archivists Group (DVAG)
Free Library of Philadelphia
Girard College
Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library
Hagley Museum and Library
Library Company of Philadelphia
Mercer Museum
NGO “Ukrainian Photo Archive of War”
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)
Post Learning Commons and Drexel Library of Saint Joseph’s University
Presbyterian Historical Society
Rosemont College
Temple University Special Collections Research Center
University of Pennsylvania Libraries Kislak Center
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Westtown School
Past Participants
The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia
American Magic Lantern Theater
American Philosophical Society
Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
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
Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC)
Chester County Archives
Chester County Historical Society
Chestnut Hill Conservancy
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Curtis Institute of Music
Delaware Historical Society
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
Frankford Hall
Franklin Institute
Free Library of Philadelphia
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
GeoPhilly
German Society of Pennsylvania
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
Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
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
National Constitution Center
National Mechanics Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant
Nerd Nite Philly
Paul Robeson Library of Rutgers University Camden
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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
PhilaMOCAPhillyCAM
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
Science History Institute (formerly Chemical Heritage Foundation)
Scott Memorial Library of Thomas Jefferson University
Shane Confectionery & The Franklin Fountain
South Asian American Digital Archive
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
The Stoogeum
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Temple University
Temple University Special Collections Research Center
Trestle Inn
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
Wagner Free Institute of Science
West Chester University
Westtown School
William Way LGBT Community Center
Williamson College of the Trades
About our logo
The beautiful Archives Month Philly was designed in 2016 by E. B. Drago, art historian and archival ally. (You may have spotted her speaking at Nerd Nite: Archives Edition 2015). Learn more about her scholarship and her design work at her website: http://baroquen.weebly.com/