Digitized originals, online

A growing selection of originals from across our libraries, archives, and partners. Find photographs, manuscripts, books, maps, posters, and more.

Collections

We organize items into collections by topic, person, place, or era. Here's a sample. Zoom in on one to explore, or see all collections A to Z.

  1. Marian Anderson Collection of Photographs, 1898-1992 (University of Pennsylvania)

  2. Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Records

  3. Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis

  4. Philip H. Ward Collection of Theatrical Images, 1856-1910, Ms. Coll. 331

  5. Fez Lithographs Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

  6. Penn in the Age of Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)

  7. Harvey Finkle photographs

  8. Eugene Ormandy Collection of Photographs, 1880-1992 (University of Pennsylvania)

What you'll find

Our items take many forms, like books, letters, and photographs. Pick from the sample here to start a search, or pick from all forms.

  1. sound recordings

  2. photographs

  3. books

  4. objects

  5. scores (documents for music)

  6. codices (bound manuscripts)

  7. posters

  8. playbills

Digital Collections

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