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Philadelphia, PA 19107
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http://www.hsp.org
Founded in 1824 in Philadelphia, The Historical Society
of Pennsylvania is one of the oldest historical societies
in the United States and holds many national treasures. The
Society's building, listed on the City of Philadelphia's
Register of Historical Places, houses some 600,000 printed
items and over 19 million manuscript and graphic items. The
Society is one of the largest family history libraries in
the nation, has preeminent printed collections on Pennsylvania
and regional history, and offers superb manuscript collections
renowned for their strength in 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century
history. With the addition of the holdings of The Balch Institute
for Ethnic Studies in 2002, the Society has become a chief
center for the documentation and study of the ethnic communities
and immigrant experiences shared by people whose American
history began more recently-between the late nineteenth century
and our own times. Together these holdings, old and new,
make the Society one of the nation's most important special
collections libraries-a center of historical documentation
and study, education, and engagement.
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