Collections News
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Rockefeller Archive Center Opens Collection on 1980s Ford Foundation AIDS Initiative
May 3, 2018
Ford Foundation records, Rights and Social Justice Program, AIDS Initiative provides important information on early attempts to address the AIDS epidemic.
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Hagley Patent Model Collection on Exhibition in China
May 2, 2018
In partnership with Tsinghua University in Beijing, the Hagley Museum and Library is exhibiting dozens of nineteenth-century patent models in four Chinese cities.
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APS Catalog of Duhamel du Monceau/Fougeroux de Bondaroy Papers Updated
March 22, 2018
The American Philosophical Society Archivist Tracey deJong has finished cataloging to current standards the papers of Duhamel du Monceau and his nephew Fougeroux de Bondaroy, important men of scien
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Smithsonian Libraries Adds Teratology Collection
November 24, 2017
The Smithsonian's Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology has received a significant book collection donated by J. Bruce Beckwith, MD, encompassing 800 rare books on pediatric anomalies in humans, animals and plants.
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Britton Chance's Papers Open to Researchers at American Philosophical Society
September 20, 2017
Britton Chance's (1913-2010) papers, now open to researchers, make up the largest fully-processed collection at APS and features materials relating to Chance's pursuits in biochemistry, biophysics, and yachting.
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David Sarnoff Library Collection Opens to the Public at Hagley
September 18, 2017
This large collection holds material from the long-serving president of one of the most important American technology companies in the twentieth century.
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Drexel University Opens Two Collections for Research
September 1, 2017
The additions to the University Archives collections include materials science and engineering records.
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American Philosophical Society Makes Rose Le Dieu Mooney-Slater Papers Available for Research
August 21, 2017
The papers of physicist Rose Le Dieu Mooney Slater (1902-1981) include 10.5 linear feet of correspondence, research and print material that document Mooney-Slater’s career as a professor, department chair, research physicist and accomplished crystallographer; concentrating on the structure of crystals and crystalline materials using X-ray diffraction.
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Adler Planetarium Makes the Webster Photographs Collection Available for Research
August 21, 2017
The Adler Planetarium is pleased to announce that the Webster Photographs Collection is now available for research.
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APS Debuts New Digital Library
June 8, 2017
The APS has recently launched the upgraded Digital Library, featuring improved navigation and responsive design that makes the site easier to read on a variety of screen sizes.