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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.
This #libraryshelfie shows a portion(!) of a 2018 gift of Dr. Charles Rosenberg that we are so excited to dig into. Highlighting 18th and 19th century medical history, with emphasis on domestic medicine and botanicals, this collection is both an example of educational discovery and documentation of how the study of medicine has evolved.