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The resources on the Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network come
from a variety of generous partners who have made their resources
available for digitization.
In addition to the main partners shown to the right, the following
have provided resources on the GeoHistory site:
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The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
is a member supported,
not-for-profit, special collections library founded in 1814 to collect materials
"connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts,
and generally to disseminate useful knowledge" for public benefit. Annually the
Athenaeum's nationally significant collections attract thousands of readers:
graduate students and senior scholars, architects, interior designers,
museum curators, and private owners of historic buildings. It provides the
Philadelphia region with a resource of first resort on matters of architecture
and interior design history, particularly for the period 1800 to 1945.
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The Free Library of Philadelphia,
in addition to 49 neighborhood and 3 regional branches that provide library
access to the people of Philadelphia, holds significant research and special
collections at the Parkway Central Library. The
Map Collection
provides researchers and explorers with more than 130,000 current and historical maps,
as well as other geographical resources, covering every part of the world.
The collection is especially strong in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania maps and
atlases, and an extensive collection of aerial photos of the Delaware Valley
provides a fascinating view of the development of our region over the past
70 years.
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