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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
The Library Company is pleased to announce the pilot website for “In Her Own Right: Women Asserting Their Civil Rights, 1820-1920”, including the Library Company’s Cassey and Dickerson albums, is now live. A pilot project executed by members of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL), with funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities, the site showcases Philadelphia-area collections highlighting women’s struggle leading to the passage of the 19th Amendment.
View the digitized Cassey album here: https://goo.gl/oLPZjf
and the digitized Dickerson album here: https://goo.gl/nBsBbo