“The Alpert Collection will continue to foster the Library Company of Philadelphia as a center for the study of historical ephemera, and in this instance, the visual culture of the public and private roles of women before the mid-twentieth century. The 3,000 postcards, trade cards, photographs, and other pieces in this collection will be processed for online access as well as be showcased in the Library Company of Philadelphia’s publications and programming.”
— Erika Piola, Curator of Graphic Arts & Director of Visual Culture Program, Library Company of Philadelphia
The library that once served our founding fathers now serves the nation as an internationally renowned research center. Since the days of Benjamin Franklin, the collection has grown to more than half a million rare books, manuscripts, pamphlets, broadsides, prints, and photographs, making the Library Company one of the nation’s largest collections of printed and graphic materials relating to early American history.
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