People’s Media Camp makes a comeback this year, Saturday and Sunday, October 3–4, as a a two-day gathering for grassroots preservationists, archivists, community historians, artists, and memory workers to share skills, stories, and strategies for resisting erasure and imagining free collective futures.
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Through photographs, documents and archival materials, Celebrating Labor and Local Workers with Special Collections offers a glimpse into the people, places and partnerships that shaped Delaware’s labor history and reminds us of the enduring impact of workers on our communities. Continue reading
Through books, event programs, menus, maps and ephemera, visitors are invited to explore the many shrines and tributes to Lincoln across our land and reflect on the unique place he holds in American memory. Continue reading
Where Do We Go From Here? The History and Future of Sex Education in the United States brings together school curricula, legal documents addressing the implementation of sex education in public schools, as well as advice books aimed at both parents and adolescents to explore this complex history from the early 20th century to the present. Continue reading
In Personal Lives: Staff Selections from Special Collections, visitors are invited to explore collection materials chosen by individual staff members that highlight a personal connection, interest or story. Continue reading
“A Seminary in Mt. Airy” explores theological education, campus life, and architecture at the Lutheran seminary in Philadelphia. The exhibit is part of the Bicentennial Celebrations of United Lutheran Seminary, the institution formed by the merger of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Continue reading
Night of Lights opens on Friday, October 3, transforming Germantown Avenue into a walkable outdoor gallery of archival images and stories that celebrate community history, architecture, design, and archives. The colorful lighting illuminates one of Philadelphia’s most iconic main streets, and opening night features live music and family-friendly activities. Continue reading
At these annual after-dark tours of Laurel Hill East, hear the storied lives of restless spirits from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Continue reading
In anticipation of the Rutgers University-Camden Centennial in 2026, we pull out some favorite pieces from our Special Collections archive. Continue reading
Visit our library atrium to see several slide shows of digitized archival materials including; Women at SJU, Early images from SJU Press, and Selections from our Poetry Collections. The slides will show at intervals on the screens in the atrium. Continue reading
Travel back in time to the Jazz Age – an era of glamour, rapid change and enduring cultural impact. Continue reading
Whose Story? Narratives of Philadelphia’s History is an exhibition that explores the people, organizations, institutions, and communities that have shaped the narrative of Philadelphia’s past. Continue reading
Absolute Trash Philadelphia: An Investigation into the Postwar City, Wall Writing, and Local Media features selections from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Temple University Libraries. Continue reading
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Through four large scale paintings, Philadelphia artist Mark Thomas Gibson’s Lineage examines the proposition of “the future of humanity” proposed by the Library Company of Philadelphia’s Samuel Jennings’ 1792 painting Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences (or The Genius of America Encouraging the Emancipation of the Blacks). Continue reading
In What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections, visitors will explore keepsakes from the University of Delaware’s collections, learning about the people who held onto them and the reasons why. Continue reading
Delve into the rich history of traditional Irish folk medicine! Continue reading
Disasters and Archnemeses of Archives: Fire, Water, and Mold Oh My! Continue reading
For nine nights, historical images and films from the Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Archives project through storefront windows and onto exterior walls while neighboring buildings along Chestnut Hill’s main street will be illuminated with theatrical lights. Continue reading
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Women’s Studies at the University of Delaware, one of the earliest such programs in the country. Continue reading
Virtual exhibit of Chinatown Community Garden 1974-1985 Continue reading
Learn about the 1932-1933 artificial famine in Ukraine through artwork, archives, and historical photographs. Continue reading
Part gallery and part studio, Illuminating Birds celebrates the enduring appeal of drawing and writing about birds. Continue reading
160 years after its delivery, why is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address still one of the most iconic speeches in American history? Continue reading
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
PHS McLean Library is pleased to present a virtual exhibition, “The Geranium Files: Ken-Watt Court and the Neighborhood Gardens Association.” Continue reading
PHS McLean Library is pleased to present a virtual exhibition, “Mapping the Oasis Garden Club, 1954-1967.” Continue reading
PHS McLean Library is pleased to present “The Philadelphia Community Gardens Memory Project.” Continue reading
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
Those who work in, work with, or love archives are invited to join MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference) this fall in Gettysburg, PA, on October 7-9, 2021. Continue reading
History comes to light in Chestnut Hill with archival images projected through storefront windows, illuminating multiple layers of neighborhood history and spotlighting community stories. Continue reading
Come to the Chester County History Center Library to see Chester County’s place in Pennsylvania history! Continue reading
It’s been ninety years since the crisis of the Great Depression inspired a New Deal of arts programs, infrastructure investment, and worker protections. The art and objects funded by New Deal programs show us how workers shaped the country in the 1930s. But it’s not just history. The country is again facing a choice: what do we owe our neighbors? What does our country owe us? Continue reading
Now that the Free Library of Philadelphia has reopened to the public, Parkway Central feels like it is in full bloom again! We hope you enjoy these botanically-themed materials housed in the Children’s Literature Research Collection, Map Collection, and Print & Picture Collection. The exhibition is located in the Second Floor West Gallery of Parkway Central Library. Continue reading
PHS McLean Library is pleased to present two virtual exhibitions: “The Acacia Chronicle: Joseph Widener, Thomas Roland, and the United States Botanic Garden” and “Two Women, One Garden: Selections from the Castaña Portfolio.” Continue reading
Join the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for a digital exhibit premier on the history of Catholic education. Continue reading
Join the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for a digital exhibit premier! Continue reading
History comes to light in Chestnut Hill with archival images projected through storefront windows, illuminating multiple layers of neighborhood history and spotlighting community stories. Continue reading
Locked safely away in Eastern State Penitentiary’s climate-controlled darkroom, hundreds of artifacts rest in neatly organized drawers. Thousands of photographs fill museum storage boxes. Rare books line the shelves. Each object is an irreplaceable historic treasure that tells part of Eastern State’s complex story. Continue reading
Historic Bristol Day in Bristol, Bucks County, may not be happening like it would in years past, but you can still celebrate our town’s rich history through a virtual scavenger hunt! Continue reading
800 years is a long time ago, but some questions are universal. A Digital Exhibition. Continue reading
Going Viral examines the intersection of disease and environment through the lens of three major theories of infection. Continue reading
A century ago, a worldwide health disaster hit home. The influenza pandemic of 1918–19, the global epidemic often called the “Spanish flu,” killed 50 to 100 million people worldwide. Spit Spreads Death explores how neighborhoods in Philadelphia were impacted, how the disease spread, and what could happen in future pandemics. Continue reading
Archives & History Day is an annual gathering for archivists, local historians, and others interested in New Jersey History.
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The Print Center is pleased to present two exhibitions this fall in conjunction with the Whitman at 200 initiative: “Keith Carter: Seek & Find” and “The Politics of Rhetoric.” The Print Center is also hosting numerous public programs related to the exhibits. Continue reading
To celebrate Archives Month Philly, Eastern State Archivist Erica Harman will lead several special 15-minute Hands-On History tours of the penitentiary’s collection storage area that houses Eastern State’s generally unknown, fascinating, and sometimes creepy collection of prisoner-made objects, photographs, and documents. Continue reading
Queer anarchists, rabble-rousers, reds and revolutionaries! Continue reading
Drawn from UD’s Special Collections and Museums, we explore the ideas and imagery of the Beat Generation and its influence on 1960s counterculture and beyond. Continue reading
Manuscript drafts, blue-lines and mock-ups, paste-ups, galleys and proofs–this exhibition reminds viewers of nearly forgotten literary formats that are no longer part of contemporary computer-driven writing and publishing practices. Continue reading
History of the first lager brewery in America and much more! Continue reading
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