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What is the name of the first college chartered in the United States under the Constitution? Hint: the charter was signed in September 1783.
![]() Monday, 9/19/11 12:00 am
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Organized in 1894 by prominent Philadelphia women, what club sought to promote “by education and active cooperation a higher public spirit and better public order”?
![]() Monday, 9/12/11 12:00 am
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A video introduction to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
We just produced a brand new video introduction to HSP that contains useful information on our policies and procedures. (Further visitor information can be found on our website.) Whether you're a first-time visitor, a seasoned patron, or just someone curious to know what we're all about, we hope you take a moment to watch!
Tuesday, 9/6/11 4:59 pm
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Why was prominent Philadelphia Quaker James Pemberton exiled to Virginia in September 1777?
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What African American artist supervised the Graphic Art Division of the Works Progress (later Work Project) Administration in Philadelphia?
![]() Sunday, 8/28/11 12:00 am
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The ups and (mostly) downs of dealing with mold on paper via the Cope family papers
The Cope family papers (Collection 1486) is a remarkable and almost complete collection of record documenting the family’s shipping business and related interests. The largest portion of the papers is dedicated to the ships and the freight and passengers they carried. Cope’s Line of Packets, which was started by Thomas Pim Cope and then handed down to subsequent generations, made over 500 voyages between the United States and England (and a few other destinations) from the 1820s to th Wednesday, 8/24/11 10:09 am
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19th century, archives preservation issues, Business, Cope family of Philadelphia, Cope's Line of Packets, early Philadelphia trade and commerce, Economics, mold on paper, Philadelphia, Philadelphia business history, ships and shipping, trade between England and Pennsylvania
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What Philadelphia architect designed City Hall?
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On August 19, 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere and subsequently earned a nickname that it has held to this day. What is that nickname?
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Who is known as the "financier of the Civil War," raising as much as one billion dollars for Union war efforts?
![]() Sunday, 8/7/11 12:00 am
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The Conventional and Unconventional Values of the Jasper Yeates Papers
I'm posting this on behalf of Michael Fiorelli. Last week he completed a summer archival internship at HSP, and we thank him for all his hard work. Cary. Tuesday, 8/2/11 4:51 pm
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