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Title: Carnegie Free Library postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade of library building constructed in 1906 after designs by Frank Miles Day & Bro., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Vernon Park was formerly a private residence purchased by the City of Philadelphia in 1892. Andrew Carnegie's donation enabled the city to construct a Free Library on the property in 1906., Sheet numbers: 100A01 and 132B03., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100] and [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Robert W. Ryerss Library and Museum, Burholme Park, Fox Chase
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library building constructed 1857-1888 as the residence of Joseph W. Ryerss. Altered to library 1908-1910., Also identified as Burholme, Joseph W. Ryerss House and Ryerss Mansion., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B06., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, South Philadelphia Branch. 2407-2417 South Broad Street
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built circa 1913 after designs by Charles Louis Borie, Jr., Also identified as Ritner Childrens Branch., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B06., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Southwark Branch, N.W. corner Fifth and Ellsworth Streets
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built circa 1911 after designs by David Knickerbacker Boyd., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B06., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Spring Garden Branch, Seventeenth and Spring Garden Streets
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1905 after designs by Field & Medary., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B07., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, West Philadelphia Branch, Fortieth and Walnut Streets
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built 1904-1905 after designs by Zantzinger & Borie., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B08., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: Widener Memorial Library postcards
Description: Exterior views looking northwest at the J. Josephine Widener Memorial Library constructed in 1887 after designs by Willis Gaylord Hale. Interior designed by George Herzog and altered to accommodate the library in 1899., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Built as a residence for Peter Arrell Brown Widener, the owner of street railways in Philadelphia and Chicago. Donated his home for use by the Free Library in 1900. Vacated by the library in 1946 and destroyed by fire in 1980., Sheet numbers: 132A01, 132B01 and 132B08., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: Central Library, Free Library of Philadelphia postcards
Description: Exterior views of the front facade of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, built 1917-25 after designs by Horace Trumbauer., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 linen postcard., The Free Library system began in 1891. The first library occupied three rooms in City Hall in 1894. It moved to 1217-21 Chestnut Street in 1895, to the northeast corner of 13th and Locust Streets in 1910 and into its present site in 1927., Sheet numbers: 132A02 and 132L01., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Avenue
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1907 after designs by Cope & Stewardson., Sheet number: 132B01., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Children's Department, 1233 Locust Street
Description: Exterior view of the front facade of the Children's Department of The Free Library of Philadelphia at 1233 Locust Street. Built as the residence of Jules Junker., Sheet number: 132B01., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Falls of the Schuylkill Branch, Warden Drive and Midvale Avenue
Description: Exterior view of library built in 1912 after designs by Rankin, Kellogg & Crane., Sheet number: 132B02., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Haddington Branch, S.W. corner 65th and Girard Avenue
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1915 after designs by Albert Kelsey., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Booklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B03., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, Frankford Avenue and Hartel Street
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built circa 1906 after designs by Stearns & Castor., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Booklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B03., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Kingsessing Branch, Fifty-first Street below Chester Avenue
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built circa 1918., Sheet number: 132B03., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1918
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lehigh Avenue Branch, Sixth Street and Lehigh Avenue
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1910 after designs by Ballinger & Perrot., Sheet number: 132B04., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Logan Branch, Wagner Avenue and Old York Road
Description: Exterior view of front facade., Sheet number: 132B04., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Manayunk Branch, Fleming and Dupont Streets
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1906 after designs by Benjamin Rush Stevens., Sheet number: 132B04., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, McPherson Square Branch, Indiana Avenue and F Street
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built 1915-1917 after designs by Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B04., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Nicetown Branch, Hunting Park and Wayne Avenues
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1915 after designs by John T. Windrim., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B05., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Oak Lane Branch, Oak Lane and Twelfth Street
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1910 after designs by Ralph E. White., Sheet number: 132B05., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Paschalville Branch, S.E. cor. Seventieth Street and Woodland Avenue
Description: Exterior view of front facade., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B05., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Passyunk Branch, N.E. corner Twentieth and Shunk Streets
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1911 after designs by John T. Windrim., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B05., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, Richmond Branch, Indiana and Almond Streets
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1908 on land donated by Anne Weightman Penfield, the daughter of William Weightman., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B06., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]

Title: The Free Library of Philadelphia, N.E. corner Thirteenth and Locust Streets
Description: Exterior view of 13th Street front and south flank of library., The Free Library system began in 1891. The first library occupied three rooms in City Hall in 1894. It moved to 1217-21 Chestnut Street in 1895, to the northeast corner of 13th and Locust Streets in 1910 and into its present site in 1927., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Libraries - [86754.D.2]

Title: Notice to shareholders of the Mercantile Library Company, U.S. Sanitary Commission, Department of Colleges, Libraries, and Literary Institutions Dear sir: According to a resolution of the stockholders you are entitled to an extra share of the stock in the Mercantile Library Co., without charge, if taken before the 1st of January, 1865. ... T. Morris Perot, chairman of the Committee of Colleges, Libraries and Literary Institutions, 621 Market St
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Mercantile Library of Philadelphia
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1864 Merc Lib (1)5781.F.97a (McAllister)

Title: Public library, Vernon Park
Description: Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1906 after designs by Frank Miles Day & Brother. A man stands on the entrance stairs with his back facing the camera., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., The Germantown branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was housed in Vernon or the old Wister Mansion (also known as the James Matthews residence) from 1892 until 1906 when Andrew Carnegie's donation enabled the city to construct a new library on the property.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.43]

Title: University of Pennsylvania Library postcards
Description: Contains images of the Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library built 1888-1891 after designs by Frank Furness. Includes exterior views of the front facade looking east and an interior view of the reading room., Contains 7 printed in color and 7 printed in black and white., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [University of Pennsylvania - Library - 165]

Title: No. [blank] Be it know that [blank] is entitled to [blank] share[blank] in the "Camden Library Company," transferable agreeably to the buy-laws of the institution. Witness the seal of the said company, the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 182[blank] [blank] Secretary. [blank] President
Description: A share certificate., Printed area measures 8.5 x 15.2 cm., Library Company copy completed in MS. for Joseph Rogers, share no. 44, dated Oct. 10, 1823 and signed by Jacob L. Rowand, secretary, and Robert Smith, president; with papered wax seal., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Camden Library Company (Camden, N.J.)
Date: [182-]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1820 Camden 3321.F.34

Title: The last will and testament of Dr. James Rush, of the city of Philadelphia
Description: Dr. James Rush's last will and testament, proven in 1869, with amendments to the Charter of the Library Company of Philadelphia., Pagination statement has been simplified by cataloger., These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov., All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Creator: Rush, James, 1786-1869
Date: 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia. | Books & Other Texts | Rare MSS00270v109

Title: Darby Library Company Collection
Description: Library Company copy on deposit from the Darby Library Company, Darby, Pa. Extensively annotated by Darby Library Company librarians following publication up to about 1840; with two leaves of MS. notes laid in; inscribed: Dr. C. Ash Darby.

Title: The professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd
Description: The professional and personal papers of Edwin Wolf 2nd houses the professional and personal records of Edwin Wolf 2nd, Curator (1953-1955) and Librarian (1955-1984) of the Library Company of Philadelphia. This collection, which dates from 1798 to 1996 (with bulk dates of 1920 to 1988), contains correspondence, research files, volumes, publications, photographs, and other records that document the education, career, and personal family life of one of Philadelphia's most prominent bookmen during the 20th century. The collection is arranged into four series: “I. Personal papers, 1798-1991,” II. Professional records, 1899-1992,” “III. Scholarship, 1833-1996,” and “IV. Photographs by Edwin Wolf 2nd, 1970s.”
Creator: Wolf, Edwin, 2nd

Title: Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch
Description: Aerial views of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at 1901 Vine Street. Built 1917-1925 after the designs of Horace Trumbauer., Negative numbers: 8305, 8306., Negatives dated April 5, 1928., 8305 and 8306 not digitized; negatives are damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8305; P.8990.8306]

Title: A catalogue of books, belonging to Darby Library in Pennsylvania
Description: Running title: Catalogue of books in Darby Library., Interleaved throughout with blank leaves., Signatures: A-C⁶., Library Company copy on deposit from the Darby Library Company, Darby, Pa. Extensively annotated by Darby Library Company librarians following publication up to about 1840; with two leaves of MS. notes laid in; inscribed: Dr. C. Ash Darby., Shelved with the deposit collection on the 4th floor, opposite the books from St. Peter's Church and Christ Church, and next to the Rittenhouse deposit., NEH-Readex: not in Readex; not at AAS.
Creator: Darby Library Company (Darby, Pa.)
Date: 1811
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Darby Library Company (4th floor) Darby 3

Title: School house, Library & Gymnasium, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a two-story building with a pediment over the doorway. A lawn crossed by a path and dotted with winter trees extends in front of the building. Other buildings are visible in the background., Time: 11:15, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 7, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.445]

Title: Library, Union League, Philad[elphi]a
Description: View of room with floor to ceiling bookcases. Man seated in chair at round table. Library was located on second floor on east end of building. Union League was established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Yellow mount with square corners., Title from pencil inscription on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.11]

Title: Plan of the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia. 10th Street above Chestnut
Description: Plan for the library building originally built circa 1859 after the designs of John McArthur as a market house. Shows the ground and second floor plans including dimensions, "Front Elevation on 10th Street," and "Interior elevation of Rear Wall." Floor plans include reading rooms for ladies and gentlemen, library room containing "desks for changing books" and book cases, toilet, ladies parlor, desk for umbrellas, writing and business room, lecture room, gentleman's conversation room, work room, committee room, board room, librarian's and janitor's residences, chess room, and newspaper room. Interior elevation contains a sky light and stained glass window. The library, organized in 1821 for the benefit of merchants and merchant clerks, purchased the building in 1867 and relocated in 1869., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 608, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: [ca. 1869]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Libraries - Mercantile [P.8922]

Title: Library Company of Philadelphia records
Description: The Library Company of Philadelphia was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin and a group of like-minded Philadelphians as a subscription library supported by its shareholders. The Library Company quickly became the most important book resource for colonial Philadelphians. Its collecting policy was responsive to the needs of its intellectually alert and economically ambitious membership, so it also built a significant collection of pamphlets, prints, maps, ephemera, graphic arts materials, and even scientific equipment and other objects. By 1769, the Library Company had absorbed Philadelphia's Union Library Company, Association Library Company, and Amicable Library, and in 1792, it agreed to annex the Loganian Library as a separate-but-related entity. The Library Company Records collection documents the governance and activities of the Library Company over its long history. Records created up through 1881 are processed and described in this finding aid, including minutes from directors, records from annual meetings, financial documents, correspondence, shareholder records, collection records, published catalogs of holdings, and various other administrative records. Most Library Company records newer than 1881 remain unprocessed and are not described here.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: xx

Title: Order to pay Robert Haydock & Co. for window repairs and materials
Description: These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov., All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: 1797-04-1798-01
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia. | MSS MSS MSS00270b05f18

Title: Order to pay Samuel West & Co. for wooden boards
Description: These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov., All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: 1797-03-24
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia. | MSS MSS MSS00270b05f17

Title: Report on mortgages and other liens for owners of southeast corner of 23rd and Sansom Streets
Description: 13 sheets and 1 packet., These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov., All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: 1874
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia. | MSS MSS MSS00270b11f13

Title: Minutes of the committee for fixing the value of lost books
Description: 37 numbered pages with an additional 25 blank leaves at the back., Title taken from the front cover., Pagination statement has been simplified by cataloger., Records from the Committee for Fixing the Value of Lost Books beginning in December 1785 and ending in May 1848. Most of the book is blank, with one final page of manuscript inserted in the back., These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov., All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: 1785-1848
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia. | MSS MSS MSS00270v111

Title: Fund to erect a fire proof building
Description: Title devised by cataloger., A list of subscriptions to the Building Fund from 1855 to 1880 with an appeal to the importance of erecting a fire proof building. This fund was used in part to pruchase lots on Juniper and Locust Streets., These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov., All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: 1855-1880
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia. | MSS MSS MSS00270v120

Title: Interior of Phila; Library, Fifth and Library Streets, 1878
Description: Drawing depicting the reading room in the Library Company on Fifth and Library streets. Shows the interior of the first building for the Library constructed by William Thornton from 1789 to 1790. The building was demolished in 1887. Includes a view of the Librarian's desk (right) and visitors browsing the book shelves on the balcony and the main floor., Title from item., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., LCP AR (Annual Report) 1975, p. 6-11., Forms part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.
Creator: Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date: 1878
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.151]

Title: [Ridgway Building, Philadelphia]
Description: View from Broad Street of the west front of the Greek-Revival building constructed 1873-1878 by Addison Hutton near Christian Street for the Library Company of Philadelphia. Shows a man standing on a landscaped lawn enclosed by an iron fence in the foreground. Library built with the million dollar bequest of Dr. James Rush on the condition that he would choose the site of the library. Named in honor of Dr. Rush's wife, Phoebe Ann Ridgway Rush., Title supplied by cataloger. Incorrect title inscribed in negative: Girard College, Phila., Photographer's imprint on mount., Label pasted on verso includes paragraph describing history of Girard College., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Date from statement of copyright., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.
Creator: Campbell, Alfred S., 1840-1912
Date: 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Campbell - Libraries [P.8451.6]

Title: Phila[delphia] Library [Company], Locust & Juniper Sts
Description: Oblique, exterior view of the Frank Furness-designed Library Company building at the northwest corner of Juniper and Locust streets. A two pronged staircase leads to the entryway and a statue of Benjamin Franklin sits in a niche above the entrance. Opened on February 24, 1880, this building operated as the in-town branch which stocked more modern books for circulation. The Ridgway Building in South Philadelphia served as the Library Company's main branch beginning in 1878. The building was demolished in 1940., Time: 12:45, Light: Good, strong sun., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 10., Arcadia caption text: This crisp 1884 image of the Library Company’s Juniper and Locust Street branch reveals that architect Frank Furness was inspired by the original Fifth Street building’s designs. Furness, known for his eccentric sensibilities, recalled William Thornton’s curved double steps, pediment, and arched niche. Its location near Broad Street addressed the westward development of Philadelphia; a committee had earlier determined that 86% of the Library Company’s city-residing members lived west of Tenth Street. To further accommodate this group, the new building featured “well-warmed and ventilated” reading rooms, a ladies’ sitting room, evening hours, and telephone communications to other libraries. The building was demolished in 1940., Edited., Digitization and cataloging edits have been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.9895.512]

Title: [House Library, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Depicts rows of book cases in the Capitol's House Library. Chairs sit at the end of each row. Includes the intricate bronze railing on the second floor balcony and an ornamental chandelier. The room was transformed into the Speaker's office suite in 1939., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: The Musser Studio, photographer
Date: ca. 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.68]

Title: Friends Free Library from McNichols' harness store, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. There is a low brick wall and a short staircase leading to the entryway of the library. A lamppost and hitching post stand on the sidewalk next to the cobblestone road. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Time: 9:05, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1134]

Title: Friends Free Library [from McNichols' harness store] [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. There is a low brick wall and a short staircase leading to the entryway of the library. A lamppost and hitching post stand on the sidewalk next to the cobblestone road. Three children sit, stand, and lean against the wall. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., From same position as last., Time: 9:10, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1135]

Title: The [Friends Free] Library from St. Luke's gate. [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. A low brick wall and metal fence surround the library and a sidewalk lined with trees separates it from the cobblestone road. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Time: 9:15, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1136]

Title: [Friends Free] Library [from St. Luke's Gate], [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. A low brick wall and metal fence surround the library and a sidewalk lined with trees separates it from the cobblestone road. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Same position as last view., Time: 9:20, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1137]

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