David Library of the American Revolution Inc

Home | American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the U.S., was founded in 1743 for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge.” This country's first learned society, the APS has played an important role in American cultural and intellectual life for over 250 years.
237289047
EIN
Philadelphia, PA 19106 United States
Address
amphilsoc.org
Web
AmPhilSociety
Twitter (8409)
americanphilosophicalsociety
Facebook (8000)
75921
Traffic

News

Nearby

Contact
David Library of the American Revolution Inc logo
David Library of the American Revolution Inc
+ Follow
4.5
Reviews
Philadelphia
Place
About the organization

- B70 -

Secondary navigation Main navigation The Library The American Philosophical Society Library is a major national center for research in the history of the sciences early American history and Native American ethnography and linguistics. Museum at Philosophical Hall Philosophical Hall adjacent to Independence Hall has been the home of the American Philosophical Society since 1789. In its Museum visitors will see exhibitions drawn from the Societys renowned collections that trace American history and science from the Founding Fathers to the digital age. From the Blog In Memory of Keith Thomson 19382025 Sketching Splendors Sketches A Recap of 2024 at the Museum New to the Digital Library John Wheeler039s Relativity Notebooks Featured Fellow Lyne HerveyPassee 20242025 David Center for the American Revolution International Fellow The American Philosophical Society is the oldest learned society in the United States.

Libraries, Library Science
23 Vacancy More Detail