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Photographs and historical documents from the 350 year history of the State Library of Pennsylvania

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Ben Franklin (1)
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Pennsylvania Scrap-book Necrologies (1)

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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.

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State Library of Pennsylvania, CONTENTdm, Metadata, Digitization, Pennsylvania Scrap-book Necrologies, Ben Franklin, NICP (The Northern Irish Cataloging Project)

A presentation given at the Spring Meeting of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association, May 17, 2007.

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.

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