State Library of Pennsylvania - History of State Library of Pennsylvania

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Photographs and historical documents from the 350 year history of the State Library of Pennsylvania 
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A History of the Pennsylvania State Library
A History of the Pennsylvania State Library
Libraries -- Pennsylvania -- History, State Library of Pennsylvania
A 33 page history of the State Library of Pennsylvania, detailing its roots in a collection of books purchased for the General Assembly by Benjamin Franklin, and carrying its history up into the 1930s.
View 2 of Reading Room, State Library of Pennsylvania
View 2 of Reading Room, State Library of Pennsylvania
State Library of Pennsylvania
View of the Reading Room of the State Library of Pennsylvania taken from the balcony. Persons in photo (L-R): unidentified man, unidentified woman, Neela Ved (computer), Liz Acri (computer), Randall Tenor (computer), Tina Lookenbill and Fred Koerner (back of photo near doors), Charlese Farmer (mid-photo), Sue Payne behind Judy Townsend (standing holding books), Rich Hill (seated in back near lamp), Ken Chase (computer in front of Judy Townsend), Sue Mazza (computer with back to camera), Joanne Utley (same table across from Ken), William Fee and Chris Williams at rear computers.