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New Balch Titles Added to the Library's Collections Today we're offering up a sampling of new books that were recently cataloged into HSP's Balch Ethnic Studies collection. For more information, click on the links to head to our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 5/21/15 11:23 am chutto@hsp.org Balch Ethnic Studies Collection, ethnic history, ethnic studies, new books, New in the Library	The oldest of its kind in the city, this group of cyclists pioneered biking in 1890's PHL. Who were they? Question of the Week Monday, 5/18/15 10:07 am chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Philadelphia, Recreation and Sport, Women
New Titles in HSP's Reference Collection If you've checked out of reference stacks lately, you may have come across these new addtions to the collection. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Friday, 5/15/15 3:56 pm chutto@hsp.org new books, New in the Library, reference, reference books	New Additions to the Library's General Collection After a brief hiatus, we're back to a regular posting schedule, starting with this extra-large offering of some of the new titles that are now avaiable to our patrons in our library. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog, Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 5/7/15 10:31 am chutto@hsp.org general history, general history books, new books, New in the Library
George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: April 1865 Friends and acquaintances, we're happy you've returned for more transcriptions from the George F. Parry Civil War diaries (George F. Parry family volumes, Collection 3694). If you're just joining us, in 2012 HSP acquired the diaries of Bucks County resident and Civil War veterinary surgeon George F. Parry. In that collection are three diaries he kept during the Civil War dating from 1863 to 1865, when he served with the 7^th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Fondly, Pennsylvania Monday, 4/27/15 10:46 am chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon	Where Did Wildlife Artist John James Audubon Spend His First Years in America? Question of the Week Wednesday, 4/22/15 4:46 pm chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Arts and Culture, Environment and Nature, Pennsylvania
In 1905, a group of women from the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry began a club around this shared interest. What was it? Question of the Week Monday, 4/20/15 12:00 am chutto@hsp.org 20th century, Arts and Culture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Women	Titles Now in the Historic Culinary Collection If you're doing research on culinary history, historic cooking, or cookbooks, be sure to check out the titles HSP has on these topics. Our collection of culinary history books has been growing thanks to additions like the ones below. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 4/16/15 12:06 pm chutto@hsp.org culinary collection, culinary history, historic cooking, new books, New in the Library
For several years during the 1930s, social worker Joseph Beck served as head of which Philadelphia organization? Question of the Week Monday, 4/13/15 1:58 pm chutto@hsp.org 20th century, Community and Public Service, Ethnic history, Philadelphia, World War II	New Biographical Titles Added to the Collection HSP's library contains a wide selection of biographies, and that collection just got a little bigger thanks to recent additions like the ones below. Click on the links for more information on each book from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 4/9/15 10:03 am chutto@hsp.org biographical collection, biographies, biography, new books, New in the Library

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