SPECIAL PRE-SEASON BONUS EVENT:

The Treasurers of the American Philosophical Society

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

5:30-6:15 P.M., Reception; 6:15-7:30 P.M., Presentation

American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South 5th Street, Philadelphia.

(Use side entrance around the corner on Library Street)

Presentation

The Library & Museum of the APS will offer a unique opportunity to meet its curators and examine manuscripts and printed material from each of its collecting areas. David Gary, Associate Director of Collections, will present on the APS's early American collections, followed by Adrianna Link, the inaugural Curator of the History of Science, and Brian Carpenter, the Curator of Indigenous Materials. The event will be hosted by the Director of the Library & Museum, Michelle McDonald.

About the American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, houses 70% of the known Franklin papers; the original journals of the Lewis & Clark expedition; a Dunlap printing of the Declaration of Independence from July 4-5, 1776; an annotated copy of the printing of the U.S. Constitution given to delegates on September 17, 1787, with Franklin's marginalia; Jefferson's instructions and subscription list for Andre Michaux's 1793 western expedition, the only known document containing the signatures of the first four presidents of the United States; and many more of the most significant archival materials documenting American history. For our September special event, Philobiblon Club members will be given the rare chance to view selected highlights of one of Philadelphia's most distinguished institutions.