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. William Smith Papers (University Archives)

  2. Photographs in the W. A. Swanberg Papers (University of Pennsylvania)

  3. Benjamin Champneys Lecture Notes, approximately 1794-1810

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

  5. Lord and Lady Palmer Collection

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

  7. Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

  8. Benjamin Franklin Papers (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. photographs

  2. books

  3. trade cards

  4. playbills

  5. scores (documents for music)

  6. sound recordings

  7. programs (documents)

  8. manuscripts (documents)

Digital Collections

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