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Tag: University of Pennsylvania Libraries Kislak Center

Unique at Penn, Live! – October 29, 2025

January 1, 2025November 3, 2025

Celebrate Archives Month Philly in this special live edition of the ever-popular blog series Unique at Penn where you will hear from your favorite writers discussing their contributions to the series, give updates on their posts, and provide additional context for their content. Continue reading →

Movement & Change in the Archives – October 16, 2024

January 1, 2024October 17, 2024

The Free Library of Philadelphia, in partnership with the Delaware Valley Archivists Group, is hosting a free, interactive community fair featuring unique pop-up displays, demonstrations, and table top activities showcasing how movement and change are both documented in and catalyzed by their archives. Continue reading →

Crafting with Collections – October 12, 2022

January 1, 2022October 13, 2022

Flex your crafting skills with eye-popping visuals from our special collections! Continue reading →

Kislak Center New Acquisitions Showcase: While you were away … – October 5, 2021

January 1, 2021October 11, 2021

While in-person visits to the library have been on hold, curators at the Kislak Center have been hard at work obtaining new and exciting items for the collection. Continue reading →

From Antarctica to Zimbabwe: Around the World with Archives, Books and Codices – October 23, 2019

January 1, 2019October 28, 2019

Take a voyage through the far-flung geographical corners of our collections; the catalogers of the Kislak Center will be your guides. Continue reading →

Defying Convention: Audacious Women in the Kislak Center Collections – October 16, 2018

January 1, 2018October 18, 2018

The Special Collections Processing Center reveals written and visual accounts of extraordinary, independent women who were determined to forge their own paths–we welcome you for a one evening show-and-tell to see our rare books and manuscripts chronicling the exploits and adventures of these extraordinary women. Continue reading →

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • First Wednesdays with the Rare Book Department: The Raven – October 1, 2025
  • Innovation in Miniature exhibit opening – October 3, 2025
  • Famous Army, Navy and Marine Corps Veterans Historic Tour – October 12, 2025
  • Night of Lights – October 3 through 6, 2025
  • The Jakob Otto Schweizer Collection – October 6, 2025
  • Postcards of Bucks County: The Complete Arnold Brothers Series – October 7, 2025
  • Floppy Disk Archiving with Bill Degnan – October 7, 2025
  • Exhibit Tour: What makes a good Quaker?: How Quakers were defined in the 1950s – October 10, 2025
  • Exhibit Tour: Peacebuilding Legacies: Greatest Hits from the Peace Collection – October 10, 2025
  • Darkly Departed – October 11, 2025

Curious about previous events? Click here to read highlights of past AMP events on the Delaware Valley Archivists Group blog.
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