Take a guided walking tour behind the 10-foot wall of Girard College to explore its history and architecture, looking at the campus as it exists today, along with archival maps and photographs. Continue reading
Category: 2022
Scrapbooks as College History – October 5, 2022
Come explore the history of scrapbooks and how they connect to college history! Continue reading
Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers Exhibit Celebration – October 6, 2022
Join the Presbyterian Historical Society on October 6 for a celebration of the Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers exhibit. Continue reading
Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour – October 7, 2022
Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries! Continue reading
Crafting with Collections – October 12, 2022
Flex your crafting skills with eye-popping visuals from our special collections! Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA LANTERN SLIDE SALON – OCTOBER 12, 2022
The Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon is back! Continue reading
Behind Halvey’s Lens – October 18, 2022
Join us for an opening reception for our new exhibit, “Behind Halvey’s Lens: A Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia” Continue reading
Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition – Multi-Day Exhibit, 2022
Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition reveals what eight local activists, cultural organizers, and artists unearthed when they dug deeply into the same Philadelphia archives in order to counter the systemic erasure of Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ people from the historical record, break silences, and uncover new ways of understanding and enacting resistance. Continue reading
History of the Pride Movement and the Alliance at SJU – Multi-day exhibit
Materials from our archival collections relating to the activities and history of The Alliance and Pride and Unity weeks at Saint Joseph’s University. Continue reading
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